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    Muhammed Abduleav-

    I first saw him in Sydney in 2000 (this was the last year i was in boxing at 17 before i quit) and i loved his peak-a-boo style, the way he would get off his punches from the guard really impressed me for some reason. His showing against Cotto was fairly decent but he didnt have the power to trouble him and Cotto sort of...mowed him down. lmao. But it was still a fighter i enjoyed watching during his brief career.

    Francisco Bojado-

    This was a guy i genuinely thought would be incredible, Mayweather Sr as his trainer, quickness, head movement, power, speed, i thought he had it all. He didint embody your prototypical mexican fighter, he was a student of the sweet science and didint rely on taking one to get one. Instead he ended up losing to Jesse James Leija (with mcgirt in his corner) and faded into obscurity, in 2006 he was supposed to have a comeback but i never heard from him ever again, biggest dissapointment since...


    Joan Guzman-

    In a way i sort of feel for him because his showdown with Humberto Soto was actually supposed to setup a fight against Pacquiao, instead after dismantling soto (in one of the best fight posters i can remember) Arum wanted no parts and Pacquiao fought marquez for a second time, from then on weight issues and his eventual decline made little tyson little more than another fighter in a long line of inevitable dissapointments within the sport. I loved his shoulder roll, combinations and dominant ring generalship. However his dedication to the sport just couldnt hold up.

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    Zou Shiming.

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      Juan Ma

      I swear the first time I saw this guy, his fast feet, his power at a low weight, his intelligence in stalking opponents... I said to myself " Trinidad, Cotto, make way for another Borican boxing machine"

      What really burns my ahole is Puerto Rican fighters seem to possess that good technical background that the guys in Cuba get, along with their own creative and machismo ways....Camacho may have looked haphazard at times, but he knew the angles, how to move....


      But damn if Juan Ma decided one day to become a brawling tijuanian cabdriver. he just fell in love with his power and by the time he fought Salidad again, I didn't recognize him.

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        Ricardo mayorga

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        • #5
          Originally posted by El Jesus View Post
          Muhammed Abduleav-

          I first saw him in Sydney in 2000 (this was the last year i was in boxing at 17 before i quit) and i loved his peak-a-boo style, the way he would get off his punches from the guard really impressed me for some reason. His showing against Cotto was fairly decent but he didnt have the power to trouble him and Cotto sort of...mowed him down. lmao. But it was still a fighter i enjoyed watching during his brief career.

          Francisco Bojado-

          This was a guy i genuinely thought would be incredible, Mayweather Sr as his trainer, quickness, head movement, power, speed, i thought he had it all. He didint embody your prototypical mexican fighter, he was a student of the sweet science and didint rely on taking one to get one. Instead he ended up losing to Jesse James Leija (with mcgirt in his corner) and faded into obscurity, in 2006 he was supposed to have a comeback but i never heard from him ever again, biggest dissapointment since...


          Joan Guzman-

          In a way i sort of feel for him because his showdown with Humberto Soto was actually supposed to setup a fight against Pacquiao, instead after dismantling soto (in one of the best fight posters i can remember) Arum wanted no parts and Pacquiao fought marquez for a second time, from then on weight issues and his eventual decline made little tyson little more than another fighter in a long line of inevitable dissapointments within the sport. I loved his shoulder roll, combinations and dominant ring generalship. However his dedication to the sport just couldnt hold up.
          Those are some really good choices.

          I'll probably think of more later, but a name that comes to mind from over 30 years ago was Alex Ramos. I thought that he would be a middleweight champion.

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            Odlanier Solis- I thought he had skills but never really seemed to dedicate himself to get in the condition necessary to compete at the top level.


            Jose Luis Lopez-This guy was an extremely hard puncher at 147. But he was too inactive with his punches. I thought he could have done better than he did and possibly had more significant fights at 147.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Scott9945 View Post
              Those are some really good choices.

              I'll probably think of more later, but a name that comes to mind from over 30 years ago was Alex Ramos. I thought that he would be a middleweight champion.
              I've read a lot about him. What was it that kept him from getting to that level?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by joseph5620 View Post
                Odlanier Solis- I thought he had skills but never really seemed to dedicate himself to get in the condition necessary to compete at the top level.


                Jose Luis Lopez-This guy was an extremely hard puncher at 147. But he was too inactive with his punches. I thought he could have done better than he did and possibly had more significant fights at 147.
                I really wanted to see JL lopez fight tito or Oscar back in the day

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                • #9
                  Jesus Soto Karass

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                  • #10
                    Earnie Shavers

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