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Ricardo Williams
Pele Reid.
If he'd turned up for training once in a while he could have been something special.Quote:
Originally Posted by X
In addition to the hand problems he also looks to have a glass jaw. He got caught by a non-puncher in one of his recent fights and was out on his feet. How he survived the round I don't know. He was still wobbled at the end of the fight. His jab is a thing of beauty though.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimTrae
* Jose 'The Threat' Baret
* Gerry Cooney
* Jim 'King' Fletcher
A Latin Hearns? :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland LaingIn addition to the hand problems he also looks to have a glass jaw. He got caught by a non-puncher in one of his recent fights and was out on his feet. How he survived the round I don't know. He was still wobbled at the end of the fight. His jab is a thing of beauty though.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimTrae
I remember Gil Clancey commentating on Barkley-Hearns "The one thing about a Hearns fight, you know Somebody is gonna get knocked out."
Bobby Joe Young
I know this thread is about talent- but when I went to see Dirrell vs Abraham , on the undercard I saw the most devastating KO I could think of in person ..I knew no one would give this guy a shot.
Two weeks later I read Roach was going to train him and I thought this unkown named Lateef Kayode was going to be a monster.
Too strong to not be a force, but time has shown he is lacking something that will prevent him from making it to the top.
Is Roach the wrong trainer or is he just a plodder with power?
I can't think of anyone with that kind of power, that seems bound to fade into obscurity.
Who punches that hard...and still can't make a dent in the rankings?
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Originally Posted by El Kabong
Ike Ibeabuchi was headed for the title he'd eat the Klitschko's for lunch. His big mistake was calling that lying greedy hooker. That led to him being railroaded & jailed. He was kept 14 months heavily sedated because they were scared of what he MIGHT do.without being charged. No wonder he had mental problems
What about a Paul Gonzalez.
Tbh I disagree that he was wasted talent, I believe he just wasn't talented enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
He stepped up to world title fights like 3 or 4 times and got knocked out every time.
^^ Kinda his own fault.Quote:
Originally Posted by holmcall
For me Jerry Quarry has to be up there, purely because he had sufficient talent and he was around in what will be remembered as the greatest HW area.
He just didn't manage to make an impact in the big fights, if he had of won just one of those big fights he would be as big as Foreman, Fraizer and Liston.
And maybe, just maybe, he'd appear in a god damn Fight Night game.
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Originally Posted by C.J.Rock
Soooo you don't know about how he abducted the son of his ex girlfriend and then drove his car into a bridge abutment shortly after the Tua fight? Or how he sexually assaulted a few strippers and was then declared mentally incompetent to stand trial?
He "had mental problems" because he's bipolar and was unmedicated/self medicating at the time.
Ibeabuchi looked spectacular...but there have been a few Nigerian heavyweights to look unstoppable only to turn out to be pedestrian: Sam Peter, David Izon, Friday Ahunaya, Duncan Dokiwari, Lateef Kayode.
Hearns had that right hand though. Hearns would be a massive PPV fighter these days just with that KO power. Imagine how much Mayweather-Hearns would make.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimTraeA Latin Hearns? :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland LaingIn addition to the hand problems he also looks to have a glass jaw. He got caught by a non-puncher in one of his recent fights and was out on his feet. How he survived the round I don't know. He was still wobbled at the end of the fight. His jab is a thing of beauty though.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimTrae
I remember Gil Clancey commentating on Barkley-Hearns "The one thing about a Hearns fight, you know Somebody is gonna get knocked out."
Benavidez has the jab, some power (not Hearns-like) and some silky skills but has the hands and the chin slowing his ascent. If he wants to get to world level he's going to have to be able to take punches.
Floyd would not fight Hearns, he would accuse him of taking drugs to protect his precious 0.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland LaingHearns had that right hand though. Hearns would be a massive PPV fighter these days just with that KO power. Imagine how much Mayweather-Hearns would make.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimTraeA Latin Hearns? :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland LaingIn addition to the hand problems he also looks to have a glass jaw. He got caught by a non-puncher in one of his recent fights and was out on his feet. How he survived the round I don't know. He was still wobbled at the end of the fight. His jab is a thing of beauty though.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimTrae
I remember Gil Clancey commentating on Barkley-Hearns "The one thing about a Hearns fight, you know Somebody is gonna get knocked out."
Benavidez has the jab, some power (not Hearns-like) and some silky skills but has the hands and the chin slowing his ascent. If he wants to get to world level he's going to have to be able to take punches.