Fighters you thought would actually become contenders?

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  1. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    I think he'd already list quite a few times before fighting Murray.... I'm sure both Paul Smith and Prince Arron beat him before he went into Prizefighter but at least he gave us the double knockdown with Paul Samuels afterwards lol
     
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  2. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Haha I knew he'd never make it to world level I just found him very likeable n hoped he'd refine his rawness abit lol
     
  3. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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  4. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Magomed Abdusalamov
    Gary Mason
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    Chris Pyatt
    Alex Blanchard
    Mark Kaylor
     
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  5. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Mago... sad how it ended for him.
    I remember Pyatt from back in the day, crude but a deadly hook. Good shout.
     
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  6. kostya by ko

    kostya by ko Boxing Addict

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  8. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    For me i was very surprised Bojado never fought for world title and never quite reached his potential. He seemed to mecat the time, like he was was the goods. After his first career setback against Rubio he bounced back nicely, got revenge and went on a nice little winning streak. I thought his other 2 losses against Forbes and Leija were very controversial and thought he should have been given the nod.
     
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  9. doopapoopy

    doopapoopy Member banned Full Member

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    Ike was a contender though
     
  10. doopapoopy

    doopapoopy Member banned Full Member

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    Ike looked good against Chris Byrd and David Tua and that was pretty much it. Even guys like Marion Wilson gave Ike a hard time.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Audley Harrison always looked awful.
     
  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No they called it off, Haye stubbed his toe.
     
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  13. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    You saw his Strictly appearance then? Calzage wasn't much cope either mind.
     
  14. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Price is definately one that came to my mind. I think because he looked to have some power but his gas tank and chin weren't upto par.
    Harrison was like a worse version of Haye by talking himself up so much but doing nothing in the fight.
     
  15. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I thought Mohamed Abdullaev would go on to win a belt at 140
     
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