Fighter with the most LEGITIMATE excuses for bad performances?

There have been those on this forum, who have criticized fighters for a bad showing, where they literally broke a major arm bone.

I mean seriously?

 

Which fight is that?

 

Andrew Golota’s half-round destruction against Lennox Lewis (a big difference from the battles he fought with Riddick Bowe) is reportedly the result of a knee problem and that his heart stopped for 30 seconds.
I did not know about this information, but I heard on this forum.

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threa...bowe-vs-andrew-golota-vs-lennox-lewis.679493/

 

How is having to make weight any kind of excuse?

 

Rocky Mattioli would probably have lost to Maurice Hope anyway, but when he lost the JMW title, he very clearly had injured his hand (broken wrist actually) very early in the fight.

 

I would have agreed with you until this very morning when the knuckles and gloves boxing podcast introduced me to this tragic figure.

https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Tim_Anderson

 

John L Sullivan broke his arm against Patsy Cardiff, and Jack Johnson broke his arm against Battling Jim Johnson.

I mean give the guys a break!

 

Vito Antuofermo went into his first fight with Marvin Hagler with bronchitis. Fought the entire 15 rounds coughing and still managed to pull out a draw.

Hector Thompson - was on a 10 bout winning streak and the #1 contender at 140 but blew out his knee in a 10 rounder with journeyman Javier Ayala. Despite winning the first couple of rounds he had to retire after 3 rounds.

 

Danny Jacobs?

 

When the defense so good you can shoulder roll a fall from 20,000 feet.

 

Don't know him.

 

https://www.reviewjournal.com/sport...wn affectionately as the,a return to the ring.

 

Ah, don't keep up with fighters these days.

 

Glen Johnson always fought on the road ( hence his nickname “The Road Warrior ) and supposedly many of his losses were very debatable in his opponents home towns

 

Joe Hughes is pretty much a one armed fighter due to disability. Still, he made something of himself even after he was told to never box at all.