Elite level amateurs who flamed out as professionals?

Would have loved to seen Broad go up against Stevenson, maybe an upset.

 

Ricky Womack

Because he was a ****ing lunatic.

 

This is a great thread; just checked out Breland in the amateurs and damn he did look a little like SRR.

 

This was my first thought when I read the thread title. HBO hyped him up so much, only to be knocked out by journeyman, Brian Scott.

 

Howard Davis. He got beat by Hector Camacho ffs.

 

Jason Estrada. That guy represented us in the Olympics, lost badly, and he's lost every time that he's stepped up in competition. 16-3 with 4 KOs = mediocre heavyweight.

 

He had the flu and was probably a couple of years past his best.If Howard had fought him in 1983/1984, may have been a tossup to who won.

 

Bobby Joe Young
Mitch Green
Alex Ramos
Clint Jackson.

 

didn't DeVarryl Williamson have a great amatuer record? Lawrence Clay-Bey too.

There was another american heavyweight, who's name I can't remember, that was a top amatuer but didn't do much as pro. Contemporary of David Haye's I think.

And speaking of David Haye's contemporaries, if Oliander Solis doesn't pick things up he'll be right next to Audley Harrison in the list of wasted talent.

 

Don't know about him being an amateur, but what about....Michael Grant?

 

Jose Luis Gonzalez, Muhammad Abdullaev, Alexander Alexeev so far, Yan Barthelemy as mentioned... but most elite amateurs who got elite professional management at least got to a world title opportunity, just like the first 3 on my list, so... amateur success is a very good indicator for pro success, but you still have to work your way up just like everyone else so it's no GUARANTEE. There's no such thing.