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fighters that you thought would do greats things but never quite made it
meldrick taylor
fernando vargas
herol graham
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I may get laughed at for this, but fuck it I gotta be honest. Audley Harrison. I was convinced he was a skilled "big man" who eventually clean up the HW division. Boy was I wrong about that.
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Hate this kind of topic.... :cwm10:
Francisco Bojado
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Hate this kind of topic.... :cwm10:
Francisco Bojado
ohhh good one he was well praised before his first loss...
I think he was brought along tooo fast and would still be around if they had put the breaks on :-\
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Tyson.....and ino he achieved a few great things, youngest ever champ etc....BUT when Cus died it started to slip mentally for mike and then after Buster loss he had nothing to come back with. Fully focused and trained Tyson could and would of been one of, if not the best of all time IMO. Audley Harrison, Meldrick Taylor is a good shout ICB im finding myself agreeing with ya alot these days!!
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Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
Hate this kind of topic.... :cwm10:
Francisco Bojado
ohhh good one he was well praised before his first loss...
I think he was brought along tooo fast and would still be around if they had put the breaks on :-\
Spot on......
Too much too soon add that to his poor training ethic and you got what you got now.... :(
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Tyson.....and ino he achieved a few great things, youngest ever champ etc....BUT when Cus died it started to slip mentally for mike and then after Buster loss he had nothing to come back with. Fully focused and trained Tyson could and would of been one of, if not the best of all time IMO. Audley Harrison, Meldrick Taylor is a good shout ICB im finding myself agreeing with ya alot these days!!
yea we normally agree bro its just on tyson threads we are like chalk and cheese ;D
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herol popped up in my mind when i saw this thread.
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Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton
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Originally Posted by tysonbruno
Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton
still time left ;)
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by tysonbruno
Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton
still time left ;)
Not alot ;)
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David Tua
Riddick Bowe
Earnie Shavers
Philip N'Dou
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Originally Posted by Beanflicker
I may get laughed at for this, but F*** it I gotta be honest. Audley Harrison. I was convinced he was a skilled "big man" who eventually clean up the HW division. Boy was I wrong about that.
I thought he would go on to become a heavy weight champion - i think he had all the physical attributes to become undisputed HW champ, i think his heart and attitude cost him. shame.
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Originally Posted by Beanflicker
I may get laughed at for this, but F*** it I gotta be honest. Audley Harrison. I was convinced he was a skilled "big man" who eventually clean up the HW division. Boy was I wrong about that.
I thought he would go on to become a heavy weight champion - i think he had all the physical attributes to become undisputed HW champ, i think his heart and attitude cost him. shame.
yea that and also that he is utter shite ;)
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Earnie Shavers
Goddamn, you must have been watching boxing for a long time!
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Phillip Ndou.. Jt Nice one!!.. Had an amazing record even before fighting Pbf!.. Good fighter a greaaat deal of heart.. Never heard of his retirement until a fair while after.. He could still be big if he hadnt imo!
Vargas.. What can you say..Four defeats..But no doubt Against other all time greats.. If he could make 154 and destroy the contenders before he retires he could still make a great..
But taking tito ( Who probably took alot out of a young solid vargas)..Oscar.. Took what was left..
Was up (imo) On the first vargas fight before stopped on horrific swelling.. And caught clean in the second.. In MY opinion too much pressure to win after three big losses in his career..
A real shame..If he hadnt been so tough headed and spaced his fights and picked them wisely he could have been one of the greatest potentially..
Pacnito bojado... Was a great deal of hype surrounding him...a very good fighter.. Its old news now ..Too much too soon for sure.. Could have been the biggest prospect going..
Chris Byrd.... Had such a lengthyb riegn as champ.. A real small guy.. id real great things but after those losses to wlad and other bad performances n losses we dont seem to have the same spark when mentioning his name..
Makes me wonder if he will be regarded as a great heavyweight even th0ugh i feel he should be..
Bieng the little guy matching his boxing skill against the very best is a class thing to have done and shouldt get his props.. I just feel he never put an exclamation on the storyline..
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David Tua
Riddick Bowe
Earnie Shavers
Philip N'Dou
riddick bowe was the best heavyweight of the '90s, so its kinda hard to say he didnt make it (he even trashed a steroided up evander holyfield a couple times, in case you forgot ;))
but as for the topic, im gonna go ahead and say.................................
michael grant
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Ricardo Williams...just ask Lou Dibella
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One of the best examples has to be Davey Moore. A boy wonder, world champ after just 10 fights at the age of 23.
He faced Roberto Duran in his fourth defense, got knocked out then just wasn't the same fighter. Washed up just a few years later, never got another sniff at a title and died in an accident in 1988 aged 29
One of boxing's saddest stories. :'(
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Originally Posted by bilbo
One of the best examples has to be Davey Moore. A boy wonder, world champ after just 10 fights at the age of 23.
He faced Roberto Duran in his fourth defense, got knocked out then just wasn't the same fighter. Washed up just a few years later, never got another sniff at a title and died in an accident in 1988 aged 29
One of boxing's saddest stories. :'(
davey moore reminds me of david reid there career took near enough same path
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Earnie Shavers
Goddamn, you must have been watching boxing for a long time!
about 25yrs... ;)
I liked Shavers cause he was a nice guy who startred boxing at a late age 22 :o thats astonishing!!!, he packed a thunderbolt of a punch and was someone who was always on the cusp but couldnt get over that hump of greatness, he fought plenty of Hall of Famers and pushed them to the brink but couldnt achieve that elusive championship.... If he started Boxing at an earlier age he with out a doubt could have been one of the top 5 heavyweights ever!!!! If the same Shavers existed today that fought in the late 70's and 80's he would be undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world
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David Tua
Riddick Bowe
Earnie Shavers
Philip N'Dou
riddick bowe was the best heavyweight of the '90s, so its kinda hard to say he didnt make it (he even trashed a steroided up evander holyfield a couple times, in case you forgot ;))
but as for the topic, im gonna go ahead and say.................................
michael grant
Well Bowe never was great plain and simple loved the Dinner table more than the Gym, and had an arsehole of a handler that ran his career into the ground(Rock Newman) :-\ Holyfield was the best heavy of the 90's bar none ;)
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Earnie Shavers
Goddamn, you must have been watching boxing for a long time!
about 25yrs... ;)
I liked Shavers cause he was a nice guy who startred boxing at a late age 22 :o thats astonishing!!!, he packed a thunderbolt of a punch and was someone who was always on the cusp but couldnt get over that hump of greatness, he fought plenty of Hall of Famers and pushed them to the brink but couldnt achieve that elusive championship.... If he started Boxing at an earlier age he with out a doubt could have been one of the top 5 heavyweights ever!!!! If the same Shavers existed today that fought in the late 70's and 80's he would be undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world
I'm with you man, I can't believe how hard he hit. And I'll never forget the performance he put up against Ali. Even if it was a shot Ali, it was a solid performance and he showed good cardio which I guess is something he lacked during most of his career.
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what about Ike Ibeachi? (some one correct the spelling) he was a mean SOB think he could a done much more if not for his jail term.
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what about Ike Ibeachi? (some one correct the spelling) he was a mean SOB think he could a done much more if not for his jail term.
there you do bro ike ibeabuchi and i agree with what you said aswell
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what about Ike Ibeachi? (some one correct the spelling) he was a mean SOB think he could a done much more if not for his jail term.
there you do bro ike ibeabuchi and i agree with what you said aswell
Good call with Ibeabuchi, Harry Simon was another one too. Unbeaten, beat Winky Wright, then got locked up and never heard of again.
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what about Ike Ibeachi? (some one correct the spelling) he was a mean SOB think he could a done much more if not for his jail term.
I initially thought of Ike since he was probably the Hottest Heavyweight prospect since Tyson, but its not like Ike failed to be great in the ring, he failed at the fundamentals of life which caused his demise and fall short of realizing Heavyweight greatness :-\
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Originally Posted by motorcitycobra
what about Ike Ibeachi? (some one correct the spelling) he was a mean SOB think he could a done much more if not for his jail term.
I initially thought of Ike since he was probably the Hottest Heavyweight prospect since Tyson, but its not like Ike failed to be great in the ring, he failed at the fundamentals of life which caused his demise and fall short of realizing Heavyweight greatness :-\
In away you could say the say same for Tyson, i know he achieved greatness but he could have done more if he would have succeeded at the fundamentals of life which caused his demise ;)
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cc thanks for the correction ICB ;)
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Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
Hate this kind of topic.... :cwm10:
Francisco Bojado
Spadafora
'Mi Vida Loca' Tapia
Gabriel & Rafael Ruelas
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Howard Eastman. If there is a more frustrating boxer out there someone let me know who he is.
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Howard Eastman. If there is a more frustrating boxer out there someone let me know who he is.
dead right how frustrating was the Joppy fight?
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by bilbo
One of the best examples has to be Davey Moore. A boy wonder, world champ after just 10 fights at the age of 23.
He faced Roberto Duran in his fourth defense, got knocked out then just wasn't the same fighter. Washed up just a few years later, never got another sniff at a title and died in an accident in 1988 aged 29
One of boxing's saddest stories. :'(
davey moore reminds me of david reid there career took near enough same path
I agree. I've noticed the similarites between them as well. David Reid looked to be something. Till the Tito fight ruined him.
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Ed Hopson (great hand speed)
Kelcie Banks (So much skills, no results)
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Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
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Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
Hate this kind of topic.... :cwm10:
Francisco Bojado
Spadafora
'Mi Vida Loca' Tapia
Gabriel & Rafael Ruelas
Tapia? Really. He did a lot in his career.
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by bilbo
One of the best examples has to be Davey Moore. A boy wonder, world champ after just 10 fights at the age of 23.
He faced Roberto Duran in his fourth defense, got knocked out then just wasn't the same fighter. Washed up just a few years later, never got another sniff at a title and died in an accident in 1988 aged 29
One of boxing's saddest stories. :'(
davey moore reminds me of david reid there career took near enough same path
I agree. I've noticed the similarites between them as well. David Reid looked to be something. Till the Tito fight ruined him.
There are no similarities between them. And I have no idea why people say Trinidad ruined Reid. It's so untrue. The Trinidad fight was a cash out fight for Reid. His eye lid problem was never going to go away. And Reid had already been struggling defending his title against average competition. So the Trinidad fight was made to allow Reid a million dollar paycheck. Trinidad gave Reid a bad beating. But he didn't ruin him. The eye lid problem ruined him.
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meldrick taylor
fernando vargas
herol graham
vargas did some good shit. he was the youngest jr middleweight champ ever if im not mistaken and he has one a handful of world titles. i would say he went pretty far...as far as he could; he just had some stiff competition a la oscar, trinidad and mosley.
Meldrick Taylor yeah he was just never the same after the Chavez fight.
I wanna say Tyson just cause I know he coulda done so much more if he had kept his head screwed on straight.
Audley Harrison is a big let down.
Razor Ruddock pre-Lennox Lewis
Riddick Bowe.
Tommy Morrison...too bad he couldnt keep it in his pants. retiring at 27 and now coming back man that's a lot of time to lose over a piece of pussy.
Roy Jones...no wait. that guy's fucking awesome.
