Prospects You Were Hyped On That Were A Bust

[Cuban Linx]

Robert Helenius,

he was a beast and destroyed lot of the same guys the Klit bros had bit harder time fighting then he got exposed by Chisora.

Man I thought he'd be the next era and the one to KO Wlad at least but now it seems both Klit bros would school him bad.

I can't remember a fighter whose stock plummeted so rapidly as Helenius' did after the 'win' against Chisora. A lot of fighters get gift decisions, but they end up recovering and brushing it off and most end up forgetting after a couple fights. But not with Helenius....

This guy was literally hyped up as the next threat to the Klitschko's. I haven't heard from him since.

[STEELHEAD]

i had high hopes for vanes martirosyan but not now.

[Suavecito80]

Victor Ortiz and Joel Julio. I thought these dudes were going to be on top for a long time. I could not have been more wrong lol

[warp1432]

Hylon Williams Jr had some of the fastest hands I've ever seen ringside. Thought he was going to be gold, but he had manager problems and then was limited anyway. He got ****** into brawls and didn't really know how to circle around his punches.

[Mr. Philadel]

James Degale

[BostonGuy]

James Degale

I wouldn't classify DeGale as a bust just yet. His management is not getting the right fights for him now; and it doesn't necessarily mean he's gone "bust."


How bout Andy Lee? Lee was being hyped pretty hard (by Emmanuel Stewart his trainer, no less..) 3-4 years ago.

[The Surgeon]

Bojado. Thought he had special written all over him.....WRONG!

Juanma has been a massive let down for me also.

I also thought Matthew Hall was gonna be a player at world level but he didnt make it outta the domestic scene

[IronDanHamza]

I wouldn't classify DeGale as a bust just yet. His management is not getting the right fights for him now; and it doesn't necessarily mean he's gone "bust."


How bout Andy Lee? Lee was being hyped pretty hard (by Emmanuel Stewart his trainer, no less..) 3-4 years ago.

He's not a "bust" yet but he needs to improve drastically and quickly because at this moment in time he' struggling at European level.

[$Bullsfam$]

Bojado. Thought he had special written all over him.....WRONG!

Juanma has been a massive let down for me also.

I also thought Matthew Hall was gonna be a player at world level but he didnt make it outta the domestic scene

Word, I've never seen somebody demolish top guys like Daniel Ponce De Leon and Rafael Marquez, 2 tough guys who are game for everybody else, then gets stopped by Salido.

Hell Daniel is still get tough fights against Gamboa, Broner, and recently Mares, and Lopez destroyed him in a round!

I wouldn't call James Kirkland a bust. He didn't have Anne Wolfe in his corner against Ishida who brings out the beast in him. He was with some other guy who actually tried to teach him how to box which really screwed him up. Nevertheless he had one of the best comebacks ever destroying Angulo who was the baddest Mexican at 154 at the time in his own backyard.

[Bermuda]

lorenzo villanueva