Corrie Sanders: Greatest potential ever?

[loangunZ]

he could sure as hell use that left hand and most likely damage anyone, did VK break his hand hitting sander head when they fought?

[AintGottaClue]

I don't think he was that good. Rahman kicked his ass! Knocked him down several times too. The one time Sanders knocked down Rock wasn't even a knockdown! Rock was knocked into the ropes and had his back to Sanders and the ref called it a knockdown, which it shouldn't have been. Every time they traded punches Sanders got knocked on his ass. He got lucky against Wlad because he has a good punch and it is from a southpaw, and Wlad didn't take him seriously which I could see after watching the Rahman fight. Otherwise he was pretty average in his prime.

we got ourselves a ahter or a rahman nut hugger here

[leff]

he had the potential to be real great, but wasted it.

and yes he has a great heart and chin, remeber the savage beating he took from vk.

im not sure if vk broke his hands on his head but i know his hands was so hurt after the fight that he couldnt get his socks on by himself.

[markosg19]

don't laugh guys, but tyrell biggs had potential, olympic champion, looked like ali for one round against tyson.............turned out, he cried in the ring!

[TyrantT316]

I feel Tyson had the most wasted potential...he could have been greater

[markosg19]

i don't think tyson wasted potential, because he did have a period (86-90) where has was untouchable and at his best.

[Kimmy]

i don't think tyson wasted potential, because he did have a period (86-90) where has was untouchable and at his best.

Very true, Tyson was the best heavyweight in the world at one time. There are several factors that will stain his legacy down the years:

1. He never fought Holyfield in 1991. This would have told us about Tyson as Evander was also in his prime ( Tyson had slipped a bit but both fighters were better than they were in 1996!).

2. Tyson was never able to avenage a defeat in rematch. Yes, he only rematched Holyfield but was never that keen on a rematch with Douglas ( when Douglas returned to boxing ) Williams ( Danny offered him one ) and Lewis ( all Tyson had to do was remain active after his win over Cliff Ettentene ).

3. The ear biting. Allot of people don`t mention it but i think in time Tyson will suffer in the history books for what he did in the Holyfield rematch.

This is maybe why he wasted his potential!

[markosg19]

i think he just got exposed. Back in 89/89 they were arguing that he was in the top 3 heavyweights of all time! Lets not forget the ****ty era he fought in. Maybe he fullfilled his potential. Afterall on paper, the greatest fighters he ever fought were lewis and holyfield (aside form an old holmes) and he was a 2 round fighter by then.

[hollister]

I believe Sanders never fulfilled his potential. I agree with Bozo and Rockin' if all the elements aren't there, that's just a little better than having none of them, and when a fighter doesn't properly prepare, and shows up not ready to fight, that doesn't say very much for his dedication to the sport or his career. That being said, I would still say that he was/is wasted talent/potential.

[Kimmy]

i think he just got exposed. Back in 89/89 they were arguing that he was in the top 3 heavyweights of all time! Lets not forget the ****ty era he fought in. Maybe he fullfilled his potential. Afterall on paper, the greatest fighters he ever fought were lewis and holyfield (aside form an old holmes) and he was a 2 round fighter by then.

Yes, the quality of opponents Tyson fought in his prime were lacking. Apart from a lightheavyweight Micheal Spinks and a old and fat Larry Holmes Tyson beat an aray of ****ty heavyweights like Berbick and Tubbs. Only when Tyson fought Holyfield and Lewis, decent fighters, was he beaten. This isn`t a great heavyweight in my eyes, its a fortunate one!