The Top Ten amateurs that did not live up to the hype professionally

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  1. The Nightfly

    The Nightfly Tonight the night is mine Full Member

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    Frankie gavin would've been a good one. I can remember him winning everything in the amateurs and then going into the olympics all the uk papers saying "this boy getting a gold medal is a given" turned up and failed to make the weight. Turned pro and we know the rest.
     
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  2. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    To be fair, he beat Tischenko, he was the Lomachenko of his time.
     
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  3. Grooveongreg

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    Antony Ogogo

    Gold jnr Olympics

    Silver commonwealth games

    Bronze Olympics

    Big hype when he went pro failed to deliver . Too fragile to cut it
     
    Grooveongreg, Apr 16, 2017
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  4. Vysotskyy

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    Alekseev
    Mazikin
    Pedro Carrion

    Loses 3 fights in a row, awarded Bronze medal.
     
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  5. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Michael Carruth.
    Olympic gold medallist in '92.
    Desperately disappointing as a pro
     
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  6. Oneirokritis

    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    Good shout, Dren. After a stellar amateur career, he was an absolute washout as a pro.
     
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  7. Oneirokritis

    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    Repeatedly rocked, made to miss and generally flustered by Craig Cunningham -- a Light Middle -- before being pulled out with a shoulder injury (IIRC).

    It's an indictment of Ogogo that he'll be remembered far more for doing Subway ads and reality TV appearances than for any of his meagre accomplishments to date as a professional.
     
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  8. Drachenorden

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    Vitali's entrance scared him.

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  9. cslb

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    Steve McCrory. Olympic gold medalist. Steward thought he was the most talented fighter to come out of the Kronk gym but he never won a championship. There is no way Breland belongs on that list.
     
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  10. CLUBBER

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    Francisco Bojado? And the crazy thing he's only 33 now.
     
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  11. drenlou

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    Bojado, was highly touted coming out of the Olympics and was one of my favorite fighters, but he didn't reach his full potential and I still to this day think he got shafted against Forbes And leija!
     
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  12. juppity

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    Alex Ramos the Bronx Bomber . He ko Juan Roldan as amateur.
    Clint Jackson 76 Olympian . Just couldn't win the big mw fights.
     
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  13. Limerickbox

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    Eye injury.
    Apparently its going to end his career
     
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  14. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I wouldn't necessarily put Harrison or Reid on this list. David was a world champ, and neither of them were considered great amateurs. They each just had a great 3-week stretch in the amateurs. Duane Bobick is another one, and you could throw in Shawn O'Sullivan, Willie De Witt and Tyrell Biggs.
     
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  15. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Breland, Gonzalez, and Audley were all excellent fighters, albeit inconsistent.

    At least they did what they needed to do to make the best fights vs the top fighters. Even if it meant an almost certain defeat.
     
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