Name some fighters who had great potential but wasted it away..

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  1. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    James Toney couldve been much more if it wasnt for his obsession with food.
     
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  2. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Milton McCrory
     
  3. joe33

    joe33 Guest

    Golotta maybe,i was watching the 2nd bowe fight last night, and at times he looked really good,such a pity, i used to like the guy,but he must have been mental,he fell apart against lewis and tyson,and had bowe beat twice,before he tried to rip his nuts off.
     
  4. Boro chris

    Boro chris Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kirkland Laing-Apparently he used to get stoned b4 a fight.
     
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  5. stake501

    stake501 Active Member Full Member

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    Naseem Hamed if he had stayed with Ingle and not listened to his brothers.

    He could have been a p4p atg
     
  6. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mikchael Dokes was the first person to pop into my mind.
     
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    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The margin by which he failed to beat John Ruiz and Hasim Ramhan is the margine by which he missed being ring heavyweight champion.
     
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    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    James Toney
    Tony Tubbs
    Tony Tucker
    Tim Witherspoon
    Pinklon Thomas
     
  10. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    Greg Page
    Michael Dokes
    Tony Tubbs
    Pinklon Thomas
    Riddick Bowe
     
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  11. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oliver McCall, Gerry Cooney, Tony Ayala Jr., Naseem Hamed, Hector Camacho Jr & Sr.
     
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  12. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Gerry Cooney is a big name that comes to mind.
     
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    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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  14. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :yep
     
  15. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I'm wondering if Oscar Bonavena might have been better had he toned down his lifestyle a bit. Oscar was well known for going out on the town the night before a fight, and partying his ass off. He would wind up in his hotel room with multiple women at 2 or 3 oclock in the morning, just a few hours before he had to wake up and have breakfast.
     
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