How good could Emanuel Augustus have been

boxing would attract the masses on the regular if we had great champ with style point like agustus

I'm reminded of the Jim Lampley story regarding John McEnroe when it comes to Augustus. Lampley says that McEnroe said "I have more talent in one finger than this guy has in his whole body" and Lampley responds "Yeah but do you have the talent to train for four hours a day?" Augustus definitely had the skill, but did he have the character? He takes fights on short notice, smokes reefer between fights, signs contracts with a new manager or promoter every week, etc. He just didn't have the internal intangibles to be a top notch fighter. Being an excellent gym fighter doesn't equate to having what it takes to be a champion.

I agree with most here, especially with the robberies. Just recently, he outworked Figueroa and thought that he got robbed again. True that. The judges didn't like his style. I wished he had been more serious. Do you think the robberies changed his style? Did he always fight this way? Nope I had him beating Micky Ward. Augutus cleary beat Ward in my opinion but it was close.

I agree with most here, especially with the robberies. Just recently, he outworked Figueroa and thought that he got robbed again. True that. The judges didn't like his style. I wished he had been more serious. Do you think the robberies changed his style? Did he always fight this way?

Well, not without talent that's for sure. He's the one that gave Mayweather Jr his hardest fight , up until today none ever gave Mayweather that beating that Emanuel did simply because Mayweather couldn't figure out how to get to him, his awkward style.

this dude got bout 35 wins and 35 losses with bout 30 robberies. he couldve been something but i think the judges didnt like his style a lot of his robberies were in the other guys hometown too

Funny thing is that Augutus didn't have to mess around. Most of his opponents were probably thinking, "Mother fucker fight!" and funny thing is he could do that. He could brawl with the best of them.

this dude got bout 35 wins and 35 losses with bout 30 robberies. he couldve been something but i think the judges didnt like his style

his style is what made him a legend in his own right and is the reason so many people respect him. im definetly a fan of augustus .

the dude has me rolling how he fought,lol i loved it

I disagree, I found his clowning around more entertaining. You gonna tell me this isn't entertaining. Once you have that many loses, the only thing that runs threw your mind is, "Fuck It!".

He was still good. He just got robbed a bunch of times.