Name me examples of prospects/young fighters who stepped up too soon

[GhostofDempsey]

Davey Moore vs. Roberto Duran

David Reid vs. Felix Trinidad

[Heavyhands420]

I always feel like Fernando Vargas is the poster boy for stepping up too early. He was already a younger guy coming out of the Olympics then was fighting for a title within 2(?) years which is wayyyy above average since most guys don't win their first title til 4 years after their pro debut. Then he's fighting Tito inside of 4 years pro. Had a lot of success despite stepping up early, but you feel like he stepped a lil too far a lil too early too which likely hemmed his overall greatness a lil.

Randomly I feel like the way Lubin got KO'd is the more noteworthy thing here. How many guys have been KO'd like he was or worse & have had a championship level career post that moment? Not that many mfers that I can come up with. Those types of KO's seem to show something about a guy or effect their own confidence or beyond that impacts their future success (or maybe its just such a rare thing to see kinda scary/disturbing KO's like that one that few stats can actually be fruitful its such a rare thing idk).

Shut up and get off the boxing forum you giant puśśy. Why does a grown man block another man on a ****ing website. You're supposed to be a fight fan not a ******* belch.

[asgarth]

sammy vazquez stepped up too soon against gold medaillist felix diaz.

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I always feel like Fernando Vargas is the poster boy for stepping up too early. He was already a younger guy coming out of the Olympics then was fighting for a title within 2(?) years which is wayyyy above average since most guys don't win their first title til 4 years after their pro debut. Then he's fighting Tito inside of 4 years pro. Had a lot of success despite stepping up early, but you feel like he stepped a lil too far a lil too early too which likely hemmed his overall greatness a lil.

Randomly I feel like the way Lubin got KO'd is the more noteworthy thing here. How many guys have been KO'd like he was or worse & have had a championship level career post that moment? Not that many mfers that I can come up with. Those types of KO's seem to show something about a guy or effect their own confidence or beyond that impacts their future success (or maybe its just such a rare thing to see kinda scary/disturbing KO's like that one that few stats can actually be fruitful its such a rare thing idk).

Amir Khan and Abner Mares both took a KO1 L and came back. In the case of Mares though, he was already an established guy.

[Sparked_26]

In recent times Charlie Edwards springs to mind. Casamiero came far too early for the kid.

I was thinking that. That was really poor matchmaking.

[NEETzsche]

Also last week a Japanese prospect named Hinata Maruta challenged for the OPBF title in just his 6th pro bout at 20 years of age and was beaten on points by his more experienced opponent

[Team Reek]

Some guys weren't ready but would never be ready, and sometimes the management just cashed out and took the risk. tyrell biggs had drug problems and other issues so his management had him fight Mike Tyson. David Reid had his eye problems and almost lost to Kevin Kelly, so his management put him in with Tito Trinidad.

would you say it was stepping up too soon? Or both guys ran the risk of losing to lesser guys or self sabotaging, so they just did what was best for their guys financially?

[soul_survivor]

As we saw this past weekend, several people were big on Lubin and his potential but now, he ended up on the canvas instead of raising his hand in victory. perhaps Lubin stepped up too soon to a guy like Charlo.

with that said, name me some other examples of young promising fighters who stepped up too soon and ended up losing or KOed.

I'm racking my brains to remember a prospect with 0 world level fights get a title shot.

Saw someone mention Imam lol

[DuckAdonis]

Lomachenko against salido

[Sugar Adam Ali]

What was Ortiz' step up that was too soon? Maidana was an unknown guy from Argentina that Ortiz was supposed to demolish at that point

Maidana had experience fighting really close fights vs euro champs/contenders..

guys name was kotelinek but maidana lost by close decision and then I think khan blew out the same guy shortly thereafter

Maidana may not have been known to American fans, but international fight fans knew who he was