Since it's okay to stomp on journeymen for world title fights...

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  1. ChiefGego

    ChiefGego Active Member Full Member

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    Since it's okay to feast on the Chisora's of the world to pad your resume, (BECAUSE WE LOVE DEREK SING IT WITH ME!!!! OOOOOH DEREK CHISORA!!!!),

    Post the most undeserving fighters who got a shot at a championship title!
    More losses the better
     
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  2. velagod

    velagod Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jason Welborn against Hurd And Gary Corcoran against Jeff horn are two fairly recent ones that spring to mind.
     
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  3. chico g

    chico g Let's watch some Sesame Street...lmao Full Member

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    Did Derek get a free burger afterwards like the Usyk fight. I didn't watch it? Was he treated to a Christmas roast with the Fury family?
     
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  4. ChiefGego

    ChiefGego Active Member Full Member

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    Knuckle sandwich it was sad to see Fury actually celebrate after beating a 40yo journeyman
     
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  5. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Id like to nominate Eddie Croft.

    In 2003 Croft fought for the wbc featherweight title against erik morales. Lets look at how Croft was doing to get a title shot

    1) hadnt fought in almost 3 years

    2) before getting this title fight he had lost his last 3 fights, all by KO

    3) his last win was 5 years previously, a split decision in 8 rounds over a 7-8 fighter

    4) his last win before that was 8 years before this title shot against Morales
     
    Pepsi Dioxide, Dec 4, 2022
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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pete Rademacher his first professional fight was against Floyd Patterson for the world heavyweight title.
     
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  7. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Whyte brutally KOd by Povetkin,Povetkin should have then been the WBC mandatory to fight Fury but Povetkin was tied into a Re Matchroom contract and had to beat Whyte a second time before he could move on but sadly a COVID addled Povetkin was unable to do so in the rematch .
     
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  8. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    AJ & Usyk had a chance to fight Fury in December

    Both turned it down

    Now Frank is trying to bring Joyce fully into the picture as he deserves...although Joyce's profile is sadly still small and dirty casuals don't respect him.
     
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  9. Turnip mk3

    Turnip mk3 Active Member Full Member

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    Dokes v Bowe.
     
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  10. _Scott_

    _Scott_ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Razvan Cojanu vs Joseph Parker.
     
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  11. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Most of Golovkin's opponents
     
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  12. JabbaTheGut

    JabbaTheGut Active Member Full Member

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    Bert Cooper against Holyfield although he gave it a good go
    Jesse Ferguson against Riddick Bowe
     
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  13. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Actually when you think about it, that was a worse fight than last nights in every aspect
     
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  14. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Meow!
     
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  15. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Wow, I had not known about this before. Crazy stuff. Below is a link to an interview with Eddie Croft. About 2/3 of the way down the page he goes into some detail about how the fight came to be.

    https://ringsidereport.com/?p=1802
     
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