Worst Title Challenger

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  1. Plumber From Liverpool

    Plumber From Liverpool Active Member Full Member

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    Who is the worse title challenger you have seen who should not have shared the ring with the champion,here is a a few i recall.

    Rocky Fielding v Canelo
    Chris Arreola v Wilder
    Lou Gent v Benn
    Tony Dodson v Froch
    Alex Leapai v Klitschko
    Dan Sherry v Eubank
     
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  2. Robney

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    Damon Reed vs Herbie Hide
    Audley Harrison vs David Haye
    Pete Rademacher (0-0) vs Floyd Patterson
    Siboniso Gonya vs Zolani Tete
     
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    RB1702 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Isufi who was ranked 100 something on boxrec and the bloke Warrington beat in his last fight.
     
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    Henry Hank Mexicans Run Houston Full Member

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    Richard Frazier the NYC cop that challenged Roy Jones how did that guy got to be a mandatory challenger ill never know. Just goes to show how ridiculous these alphabet groups are.

    I Think that this was the fight were when it was over Larry Merchant said " We just showed you garbage"

    Also who can forget the IBF having a dead guy ranked as a number one contender.
     
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    Broner vs Vincente Rodriguez and Vincente Escobedo
     
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    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Was Tommy Morrison vs. Joe Hipp for a title? (boxrec doesn't work on my work computer :facepalm:)
     
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    'Caveman' Lee v Hagler
     
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    TFP Active Member Full Member

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    before my time, but I remember my mother [no boxing cognoscente] being incredulous that local [to her at the time] Brit fighter Richard Dunn got to fight Ali. it didn't go well for him.
     
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    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Leapai was coming off of a legit win to be fair to him

    Paul Smith is up there, though one step above Dodson who was Smith's best win incidentally
     
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    Steffen Tangstad against Michael Spinks comes to mind
     
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    Jose "Joe" Roman
     
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    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Carlos Baldomir. Only became a champ due to Zab being a mentally and chinny midget,
     
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    David B Nazi Russia lies. This is the only truth. Full Member

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    Povetkin - Rahman
    Cleverly- Karpency
    Cleverly - Shawn Hawk
     
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    Don Cockell vs Marciano
     
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    When 19-9 Jesse Ferguson somehow upset Ray Mercer and took his shot against prime Riddick Bowe
     
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