What should be the legacy of John "The Beast" Mugabi?

[CutMeMick]

Mugabis career is that of fighters who are punchers and just have brutal fights and whos flame dies out fast...

[Scrap]

Mugabi was a very good Amatuer with a good pedigree. Micky Duff was at that time a terriffic Matchmaker with good contacts in the States, and was good at knowing when to take Fights eg Honeygun Curry. With Mugabis life style and no love for working He wasnt going to be around long Micky lost a lot betting on the Hagler Fight, He was confident of mugabi winning having had a few of his Fighters Box Hagler. George Francis bless Him Told me Mugabi was the worst Boxer for messing about He had ever worked with. He made Georges life a misery.

[CutMeMick]

Mugabi was a very good Amatuer with a good pedigree. Micky Duff was at that time a terriffic Matchmaker with good contacts in the States, and was good at knowing when to take Fights eg Honeygun Curry. With Mugabis life style and no love for working He wasnt going to be around long Micky lost a lot betting on the Hagler Fight, He was confident of mugabi winning having had a few of his Fighters Box Hagler. George Francis bless Him Told me Mugabi was the worst Boxer for messing about He had ever worked with. He made Georges life a misery.

Always great to read your insight Scrap...

[Scott22]

Mugabis career is that of fighters who are punchers and just have brutal fights and whos flame dies out fast...

i agree. my dad use to be a big mugabi fan. so i saw a lot of his fights as a kid. he's the fighter edison miranda reminds me of

[Spicoli]

Made on legit one hit power but he also comes to mind when ever someone raves and hypes up a fighter with emence KO percentage.....until that power is taken and/or countered by a top tier fighter and when the tables are turned,then you ask "Now What"?? There has to be a plan B.

Mugabi fought the fight of his life vs. Hagler but as previously mentioned....at a taxing price.His follow up lose to Dwyane Thomas was just insane and he was tagged with the "quiter" lable.......busted eye socket or not.

[spade]

Mugabis career is that of fighters who are punchers and just have brutal fights and whos flame dies out fast...

a la Livingston Bramble

[Spicoli]

Mugabis career is that of fighters who are punchers and just have brutal fights and whos flame dies out fast...

a la Livingston Bramble

Oh ouch....Bramble was a pretty capable counter puncher and inside fighter at a point.If anything Ras-I.....(I actually named my dog Ras-I many years ago lol) had his career candle set on simmer in late years.He hung on waaaaay to long as a "survivor" in later stages but had some descent skills.I think Mugabi had about One gear.....Bramble had a a few Imo

[Violent Demise]

Mugabis career is that of fighters who are punchers and just have brutal fights and whos flame dies out fast...

a la Livingston Bramble

Oh ouch....Bramble was a pretty capable counter puncher and inside fighter at a point.If anything Ras-I.....(I actually named my dog Ras-I many years ago lol) had his career candle set on simmer in late years.He hung on waaaaay to long as a "survivor" in later stages but had some descent skills.I think Mugabi had about One gear.....Bramble had a a few Imo

Had a rock chin until Edwin Rosario cracked it

[spade]

Mugabis career is that of fighters who are punchers and just have brutal fights and whos flame dies out fast...

a la Livingston Bramble

Oh ouch....Bramble was a pretty capable counter puncher and inside fighter at a point.If anything Ras-I.....(I actually named my dog Ras-I many years ago lol) had his career candle set on simmer in late years.He hung on waaaaay to long as a "survivor" in later stages but had some descent skills.I think Mugabi had about One gear.....Bramble had a a few Imo

In terms of existence, yeah Bramble really hold on way too long compared to Mugabi, but in terms of popularity, he is like John Mugabi who has a promising career until he met the Marvelous One.

He became way too popular after beating ray mancini twice, the first fight i considered one of the best i've seen

After winning the belt, he lost it immediately to Edwin Rosario.

He lost on all noticeable names after then, Freddie Pendleton, Santos Cardona, Oba Carr, Charles Murray.

I don't know when he change his name but i think he had to because he kept on losing. Then to Roger Mayweather, then to Kostya.

[Spicoli]

Did not realize two years was considered an Immediate time frame and as I remember Rosario was one of the hardest hitters In the modern era that I have ever seen.

To argue that Bramble did not become a resume "name" at journeyman status would be ignoring history & reality but Dude had some skills other than being a big hitter......which he really was not.Mugabi & Bramble over all do not compare Imo ,is what I'm saying.Did you see the Carr fight?

[spade]

Did not realize two years was considered an Immediate time frame and as I remember Rosario was one of the hardest hitters In the modern era that I have ever seen.

To argue that Bramble did not become a resume "name" at journeyman status would be ignoring history & reality but Dude had some skills other than being a big hitter......which he really was not.Mugabi & Bramble over all do not compare Imo ,is what I'm saying.Did you see the Carr fight?

I've seen it long time ago, but i do recall it's a controversial fight. He decked Carr twice and lost via split decision as far as i can recall

[holmcall]

As I recall, Bramble fiought top level opposition after the Rosario icing, and for the most part was able to go the distance with most even though he lost to most. He was tough as nails. IMO. Also, not a bad guy to talk with. I once asked him if the Mancini camp had badly underestimated him in their first fight and his reply was ,"it would not have mattered."