Is Anthony Yarde The Most Inexperienced World Level Boxer On Earth?

[FlatLine]

Yarde
12 amateur fights
19 pro

Kovalev
215 amateur fights
38 pro

Yarde proved that he belongs at world level in this fight, instantly becoming an intriguing and challenging opponent for anyone in the top 10. He came close to causing the upset, in scenes somewhat reminiscent of when Ortiz had Wilder in trouble, but was ultimately outboxed by the vastly more experienced Kovalev.

Still, does this performance render Yarde as the most inexperienced World Level boxer on the planet?

[ruedboy]

Maybe, but he's definitely the only "world" level fighter to get KO'd by a jab.

[FlatLine]

Maybe, but he's definitely the only "world" level fighter to get KO'd by a jab.

He took a lot of clean jabs before that so it wasn't really the jab alone that KOd him but the accumulation of punches over the fight combined with being gassed out late in the fight and diving head first into the jab trying to land his own hook.

[juggernaut666]

I'd say so.

[Blueboy3]

yea the was a big experience gap to overcame, have yet to remember someone overcoming a gap quite like that.

[YoungManRumble]

Throw Tunde to the wolves and this young man could be something

[Sun_Tzu]

Good lord no, you guys are either really young or just started watching boxing.

[yaescr]

Maybe, but he's definitely the only "world" level fighter to get KO'd by a jab.

. Stop it. You know that jab didn't knock him out. You could have plucked Yarde with your finger at that point and stopped him. He was actually finish in the prior round. Tank was past empty for sure.

[ruedboy]

. Stop it. You know that jab didn't knock him out. You could have plucked Yarde with your finger at that point and stopped him. He was actually finish in the prior round. Tank was past empty for sure.

no sh/t! ;-)

[RightJabLikeZab]

Historically, Dwight Qawi had zero amateur fights and turned pro at like 25 I think