Is AJ qutting against Andy Ruiz the most embarrasing loss in boxing history

I thought of that one. It's not as embarrassing if you know the back story which I believe was his promoter saying he wouldn't be paid or something like that just before the fight. If I recall, Harper was in a gutsy slugfest shortly after.

 

It also ranks very high in the embarrassment thread (this one). Show 100 casuals who they think wins the fight between Joshua and Ruiz and 99 of them pick Joshua. Add in the 25-1 odds and the magnitude of the event and the manner in which it was concluded, and you have a top 10 embarrassing loss.

 

You seem upset and unchill that I pointed out that your "wouldn't crack the top 1,000" comment was absurd. It's a massively embarrassing loss. Easily the most embarrassing in the past decade. I don't understand the point of downplaying it.

I look forward to the thread listing 1,000 more embarrassing losses.

 

It could definitely be done. But it'd be even more embarrassing for you than any of the fighters featured I'd wager. This is an absolute abomination of a thread but no way the board is that committed to collectively humiliating one poster for something that's stupid rather than actually offensive

 

Fury losing to Ngannou. Sure, he got the decision, but to struggle with a first timer? LOL. That is far more embarrassing than the AJ loss to Ruiz. Throw in the fact that AJ destroyed Ngannou, Fury looks like a fool.

 

I don't think people who are mentally unwell, and as you described have literally been pulled out of a crack den to perform when they should be in a hospital, should feel embarrassed.

I do think that if someone who is of sound mind, engaged in a blood sport with a billion dollar promotion behind him, decides he "doesn't like getting punched" by an inferior (his words) opponent, he should feel embarrassed.

 

My family is not involved in professional boxing, so the analogy doesn't work. I'm a spectator on the outside. As a spectator I feel sorry for McCall - he had predatory people around him and clearly shouldn't have been cleared to fight that night. Similarly as a spectator, I felt embarrassed for Joshua. This was his big coming out party and all the money was in the pot on a sure thing. To watch him decide he "doesn't like getting punched" in front of everyone and look for a way out that didn't involve his fists is an embarrassment that no warrior wants to suffer (this is why most fighters would say, and truly mean, that they'd die in there).

Happy to agree to disagree.

 

I think the happy new year was a product of being ragdolled by Usyk — concussion.

blaming the decision on the war was pathetic. It was so pathetic that my 6yr old, alongside me as we watched, said “why’s he such a sore loser?”

 

well if someone is beaten up over and over and the cornermen have too much guts for their fighter who is going to protect the fighter? If he is overmatched even the boxer with the biggest heart can say this is it. I cannot take this anymore. It is instinct.

 

The referee and Ringside doctor should be protecting the fighter.

 

Luke the Gypsy Queens unofficial loss to Ngannou has to be up there

Imagine claiming to be the best heavyweight that's ever lived & getting dropped & squeaking by with a split decision against a 37 year old boxing debutant with a bad knee.He should've lost by unanimous decision as he was knocked down twice in that fight (one was ignored by the ref) & he should've been docked a point for throwing a blatant, illegal elbow

Beyond pathetic!