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Boxers who didnt turn professional till in their thirties?
Posted: 18 Dec 2010, 10:58
by Cotto16
Have there been many fighters who didnt join the pro ranks til they were 30+
Re: Boxers who didnt turn professional till in their thirties?
Posted: 18 Dec 2010, 21:14
by Brutu
Heavyweight Ron Lyle.
Born Feb 1941
first professional fight was April 1971.
Re: Boxers who didnt turn professional till in their thirties?
Posted: 19 Dec 2010, 20:48
by Goodnight, Irene
Brutu wrote:Heavyweight Ron Lyle.
Born Feb 1941
first professional fight was April 1971.
I have seen Lyle on-report as having been born in 1942, as well.
Re: Boxers who didnt turn professional till in their thirties?
Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 09:18
by bennie
Papp.
Re: Boxers who didnt turn professional till in their thirties?
Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 09:29
by Roars Like Me
Matt Skelton was 35ish
Re: Boxers who didnt turn professional till in their thirties?
Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 14:36
by Ambling Alp
Kendall Gill, who was a basketball player, started as a pro when he was 37. There have probably been many other guys who fought at the 4-round level who started in their 30s.
Jess Willard, was close; he was 29.
Re: Boxers who didnt turn professional till in their thirties?
Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 17:01
by wsbuf
And other pro athletes trying the fight game like Mark Gastineau. Who was 35.
Re: Boxers who didnt turn professional till in their thirties?
Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 00:50
by raylawpc
Oklahoma City heavyweight Claude "Humphrey" McBride was 37 or 38 when he had his first professional fight.
Re: Boxers who didnt turn professional till in their thirties?
Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 09:47
by bennie
We have our own Oklahoma heavyweight, Tom. His name is Kevin McBride.