I don't know, if I would call a ko defeat embarrassing - unless it's clearly a quit job (like Walcott and Liston). For example, I don't think Willard's beating at the hands of Dempsey was embarrassing - on the contrary, Willard showed a lot of heart going on after that 1st round. Embarrassing quit jobs that come to mind: Ortiz vs Buchanan Duran vs Leonard Holyfield vs Williams Walters vs Loma Rigo vs Loma
I wouldn't say getting KO'd in one round is embarrassing, unless the loser was heavily favoured or something. This on the other hand... This content is protected
Tyson vs Douglas has to be on this list, given that Mike was such a huge favorite, was pretty much systematically beaten (not a 1 punch shocking KO) and had a condom rubbed all over his face
Anthony Hembrick, entering the ring and for what seemed like about 10 minutes of he and his corner doing a synchronized dance in mid-ring, he gets pole-axed in the first round by Booker T. Word. Also, to a lower extent, Roger Mayweather entering the ring wearing sunglasses for his title defense against Rocky Lockridge, and again, poleaxed in the first round.
I won't call it embarrassing but Lockride getting axed in 2 by Laporte was quite a shock too. Even with hindsight it holds up as a shock.
Zab Juda doing that goofy little dance trying to stay on his feet and hilariously looking at the ref as if to say "Ay yo man I'm fine" at the selfsame moment he's wobbling around like one of those old dashboard figurines held together by magnets.
Micheal Moorer vs George Foreman. Everyone in the world knew George had only one chance to win that fight and the big right hand . Everyone including Teddy Atlas and Michael Moorer. Moorer was a southpaw. Which means he's been dodging right hands since he first stepped into a boxing gym. And the punch was soooo slowwww . It looks like a slap lmao
Though it was not a high level fight, Jimmy Thunder over Crawford Grimsley. 13 seconds, which includes the count. This content is protected