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

Riddick Bowe, say no more.

 

What was his real name anyways, Ross Fields? (For a while there, he really did screw up Arum and King with his MAPS promotions.)

True, but if I was The Hawk, I've be perfectly contented with the legacy he did achieve, nonetheless.

The foolishly rookie mistake Renaldo made was standing over Larry's prone form on the canvas, arms upraised in triumph, forcing the referee to turn his back on Larry to physically escort Snipes all the way across the ring to the far neutral corner, on the opposite side from where Larry had just been floored. It was as the referee's back was turned that Larry fell face forward into the nearest corner when he got up. If the referee had seen Larry's stumble into the ring post after getting up, perhaps he would have stopped the contest then and there, but Renaldo's foolish behavior and lack of respect for his opponent cost the referee the opportunity to see Larry stumble into the corner, face first.

Whatever is said about Larry's conduct outside the ring, he was all business when the belll rang, and gave his opponents the respect during competition they didn't always afford him. Larry boxed as the challenger who had something to prove, and he became a record setting champion in the process.(First undefeated boxer to win 20 consecutive title defenses, and the first champion to defend it successfully in eight consecutive calendar years.)

Thanks for the kind words about my posts. I have a very long way to go before I'm going to become satisfied with the quality of my comments, but having never posted anything on-line before, I seem to be getting received pretty well by the veteran members of this board, and hope to continue improving (as long as I avoid discussing issues I'm not sufficiently informed about).

 

Riddick Bowe
Hector Camacho Sr.

 

Benny Lynch
Jack Delaney
Jimmy Slattery
Lew Jenkins
Bobby Chacon

 

my boy smokin' bert cooper, accomplished alot , he won 5 titles, but could have did alot more if he stayed away from drugs

 

Naseem Hamed..
Ike ibeabuchi..
Riddick Bowe...

were too content and never seized the moment to its fullest..

Naz .......... too cash happy to return from a loss..

Ike just *******s....

Bowe never realised what he had..

 

whats up with the word *******s......????????

 

C R A C K E R S ...................

whats the deal..?

 

James Tillis
Jackie Beard

 

hand speed:
Combination-Dokes
One Punch-Page

Very Debatable.

 

I don't think Don Jordan has been mentioned yet? Well, now he has!

 

Amando Ramos
Benny Lynch
Tony Ayala

 

Toluco Lopez