Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
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Michael bennt
- Heavyweight
Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Had success? The only two I can think of are Ron Lyle and afiff djelti
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TerribleTerry
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Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Antonio Tarver was 28 when he turned over.
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lillywhite14
- Heavyweight
Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Depends what you mean by success.
Matt Skelton become British and Commonwealth champ and also fought for a world title and he was ( at least ) 35 when he turned pro!
Matt Skelton become British and Commonwealth champ and also fought for a world title and he was ( at least ) 35 when he turned pro!
Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
I reckon he's secretly about 65lillywhite14 wrote:Depends what you mean by success.
Matt Skelton become British and Commonwealth champ and also fought for a world title and he was ( at least ) 35 when he turned pro!
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lillywhite14
- Heavyweight
Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
At least.
I love Skelton. Double hard bastard.
I love Skelton. Double hard bastard.
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Old Jack J
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Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Hall turned pro before he was 30 didnt he and then came back later on? Could be wrong on that though.Old Jack J wrote:Stuey Hall.
Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Got stopped by Martin Rogan (great fight) who was 33 when he turned pro.lillywhite14 wrote:Depends what you mean by success.
Matt Skelton become British and Commonwealth champ and also fought for a world title and he was ( at least ) 35 when he turned pro!
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Old Jack J
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Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Sorry, my bad. Misread the title!columbo wrote:Hall turned pro before he was 30 didnt he and then came back later on? Could be wrong on that though.Old Jack J wrote:Stuey Hall.
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TerribleTerry
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Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Legendary Hungarian amateur Laszlo Papp was 31 I believe when he turned pro and went onto become undeafeted pro European champion.
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Michael bennt
- Heavyweight
Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
I didn't knowe the great Papp was tHAT OLD WHEN HE TURNED PROTerribleTerry wrote:Legendary Hungarian amateur Laszlo Papp was 31 I believe when he turned pro and went onto become undeafeted pro European champion.
Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Jess Willard was around 30 when he turned pro and was world heavyweight champ and beat Jack Johnson 
Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Giacobbe Fragomeni
Was 32 when he turned pro
Was 32 when he turned pro
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Michael bennt
- Heavyweight
Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Solid fighter fragomeni had that war with hayetsunami wrote:Giacobbe Fragomeni
Was 32 when he turned pro
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slapbangwhallop
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Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
Stephen 'Block' Reynolds. Turned over at 39. Victorious in BUI's 'Fight of the Year' last year. Now 40 and will fight for Irish title by the end of the summer.
Re: Have there been many fighters who turned pro 30+ and
How come he hasn't been more active? At 40 I would have thought he would want to earn a bit of money while he can and after spending so long in the amateurs, would want to keep active as well.slapbangwhallop wrote:Stephen 'Block' Reynolds. Turned over at 39. Victorious in BUI's 'Fight of the Year' last year. Now 40 and will fight for Irish title by the end of the summer.