When the first top contender to get a title shot would have been the next champion

Carlos Baldomir?

I don't like to disrespect any fighters, never mind champions, but i probably do see it that way.

 

jb williamson

 

Leon Spinks

 

I relly like it when Gatti knock out Baldomir cold. Wait that didnt happen.

 

Haha, nitpicking man. Nar you know what i mean, like i said, i don't mean to disrespect any fighters here.

 

bump

 

Is this restricted to linear champs?

 

Freddie "Red" Cochrane.

I've read that the reason Robinson wasn't given a shot was because the fight would have been viewed as a mismatch (in Robinson's favour). No one was interested in it.

Eventually Marty Servo was given the chance when the Second World War was over and Servo knocked Cochrane out in 4 rounds. Before that Cochrane had actually given Rocky Graziano a hard time in two bouts, losing in the 10th and final round both times.

 

Jim Braddock ? Might be stretching it.

 

Michael Bentt after taking out Tommy Morrison, was only the WBO though.

 

Bärlund would've become the champ.

Braddock really wasn't that bad but I doubt he could have beaten either Schmeling or Louis. Louis was lucky to get the shot despite losing to Max but in the first round it seemed that Braddock could actually pull it off. He put in a very determined effort I thought.

 

Briggs when he "defeated" Old Foreman for the linear HW title, even though he actually put up a good effort against Lennox Lewis