Biggest "could've beens" in this era?

[#1Assassin]

andre dirrell hands down. one of the two or three most talented fighters in the last decade and he really hasnt done jack ****. 1-1 in meaningful fights, losing in his only title fight. dude had p4p king type talent imo. i'd put linares second and mike jones third.

ortiz' potential is severely overrated imo, he had talent for sure but i dont see how he can even be compared to someone like dirrell or linares in that regard.

[White_Knight]

Olandier Solis.

[FrankieClutch]

andre dirrell hands down. one of the two or three most talented fighters in the last decade and he really hasnt done jack ****. 1-1 in meaningful fights, losing in his only title fight. dude had p4p king type talent imo. i'd put linares second and mike jones third.

ortiz' potential is severely overrated imo, he had talent for sure but i dont see how he can even be compared to someone like dirrell or linares in that regard.

Damn, I totally forgot about Dirrell! I agree 100%, Dirrell definitely could've been something special. What the hell happened to him?

[Holywarrior]

The first page and no Gamboa?

[racer59]

Panchito Bojado. I remember when he and Cotto came out and thinking, damn that's going to be a good fight in a few years.

[soul_survivor]

The first page and no Gamboa?

Shiiiiit forgot about him, but thing is, he still won title belts and is undefeated. If age hasn't eroded his natural speed and reflexes and he gets a good promoter, he could still do things.

andre dirrell hands down. one of the two or three most talented fighters in the last decade and he really hasnt done jack ****. 1-1 in meaningful fights, losing in his only title fight. dude had p4p king type talent imo. i'd put linares second and mike jones third.

ortiz' potential is severely overrated imo, he had talent for sure but i dont see how he can even be compared to someone like dirrell or linares in that regard.

Dirrel, man I saw him live against Froch, the only live Froch fight I've been to and I felt he may have just got a win or a draw. He was very good that night, ran a bit too much for my liking and had a lot to work on but the talent was there. Quick, accurate punches and seemed to show a decent chin too but he just let it all go.

What happened? Does anyone know? What does he do for money now?

[Grimmer]

Yep, Dirrell could have been p4p one of the best.

[FrankieClutch]

Shiiiiit forgot about him, but thing is, he still won title belts and is undefeated. If age hasn't eroded his natural speed and reflexes and he gets a good promoter, he could still do things.



Dirrel, man I saw him live against Froch, the only live Froch fight I've been to and I felt he may have just got a win or a draw. He was very good that night, ran a bit too much for my liking and had a lot to work on but the talent was there. Quick, accurate punches and seemed to show a decent chin too but he just let it all go.

What happened? Does anyone know? What does he do for money now?

I'd love for someone to answer this. He just disappeared one day and I never heard about him again lol

[bojangles1987]

andre dirrell hands down. one of the two or three most talented fighters in the last decade and he really hasnt done jack ****. 1-1 in meaningful fights, losing in his only title fight. dude had p4p king type talent imo. i'd put linares second and mike jones third.

ortiz' potential is severely overrated imo, he had talent for sure but i dont see how he can even be compared to someone like dirrell or linares in that regard.

Dirrell was definitely off the charts talented. Hard to believe it's been so long already since the Abraham fight.

[FrankieClutch]

Dirrell was definitely off the charts talented. Hard to believe it's been so long already since the Abraham fight.

The Froch fight too! It feels like both of them happened yesterday (figuratively speaking)