Name boxers who were one hit wonders?

boxers who were up and coming and was at the top of their peak by winning a fight or fights.....then let it all go to waste due to training, lifestyle, drug problems, ETC. ima start with the easy one, james buster douglas. he was a basic fighter, not really up and coming and came to fights somewhat out of shape. gets a title shot vs mike tyson. gets in moster shape and gives tyson an ass whooping had great oppotuintes in front of him, hell even got a video game after him. but he went back to his old habits of coming in not in shape. went up vs holyfeild and lose a 3 rd KO to evander. any other boxers some of you fans can name

Comments (13)

dannyl15

Buster Douglass?

16y ago

flyest1

Probably Forrest, Mayorga, and Iran Barkley

16y ago

keepthemhandsup

he beat floyd patterson for the title. patterson then khtfo in the rematch in his next fight. that's how floyd patterson became the 1st heavyweight champion to regain his belt. was that the fight where dude throw a sucker punch at patterson when he was walking away to his croner or something

16y ago

keepthemhandsup

ingomar johanssen? the fuk is he??? lol

16y ago

Kirkland Laing. He was actually incredibly talented and his story is a really sad and interesting one, but I guess ultimately he'll be remembered as a one hit wonder. He beat a near prime Roberto Duran and then never did anything significant at world level again.

16y ago

keepthemhandsup

You could say Spinks. leon? cause that the only one who was shot after his 5th fight :nonono:

16y ago

EngorgedWKOs

Ricardo Mayorga.

16y ago

EngorgedWKOs

Tony Tarver.

16y ago

BURNER

You could say Spinks.

16y ago

keepthemhandsup

i would throw the prince out there as well. tho sum argure it was other issues to his demise such as brittle hands and "he was out of his prime" (bullshit) the 1 main reason why he where he is now is because of his lack of decdication to his training. it started to show when kevin kelly was dropping him when prince should had whooped him in the frist rd. and when he fought barrea and got outbox.

16y ago

DIB42

Kirkland, not so much a one hit wonder, but an up and commer that made a mistake that may have cost him a great career

16y ago

Evil_Abed

Raheem beat Morlaes. Then he stunk out his next coulple fights and then he KO'ed a bum. Then got destroyed by Funeka.

16y ago

Alec900

hasim rahman

16y ago