Recent superstars to be who went bust

[DAWGSWIN]

I almost immediately thought of David Reid. Trinidad (and his eye) ruined him.

[Kev]

I almost immediately thought of David Reid. Trinidad (and his eye) ruined him.

About 10 years too late for this thread though

I'm talking about the current prospects. Which ones will fall short BEFORE stepping up to fight world titles.

[ElTerribleMorales]

well the first name to come to mind for me is Vicente Escobedo

[amat]

Powell was still on the bounce back when he lost to Latimore, he was by no means considered a sure thing at the time. He had lost and had won so ugly that he was basically written off. With Escalante, he wasn't talked about for his tremendous talent it's just that he was an exciting young fighter and that's why he generated buzz. He's actually an overachiever imo and now has the FOTY so far and it might hold up throughout the year. Til Izzy and Rafa fight again at least.

[amat]

Escobedo qualifies for sure, he has smarts and talent just not enough of the physical attributes to succeed.

[amat]

Aaron Williams, got KO'd by the Colombian then got robbed in Germany and no one seems to care anymore. Sad because I thought he was a future heavyweight hopeful. Oh well.

[Kev]

Aaron Williams, got KO'd by the Colombian then got robbed in Germany and no one seems to care anymore. Sad because I thought he was a future heavyweight hopeful. Oh well.

Never even heard of him! I guess Dominic Guinn would fit the bill if this question was asked 3 or 4 years ago.

[Kev]

Powell was still on the bounce back when he lost to Latimore, he was by no means considered a sure thing at the time. He had lost and had won so ugly that he was basically written off. With Escalante, he wasn't talked about for his tremendous talent it's just that he was an exciting young fighter and that's why he generated buzz. He's actually an overachiever imo and now has the FOTY so far and it might hold up throughout the year. Til Izzy and Rafa fight again at least.

Yeah with Powell I mean prior to the Ouma loss really. He was the strong, unbeaten up and comer much like how Kirkland, Angulo, and now Guerreo and Jacobs have been seen

[OumaFan]

Jacobs will probably be on this list a few years from now

[Majesty]

Victor Ortiz!

[Spicoli]

Maybe my mind is fuzzy but Escalante was winning every second of that Pastrana lose up until a freakish flukish shot out of no where.Stuff of highlight reels when "lucky punch" is brought up.Certainly not beaten up.Hes done nothing but win since and while not scintillating in any one category I'm not sure hes on the scrapheap as a bust just yet.

Bredis Prescott ? Went from some unknown import to crusher of dreams with high profile KO of Khan and was talked about as if he was the next coming of a poor mans Hearns.Made news reels for getting bitten by Toledo like some victim in a George Romero horror flick and then losses next two...poof...gone.

Agbeko?Never saw him as a superstar..what you saw is what you got but quite the turn around from major win,surprising boxing show vs Darchinyan to foty candidate lose to prospect Yohnny Perez.Hope he bounces back but 15 minutes may very well have passed him by

Hatton .....................................

Berto.....tick,tick,tick

[amat]

Jacobs will probably be on this list a few years from now

You think so? Unless he gets complacent I think he has a lot of talent, he's definitely not a power puncher though imo.

[No Contest]

Victor Ortiz
Adrian Diaconu
Ronald Hearns
Rey Bautista
How dare you say Duddy. A-hole, hey he may get a shot if he beats JCC.

[CFH]

Wasn't Carlos Quintana a pretty hyped prospect?

[Kev]

Wasn't Carlos Quintana a pretty hyped prospect?

Not really, he was the underdog against Joel Julio I think, plus he's been a world champ and has fought some of the elite welterweights in the world in Cotto, Williams and Berto.

I don't think he qualifies for someone who fell short, he made it to the top, just wasn't good enough to win at that level.

Julio never got to the top.