Fighters who underachieved

I think crack and heroin was the thing amongst the talented 80s heavies conveyor belt

 

Helluva lot of imagining there.

 

John Conteh
I mean he achieved a lot.
ABA champion twice
Commonwealth Games Champion
British, Commonwealth, European Champion.
WBC Champion
That’s a helluva lot, but if he’d stayed with George Francis and stayed focused he could have achieved even more.

 

Hector Camacho
Mike Tyson (could have been the greatest fighter that lived)
Riddick Bowe
Zab Judah
Adrien Broner

 

I feel like biggs was rushed because his drug problems were pretty well known, Ruddock's training as ive read left a lot to be desired for a top flight heavyweight.

Williams im kind of torn on, his ceiling always seemed limited due to his chin. I also cant recall if he had training and/or drug issues

 

That venezuelan fighter who killed himself

 

I always felt that Zab Judah could've achieved more if he were more focused. At one point he was neck and neck with Mayweather as far as potential and perceived talent.

 

It's not Andrade's fault that no one will give him a shot.

 

Great point, but you got to admit that Howard Davis Sr. being there was a huge detriment to him.

 

Broner overachived.

 

Hector Camacho
Michael Nunn
A few of those lost generation of 80s heavyweights

Andrew Golota, what a headcase. Late in his career, he showed a lot of heart in gutting out a win over Mike Mollo, on the undercard of RJJ-Trinidad. If he could only have done that back in his physical prime, he would at least have a victory over Riddick Bowe. He quit against Michael Grant too. The car accident also took something away from him as he injured his shoulder.

I've always felt that Meldrick Taylor was always going to have a short stay at the top, and the JCC fight just sped that up a bit. Assuming what Taylor said about having problems making 140 was true, there was just too much talent at 147 and he had his physical limitations (short, modest power) that were always going to hurt him there.