BOXING's COULD HAVE BEEN GREATS!

[FistoftheDallasStar]

Honorable Mentions

Andrew Golota: Idiot in The ring when leading his Fouling

Gerard Mclellan: Too strong a Puncher, but couldnt take a Punch himself. Unfortunate Injury cost his carrer and life.

What McClellan fight led you to believe that he couldn't take a punch? I'm just curious.

[Dynamite76]

Howard Davis comnes to mind for me. Also the other olympian who tried acting .....can't recall the name and THAT speaks volumes.
(about both his disapointing career and my oncoming senility!)
He was in the film "Taps" with a very young Tom Cruise I believe.

Howard could have been a champion, in retrospect, if he had the sense to fight the right people for the championship.

[InThisCorner]

Emanuel Burton/Augustus- Might sound ****** to you but if he was consistent and didn't do ****** **** in every fight he could of been a great. He has so much raw talent. He threw away every single fight...I mean he considered himself an "entertainer" not a boxer, he wanted to make most fights close so the fans would be on their feet.

[EXIGE]

Tyson, De la HOya, Lewis, ALI, Louis, etc...

So many great boxers to Mentioned. but What About Those boxers who was in Their way to Greatness and a Chance to greatness but a certain EVent took place that forever screwd their carrers.

I have Some in My list and maybe you have your own.

Here are mine.

1. Rid**** Bowe:

The Big Daddy, Have the size of a Monster and a Power and skills that Have the Potential to Clean Out the Eagerly Exciting Heavyweight division in the Early ninties. He showed his heart and skills in his Two Fights with the Real Deal and Showcase his Power when he Knocked him out Cold in their RubberMATCH Until he Run against a Wild Rugged Foul Pole in GOLOTA their First two MATCH were suppose to be one of The great fights. Untill Golota made ****** mistakes by Fouling BOWE. In their two bouts. That was Big Daddy's Last fight befor his life bercomes a mess. Now he is making a comeback, a comeback in the ERA in which the Heavyweight Division has no More LEWIS, had an OLD VANDER, an injury PLAGUE MIKE TYSON, a HUGGING RUIZ, and a POWDER PUNCHING BYRD. Bowe may beat all these fighters but then he could never claim greatness like WHAT an ALI or a LOUIS had.

2. IKE IBEAUCHI:

In The Middle Nineties Heavyweight Division Has so Many Potential Superstar, But no One has the same intimidating presence as THE PRESIDENT IKE IBEAUCHI. He's got the intimidation power as much as the same amount of punching power as a PRIME TYSON (As Evidence of His Anihillation Of CHRIS BYRD)
The Chin that could take even the strongest Punching Heavyweight, Heart like the REAL DEAL ( as Evidence with his Power Punching Contest with DAVID TUA) But the same as MIKE TYSON IKE has to go to JAIL Accused of ****. But Unlike MIKE IKE Went to Jail without having to reach his POTENTIAL. Thus MAking Boxing FAN in LIMBO and Wondering What if IKE had not been Jailed. Well we will never Know he screwed up his Chance He disappont his Fans. He could have been, thats the Best thing he could offer.

3. Michael Moorer

Think of Michael Moorer as a Heavy weight, and you will remember a Fighter outpointed a Prime Holyfield only to lost by a single PUNCH(in His first defense of his crown) to an OLD GEORGE FOREMAN, a fighter who was Knocked down Five Times In the Rematch with Holyfield, and a fighter who lasted 30 seconds against the TUAMAN. But think of MOORER as LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT and you will FIND out, a Devastating Puncher with a 22 0 record with all his wins by way of knockout. what if Moorer stayed a t light heavy, he could have obliterated JONES, TARVER might not have a chance to rule the division. But Moorer Move up to Heavyweight and becomes LAZY in his Training Thus Causes his every heavyweight performance looks like a Nuissance when his Fightin the Best. Well He is not Yet retired he still have a chence but a very slim Chance.

4. Michael Grant:

You have seen the HYPE, and you have the seen the HYPE goes down in Blitz. A hulking 6'7 frame, has the potential to clean out the Heavyweight Division but one Big Mistake Cost this kid his Bright Future. A young and Undefeated Michael Grant was Pited against a Strong and Hungry Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis, a move which serve fatal to the young carrer of a good heavyweight prospect GRANT went on to lose in the second round in a fight Dubbed as CLASH OF The TITANS. From then on GRANT's Confidence is no where to be found, if only Grant was being Pace slowly he could have gotten LEWIS by The Time he is Ready to be Picked.

5. Oliver Mc Call:

A strong puncher and a very good CHIN, Sent Lennox Lewis to dreamland with a single punch. But went on to Lose to another Brit, Frank Bruno by UD. and Cried in The 5th round of the Lennox Lewis Rematch. This Guy has the Crude skills to take him places. Has a very good CHIN to compete with the BEST. But suddenly lost his SANITY to Drug Addiction.

What Can I say these fighters have their chance but Circumastances occured that they might or might not have control over it cost their chances to obtain Superstar Status or a Chance to be recognize as one of the Greats.

You Might Have your own list Please tell Me yours.

Yeah and if it wasnt for the Vietnamese war then Ali would have been even greater than what he ended up being. Never mix politics with sport, its constantly said.

[JUYJUY]

Chris Eubank, he could of been fighter of the decade.

[JUYJUY]

Whoever said McClellan couldn't take a punch needs their head tested, and eyes tested. McClellan took a punch as well as anybody and was so strong to go with it, arguably the best chin I've seen.

[Easy-E]

Chris Eubank, he could of been fighter of the decade.

hahaha what a suprise...
why wasnt eubank fighter of the decade?

[JUYJUY]

hahaha what a suprise...
why wasnt eubank fighter of the decade?

He disabled Watson and never was the same again, he was also avoided.

Larry Merchant made that quote by the way "He could of been fighter of the decade" referring to Eubank.

Manny Steward said "He can be as good as he wants to be.." and basically was saying what a waste of potential (even though Eubank did achieve a lot).

[SliqueJab]

ha ha ha. Like I said Collins washes off that boring uninspiring ackward JuJuy boyfriend and that was the same Collins that McCallum beat the living **** our of him. Collins after little success in America cleaned up the UK middleweights finishing Benn and washes off that enigmatic JujUy boyfriend.

[JUYJUY]

ha ha ha. Like I said Collins washes off that boring uninspiring ackward JuJuy boyfriend and that was the same Collins that McCallum beat the living **** our of him. Collins after little success in America cleaned up the UK middleweights finishing Benn and washes off that enigmatic JujUy boyfriend.

I'm not going to bother replying to you anymore.