Biggest Boxing Bust of all time

[Mintymen]

reid was a dissapponitment but i wasnt his fault really--he had a horrible injury...but he did win a world title and fought his a** off against a hall of famer in tito............u cant say he was a bust


1 i would say that bojado is a bust--he lost to a nobody and a has been and hasnt fought in like 2 yrs..he seemed to be just as hyped as cotto coming in...

2 abdullaev---wasnt he supposed to be a top ranked guy by this point?

3 mike grant---the next big thing at one point--turned into a bum

4 camacho jr is a bust--he was heavily hyped......

5.ricardo williams--------jail is always bad for your career

6 ike ibeabuchi--ditto.......

Michael Grant, nice one. I don't know if he was put in too early with Lennox but where should he go? I feel sorry for that man, had a lot of potential with size.

[X]

Duane Bobick, Mark Breland and Jorge Louis Gonzales.

[amat]

Of modern times, I would say; Duane Bobick, Gerry Cooney, Greg Page, Pinklon Thomas, Michael Grant, Michael Nunn, Don Curry, Michael Olijade, Mark Breland, Carlos Gonzales, Hector Camacho Snr, Shane Mosley, Howard Davis, Gato Gonzales and Alejandro Gonzales; come to mind.

Man that's harsh and I can't make sense of a couple of them.

First off, Pinklon Thomas? How? Were there any expectations for Thomas? I mean he had only a handful of amatuer fights, rattled off a series wins at the beginning of his career and then KO'd Tillis then I think he went on to beat Witherspoon. Impressive yes, but Tillis wasn't up to the same par as the guys Thomas faced later on in Tyson, Holyfield and Bowe. I just didn't think anyone had such great expectations for Tillis. He was clearly a cut below those three.

Gerry Cooney just had a tough draw with Holmes. He was a straight ahead power puncher/brawler in a division where a pure boxer who mastered at keeping fighters like him at bay. Still, he lined up Lyle, Norton and Young and KO'd them all in sucession. I don't consider him a bust but I know I'm in the minority. I just don't think you can use losing to a great champion like Holmes as a way to put down the guy's entire career.

Camacho never won the mega fight that meant a lot but no way do I think he was a bust.

Mosley...I just can't figure that one out.

[Mr. Cosell]

Wow, I can't believe this post made it all the way to the second page without someone bringing up Audley Harrison... I'd say he was a pretty colossal bust especially as weak as the HW division has been.

[bigragu]

I would have to say David Reid is the biggest bust that I have seen in boxing. He won a gold medal in the olympics along with winning his first 14 fights and winning the Super Welterweight championship. He then faced Felix Trinidad in what was probably the biggest mistake of his life, after that he faded away from the boxing world. They once called him the American Dream. He did not pan out.

They put him in with Trinidad way to early in his career.

oh sh*t...I couldn't think of a true bust ..then I saw your post....soo true...he almost had that ODLH hype..... to you...thanks for the memories...

[El Kabong]

John Tate, Michael Grant, Rex Layne, Shannon Briggs, Andrew Golota, Buster Douglas (beats the unbeatable Tyson and then does nothing), Donovan Rudduck, Frank Bruno, Kirkland Laing, David Reid, Danny Romero, Juan Carlos Gomez.

[amat]

John Tate, Michael Grant, Rex Layne, Shannon Briggs, Andrew Golota, Buster Douglas (beats the unbeatable Tyson and then does nothing), Donovan Rudduck, Frank Bruno, Kirkland Laing, David Reid, Danny Romero, Juan Carlos Gomez.

I'm suprised you didn't mention Guinn.

[LarryB]

How about Hamed? A lot was expected of him and his career went to crap.

Ricky Hatton is on the verge of bust.

You sap hes a box office draw and unbeaten

[NUCLEAR BULL]

audley harrison was said to be on the way to great things but hahahahahahahaha he can't even fight in england without being booooooooooooood

[rob7022000]

Of modern times, I would say; Duane Bobick, Gerry Cooney, Greg Page, Pinklon Thomas, Michael Grant, Michael Nunn, Don Curry, Michael Olijade, Mark Breland, Carlos Gonzales, Hector Camacho Snr, Shane Mosley, Howard Davis, Gato Gonzales and Alejandro Gonzales; come to mind.

I see where you are coming from.....but damn are you harsh!!!

[LBSCFC]

ike ibeabuchi. in my mind he would have dominated the division had he stayed out of prison

[SimonH]

Man that's harsh and I can't make sense of a couple of them.

First off, Pinklon Thomas? How? Were there any expectations for Thomas? I mean he had only a handful of amatuer fights, rattled off a series wins at the beginning of his career and then KO'd Tillis then I think he went on to beat Witherspoon. Impressive yes, but Tillis wasn't up to the same par as the guys Thomas faced later on in Tyson, Holyfield and Bowe. I just didn't think anyone had such great expectations for Tillis. He was clearly a cut below those three.

Gerry Cooney just had a tough draw with Holmes. He was a straight ahead power puncher/brawler in a division where a pure boxer who mastered at keeping fighters like him at bay. Still, he lined up Lyle, Norton and Young and KO'd them all in sucession. I don't consider him a bust but I know I'm in the minority. I just don't think you can use losing to a great champion like Holmes as a way to put down the guy's entire career.

Camacho never won the mega fight that meant a lot but no way do I think he was a bust.

Mosley...I just can't figure that one out.

Thomas was meant to end the Holmes strangle hold on the divsion, after the impressive victory over Whitherspoon. Remember, his jab was considered Listonesque by some; sure that statement looks silly now, but at the time many thought Thomas was the next big thing. Then came the drugs...

Cooney was the proverbial white hope, excellent punch, he was meant to take out Holmes, but mentally he lacked the tools, and never got over the Holmes fight.

Camacho was meant to take over from Leonard, he had the whole of the boxing world at his feet, then he crossed paths with Edwin Rosario's right hand...

Mosley was meant to be the heir apparent to RJJ. A flashy stylish fighter, with decent power, and the balls to fight and beat everyone that mattered. But Forrest destroyed that dream, and no matter what Mosley does from here, he will never quite live up to that initial hype.

Sure this all sounds very harsh, but this boxing, sometimes you need to be brutal. All the fighters listed were excellent, it was just they were meant to be future greats, in some people eyes. Maybe some went on to have very stellar careers, but none ever quite lived up to the hype thrust upon them at one stage in their careers, they bust, but, it was a mighty fine journey with some of them, before that happened.

[Sheps]

.................... Our gold medalist Fraudley Harrison has to be one! He went from being our beloved gold medal olympic champ then 2 fights later he was a over hyped bum with no future in boxing at all.

[killersheep]

Mosley was meant to be the heir apparent to RJJ. A flashy stylish fighter, with decent power, and the balls to fight and beat everyone that mattered. But Forrest destroyed that dream, and no matter what Mosley does from here, he will never quite live up to that initial hype.

I don't think that I would call Mosley a bust, he is still a force to be reckoned with even against todays top fighters
Against anyone in his weight class(es) he is a threat.
"Sugar" Shane is still alive and well, not a bust.

I think Lawrence Clay-Bey, not his fault, just too many injuries

[LBSCFC]

how can one of the finest lightweights ever be a bust? had he stayed there mosley would have been talked about as an all time great. however he took the risk by moving up in weight to fight the big money fighters (oh and he won a few too)