Consecutive losses that earns you a title shot

Susumu Hanagata found himself in a world title fight with Canto despite losing back to back fights with erbito salavarria at the end of his career.

Iran Barkley seemed to be the go to guy for title fights after losing to Duran.

 

couldn't agree more brother

 

Del Boy.

Loss at British level.
+
Loss at European level.
=
Shot at Heavyweight title.

 

Good shout, but despite the official decision he cane out of the Helenius fight with the reputation of a winner.

Mosley lost to Floyd and looked like utter dog**** against Mora before fighting Pacqiuao.

 

Scartissue,,,,,,,,

Good call on Jorge Lujan,,,,,,,,,,,,another WBA 'junior division' poster boy..

Lets not forget,,,,,,,,, Jorge "I'm From Panama" Lujan also got a shot at WBA Champion Alfonso Zamora in 1977,,,,
,,,,,,by losing 2 out of 3 fights prior to his Championship shot.

Jorge must have had rented an apartment above the WBA Headquarters in Panama City.

 

When Hasim Rahman fought John Ruiz for the WBA Heavyweight title, he was coming off 2 defeats and a draw in his previous 3 bouts :bbb

 

Jose Antonio Aguirre has had an interesting ride in this regard:

- Suffers back-to-back KO losses to Eric Ortiz and Robert Vasquez. His reward? A shot at Brian Viloria's WBC belt.

- Comes back from the Viloria defeat to beat Francisco Soto by SD (Soto's record was 8-16-3). His reward? A shot at Ulises Solis' IBF belt.

- Loses three on the spin (not in great company either), on top of the Solis defeat, before beating Javier Romano (record 4-6-1). His reward? A shot at Gilberto Keb Baas' WBC belt.

He is knocked out by Keb Baas.




Only the first of these actually involved consecutive losses coming into a title fight, but I thought I'd highlight all three just to show how absurdly easy it is to challenge for a title these days.

 

I Love The Guy,,,,,,,,,,,

but George Chuvalo lost 2 out of 3, before getting a Championship shot at
Muhammad Ali in March 1966.

George lost a 10-Round Decision to Eduardo Corletti just before fighting the Champion,,,,,,,,,EEEEK!!!!

 

Larry Holmes: Lost to Spinks twice* gets a title shot against Mike Tyson.

Roy Jones Jr.: Lost to Taver by KO, loses to Johnson by KO then gets a title shot against Tarver in their rubber match.

Andrew Golota: "Lost" twice against Riddick Bowe. Gets a shot a the WBC title against Lennox Lewis.

Shane Mosley: Two losses and a draw and he is currently fighting for Canelo Alvarez's WBC title at 154.

 

Didn't make the connection to Mosley fighting Canelo now, forgot it was for some bull**** title :good

 

Axel Schulz-

LMD12 Foreman (IBF/Lineal HW Title)
LSD12/later changed to NC12 Botha (vacant IBF HW Title)
LSD12 Moorer (vacant IBF HW Title)

 

How about this-

Some guys win one (usually vs. a less than great fighter) then lose a big fight (usually badly), then repeat. Ricardo Mayorgo has been doing this since 2003. He lost to Cory Spinks in a close fight, he beat Eric Mitchell W10, lost to Felix Trinidad LKOby8, beat Michele Piccirillo W12 for vacant WBC JWW Title, lost to DeLaHoya LKOby6, beat Vargas WMD12, lost to Mosley LKOby12, beat Michael Walker KO9, and lost to Cotto LKOby12.

Or how about guys like Hasim Rahman? Beat a bunch of bums, lose badly in a big fight, repeat.

Rahman lost the Lineal HW Title to Lewis, lost to Holyfield LTD8, Drew with Tua D12, then lost to Ruiz (WBA HW Title). After losing to Maskaev (for the 2nd time) he beat 4 bums, fought a NC vs. Toney (3 rounds, 1st fight was a draw), then was destroyed by W. Klitschko. After W.K. he knocked out 5 bums now he is fight Povetkin in a Title fight. WTF?

I'm from the Baltimore area, was a big Rahman fan, but he doesn't deserve the chance he is getting, he didn't deserve the last chance he got either.

 

Yeah, since he lost his title and everyone realises he wasn't a relentless powerpunching destroyer after all, Mayorga has been this era's go to guy for an easy "make me still look good" win for the aging fighters that made their names in the 90s that wanted to make it look like they were still fighting legit top contenders.

Doesn't always quite work out, but still.

 

Brian 'Lantern Jaw' London

In the 22-bouts previous to fighting Muhammad Ali in August 1966,,,,,

He posted a 'fine record' of 12-10-0 (7 KO's) ,,,,,,,and was KO'd '4' times.

A win by Disqualification (W Disq. 7) over Amos Johnson in June 1966 clinched a Championship bout for Brian,,,,,,,atsch