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Young fighters
Posted: 04 Jan 2007, 17:14
by tagjohnson
We had a very good post some weeks back about over forty years old fighters. As I recall Archie Moore won hands down. So how about the other side? Who do you guys think were the top under 21 years old fighters? I'm thinking Floyd Patterson, Wilfred Benetiz, and Mike Tyson would be worthy of mention. What do you think?
Posted: 04 Jan 2007, 23:44
by Victor*KC
Vargas was the youngest fighter ever to win the Jr.MW title at the age of 21..
Posted: 05 Jan 2007, 00:56
by Kikuchiyo
Dec, you forgot Saensak Muangsurin who won the WBC Light welterweight title in his third pro fight in 1975, lost it in his second defense, avenged the loss, and defended it seven more times before losing it to Sang Hyun Kim.
Posted: 05 Jan 2007, 04:34
by Victor*KC
He won a jr. middleweight title, not the jr. middleweight title.
Yes I am aware of that but I figured you guys knew what I ment.
Posted: 05 Jan 2007, 17:16
by tagjohnson
Interesting stuff, I'm not that familiar with some of the Asian fighters mentioned so thanks for the input. I believe that Leon Spinks was like 24 or 25 when he beat Ali however.
Posted: 05 Jan 2007, 20:00
by Victor*KC
Nobuo Nashiro- Was 7-0 With 4 KO's before Facing Martin Castillo to win the WBA Super Flyweight Title.
Posted: 06 Jan 2007, 03:31
by EriqS
Pipino Cuevas was just 18, with a record of something like 16-6, when he won the WBA Welterweight Title.
Posted: 06 Jan 2007, 13:44
by Victor*KC
Davey Moore was 8-0 With 5 KO's before challenging Tadashi Mihara to Win a Jr.MW Title who was 15-0 With 11 KO's.
Posted: 06 Jan 2007, 13:58
by Victor*KC
Yutaka Niida was 16-0-2 With 7 KO's Before Facing Chana Porpaoin To win WBA Minimumweight Title I think he was 21 or 22?
Posted: 06 Jan 2007, 14:30
by kick asner
Jeff Fenech won a world title in his seventh proffesional fight. Alexis Argello started out very young as well as alot of South and Central American fighters.
Cuevas eh?
Posted: 07 Jan 2007, 16:14
by tagjohnson
Didn't know Pipino was that young.
Posted: 07 Jan 2007, 18:42
by kick asner
professional
Posted: 07 Jan 2007, 21:49
by SticknMove
The best of them, for me, has to be Wilfred Benitez. A world champ at 17 for christsakes. A great counterpunching technician out of the top drawer, and with good power, at such an early age. I remember him beating our own Maurice Hope to become a 3 weight world champ. It's incredible to think he was still only 22/3 at the time with wins against great fighters like Cervantes and Palomino and a chessmatch loss to one of the ATG WWs in Leonard before then.