Wasted potential

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  1. Belfast

    Belfast Member Full Member

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    What guys do you know who could have had a grat career but gave in to too much temptation??
    Drink, cigs and not being arsed to train did for Magee, bit of a maverick (*****) outside the ring, buta nasty fighter, mean streak a mile wide, good southpaw skills, granite chin

    His very lazy approach to boxing showed in his very lazy approach to fighting, dropping and hurting Ricky Hatton and Neary early, but breathing hard after every baseball like swing, sitting at the pub, rather than running, watching him outclass Jon Thaxton to earn his number two spot to fight Hatton might make mind of Augustus

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  2. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Lots of boxers who did well, could have had better careers overall without drugs/temptation.

    1980’s edition:
    1. Tyrell Biggs
    2. Pinklon Thomas
    3. Michael Dokes
     
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  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    I mean, Tapia was arguably still great even with giving in to his demons (all too frequently)...but could've been even greater.
     
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  4. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Golota?
     
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  5. covetousjuice

    covetousjuice Putin did nothing wrong

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    A thin and fit Andy Ruiz Jr would have been pretty interesting.

    I know people say he botched his camp for the AJ rematch, but I don't think that's true. He lost that night because he was fat and slow and he's always been fat and slow. Instead I would say he simply botched his entire career by being a fat **** who loved food more than achievement.

    If he had been, not just fast with his hands, but fleet of foot too, he would have been quite the force.
     
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  6. Aussie Invader

    Aussie Invader Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    obviously not related to discipline or dedication because he was always in shape for his fights, but calzaghe staying with warren guaranteed that he wasn't going near the US.
    that was wasted potential, because he was the best fighter i've seen who actually allowed this to happen.
     
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  7. kostya by ko

    kostya by ko Boxing Addict

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    Luiz Ortiz should have done more as a pro earlier. Should have fought Ustinov at the time.

    Turing down Joshua to lose to Wilder was a dumb move.
     
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  8. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brook wasting too much time on chasing fights with Cotto and Khan who had no interest in fighting him.

    Also the stabbing, injuries, struggling with cuts etc.
     
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  9. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Don't know about great, but all of the following could have been better. Others were great, but could have been even better.

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    Thomas
    Dokes
    Witherspoon
    Cooney
    Ibeabucchi
    Tate
    Tubbs
    Tucker
    Biggs
    Ayala Jr.
    Sanders
    Morrison
    Tyson (could have been much greater)
    Bowe
    Leon Spinks
    Hatton
    James Toney
    Jeff Chandler
    Duran (huge drinking problem)
    John Conteth
    Aaron Pryor
    McCall
    Mando Ramos

    To name a few


    To name a few.
     
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  10. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dmitry Pirog. That was a real waste of a pro career
     
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  11. shza

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    For some reason a lot of the great Puerto Rican fighters fell short of their potential due to liquor and yay... de Jesus, Benitez, and Rosario come to mind.
     
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  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Gave into the temptation to ...not have a broken back? :dunno :lol:
     
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    You can blame Joe for that. Read his book.
     
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