Which fighter got ruined most in their first defeat?

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  1. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He would have to be good before...
     
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  2. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    the two fighters i was gonna say. trinidad ruined them big time.
     
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  3. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Would also have to say Tyson.
     
    rayrobinson, Apr 20, 2011
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  4. Iceveins

    Iceveins Puglistic Linguistics Full Member

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    Sorry but I hate this Vargas myth that I always read on boxing forums...He wasn't "ruined" by Tito, the fact is he was never that good to begin with. Tough guy, but did not have world class skills and was overhyped. Every time he faced the elite, he got beat down.
     
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  5. Iceveins

    Iceveins Puglistic Linguistics Full Member

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    The question states: "Fighters that were either hyped or you thought had a lot of potential."

    He was both.
     
    Iceveins, Apr 20, 2011
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  6. Thread Stealer

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    Taylor is far from the best example. He had the 2nd best win of his career AFTER losing to Chavez, winning a title in a division he was undersized in.

    More like the best (or 2nd best) example of HBO's Legendary Nights polluting boxing forums with their myths.

    Whereas guys like Reid and Moore never won another fight of note. They had a more significant and immediate decline in performance and were more ruined in their first defeats. Or more tragic cases like Kim.
     
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  7. TheGOAT

    TheGOAT The Champ is Here ! banned

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    Jeff Lacey for sure. David Reid, Meldrick Taylor goes without saying.

    Lacey gets my # 1 vote. Guy just lost to a journeyman with more losses than wins.
     
    TheGOAT, Apr 20, 2011
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  8. Vitor Belfort

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    David Reid was never the same after felix trinidad whoop his ass
     
    Vitor Belfort, Apr 20, 2011
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  9. JoeLaTurkey

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    Michael Bentt

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    JoeLaTurkey, Apr 20, 2011
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  10. pound

    pound Coqui Radar Full Member

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    Vargas is underrated BECAUSE of what that beat down did to him. I have to disagree with you man.
     
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  11. DrTrouble

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    Was Tszyu ruined or was he pretty much done by the time he fought Hatton? Tszyu just destroyed Mitchell in a previous fight.
     
    DrTrouble, Apr 20, 2011
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  12. Soloman

    Soloman Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bentt lost his first fight...so he won the title afte that


    Michael Spinks maybe...never fought again...
     
    Soloman, Apr 20, 2011
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  13. Iceveins

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    I'm not sure I understand...
     
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    Jermain Taylor.
     
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  15. JoeLaTurkey

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    Crap, thought of his second loss instead of the first.
     
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