Fighters you tipped for the top who blew out

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  1. colinthfc

    colinthfc Guest

    Pat Passley - He won the ABA Super heavy weight belt and then went pro

    Kelly Oliver - Young ABA Light Heavy champ, but did not make it as a paid Cruiser

    Darren Dyer - Welter he blew hot and cold, and on his night was a real danger man

    Chris Okoh - Commonwealth cruiser champ I tipped for world honours

    Wayne Buck - A power lifter turned fighter. I got carried away with his early KO's
     
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  2. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I guess most people will say Errol Christie although Fraudley is more my generation.
     
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  3. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    Eamon Magee.

    I know his style wasnt to everyones taste but the guy could box and fight and was tough as teak.

    Anyhow, i started to re-evaluate my pick when he fought Shea Neary and in my eyes he was awful.

    Then he drops Hatton, i thought he'd finish him and then gets outboxed the rest of the fight.

    I never thought he'd be the best but i thought he could have gone on to challenge for the title.
     
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  4. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wasn't there a thread like this a couple of weeks ago?
     
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  5. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Kos i thought the same but it was in the Classic i think

    nice avvy not the same girl is it
     
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  6. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Different this time :good
     
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  7. Dan684

    Dan684 Dave's Stepdad Full Member

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    I picked 'Greenbean' to go on and do good things years ago until his love of butter popcorn took over his training and ultimately changed his alias !
     
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  8. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Spencer Oliver..... Amazing little fighter.

    Pat Mullings....

    Georgie Smith....

    lol this list could go on and on.... Some 'great' fighters never made it
     
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  9. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    didnt Spencer Oliver get injured or wa that another British lower weight fighter who turned to commentary

    i have never really tipped a fighter but JuanMa Lopez before he became champ

    i had high hopes for Ray Bautista but he got done by Ponce De Leon and he was lucky in his last fight if i remmeber right on an hatton undercard.
     
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  10. kieron

    kieron Active Member Full Member

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    Kelly Oliver for me too. Lives just near me. Shame cos he had good tools but I think personal stuff kept him out of the ring. Tried a come-back recently but he's like 34 now and had a good 5 years out of the ring
     
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  11. Dan684

    Dan684 Dave's Stepdad Full Member

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    I though Daniel Ponce De Leon would do ok but sinse he was beat I haven't seen much from him
     
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  12. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Ponce de Leon did look good but like you said he aint done much
     
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  13. pathmanc1986

    pathmanc1986 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    good call, so many if's with this guy but he was a excellent boxer who could mix it up and tough as u said. maybe if he hadnt spent half of his training camps takin e's and sitin in the pub in ardoyne from morning to night as well as being shot by the IRA he could have been a solid world champ
     
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  14. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    i remember the sun paper had an article (few yrs ago) on young hopefulls to make it big in sports and the olympics, there was a boxer, Mediterranean looking with spikey hair..any idea who he was?
     
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