British Hype Jobs...

[Stuarty]

Obvious one is big Aud. Getting a mega money deal and the big billing after turing pro. Still had a more than decent career looking back but could definitely fall in to the category as 'hype job' in hindsight.... I loved Ryan Rhodes when i was a boy. Watching him on all the Naz undercards. Everyone seemed to have him as a world beater but then he ran in to Otis Grant who knew a bit too much for him at that age/stage in his career. He went a bit off the rails after the that form wise but finished his career with a flourish. I enjoyed the latter stages of his career. Again, had a career to be proud of but never lived up to the hype.

They're the 2 off the top of my head. What others are there and is it fair to name the two i mentioned as hype jobs? I'm not sure!

[Stuarty]

Danny Williams as well come to think of it. He was very highly thought of but didn't always turn up motivated. Again, he had a good career and was a bit of a cult hero...

[Coco]

Toks Owoh
James Branch
Adrian Dodson
Haider Ali

[milpool]

I want to say Errol Christie but feel that might be a bit unfair as he had justifiable hype based on hia amateur career. However, it didn't quite work out for him in the way many people expected it to.

David Price is an obvious one, Sky were hailing him as the next big thing and we all know what happened there...

[paddy chavez]

Toks Owoh
James Branch
Adrian Dodson
Haider Ali

Dodson ficked himself with being self managed it sounds good but why Will a promotor bother building you up know you'll leave .

[Noxy]

Wasn’t David Walker expected to go further than he did? He had a good record but he never really took it to the next level.

[banjo]

I remember Sky having a hard on for Paul Appleby at one point.

[Bleak]

Toks Owoh
James Branch
Adrian Dodson
Haider Ali

Haider Ali the Commonwealth Gold Medalist around 2002

[milpool]

Wasn’t David Walker expected to go further than he did? He had a good record but he never really took it to the next level.

Yes, he was part of Mick Hennesey's class of 2002. He got a fair bit of coverage on the BBC but didn't live up to expectations. A defeat by Jimmy Vincent and that see-saw fight with Spencer Fearon before being completely demolished by Roman Karmizan put paid to any hopes of super stardom.

[Coco]

Wasn’t David Walker expected to go further than he did? He had a good record but he never really took it to the next level.

Yes, he was part of Mick Hennesey's class of 2002. He got a fair bit of coverage on the BBC but didn't live up to expectations. A defeat by Jimmy Vincent and that see-saw fight with Spencer Fearon before being completely demolished by Roman Karmizan put paid to any hopes of super stardom.

Of the class of 2002, David Walker did well!

Remember Matt Thirwell!

[Coco]

Lee Meager
Billy Corcocan
Big Joe Young

[Bleak]

Wasn’t David Walker expected to go further than he did? He had a good record but he never really took it to the next level.

Yes, he was part of Mick Hennesey's class of 2002. He got a fair bit of coverage on the BBC but didn't live up to expectations. A defeat by Jimmy Vincent and that see-saw fight with Spencer Fearon before being completely demolished by Roman Karmizan put paid to any hopes of super stardom.

Brutal that Roman Karmizan was if I remember, he was that night anyway

[jameswilson]

Lee Meager
Billy Corcocan
Big Joe Young

Didn’t big Joseph Young have one fight and that was it after winning the ABA’s.

[hitman_hatton1]

kevin mitchell - katsidis ate him for breakfast, lunch & dinner.
pele reid - he made julius francis look like joe louis that night.

[Coco]

Lee Meager
Billy Corcocan
Big Joe Young

Didn’t big Joseph Young have one fight and that was it after winning the ABA’s.

That's it, big mates with Aud

[jameswilson]

Tom Stalker was absolute toilet compared to what was expected when he turned pro wasn’t he?

[Noxy]

I remember Sky having a hard on for Paul Appleby at one point.

Yeah, that’s right. I‘d forgotten about that. He came to Belfast to fight Martin Lindsay. It was quite a big event domestically.

[hitman_hatton1]

Tom Stalker was absolute toilet compared to what was expected when he turned pro wasn’t he?

[Fray Bentos]

Tom Stalker was absolute toilet compared to what was expected when he turned pro wasn’t he?

Man - remember over on Dogghouse we were all aboard the Audley choo-choo hype train.

You were the driver, I was the stoker, Oli Fennell was the ticket conductor and Chambers was sat on his ass in First Class as it went right over the fornicating cliff with the rest of the Dogghouse forum laughing their heads off at us...

I remember it was us four - I bet no-one else will admit this horrible relevation now...

[banjo]

Yes, he was part of Mick Hennesey's class of 2002. He got a fair bit of coverage on the BBC but didn't live up to expectations. A defeat by Jimmy Vincent and that see-saw fight with Spencer Fearon before being completely demolished by Roman Karmizan put paid to any hopes of super stardom.

Brutal that Roman Karmizan was if I remember, he was that night anyway

Aye his career never really took off, I remember Karmazin losing a very close decision to Cory Spinks and he kind of fizzled out after that, last I remember of him he got sparked out by Alex Bunema at Madison Square Garden on the undercard of RJJ vs Felix Trinidad.

[Coco]

And how can I forget the Blackpool Rock! Matthew the billion dollar man Ellis

Also Roman Greenberg was touted to be a billion dollar boxer!

[Controversial]

Pele Reid springs to mind. There was a young lad who had to quit 2-3 years ago with an eye problem, can’t think of his name, he was being touted as something special until a journeyman beat him. His nickname was something like gorgeous or handsome, something like that

[Coco]

Pele Reid springs to mind. There was a young lad who had to quit 2-3 years ago with an eye problem, can’t think of his name, he was being touted as something special until a journeyman beat him. His nickname was something like gorgeous or handsome, something like that

The Olympian Ogogo?

[deadpan]

Paul Butler.
He believed the hype too.

[Coco]

Jamie Cox