Favorite Fighters that did not Achieve Greatness

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  1. gooners!!

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    Riddick Bowe
    Junior Jones

    And would it be fair to include Don Curry, Michael Nunn in that? I know Nunn beat some very good fighters, but based on what he COULD of done, he has to go down as an big underachiever in my book.

    Don Curry was P4P, but did he achieve GREATNESS? I dont know....
     
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  2. praetorianJJ

    praetorianJJ Conqueror of Worlds Full Member

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    for me, gatti did achieve greatness. it just wasn't through his skill set
     
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  3. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    Vernon Forrest.
    Lightning Lee Blundell.
     
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  4. Big George

    Big George Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ah come on man! The Bellflower Bomber! This guy had skills to boot. Check the tape of him and Smokin Joe going at it. As long as Quarry is on his feet he's competeive as a mofo !
     
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  5. Big George

    Big George Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's a great ? Nunn and Curry are definitely in that class!
     
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  6. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yeah, that was a smoking fight. had it by 1 or 2 points for lewis in a close fight.
     
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  7. praetorianJJ

    praetorianJJ Conqueror of Worlds Full Member

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    quarry was good. i've seen that fight. that was a tough era to make your mark in
     
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  8. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    robbed??? stop smoking crack, box.
     
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  9. Ufcsucks

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    This guy ?
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    Could of been a hell of a force at the lower weights if he hadnt been robbed by judges.
     
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  11. praetorianJJ

    praetorianJJ Conqueror of Worlds Full Member

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    i thought lewis won a very close fight. mercer just gave up too much in the last few rounds. it was the best he'd been in a while though.... i can't remember the journeyman mercer lost to in the big scandal. was his name etienne?
     
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  12. assasin

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    nah, trinidad is an ATG. riddick didn't go on to achieve what most people thought he could, but still a great fighter for a short period of time.
     
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  13. KO KIDD

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    plus valero plus soto plus tarver
     
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    Buddy McGirt

    Junior Jones

    Emmanuel Agustus

    Fernando Vargas

    Mickey Ward

    Jesse James Leija

    John John Molina

    Ike Quartey

    Steve Molitor

    Lew Tendler

    Michael Katsidis

    Eddie Machen

    Gerry Penalosa
     
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  15. praetorianJJ

    praetorianJJ Conqueror of Worlds Full Member

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    didn't think about mcgirt. his first fight with whitaker was a good one. completely outmatched in the second one
     
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