Less than 24 hours before Dan Rafael puts another prospect on a stretcher!

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  1. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Aaaand ESPN's 2010 Prospect of the Year is: Saul Canelo Alvarez!

    The fighter who receives the prestigeous Prospect of the Year award is the best young fighter and future star in a given year, so you would think there's no chance of that talent losing right after getting the writers' recognition.

    But in reality, you really don't want to receive ESPN's Prospect of the Year award, because you're most likely gonna get beat in 12 months! Call it the revenge of the cheeseburger or the derail of the ice-cream truck, the curse strikes down one year after another and prospects come close to a nervous breakdown every time Dansday is approaching. Last year I predicted (not much of a prediction I guess) that Danny Jacobs will fall, and he did, and less than 24 hours and we'll know the name of the next unfortunate who's prospect run will come to an end in 2011.


    Let's see the list!

    Prospect of the Year in 2000: Julio Diaz
    - upset by Angel Manfredy in 2001

    Prospect of the Year in 2001: Francisco Bojado
    - upset by Juan Carlos Rubio in 2002

    Prospect of the Year in 2004: Sam Peter
    - upset (Peter favored 3-to-1) by Wlad Klitschko in 2005

    Prospect of the Year in 2005: Joel Julio
    - upset by Carlos Quintana in 2006

    Prospect of the Year in 2007: Amir Khan
    - upset by Breidis Prescott in 2008

    Prospect of the Year in 2008: Victor Ortiz
    - upset by Marcos Maidana in 2009

    Prospect of the Year in 2009: Danny Jacobs
    - upset by Dmitry Pirog in 2010

    Prospect of the Year in 2010: Saul Alvarez
    - upset by ??? ??? in 2011
     
    BigBone, Jun 29, 2009
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  2. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Scary to think Peter was once favored over Wlad. Yikes.

    Anyways if I'm Danny Jacobs, Yuri Gamboa or Erislandy Lara, I'm running.
     
    Arriba, Jun 29, 2009
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  3. richie leon

    richie leon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He be fair, man, it's called 'prospect of the year', not 'prospect of next year';)
     
    richie leon, Jun 29, 2009
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  4. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Dan Rafael is a great reporter, but a horrible judge of talent, and I don't agree with the way he scores fights either.

    And of course, you skip Jermain Taylor and Miguel Cotto.
     
    Brickhaus, Jun 29, 2009
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  5. Lacyace

    Lacyace Forever Knight Full Member

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    Gamboa?
     
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  6. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is Gamboa still a prospect? I mean he's got a belt now so I guess that counts for something.
     
    Arriba, Jun 29, 2009
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  7. richie leon

    richie leon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dude, didn't you forget Gamboa is already a "world champion":nut?? How can he be a prospect anymore?
     
    richie leon, Jun 29, 2009
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  8. Lacyace

    Lacyace Forever Knight Full Member

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    Didn't know he was champion. My bad.
     
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  9. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's cool. To be honest I forgot it myself. I had him listed as well :lol:
     
    Arriba, Jun 29, 2009
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  10. richie leon

    richie leon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Actually i was being sarcastic. Gamboa's WBA 'regular' championship is completely bogus.

    In all seriousness, though, regardless of bogus belts, i think Gamboa is slightly past prospect status anyway, i consider him a contender, also due to the the fact that there's not so much out there right now in his weightclass.
     
    richie leon, Jun 29, 2009
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  11. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    Julio Diaz still ended up having a decent career and although I've never seen the fight for myself, a lot of people claim he was robbed against Manfredy.
     
    J.R., Jun 29, 2009
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  12. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    who was 2002,2003,2006 prospects of the year?
     
    walk with me, Jun 29, 2009
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  13. BITCH ASS

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    I don't see how Ortiz was the prospect of the year in the first place. He's only showed one dimension in all of his fights.
     
    BITCH ASS, Jun 29, 2009
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  14. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    2002- Miguel Cotto

    2003- Jermain Taylor

    2006- Andre Berto
     
    Arriba, Jun 29, 2009
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  15. venomus_p4p

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    Berto 's sorry ass is next.
     
    venomus_p4p, Jun 29, 2009
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