Why is Quillin viewed as a big name?

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  1. TheHoodlum

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    And or a star attraction?

    He hasn't beaten anyone of note in their prime, forfeited his title, doesn't have massive drawing power and is vert protected.

    A I missing something about this guy or not?
     
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  2. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he scores a mention because of the belt, but he doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the MW mix, when he has no intention of stepping up

    EDIT : nope, you haven't missed a thing ;)
     
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  3. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He is the definition of a fraud.
     
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  4. TheDarkLord

    TheDarkLord Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He isn't a big name.
     
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  5. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    I don't think anyone views him as a big name.

    He is a top 5 Middleweight who has one of the four titles. It is what it is.

    But aside from a couple predictable fanboys, no, nobody rates him anything special.
     
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  6. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    In fairness to Quillin, his win over Hassan Ndam is a quality one. It was a highly entertaining fight and despite losing more than half of the rounds, he still clearly won the fight with an impressive 6 knockdowns of the solid top 10 Ndam.
     
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  7. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I was more impressed with his run to the title than anything he's done after it
     
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  8. The Mongoose

    The Mongoose I honor my bets banned

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  9. VBOX

    VBOX JOURNEYMAN Full Member

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    Depends on what perspective you're looking from. As an opponent he makes a solid, somewhat big name, people know who he is. As the main attraction, nobody is paying top dollar to watch him fight, the number of main events he's been in are evidence of that.
     
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  10. antonio plaisir

    antonio plaisir the detonator Full Member

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    he vacated his title.
     
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  11. Beatle

    Beatle Sheer Analysis Full Member

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    Because he has shrewd management behind him, and a cool nickname in "Kid Chocolate". He also had a belt, and a few wins over decent opponents.

    That said, you haven't missed anything. He'll eventually have to fight GGG, and he'll vanish into thin air.
     
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  12. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Totally forgot about that...
     
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  13. shoe

    shoe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he was never or will be a star but became infamous after vacating his belt.
     
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  14. Pez

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    He's not really a big name but one of the bigger names at middleweight as he held a belt, he's unbeaten and there's not a lot of other top fighters at middleweight.
     
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  15. Constable

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