Technical/tactical fighters that weren't as great as their talent made you believe?

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  1. BULLFROMBORNEO

    BULLFROMBORNEO Active Member Full Member

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    Talented fighters that when matched up against perceived lesser fighters their ability was shown to be not as great as you'd thought?


    The first name that automatically pops into my head is Vernon Forrest. Two losses to Mayorga, controversial win over a faded Quartey. Drops a decision to Mora when Forrest himself was faded, yet was still heavily favored.

    I also want to say Mijares but I'll give him some leeway until he fights again. Darchinyan is a great fighter but he made Mijares look extremely average.
     
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  2. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i think forrest is a legit top 5 in the 154 division..one of the weakest division

    molitor make a believer of me but reality bites..
     
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  3. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    I remember when Max Kellerman said that the Klitschkos would never become world champions, that they could not fight, but that Audley Harrision was going to become the next heavyweight world champion and would dominate! LOL! I guess Teddy Atlas agreed with him?
     
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  4. BULLFROMBORNEO

    BULLFROMBORNEO Active Member Full Member

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    That's sort of a reversal there... that's more like " **** fighters that ended up being piles of **** fighters " :yep
     
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  5. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm afraid my crystal ball has Gamboa popping up in this thread.

    Molitor was a big disappointment.
     
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  6. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Max just seems to have a hard on for black fighters.
     
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  7. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Zab
     
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  8. Flea Man

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    Zab Judah.

    Gamboa will be fine, trust me.

    Molitor can still bounce back, losing against Cabellero means ****, how many times is he gonna' come across a fighter like that in his career??? If Cabellero were to beat Vasquez, Marquez and JuanMa Molitor wouldn't look so stupid.
     
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  9. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Judah has never really been technical.He's sloppy as hell.More a guy that gets by on athleticism, speed and power than skills.

    Curry and Chatchai Sasakul are two i'd say fit here.
     
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  10. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    First name that popped into my head.
     
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  11. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Agreed with Mantequilla, Zab is not a good choice, what with his lack of technical/tactical skills and all, which is precisely what this thread was about in the first place.
     
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  12. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Fernando Vargas.
     
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  13. Brickhaus

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    Rocky Juarez.
     
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  14. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    mayweather

    other then the great chico corrales who did he fight ?
     
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  15. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's a great example. Tremendous talent but very little in terms of boxing intelligence.

    I too was high on Steve Molitor but Caballero put a damper on that. To be fair it was a bad bad styles match up for the guy and Cabellero was just on that night. Molitor can still bounce back but he's going to have a long road aho.
     
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