Fighters That Had Well known Losses, Compared To Wins?

The greatest fighter who is mostly known for a loss is probably Michael Spinks. Maybe Duran too, depending on whether or not people think of No Mas more than the Brawl in Montreal.

 

Michael Moorer (knocked out by Foreman, and set a record that still stands )

 

Fighters who are mostly remembered for their losses:

Sonny Liston against Muhammad Ali
Michael Spinks against Mike Tyson
Michael Moorer against George Foreman
Naseem Hamed against Marco Antonio Barrera
Ricky Hatton against Mayweather and Pacquiao
Curtis Cokes against Jose Napoles
Andrew Golota against Riddick Bowe
Takeshi Fuji against Nicolino Locche
Montell Griffin against Roy Jones Jr

 

Arguello's controversial loss against Pryor seems more talked about than his stellar 3 weight class conquest.

 

I think the lasting memory people have of Simon Brown is him on his back, out cold, punching into the air courtesy of a Pettway left hook. He was an excellent fighter who had a very good career IMO.

 

Vitali

 

Meldrick Taylor against Chavez

 

Esteban De Jesus is mostly remembered for being the first man to beat Roberto Duran, but also known for getting beat by Duran twice.

 

Donovan Razor Ruddick. At one point his high level as a Heavyweight (in the minds of many) was based solely on him losing wars to Mike Tyson.

Then along came Lennox Lewis.

 

Sonny and Spinks in particular, it's so unfair too. Considering Spinks was actually one of the (IMO) 5 greatest LHW's ever and Sonny is who I still think of first when I think "HW monster".

Alan Minter getting his face sliced up by Hagler. No one really talks much about his wins (at least in the US) and he beat the man that held Hagler to a draw (Hagler really won )

 

Randal Tex Cobb, the man who retired Howard Cosell with his loss against Larry Holmes.