Fighters you didn't rate who turned out to be something special

Julian Jackson. After compiling a guady record against the usual suspects, and getting blown out in two, I didn't think he'd do anything more than briefly hold an alphabet strap. Then he blew out Drayton, and I began to reconsider his standing.

 

Agree, he cetainly put that 'theory' to bed early on. :good

 

lewis for sure...couldnt stand his style or 'chess player' attitude......eubank is another i hated to watch...but kept on winning...

 

I saw a lot of Lloyd Honeyghan early in his career and thought he would peak at European level ,he surprised me,ditto Jim Watt,but Honeyghan especially as he beat a very good fighter to take the title.

 

perhaps Lewis, and Holyfiled at heavyweight. I did not expect Evander to beat Tyson the way he did.

 

The first time I saw Dick Tiger in 1959 he lost to Rory Calhoun. The second time I saw him he lost to Joey Giardello. I would not have quessed he would go on to have the career he did.

 

Holyfield he wasn't the hardest puncher, a small heavyweight and had a lot of holes in his defence yet won the title so many times and has some huge wins.

 

Guess if anyone had said Bernard Hopkins would become a brilliant fighter as 1990 began, then can pick my lottery numbers this weekend!

Got to admit I was not sold on Hopkins until the Trinidad fight had finished...