50 Sports Superstars who weren't that super

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  1. Golden Boy 360

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    31: Ray Leonard

    Maybe it was his Olympic success or his 27 consecutive professional victories that made Sugar Ray Leonard such a big superstar. Maybe it was his "nice guy" persona. One thing's for sure, though: Leonard wasn't that good of a welterweight.
    Roberto Duran exposed him in 1980, taking away his title. Leonard won it back in a rematch five months later and went on to win his next seven fights. But within that streak came a win in a split decision over Marvelous Marvin Hagler that will go down in boxing infamy. Two fights later, another controversial decision handed Leonard a draw against Thomas Hearns.
    Leonard always seemed to get the benefit of the doubt when it went down to a decision. Had he handled his business in the allotted rounds, he might have been an all-time great.


    17: Oscar De La Hoya


    Oscar De La Hoya is not one of the best boxers of all time. His 39-6 record speaks for itself. That's right—"The Golden Boy" was derailed six times during his career.
    After winning his first 30 bouts, De La Hoya went 9-6 and changed weight classes. When he faced off against elite boxers, though, De La Hoya failed miserably. Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao all slapped around Oscar during the twilight of his career.


    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/821620-50-sports-superstars-who-werent-that-super/page/35
     
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  2. bballchump11

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    complete bull****
     
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  3. Post Box

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    Clearly written by someone who don't know **** bout baxing
     
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  5. The Spider

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    Complete utter and absolute bull****.
     
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  6. 1_man_army

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    A lot of the stuff on that site is just utter pish, I stopped taking it seriously a long time ago.

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  7. LancsTerrible

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    I'd look at the Bleacher Report link and ignore it.
     
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  8. Gonzarelli

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    Sometimes it feels as though these "writers" hang around forums such as these, absorb the crap that is spewed and then regurgitate it as though "facts".:-(
     
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  9. DDDUUDDDEE

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    As a troll article its pretty good 7/10
     
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  10. cangryman

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    **** article as a whole
     
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  11. Threetime no1

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    Who ever wrote that wants drowning in bleach.
     
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  12. cangryman

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    the dude doesnt know **** about any sport from what i saw honestly
     
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  13. The Spider

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    Don't know **** about boxing anyway.
     
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  14. Thread Stealer

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    Yeah, when I see him beat undefeated versions of Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, change his style to frustrate and beat 72-1 Roberto Duran, and beat other contenders of the time in dominant fashion, I immediately think "he's not really a good welterweight".
     
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  15. JMP

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    The writer needs to be put on death row.
     
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