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One minute he was a world beater, the next, he was finished. Who is he?

The Dark Destroyer wrote:Riddick Bowe. It lasted one fight.

I was gonna say it, but I thought Saad (I'm never wrong, except when I bet on fights) offthedeck might tell me off. Best offensive display ever, my arse!

keithmoonhangover wrote:

The Dark Destroyer wrote:Riddick Bowe. It lasted one fight.

I was gonna say it, but I thought Saad (I'm never wrong, except when I bet on fights) offthedeck might tell me off. Best offensive display ever, my arse!

Bowe is an excellent choice.

'Neon Leon' Spinks.

metchampion wrote:'Neon Leon' Spinks.

good call
1 fight and done

Junior jones prime was pretty short. So was Don Currys

Ed Mahone

Tomasino wrote:Junior jones prime was pretty short. So was Don Currys

when don curry took out milton mccrory i thought he was
going to be bigger then leonard

man his prime went as fast as it came
spectacular fighter but only for a short time

In that prime, he could have beaten Leonard.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:In that prime, he could have beaten Leonard.

100% agree

Feels good and strange to stand on the same side of the fence as Saad..

Absolutely Donald Curry. He was lightning up until the McCrory fight, and I agree would've been neck and neck with SRL, and then done right after never to return.

Elisha Obed is the other name that came to mind. Mega-upside in 1975-77 and didn't even look like a legit main eventer against Curtis Parker a few years later....

Mike Tyson? (don't shoot me!)

It feels short given his talent.

me

James'Buster'Douglas 1 night in Tokyo.

Curry would have been a hard match up for anyone. Starling's later success proved just how good he was.

I can't see him beating Leonard though...or Hearns or Duran...but they'd have been great match ups. probably pick him over Trinidad, Moseley and Whittaker.

Curry could've beaten Leonard around the time he beat McCrory, provided he was facing the Leonard of the same time. A prime Leonard was too durable and eventually would've gone the route he went against Kalule and Hearns (if necessary) and broken Donald down while taking his share of punishment in the exchanges. Still might've gone to a decision, though, and would've been an awesome technical affair/fire-fight while it lasted.

Sugar Carl Esquire wrote:James'Buster'Douglas 1 night in Tokyo.

Wlad I

BarryWashington wrote:Hilmer Kenty

But I think he's more of unfufilled talent. I remember him being as touted a prospect as Hearns at the time out the same gym.

Meldrick Taylor
Fernando Vargas

John Mugabi.

Riddick Bowe would be my answer

Someone's answer of James "Buster" Douglas 1 night in Tokyo seems fair. How many other guys are there like him in Boxing history? Who had one very impressive, very well earned victory...and were never able to compete with Top fighters again? I gotta assume that's something that hasn't happened all that often.

Eduardo Ray Marquez. Never beat anybody worth a shit before getting a title shot, won a minimumweight belt, lost it 36 days later to Ivan Calderon and never won another meaningful fight.

Carlos Baldomir,Buster Douglas

Argentino wrote:Carlos Baldomir,Buster Douglas

Baldomir had a good run with victories over Judah and Gatti, but I don't think he was any better then than he would've been the year before or after that really. Judah just underestimated him and did his usual late round tiring act and it costs him. Gatti overestimated his boxing ability, and underestimated Baldomir's when that fight happened.

So did I, I remember I thought Gatti was going to outbox him in that one...I couldn't have been more wrong, Baldomir fully controlled that fight.