What boxers do you think were hyped up in there come up but could never win
there big fights or lost a big fight and never recovered.
First person that comes to mind is AB but he is still young. Whats you guys
take?
Mike Tyson, if he stayed with Rooney and didn't have "Team Tyson" take over.
He could have been the best ever. Still had a great career.
Gamboa, the first time I seen him fight I knew he was special. The fight with Crawford proved he was great.
David Tua, can't believe he never won at least a paper belt. The KO over Ruiz was insane.
Hands down, unequivocally, Andre Dirrell.
Had a great amateur career, had a win over Golovkin was a bronze medallist and has nothing to show for it as a pro.
Michael Grant as someone said (Remember the Lewis fight and McLine? Lmao). Audley Harrison (lmao). I think Chisora could have been more but I'm partial.
Zab is a poster boy. Victor Ortiz. Someone mentioned Valero but not sure that counts. We'd haveto start adding Salvador Sanchez and others.
I always thought Andrew Golota had massive potential too and that if he'd have put it all together he would have been a monster. I'm not counting Gamboa out just for losing to an enormous Crawford while fighting at a class he (Gamboa) shouldnt have been in.
Mike Jones
Mike Tyson. I thought he'd go down as a top 5 HW of all time, top 10 at the very least.
true, Bully and outside the ring life caught up with him. Hector Camacho then. Could have been top 10 alltime, but had a crazy outside the ring lifestyle.
nice list pugilist. I almost put Nunn, but decided not to. However he had sooo much talent. Was supposed to be the next Ray Leonard.
Can't forget to put in Donald Curry. Same was predicted to be the first to beat Hagler during his middle weight reign. Also Michael Olijade, another who was supposed to be the next Leonard.
yea those two from the 2000 olympic team
I saw williams at lenox mall in the A one day in the mid 2000s. I spoke to him. Gave him dap. He truly wasted his talent. He had mad skills and talent...couldve been a champion at 140
Bojado had all the physical tools too
id like to add Judah, Broner, Breland, Howard Davis Jr., Michael Nunn
nice list pugilist. I almost put Nunn, but decided not to. However he had sooo much talent. Was supposed to be the next Ray Leonard.
Bojado
ricardo williams
yea those two from the 2000 olympic team
I saw williams at lenox mall in the A one day in the mid 2000s. I spoke to him. Gave him dap. He truly wasted his talent. He had mad skills and talent...couldve been a champion at 140
Bojado had all the physical tools too
id like to add Judah, Broner, Breland, Howard Davis Jr., Michael Nunn
What boxers do you think were hyped up in there come up but could never win
there big fights or lost a big fight and never recovered.
First person that comes to mind is AB but he is still young. Whats you guys
take?
David Price
Solis
Seth Mitchell
Mike Perez
Fonfara
Both Dirrells
Gamboa
Victor Ortiz
Chris Arreola
Adrien Broner could still make some noise tho and he is a multi weight champ
What boxers do you think were hyped up in there come up but could never win
there big fights or lost a big fight and never recovered.
First person that comes to mind is AB but he is still young. Whats you guys
take?
In the 80's it was Mark Breland, and Howard davis jr. , 90's unfortunately for injuires Gerald McClellan. 2000's ? maybe to me zab judah. Guy had alot of talent.To a lesser extent( Fernando Vargas, was rushed into big fights too close together). 2010 to now. maybe Rocky Juarez or even Chris Arreloa, ( all we heard wa s first Mexican heavyweight champ),Sort of with Victor Ortiz as well.. I hope we don't hear this about Felix Verdejo, but with the motorcycle accident. Who knows hope he makes good decisions.