Fighters who disappointed you the most

Abraham....why?

Id stick Pavlik in there as well - he needs Manny Steward

 

What about Tony Ayala? That kid was a beast and I was looking forward to him fighting Hagler someday or Leonard but he raped a woman and went to prison...which he deserved but think about those fights

 

Thanks for that Duodenum...very interesting point now that you mention it..:good

 

Greg Page
Greg Page
Greg Page
Howard Davis Jr.
Bernard Taylor
Alex Ramos
Davey Moore
Mitch Green
Tyrone Crawley
Lonnie Smith
Hilmer Kenty.
Vinnie Pazienza
Jackie Beard.

 

Any thoughts 'bout Eddie Hopson?

 

aT the moment David Haye. he really could of done better than the other night IMO

 

´Cause he went power-happy and lost his hunger. He just abondoned everything but his turtle-defence and waited just for the one punch after Taylor. No, bodypunching, no feinting, no jab, no nothing anymore. Just waited to land that one big punch.

I never expected too much from Pavlik.

 

Mayweather Jr, for his post-Castillo mentality.

The guy who tore up superfeatherweight was not only brilliant but brave as well, he had that confidence that he could take anyone to school, the confidence of an SRL or a Sweet Pea.

But then after JLC arguably beat him over 12 rounds, forcing Floyd to adopt running tactics in order to deserve the win in the rematch, he has lost that confidence to fight the most dangerous fighters, and we've had 9 years of cherrypicking, ducking and lying, and no fights with Tszyu, Margarito, Cotto, Williams, Pacquiao, or a non-geriatric Mosley.

Just so, so disappointing, when you consider what lay ahead for him back in the early 2000s.

 

razor ruddock
mike tyson

 

James Toney. My favourite fighter. Great fighter, great record, great career.
Still disappointing though. If this man had had the discipline to always get in shape for his fights and stay focused, who knows what he might have achieved... we'd probably be talking about a top10 ATG here.

 

Honestly... Pacquiao & Mayweather by dragging this **** on to the point of almost no return.... pathetic **** :-(

 

A chin of glass failed him. Looked the part but he simply couldn't take the punches. The likes of Whitaker and Mayweather are noted for their defense, but they have to possess a good amount of durability to survive in the sport as well. Hopson did not. Great speed though.

Hopson vs Tracy Harris Patterson was one of the notable set-up fights gone horribly wrong, against an aging opponent moving up two weight divisions. Hopson was caught with a punch and never recovered.

 

Yes most definitely but the only reason i didnt mention him, was because i didnt know everyone else rated him so high...I was actually big on him and he was my favorite prospect, i used to tell everyone hes the 2nd coming of Meldrick Taylor... I was a fan of him back in the olympic trials and though he should have went,but was robbed by Kelcie Banks...

Too bad this guy had a glass chin,. Tracy Patterson who was moving up iced him..And then he was knocked out by a nobody with a shot that didnt look hard at all... Never heard from him again..But man one of the flashiest Speed demons ive ever seen.

 

When Alex Miteff first came to Stillman's in '54 'n brutalized experienced heavies sparring, thought sure he'd be a monster.

 

Of recent fighters (as in when you first posted this thread and when I was going to respond but somehow forgot to), I'd say Mosley and Ibeabuchi. As a lightweight, I thought Mosley had all-time talents - which was strengthened by the first de la Hoya fight. But Forrest exposed exposed him many ways. After Forrest, he became a very tentative fighter, relying on single swings rather than sitting in the boiler room and throw combinations as he did as a lightweight. I think fighting better fighters post de la Hoya (including de la Hoya himself in a return bout) revealed a lot of technical flaws, too - something I had overlooked when he was a lightweight blowing everyone out.

Ike is a sad case all around. He wasn't a finished product, but I thought he had the tools to be a great heavyweight. He had one-punch power, threw in combination, and generally had workrate seldom matched at that size. He was a freak that way. True, his defense wasn't great, and he could be hit, but he also had the chin to compensate. Could he have beaten Lewis? I sure we wish we had the chance to find out.