What's The Worst Shape A Fighter...

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Has come into a fight to pull off a good or great win?

    Weight drained, sick, going through a family crisis... Things along those lines.

    Micheal Spink's outpointed Qawi some odd weeks after his wife was killed in a car crash, for instance.

    I've always found it telling what a fighter can accomplish at his lowest ebb as opposed to his highest.
     
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  2. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    The fight, inwhich Bobby Chacon defeated who ever it was, the night after his wifes suicide was incredible..... shockingly sad, deploreable, commendable and confusing all at once.
     
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  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Billy Miske probably takes it.
     
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  4. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Buster Douglas against Mike Tyson
     
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  5. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tim Witherspoon was in appalling condition for his world title defence against Body Beautiful Frank Bruno - On Bruno's Home Turf - Also Tim was not Happy Mentally with Arrangements Where he was getting Less then the Challenger even though he was fighting in trhe challengers back Yard

    So Physically and Mentally Tim not in good shape - But he still won !

    Also as i recall Didnt Howard Davis win the Olympic Gold Medal after his mother had just passed away ( I think it was Howard ?)
     
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  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    didnt SRL dad die during the olympics

    im sure i remeber him saying something like that on the contender
     
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  7. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, during the Olympics, and his mother told him to win the Gold Medal. To honor her memory, Howard did as he was told.
     
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  8. p.Townend

    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I was going to mention Witherspoon v Bruno nice one mate.Tim looked awful and the photos of the fight look stupid,a blob landing a finishing over hand right on a perfectly conditioned Bruno.
     
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  9. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lennox didn't look terrible against Vitali, but he definitely had seen better days. Soft and what not.

    Still pulled it off.
     
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  10. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Oscar was very game during the Olympics over his mother ...
     
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  11. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I remember watching a fat James Broad beat a fine tall specemine called Eddie Gregg in NYC in the early eighties. Broad was built like a fat beer swilling waster, but had tremendous skills, Gregg looked immaculate and just couldn't handle Broads class..
     
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  12. leverage

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    Ali in his fight against holmes. Body looked good, but totally dehydrated, leaving him weak and unable to sweat. It's a miracle that he was able to last 10 rounds, and without going down at least once.
     
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  13. janitor

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    Billy Miske knocked out Bill Brenan while he was prety much on his death bed.
     
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  14. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I've heard some claim that Brennan threw that fight.
     
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  15. JS63518

    JS63518 Member Full Member

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    I'm sure I heard that Danny Lopez was strung out on heroin for one of his fights think it was against mike ayala got the fight on dvd an absolute war
     
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