Who is the Most "sure thing" prospect in boxing?

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  1. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For me it came down to Jarron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz, and I went with Ortiz. Both are absolutely gassed to the gills with talent and both have extremely high skill levels. Ennis didn't look as great his last time out as he had been, butnthats expected, he was 22 years old and still growing as a fighter.

    But Vergil friggin Ortiz......... That kid is about the same age as Ennis, but man, what a bad little mother effed he is. I don't recall seeing such a complete, skilled, talented, physical, and intelligent total packagge sure thing since Loma, and those 2 go down as the most sure thing prospects I have seen since the turn of the century. If I had a house, I would be that, the farm, the everything on this kid. I seriously wouldnt be surprised if he was put in RIGHT NOW against the top dudes in the division and beat some, all, or even KO'd them. I wouldnt put money on it, but I wouldn't be surprised. If he was a baseball player he'd be the first 10-tool prospect in baseball history.

    Who you guys got? If anyone says anything other than Vergil Ortiz, go away. This is Vergil's thread. Beat it.
     
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  2. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "If anyone says anything other than Vergil Ortiz, go away." C'mon man! I have never seen a stupid condition like this before.
     
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  3. fitzroy boy_iron mike

    fitzroy boy_iron mike Active Member Full Member

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    Definitely not Vergil Ortiz, or whatever the little boy's name is
     
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  4. Ivan28

    Ivan28 Active Member Full Member

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    Israil "The Dream" Madrimov.
     
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  5. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ortiz or haney... Ortiz looks like he could be something special... Or at least I hope so
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Haney is useless.
     
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  7. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ryan Garcia with Reynoso he will be a force.
     
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  8. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Looks alright to me
     
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  9. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    There is no 'sure thing' prospect. Most new champions aren't 'sure things', let alone prospects. Countless upsets in Boxing prove this.
     
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  10. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  11. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Haha. Remember the 2012 ESPN Prospect of the Year?

    That said, Vergil Ortiz and Israil Madrimov are the best looking prospect IMO.
     
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  12. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    What most are saying, Ortiz and Madrimov for me too.

    I like having lots of prospects in the ranks as - as someone has noted - plenty of them get caught out on the way up and it's always quite exciting when you see it happen live.
     
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  13. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Groves beating Degale was a great moment. I was a student who won a few quid on calling that upset. Everyone else in my gym thought Degale the gold medalist couldn't possibly get beaten by some ginger kid that they'd barely heard of.
     
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  14. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    100,000% Virgil Ortiz. It's too bad that he's an ugly ass dude because he could be much more popular.
     
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  15. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Nice, Groves was quite a heavy underdog wasn't he?
     
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