Who is the biggest lucky-punch world champion?

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  1. Flavius

    Flavius New Member Full Member

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    Who do you think is the best example of winning the world championship title by a lucky punch. It must be someone who was clearly outboxed, was loosing the fight by a huge margin and then came with a lucky punch that won him the fight and the title.
    It must be a boxer whose winning punch was really a lucky punch and not a thoroughly prepared attack.
     
    Flavius, Sep 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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  2. Fireman Fred

    Fireman Fred Active Member Full Member

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    Mike Weaver-John Tate

    Also Mike Weaver-Carl Williams

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  3. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Weaver was hitting Tate with that left hook throughout the fight. In the beginning, it wasn't effective, but as the fight continued, Tate felt it more and more, and finally he got sparked out.
     
    MaccaveliMacc, Sep 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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  4. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Although he had been a world champion multiple times before, if we are counting unification fights, then we must include Julio Cesar Chavez vs, Meldrick Taylor I.

    There..said it before anyone else beats me to it! LOL
     
    AntonioMartin1, Sep 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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  5. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hasim Rahman.

    Then..you got Jorge Castro I think,he somehow found a hole and rocked Jackson hard with it.
     
    FThabxinfan, Sep 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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  6. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oliver McCall? He was literally throwing the punch while not looking at Lewis. But again, he practiced that combination with Steward.
     
    MaccaveliMacc, Sep 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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  7. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.

    I think the only case of a lucky punch would be where a guy is winning the fight handily and gets himself DQ’d by hitting the other man when he’s down — the guy who was destined to lose got lucky that the other guy broke the rules and handed him the win.
     
    Saintpat, Sep 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wild Bill Hanrahan.
     
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  9. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are punches really lucky?
     
    Bulldog24, Sep 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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