Biggest wasted talent in boxing

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Kell Brook
Billy Joe Saunders

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GGG
Like a fughin sheep chasing fughnut Canelo
Wasted away

As a GGG fan, I wish he'd blown Oscar and Canelo off and gone ahead with his unification fight vs BJS, which was a done deal till Oscar threw a spanner in the works by warning Golovkin that if he fought BJS in the summer, he could forget about fighting Canelo in the fall.

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As a GGG fan, I wish he'd blown Oscar and Canelo off and gone ahead with his unification fight vs BJS, which was a done deal till Oscar threw a spanner in the works by warning Golovkin that if he fought BJS in the summer, he could forget about fighting Canelo in the fall.

GGG also missed an earlier opportunity to become boxing's first undisputed champion in over a decade when he pulled out of a fight with WBO champ Andy Lee and went home to Kazakhstan to mourn the sudden death of his father.

Like I said , a goddamn sheep
You got hills over there , you know
Really unfortunate

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People don't want to go with the obvious answer because it's super obvious, but........ Mike Tyson

It's not obvious to people who don't understand that Tyson basically fell apart psychologically after the death of Cus D'amato. The perception is that Mike just peaked fast and had a very short prime. Which is correct, but nothing shortens a fighter's prime like booze, coke, women, and bad training habits.

If Cus had lived long enough to keep Tyson focused and away from the temptations and pitfalls of fame till he was mentally mature enough to handle them himself, we would possibly be looking back now at a Joe Louis level world title reign by Iron Mike.

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Kell Brook
Billy Joe Saunders

Two of the most naturally gifted fighters the UK has ever produced. Kell had a decent career, but never fulfilled his true potential. Hopefully, there's still time for BJS to fulfill his.

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People don't want to go with the obvious answer because it's super obvious, but........ Mike Tyson

If he would not of went to jail, under Richie Giachetti Tyson would of collided with Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis, Morrison, Mercer, possible even Foreman 'It is quite possible that Mike Tyson could of been champion until around 1997, as I don't think Holyfield or Lewis where developed enough to beat him at that stage'.

Mike Tyson always performed well under Richie Giachetti, he was also in immense shape for the Holyfield rematch.

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Kell Brook
Billy Joe Saunders

Eddie Hearn affectively derailed Kell Brooks career, fighting Golovkin was completely unnecessary. There is a terminology used in formula 1 'Track position' this is where you are the car in the lead.

Kell Brook before he fought Golovkin had track position 'He was WBC world champion, and undefeated' who cares if he had never landed the big mega fights, in time if he would of stayed undefeated the big fights would of come his way.

Fighters will face anyone, that is why sometimes you need promotors or advisors to protect them 'Under Frank Warren Kell Brook would not of faced Golovkin'.

Completely unnecessary fight which derailed his career 'Plunged him into a dark place, and he has been battling back ever since'.

Note: Chris Eubank Senior understands how valuable track position is to a fighter, and their state of being. Eubank Senior in my opinion, never really wanted Junior to face Golovkin 'He understand that the fight would of possibly destroyed Junior as a fighter'. But right now as we speak? I would back Chris Eubank Junior to beat Gennady Golovkin, there are multiple big mega fights out there for Chris Eubank Junior 'Soley down to his fathers guidance and protection'.

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Eddie Hearn affectively derailed Kell Brooks career, fighting Golovkin was completely unnecessary. There is a terminology in formula 1 'Track position' this is where you are the car in the lead.

Kell Brook before he fought Golovkin had track position 'He was WBC world champion, and undefeated' who cares if he had never landed the big mega fights, in time if he would of stayed undefeated the big fights would of come his way.

Fighters will face anyone, that is why sometimes you need promotors or advisors to protect them 'Under Frank Warren Kell Brook would not of faced Golovkin'.

Completely unnecessary fight which derailed his career 'Plunged him into a dark place, and he has been battling back ever since'.

Agreed.

Brook let Khan mess him around too much. Rather than chasing him for years, he should've just done his thing at WW.

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Joshua Clottey - The Pac performance ruined his career. He was a solid fighter.

Rigondeaux - Basically got screwed over by his own promotional company (Top Rank) after making Donaire look ordinary.

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From the British scene...

Tony Jeffries, Joe Selkirk both we’re crippled by hand problems. Both would have fought for world titles IMO.

Darren Sutherland would have been right there with or even better than Groves and DeGale had he not tragically taken his own life.