Most inept world title challenges you have ever seen?

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.

 

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

 

Bernard Hopkins had some title defenses that deserve mentioning

 

What do you have against Jim Braddock?

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

There is nothing worse than the Morrade Hakkar fight.

 

Akinwade-Lewis
Nelson De-Leon

 

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

 

Thanks, that's going on the list!

 

These two are like the pinnacle of bad challenges!

 

Foster could have gotten himself killed

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

 

Tim Tomashek against Tommy Morrison - but in Tim's defense, he was plucked out of the audience at the last second when Morrison's original opponent bailed.