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    The late Pete Rademacher started too late?

    Pete Rademacher's died (at 91).

    I see he had one of the worst starts to a pro career, getting knocked out by Floyd Patterson and then Zora Folley. That's enough to discourage most anyone.

    The Gold Medal Heavyweight Olympian didn't turn pro till he was nearly 30. Is that what the problem was?

    Seems poor management to send an Olympic champ instantly up against Floyd Patterson. After the second loss, to Folley, Pete ran up a streak of 6 no-name opponent victories, and got to fight another name fighter: Brian London. And he was knocked out again.

    He did come back to defeat George Chuvalo by decision in 1960. He was 32. Still too old? He again won fights against nobody special, and would lose to the next two name fighters he faced: Archie Moore and Karl Mildenberger. He retired at age 34 with a UD against Bob Olson.

    Pete's a well-known name for winning Gold, but as a pro, he had a tough time.

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    Damn didn't knew he passed away. I included him in a mini documentary I made of boxers that fought each other in the amateur and pro ranks.

    He did turn pro late, specially for his time but the Olympics gave him the pedigree that let him have a few decent wins IMO. His biggest issue? Fighting fu cking Zora Folley on his second pro fight, fighting Patterson at his first fight was everything to win and nothing to lose but facing Folley on his second fight was just dumb. RIP

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      Originally posted by smeck View Post
      Pete Rademacher's died (at 91).

      I see he had one of the worst starts to a pro career, getting knocked out by Floyd Patterson and then Zora Folley. That's enough to discourage most anyone.

      The Gold Medal Heavyweight Olympian didn't turn pro till he was nearly 30. Is that what the problem was?

      Seems poor management to send an Olympic champ instantly up against Floyd Patterson. After the second loss, to Folley, Pete ran up a streak of 6 no-name opponent victories, and got to fight another name fighter: Brian London. And he was knocked out again.

      He did come back to defeat George Chuvalo by decision in 1960. He was 32. Still too old? He again won fights against nobody special, and would lose to the next two name fighters he faced: Archie Moore and Karl Mildenberger. He retired at age 34 with a UD against Bob Olson.

      Pete's a well-known name for winning Gold, but as a pro, he had a tough time.

      Hard to agree with anything you wrote. How could Rademacher have one of the worst starts of a pro boxing career when HE FOUGHT FOR THE HW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS FIRST FIGHT?!?!? Who had a more ambitious/audacious start than that? He didn't win, but so what. Turning pro at 30 years old, well ya gotta kinda make hay and get to the top as soon as you can. He tried that fighting the best, so no shame in that loss. His second loss to top contender Zora Folley wasn't anything to hang his head about either. The guy had big balls and tested himself against the best he could find. No memorable career overall, but actually a very impressive start IMO. RIP, Pete.

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