Great amatuers that came up short in pros

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  1. Jupiter1610

    Jupiter1610 New Member Full Member

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    The amateurs never get mentioned on this board so I thought I would bring it up. Who were some fighters with great amatuer careers that ended up disapointing after turning pro? How about the opposite, sub-par amatuers ending up blossoming after going pro?
     
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  2. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    duane bobick
    audley harrison
    (sorry jeff) jeff thomas
     
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  3. garymcfall

    garymcfall Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Audley i suppose but then it was always fairly obvious he would get caught short in the pros he seemed almost extraordinarily over rated from the start.
     
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  4. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tony Tucker
    Jackie Beard
    Bernard Taylor
    Jimmy Clark
    Definitely Mark Breland and Tyrell Biggs.
     
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  5. C. M. Clay II

    C. M. Clay II Manassah's finest! Full Member

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    It's not really their fault, since they had Mike Tyson to run into.:bbb
     
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  6. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mark Breland had all the hype to be the next Sugar Ray Leonard upon turning pro.
     
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  7. Mike T

    Mike T Well-Known Member Full Member

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  8. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Mark Breland springs forth like a jack in the box

    Others, and i don't care if they won a title, they still fell short

    Greg Page
    Michael Dokes
    Howard Davis Jr
    Steve McCrory
     
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  9. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    David Reid won a world title but was badly managed and moved too fast and never really became a top liner especially once Tito ruined him.
     
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  10. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Willie Dewitt, Shawn O Sullivan, Mark Breyland,Howard Davis Jr. Nick Wells,Leon Spinks
     
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  11. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Nuclear Nick Wells. :good
     
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  12. dalek

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    michael carruth.
     
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  13. JohnThomas1

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    I liked Shawn, watched him in a couple of games and was so damn impressed. From memory SRL put a lot of stock in him.
     
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  14. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Johnny Bumphus had a record of 341-16 as an amateur, but was nothing special as a pro. He won Pryor's vacated WBA Lt WW Title, but promply lost in in his first title defense to mediocre Mad Dog Hatcher.

    Going into the 1976 Olympics, it was considered that 1972 holdover Davey Lee Armstrong, and Clint Jackson, were the most skilled and experienced members of the U.S. Boxing Team, but neither of them medaled. Armstrong had a decent pro career, going 24(14 ko's) - 3 in three years, but he never challenged for a title. Jackson did challenge for the USBA and NABF MW Titles, but lost decisions both times. He did manage to hand Robbie Sims his second loss, but retired in 1985 with a record of 25 (19ko's) - 7.
     
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  15. Marciano Frazier

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    Pete Rademacher- he might've actually been able to launch a successful pro career if he hadn't been so grossly mismanaged.
     
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