Fighters who should have been great

****er had EVERYTHING! and you know what else he had in some fights heart (ala ward fight, round 9 when ward nailed him with a perfect body shot and he sucked it up). he just NEVER had brains, ever. all talent but nothing to guide it

 

the oscar fight that didn't happen, spinks, after hatton (if he had won) he would have taken on mayweather

 

Judah and Vargas.

 

John Mugab i, Francisco Bojado , Jimmy Young , David Tua...etc

 

Yep. He's the kinda guy you can't really bet on and can't really bet against in any fight.

 

Mikkel Kessler is wasting his career away right now, I'm not sayin he should be considered a boxing god but still he could be on some other level right now. Hope he can get back in the picture real soon. Zab Judah is definitely up there too just like Ricardo Mayorga. I mean Mayorga back in 2002-2003 had tremendous power, chin, will, decent speed if only he could have learn to jab and box more orthodoxly with a smart game plan he could have done so much better.

 

If Ken Norton took boxing seriously he would have had a more successful career, but still would have lost to Foreman probably. Funny thing is that deep down Foreman was afraid of Kenny and didnt want to fight him but had to because he was the mandatory.

 

Judah
Hamed
Kirkland Laing

 

Zab Judah had all the talent in the world

 

Judah was nothing outside of pure athleticism. Very limited skills which were all enhanced by his natural gifts. No ring intelligence, glass chin, etc. A poor man's Terry Norris, which is hardly a compliment.

The best example that I've seen would probably be John Conteh. This guy had all the tools necessary to become a great fighter: masterful boxing skills and instincts, brilliant left hand, good power and durability, and that extra quality that really seperates a lot of fighters, the mean streak. He was almost like a larger Jose Napoles, with a similar demeanor as well as a similar skill-set. Both very smooth, fluid boxer-punchers who countered brilliantly due to their positioning, timing, and instinctive reflexes. They used extremely educated left hands for a variety of punches, both to set up and finish attacks with. Both were also capable of turning up the heat at the drop of a hat when the opponent dared to disrupt the pace they'd set. A very well-rounded technician who seemed to have all the tools, both mentally and physically to become an all time great.

Unfortunately for him and his fans, it was his ego that eventually did him in. His abilities came too naturally, and his dedication to the sport waned as his hectic life-style caused him to grow further and further away from it. A shame, as he was one of my favorite fighters to watch and could've gone on to so much more.

 

Tyson was great but could have been greater

 

Tua

Toney could have been greater at HW. I'm not saying he would have cleaned out the division, but he could have done more.