Johnny Bumphus

True enough.You know who els wasn't as good as everyone thought they were going to be?Bernard Taylor.Won just about everything you could ask for in the ameteurs.Turned pro and just for whatever reason couldn't hanlde it.

 

Didn't fight enough of the quality competition once he turned pro.It would've helped vs Pedroza and McGuigan.Another one to come to mind was Tony "TNT" Tucker and Alex Ramos.:good

 

He was a great amateur but a bad pro.

 

Did Honeyghan then knock Hatcher cold in about 40 seconds or something?

 

Agaist Honeygan i remember thinging that johnnys legs didnt look too sturdy - Even before the first bell ! and when Honeygan put his face right into Johnny's during the instructions Johnny looked like he know some writing was on the wall ...and it wasnt compliamentary ! I think Johnny was already in the grip of a less than spartan lifestyle by this stage, having said that, Lloyd would have probably of Blasted Johnny aside in any situation, Johnny was at his best as a Jr Welter, even then if you could pressure him and drag him into a dog-fight chances are his lack of ruggedness would let him down, as the Hatcher fight showed

A classy Boxer if left alone to compose and execute ....but take him into the trenches ...

 

Honeyghan destroyed him.

 

He got tons of hype.

 

Bumphus just didn't have the durability to be a good pro.He had everything else.He won over 400 AM bouts.Also remember that
Bumphus was sarting to get into drugs heavily when he turned pro.

 

Johnny probably stayed in the amateur game tool long.Was a decent fighter for a couple of years, just didn't pan out.

 

Bumphus had a diagnosed medical condition that affected his balance, you can see it in the Honeyghan fight. After Hatcher he had to call it day. Shame becuase he was a good fighter despite what some in this thread have said.
:huh

 

'Bump City' Bumphus,,,,,,,,,,

Lou Duva got him a great contract with NBC

Biggest downfall,,,,,,,,,,way too many amateur bouts,,,,,which caught up to him in the 'Pro Ranks.'

 

He doesn't look impressive against Hatcher, maybe a couple good looking combinations here and there that were probably perfect in the amateurs, but don't do much in the pros. I have to imagine that Gene could've knocked him out even earlier than the 11th if he just put some heat on, considering how easily he dispatched him after the fact.

I was hoping for something a little better considering that it was labeled as a double upset alongside Bramble > Mancini (they occurred on the same night).

 

He had way too many amateur fights.
Many people don't realize that Johnny actually had a bout in the amateurs which his opponent ended up dying of injuries from the bout.
He was one of the greatest amateurs the US has produced and was robbed of his chance of a Gold Medal in the 1980.
He ended up signing with Bob Arum for $500,000.
I think the long wear and tear of a lengthy amateur career- he had over 350 bouts - didn't do him any favors and the pro game is much more physical then the amateurs.