Fighters who you thought would be the next big thing who turned out not to be

Obe Carr, Ike Ibeabuchi, and Kelly Pavlik are on the top of my list.

Michael Grant and Rocky Jaurez is a couple that come to my mind.

Nate Campbell - was big on the kid ever since I saw him fight his 20th fight or 22nd cant remember. When he wrecked Juan Diaz I finally thought his moment had come, sadly it was ending

Paul Williams - just when i think hes gonna become the next big thing he has a Quintana or Martinez sighting

Joan Guzman - after he boxed Humberto Soto's eaers off I was like ok this kid is gonna be the next slickster, Im still waiting

Fernando Vargas - never realized how bad the Tito fight hurt him until it was just plain old obvious

Birdofthad wrote:

Nate Campbell - was big on the kid ever since I saw him fight his 20th fight or 22nd cant remember. When he wrecked Juan Diaz I finally thought his moment had come, sadly it was ending

Paul Williams - just when i think hes gonna become the next big thing he has a Quintana or Martinez sighting

Joan Guzman - after he boxed Humberto Soto's eaers off I was like ok this kid is gonna be the next slickster, Im still waiting

Fernando Vargas - never realized how bad the Tito fight hurt him until it was just plain old obvious

Same here.

I believe Vargas' first fight back after Trinidad was Fitz Vanderpool

He was plain, and won a dull decision, I was like hmm, its ok just working some cobwebs off, then it just got more obvious

poor Fernando

Birdofthad wrote:

I believe Vargas' first fight back after Trinidad was Fitz Vanderpool

He was plain, and won a dull decision, I was like hmm, its ok just working some cobwebs off, then it just got more obvious

poor Fernando

Yeah he was never the same guy he was in the Tito fight and its sad cause he could have been great. U ever wonder if he would have beat Tito how much different his career could have been. I mean that fight was close and if Vargas could have won his whole life may have been changed forever.

Birdofthad wrote:

Nate Campbell - was big on the kid ever since I saw him fight his 20th fight or 22nd cant remember. When he wrecked Juan Diaz I finally thought his moment had come, sadly it was ending

Paul Williams - just when i think hes gonna become the next big thing he has a Quintana or Martinez sighting

Joan Guzman - after he boxed Humberto Soto's eaers off I was like ok this kid is gonna be the next slickster, Im still waiting

Fernando Vargas - never realized how bad the Tito fight hurt him until it was just plain old obvious

C'mon Bird. Nate Campbell??? He got KO'ed twice by Robbie Peden. Juan Diaz was his only good win. I still say he lost to Funeka but that fight was close.

Mark Breland
Howard Davis Jr.
Tyrell Biggs

SlickMoneyXL wrote:

Birdofthad wrote:

Nate Campbell - was big on the kid ever since I saw him fight his 20th fight or 22nd cant remember. When he wrecked Juan Diaz I finally thought his moment had come, sadly it was ending

Paul Williams - just when i think hes gonna become the next big thing he has a Quintana or Martinez sighting

Joan Guzman - after he boxed Humberto Soto's eaers off I was like ok this kid is gonna be the next slickster, Im still waiting

Fernando Vargas - never realized how bad the Tito fight hurt him until it was just plain old obvious

C'mon Bird. Nate Campbell??? He got KO'ed twice by Robbie Peden. Juan Diaz was his only good win. I still say he lost to Funeka but that fight was close.

I started watching him before he foe Joel Casamayor and liked his story became a fan

WinstonSmith wrote:

Mark Breland
Howard Davis Jr.
Tyrell Biggs

I wasnt alive but the fact that Howard Davis Jr was such a bust along wtih Breland never living up to that record was a pretty big surprise (Breland less shocking)

Speaking of dudes that Tito ruined, how bout that black guy with the detached retina? Dropped tito early befor getting KO'd a couple rnds later. Forgot his name, but I thought he was supposed to be good.