Elite level amateurs who flamed out as professionals?

Vaca was never a fighter he should of lost to though. Nor Aaron Davis. Starling was a great fighter, but Breland was well ahead on the cards and got sparked big-time by a single left hook from a fighter not reknowned for his power.

 

what he said

 

David Reid and then he ran into Felix Trinidad unfortunately...

 

Trinidad detached his retina... But he had issues with that eye going into the fight. I met Reid and he unfortunately looks like hell, The Trinidad fight absolutely wrecked his life man..The 1.3 million dollar payday IMO sure wasn't worth his life health. These boxers are warriors

 

He had a problem with his eye I believe. Not sure whether it was before the Tito fight or that fight that caused it, but it can't of helped.

EDIT: See pound's post above.

 

both, he had issues going into the fight with his eye lid that would droop down and effect his game. But Tito ****ed it over man :-(..Reid was IMO an amazing fighter with lots of potential. Reid vs Vargas/Wright/Forrest/Quartey is **** that we all missed out on just because they rushed him into an established ATG fighter with ATG punching power.

 

Howard Davis Junior, obviously.

 

Yeah, the eye was originally damaged by Daniel Santos in the amateurs. The reason he was rushed along in his career is because doctor's predicted his vision in that eye would worsen relatively quickly and be too dangerous for him to continue Boxing.

 

Yeah good call. Probably the quickest hands I've seen on a fighter.

 

i would say leo randolph he won the gold in the 76 olympics and and also won a world title as pro but lost it the very next fight and only had 19 pro fights with a record of 17-2

 

Kirkor Kirkorov

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkor_Kirkorov[/ame]

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=19523&cat=boxer

 

Leon Spinks perhaps?