HBO Hype Jobs

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  1. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lol Brock was a beast in the old fight nights.
     
    ellerbe, Sep 27, 2018
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    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I thought he won his belt on ESPN and defended on showtime

    only HBO fight I remrbdr was vs mack
     
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  3. drenlou

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    Ricky Ricardo Williams
     
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  4. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Greg page
     
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  5. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    And probably the biggest one, in recent years.

    PRINCE NASEEEM HAMED
     
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  6. steve1990

    steve1990 Active Member Full Member

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    The man was a world champion guys like Seth Mitchell,Michael Grant and Gerry Cooney weren't.
     
    steve1990, Sep 27, 2018
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  7. GK BOX

    GK BOX Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That Puerto Rican youngster I forget his name someone chime in
    FELIX VERDEJO
     
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    Adrian diaconu was a world champion and sold out arenas in Quebec. and how much hype did he really get outside of Canada?
     
    dominatorh, Sep 27, 2018
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    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    No he wasnt
     
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  10. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    Alot especially on this forum.
     
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  11. drenlou

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    He feasted on past prime, and no hopers. He struggled with guys like Augie Sanchez ffs when he finally stepped up to the elite level he got exposed by Barrera.
     
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  12. Inside pass

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    Yeah I think he was showtime. ( at that time)
    He fought on tszyu undercards n he was showtime. Not 100% sure though.
    Was victor Ortiz HBO. They were hyping him as the next golden spatula. Still a good fighter n won a title but no goldenboy.
     
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  13. Dubblechin

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    Naseem Hamed wasn't a hype job.

    He beat the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO champs, made 15 successful featherweight title defenses and he was elected to the Hall of Fame.

    Michael Grant sprung immediately to mind. They seemed to really believe he was going to beat Lennox Lewis.

    Dominick Guinn was actually pushed by HBO for about a year. So was Joe Mesi.

    Andrew "Six Heads" Lewis had a big supporter in George Foreman.

    Of course, Antonio Margarito.
     
    Dubblechin, Sep 27, 2018
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  15. J Jones

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    I never understood the hype on him. Campillo took him to school.
     
    J Jones, Sep 27, 2018
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