What is the oldest age you can start boxing and become a champion?

[WillieWild114]

List the different ages for different divisions as well ?

[Tails]

Depends on your natural talent, and learning curve.

But most importantly it depends on who is in your division. If the likes of Mayweather type talent are in your weightclass then your chance drops to zero.

[The D3vil]

I mean, there's like 100 different champions now with WBA, WBC. WBO, IBF, IBO, EBU, Ring, Lineal, etc. . .

Theoretically, a guy who was say 32, who was say, in prison fighting and working out on the yard could train for a few years and get lucky against one of the 137 champions in a division.

[Ritz Kola]

Depends on your natural talent, and learning curve.

But most importantly it depends on who is in your division. If the likes of Mayweather type talent are in your weightclass then your chance drops to zero.

Damn lmao don't ruin the guy's hopes

[Ritz Kola]

There isn't necessarily an age limit (within reason).
There are four belts WBA SUPER/WBC (franchise?)/IBF/WBO.
There two unofficial belts that at this point go hand n hand with the sanctioning belts.
Lineal/Ring.
So that's one of Six belts a person can win at the world level. Floyd for instance simultaneously held 147)wbc/wba super/wbo/lineal/ring & 154)wbc/wba super/lineal/ring. So if you were say age 30 and entering boxing for the first time during Floyd's historic run. In either 147 or 154- chances of you getting a belt would be 1%. The 1% is that lucky punch.
However if you were 195lbs and entering at cruiser which was a relatively weak division back then...between six belts you'd probably have a 30% chance at getting a title shot.

[Citizen Koba]

List the different ages for different divisions as well ?

What you mean boxing at all or boxing as a pro? Plenty of ammys turn pro late and have good success, but few guys who didn't first lace up in their teens - usually their early teens - reach the highest level.

I'm sure there are others but the oldest that spring to mind who had success at the highest level are Sergio Martinez and Deontay Wilder who both started boxing at age 20.

Dom Breazale was 22 or 23 I think after an American Football career I think but never won a title despite challenging once or twice... ummm... another US heavy I think... fought Wlad.

Aha Bryant Jennings, first hit a bag at 24 apparently. like Dom never won a title though.

Very unusual though for someone to start that late and have any degree of success.

[Luilun]

Depends if your tough and a natural fighter. Look at Ray Mercer he started boxing as an adult in the Army my guess he was a tough good Street fighter

[Simurgh]

I think tony Thompson started at 27 and came very close of being a champion. If it wasnt for wlad I think he would have held a belt at some point.

[WillieWild114]

What about the Heavyweight division?

[SilverMiles]

Best example would propably be Nate Campbell. Nate Campbell started at 25 or 26 in the amateurs and turned pro after a couple of years. He had a relatively decent career and became unified champion at 135lbs.

He might also been the lineal champion but I can’t remenber if it was Diaz or Casamayor who was recognize at “The Champ” at the time.