Saddest defeats you've seen

Totally agree and the strange thing is it was televised.

 

The thing that always pissed me off about that fight is Lou Duva distracted Taylor during the count because Lou had to always be dramatic and attention seeking.
That is why when Lou attacked Roger Mayweather and Mayweather clocked him I found it hilarious.

 

Saad Muhammad losing to Qawi.

 

Lou actually got up on the ring apron which is an automatic DQ.

 

I thought he did that but I couldn't swear by it. Thanks for reminding me.

 

Same here.
I knew it was over for "El Radar" at the end of that fight.

 

Michael Katsidis vs Juan Manuel Marquez …Katsidis dedicated the fight to his recently deceased brother

 

I’ve been a boxing fan for 30 years…and I’ve never watched Ali vs Holmes …I don’t have the stomach for it

 

The sad thing is I was kinda stoked for it and planned my day around it.

 

I'd go so far as to say...it was very Saad.

 

Pernell Whitaker losing to Carlos Bojorquez was sad to see, I know Whitaker had a shoulder injury but he was a shell of his former self going into that fight.

This content is protected

 

Boy I remember that one , had a crew over to the house to watch it and to a man, when Duran took off his robe everyone said the same thing," He didn't train for this fight at all"! It was a horrible performance.

 

Kinda like Joe Walcott's rematch with Marciano,,

 

Tyson / Lewis
Camacho / Leonard
Ali v Holmes
Norris v Leonard
Ali / berbick
Marciano / Louis

 

Your OP example is one of very few in the post nineties memory that just left me feeling deflated. Like he was family. I feel that one.