Top 10 most wasted careers in boxing history

[HandsofIron]

Tony Ayala Jr.

[Slicc]

Yuriorkis Gamboa

[crimsonfalcon07]

I know he had a great career in many ways, but Lomachenko could have been so much more if he'd made some different decisions.

[tonysoprano]

Errol Spence ruined his whole career, smoking weed, drinking and driving like an idiot.

Spence could have had a way more dominant career.

Adrian Broner is another waster.

[daggum]

Notoriety, yes
Quality wise.....pure fabrication.
He has maybe 2 Ws over legitimate opps.
Holmes being one of them (coming off a 2 year hiatus, though)

The "champs" he beat were not built to be champs -
Berbick
Smith
Tucker
Spinks and his bullshlt tile
Bruno
Seldon


Maybe they had a combined total of 5 successful defenses ?

And prior to fighting Tyson, who was Tucker's best W ?

My list -
Tony "The Tiger" Ayala
Donald "The Cobra" Curry
Edwin "El Chapo" Rosario
Andrew "The Putz" Golota
Adrien "The Problem" Broner
Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy
Tommy "The Duke" Morrison
Keef "Sometime" Hurtman
Kell Broke
Terrible Terry Norris

Wilder had 10 defenses but I'll take guys like bonecrusher Smith and tucker over him even though they had 0 defenses. They just have better resumes and also the reason they didn't have any defenses is because they fought Tyson, if wilder had fought a top guy in his first defense he would have 0 defenses as well.

[TheProudLunatic]

Wilder had 10 defenses but I'll take guys like bonecrusher Smith and tucker over him even though they had 0 defenses. They just have better resumes and also the reason they didn't have any defenses is because they fought Tyson, if wilder had fought a top guy in his first defense he would have 0 defenses as well.

Wilder destroys Smith and Tucker

[Light_Speed]

Andre Dirrell is up there.

[daggum]

Wilder destroys Smith and Tucker

He never beat anyone close to as good as them. Anything is possible head to head but I just give guys credit for putting in work and beating better fighters which they did and wilder didn't. I find it strange how you defend wilder but bash those guys as if wilder is on another level when he's not, he was just matched soft and promoted heavily which is what you accused Tyson of?

[nghtmr111]

From mismanagement, to lack of dedication, to just plain ducking did I miss anyone?

1 Mike Tyson
2 Guillermo Rigondeaux
3 Ike Ibeabuchi
4 Gary Russell Jr
5 Keith Thurman
6 Tommy Morrison
7 Kell Brook
8 Demetrius Andrade
9 Edwin Valero
10 Frankie Gomez

I think Tank should be #1 - Talented as hell and could crack. Absolutely wasted his potential for legacy. But he only cares about big paychecks fighting no hopers.

[nghtmr111]

I think Tank should be #1 - Talented as hell and could crack. Absolutely wasted his potential for legacy. But he only cares about big paychecks fighting no hopers.

Oh yeah... Keith Thurman for sure though. Dude really was THE man.