Back to back bad

While reading the 'definition of ducking' thread, @Bokaj brought up a really interesting point when he mentioned Terry Daniels and Ron Stander as the worst back to back heavyweight challengers. Now we have done a few threads on the worst challengers before, but I don't think we ever recognized the worst back to back challengers. Shame on those champs for taking on a bum one after the other.

Anyways, I thought it would make an interesting thread, especially when we broaden it to encompass all weight classes. I'll start the ball rolling by saying:

Sammy Serrano - in back to back defenses he beat the woeful Tae Ho Kim, who held no title (no Korean or OPBF) and had a record of 8-0 and was stopped in the 10th. Finished his career shortly after with a record of 10-2.

Next Serrano 'put it on the line' against Mario Martinez - no, not the Mexican Martinez who gave Azumah Nelson all kinds of problems - from Nicaragua. And i'm sure no one outside of Managua knows him either. Martinez held a record of 3-4-1 and had lost 3 out of his last 5. Serrano whitewashed him over 15 rounds and Martinez retired shortly thereafter with a record of 3-8-1.

Any more? I'll be honest, its not as easy as one might think to catch this back to back.

 

Any of the four Bokaj, have at it.

 

Outstanding

 

Man, not a decent win between them.

 

Here's an unusual one, because this fighter hit the bell twice in this sorrowful back to back thread. I'm talking Carlos Zarate of all people.

Right after the Zamora fight Zarate defends against Danilo Batista of Argentina who possessed a very pretty record of 26-0. But peeling back the layers realizes that only 5 of his opponents had a winning record and all were unrecognizable. He was South American champ, which may be how he received his shot but the fighter he won the vacant title from was on a 13 bout losing streak. Very poor.

After that bout Zarate defends against Juan Francisco Rodriguez of Spain. Now, Rodriguez did go on to have a somewhat successful European career, but at the time Zarate defended against him he was 8-1-1 and his loss was for the Spanish title, so how was he a title challenger? Zarate must've needed a vacation in Madrid at this time.

A year later Zarate defends his title against Emilio Hernandez who had a record of 4-4 going into their bout. He retired with a record of 5-11.

After Zarate's attempt at Wilfredo Gomez he defends against Mensah Kpalongo who actually had a record of 1-4 and retired with a record of 3-6. Man, for all their BS about ring safety, these alphabet bodies should hang their heads in shame for allowing mismatches like these to take place.