Which boxer had the most potnential to be great?

[jabsRstiff]

Jose Luis Lopez...was definitely another waste of HUGE talent.

Could punch like hell with both hands.....& put his shots together beautifully. he had a cast-iron chin.
But, he didn't have the fire of a real fighter. He certainly didn't train enough, or fight enough.

Ability-wise....he was something, IMO.

[Kid Achilles]

Rid**** Bowe is my pick as well.

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[TheEvilSaint]

probly andrew golota or rid**** bowe.

[DIEGO DA HITMAN]

Donald Curry....he's my #1 pick. '84-'86.....the most brilliant fighter I've seen. Couldn't sustain it, of course.

Rosario....best "prospect" I've ever seen. After seeing him early on, & especially after he wiped up Edwin Viruet.....I thought he was going to become one of the best fighers ever. Had a horrible time with JL Ramirez..& only had flashes (Bramble) of that early brilliance from then on.

Ike Ibeabuchi....the heavyweight divion would be worth a helluvalot had this looney tune not been so looney. A sight not seen today- the complete package at heavyweight.


Ike Quartey....Between the Espana & Phillips fights, I thought we were witnessing the future of the sport. Would have picked that version to defeat all of the 147lbers of his day (Tito & Oscar included). The man got a little too soft to maintain that level

Unfortunately, you're right about Quartey. Another guy that was a contender around that time that just couldn't put it together in the big fights was Oba Carr. He was very talented, and gave Quartey a pretty tough fight, but was picked apart by Trinidad and De la Hoya. He was successful, but seemed to be capable of much more. I also think Julian Jackson was capable of more than he achieved. He was dominant for a long time, but after the first KO loss to Gerald McClellan, he just fell off. Both these guys had good careers, but I think both could've done much more.