Name talented boxers that COULD have been GOAT.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by DobyZhee, Aug 6, 2011.


  1. EverLast

    EverLast Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What would your answer be dude
     
  2. DON K

    DON K Member Full Member

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    what about sergio martinez. He turned pro late and only came in to the spotlight 2 years ago only if he was 5 years younger then maybe he Wouldve had more time to be ATG.
     
  3. EverLast

    EverLast Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well let's wait for his career to be done first dude. If you use that criteria there's a whole heap of guys you could talk about and it would almost be inconsequential
     
  4. Fan88

    Fan88 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Edwin Valero and Finito Lopez. One owned DLH, EM, Antillon, and Santa Cruz in sparring as if they didnt belong in the same ring with him and embarassed a prime Panchito Bojado in the ams but died just as his real career was begining. The other, Lopez, never left the comfort zone of one weight division.
     
  5. DON K

    DON K Member Full Member

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    and paul williams.. he had such a long reach only if he had a decent trainer that teached him how to use his reach because everytime I saw him fight he fought in the inside for someone with his reach he shouldve always kept the fight on the outside.
     
  6. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i'm with you on that.
     
  7. DON K

    DON K Member Full Member

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    Well his 36 and his in a weak division plus to be ATG u need to dominate for years and I don't see that happening due to his age
     
  8. DobyZhee

    DobyZhee Loyal Member

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    I actually think breaks from sports is a good thing. Helped Jordan, not sure if it helped Ali, Floyd needed a break according to him.

    my boxing knowledge is limited to only famous boxers..:!:

    that's why I posed the question.
     
  9. Ashstrodamus

    Ashstrodamus Rodney Dangerfield of ESB Full Member

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    I'll say Golota. He was the biggest disappointment of the last 15 years. Pressure and fame got to him and the injury from the car wreck took away his killer jab. One of the best heavyweight combo punchers of all time.
     
  10. Ziggy Montana

    Ziggy Montana The Butcher Full Member

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    Scrolling down the names listed here, I can see why none of them is GOAT. Another ''if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle'' type of thread - lol.
     
  11. Derrick_Rose

    Derrick_Rose Guest

    Ike Ibeabuchi, David Tua, James Toney, Felix Savon, Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe.

    Btw i am shocked that nobody mentioned Andrew Golota so far, this guy was the real Ivan Drago in his Prime!

    Unfortunately he is mentally ******ed and has a china chin
     
  12. BoppaZoo

    BoppaZoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Les Darcy
    Dave Sands

    Theres 2.
     
  13. Ashstrodamus

    Ashstrodamus Rodney Dangerfield of ESB Full Member

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    Umm, 2 posts up.
     
  14. Derrick_Rose

    Derrick_Rose Guest

    That happened while i was typing my comment......
     
  15. Ashstrodamus

    Ashstrodamus Rodney Dangerfield of ESB Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol: That's what I thought but I had to be like the anxious little kid in elementary school who knows the answer.