Quote Originally Posted by ykdadamaja View Post
Do you guys know of anyone who you felt had promise but turned out to be total washes?!?

Jerson Revelo comes to mind. I really felt he had something extra. But it turned out he wasn't much of anything.

Henry Akinwande. I REALLY felt he could have dominated the HW division in the 90's. He had it all. But that one piss-poor fight with Lennox Lewis destroyed that.

Panchito Bojado. Man, I felt he was the next big thing. What a bust!
I've said Bojado in similar threads and was surprised so many felt the same.
I'd argue that he didn't end up bummy. It's not like he failed to show up. Each of his three losses.. Damn man....those guys brought their BEST game.

To this day DLH had no clue that when he gave Bojado a chance with Forbes...a beast would show up. I remember that fight well. Thinking Damn....when did Steve ever look so in shape, hungry and angry...he wasn't a big puncher, but his shots were crispy against Bojado. It was a Damn good fight. Forbes was just on his best game.

For a few years Jorge Linares was my next FB...but he has bounced back. His fight with Demarco was a clinic...until Demarcos corner told him straight up... u need to stop him... Damn...Demarco broke Linares down!!

Kabong and I both felt strong about a HW named Malcolm Tann. Show stopper had a nice punch, stamina and charisma....now he bummed out.

HW Chazz Witherspoon, nephew to Terrible Tim...didn't expect for him to lose so much without even getting a title shot.

Embarrassed to say Kevin Queen-pin... I mean King-pin Johnson. ESPN showcased him against then undefeated Devin Vargas...America's next best HWs LOL.
Dusted Devin, had a stinging jab, bad attitude. Then he met Vitali. Fury, Charro Joshua beating him like he is at best a journeyman.

And the biggest bum: Chris Arreola. What a massive under achiever he turned out to be.
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Andre Berto did not bum out.
Turns pro:2004
Trinket belt:2007 NABF
WBC 2008-2011
We can agree he wasn't beating world class, but he did his job and defended his belt for the years before losing to Ortiz.
His 2nd loss comes 8 years into his career.
Not the best resume, but hardly the resume of a fighter turned bummy.