Most inept world title challenges you have ever seen?

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  1. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike Lee fought Caleb Plant for the title. The promoters loved his 21-0 record and then the fight started. I was stunned with the fact that Lee didn’t even know how to hold his hands. Plant took him out of his misery in 3 rounds and Lee never fought again. Whoever gave him that advice was definitely looking out for him
     
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  2. Paul McB

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    Johnny Nelson vs Carlos DeLeon. Constantly moving away from DeLeon, and threw the occasional jab when, and only when, he’d stepped back out of punching range. Staggeringly bad 12 rounds.
    I read that his next title shot against James Waring was the same but worse. I’ve never been able to bring myself to watch it.
    It made Lewis-Akinwande seem like a slugfest.
     
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  3. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali vs Brian London, August 6 1966, Ali by KO 3.
     
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  4. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins had some title defenses that deserve mentioning
     
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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    What do you have against Jim Braddock?
     
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  6. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Oh man there are some great suggestions so far! I am going to enjoy watching a few of these later!

    I will add Bobby Gunn vs Enzo Maccarinelli. Bobby was so bad he made Enzo look like a world beater for about a minute.
     
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  7. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Another two I thought of, Dan Sherry and his horrible play acting when Eubank nutted him and Pat Barrett against Manning Galloway where he just plodded forward with no plan B for 12 painful rounds.
     
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  8. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    God these fights still give me nightmares! Fair play for Johnny for turning out to be a decent champ in the end.
     
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  9. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    There is nothing worse than the Morrade Hakkar fight.
     
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  10. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Akinwade-Lewis
    Nelson De-Leon
     
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  11. Paul McB

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    Yes, he did well in the long run.
    Oh….forgot one that I actually saw live. Damon Reeds challenge of Herbie Hide.
     
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  12. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Thanks, that's going on the list!
     
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  13. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    These two are like the pinnacle of bad challenges! :D
     
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  14. Marvelous_Iron

    Marvelous_Iron Active Member Full Member

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    Foster could have gotten himself killed

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  15. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joe Hipp's "attempt" against Bruce Seldon............:confused:
     
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