what is the worst title dfense in recent years

Tocker Pudwill was a late-notice replacement for another fighter scheduled to fight Joe.

Among fighters who were actually chosen and not late replacements, Peter Manfredo was Calzaghe's weakest title opponent.

 

Ray Austin was Wlad's IBF mandatory, he had to fight him or lose his title.

 

Agreed. :good

 

Thats a pretty bad list, meaning, pretty good job by you. I would say there are a few that should be forgiven. Cotto for fighting Mayorga being that it was his 1 st defense I believe at the new weight.

Also, the fact that certain defenses are mandatories should be considered less harshly.

 

Some good examples there, but some were mandatories or not too bad.

 

:deal 100% on point.

 

Pretty sure Willie Casey was Rigo's mandatory.

 

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..and the fact Keb Baas even beat him shows how bad he was.

5 of his last 10 fighters were for real title belts.


His record over his last 10 fights? 2 wins (1ko), 8 losses (5 by ko), combined record of the two he beat? 12-22-4



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Some of the worst defenses by a current ATG: Hopkins vs. James (20-6), Pacquiao vs. Mira (19-7), Calderon vs. Iribe (16-6-5), Wonjongkam vs. Murai (5-1)

 

K-bros are the bum-killers

 

Just out of curiosity, who was Joe scheduled to fight? Anybody decent or somebody along his usual lines?

 

Enzo vs bobby gun will take some beating

 

Manfredo-Calzaghe was awful. How the **** did he get ranked at that weight?

Shumenov-Campillo, the man had 8 fights against pretty good competition but nothing that earned him a top 10 ranking by any belt org if they had a shred of dignity. And this could be a runner up to Shumeov's defense against William Joppy. Who hadn't won a meaningful fight in

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when he beat Howard Eastman to win the Regular WBA title at Middleweight.

Sturm-Hearns comes to mind. To earn his shot at Felix Sturm, Ronald did the extraordinary thing of getting KO'd by Harry Joe ****ing Yorgey.

Danny Green-Paul Briggs has to be the worst fixed fight ever, looked even more pathetic than when Z-*** paid an illegal immigrant to take a dive

 

Pongs last title defence was against a 5-1 fight novice, the whole fight only lasted 30 seconds due to a headclash, resulting in a draw.

 

Branko Sobot? Juan Carlos Gimenez Ferreyra? Rick Thornberry? David Starie? Mario Veit? Will McIntyre? Miguel Angel Jimenez? Mger Mkrtchyan? Kabary Salem? Evans Ashira?

Hard to point out Calzaghe's weakest title opponent.