Expected more …
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Spud
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Expected more …
Which fighter did you expect more from …
I will name some…
Kirkland Laing
David Haye
Billy Joe Saunders
Chris Eubank Jr
Please feel free to disagree or add names
I will name some…
Kirkland Laing
David Haye
Billy Joe Saunders
Chris Eubank Jr
Please feel free to disagree or add names
Re: Expected more …
Frankie Gavin .
Re: Expected more …
Probably Haye from that list. After his non performance against Vlad, his career just petered out. I feel he underachieved.
Josh Kelly
Buatsi
Josh Kelly
Buatsi
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Spud
- Heavyweight

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Spud
- Heavyweight

Re: Expected more …
Sorry Spud. Kirkland Laing?
Probably over achieved
David Haye?
Ridiculous multiple weight World Champion.
Billy Joe?
World Champion?
Eubank Jr?
What were you expecting, seriously?
Nonsense.
You really need to stop these vague post openings.
I’m worried you’re turning into another Doufus
Re: Expected more …
Naz Hamed
He scythed his way through the level just down from elite with the promise of more to show .. unfortunately all he then demonstrated was the different levels between being very good and elite.
He scythed his way through the level just down from elite with the promise of more to show .. unfortunately all he then demonstrated was the different levels between being very good and elite.
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Spud
- Heavyweight

Re: Expected more …
I will enter into debate with you …si7dog7 wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 14:24Sorry Spud. Kirkland Laing?
Probably over achieved
David Haye?
Ridiculous multiple weight World Champion.
Billy Joe?
World Champion?
Eubank Jr?
What were you expecting, seriously?
Nonsense.
You really need to stop these vague post openings.
I’m worried you’re turning into another Doufus
David Haye underachieved he could have done so much more if it wasn’t
For Injuries
Re: Expected more …
I can debate all day.Spud wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 14:32I will enter into debate with you …si7dog7 wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 14:24Sorry Spud. Kirkland Laing?
Probably over achieved
David Haye?
Ridiculous multiple weight World Champion.
Billy Joe?
World Champion?
Eubank Jr?
What were you expecting, seriously?
Nonsense.
You really need to stop these vague post openings.
I’m worried you’re turning into another Doufus
David Haye underachieved he could have done so much more if it wasn’t
For Injuries
What did you expect Spud?
Seriously?
A guy who won an amateur World medal
3 of 4 of the Cruiserweight belts.
A small heavyweight who won a version of the title.
You expected more?
I can go on all night.
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Spud
- Heavyweight

Re: Expected more …
Once David won the title his longevity in the sport looked very promising only to be blighted by injury just before the Klitschko fight
And calm down Si …. I am merely creating debate
And calm down Si …. I am merely creating debate
Re: Expected more …
Expectations tho
He was a smaller guy up against giants.
No wonder his body broke down.
I couldn’t really denigrate his career and say I expected more. Over achieved in my book.
Bad example Spud.
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maverick23
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Re: Expected more …
Easy. Audley Harrison. After seeing him in the Olympics I was telling everyone he’d dominate at heavyweight as a pro.
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SeanBrennan
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Pele Reid.
Boy did Brendan make a believer out of me, I was convinced he was going to be a world heavyweight champ.
Boy did Brendan make a believer out of me, I was convinced he was going to be a world heavyweight champ.
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jameswilson
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Re: Expected more …
Yeah you’d have to be an idiot to think that…..maverick23 wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 14:54 Easy. Audley Harrison. After seeing him in the Olympics I was telling everyone he’d dominate at heavyweight as a pro.
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SeanBrennan
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I am an idiot, I bought his autobiography after the Olympics and thought he would win everything!jameswilson wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 17:26Yeah you’d have to be an idiot to think that…..maverick23 wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 14:54 Easy. Audley Harrison. After seeing him in the Olympics I was telling everyone he’d dominate at heavyweight as a pro.
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The Gratest
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Re: Expected more …
Pat Barrett
I loved watching Black Flash as he had the equaliser; a punch that could turn a fight at any moment. He went to Italy and completely flattened Calamiti for the Euro title during a period when a lot of British fighters went there and got frustrated by the stinking style that Italian fighters used.
I thought he could achieve a world title but eventually came up against an even more frustrating fighter in WBO champ Manning Galloway (anyone remember the 1 page ads Galloway used to have about himself in Boxing Outlook?) and just couldn't get near him.
I think around that time, light-welter and welterweight had champions of the likes of Chavez, Brown, Taylor, Blocker, Coggi...so it may well have been the most likely option but wasn't to be.
I loved watching Black Flash as he had the equaliser; a punch that could turn a fight at any moment. He went to Italy and completely flattened Calamiti for the Euro title during a period when a lot of British fighters went there and got frustrated by the stinking style that Italian fighters used.
I thought he could achieve a world title but eventually came up against an even more frustrating fighter in WBO champ Manning Galloway (anyone remember the 1 page ads Galloway used to have about himself in Boxing Outlook?) and just couldn't get near him.
I think around that time, light-welter and welterweight had champions of the likes of Chavez, Brown, Taylor, Blocker, Coggi...so it may well have been the most likely option but wasn't to be.
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After watching Herol Graham fighting growing up, I thought he was nailed on for a world title
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Spud
- Heavyweight

Re: Expected more …
No it’s not a bad example.
There is no one who is was further up David’s a*se than me
I had what I considered realistic expectations of what he was going to and thus a totally one sided win against Audlley, a nightmare loss against kilt, and a ok win Against Chisora followed by 2 training camps and 2 pullouts for a Fury fight ….
Then a shot to bits David losing against Bellew told me David could achieved a lot more.,..
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Re: Expected more …
Not just injuries....Spud wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 14:32I will enter into debate with you …si7dog7 wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 14:24Sorry Spud. Kirkland Laing?
Probably over achieved
David Haye?
Ridiculous multiple weight World Champion.
Billy Joe?
World Champion?
Eubank Jr?
What were you expecting, seriously?
Nonsense.
You really need to stop these vague post openings.
I’m worried you’re turning into another Doufus
David Haye underachieved he could have done so much more if it wasn’t
For Injuries
Although a magnificent physical specimen he didnt live the life all the time.
took some opponents for granted (CAT)
Was only going to beat the world class big heavyweights if he used his biggest assets, speed and power. He didnt jump on Wlad, if he did then the result could have been different.
We cant knock what he achieved at Cruiser
We can knock what he achieved at Heavy, He was kind of gifted a world title against the hairy and immobile Valuev, then some gifted defences v Ruiz etc
If Haye had lived the life his body would not have caught up with him. A fully functioning Haye would absolutely cleaned Bellews clock for him.