Biggest Wasted Potential?

[anonymous2.0]

Does anyone know what's going on with Bakhram Murtazaliev ?

He needs to fire his promoter for sure. I know he had a hand injury but Tim is coming up to 2 fights before Murt has even had 1.

[Coverdale]

Does anyone know what's going on with Bakhram Murtazaliev ?

He needs to fire his promoter for sure. I know he had a hand injury but Tim is coming up to 2 fights before Murt has even had 1.

It's just been reported he's been ordered to fight Lubin by the IBF: Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Erickson Lubin in works for early fall, promoter says

[Willow The Wisp]

World Flyweight Champion Pancho Villa, 77-4-4 (22), died in San Francisco 100 years ago yesterday, in 1925 during an operation to tackle a throat infection linked to dental issues. He was only 23.
If Manny Pacquiao isn't the greatest Phillipino fighter in history, Pancho Villa was.

[MalevolentBite]

It's just been reported he's been ordered to fight Lubin by the IBF: Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Erickson Lubin in works for early fall, promoter says

Just seen that. His management team is horrible. Lets pray Lubin doesn't duck this fight.

[MalevolentBite]

World Flyweight Champion Pancho Villa, 77-4-4 (22), died in San Francisco 100 years ago yesterday, in 1925 during an operation to tackle a throat infection linked to dental issues. He was only 23.
If Manny Pacquiao isn't the greatest Phillipino fighter in history, Pancho Villa was.

Sup Willow.

Why would you post that here? I wouldnt call villa wasted potential. That was a illness that took his life ( act of God). Thats out of his control.

[The D3vil]

Sup Willow.

Why would you post that here? I wouldnt call villa wasted potential. That was a illness that took his life ( act of God). Thats out of his control.

Eh, dying at 23 certainly prevents you from reaching your full potential, hence "wasted potential"

[Willie Pep 229]

Eh, dying at 23 certainly prevents you from reaching your full potential, hence "wasted potential"

If you take a universal view, then yeah, dying young is the universe wasting potential.

But I think The Universe is playing its 'long game' so it doesn't care.

Seriously speaking . . .

I wonder if there was a connection between the onset of pugilistic dementia (early brain damage) and having a difficult time with surrviving surgery back then.

[MalevolentBite]

Eh, dying at 23 certainly prevents you from reaching your full potential, hence "wasted potential"

Go back and read my Orginal Post. I am not including people who got into a freak accident/situation ( illness would be a freak situation). We would be here all day if we included acts of God, prison or being murder.

Thanks for stopping by.

[MalevolentBite]

Who out of these fighters had the greatest potential but due to outside or internal influences stopped their career from being better than it was?

I am not going to including fighters that did a crime and got sentence to a long prison sentence or someone who got into a freak accident.

1. Zab Judah
2. Jeff Lacy
3. Deontay Wilder
4. Leon Spinks
5. Adrian Broner
6. Andy Ruiz
7. Allen Green
8. Jermall Charlo
9. Kelly pavlik
10. Ray Mercer
11. James DeGale
12. Victor Ortiz
13. Gary Russell Jr.
14. Andre Berto
15. Abner Mares

If you think none of these names fit the bill. Submit your boxer.

Update 3/10/2025. After reading comments. I have added these boxers to the list.

Andrew Golota
Demetrius Andrade
Mikey Garcia
Vernon Forrest

Update 7/11/25

Gervonte Davis - I think he's going to prison this time.

Freak accident I am including illness or getting murdered because it was something out of someone's comtrol.

[MalevolentBite]

If you take a universal view, then yeah, dying young is the universe wasting potential.

But I think The Universe is playing its 'long game' so it doesn't care.

Seriously speaking . . .

I wonder if there was a connection between the onset of pugilistic dementia (early brain damage) and having a difficult time with surrviving surgery back then.

I am not including that on this post. We will be here all day. Everyone here is here because of their own bad decisions.

I am not including people who died young, got killed or false convictions.