i don't think it's a horrible record, but Tony Zale comes to mind. one of the greatest middleweights at his peak
One of my favorite fighters. Definately the one that is up there with a record like that...LOL! But, plenty of great older fighters fall into this category as well.
yea like you said i think there is abit of confusion about the records. i mean, there were fighters who shined with spotless records in their prime, but then lost most of their fights towards the end of their careers. then their are others that did their best work in the middle of their careers, but by then already had acouple of losses. i think maybe the thread starter might want to specify alittle bit more. i picked zale because he had about 15-16 losses or more when he beat graziano.
Sweet Pea, people are falling prey to the current mindset of fighters being 'exposed', 'over-rated' and 'C-level' if they lose so much as a single fight. This propagates the thought that a competent boxer with more than three losses is practically inconceivable. Note the earlier posts citing Archie Moore and SRR as boxers with 'bad records'.
Emanuel Augustus (38-30-6) You'd think based on his record he's ****, but he's always had good skills...
And one of the funnest fighters ever to watch... [YT]n6z2UE0hdT8[/YT] I love that video...he stays on beat the whole time. Its almost surreal to watch...LOL!