Greatest Ever To Lose a Lot

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  1. LD Boxer-Puncher

    LD Boxer-Puncher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm just thinking, who could you list as probably the greatest fighter ever to lose a high percentage of their fights. Whether that be robberies, fair losses that they made up for with outstanding wins elsewhere in their career and so on.

    Think of it as like a ratio, between how great they are (how high they deserve to be ranked as a fighter) and how many losses they accumulated on their records basically.
    And why did they lose so much? Why do they still rank so highly?

    In terms of the top candidate I struggle to look past Evander Holyfield
     
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  2. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles and Kid Gavilan were the first two to come to mind.
     
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  3. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Agree about Zivic hes the first guy I thought of
     
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  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Sam Langford lost 30-some times.
     
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  5. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Golovkin would probably come close to killing him then.
     
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  6. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    I don't think that Zivic lost a single fight due to disqualification.
     
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  7. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Walcott
     
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  8. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Johnny Dundee lost 73 fights... more than any other world champion.
     
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  9. cleglue1

    cleglue1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    SRR
     
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  10. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    ZIVIC NEVER LOST A FIGHT ON A DSQ!!!!!!!

    McCOY NEVER LOST A FIGHT ON A FOUL!!!!!


    The ignorance here is astonishing at times!
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Never lost on a foul! Langford?
     
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  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    He didn't and neither did McCoy!
     
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  13. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Nelson lost 12 fights out of 59.WTF!
     
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  14. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    No I'm only saying I agree about Zivic having the most loses. I'm a big Zivic fan. The little bit I can find of him on film he looks good.
    Hes just the first guy I thought of with alot of loses 65 I believe. I know nothing about DQ's or anything of that nature. I dont know anything off the top of my head about Langfords record.
    I should have been more clear lol
     
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  15. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If the question is which world title holder lost the highest percentage of his fights, then our man is Francisco Quiroz… the only champ who, so far, has finished his career with a negative record. He lost 15 of his 28 pro bouts (a little over 53%).
     
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