** Disappointing careers in boxing...**

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  1. ceestar1

    ceestar1 Active Member Full Member

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    naseem hamed, as someone else mentioned had so much more to give
    ike ibeabuchi
    audley harrison
    ajose olusugun
    joan guzman
    ricardo torres
    david haye

    also wouldve like to see chris john capitalise on wins against jmm and juarez by possibly moving up to lightweight.
     
  2. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mark Breland had an outstanding career in boxing. However he was suposed to become one of the all time greats, he didn't.
     
  3. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If Sanchez had not died and just retired after the Nelson fight he'd still be an all time great. He had allready put together a complete career at his young age. His death was tragic and who knows what he would have done. While there are a lot of what if's. Dissappointing is not the right word.
     
  4. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Eh...are we talking about unbeaten ATG and P4P #1 Floyd Mayweather Jr.?
     
  5. deadmoroz

    deadmoroz Member Full Member

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    Jappa Active Member Full Member

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    Whilst I know FMJ wins in most if not all head to heads, it would have been nice to watch him do it.
     
  7. Momus

    Momus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's easy to forget the hype surrounding Gerry Cooney before his fight with Holmes. The way his career turned out was ultimately a huge disappointment
     
  8. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hardly a disappointing career though, do you agree?
     
  9. Joan_Guzman

    Joan_Guzman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    G-Man was a future HOF'er
     
  10. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You beat me to it.
    Always springs to mind on this subject.Thought Norris and Nunn would do more than they did,even though they did "achieve."
     
  11. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :huh
    He died young in a car crash.How can any lack of achievement be termed"disappointing"?
    Tragic would be a more appropriate description.
     
  12. Daruf

    Daruf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For the potential he had he should be knocking on the door of the top 10 ATGs yet he is content taking long vacations and not fighting the best since he moved to 140 and up.

    He achieved a lot but still has a hugely dissapointing career, and i think that just shows how much he could have achieved.
     
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    Lem Franklin

    Wilfredo Benetiez (I felt he could've achieved more if took training more seriously)

    James Toney (Same as Benetiez)

    Tommy Morrison (The HIV Poistive test really ****ed his life over)
     
  14. box101

    box101 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Paul Gonzales
     
  15. madkillaz692000

    madkillaz692000 Fuerte y Abundante Full Member

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    Naseem Hamed
    Zab Judah
    Jermaine Taylor
    Edwin Valero
    Andre Berto
    Boom Boom Bautista
    Kelly Pavlik
    Devon Alexander
    Ricky Hatton
    Jorge Linares