Worst Title Challenger

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  1. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    I think they were definitely in the top 20. Likely good enough to beat some in the top 10, given the right fight.
    But Brook wasn´t just a someone.

    They could have beaten someone like Vyacheslav Senchenko or Jan Zaveck to grab a belt.
     
    Badbot, Jul 27, 2020
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  2. kiwi_boxer

    kiwi_boxer nighty night, ellerbe ☠ ☠ ☠ banned Full Member

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    Props - He did too! :thumbsup: Unsure how I forgot that.
    I still think it was laughable that Martin defended a title, let alone contended for one. A lucky hand for Joshua in that regard!
     
    kiwi_boxer, Jul 27, 2020
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  3. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    When the belts splintered there were a lot worse fighters that could have won a belt. Relative to the division at the time I don't think Martin was that bad.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Jul 28, 2020
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  4. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    OvidsExile, Jul 28, 2020
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  5. davidjay

    davidjay Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sadly, it got worse. Howard was diagnosed with early onset dementia about ten years ago. His current health is unknown.
     
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  6. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Excuses always
     
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  7. JamesLightsOutToney

    JamesLightsOutToney Respect to all boxers Full Member

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    Damn, that's truly heartbreaking. One more on the long list of boxing's unknown brave ones
    Thanks for the update
     
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  8. Cookiemonster

    Cookiemonster New Member Full Member

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    Tony Dodson never fought for a world title.
     
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  9. Cookiemonster

    Cookiemonster New Member Full Member

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    Liam Smith’s 2 defences prior to Canelo are P4P the worst ever.
     
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  10. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    But he did fight Paul "world class" Smith twice. That's almost the same :borra2:
     
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  11. davidjay

    davidjay Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A few years ago there was a fundraiser and the stories that came out about the condition he was in towards the end of his career were appalling. He was still boxing when he was virtually blind - I hate to think what he's like now but he's always the first name that comes to mind when people say boxers should be allowed to fight when they're clearly in no fit state.
     
    davidjay, Jul 29, 2020
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  12. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's not an excuse you dumbturd. That's what Judah was newbitch...
     
    The Real Lance, Jul 30, 2020
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  13. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Always gotta be name calling
     
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  14. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your replies to me are stupid you lil turd.... They don't even make a lick of sense. You do for one reason, to troll you little puddle of urine...
     
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