Biggest duck in heavyweight title history/which do you consider ducks?

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Which of the following were severe ducks?

  1. Sullivan/Corbett vs Peter Jackson

    6 vote(s)
    6.2%

  2. Jefferies vs Johnson

    6 vote(s)
    6.2%

  3. Johnson vs Langford,Jeanette and/or Mcvea

    7 vote(s)
    7.2%

  4. Dempsey vs Wills

    12 vote(s)
    12.4%

  5. Louis vs Franklin, Murray, Ray, Bivins and/or Thompson

    1 vote(s)
    1.0%

  6. Marciano vs Valdez

    1 vote(s)
    1.0%

  7. Holmes vs Page, Thomas or Coetzee

    9 vote(s)
    9.3%

  8. Bowe vs Lewis

    56 vote(s)
    57.7%

  9. Wlad vs Vitali

    3 vote(s)
    3.1%

  10. Fury vs Usyk

    73 vote(s)
    75.3%
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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Please vote, and VOTING IS UNLIMITED.

    We are going to do this by determining which people really consider ducks.

    Since I have a limited number of options, I composited some. There are others you could include, but I did not find the egregious enough to use up limited space. Some might say Ali should have given Forman a rematch, or Lewis Vitali. I guess I could have said Foreman in his second reign since he was stripped of belts, and I am very fond of a black fighter named Larry Gaines who should have gotten a shot in the late 20s/early 30s. Still, I think I made some good choices here.

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    catchwtboxing, Mar 29, 2023
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  2. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    There's only 2 that matter to me, Bowe-Lewis and Fury-Usyk.
     
    drenlou, Mar 29, 2023
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  3. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In recent history Bowe - Lewis and Fury - Usyk are the most egregious.
     
    vast, Mar 29, 2023
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  4. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury vs Wlad rematch
    Fury vs Usyk
     
    OldSchoolBoxing, Mar 29, 2023
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  5. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fury vs wlad got the benefit of the doubt in hindsight after his comeback but nowadays you would think he just ducked him and went on a bender and made the sob story up to con the fans.
     
    Guerra, Mar 30, 2023
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    Anything involving Tiresome Fairy. The gypsy queen.
     
    Brixton Bomber, Mar 30, 2023
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    Tiresome Fairy, ****ing gold mate :risas3:. I voted Fairy - Usyk.
     
    Dangerwood84, Mar 30, 2023
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    Dont think we can ignore Wilder ducking Joshua, after he admitted taking less money to fightFury
     
    cfckieran, Mar 30, 2023
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    Lol
     
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    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    How the heck was Wlad Vitali a duck!? Would you have a pro boxing match against your brother? Where one of you could potentially suffer life altering injuries or even die? Do you wana be responsible for crippling or killing your own brother!?
     
    Austinboxing, Mar 30, 2023
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  11. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Neither Usyk or Fury ducked one another

    But both are ducking Joe Joyce
     
    miniq, Mar 30, 2023
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  12. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Bowe/Lewis is the worst as Bowe was contractually obligated to face Lewis, it's why he was allowed to fight Holyfield ahead of Lewis. So he basically lied said he'd fight Lewis next to secure the Holyfield fight and once he had the belts, low balled Lewis then dumped the belt in the bin when the WBC for once did the right thing and tried to force Bowe to face his mandatory.
     
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    I don’t call the colour line a duck anymore than not fighting an opponent with AIDS or Hep C is a duck. The science and culture then said those fights weren’t on so they weren’t. That’s how time in history works- so I could really only pick Bowe v Lewis and that’s Rick Newman’s fault more than Bowe’s. Giving up the strap to avoid the fight is pretty wild though - I bet he regrets it now.
     
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  14. northpaw

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    I can't answer anything before Holmes, my knowledge is admittedly "modernesque". From that era on I would say that Bowe ducking Lennox is the biggest.
     
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    Who actually put the Klitschsko brothers lol.
     
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