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What Could Have Been: The Top 5 Boxers To Underachieve In The Sport
‘I coulda’ been a contender’. The immortal words of ex-boxer Terry Malloy, as memorably portrayed by Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront.
In the real world, boxing history is littered with the bodies of fighters who could quite conceivably have achieved legendary status in the sport, but never fulfilled their potential whether through being wronged, injury, bad luck or their own poor judgment.
The list of ‘what-ifs’ and ‘could-have-beens’ is countless. Here we present just five of the most prominent examples of wasted talent in boxing within the last four decades.
This is a relative concept and the list therefore includes former amateur stars and world champions; men who by any stretch of the imagination did achieve great things in boxing, but certainly not when measured by their otherworldly ability.
#5: Odlanier Solis
Odlanier Solis was one of the most gifted amateur boxers of his generation; a deadly blend of speed, skill and power. Known as ‘La Sombra’, meaning The Shadow’, the Cuban won gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in the heavyweight category and was thrice a World Amateur Champion; he stopped David Haye in a back-and-forth battle to win the 2001 final and the first of a record three consecutive
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Q: Tommy can you please give a brief history of your boxing background.
A: I started boxing at the age of 7 at the YMCA here in Nottingham. At the age of 11 I joined the Sneinton Amateur Boxing Club where I improved steadily. While at Sneinton I boxed in 69 contests and won 42 of those. I signed to go professional shortly before my 18th birthday. My last amateur contest was a few weeks after signing but I failed the medical examination due to concerns about my eye-sight, which effectively destroyed all my hopes of becoming a professional boxer at the age of just 18.
At that point I was asking myself “What next?”
My coach at the time at Sneinton suggested that I should help coach the youngsters. Following that I took several coaching courses before becoming Nottingham’s only senior ABA coach graduating from Crystal Palace.
Q: Tommy can you tell me about some of the high-profile boxers that you have trained?
A: Kirkland and Tony Laing, who both went on to become British champions. Tony Sibson who challenged for the World Title, Johnny Nelson who is still the World Champion. Esham Pickering, Junior Whitter and Carl Greaves but to name a few. Additionally, I also worked with Prince Naseem.
Q: How did your relationship with Brendan Ingle develop?
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