Fighters you knew were gonna be big when you first saw them.

[SonOfCuba]

1999, Havana, CUBA - Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz

[extracurRICular]

(And like no one else did. Or atleast not as many people.) Kovalev is one for me. While everyone was complaining he can't box, I had seen him box and he looked quite well. The dude can box. And along with his monstrous power. I knew he'd be the face of that division.

Another one who I thought was a real threat to Klitschko from the moment I first saw him just due to his raw athleticsm and toughness alone was Bryant Jennings, and sure enough he's now getting his title shot.

Muhamad Ali..........but back then he was Cassious something or other.....I took one look and I was like...yup this kid gonna be aight.....

[bluebeam]

Floyd mayweather.

I remember when he was the best fighter in the world that nobody knew.

[Left Hook Tua]

tua, arreola,, etc

knew they'd blow up.

[mastertech1985]

Floyd mayweather, manny pacquaio, zab Judah, Nonito Donaire, Wladimir Klitschko, Fernando Vargas, there have been Manny.


Grew up watching Friday night fights in the early 90s

was a great platform

[PACnPBFsuck]

Chris Arreola. Keeps getting bigger and bigger too.

chris arreola i just knew he was going to be huge

[KRITKL]

RJJ
It was USA Tuesday night fights, he only had just started his pro career. They were talking up about how he got robbed in the Olympics, so I was excited to see how good he was and I wasn't disappointed.
His opponent threw a couple punches nothing lands, comes in again and Roy counters him perfectly, first punch he threw KO.

[mastertech1985]

Floyd mayweather.

I remember when he was the best fighter in the world that nobody knew.

yep he was in the shadow of Roy Jones who was the man in the 90s


Soon as he started trash talking that's when the money came


Pretty Boy Floyd was humble, had that Sugar Ray smile, and said the right things....while lesser fighters like Gatti, Naseem Hamed, were headliners making millions and PPV fights

Mayweather was a p4p type since 98 and didn't fight in a ppv until 2005.....completely overshadowed by ODLH, Roy Jones and Trinidad

[juggernaut666]

Big as in becoming world champ or making an impact one way or other

Morrison defeating Hipp
Golota defeating pa'hua
Lewis defeating Ruddock
Wlad Klitchko defeating Shufford
Foreman defeating Cooney
Deontay Wilder defeating Jesse Oltmanns

In all theses memorable fights theses guys made an impact ,even Golota who took a bite out of Pa'hua in a back and forth bloody brawl .

[Hype job]

Canelo, Thurman, Kovalev.