Who made the most of the natural talent (or lack of )

Made the most money for their talent? You got it on the mark with Hatton. I think itd be hard to compete with that.

Made the most legacy/public opinion from their talent? Zab Judah. So overrated its unreal. He could lose another 10 fights and he'll still be rated fairly high because he looks good moving around the ring.

 

Antuofermo.

 

arturo gatti

 

Ricky Hatton

If only he had a good trainer from a young age

 

What about Antonio Margarito??? He did not possess polished skills relied on toughness & granite chin, Didn't ever think of backing off always went forward
I remember years ago Wayne Harrison a matchmaker based in Ft Worth Tx his son who lived in Mexico city scouting talent , had found this guy. Wayne got him a fight i9n Ft Worth against the perennial Buck Smith. That was when I first saw & met Antonio. He didn't have an impressive record , due to him turning pro at 15 years old & being put in way over his head with grown men & seasoned fighters. Wayne said "watch this guy", I did & watched him throughout his career. Heart of a lion Chin of granite & a never quit attitude. When he beat Cotto LEGITIMATELY!!! that made his name but also sealed his fate. He plain wasn't supposed to win & upset too many people when he did costing them big $$$$$
Its a shame it took a trumped up scandal over supposed loaded gloves & a devastating eye injury to end his career. What Tony achieved was incredible but had he not been railroaded how much more could he have achieved???

 

Stamina is not a natural talent. It takes a ton of HARD WORK. So, fighters with great stamina are in fact making the most of their natural talent by working so hard to be in that great condition.

 

Of course stamina is a natural talent. You think all the long distance runners are distinguished purely based on who trains harder? Idiotic.

 

carlos maussa

 

dirrell has no heart!?

he beat froch imo.

 

Stamina in itself is certainly not a natural talent. There isn't a guy in this world who doesn't train that could have great stamina through 12 rounds of boxing. You are out of your mind. Do some people have the ability to have greater stamina than others? Sure... but that doesn't mean that it is a natural talent that is there without hard work. Speed... power... great footwork... those are things that people can have naturally without putting training into them. Even those need to be fine tuned by training. However, great stamina is something that will ONLY come through hard work. If you don't know that... then I seriously doubt that you ever boxed or wrestled. These aren't sports where you play for a few seconds and then rest for an extended period of time until the next few second play. These are sports where you are working non-stop until the short period in between which is barely long enough to catch your breath before going at it again.

 

Joey Giardello -- never had an amateur bout. Fought like a veteran from the git-go. Naturally gifted with great reflexes, wheels, hand speed, boxing savvy and punching power.

 

FM smarter than marquez

 

Chavez Sr.

 

Foreman?