Fighters who should have been GREAT but fell short

Yes and Hamed's is underrated, all the top fighters at 126 including a 3weight champ, beat all the belt holders - WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO, the top 122lb titlist of 7years in Bungu who was more proven than MAB at that time, a 118lb titlist

 

Conteh and Benny Lynch

 

John Conteh ( Hand & Management Troubles surfaced )

Esteban De Jusus ( If it wasnt for Mr Duran...?)

Harold "Shadow" Knight ( Great Fight with Rocky Lockridge then had to retire with Eye trouble )

 

Walter McGowan is a lesser obvious one whom many of you will barely have heard of. Yes he was a world champion, but he suffered horrendously throughout his career on cuts. If his face wasn't so easily shredded, he could have been ranked up alongside Benny Lynch as one of the greatest fly's there has been in my opinion. He was an absolute fantastic amatuer as well. He never fell short due to skill or heart thats for sure.

 

Peter Keenan was good as well.

 

Superb bantamweight, he very much ranks up there with some of the best boxers that ever lived not to win a world championshiip.:good

 

Toney could have done more.

 

Matthew Saad Muhammad.

 

steve collins? perhaps a member of a whole group of nearly men? watson, eubank benn etc

 

I don't really think he fell short. I think he did pretty much all that he could've in his career and was indeed a great fighter.

 

Tyson is already a Great and a lower top 10 ATG though he could have been better had he kept his dedication. Tyson physically is perhaps the most complete HW ever other then height he had everything.

 

Collin's problem was a lack of world level talent. He's actually a fighter who maximized what he did have.

 

Both McGowan and John Conteh are very good choices indeed :good

 

howard davis jr., edwin rosario, greg page, tim witherspoon, hector camacho sr.

 

I rate Barrera's victory over Hamed as one of the most satisfying master performances of all time...pity it wasn't for 15 rounds, like in the old days. In the the ring that night there was one atg, and it wasn't Hamed.