Boxing World Champions who were Teenagers...?

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tanibanana
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Boxing World Champions who were Teenagers...?

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Wilfred Benitez-------------17----------------Jr. Welterweight----------------WBA
Teddy Baldock-------------18-----------------Bantamweight-----------------CBCBC
Pipino Cuevas--------------18----------------Welterweight-------------------WBA
Tony Canzoneri------------18-----------------Featherweight-----------------NYSAC
Cesar Polanco--------------18----------------Super Flyweight-----------------IBF
Hiroki Ioka------------------18----------------Minimumweight-----------------WBC
Al McCoy------------------19-----------------Middleweight-------------------??
Ben Villaflor----------------19----------------Junior Lightweight---------------WBA
Manny Pacquiao------------19----------------Flyweight----------------------WBC
Marvin Sonsona------------19----------------Super Flyweight-----------------WBO
Joe Symonds---------------19----------------Flyweight-----------------------??
Netrnoi Vorasingh-----------19----------------Junior Flyweight----------------WBC


anyone else I forgot..?
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Lester Ellis. 19y.o. I.B.F Super lightweight title. Born 15.03.65 won title 15.02.85.
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tanibanana wrote:Wilfred Benitez-------------17----------------Jr. Welterweight----------------WBA
Teddy Baldock-------------18-----------------Bantamweight-----------------CBCBC
Pipino Cuevas--------------18----------------Welterweight-------------------WBA
Tony Canzoneri------------18-----------------Featherweight-----------------NYSAC
Cesar Polanco--------------18----------------Super Flyweight-----------------IBF
Hiroki Ioka------------------18----------------Minimumweight-----------------WBC
Al McCoy------------------19-----------------Middleweight-------------------??
Ben Villaflor----------------19----------------Junior Lightweight---------------WBA
Manny Pacquiao------------19----------------Flyweight----------------------WBC
Marvin Sonsona------------19----------------Super Flyweight-----------------WBO
Joe Symonds---------------19----------------Flyweight-----------------------??
Netrnoi Vorasingh-----------19----------------Junior Flyweight----------------WBC


anyone else I forgot..?
Interesting post, but your calculations might be a bit out.

Assuming the DOBs on Boxrec are correct, Teddy Baldock was 19 years old and Joe Symonds was 20.
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