Great fighters who were late bloomers?

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  • 4truth
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    #11
    Ken Norton would be my pick. Mediocre at best, then he read a book that changed the trajectory of his life.


    Martinez took a plastering and it took him years to recover. At least that's my theory.

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    • ThunderFists
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      #12
      Adonis stevenson turned pro on his 29th birthday

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      • edgarg
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        #13
        The Cinderella Man

        Jim Braddock. From Social Welfare to World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. With 25 losses he then won 6 in a row and became World Chamoion after winning almost every round against Max Baer.. He then lost to Joe Louis, beat Tommy Farr and retired at age 33.

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