Your favorite cherry picks gone wrong

Agreed, neither believes in fighting, just blowing hot air, a soap opera at best.

 

Zoo Nelson, Sanchez really made a tough night for himself aha.

 

I don’t know that I have any favorite of these, but possibly the most stunning is when Billy Backus beat Jose Napoles via TKO in four in Syracuse in 1970 to take the title.

Backus was a pedestrian 29-10-4 and had managed to get himself a No. 10 world ranking that seemed a gift. Napoles’ team picked him as an easy defense and Jose walked away without his title.

Backus cut him with a punch in the first round and it was a gusher. He opened another cut before the fight was stopped.

Napoles avenged the defeat and won back his belt, but Backus garnered himself an all-time upset win.

 

1. Michael Moorer vs George Foreman: Moorer looked aroud a division with Lewis, Bowe , Tyson and pick George, thinking he can beat a 45 years old man. Too bad.
2. Daniel Jacob vs Dmitry Pirog: Sergio Martinaz was stripped off his WBO belt to give rising prospect Daniel a belt to decorate his belly. Pirog didn't get the memo.
3. David Price vs Tony Thompson: Hottest heavyweight commodity this side of the pond vs an old trial horse, guess who won.

 

My all time favorite is Larry Holmes vs Ray Mercer.

Tyson vs Douglas of course springs to mind as well.

 

Zab Judah vs Carlos Baldomir

 

Muhammad Ali vs Leon Spinks

 

Shannon Briggs vs Darroll Wilson

 

John Stracey v Carlos Palomino

It looked to be an easy defense of Stracey's title. Stracey had an obligation to fulfill to the Olympic Boxing Club to defend against Palomino (even though Palomino didn't deserve a title shot) and Mickey Duff's post fight statement really summed it up:

• "It was a voluntary defense by Stracey, not a command one, and, to be perfectly honest, we picked what we took to be a competitive, saleable, but least dangerous opponent for Stracey. We were never more wrong." - Mickey Duff, Stracey's matchmaker.

 

Anthony Joshua, or to be more precise eddie hearns cherry Picked a fat guy and look what happened.
Cus d'amato cherry picking Ingo so he could fight Patterson.

 

It was supposed to be an HBO showcase for Briggs ...Wilson wasn’t considered a step up in class

 

And he thinks he’s gonna have an easy time with Usyk

 

Morrison vs Bentt