Who are the most biggest underachievers in boxing?

[FerFal'sStepDad]

Jorge Linares, Fernando Vargas.

Fernando's career peaked when he got up in the 1st round from a Tito hook.

All down hill from there.

[ßringer]

I think a lot of you guys need to reevaluate your definition of the word 'underachiever.'

As for my nominees : Joan Guzman and Andre Dirrell immediately spring to mind.

[New England]

Andre Dirrell & Winky Wright

hall of famer.....

[Dinamita 03]

Douglas, Tua, Ibeabuchi, Chavez Jr.

Judging him by who his father is he definitely underachieved. Being honest though he's not that skilled and is living off his last name and in a way has overachieved . Can anyone think of another atg boxer to have a son more accomplished than Chavez? and i say that knowing that jr is not an elite fighter or even a great fighter.

[New England]

chris arreola. terrific chin, good power, decent boxing skills. fat, lazy.

jorge linares. terrific boxer. if all you had to do was shadowbox this guy wouldnt' lose.

andre dirrell. very fast hands, good / very good power, solid boxing skills.

yuri gamboa. probably past his prime due to his age. squandred his prime in the amateurs. aging little man who was once the fastest fighter in boxing. has the type of power that you don't see.

chad dawson. i know it's hard to say that a guy who won the LHW title several times is an underachiever, but he had talent to be one of the greats, and he never lived up to it because he couldn't let his hands go. now he's all done.

[ßringer]

chris arreola. terrific chin, good power, decent boxing skills. fat, lazy.

jorge linares. terrific boxer. if all you had to do was shadowbox this guy wouldnt' lose.

andre dirrell. very fast hands, good / very good power, solid boxing skills.

yuri gamboa. probably past his prime due to his age. squandred his prime in the amateurs. aging little man who was once the fastest fighter in boxing. has the type of power that you don't see.

chad dawson. i know it's hard to say that a guy who won the LHW title several times is an underachiever, but he had talent to be one of the greats, and he never lived up to it because he couldn't let his hands go. now he's all done.

This is the supposed 'underachiever' that's been brought up multiple times in this thread whose consideration I disagree with most. How do you come to the conclusion that Dawson had the talent to "be one of the greats"? In my book, guys with that kind of potential don't lose to Jean Pascal or notably struggle with a 40 year old Glen Johnson.

Seems like a lot of people around here have been insinuating that Dawson some kind of unique talent who was unfortunately ruined by Ward ever since that fight, whereas I never saw anything particularly special about the guy prior to that.

[Bushidō]

I think Buster Douglas, Andrew Golota, Zab Judah, Chad Dawson and Naseem Hamed because with their talent and athleticism they could have achieved more. Who do you guys think are biggest underachievers?

When I think of underachieving I think of guys that didn't train as hard as they should have..these 2 are always on the top of the list.

Zab Judah

James Toney

[Kingjames6Flee]

Honestly zab judah had the tools to be a goat. Surrounded by the wrong messed his career up. So talented but never reached his potential.

[ColWallace]

Jorge Linares.

[ReadyUp]

Fighters have flaws just like everyone else. People are calling multi-division champions "underachievers". That's absurd. What are you expecting these guys to be absolute perfect fighters because of their physical skills????

People like to throw Zab's name on all of these lists'. Zab was a terrific fighter with a not so hot chin and lacking focus during fights. What did you guys expect him to be? Undefeated and the black De La Hoya?

And Vargas? Someone said Feroz. Feroz accomplished alot before his body started breaking down. Certain things happen that don't make you an underachiever.

I'm not even going to start in on Chad Dawson because for anyone to think he underachieved is just crazy.


You want underachieving? Think Panchito Bojado & Ricardo Williams. Guys whose career never amounted to much when they had the potential.