Fighters you thought were destined to be world champions but failed

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  1. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    In defense of Stevens, he did drop down to 154 which is a **** division.
    But his management absolutely failed him. He had barely any ring time and took a year off. And he fought Wale Omotoso.
    Should have taken another tuneup in Dominican Republic.

    And I don´t get why managers are so eager to put their guys in 12 round fights before they are even close to a title shot(Lundy).
    2 clearly mismanaged careers.
     
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  2. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I had high hopes for Ismail Sillakh...
     
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  3. Wakmo

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    Too many to mention, and for a variety of reasons they 'failed'

    Alexander Povetkin, Ievghen Khytrov, Michael Katsidis, Lucas Matthysse, Andre Dirrell, Kevin Mitchell, Andrew Selby, Matt Korobov, Mahammedrasul Majidov, Rakhim Chahkiev, Mateus Masternak, Alexander Frenkel, Martin Murray, Paddy Barnes, John Joe Nevin, Evgeny Tischenko
     
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  4. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rudy Koopmans
    Herol Graham
     
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  5. David B

    David B Nazi Russia lies. This is the only truth. Full Member

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    Hector Lopez

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    Tokunbo Olajide

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    Oba Carr

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    Herol Graham

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    Henry Wharton

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  6. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    This, I'm really having a bad time trying to define "world champion". There are so many trash belts that if you are not able at least to win one of the trashest ones, well, it's not that you are not top, the problem is that you are not even simply good.
     
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  7. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    I'm no fan of Whyte but he is still active and has not even had his shot

    I wouldn't say he has failed...yet
     
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  8. Robatron

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    Briggs was World Champion, twice in fact!
     
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  9. caligula4

    caligula4 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Groves comes to mind, despite having won a world title. In every attempt minus Froch I I'd backed him to win one, given the promise and talent he'd shown before it
     
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  10. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    You mean Ike Ibeabuchi ? I thought he was headed that way too. It wasnt his boxing that failed him. It was a lying hooker & a biased justice system accelerated if not caused his mental breakdown
     
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  11. MidniteProwler

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    I thought that Paul Briggs was going to beat Adamak in the rematch and become world champion.
     
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  12. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Him and one of his victims, Carmelo Negron.
     
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  13. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boy I remember him,,guy was a real bomb thrower.
     
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  14. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Campbell Hatton
     
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  15. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    Korobov definitely.
     
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