worst world champion of all time

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  1. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    You just made yourself look really bad, dude.

    We are talking about the worst ever. I can name five-ten current titlists without really thinking easily worse than Baldomir...

    There are much worse I know, but David Diaz is another that strikes me as utterly undeserving and an overall shitty "world class" fighter.

    Keb Baas recently stood out as awful, but it must certainly be someone who fought for a vacant title, won it, then immediately coughed it up to poor competition, never amounting to anything in his career.
     
    Nonito Smoak, Sep 5, 2011
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  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Erm did you read the first half of my post? I'm gonna assume not.

    Re-read it and get back to me with box better recent examples :good
     
    lufcrazy, Sep 5, 2011
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  3. Yo Pimp

    Yo Pimp Member Full Member

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    I'll have to go with Cory Spinks.
    Jermain Taylor was also pretty bad when he won his title. His defenses were horrible.
     
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  4. Dorfmeister

    Dorfmeister Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Big John Tate, won the title and was kayoed by Mike Weaver five months later in the very first round.
     
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  5. Peppermint

    Peppermint Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ruiz was nowhere near the worst world champion. He was actually pretty decent, just not good to watch.
     
    Peppermint, Sep 5, 2011
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  6. ceestar1

    ceestar1 Active Member Full Member

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    Yep, and how many of those fights were in Germany? If anyone actually believes that this guy retired undefeated then.....

    On paper, yes!
     
    ceestar1, Sep 5, 2011
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  7. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    He should have had one clear defeat and potentially three or four others that could have gone either way, but you're still talking about a guy who was quite a competent world champion - he was never out classed in the ring, never got knocked out despite his less than impressive power and managed to hang in there with some pretty talented boxers of his era in such a way that a decision could be made.
     
    PugilisticPower, Sep 5, 2011
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  8. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    John Ruiz. He's the worst because not only did he have no boxing ability to speak of, he cheated to "win" fights he wouldn't have come close to winning within the rules. And even then, he needed the help of King's refs and judges. A total fraud and disgrace, that's what he was.
     
    Zakman, Sep 5, 2011
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  9. bandido

    bandido The Black Bandit Full Member

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    Baldomir (linear champs only)
     
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  10. aramini

    aramini Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yeah I second this one.
     
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  11. Leonit

    Leonit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't have such profound knowledge but Yuri Foreman was also pretty bad world champ
     
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  12. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Felix sturm
    Danny Green
     
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  13. Bubby

    Bubby Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This!^ When your opponents are laughing at you during the fight, you suck!:lol:[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbN-mWON6Ug[/ame]
     
    Bubby, Sep 5, 2011
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  14. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    WTF, there are 600 'World Champs' these days. Meaningless. Back in the day, I'll say Primo Carnera, who was a set up.
     
    ocelot, Sep 5, 2011
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  15. PitBull Petrill

    PitBull Petrill Active Member Full Member

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    Otke was bad as was Ruiz, Bent, Carnera, Patterson, Coetzee, Marvin Hart, Paddy Ryan, Marcus Beyer
     
    PitBull Petrill, Sep 5, 2011
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