Whatever happened to Kid Diamond?

[El Kabong]

Anyone remember that dude? Almazbek Raiymkulov is his real name. But I remember he got sooooo much hype...in truth he did do better than Panchito Bojado but fucking he was "the next big thing" one second and the next I'm making this thread.

[Beanflicker]

I remember him getting a fucking gift against Miguel Huerta and then not hearing much about him again.

[mikeeod]

Haha. As soon as I saw his name it was one of those: "oh yeah! I forgot about him!" moments. He was inconsistent. From what I remember he was tough and could punch but was one of those inconsistent guys that would fight down to the level of competition. I need to look him up. Didn't he get ripped off vs someone?!?

[Beanflicker]

Didn't he get ripped off vs someone?!?

He deserved the nod vs Casamayor, but got beat up by a mediocre Miguel Huerta and got a gift himself.

[mikeeod]

Didn't he get ripped off vs someone?!?

He deserved the nod vs Casamayor, but got beat up by a mediocre Miguel Huerta and got a gift himself.

That's right! Forgot about that. There was soooooo much hype around him at on point. That is funny how a guy can just fall off the radar like that.

[p4pking]

Nate Campbell really beat him up, remember that was possibly one of the first fights I saw getting into boxing. Anyone see his last fight against DeMarco? Seems he didn't come out for the 9th, if that was another beating, then there's your answer lol. He wasn't a super young guy anyway, maybe he became an electrician or something.

If a boxer doesn't really have the potential to be world champion, and isn't a massive draw, why the hell wouldn't they retire, is always my thinking.

[El Kabong]

If a boxer doesn't really have the potential to be world champion, and isn't a massive draw, why the hell wouldn't they retire, is always my thinking.

Well my thinking in making the thread is that he received so much hype and push from I guess it was HBO and ESPN like he was going to be the next Kostya Tszyu

[powerpuncher]

Nate Campbell really beat him up, remember that was possibly one of the first fights I saw getting into boxing. Anyone see his last fight against DeMarco? Seems he didn't come out for the 9th, if that was another beating, then there's your answer lol. He wasn't a super young guy anyway, maybe he became an electrician or something.

If a boxer doesn't really have the potential to be world champion, and isn't a massive draw, why the hell wouldn't they retire, is always my thinking.

thats what i remembered. he had all of this hype and campbell put a beating on him. i never really saw why there was any hype at all. he really did nothing to ever impress me.

[Hulk]

He changed his name to Ruslan Provodnikov lol