Worst Mandatory Challengers of all time?

Yes!

Roy was asked in a 99 interview, who Frazier was, and how did he obtain a mandatory position? Roy looked bemused, shook his head and said "I've no idea!"

 

As previously stated I agree he was a **** mandatory but haye didn't choose the fight. Money was paid to Ruiz to step aside so the valuev vs haye fight could be made with the agreement that whoever wins would fight Ruiz next.

 

agreed

 

If it's about performance it has to be Rahman. He couldn't even walk properly his knees were absolutely shot he wasn't even knocked out by the punch he jsut couldn't stand and walk anymore because of his knees

 

Do you really believe this? Ruiz already lost TWICE against Valuev! And looked ****ing **** in his last fight! Do you really believe Ruiz was going for another shot against Valuev? That there were plans for a THIRD fight although Valuev beat him easy two times?atsch Do you really believe this??? Also why should Ruiz wait two years for the fight when it was already clear that he could fight Haye after he got his belt from Valuev? So why waiting two years and getting older and even more ****? Then he was in his last fight against Valuev?
No team Haye was looking for an easy mandatory fight and they gave Haye this fight!

 

Yes... but remember this was just for this ****ing paper belt who nobody gives a **** who the owner of this belt is.

 

somehow Sturm can go 2 years without defending his WBA title vs GGG, but as soon as Haye wins his paper belt, he has no choice but to follow WBA rules :rofl and defend against a non active guy with 3 wins in 5 years years.

 

he lost, because he damn sure didnt do anything to make him look like he won.... not to mention got beat by chagaev too and totally humilated by James Toney who took his belt, even if only for the week.
fact remains, he lost 4 out of his last 6 fights and didnt do a ****ing thing to deserve another shot, he couldnt even beat guys with winning records is how pathetic his charade was atsch

 

It was Ruiz who told me you idiot! He was at the weigh in (which was just at a mall in the middle of nowhere). He had a kangol style beret on and was a really good bloke. And that is what he said, but you probably know better than he does!

 

Yes! As I am sure you know it is all politics and Ruiz was a don king fighter.

 

The worst mando hasn't been listed yet.

I'm away from my computer so I can't recall the details 100% but nothing else will come close.

I think it was the sflw division, the first ever belt holder, his mando was a guy who hadn't yet fought professionally. He didnt fight said guy and got stripped. Said guy then fought for the vacant title and lost. If it weren't sflwl it might have been lflw I'm almost hundred percent sure it was one of them 2.

 

Really?

I'd like to know more about this.

 

OK if big ruiz told you so it must be true.

 

Tyson

after being released from prison and beating Mcneeley he was the #2 ranked heavyweight for the WBC title and then elevated to number one after beating Mathis jr

 

Ray Austin - had no business being on the same continent as Wladimir, much less sharing a ring with him. At least Wlad laid him out, with one hand.