Most embarrassing performance from a major heavyweight champion

Wlad only had one loss to Purity, not losses. He also wasn't even considered a major belt holder yet by a bunch of you.,

 

Losing to a seven fight Spinks who turned out to suck? Holmes losing to a LHW? Lmfao if you are serious.

 

Obviously aj vs Ruiz

Dude was built like a Greek statue and got smoked by an unranked obese cinderblock in the biggest upset of the year.

People were canceling their gym memberships all across the world, nothing will ever top that lmfaooo.

Aj was at the peak of his powers, he was absolutely in his physical and mental prime

 

I like how Rico is described as legendary in this poll but Ngannou isn't despite Ngannou being a much bigger name

It also doesn't mention it being Verhoevens second pro boxing fight let alone in over a decade but you have no problem mentioning Spinks 8th fight or Rademachers pro debut.

Give it up. It's a case by case basis and both Fury and Usyk are 2 sides of the same coin embarrassing the sport of boxing by letting outsiders give them everything they can handle. This doesn't enhance the terrible performances by the others

Verhoeven is going to get annihilated by the next heavyweight with a pulse he faces. Except Gassiev. He can probably beat trash like that

 

Well, that’s somewhat true and I actually sparred Ruiz so I knew how good he was but he was brought in as an unknown late replacement opponent to look good against in AJ’s US debut. Ruiz was not “supposed to win”.

Fury was supposed to be the world’s best boxer and no matter how dangerous of a guy Ngannou is, it was his first boxing match. Fury underestimated Ngannou and almost lost. AJ showed how it was supposed to end when a novice boxer fights an elite boxer.

It’s all opinions but this is why I think these 2 are the most embarrassing performances.

 

True, Wlad never did the rematch, I meant more that Wlad redeemed himself with becoming a dominant champion afterwards.

AJ did win the rematch against Ruiz but Ruiz was never “supposed to win” in the first place.

Fury didn’t “lose” but his performance was horrible against an opponent that did his first boxing match.

Tyson quitting was embarrassing but Tyson was done with boxing and only showed up for a paycheck.

Wlad wasn’t in his prime yet and Tyson was way out of his prime but both AJ and Fury was in their prime when their fights happened, that’s why I think theirs are more embarrassing.

 

At least after people saw what a guy with Ruiz's physique could do, KOing AJ, Krispy Kreme donut sales went through the roof!

 

Hey do you know which boxing gym in your area snubbed Pacquiao?

 

Fury vs Ngannou because he got dropped and probably shouldn't have got the decision, but the frontrunners here are Usyk vs Verhoeven and Fury vs Ngannou, they're both in a league of their own compared to the rest of the options.

The rest of them lost to boxers, or those who solely trained in the discipline of boxing, and had plenty of amateur or pro experience. Usyk and Fury both going to the trenches to beat fighters from completely different disciplines who had essentially no experience was laughable. It'll be a very long time before we see something that damaging at heavyweight again.

 

L.Spinks didn't "suck" he's a former Olympic gold medalist and after the Ali fight he beat the highly dangerous puncher Bernado Mercado who had stopped Berbick quicker than a prime Tyson did.

L.Spinks had alot of demons outside the ring and carried on fighting too long.

But his his swarming very high output style was perfect to catch a very fading Ali at that time who used to fight off the ropes alot during that time.

As for M.Spinks he's considered possibly a top 5 Light Heavyweight of all time and he was very credible as a Heavyweight.

He beat Holmes obviously but he also beat Cooney who was on a win streak and was heavily favoured to beat M.Spinks.

 

It's heavyweight boxing, anything can happen. Big guys inevitably hit hard, who would have thought...
For me, a knockdown can be dismissed through complacency, but being dropped and outboxed by an MMA fighter and gifted a decision probably takes the cake. Usyk and the Rico fight would be a close a second however his saving grace was he managed to pull off a late stoppage to save his blushes.

 

Prime Holyfield unable to come close to stopping 42 year old holmes an even losing 4 or 5 rounds against him was more embarrassing than been caught an badly hurt by cooper who could punch