Corrie Sanders: Greatest potential ever?

[Raymo]

yeah he did have LL in trouble in the 7th, but that was a one off! bruno never fought like that before or after that fight and anyway he still lost!

[markosg19]

To be fair Bruno did give lewis a good go.......but he was not world class. This is a man that beat his wife for god's sake, there is nothing good to say about him........actually he was good at pantomime

[Raymo]

oh he can play the dame very well!

[joe kurtz]

Sanders was (is?) ,indeed, a LOT better than most people give him credit for.
Infact, as a Wladimir Klitschko fan posting in the **********.com forums at the time, I got a lot of heat for indicating that I was worried about Universum's choice of Sanders as Wlad's opponent back in 2003. The other regulars there were distainful of my concern & insisted that Sanders was a bum.
Well, we all saw what happened there!

I'll always consider Universum's choice of Sanders as Wlad's opponent for that night one of the all time biggest blunders in boxing history.
Wlad was coming off of the biggest win of his career in a onesided fight in which he KO'd a highly regarded opponent to become the universal #1 heavyweight contender. He pretty much had the boxing world at his feet.
The Sanders fight was simply a "showcase" fight meant to keep Wlad busy while awaiting the inevitable showdown with Lennox Lewis for the World Title. They could have pretty much chosen anyone & HBO would have shown it & the live gate in Germany would have sold out.
I forget exactly who the other names were that were considered, but one fighter in particular ( Kirk Johnson? ) was close to signing, but wanted more money & Universum balked. So, they went with Sanders instead.
In a "brilliant" move, they saved a few bucks on a guy that Wlad would have KO'd inside of a couple of rounds & brought in a FAR more dangerous opponent in Corrie Sanders. A big, skilled, experienced, power punching southpaw with very quick hands. The very sort of fighter that competent promoters & managers avoid putting their charges in with unless there's ABSOLUTELY no choice.
Yet, Universum brought him in as a "tune up" opponent!

[markosg19]

**** off raymo......who asked you?

[The Troll]

I never said Tyson was a bum, read the threads...... Tyson is an all time great. I am just saying he possibly fullfilled his potential. It is well established that aside from now the 80s heavyweights were the wrost ever. I never said Larry holmes was a bum!. He was well past his prime when he fought spinks the first time let alone tyson......

The reason that there were so many title holders in that era is because they were all equally bad and tyson ultimately beat them because he was at a different level to all of them.

Alright fine but Frank Bruno, Razor Ruddock, Bruce Seldon, middle aged lary holmes, Michael Spinks, Alex Stewart, Henry Tillman, Trevor Berbick, Pinklon Thomas Tyrell Briggs, Toney Tubbs, Bonecrusher Smith, Tucker, are not bumbs, they are not Rocky Marciano but they are at least as good as Today's alphabet champions.

[markosg19]

Alright fine but Frank Bruno, Razor Ruddock, Bruce Seldon, middle aged lary holmes, Michael Spinks, Alex Stewart, Henry Tillman, Trevor Berbick, Pinklon Thomas Tyrell Briggs, Toney Tubbs, Bonecrusher Smith, are not bumbs, they are not Rocky Marciano but they are at least as good as Today's alphabet champions.

exactly......!!!! and don't get me strated on marciano!!!!

[Raymo]

free speach my friend

[Warden11]

I personally think that Ike Ibeabuchi was more of a waste

[oldgringo]

I personally think that Ike Ibeabuchi was more of a waste

Agreed. Better skills and more well-rounded.