5 Popular Fighters Whose Careers Diminished After Their First Defeat

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  1. SonOfCuba

    SonOfCuba Well-Known Member Full Member

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  2. The MesserStick

    The MesserStick DavidTua.net Blows Full Member

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    Faruuq Saleem went way downhill after he lost. He was gaining legend status.
     
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  3. Lance_Uppercut

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  4. Thread Stealer

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    A declined Meldrick Taylor post-Chavez had more success than the other guys on the list.

    He shouldn't be #1.
     
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  5. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    Roy jones (that griffin loss was no real defeat)
     
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  6. v2k987

    v2k987 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Was Vargas on the list? Cos Trinidad ruined him
     
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  7. compukiller

    compukiller Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tito is one name that comes to mind.
     
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  8. BENNY BLANCO

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    I was thinking the same thing, Taylor moved up in weight and had some pretty good wins afterwards.
     
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  9. Big Left

    Big Left Boxing Addict Full Member

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    More recently - Lacy, Pavlik.
     
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  10. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pretty good list
     
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  11. gr33nfather

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    Michael Grant
     
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  12. SportsLeader

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    David Reid got it much, much worse than Meldrick Taylor. At least Taylor went on to win a title and beat more quality fighters, David Reid's career was ****ing over after Trinidad beat him.
     
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  13. gr33nfather

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    Calvin Brock lol
     
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  14. Lance_Uppercut

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    To be fair, and I even menmtioned Reid as well, but reid was already on the downslope before the TIto fight. His eyelid was bad, and that was partly the reason they put him with Tito that quickly. Kind of a cash out, but more realistic because of Reid's health.
     
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  15. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    If you have nothing to do, you've got to check out the "Nikolai Valuev and the Unlucky 13 Ugliest Boxers of All Time."

    He compares each of them to something non-human, pretty good.

    His list: Hopkins, Spinks, Golota, Brewster, Bowe, Toney, Vargas, Holyfield, Manfredo, Pacquiao, Paez, Barkley, Valuev
     
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