Bradley's Saunders, though to be fair he turned over too late. He had the right style, should have turned after Beijing 2008.
Tom Stalker has to be one. GB captain and medalled at 4 major championships, now he's fighting in a 50/50 against masher Dodd.
Gavin for me. Big things expected to look good if not a puncher up until he fought Curtis Woodhouse then alarm bells started ringing. I think we have seen the best of him.
I think Stalker had the amateur game down to a tee... but never had the tools to do it over more rounds. Frankie clearly had issues outside the ring with his lifestyle, which caught him out before the 2008 Olympics. Price started great rolling over all the domestic men, then jumped the gun going in with Thompson. Immediate rematch with a guy who ko'd you was one of the worst pieces of matchmaking ever. Ogogo, although who has always had his injuries, overachieved in London and was rather fortunate at times. No surprise with him either.
John Joe Nevin. Beat Oscar Valdez in 2008 and was fancied to beat Luke Campbell. Even in 2008 only lost to Gold Medalist. The difference in Nevin as a pro and Valdez or Campbell is shocking.
I'm sure not long after the 2012 Olympics Nevin got his leg broke by a gang of travellers. A family feud existed within the gypsie families. Probably played its part in his career stalling.
Have to agree about Nevin. He has had his problems outside the ring but what an amatuer he was. He made Lazaro Alvarez the 3 time World amatuer champion look ordinary in London in the performance of the games for me.
Errol Christie, Rod Douglas, John Beckles; great British amateur middleweights in the early 80s. Dean Pithie who beat Naz? Audley and DeGale were 28 and 25 when they won the Olympics. It's the 18-19 year olds who win internationally that are special in the ams. David Haye was better than both. Matthew Thirlwell and Courtney Fry seemed about as good as Haye and Froch at times.
