Best Prospect That Didn't Make It

[Boxing4Real]

Easily hands down David Reid. He should've been right up there with Mosley, DLH, etc. Of course, he was determined to fight Trinidad way way too early and his ****** promoters allowed him to do so. Trinidad was like 36-0 and Reid was like 13-0, 14-0. It'd be like Andre Berto today fighting Mayweather.

[AREALFIGHTER]

Easily hands down David Reid. He should've been right up there with Mosley, DLH, etc. Of course, he was determined to fight Trinidad way way too early and his ****** promoters allowed him to do so. Trinidad was like 36-0 and Reid was like 13-0, 14-0. It'd be like Andre Berto today fighting Mayweather.

I forgot about him great call.

[amagnin]

Easily hands down David Reid. He should've been right up there with Mosley, DLH, etc. Of course, he was determined to fight Trinidad way way too early and his ****** promoters allowed him to do so. Trinidad was like 36-0 and Reid was like 13-0, 14-0. It'd be like Andre Berto today fighting Mayweather.

Great call... I had almost forgotten about David Reid. Man that was a devestating loss.

[Azteca]

davey moore jr looked like a great fighter up until he was matched with a supposed out of prime duran. the fight was billed as the young buck vs. the old lion. duran gave him a lesson on infighting in one of his best career moments.

[AREALFIGHTER]

Tony Ayala jr was supposed to be the real deal until he went to jail he was considered thee sure thing.

[Brother Mouzone]

Easily hands down David Reid. He should've been right up there with Mosley, DLH, etc. Of course, he was determined to fight Trinidad way way too early and his ****** promoters allowed him to do so. Trinidad was like 36-0 and Reid was like 13-0, 14-0. It'd be like Andre Berto today fighting Mayweather.

i agree that reid could of been a great fighter but his promoters were not ****** they knew that he was to in-expirienced to be in there with tito but they were looking out for him ....they knew that do to the condition of his left eye he was not going to have a long career so they decided to set him in a million dollar fight even though he would probablly loose atleast this way he would be financially set , before the condition got worst and he might not be able to get that payday.. bojado and grant are also very good mentions.

[AREALFIGHTER]

Tony Ayala jr was supposed to be the real deal until he went to jail he was considered thee sure thing.

and then he tried to make a come back but nothing came of it. He was old and spend like 16 years in the pen

[Boxing4Real]

i agree that reid could of been a great fighter but his promoters were not ****** they knew that he was to in-expirienced to be in there with tito but they were looking out for him ....they knew that do to the condition of his left eye he was not going to have a long career so they decided to set him in a million dollar fight even though he would probablly loose atleast this way he would be financially set , before the condition got worst and he might not be able to get that payday.. bojado and grant are also very good mentions.

I highly disagree. The eye got profoundly worse because of this fight. Would he have still had a short career? Maybe, or maybe the eye would've had more of a chance without the hardest hitting mofo for weight classes around punching the hell out of it.

Million dollar payday? They were looking out for themselves. Cause Reid would've only gotten about 17% of any purse anyhow, at the very most.

And yeah ultimately I do realize it was Reid's decision to get in the ring against Trinidad, so he is ultimately to blame. But he was very young and I don't think anybody should've let him in there at that stage. With 6-10 more fights under him, he might've gotten enough experience to perhaps wreck Trinidad's china chin and finish him off, or at least had a good decision victory over him. Or at the very least, what is most important, protected that eye better and not taken all the damage he did.

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Bojado was easily the next Delahoya. He had all the tools. He's marketable ( good lookin ) he had awsome skills, he was fast, quick on his feet, power and most of all he was young. He's making a comeback and if his head is on straight he can be world champion. A few fights to get back in to things and I shouldn't see any reason why he cant beat guys like Cotto , Hatton and Judah. Bojado is the real deal. He's just got other issues right now.

[Boxing4Real]

Bojado was easily the next Delahoya. He had all the tools. He's marketable ( good lookin ) he had awsome skills, he was fast, quick on his feet, power and most of all he was young. He's making a comeback and if his head is on straight he can be world champion. A few fights to get back in to things and I shouldn't see any reason why he cant beat guys like Cotto , Hatton and Judah. Bojado is the real deal. He's just got other issues right now.

well you are a fan to the bitter end. you're right, he's still got time. now he's just got a MUCH tougher road than he would have if he had just applied himself more when everyone cared about him. Now that virtually nobody cares about him, it'll be tough. He was more raw in the ring than DLH, I'd think of him as the next Vargas more than the next DLH based on styles.