Biggest choke in a title fight??

No, choking has never been exclusive to the favorite/Champ.

 

Televised bout from 1990's: Tyrone 'The Harlem Butcher "Jackson vs Tony "The Tiger " Lopez, from California. Jackson just totally froze, was like statue, kept clinching. It was such a choke it was openly talked of by writers as such, and he admitted to choking months later.

Norton seemed to be afraid in lead up to Foreman fight, during instructions, visably very tight .

 

Whatever it was Duran did in that second Leonard fight was worse than choking, if it was not a choke

 

Rios / Abril was no choke. Its only a choke if you beat yourself. Abril easily defeated Brandon Rios that night.

Choke is harder to apply to boxing than say the NBA or tennis.

someone said judah baldomir, but judah has been struggling with B fighters his entire career.

why don't exactly have "choke" in boxing, its not like the big point in tennis or the big shot in basketball, the closest we got is guys freezing up in the ring in because its a big fight on a big stage. Freezing up and not doing what they normally do and fighting their fight.

 

Wonjongkam vs. Jaro will be the 2012 Upset of the Year.

That's a big'n.

 

Golota/Lewis
Golota/Brewster

 

Hagler-Leonard, obviously.

Dude was favored basically by the world and lost his title to a natural welterweight who had fought one time in the previous five years heading into it (in which he got floored) and never before at 160 lbs. Even worse, Hagler wanted to prove to the world he could outbox Leonard. Not a ****ing chance, G. :rofl and put himself in a hole he couldn't crawl out of, forfeiting several frames early.

 

Spinks vs Tyson is definatley up there

 

Floyd vs Pacquiao

Floyd saying PAC was an easy work, want OSDT, want more then 50/50.

At the end he finally admitted that he was a coward, health come first and no money was worth his health in fighting Pacquiao.

 

Joe Walcott vs Rocky Marciano..

Walcott was cruising to a comfortable decision against the young contender.. Then BAM.

 

I never heard of that fight.

 

tommy duke morrison destroyed by bent

 

Ortiz wasn't the favourite but he got stopped in four by featherfisted Mayweather after trying to headbutt him and then IMO didn't get up when he could have

 

Akinwande v Lewis.

 

Froch-Dirrell

Spending half the 'fight' on the floor and being mentally completely shut down...