HW Hopefuls that ~fizzled out, vol. 1: Obed Sullivan

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For a guy who jumped in at 24 near 270 lbs a cut prone Sullivan did very well to get as far as he did. Solid workman who tried and did improve boxing and not just ride it out. Maybe the best Grant ever looked was with Sullivan. Hopeful is pretty much a description of any heavyweight compared/mentioned with greats and many get caught up. It was never there in the first place or they thought a sneer and punch compensated for a weak defense or bad habits in some cases. I actually thought Juan C Gomez had the goods to move up and contend but he couldn't translate the talent. On paper Briggs gets a pass based on 1-2 fights and a great TV personality but he really has been on 15 minutes of fame for going decades now. I remember a guy like Jeremy Williams who was very entertaining as much for his flaws as he was punch and promotion. Within a year and few months he had knocked out and run close with fellow Olympians, network dropped "Tyson like mentality" nearly every fight being managed by Cayton and trained by Rooney. You can only stack it so high. Honestly speaking didn't Tua sort of fizzle out. Guys like Paea Wollfgramm, Cody Koch, Courage Tshabalala, Calvin Brock come in different variations. Sad to say Jennings may be waiting on the next stop.

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Obed Sullivan had built up to 29-1 with 20 KO's.