Boxers who had the heart, but not the tools to be great

[Zaroku]

I wouldn’t put ggg up there. He’s the opposite he’s got the tools but he lacks heart

i think amir khan, kinda fits, inspite of being a world champ.

Paulie Malinaggi.too.

[JohnCastellanos]

Absolutely Paulie fought with a broken jaw and Khan has had his moments

[GhostofDempsey]

Gatti, Mickey Ward, Chuck Wepner, Iran Barkley, Molina, Jesse James Leija, Prince Charles Williams, Merqui Sosa, Bob Satterfield, Tony DeMarco, and a long list of others.

[Zaroku]

Gatti, Mickey Ward, Chuck Wepner, Iran Barkley, Molina, Jesse James Leija, Prince Charles Williams, Merqui Sosa, Bob Satterfield, Tony DeMarco, and a long list of others.

nice list, and there are so many others.. more of them than actual champions ATG's

[New England]

brandon rios
david tua [era had a lot to do witht hat, but the guy was a 5'10" HW]
james kirkland
shawn porter
micky ward
ruslan provodnikov

[Rusty Tromboni]

I am surpsied no one has said Quarry.

It's true that he was great. But not a champion.

Mostly it's because he was undersized. But with a bigger punch - a la Dempsey. Or with refined defense - like Byrd. He could have done more.

He really was a tremendous fighter. The heart of a lion. With a little more fire power, and more complete defense who knows what he could have achieved.