Fighters whos flame's burned out fast

[gamefrk]

Larry's FOTD candidate Adrien Broner.

[The Gambler1981]

James "Buster" Douglas, caught lightning in a bottle using the talent that he always had and sometimes showed for one of the biggest ever wins.


Then he couldn't even find a was to be in shape to fight Holyfield next time out~

[soul_survivor]

Vivian Harris was a good one...when 140 was poppin, he was one of the major players

Harris was a decent fighter, nothing special though so his "burn out" never felt as dramatic as others.

[The Gambler1981]

Rid**** Bowe if you really want to get down to it. Dude had tons of talent and was plenty tough.

He really could have been Americas next great heavy at the time, just didn't have the desire to stay on top or even in the game.

[mneronava2k]

Will go with Vernon Forrest~

Won his title off Frank, then trounced Mosley at his peak twice (2002). Then turns around and gets beat up by Mayorga and lost to him again (2003).

He had a small time comeback at 154 (05-08) but he was not close to the heat he had after the Mosley fights.

That's a good one. What the eff happened there?

[The Gambler1981]

That's a good one. What the eff happened there?

I would guess he reached his goals with his Mosley wins. Once someone reaches their life goal and gets the recognition they crave for it, then what is their further motivation.

Then getting crushed by Mayorga right after reaching his goal being on top of the world that had to mess him up mentally a bit.

Almost everyone that burns out quick is because of some mental hang up, and without the proper mindset all the talent in the world really amounts to nothing in boxing.

[mneronava2k]

I would guess he reached his goals with his Mosley wins. Once someone reaches their life goal and gets the recognition they crave for it, then what is their further motivation.

Then getting crushed by Mayorga right after reaching his goal being on top of the world that had to mess him up mentally a bit.

Almost everyone that burns out quick is because of some mental hang up, and without the proper mindset all the talent in the world really amounts to nothing in boxing.

Haha. I meant that rhetorically. But, I think your assement is spot on

[Santa_]

Fernando Vargas.

He fought Trinidad too soon in his career.

[beez721]

I will begin..Joel Julio...was a nice prospect and as of now is only 30 but became irrelevant at 25 after his losses to Kirkland and Angulo

havent read thru this entire thread so I maybe late here but david reid is a good example. trinidad ruined him as he also ruined vargas. reid looked to be the real deal until that fight. was a damn shame as reid was a likeable kid and talneted fighter. he was brought along too quickly. tragic

[hinode]

Andre Berto