Most embarrassing performance from a major heavyweight champion

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by catchwtboxing, Aug 8, 2026.


Which of the following was most embarrassing?

  1. Floyd Patterson dropped by Olympic Gold Pete Rademacher in Pete's pro debut?

    1 vote(s)
    1.0%

  2. 36 year-old Ali loses to Olympic Gold Leon Spinks in Spink's eight fight?

    6 vote(s)
    6.3%

  3. 35 year-old Larry Holmes losses to Michael Spinks, coming up two weight classes?

    2 vote(s)
    2.1%

  4. Evander Holyfield badly knocked down by club-fighter Bert Cooper?

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. 38 year-old Mike Tyson looses to clubfighter Kevin McBride (or Danny Willams)?

    2 vote(s)
    2.1%

  6. Lennox Lewis cold-cocked by fringe contender Hasim Rahmen?

    5 vote(s)
    5.2%

  7. Wladimir Klitschko losses to high-end gatekeeper Ross Purity?

    5 vote(s)
    5.2%

  8. Anthony Joshua stopped by borderline-fringe Andy Ruiz?

    10 vote(s)
    10.4%

  9. Tyson Fury rises from knockdown to barely and controversially beat MMA star/debut Francis Ngannou?

    53 vote(s)
    55.2%

  10. Usyk rallies from behind to controversially stop legendaryKick boxer Rico Verhouven?

    12 vote(s)
    12.5%
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  1. DubbleJab

    DubbleJab Member Full Member

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    The threat title is PERFORANCE.

    Fury was outboxed by an MMA fighter.
    Joshua outboxed a professional world challenger boxer and got caught and stopped.

    The RESULT was obviously worse for Joshua, although there's an argument Fury shouldn't have got the RESULT either.
    But Fury's PERFORMANCE was worse.
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  3. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fury and Usyk, I don't see a crumb of real embarrasment in any of the others. Fury's performance primarily embarrasses the whole preoffessional boxing industry.
     
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  4. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Y
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    , he sucked.
     
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  5. Usyk is the best

    Usyk is the best Active Member Full Member

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    What a blatant foul was that (in Gorrell fight). Lewis deserved at least two-point deduction.

    However, in his fight vs Mike Acey Lewis should have been immediately DQ'd after hitting his opponent INTENTIONALLY 3 times with power punches while he was down. There's no other option than to DQ fighter who did that (check at 5:20)

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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No rebuttal of course apart from silly sarcasm speaks volumes we're done here.
     
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Yeah, the Gorrell foul was egregious and cowardly enough but the Acey one was despicable beyond words and he should've been DQ'd on the spot. Personally I would've revoked his licence for 2 such shameless acts of cowardice and bullying against such hopelessly outgunned and overmatched journeymen

    What makes it even more despicable in addition to talent, level, and size disparity is they weren't single fouls they were double fouls in that he had to blind them with fouls to set up the 2nd foul
     
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  8. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Honestly none of these. Joshua being dropped twice by Pringle or whatever his name is.
     
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  9. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Andrew Jackson once said that it is an awful poor man that can only find one way to spell a word.

    Thanks for your vote!
     
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  10. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    No. Do tell?
     
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  11. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I am quite honestly gobsmacked Joshua being dropped twice by Prenga hasn't been mentioned in this thread. It's by far the worst imo.
     
    swagdelfadeel, Aug 11, 2026
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  12. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    Fury vs Wlad. Why is this not in the poll? It was more humiliating than anything you have there.
     
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  13. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That fight is one of the worst performances in a championship fight maybe ever.
     
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  14. Salty Dog

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    :lol:
     
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  15. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Haha, just in case I missed something worse
     
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