most protected fighters of all time....

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  1. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    what champions were protected by their managers on their way up to gain a champion shot and fought guys that had fair records or were past it and just needed paydays? i believe graziano was protected by his managers.
     
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    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    how was graziano protected? ive read his book and he mentions some fighter he fought early in his career who was the next sugar ray and was battering graziano for a few rounds then rocky kod him.
     
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    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    George Foreman
    Mark Breland
    Oscar DeLaHoya
     
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  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't think George Foreman was protected or at least not in his first career.. He won the title from Joe Frazier... Defended against Ken Norton and Jose Roman ( who I admit was a bum ), then fought Muhammad Ali.. So of the four men listed we have Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Jose Roman, and Muhammad Ali.. With the exception of Roman, that is a pretty steep hill for any champion to climb...In his second career he dodged a few bullets after beating Moorer, but was rightfully stripped of his title.. It wasn't like he was allowed to hold onto his crown forever while facing anyone he wanted.

    I think Floyd Patterson is worth a shout in this category.
     
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  5. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Cal
    Hatton
     
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  6. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i see where you're coming from but i'd be reluctant to call one of the best resumes in modern boxing protected. he was pampered to be sure coming out of the olympics but he fought just about anybody who was anybody, well past when he had to
     
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  7. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    bingo. though hatton broke free and spent his twilight years fighting the best

    calzaghe never broke free and spent years fighting other fighters in their twilight. kessler may be the only time he took a legitimate challenge
     
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  8. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Duillio Loi for whatever reason fought mostly soft(or obscure at least)opposition for a long time.I haven't really looked into his career enough to say if it was because he was being 'protected' though.

    His late step up is mirrored by Calzaghe for the 00's.Albeit against genuinely excellent opposition to start with and not an overhyped unskilled muscleman.
     
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  9. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    To be fair though Lacy was nothing special he was seen by many as a favourite against untested Cal.
     
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  10. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    that's fair. i favoured lacy myself in that fight and i was dead ****ing wrong :patsch
     
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  11. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Never understood fascination with Lacy.:D

    As well as some people hyping Kessler as a really great fighter.
     
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  12. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    hagler had lacy in the pound for pound top 10 :!:
     
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    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    they made Lacey an absolute beast on fight night round 3

    As for the question, Jack Dempsey was the most protected fighter ever
     
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  14. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    I'm sure Marvin regrets that more than Leonard SD!:D
     
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  15. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    pfff, whatever. i think it's more that black contenders were being protected from dempsey :smoke
     
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