Who was the most promising Amateur Boxer to fail in the Pro's?

The guys 26 and a 2 time world champ.

I really dont think he falls into the failure category.

Michael Carruth would be someone with a stellar amateur career who REALLY didnt make it.

 

yeah, youre right. at one point, i thought he was the real deal though. like the next big thing in boxing.

 

Bojado

 

Odlanier Solis is 18-1 and his only lost was cuz and injured knee..not surr how is that a fail..

 

Paul Gonzales

 

18 wins against who again? he isnt a bust yet, but he is well on his way
ps
he was punched in his fat head and dropped ...his injury was because he didnt take a punch very well :-(

 

Sure won't be Vasyl Lomachenko. That kid is one hell of a fighter. opopop

 

These two guys: Vicente Escobedo and Rocky Juarez.

 

You didn't read my earlier post?

 

I will post it again . Read who this guy beat to go to the Olympics.
In 1976 Howard Davis Jr. defeated Thomas Hearns in the amateurs in Las Vegas at the National AAU finals, which qualified him for the Olympic trials in Ohio.

Deafeated Aaron Pryor in the Olympic trials to earn a berth spot on the 1976 Olympic team at 132 pounds.

Won the 1976 Olympic Gold Medal.

Upon his return from the Olympics - the City of Glen Clove - honored him with a parade.

Davis Jr. turned pro after winning the Olympics. He retired in 1988 and made brief comeback in 1994. Davis officially retired in 1996 with a professional record of: 36-6-1 with 14 KO's.

 

I wouldn't say Harrison "failed." He simply didn't make it all the way to the top.

He gets a lot of crap around here, I think mostly due to his pathetic showing against Haye. - But Haye can do that to a fighter. He has the speed to confuse you, and the power to make you hesitant to engage.

Actually look at Harrison's pro career: He lost to Danny Williams, Martin Rogan, and Michael Sprott. Ok that's not good, but then he faced them all again and beat all three of them.

After that, his only 2 losses are against Haye, who most folks consider the #3 or #4 HW in the world, and against David Price who (despite making one mistake against Thompson) really is a great fighter, still possibly the future champ.

 

I don't think Audley falls into this category as much as some might think. He may have fallen short of the top level as a pro, but was he really that promising as an amateur?

I know he won a gold medal at the Olympics, but he didn't look anything special if I remember rightly, and I can't even remember who he beat. When he turned pro I think we were living in hope rather any genuine expectation of greatness.

Plus, he's not done yet...

 

David Reid... Rushed into Tito. He had that eye lid problem, so he just cashed out. A shame, he was a heck of a fighter. Tito destroyed the poor man.

 

You could say Andy Lee to an extent

 

harrison khan, and many others in this thtead lived up to their amatuer records. both won about the same percent of fights professionlly.

people get confused by associating one Olympic tournament to becoming an undefeated prochampion. Olympics are convoluted political affairs, not a persons entire amateur career.