Worst waste of talent in the history of boxing?

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  1. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Vaguely remember Bello, l. Looked a promising prospect -- good banger.

    Did he OD?
     
  2. The Mongoose

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  3. SLAKKA

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  4. he grant

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    :blabla God I own you Goose. You're as easy as Princess.
     
  5. JohnThomas1

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    Post 13, 14, 25, 28 and others.
     
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  7. natonic

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    The movie is 'The Lords of Discipline'. It was about goings on at a millitary school. I bought the book way back when because Breland was on the cover. Good movie, better book.


    I concur on Greg Page. I'm revisiting some of his prime fights and he was enormously talented .
     
  8. JohnThomas1

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    His combination of speed, power, size and reflex was potentially insane.
     
  9. EireFightFan

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    Darren Sutherland - obviously not in the historical sense but the guy had everything going for him.
     
  10. fininan

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    probably some raw talent with great power and speed but no nurturing and training in the basic fundamentals of boxing thatr would have made him great. shout out to kirkland laing and herol graham as well though
     
  11. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can't forget about Alex Ramos and Howard Davis Jr, but with his style, maybe Howard wasn't going to become great anyway, though he still could have won a title or two.
     
  12. bigG

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    the buster douglas of the ttyson fight always made me wonder 'what if'..as did big daddy bowes whole career......
     
  13. bigG

    bigG Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ..kirkland laing