Highest rated Defeat for a Boxer.

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  1. Boxing125

    Boxing125 Active Member Full Member

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    What about Rocky Balboa - a journeyman club fighter taking the champion of the world the distance

    I'd also go for Henry Cooper vs Cassius Clay in 1963 - probably Cooper's career highlight was almost knocking out the soon to be heavyweight champion. Then Clay saying after the fight ' Cooper ain't a bum anymore'
     
    Boxing125, Jul 21, 2015
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  2. Balder

    Balder Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    How about Arturo Gatti after he lost to Mickey Ward.
     
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  3. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joe Bugner in his points loss to Joe Frazier. He never got the praise in any of his wins that got for that defeat to Frazier.
     
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  4. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marvin Johnson after his first loss to Matthew Saad Muhammad.
    Mike Ayala after his loss to Danny Lopez.
     
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  5. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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  6. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Vitali is great pick. Their were much doubt about him after the Byrd defeat plus Lewis was on a roll dominating Tyson and many people viewed Vitali as the European version of Grant being led to the slaughter. After that fight Vitali was viewed as the MAN in the division. His confidence was night and day in his next fight too.
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

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    Whitaker came out of his "loss" to Chavez pretty good :smoke
     
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  8. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes I thought Hagler pulled it out in the later rounds by a point or two. But man, had he trouble finding the target.
     
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  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Dave Tiberi for "losing" to James Toney?
     
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  10. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your infatuation with Tyson is worrying...

    Yeah Tucker was a megastar after his snooze fest loss to Tyson...
     
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  11. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Azumah Nelson vs Salvador Sanchez
     
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  12. Jay1990

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    Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales
     
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  13. Jear

    Jear Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Vitali losing to Lewis
    Golota losing to Bowe
     
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  14. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    People were calling Marquez and ATG for consistently losing close fights. He was ATG long before KTFO6.

    Same with Hearns. Lost to Leonard and Hagler. But is still ATG.
     
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  15. ribtickler68

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    Ali gained a lot of respect despite losing to Frazier in their first fight, due to the heart and skill he displayed.
     
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