In this topic, the men who faced challenges when they didn't have to.

Chris John was a mandatory and I dont think anyone saw John as a threat so this wasnt JMM taking a big risk.

 

Tarver-Harding 2

 

Fighting any Indonesian in Indonesia is a big risk.

He was in a similar situation to Margo vs. Williams. He could have dropped his belt and made a bigger money fight with a different title holder. Instead he went off to go fight an unheralded, undefeated #1 contender who didn't bring nearly the same financial rewards. Yes, it was partially out of spite, but it was definitely a risk he didn't need to take.

 

Jones-Tarver 2 should have been mentioned.

 

Mosley fighting Forrest and Wright.
Mayweather giving an immediate rematch to Castillo.
Whitaker-Vazquez
Lacy fighting Calzaghe
Calderon - Cazares.

and the biggest of em all.......

LEONARD FIGHTING HAGLER.

 

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Tomasz Adamek for fighting Chad Dawson.

 

Yah....that's probably true.

 

Definitley, and for taking Briggs twice, which we remember Tarver refused and stayed to the senior circuit with journeyman Johnson along the way.

Though, a non-superstar Euro gets no credit, as usual.

 

LMAO