The Three Worst Heavyweight Title Challengers?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Who ,in your opinion,are the three worst credentialed challengers for the heavyweight title?

    From Corbett to today?

    N B.
    Not necessarily those who put up the worst performances.

    Those who had no business being in the ring fighting for a world
    heavyweight title?
     
    mcvey, Sep 4, 2011
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  2. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bruce Mother****ing Seldon
     
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  3. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    chuck wepner
     
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  4. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Does this include alphabet challengers? Does a fighter’s record need to be say 80% complete to qualify?
     
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  5. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    Alberto Sosnowski deserves a mention.

    Oh, And 39 year old, shot-to-**** Briggs, who was RUINED by Lewis in 1998, But got a title shot at Vitali in 2010.
     
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  6. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    David Haye.Audely harrison.
     
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  7. Tonifranz

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    Pete Rademacher.
     
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  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Including only challengers to the number 1 hw:

    Rademacher(sp)
    Leon spinks
    Ray austin
     
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  9. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    How were you the first to say Pete Rademacher? :lol:
     
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  10. Panthere

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    Golota for sure.
    Before Lewis he beat Bowe's balls twice and Nicholson, before Brewster he had drew with Byrd, and lost with Ruiz..
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    For the purposes of clarity,and simplicity ,lets stick to lineal /generally recognized champions defences.
    There is no way to determine the completeness of some early records,we can only go on what we know.
     
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  12. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Hate you watched these fights you go on about?

    He drew with byrd when chris was the best hw out there. He clearly defeated ruiz also.
     
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  13. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Williamson and mccline are good shouts as well (when byrd was top dog)
     
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  14. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Too many in the alphabet soup era to keep track of.

    But two that have forever burned into my brain are Evangelista and Richard Dunn.
     
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  15. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    End thread. :lol:
     
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