5 losses = Greatness

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  1. RedDragonBoxing

    RedDragonBoxing Ametuer Boxer Full Member

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    Just noticed a wierd coincidence in a lot of great fighters resumes

    Muhammad ali - 56 (37) 5
    Roy Jones jr - 53 (39) 5
    Chris Eubank - 45 (23) 5
    Nigel Benn - 42 (35) 5
    Bernard Hopkins - 49 (32) 5

    Wierd or what?
     
    RedDragonBoxing, Mar 26, 2009
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  2. smitty_son408

    smitty_son408 J ust E njoy T his S hit Full Member

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  3. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member

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    what percentage of great fighters is that? 5%?

    not even
     
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  4. Irishbc

    Irishbc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    sheer coincidence, considering about 3 of those losses on each record could have been avoided by retiring at the right time...
     
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  5. Kamil

    Kamil Guest

    Write a book on ur great discovery
     
    Kamil, Mar 26, 2009
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  6. RedDragonBoxing

    RedDragonBoxing Ametuer Boxer Full Member

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    Just saying, if you dont like it dont post
     
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  7. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    morales...
     
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  8. dbouziane

    dbouziane ............. Full Member

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    :good indeed
     
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  9. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i was about to say that then i remember he loss 6 times.

    2 to pac
    2 to barrera
    1 to diaz
    1 to raheem
     
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  10. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    Mosley
     
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  11. dbouziane

    dbouziane ............. Full Member

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    and on top of that...(not to cross swords w/ anyone on this particular thread) a couple of bhops "losses" couldve gone the other way
     
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  12. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    there is an article before listing a names of great amateur boxers who won the professional world title in their 25th fight..


    mayweather, calzaghe, guzman, sturm, diaz, sidorenko, casamayor, reid, arbachakov, lacy, sim, simon, otkke, darchinyan, parra, abraham, vargas, ouma....
     
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  13. the prom queen

    the prom queen bitter and clinging Full Member

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    interesting
    I would like to wonder about the fighters who lost a fight within their first ten and went on to hold titles
    hopkins
    arguello
     
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  14. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    That's around 1 loss for every 10 wins...not bad...
     
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  15. Scotty321

    Scotty321 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thomas Hearns anyone??
     
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