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

[El Kabong]

Let's bear in mind that some of these guys came around and fought top competition but never could beat the man. Some never truly fizzled out. Messi never truly fizzled out, he had a blood clot on his brain.

Dominic Guinn never fizzled either, he beat top guys and lost a few good fights.

True, Mesi got injured, but Guinn DID fizzle. I saw the Guinn vs Grant fight and when he didn't put Grant away until the 7th I knew it was over for him. Dominick Guinn had the power, he was a smart enough fighter, he was very durable, but he lacked the intensity and sense of urgency in his fights.....I think he was one of those guys who left it all in the gym. He had good hands, good power, but just didn't do enough work in the ring for whatever reason. A lot of folks thought he was going to be the next Holyfield and for a while it looked that way.

Solis became so fat his knee gave way carrying his own weight in a title fight.

And the Fury's wanted to claim it was due to soft padding on the ring .....I watched that fight numerous times, that ring was stiff as a board. No padding at all unless you're counting what Solis had around his waist.

[jon09]

Jameel Mccline is my pick. He demolished Michael Grant; beat an up in comer in Goofy Whitaker beat former champ Briggs and then runs into a Klitschko and was never the same again.

[jon09]

And the Calvin Boxing Banker Brock is another 1.