Biggest Cuban disappointment in proboxing

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Biggest Cuban disappointment in pro boxing

  1. Jorge Luis Gonzalez

    3 vote(s)
    42.9%
  2. Odlanier Solis

    4 vote(s)
    57.1%
  3. Ramon Garbey

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    0.0%
  4. Yan Barthelemy

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    0.0%
  5. Yudel Johnson

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  6. Pedro Carrion

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    0.0%
  7. Humberto Savigne

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Alexei Collado

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Your choice (in comments)

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  1. Wladimir

    Wladimir Active Member Full Member

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  2. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Out of the fighters listed, I would pick Gonzalez, given all the hype & exposure that came w/ being a (supposedly) big-punching HW. Few prospects have crashed & burned as spectacularly as he did.
     
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  3. Smoochie

    Smoochie G.R.E.B G.O.A.T Full Member

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    in b4 Gamboa and Rigo
     
  4. Jakub79

    Jakub79 Active Member Full Member

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    Solis' regression in professional rings was horrible, and the fall of his potential was stunning. He should have been a star and dethroned the Klitschkos or be very competitive for them. He had more talent than Haye, than Povietki but he didn't achieve half of that. The second one was Garbey who was supposed to dethrone RJJ ;) he completely disappeared. Gonzo wasn't that talented, Bowe destroyed him, Spoon finished him but he won a lot of fights and at some point he looked quite serious, like Grant in 1998.
     
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  5. Wladimir

    Wladimir Active Member Full Member

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    For me Solis and Garbey two biggest disappointments in probox.

    Garbey was tought amateur who beat Tarver,Byrd,Ottke and Juan Carlos Gomez,Junior World Champion ,World Champion 1993 , Bronze medalist in 1991 World Championships.
    But in pro...Not shame lose by Toney but I don't understand how he loses Tagoe,Oquendo and Releford.He had a good wins , especially his victory against Ezra Sellers in first ,he beat Barber ,and Montana.
    Gonzalez was overhyped ,in amateur he win only two PanAm Games 1983,1987.And he beat all medalists Olympic Games in Seoul ,Lewis (1-1 with him),Bowe,Kaden and Miroshnichenko .And he beat Biggs by SD in 1983.
     
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