Top Boxers With Late Starts

[Tony1244]

I was thinking about how well Bryant Jennings has done against vastly experienced fighters like Wlad and Mike Perez with his late start. I think they said he didn't walk into a boxing gym until he was 26. Bonecrusher Smith also did well with a late start, but I think jennings is even better. Any names you guys can think of regarding fighters with good careers who started very late?

[koolkc107]

Maravilla

[hurricanemitch14]

Tony Thompson

[HyacinthusTurnipseed]

Ron Lyle started professionally at 30.
Nate Campbell at 27 (I think).

[hulkmaniac]

Seth Mitchell I wouldn't say top, but considering how late he came he did pretty good for himself.

[crusader]

Seth Mitchell I wouldn't say top, but considering how late he came he did pretty good for himself.

Derrick Jefferson is another like that--never an elite HW but much more successful than most who started boxing at 25.

[brilo33]

steve collins

[Taansend]

steve collins

Father or son?

[brilo33]

steve collins

Father or son?

meant father. but i meant recognition rather then boxing, late as Steve had been fighting in usa since a young man. just as my old brother who is and london irish man. always made out Collins came out of know where , and he was this celtic warrior who would not be stopped and won the world title with pure heart. which i say collins was a good fighter fought Mike McCallum for a world title in Boston,which i think he lost quite wide, but gained loads. and was a wbo middleweight champion before the eubank fight

[ClivePatrickLyons]

Anthony Mundine started boxing at 25