What was the most non-credible heavyweight title fight ever?

I suppose Pete Rademacher challenging Floyd Patterson for the world title in his pro debut is up there:

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=020110&cat=boxer

 

This.

 

I know there can be upsets but the fact the odds for the next 3 Heavyweight titles fights are Vlad 1/10, Vitale 1/19 and Haye 1/7 is a disgrace. Of course boxers can only fight who is in front of them and Peter is the manditory but more needs to be done to enforce unifycation fights. The sooner Vitale retires (based on him not fighting Vlad, not hate just to see the division move on) and we get a heavy super 6 style tournament the better.

 

Herbie Hide V Damon Reed

 

holyfield vs valuev/ibragimov

any future heavyweight title shot holyfield gets.

 

Of the top of my head

Ali - spinks
Ali - dunn
Holmes -scott frank
Smokin joe - dave ziggy (something like that)

Lots of greats have had them, i think Mr. Haye is getting too much heat for this one Cheers!

 

Tommy Morrison v Tim Tomashek. Didn't Tomashek literally get picked from the crowd?

 

every fight for the WBA strap from 1980 to 1985, dokes, tillis, weaver, tate, coetzee to name but only a few

 

Ali - Dunn
Ali - London
Cobb - Holmes

 

To be fair though he had him down in the second with a massive shot and if you watch the fight he was worthy!!!

 

Big Pete fought well, but the fight had bugger all credibility coming in.

I don't care if the guy was Olympic champion, it was his pro-debut.

 

At the time some would have said Tyson Douglas was a formailty!

 

There was much more parity between the ams and the pros back in them days.

But certainly supprising. I believe it was mainly due to Big Pete's boasting that he could win the title in his first fight!!!

 

He had momentum on his side. Sure it was beating guys who had never won a pro fight, but hey its still momentum.