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Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 18:28
by Wake up call
The recent thread about Adam Etches quitting boxing in his mid-20s got me thinking about the many promising young fighters I've seen over the years that have had success for a period and then decided to walk away. Some pretty much disappeared from the scene in the blink of an eye.
Off the top of my head, here's a few I can think of.
Scott Jenkins
Kieran Maher
Karl Place
Reuben Arrowsmith
Rhys Roberts
Danny Price
Chad Gaynor
Anyone think of any more? I'm sure there's loads.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 21:14
by jamamb
ian weaver kinda had a strange career that ended at 25
was a junior am star, and then as a senior won gold at commonwealths and silver at euros. didnt make the olympics but still very good am credentials. turned pro but didnt seem to get much backing and went 5-0 with a few fights in spain, then fought an 11-0 yank in the yanks hometown and lost a split. won one more fight after that and retired at 25 at 6-1. i got the impression he was good enough to be a player at domestic level. think he might have had brain scan issue?
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 21:31
by jamamb
and then of course the obvious one, kevin satchell, his career trajectory is just strange to me, wins brit and then at 26 the euro, seemingly on the cusp of world title opporutnities,.then for the next two years steps back down to fighting journeymen, then retires as a 16-0 28 year old whose last opponent was 6-24
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 21:39
by jamamb
and im not sure how good he was, but aba runner up junior saeed was 5-0 then called it a day at 26. i remember him getting a bit of hype when he first turned pro, supposed to be one of those cocky, naz like 'entertainers'. but then after winning his debut in 2009 he didnt fight again until 2014. then 4 more fights and retired by mid 2015.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 22:05
by rio
Haroon kahn. Bronze medalist in the Commonwealth after beating selby.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 21 Aug 2018, 22:53
by tiny_acres
JD Chapman walked away with an undefeated record and an alphabet top 10 rating.
He's a truck driver now
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 00:48
by leejonesjnr
jamamb wrote: ↑21 Aug 2018, 21:14
ian weaver kinda had a strange career that ended at 25
was a junior am star, and then as a senior won gold at commonwealths and silver at euros. didnt make the olympics but still very good am credentials. turned pro but didnt seem to get much backing and went 5-0 with a few fights in spain, then fought an 11-0 yank in the yanks hometown and lost a split. won one more fight after that and retired at 25 at 6-1. i got the impression he was good enough to be a player at domestic level. think he might have had brain scan issue?
Can’t get a BBBoC license.
He boxed on that show with Danny Williams in Aberdeen a few weeks ago.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 01:44
by Black Sam Bellamy
Tom Baker
Mitchell Smith
Lucien Reidy
Zak Chelli
Are these young prospects really ‘walking away’ or are they just not getting fights ?
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 01:54
by maley1984
Chad gaynor was in a very bad car accident nearly lost his his life from wat I remember.
Mitchell Smith has had his liscene suspended after spending a few months in prison. Got a board meeting soon I think
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 02:23
by spudder56
jamamb wrote: ↑21 Aug 2018, 21:14
ian weaver kinda had a strange career that ended at 25
was a junior am star, and then as a senior won gold at commonwealths and silver at euros. didnt make the olympics but still very good am credentials. turned pro but didnt seem to get much backing and went 5-0 with a few fights in spain, then fought an 11-0 yank in the yanks hometown and lost a split. won one more fight after that and retired at 25 at 6-1. i got the impression he was good enough to be a player at domestic level. think he might have had brain scan issue?
He’s still fighting on BIBA shows
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 02:40
by tigermoth87
Has Andrew Selby quit?
Heard rumors he was packing it in. Shame if do. He could easily be the number 1 fighter in his division.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 02:42
by jamamb
no he said hes not and that hes coming for rosales, would be interesting , id think that the 6 years younger rosales with 5 fights since then and in his stride has prob improved more then selby with 1 fight since they fought. would that be enough to change the result or make it closer at least?
didnt know about weaver, seen pretty much no talk about him
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 03:02
by maley1984
tigermoth87 wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 02:40
Has Andrew Selby quit?
Heard rumors he was packing it in. Shame if do. He could easily be the number 1 fighter in his division.
No his got to go in front of the board after his liscene was suspended. Got into some trouble with a taxi driver
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 03:08
by jamamb
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 03:37
by handsofstone
John Fewkes and Akaash Bahtia looked good coming up, on a lower level my mate Davie Drummond KO'd Moses Motovu on his debut then drew with Jody Meikle and has never fought again
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 04:12
by Terry Dooley
rio wrote: ↑21 Aug 2018, 22:05
Haroon kahn. Bronze medalist in the Commonwealth after beating selby.
Last I heard he was training with Nigel Travis and still trying to line up fights. He boxed on a few VIP shows in 2017.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 04:21
by Dirk Kelly
Gareth Couch just seemed to disappear too.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 04:34
by Bigdogsnose
andy mclean. Two ABA's- medal at commonwealths?
Only had 4 pro fights (4-0) and never fought again.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 04:37
by Terry Dooley
I always used to have a laugh with Danny Harding. He beat Chris Pacy twice and even had his nose cauterised to help his career. Now he trains amateurs and does a lot of work with Campbell Hatton.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 04:42
by samwbr
Ahmet Patterson
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 04:51
by maley1984
samwbr wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 04:42
Ahmet Patterson
He got attacked while out running in the build up to a fight. He looked a real talent
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 04:55
by samwbr
maley1984 wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 04:51
samwbr wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 04:42
Ahmet Patterson
He got attacked while out running in the build up to a fight. He looked a real talent
That was the story but a few have cast a bit of doubt over it.
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 05:24
by maley1984
samwbr wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 04:55
maley1984 wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 04:51
samwbr wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 04:42
Ahmet Patterson
He got attacked while out running in the build up to a fight. He looked a real talent
That was the story but a few have cast a bit of doubt over it.
Really I hadn't seen anything other than the attack. Any info on way else was said
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 05:30
by TheLeprechaun
Kevin lear
Re: Promising boxers that disappeared/walked away
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 05:48
by kevo
That’s who always springs to mind whenever this topic comes up.
Saw him bust up Michael Gomez, had one more fight, then jacked it in.
