How many heavyweight titlists can you name who didn't fail in at least one of these categories?

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    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    - Never lost to a significant (say more than 40-60) underdog

    - Never had a controversial points win

    - Never lost a points decision

    - Never stopped inside 6 rounds as a pro

    - Never quit
     
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    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rocky obviously. Ingemar was very close.
     
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    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rocky had a disputed points win vs La Starza 1. Close but no cigar.
     
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    Deontay Wilder.
     
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    Usyk
     
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  6. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    MD/SD wins against Briedis and Joshua 2.
     
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    tyson fury 35-0
     
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    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nope, he should have lost the first Fury fight.
     
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    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He beat Briedis by a competitive decision and the Joshua fight had one of the worst cards I’ve ever seen. This is a poor take.
     
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    Re: Joshua II, it was a fairly narrow fight but just because a judge erroneously somehow gave AJ the decision doesn’t make it a controversial win for Usyk.
     
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    I thought Usyk won pretty comfortably in the end, I had it 8-4/9-3 in his favour. The only way someone could have scored it 115-113 for Joshua was if they had been paid off.
     
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    So? Nobody actually believes AJ won, and I've never seen anybody make a serious case for Briedis winning their fight, draw at absolute best for Briedis, no controversy there
     
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    Francesco Damiani?
     
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    He did, he dominated the last three rounds. After Joshua won the ninth it looked anything but comfortable for Usyk but he came back superbly in the championship rounds. Joshua fought well (far better than his abysmal first fight performance) but agree he never won that fight. I had it 116-112.
     
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    I agree but the thread says controversial win, not draw.
     
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