Did Cus cheat Liston out of a higher all-time ranking?

Greg Price99 · Feb 21, 2024

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Yeah, I agree that the rematch clause seems a bit surprising.

It might seem as if Machen took Ingo more seriously than many think.

But then Machen had already and unjustly been put on the back burner - so perhaps he was safeguarding against any possibility of future set backs or any possible angles (including bad decisions) to reason him out of a title shot.

It can often happen that when a fighter is held off from a title shot for too long, that fighter may well eventually incur a loss. The odds of same might be seen to increase the longer a fighter is held off.

Anyway, aside from the rematch clause, Eddie did still appear to take Ingo far too lightly, severely underestimating his punch.

Eddie said if the rematch clause had been honoured, it would’ve allowed him to right the ship and stay on track for atitle shot.

Despite the Machen upset, it’s surprising that Patterson (by his own admission) still took Ingo too lightly himself. Patterson viewed Ingo as a soft defence.
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It may be that Machen's management team, acting professionally in their fighter's best interests by considering all potential outcomes, negotiated the rematch clause;

And

Machen took Ingo lightly.

Those 2 things aren't mutually exclusive.

Pugguy · Feb 21, 2024

Greg Price99 said: ↑

It may be that Machen's management team, acting professionally in their fighter's best interests by considering all potential outcomes, negotiated the rematch clause;

And

Machen took Ingo lightly.

Those 2 things aren't mutually exclusive.
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They definitely aren’t Greg. Unfortunately for Eddie, ultimately, that clause wasn’t satisfied.

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