Boxing shooting stars

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  1. Neil

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  2. Double L

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    f. montiel
     
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    Lionel Rose was only at his best for one or two fights. He was either green, or weight drained.
     
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    Marciano. 4 years. 6 fights.
     
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    David Reid. Strong amateur, had 3 or so good years undefeated in the pros then got wrecked by Tito - basically all over.
     
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    Walters sort of
     
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  8. Jesus of montreal

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    Walter is a great example
     
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    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    I don't remember how long Hozumi Hasegawa was at the top, but he crumbled quickly
     
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    I remember that but I never understood the Ouma hype. He was a very underwhelming fighter IMHO. Yeah, he was certainly a contender (and briefly a "champ"), but nothing he did in the ring explained why he was seen as a budding star.
     
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    he had a unique style and threw a ton of punches. he had some decent wins too in entertaining bouts . for example, against v. phillips, jc candelo and marco rubio.
     
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    In hindsight, Ouma was just a good fighter. Capable of beating other good fighters, but would have always fallen short against the very top.

    A MM with Ouma vs James Kirkland would be fun, and I think Ouma beats Kirkland.

    I had mentioned Ouma vs Tall Paul, but truthfully, Tall Paul was a higher caliber than Ouma.
     
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