Fighter with the most LEGITIMATE excuses for bad performances?

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  1. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ali kept hitting him in the face and the ref didn’t do a darned thing about it.
     
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    Tough guy right there!
     
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    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Robin Reid having to deal with that referee vs Sven Ottke comes to mind.

    I like the adolpho Washington camera injury too

    Jake LaMotta throwing the billy fox fight. Had to do it allegedly to get that title shot
     
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    Cooney- I was on drugs or drinking to much
     
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    How about Joe Frazier , a small swarmer , fighting his whole career legally blind in one eye ?
     
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    "****er was too fast" - Diaz after the Pacquiao loss
     
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    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We need a "What Was the Lamest Excuse You Ever Heard a Fighter Give After a Loss?" thread.
     
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    Pacquaio got a draw vs Marquez due to a scoring issue, robbed against Bradley, arguably robbed against Horn, lost his final fight to a replacement fighter on less than 2 weeks notice.

    Possible injured shoulder vs Mayweather
    Probable roided up Marquez in the 4th fight

    That's one fighter with 6 excuses of varying levels of legitness. Can anyone think of someone with 7? I admit the shoulder injury and Horn are fairly weak so it could only be 4.
     
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    You could also argue that a lot of Pacman’s opponents have the same excuse as far as facing an opponent who is roided up, lol.
     
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    100% true. Also could argue Marquez won the third fight as well etc. Just trying to think of the person with the most
     
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    Can we know which 5 were straight up legitimate robberies.Why did the English boxing fraternity conspire against Gilroy?
    I count 16 decision defeats is that right?13 of them were in his native Scotland.
     
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  13. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    Read the Reports.
     
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    Duran has seven for the Leonard rematch alone.
     
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    I couldnt push off because my toe hurt.David Haye.
    My suit was too heavy Deontay Wilder.
    They manouvered me so I had the sun in my eyes. Henry Cooper v Ingo.
     
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