I'll start Judah, Calzaghe, Breland, Taylor.
If you ask why Calzaghe i'm a fan of the guy obviously and he's undefeated but he doesn't have the names that he could have on his resume and like Johnson, Tarver and Toney etc.
I discount Hopkins and Jones because there were hard to come to deals with if he fought them in his prime. He had power in his prime and if he actually tried to fight back then and continued winning till now most people would recognise the slow decline in power as his hands started to break and he would've won alot of key fights more impressively and by stoppage.
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I heard of him when he beat Eubank, I thought he was shit up until he beat Lacy.
LOL, what he was shit for like 8 years, and then suddenly, conveniently remembered how to be good again in more televised fight?
I take it your joking?
I don't get how some people put champs in here that defended their title many times.
Seems kinda wrong.
its about achievement relative to ability. Both Tyson and Mayweather had a chance to become the greatest ever but didn't take them.
He was trained for his entire career I think, He was trained by Ingle for the most part and then Roach for his last few fights.
Ingle reckoned had he stuck with him he would've been the greatest but Naseem had too many outside interferences.
Prince Naseem Hamed was an underachiever, could've been so much more but for his cockiness thinking he didn't need a trainer.
He was trained for his entire career I think, He was trained by Ingle for the most part and then Roach for his last few fights.
True the Ottke decision was horrible but he did come up short alot
he did.
but it wasn't because of lack of effort......
bad luck and no name is a bad combination for a boxer's record.
boxrec boys will look at his resume and say god this guy sucks......but you and i know better.
Ike Ibeabuchi
Howard Davis
Corrie Sanders
Panchito Bojado
*half of the Olympians. pick a country like USA or Mexico and go through those winners of gold,silver, and bronze and the numerous golden gloves champs that faded into obscurity or lost their love for the sport.
David Tua >>> Ike Ibeabuchi
David Tua UD12 over Ike Ibeabuchi 115-113
David Tua
This guy could've had a much better career.
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If he could have stayed 5'10-5'11 210-215 lbs. throughout his career , he could've been a hell of a Cruiserweight Champion and Heavyweight Champion.
Too bad......
WAR TUA!!!!!!
correction.
almost never got the decision.
big difference.
glengoffe fought in a lot of guy's hometowns......
True the Ottke decision was horrible but he did come up short alot
I forgot one, Glen Johnson fought the best almost never beat them
correction.
almost never got the decision.
big difference.
glengoffe fought in a lot of guy's hometowns......
You sure about that mate? you see im british too and probably not as knowledgeable about the sport as %90 of these mebers..but umm I've heard of the guy, the americans on the scene have heard of the guy. Shit many Europeans have too. Anybody who watches boxing knows the man. I think you need to lock yourself indoors and think about your nationality...hopefully you'll realise you're not british
i also knew of him he may not have registered massively on my radar but i knew of him
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