Is this the worst run of opponents ever for a reigning world champion?

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  1. ELECTRIC GURU

    ELECTRIC GURU Active Member Full Member

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    James Toney won the IBF super-middleweight title from Iran Barkley and then his next 10 fights whilst champion were against the following opponents :



    - govoner chavers 9-3-1

    - ricky thomas 11-9-1

    - glen thomas 24-1-0

    - danny garcia 25-9-0

    - larry prather 10-10-0

    - tony thornton 35-5-1

    - anthony hembrick 27-4-1

    - tim littles 24-0-0

    - vinson durham 11-6-1

    - charles williams 36-5-2



    Not all these fights were for Toneys world title, yet these were the next 10 opponents an experienced world champion faced.



    My question to you is - can you name any world champion in boxing history that has put together a run of fights whilst champion which are as bad or worse as what James Toney did?



    BTW, this is not a James Toney bashing thread so please don't get all defensive if you are a fanboy, I just want you to try and find a more embarassing run of 10 opponents if one exists in boxing history?
     
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  2. dayuum

    dayuum Active Member Full Member

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    Rocky Balboa

    All the fights between Apollo Creed 2 and Clubber Lang
     
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  3. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "They was hand picked!"
     
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  4. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Someone link Nathan Cleverly's boxrec page plz
     
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  5. ELECTRIC GURU

    ELECTRIC GURU Active Member Full Member

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    Hasn't he only made 2 defences with one being against a very good unbeaten fighter in Tony Bellew?

    Thats not a realistic answer, can you think of any more pal?
     
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  6. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Wladimir Klitschko's is worse.
     
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  7. ELECTRIC GURU

    ELECTRIC GURU Active Member Full Member

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    Is there any chance you will put a 10 fight consecutive run up from when Vlad was champion so we can compare?
     
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  8. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You mean they were set ups??
     
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  9. Bobo

    Bobo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    he did that all in 1 year. they're called stay busy fights. the only way you get better at fighting is to fight. Fighters fight. When fighters fight, they get money. they get a paycheck. builds more of a fanbase. sharpens skill. Showcases skill. Puts on a show. Keeps up the old school way. Plus, mix in Tony Thornton, Tim Littles, Charles Williams, all good opponents.

    Joe Calzaghe after winning vacant WBO vs Chris Eubank in 1997 fought 2x in 1998 against Branko Sobot and Juan Carlos Gimenez.

    Just saying.
     
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  10. irishny

    irishny Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Nah, they wasn't setups. They was good fighters, but they wasn't killers...
     
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  11. ELECTRIC GURU

    ELECTRIC GURU Active Member Full Member

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    Hey don't get all defensive buddy, this is not a thread for fanboys getting all upset. I just want to see if anyone can find a run of 10 consecutive opponents from a reigning world champion that were as embarrasing as what James Toney faced when IBF super-middleweight champion. Can you think of anyone pal?
     
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  12. Slothrop

    Slothrop Boxing Junkie banned

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    Calzaghe was literally taking homeless drunks off the streets and paying them in liquor and cheeseburgers to put on boxing gloves. And he still couldn't knock them out cold.
     
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  13. Bobo

    Bobo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you're useless
     
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  14. Slothrop

    Slothrop Boxing Junkie banned

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    This. Toney was nothing if not old school.
     
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  15. qwert

    qwert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's a **** run of opponents, but bear in mind Toney has had 86 fights. There's some **** opponents, but there's some damn good ones too.
     
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