What is a good example of a hype job boxer?

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  1. AbbasKhan6428

    AbbasKhan6428 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The term Hype job is thrown around too much nowadays, but what I wanna know which boxer do you feel is/was a prime example of a hype job? my opinion is that Audely harrison was the perfect exemple, sure he was good in the ametures but Pro'z is a whole new story, and yet people still sed "he's destined to become a world champion"

    any other good examples?
     
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  2. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    Antonio Margarito
     
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  3. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    The thing about Audley Harrison, and you're right to call him a hype job, but he did have decent skills and attributes that were fairly obvious, he just had a **** poor mentality, horrible over confidence, and not much heart or work ethic inside the ring. I don't think his actually boxing ability was over-hyped, just everything else...
     
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  4. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Molitor for sure. That guy was alot of hype. Especially in Canada
     
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  5. AbbasKhan6428

    AbbasKhan6428 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yea i agree he deffinately had the physical tools, its just that confidence barrier that held him back, and he wasnt there mentally in his fights. But i think that was from the cause of that high expectation from him caused by the brits lol
     
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  6. Flea Man

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    Berto. Linares. Valero.
     
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  7. bodyshot89

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    amir khan
     
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  8. Williams27

    Williams27 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Arreola and Valero come to my mind first.
     
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  9. LiamE

    LiamE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Amir Khant and Audrey Harrison.
     
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  10. yesihavearm2

    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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  11. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Amir Khan 4 sure

    Prince Naseem was a hype job and it showed when he met a real fighter

    Courage "No Chin" Shabalaba
     
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  12. El Borracho

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  13. rickx1

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    Chad dawson.
     
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  14. Rocky2k5

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    lol yea Sam Peter for sure.
     
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  15. Flea Man

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    Naz was not a hype job. If you can't hype one of the hardest punchers P4P in the history of the gane, who also happens to be arrogant as Hell with bizarre ring movements, a 21-year old 'World' champ who went on to beat some very good fighters (Johnson, Kelley, Bungu) in destructive fashion, then who can you hype?

    No doubt people think he got 'exposed'. it took five or sixe years and every title in the division before someone managed to do it, and even then it was a top-50 ATG (IMO)
     
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