Premature coronation: might it be that *none* of the lightweight "four kings" end up HOF worthy?

Garcia, despite being mentally unbalanced is probably the most likeable of the 5 fighters. Haney is way too comfortable saying the bigotry out loud and his dad is one of the shittiest boxing dads in the sport. Wahid is one of the least articulate humans I've ever heard speak. Lopez is more uncouth than Stanley Kowalski. And Stevenson is a pseudo tough guy and weasel talking about big and bad he is when he never backs it up.

 

Not excited by Tank? Outside the ring he’s as dull as watching paint dry but inside the ring he’s a near-on guaranteed knockout machine (minus his best opponent in recent years, Pitbull, but that was an enjoyable to watch competitive 12 round fight).

And he did handle Ryan with ease, which now looks like a much better victory than most of us first thought.

Davis has the best skills of all 4 of these guys imo with genuine knockout power.

 

Fair. The Rolly fight was snore-inducing

 

I was never sold on any of them becoming ATGs, although I felt Garcia had the most potential. As much as I despise Tank, he has the potential, but doesn’t seem to have the drive.

 

Tough call.

Garcia looks unlikely now. Style over substance, without a top level elite win.

Haney seems damaged, and hasn’t proven himself elite either.

Tank doesn’t have the resume and doesn’t seem concerned with getting the resume. Fair enough, but that complacency will cost him historically.

Teo is the most likely. Has moments of real brilliance. Dangerous, flash, but also fundamentally very tricky. But he’s so mercurial. He’s always one loss away from oblivion it seems.

 

I think Teo is quietly composing a Hall of Fame career. He's likely to earn belts in one or two more divisions, and while not the dynamic power puncher across multiple weight classes that we hoped he'd be, he's proven to be a rather tidy boxer.

Haney's trajectory looks more unsettled than it did post-Loma, but he's only been beaten by an opponent who benefited from a prohibited substance. And the fact that he isn't alway aesthetically pleasing doesn't mean he can't win more titles and carve out an HOF career.

Garcia's career is in genuine trouble and might need a root to branch reboot. It's doubtful that he has the mental stamina or inner drive to right this floundering ship

 

Tank lacks the ambition and only views boxing as a way to make money;

Ryan lacks the discipline, mental fortitude and heart;

Haney lacks in so many areas I don’t see how people ever rated Haney to begin with.

Teo is the best of this rather unimpressive bunch, he’s already the most accomplished as two-division lineal champion, and he’ll retire with the best legacy. Even though he’s far from a “great”.

 

They're all shite.. Haney is a pillow fisted weight grifter .. Tank is a US Otke.. Garcia should stick to tik tok & Lopez is cheesier than a RJJ rap battle..

 

I have the feeling that this ****ing illness he got stole from all of us something really special. He was never the same.

 

I honestly think they all are extremely talented, but none of them is eager to test their limits. We can make an exception with Teo, who really seems to be trying to achieve something important, but he is incredibly unpredictable. He can do the most brilliant boxing and then pure **** in his next fight. If he can get mentally more stable he can make a statement at the end of his career and claim to be really great I think.

The less talented of all of them imho is Haney.