Boxers Coming Off Second Best.

I was just reading about poor old Ricky Hattons troubles and saw that aside from issues with coke and booze he also allegedly got punched out by some body builder dude in a dispute over a fruit machine or something.

It got me wondering whether a boxer getting beaten up by an average Joe (no matter how big) is as unusual as it would seem.I don't mean old or infirm ex pugs but relatively young and capable men (like Hatton).

I know there are plenty of examples of boxers or ex boxers whipping arse but are there many examples of the opposite scenario.

For example Aussie boxer Shannon Taylor who lost a world title shot to Shane Mosley also got into a bar fight with a rugby league player he was drinking with (not an unusual occurance as Taylor is/was a volatile character especially when pissed) and apparently got the stuffing punched out of him by the (admittedly) larger man.Still and all I'd expect a trained fighter to be able to handle most men no matter how big they are.

Are there any other examples?

 

Yeah but it's a clear sign of how far Ricky Hatton has slipped that he's binging and getting beaten up by nobodies.

Surely after all the years of training and thousands upon thousands of punches thrown and received that his muscle memory alone would allow him to be able to look after himself no matter how many lines he's done.

 

I know bugger all about drugs.They don't interest me and people who are on them interest me even less.

I know first hand how much being alcohol affected can hinder your performance though and I know Ricky loves a drink so it's understandable if he couldn't operate at his maximum level.Cocaine is used so people can keep drinking for even longer I'm led to believe.

But nevertheless Ricky was a world class boxer and he did come off second best to a member of the general public.The why's and where fors aren't really relevent as I'm just looking for other examples of where this has happened before.

 

I wasn't looking for excuses for why Ricky got touched up just examples of it happening to other fighters.

Matter of fact my sympathies for Hatton are rapidly diminishing.If he's stupid enough to waste his money and brain cells doing drugs and boozing like this then getting beaten up by a nobody over some rubbish argument in a pub then stiff ****.

He's only got himself to blame.

 

I think Briggs punched out some football player,breaking his jaw.It wasn't too long ago.

Jeff Fenech was rumoured to have pulled a gun on a rugby league player called Peter Tunks after getting the worst of a street fight with him.Fenech claims he punched **** out of him so who knows?