Guys you remember saying they were going to be champs before they were champs

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  1. joe the great

    joe the great Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I remember saying that about Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis and Michael Moorer when they were up and coming heavyweights. I remeber saying it about Toney the first time that I saw him fight. I think it was for a Michigan title.
     
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  2. BADINTENTIONS2

    BADINTENTIONS2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ive got a great story about a non-boxing major sportsman who i said to his face was going to be world champion before anyone really knew him.

    its not boxing though so unless someone 'bumps' this post i'll let it go....
     
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  3. DeanoFlash

    DeanoFlash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    James Kirkland
     
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  4. mgdb26

    mgdb26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Moorer was a champ a light heavyweight before becoming a heavyweight.
     
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  5. KTFO

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    Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali
     
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  6. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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  7. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Recently Kelly Pavlik.

    Back when my parents took me to school with a horse and buggy: Cassius Marcelus Clay.

    Edit: Haglar
     
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  8. mking

    mking Boxing Addict Full Member

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    cotto
     
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  9. Badlok

    Badlok Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lucian Bute

    after his 5-6 fights i already see this guys will be a Champion one day!
     
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  10. Antsu

    Antsu Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Amir Khan comes to mind.

    After his first defeat European betting site offered 6.15 odds to him win a world title in his career. I figured he would win some bogus title during he’s career so I put 50€ in that bet.
     
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  11. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Juan Manuel Lopez

    There aren't too many of them for me, simply because I didn't start following the prospects closely until the last few years, but the first time I saw Lopez I knew he was destined for greatness. Same for Gamboa. Heck, search through the site history here and you'll see that I was on the Gamboa bandwagon back when JayCuban was the only other guy pimping him. Two others I've been saying the same about since they turned pro are Danny Jacobs and Vanes Martirosyan.
     
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  12. joe the great

    joe the great Boxing Addict Full Member

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  13. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I saw Cotto's pro debut and right there I knew he would be a champ
     
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  14. J.E.Cash

    J.E.Cash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    DLH, Corrales (back when we were Amat), Cotto
     
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  15. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    Gamboa will be

    or is he already? :oops:
     
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