Fighters you once thought had Hall of Fame talent but fell short of the IBHOF

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  1. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Agreed. Moving to 147 as early as he did was a mistake in general as well. He had enough talent to win a belt. At 5-6 in height, Welterweight wasn't a good fit for him. As fast as he was he often wasnt elusive enough.

    I suspect the Duvas were buying time not wanting to go into a Chavez rematch before seeing what he had left. They didnt like what they saw with Glenwood Brown knocking Taylor down 2x. Norris may have been a cash out for the Duvas. Ofcourse they had Whitaker to focus on.
     
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  3. mr. magoo

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    It really is heartbreaking what happened to that poor guy
     
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