Fighters that didn't cash-in off big wins?

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  1. Jorodz

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    good stuff:good nice to hear he's doing ok
     
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  2. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But Navarette got the CHANCE 'n blew it, lc?
     
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  3. Jorodz

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    also, hasim rahman. one punch win for the heavyweight title...then instead of a winnable fight with tyson for TONS of money, he rematched a focused and near peak lewis to get dethroned
     
    Jorodz, Jan 15, 2011
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  4. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    Wasnt it a detached retina that derailed his career after the liston fight just when it was heating up. Its a real pity he never got the chance to go further.
     
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  5. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ...Guess with the memory fresh in his mind of Lewis laid-out, J, Rahim thought he'd be a piece-a-cake again.
     
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  6. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Have a vague recollection of the eye injury, s. Thanks for reminding me.
     
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  7. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Leotis was having some vision problems in late-1968, and was further damaged
    in fights with Wendell 'Fig' Newton and Roger Russell.

    Sonny really banged up his eye, and Leotis was risking blindness if he continued.

    36-Pro fights, and tough amateur days since 1958.
    Throw-in some busting sparring sessions, and thats 12-years of battling.
     
    Il Duce, Jan 15, 2011
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  8. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Martin was a fringe guy, ID. How's it happen you know so much 'bout his career 'n sparring sessions .

    Would love ta hear more about those?
     
    john garfield, Jan 15, 2011
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  9. cat_funt

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    Prescott-Khan?
     
    cat_funt, Jan 15, 2011
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  10. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    He went missing for a year after it didn't he?
     
    GPater11093, Jan 15, 2011
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  11. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good articles about him in the Phialdelphia Inquirer, 1969/1970.
    from his manager William Schaeffer and one-time trainer Gene Johnson.

    Sparred with Sonny Liston in Philadelphia 1961,1962,
    Las Vegas and Miami Beach 1963.
    In Sweden in 1967.
     
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  12. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You nailed it .he went AWOL ,and Mickey Duff could not find him!
     
    Boucher, Jan 15, 2011
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  13. Jorodz

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    :lol:that's ridiculous! if i beat duran i'd be out bragging to ****ing EVERYONE
     
    Jorodz, Jan 15, 2011
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  14. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Didn't Prescott get a TV shot afterward 'n lose, looking less than impressive, Cf?
     
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  15. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    But Navarette could have fought lower risk fighters & " cashed in" by defending against Camacho?
     
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