boxings biggest wastes of talent???

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  1. VanillaKilla

    VanillaKilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who are the fighters that are very talented, but their careers have been killed by bad managment and stagnated by bad opposistion..

    A few i can think of

    Sturm
    Erdei
    Dzindurk
    John
    Dawson ( a little bit)
    guirellmo jones
    cunningham
    bika

    got any others?
     
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    People will laugh at me but Oleg Maskaev.
     
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    scott harrison could have been very good at world level,the demon drink got him in the end..
    ashame was a very exciting boxer 1 i loved watching..cant think of many others..:think
     
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    Zab Judah
     
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    David Reid
    Fernando Vargas
     
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    forgot about harisson, but i dont pity him....

    apparently he used he talents to beat up on civilians when drunk:-(
     
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    Not exactly a waste but Joe Calzaghe.

    Would have a loss or two but in the ATG sense would be much higher than regarded.
     
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    really vargas???

    Too bad trinidad low blowed him... It could have been vargas by tko.

    Who knows :huh
     
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    Whoever's idea it was to put him in with McCall and Tua so early in his career is an idiot. That said, despite his fragile chin he had a decent career, but wasted his prime years as a journeyman because he kept fighting hard hitters. After he beat Rahman the first time he should have gone on to be a belt holder, he could have beaten Ruiz or Byrd.

    Chris John is a good example. He has good wins such as over JMM (controversial, but it counts) and his undefeated but still unknown outside of hardcore fans.
     
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    I disagree, i dont think he has much other than power(overrated) and a granite chin(underrated)
     
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    I don't think putting Vargas in with Tito at that time was a wise decision.
     
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    Ike ibeabuchi!!!!
     
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    I agree but more so Valuev , If he only could learn how to use his size advantages.
     
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    Tyson.