Show Ponies...

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  1. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Camacho Jr.
     
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    I think he left a lot in the gym. There are stories about him going to war with heavyweights in the gym; Bojado had a chip on his shoulder about being the baddest guy in his gym and he would fight to prove it.
     
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    Steve McCrory. Won a gold medal and was said by Steward to be the most talented boxer out of the Kronk Gym and yet never won a world championship.
     
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  4. Seamus

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    Show ponies aren't just prospects that flame out but guys who are more show than go, usually muscle-bound, go-for-broke, dudes with 6 packs, but whose power doesn't quite align with their physique and who often lack a gas tank or mental toughness. They can occur at the higher ranks. For instance, Anthony Joshua is a high performing show pony. Most are lower performing.
     
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  5. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Possibly Anthony Yarde as well.
     
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  6. Yorbals

    Yorbals Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What about Whitaker?
    That bum was getting stopped by old man addict Cameron and he knew it
     
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  7. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I still have a hard time applying the show pony tag to Lacy and especially Joshua. Joshua won the title from Klitschko who was the second longest reigning heavyweight champion ever. I will stop well short of calling either Lacy or Joshua great, but they both were very good world championship prize fighters that had deep amateur backgrounds. Legit dudes for sure.
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Anthony Joshua was an underwear model masquerading as a fighter. A fat, short, stumpy part time boxer with quick hands and one combo in his arsenal beat him purely with the dog inside him. That makes Joshua the definition of a show pony, albeit a high performing one.
     
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  9. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well I guess that underwear model that won an Olympic gold medal and beat Klitschko in a great fight is a show pony according to you and a few others.

    Fighters lose fights. I don't look down on Louis or Lewis for losing to Schmelling and McCall either. Like Joshua did, they dominated their rematches.
     
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  10. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Ladies and Gentlemen meet Jaron "Boots" Ennis!!!
     
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