fighter i've seen recover the best from an ugly loss: Badou Jack

Pacquiao, Klitschko, Terry Norris, Jorge Linares, Danny Jacobs

 

The beating Tua gave to Ruiz could have killed him. Love him or hate him he figured out how to do ok for himself and had a pretty long career after he was Tua'ed

 

Oh no doubt but like Povetkin one has to question his new found power particularly late on in fights?

 

Badou jack certainly redeemed himself, 10 fold for sure, and I take pride in calling it from the get go.

 

New found power?

 

Norris is a fine shout.


I really didn't like Vic Darchinyan when he was mowing through fellows down at flyweight, but he'll forever have my admiration for the way he bounced back from more than one career setback. The slamming nature of the first Donaire loss, with its abrupt halt to a period of destructive, bullying dominance and self-proclaimed invincibility, would've crushed many men. People forget now how highly regarded Cristian Mijares was back in 2008 and how much Vic's chances were dismissed in that matchup. He continued to impress me at the 118-122lb classes, with his ability to claw his way back into contention after losses to the top boys, refusing to be made irrelevant, turning in tenacious display after tenacious display against naturally bigger men. His stubborn, dogged refusal to know when he was beat has few rivals in his era of boxing, and it was sad to see that quality finally reach its limit, with wear and tear and insurmountable physical disadvantages catching up to him badly at featherweight.

I also came to realise that he was a much more good-natured guy than I'd assumed of him in those earlier days.

Here's to you, Vic.

 

Good shout on the Darth Vader!
Duck no one and always give his all. Ultimate warrior, unfortunately his lack of fundamental did him in, but it did carry him as far as it can.
Exhilarating 'little' fighter.

 

How Marquez Pac 4 ended would have finished almost any career.
He managed to salvage his career being a part time fighter with good wins over Bradley, Algieri, Rios, Vargas and mega payday with Floyd.
Exceptional indeed.

 

Zab Judah doesn't tend to rouse much esteem in the fortitudinal categories, but he came back from the Tszyu humiliation to claim the lineal welterweight championship in some style (after a further setback in the first attempt). And even after the string of near-successive losses to Baldo, Floyd, Cotto and Clottey, he managed to win another 140lb title and acquit himself gallantly in a challenge for Danny Garcia's trinkets.

Maybe his fighting heart and doggedness are a little bit underrated.

 

Yeah I'm really interested to see how Badou Jack's career pans out from here he's in a crazy division and at 34 this is probably his peak. Seems like a good guy too, I'm rooting for him.

 

or the vernon Paris win after his quit job vs Khan

 

Paris was a hype job. Got a robbery W over Augustus.

 

Khan and Lewis.

 

Interesting thread idea. Just goes to show a single loss doesn't mean the end for a fighter. Even after multiple losses a fighter can somehow find a way back.

Steve Robinson was pretty much a journeymen until he got a surprise title shot and ended up becoming the first featherweight to earn a 1 million purse.

Jim Braddock was another fighter who rose from the ashes of multiple defeats to win the heavyweight title.

Glen Johnson is another lost fights to Hopkins, Sosa and Kiwanuka back to back then lost to Ottke, Vanderpool, Branco and Shieka back to back, though some decisions were dubious. But he resurrected his career with the wins over Woods and Jones Jr.