Fighters with the worst records in title fights

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Which fighters had the worst won-lost records in world title fights?
     
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  2. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Yaqui Lopez was 0-5 in title fights in the late 70s and early 80s. Also, American Olympian Rocky Juarez went 0-4-1 and had the misfortune of coming along at the same time as ATGs Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez and Chris John.
     
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  3. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Others who were 0-5 in world title fights:
    Santos Cardona
    Mitsunuri Seki

    Two more who challenged 5 times for a world title, without ever winning one:
    Leonel Hernandez 0-4-1
    Victor Polo 0-4-1
     
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  4. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jersey Joe Walcott went 2-6 in world title fights and Manuel Medina - who I thought had a worse record - but was actually 10-11 in title fights.
     
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  5. KO KIDD

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    Jameel mccline went 0 for 4 losing to klitscho wbo, byrd ibf, peter wbc and valuev wba. Maybe the only fighter to lose a title fight for each sanctioning org
     
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  6. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bruno wasn’t great was he. 1-5?
     
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    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Herol Graham 0-3.
     
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  8. Rope-a-Dope

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    I'm pretty sure Tony Canzoneri lost 9 title fights.
     
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  9. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He was very good....lost to a prime Tyson , prime Witherspoon , prime Lewis, and to James Smith ( who later won the WBA title )
     
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    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It’s not a very good won-lost record in world title fights.
     
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    I think Golota had 4 attempts at winning the title and didn’t win any
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    1-4
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    2 DQ`s though.
     
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  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Other fighters lasted longer than 5 rounds v Tyson and Tyson finishe him in 3 in the rematch.
     
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    I thought he beat Byrd and Ruiz. Lewis and Brewster just blasted him away.
     
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