Most frustrating boxer?

Hardhitters11 · Post by **Hardhitters11** » 21 Apr 2004, 09:09

Who's career past or present really frustrates you...Who could be doing so much better than they are?

For example....my choices would be as follows:

Tyson: The most ferocious and fearsome fighter I have seen bar none.
He had the potential to be the best heavyweight ever or at least the top two but his career fell to pieces due to him not training and his party lifestyle.Still one of the best IMO though even over a short period.

Prince Naseem:Another sad case, He never listened to his trainer,took training lightly to say the least and relied on his power rather than the fast and hard combinations that got him to the top.I will always regret him not proving to be the great he could have been

Howard Eastman:The guy has talent but is let down by himself and his managements complete failure to supply him with the fights need to prove himself...His career has been a great waste IMO and he will always be remembered as the fighter who lost to Joppy then fought nobody worth mentioning.

Junior Witter:Again complete failure to get the big matches required to prove himself and has built the foundations of his career on shaky ground against mediocre (at best) competetion bar Judah.
Everybody knows if you build a house on crumbly foundations it will eventually fall down when it gets to the top.

What would your choises be and why.

HH

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 21 Apr 2004, 09:14

Good thread. Lennox Lewis always frustrated me. On several nights, he looked a million dollars, but a lot of the time he looked leaden-footed and sloppy. He beat every man he ever faced, true, but he didn't always beat them in the manner of a great, great fighter.
The same could be said of Chris Eubank's career.

J · Post by J » 21 Apr 2004, 09:19

agree with Eastman he is driving me to distraction, if ever a man should have held a world belt it was him, Since Joppy I get the impression he treats it as a hobby more than a livelihood.
Could just be his laid back style but thats just my gut feeling

Up to now Joe Calzaghe, for fighting so many ex Ottke opponents / sub standard fare for a man of his talents, everyone knows he is better than that, hopefully this trend is about to be bucked tho, I feel Johnson is a good match up probably his toughest at a new weight, so that frustration is starting to dissipate and I really hope Joe goes on to realise his massive and full potential.

David Haye, get in the ring son we are all behind you , get some rounds under your belt and showe us how good you can become.

reserving judgement on the hitman just yet buit I am finding it frustrating he isnt mixing it in the company he should be, but feel this is to come.

Up until recently Winky Wright was another one I felt frustrated for not frustrated at,Im not gonna go on cos I'll look like gloating bar steward.
needless to say good luck to him, good honest underated pro til recently.

Johnny nelson, nice chap consumate pro, tonnes of admiration for him just he bores the arse off me.

Bobby Vanzie so much talent, but depends which one is gonna turn up, can be fantastic and friggin awful in the same round!!!!!

think that will do for now!!!

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 21 Apr 2004, 13:24

Matthew Barney drives me FECKING MENTAL with his negative displays.

Infact, any boxer who consistently wins rounds (on the judges cards) by landing one punch or a flurry of punches then grabbing hold until the referee separates them. This is soooo infuriating to watch!

Jacko11 · Post by **Jacko11** » 21 Apr 2004, 14:16

Tony Montana

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 21 Apr 2004, 14:40

Ricky Hatton... should be fighting proper Light Welters and contenders, especially someone named Junior Witter.
Junior Witter... should show Hatton up by going for a mayjor title (and winning it!).
Howard Eastman.... should fight some better opposition...
Brain Magee... should fight Super Middles instead of blown up Middles.
John Ruiz.... need I say why!
Roy Jones.... more talk than walk!...
Ricardo Mayaorga... should cut down on the beer!...
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hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 21 Apr 2004, 14:47

has to be ricky hatton :x i really thought this was the year he was gonna break thru but its beginning to look really depressing.

endless wbu defences at the men arena

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 21 Apr 2004, 14:53

Matthew Barney, meant to mention him earlier, his 'fight' with Charles Adamu was by far the worst boxing match ever.

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 21 Apr 2004, 14:56

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Matthew Barney, meant to mention him earlier, his 'fight' with Charles Adamu was by far the worst boxing match ever.

forgot about him but in a way he's not really frustrating cos he's talentless anyway

the frustrating ones r the ones who have the potential but aren't doing it for whatever reason.

Lefthookhappy19 · Post by **Lefthookhappy19** » 21 Apr 2004, 15:36

Danny Williams, he could be so much more but he keeps blowing it. He should have used Samil Sam as a big punchbag but was afraid to let his hands go and was KO'ed.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 21 Apr 2004, 17:23

I'll go with one of silkovs choices. Roy Jones. Even at light heavy i still think he has the ability to stop most of the guys he faces. He could go out there and put on a dazzling display but he'd much rather settle for a safe points win.
Instead of telling us how great he is, he could have shown us. All he needed to do was everything he could to make a fight with Michelczewski, even if it involved fighting in Germany and taking home less money.
That way there'd be no doubts, there'd be no-one saying he was only willing to fight hand picked opponents, and we'd all be able to tell our kids we've seen a true great.

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 21 Apr 2004, 17:42

Shush.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 21 Apr 2004, 18:02

Sorry, i got a little carried away there. Just played two hours of football and replaced the lost fluids with a few pints of 1664.

beduff · Post by **beduff** » 21 Apr 2004, 19:14

prince naseem he could of been so much more,dean pithie should of would of could of.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 21 Apr 2004, 20:23

Here is a few.

Mike Tyson - if only he could get his life around he probably still is in the top 3 best heavyweights.

Tony Ayalia - if only he wasn't such scum, what a talent.

Ike Ibeachi - same here, the best heavyweight in the world in jail.

Tommy Morrison - glass chin or not, the guy now is only 34 I am sure he would have got a few versions of the world championship.

Danny Williams - the talent is there, just the mental attitude isn't.

Johnny Nelson - Man the guy has it all, but he definately looks frightend of getting caught.

Herol Grahman - why oh why oh why did he try and stop Jackson, he oh why oh why didn't he just take a knee vs Brewer.

J · Post by J » 22 Apr 2004, 04:00

i forgot danny wililams, good work fellas. I really like Danny too, he seems such a nice bloke perhaps thats his problem.