The best fighter that never realized his own potential....

[fightfan_79]

I would say James "lights out" Toney......

Great skills....even in his now Super-Heavyweight days....if he remained disciplined enough to stay in shape...he could've been one of the top 50 fighters of all-time. Hard to believe that the same guy fought Roy Jones back in the day at Middleweight.....

Another fighter in my opinion was "Terrible" Terry Knorris.....never really stayed disciplined enough to his craft....but had the talent and skills to make alot of noise.....

What other fighters come to mind?

Discuss.....

[krispy kreme]

Jermaine Taylor recently crosses my mind. Terry Norris is what I thought too, he had some great offensive boxing skills and was outclassing Jackson until... well you know.

[IMDAZED]

You can still make a case for Toney being top 50, based on his accomplishments and quality of opposition. He should've been top 25.

[fightfan_79]

Jermaine Taylor recently crosses my mind. Terry Norris is what I thought too, he had some great offensive boxing skills and was outclassing Jackson until... well you know.

Yes unfortunately I remember.....he was in my top 5 favorite boxers back in those days....

[portuge puncher]

wilfredo gomez,

if only he trained

[fightfan_79]

wilfredo gomez,

if only he trained

Really?

What potential did you see there? If you're really serious......

[portuge puncher]

Really?

What potential did you see there? If you're really serious......

he was a champ at 17, but he said he never trained,
he was best defence fighter of the era,

imagine if he had trained

[shynequasiog22]

he was a champ at 17, but he said he never trained,
he was best defence fighter of the era,

imagine if he had trained

Zab Judah, one of the most physically gifted fighters who just doesn't have the mental toughness.

[fightfan_79]

he was a champ at 17, but he said he never trained,
he was best defence fighter of the era,

imagine if he had trained

I vaugely remember him now...he had a great streak early in his career right?
Something like 30-0 with 30 KOs.....kinda reminds me of Edwin Valero....with defensive abilites....

[fightfan_79]

Zab Judah, one of the most physically gifted fighters who just doesn't have the mental toughness.

That's a good one....never had the mental toughness...relied too much on his skills....plus I believe the Welterweight division "got to big for him".....he is more of a JWW fighter.....I personally think that he would give Pacquiao hell....until the later rounds where his "mental toughness" would be his downfall via 10th-11th round TKO....