Fighters you accurately predicted would be great.

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There's nothing quite as satisfying as predicting an up-and-coming fighter would go on to be great, and being proven right.

    How good is your eye for talent? What fighters did you predict would go on to be great, and did?
     
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  2. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Naoya Inoue.

    First fight I saw of his was the Adrien Hernandez fight. The brutal power punching combos, subtle defensive moves, and crazy ring IQ for a 6-0 fighter. Then he proved beyond a shadow of doubt for me when he destroyed Omar Narvaez in 2 rounds.
     
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  3. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Not sure

    Have we had any great fighters to establish themselves in the last 10 years excluding Fury? Usyk?

    I can spot the frauds from a mile away though. Broner..AJ.
     
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  4. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Harry Greb.
     
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  5. Austinboxing

    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    After watching Bivol fight Richards I believed he would be a p4p great although most people also believed that at the time.
     
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  6. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Joe Calzaghe
    Fury
    Marquez (I always thought he had the potential to surpass Erik and Marco)
     
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  7. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pac after beating MAB. Had only seen him a few times prior. That demolish job was something else!!
     
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  8. panchman69

    panchman69 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Crawford,lomachenko,
     
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  9. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Mayweather, Canelo, Erroll Spence Jr, Don Curry, Chris Byrd, James Toney, Super Joe Calzaghe, Andre Ward, AJ to name a few.
     
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  10. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Panchito bojado, Ricardo Williams, I went 0 for 2!
     
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  11. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: can't blame you, both looked great early on! I was certain Panchito would make it to the top level.
     
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  12. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Miguel Cotto. I knew he was going to go on to be something big, he had the talent, and raw dawg in him. Top 3 best puerto rican fighters of all time.
     
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  13. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Pbf and Crawford
     
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  14. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    I remember seing Floyds debut on Friday Night Fights. You just Knew he was going to be great, he had it all.
     
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