Whos the most wasted talent of this era?

[abadger]

I can't understand the idea that Hamed needed to beat Barerra to become "great".

Man, Hamed was a great boxer, he doesn't have to prove anything to me on that score, and for me he could and should have beaten Barrera, but he just didn't have the focus to prepare properly.

I feel sure he could have gone on to rule his division for a few years and beat some guys who are now 'greats' Pacqiao among them.

We'll never know though, because he ****ed it up.

A shame.

[Scott9945]

Ike Ibeabuchi.

Definitely. For someone who didn't get locked up, Panchito Bojado was a major disappointment.

[Welter_Skelter]

The Thing about Ike Ibeabuchi is that he last fought 9 years ago.. so is he really THIS era??

[AintGottaClue]

Zab easy, he showed sparks of future greatness, otherwise he just got sparked

[Live Dog]

The Thing about Ike Ibeabuchi is that he last fought 9 years ago.. so is he really THIS era??

That's a good point, but I would still include as this era.

[wmute]

Considering Maweather's talent, his fighting Sosa, Ndou, Bruseles, Corley, Gatti and Mitchell (I am fine with Castillo and before and Judah and after) in his best years at his best weights is one of the worse things happened to boxing since Leonard's detached retina.

[Live Dog]

Considering Maweather's talent, his fighting Sosa, Ndou, Bruseles, Corley, Gatti and Mitchell (I am fine with Castillo and before and Judah and after) in his best years at his best weights is one of the worse things happened to boxing since Leonard's detached retina.

Let's be realistic

[Dynamite Kid]

Man, Hamed was a great boxer, he doesn't have to prove anything to me on that score, and for me he could and should have beaten Barrera, but he just didn't have the focus to prepare properly.

I feel sure he could have gone on to rule his division for a few years and beat some guys who are now 'greats' Pacqiao among them.

We'll never know though, because he ****ed it up.

A shame.

i agree Hamed gets hammered because he retired after losing but people dismiss how good he was

Hamed would have knocked J M Marquez into next week with his glass

[BmoreBrawler]

Clearly Tyson, he could have gone down as the greatest of all time.

[wmute]

Let's be realistic

Let's not be enigmatic... what do you mean?