Most Hyped Prospect Who Failed To Deliver

He had a bad day at the office, not to mention that Quintana was simply alot better than most people gave him credit for.

Remember at one time most of the Puerto Rican press had given him the edge when he fought Cotto.

Joe Louis had a bad day vs. Max Schemling
Lennox Lewis had a bad day vs. Oliver McCall
Wlad Klitschko had a bad day vs. Ross Purity

He didnt fail to deliver. He is the goods. After all this guy beat Margarito who was considered a threat in the division.


Joe Mesi, Domminic Guinn, are better examples.

 

Ironic thing is that people on this thread have mentioned Williams and Julio, and their common denominator is Carlos Quintana, a guy who won a couple rounds from Cotto and is currently WBO Champ.

That said, I think it's a little early to call guys like Paul Williams, Joel Julio, or even to a lesser extent, Rey Bautista, busts. Between the three of them, they have three losses, and all three were to fighters who are still champions (Quintana x2, Ponce De Leon).

The sun hasn't set on Bojado's career yet either, but after a razor-thin loss to Forbes, he's getting dangerously close to that status too.

I think if we're talking all-time guys who didn't live up to the hype (fairly or unfairly given), especially over the last 25 years I think of:

1. Howard Davis
2. Michael Grant
3. Audley Harrison
4. Hector Camacho Jr.

 

Time will tell where Chavez Jr. falls in this discussion. For his sake, I hope Top Rank finds him the best weight class he can succeed. My guess is somewhere between 154 and 147, because he looked too drained at 40.

 

Just after the first round of the Kostya Tszyu fight I thought Judah would be one of the greats :rofl

 

I don't think a guy like David Reid belongs on this list. He did win the WBA 154 pound title, so he did actually deliver something. He was beaten down in a fight against an ATG and never recovered, but that's a long way from guys like Bojado, Audley Harrison, etc.

A guy like Paul Williams shouldn't be on this list either. Not only was he not overly hyped to begin with, outside of a few internet boxing boards, but he beat Margo. It's certainly too early to write him off.

 

gotta go wit Audley Harrison, and i was one of those prats that thought he wud do sumting

 

That HW cuban that Bowe beat...Jorge Luis Gonzalez.

 

Yeah, you're right. There are such things as second shots, look at Marg for instance.

 

Those were the two I was thinking of. Wasn't Davis chosen as the "Best Boxer" out of the legendary 1976 US Olympic team - which also included the Spinks brothers and Sugar Ray Leonard?

And the other one would be Ferocious Fernando Vargas. I can't help but think his career could have been different if he had not taken the Trinidad fight so early. But Vargas, like every fighter, can only play the cards they are dealt.

 

recently andy lee...
rey bautista

 

nice selection:good

 

Why people are putting title holders like Williams, Judah and Reid on this list is beyond my comprehension. Next you'll be listing Roy Jones and Mike Tyson.

Guinn, for sure ranks up there as a letdown.

 

Jeff Lacy?

 

Paul Williams did great things with his career, he became champion.

 

Dominick Guinn was hyped more than Audley Harrison