The worst World challenger of the last 10 years ?

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  1. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The worst world challenger of the last 10 years 2015-2025 ?


    My list :

    2025 : Serhiy Radchenko 11-7-0 (5KOs) (WBC Bridgerweight)

    2017 : Siboniso Gonya 11-1-0 (5KOs) (WBO Bantamweight)

    2019 : Dominic Breazeale 20-1-0 (18 KOs) (WBC Heavyweight)

    2024 : Reyneris Gutierrez 10-1-0 (2KOs) (WBO Minimumweight / Mini Flyweight)

    2023 : Steven Butler 32-3-1 (26 KOs) (WBO Middleweight against Alimkhanuly)
     
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  2. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    2023: Francis Ngannou 0-0-0 (Lineal Heavyweight Championship)
     
  3. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    2016:

    Vyacheslav Glazkov
    (IBF Heavyweight challenger for vacant title vs Charles Martin)
     
  4. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    ****! Rod Salka was in 2014!
     
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  5. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Stiverne. Breazeale belongs nowhere near this conversation.

    If David Allen gets a title shot he'll be the answer by quite a bit.

    Radchenkos resume is clearly the worst because hes barely above .500(he has a losing record in amateurs) but this is because he started facing top Cruisers and Bridgers when he was 6-0 and wasn't given rebound fights after losses. He knocked down Glowacki, Balski and Szpilka in fights he lost. Hes still probably the worst of the 19 fighters who've fought for the Bridgerweight title so far but hes not as bad as his record. It looks like he lost his early 30s being managed poorly.
     
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  6. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Glazkov was actually more worthy than Martin.
     
  7. chaunceygardina

    chaunceygardina Member Full Member

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    Clever shout!
     
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  8. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If you look at Glavkov's opposition prior to facing Martin and Martin's opposition, its up for debate for sure. You could argue Martin was worse. And the way he turned up wearing a nappy and lay down against AJ under minimal pressure was embarrassing. He looked miles and miles off competing for any world title belt. It stunk of a guy who turned up to lay down and die.
     
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  9. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Glazkov would be a bigger challenge to AJ for sure, but hey, that's injuries for you. Also, IBF sucks out loud. They should have never stripped Fury in the first place. But AJ did what he had to do, destroyed Martin like no one before or since.
     
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  10. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    It was a poor show, but it wasn't the full Malik scuba show...

    Martin just wasn't very good.
     
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    offshoot Member Full Member

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  12. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk is finally getting to fight for the lineal championship

    Ngannou really beat Fury
    Aj took the lineal title from Frank
    Dubouis smashed Aj
    Now usyk gets his shot lol

    But seriously, did Ngannou beat Fury? I personally still score it for Fury, but only just. Absolutely humiliating display
     
  13. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Could have gone either way. Which is, as you called it, a humiliating display.
     
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    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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  15. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How did he get the opportunity twice year after year really bugs me haha. I guess win over Adamek was ok. Imagine if he beat Breazeale, he might have gotten the third shot at the title.
     
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