Most one-sided loss a #1 contender received from the champion?

Lewis vs Grant... I concur:

The Champ holds "the Chump" by the back of the head, then
smokes him with an uppercut..

Grant says: "I thought we were fighting under some kind of rules".

Lewis replies: "Welcome to boxing".

 

Shane Mosley-Shannan Taylor comes to mind

 

BIG DEE HERE= Jack Johnson vs Fireman Jim Flynn, TKO in 9 rds. Johnson
scalded Flynn by using him for a punching bag. Hell Johnson even laughed at him while beating him silly. NO CONTEST THIS ONE WINS IT HANDS DOWN.

 

"The last fight we had was in New York , against Zora Folley . In some ways it was the best fight Ali made, because Folley was a smart man and a thoughtful one in the ring. He was the only fighter we ever met who managed to cut the ring in half on Ali. He'd shuffle from one side to the other when Ali circled and he'd be there, right in front of Ali. A lot of fighters tried that, but they weren't smart or quick enough to do it.

Then Folley surprised us by using a left jab to the belly. This was a tactic that quite a few fighters threatened to use, but no one else ever did. It looks as if it should be effective, because when Ali leans back from a left jab to the head, his belly comes forward. So if you fake the jab to the head and then come in to the stomach you should be able to reach him. Folley did reach him a few times, but after a while it was because Ali wanted him to. Ali was waiting to set him up for a right over that low left hand, and finally he hit Folley with a shot and down he went. When he knocked Folley out he hit him real quick with two right hands—the first one stopped Folley in mid-air and the second one hit him on the way down. They were thrown that fast." Angelo Dundee

 

Does Ali's first title defence count ?

 

Can we call McCrory Curry's #1 contender?

 

Could Duran be the theoretic #1 for Hearns title after beating Moore and going well vs Hagler?

 

Could Duran be the theoretic #1 for Hearns title (i don't count the strip) after beating Moore and going well vs Hagler?

 

Tho i don't rate him legit Hagler sure carved Obel up.

 

holmes cooney?

 

Alphabet mandatories:

Roy Jones-Rick Frazier
Bernard Hopkins-Morade Hakkar
Kelly Pavlik-Gary Lockett
Oscar De La Hoya-Patrick Charpentier

 

Lennox-Golota
Lennox-Tua
Lennox-Grant
Lennox-Tyson
Tyson-Spinks

 

Have you seen that fight?:huh

 

Ali against Terrell comes to mind.