Prospects you wish would have been great

[ElTerribleMorales]

I know what you mean about Vargas but at least he did become a champ. Many prospects never even win a title. David Reid was a guy I hoped would stick around longer. Both Reid & Vargas have losses to Tito & were never really the same after fighting that Puerto Rican power puncher.

Well David Reid won a world title, he was the WBA Jr. Middleweight Champion in just his 12th fight, but then got badly whooped by Trinidad, fun fact about Reid read in an article a whiiiiiile back that his droopy eye lid was caused by another Puerto Rican and now WBA Jr. Middleweight Champion, Daniel Santos in an amatuer fight in the Pan-Am Games, but back to Vargas, i honestly felt before and then even more so right after the Trinidad fight, that if he was groomed right that he could have been an all time great in the Jr. Middleweight division

[KKisser]

i was on jeff lacy's bandwagon for awhile until jc exposed him and he's never been the same. i was hoping he would be the second coming of iron mike.

[The Fightfan]

Raphael Butler and Rodney Jones. When I first seen Butler I thought damn he has great boxing skill and fast hands. I thought he would easily become in the mix of top contender's and champion's in the heavies. Then he kept getting knocked out and that was the end of that.

Rodney Jones I still think has potential but it seems piss poor management has gotten him nowhere.

Another that comes to mind even though he had belt was Ike Ibeabuchi. I always felt he would clean out the division. Yes Lennox,Tyson,Holyfield and Bowe I thought he could whip.

[Boom Boom]

Lawrence Clay-Bey, Francisco Bojado, David Izon ended up being a big flop. Had hopes for all of them.

[KananKrus]

Mark Breland, Johnny Bumphus, Naseem Hamed, Brian Viloria, Junior Jones, Greg Page, Riddick Bowe, Tommy Morrison, Gerry Cooney, Andrew Golota, Buster Douglas...

I guess they've crossed past as "prospects", some of them champs briefly, but they still underachieved bigtime, for perception was, they would have conquered. Still a lot more... If given enough time to nudge this brain.

[KananKrus]

Juan Roldan, Cornelious Boza Edwards, Michael Wright....

[KananKrus]

Nadal Hussein, Lehlo Ledwaba.

[BlackRazor]

I know what you mean about Vargas but at least he did become a champ. Many prospects never even win a title. David Reid was a guy I hoped would stick around longer. Both Reid & Vargas have losses to Tito & were never really the same after fighting that Puerto Rican power puncher.

Well David Reid won a world title, he was the WBA Jr. Middleweight Champion in just his 12th fight, but then got badly whooped by Trinidad, fun fact about Reid read in an article a whiiiiiile back that his droopy eye lid was caused by another Puerto Rican and now WBA Jr. Middleweight Champion, Daniel Santos in an amatuer fight in the Pan-Am Games, but back to Vargas, i honestly felt before and then even more so right after the Trinidad fight, that if he was groomed right that he could have been an all time great in the Jr. Middleweight division

I didn't know that was from Santos. That's a tough guy most would probably avoid, he's a lefty for one. Also won another title via a KO of an unbeaten fighter.