Elite level amateurs who flamed out as professionals?

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  1. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maybe not the rest of the world, SoG, but New York fans thought sure Alex Ramos, a 16-year-old mountain-of-muscle-middleweight -- steamrolling everyone in the Gloves with a left hook -- was a sure bet to be an ATG.
     
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  2. Son of Gaul

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    Agreed.
     
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  3. mugen82

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    He got caught flush on the temple, as he was on the way down, againt lb for lb one of the hardest hitters in any weight division in history, and ended up with serious brain injuries.

    He had an amazing chin cos before that, he was getting caught clean by hamed, and was taking it and mixing it up with him.
     
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  4. anarci

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    I thought Bobby Czyz had a good career, Tucker did for a little bit but he did have a much better amatuer career.

    Johnny Bumphus was a great amatuer but only a mediocre or below average champ

    Bernard Taylor was one of the best amatuers ever and a very good pro for a little bit but burned out fast. Gave Pedroza a close fight when he only had like 13 fights. Was whuppin Mcguigan early but burned out by the mid rounds just like his career did.

    James Broad- knocked out Marvis Fraizer in the 80 trials and was talented would have been on the team if not for the boycott. Lot of talent but a real fat slob even by todays standards.
     
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  5. anarci

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    :nono No he didnt he was knocked out by a tomato can before his shot against Naz, in fact he was carried out on a stretcher more than twice during his career.
     
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  6. I am Legion

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    Johnny Bumphus
     
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  7. kenmore

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  8. Brickhaus

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    Another one - how about Sugar Ray Seales?
     
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  9. Son of Gaul

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    Yeah that's a pretty good one. Well done. What happened to him? Didn't his whole family box too?
     
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  10. anarci

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    He is blind now:-(
     
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  11. tays001

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    MIcheal Bennet. man they were thiking they had the next HollyField.
     
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  12. Son of Gaul

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    Damn that's too bad...
     
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  13. box101

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    tyrell biggs member of greatest amateur class of 84 decent pro but never materilized as pro larry donald also great amateur but just above average pro
     
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  14. pistal47

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    Dominic Guinn was supposed to be the business comming out of the am's. Just a gatekeeper/journeyman if that.
     
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  15. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yey i remember thinking he was gonna be good i was wrong about him.

    Francisco Damiani is another one didnt have much of a chin.
    Nate Jones
    Anthony Hembrick
    Andrew Maynard
     
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