Which Boxer had the greatest potential ever?

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  1. cslb

    cslb Puerto Rican Uppercut Full Member

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    Bowe built a kitchen into his bedroom so he didn't have to walk so far to the main kitchen. True story.
     
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  2. turnip

    turnip Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ike ib .A real force at HW could have gone all the way had it all shame he went crazy ape bonkers.
     
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  3. don owens

    don owens Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    will second Salvador Sanchez. Long count beat me to it. also Corrie Sanders.
     
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  4. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    Teófilo Stevenson, Félix Savón, Adolfo Horta.... lots of boxers that having an incredible potential we could never see them.
     
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  5. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    Except he arguably lost to Tua.
     
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  6. turnip

    turnip Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No way beat him at his own game outpunched and outworked him good stuff.
     
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  7. Vockerman

    Vockerman LightJunior SuperFlyweigt Full Member

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    There are so many to choose from Tapia, Valerio, Golota, and Ayala could all be tied, they did enough to show they had the goods then got massively derailed or derailed themselves... Zab Judah looked amazing for a while and from an age gone by Benny Lynch went into the bottle way too young - and it ruined him :(
     
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  8. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    It,s Tyson .....close thread
     
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  9. Ilesey

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    I show you some trick or two.
     
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  10. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    :good
     
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  11. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sanchez

    I get old non Mexicans telling me how good he was

    He could've been a top 5 Atg
     
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  12. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Have to agree with this. What happens if forces outside the ring dont derail Tyson? What if Tyson kept and only got better with Rooney as his trainer? What if Desiree Whashington never happens? IMHO Tyson wouldve gone on to beat Holifield,Bowe, Lewis,Mercer,Foreman Etc. and likely would only of lost on the decline late in his career. He`d of finished as the greatest of all time. Anyone that says Tyson was overrated is right because we never saw the best of Tyson which is a scary thought.:yikes
     
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  13. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    00's Vitali without the knee and shoulder problem that retired him in today's scene would carve it up.
     
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  14. drenlou

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    Absolutely. He's the best fighter from Mexico imo.
     
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  15. Swollen Liver

    Swollen Liver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably Mayweather. But we'll never know how great he could have been since he always cherrypick some washed up big names that looks good on a record. His legacy could have been 10 times greater than it is at the moment. Or...maybe he cherrypicks for a good reason since he knows deep down himself what could happen.
     
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