Which Boxer had the greatest potential ever?

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Except he arguably lost to Tua.

 

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

 

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

 

It,s Tyson .....close thread

 

I show you some trick or two.

 

:good

 

Sanchez

I get old non Mexicans telling me how good he was

He could've been a top 5 Atg

 

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

 

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

 

Absolutely. He's the best fighter from Mexico imo.

 

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.