Who were some of the worst mandatories in boxing history?

There have probably been some beyond terrible ones at 115 and south.

Bottom line is Stiverne used to hold that very belt he was mandatory for. In a way, that disqualifies him from this conversation. And there have been mandatories that would have never beaten a fighter of even the faded Arreola's quality.

 

Yeah, i dont think that logic holds any weight. As evident by his performance.

 

A shot Chavez was Kostya Tszyu's mandatory.

 

all of felix sturm's mandatories
makes you wonder what sort of deal gets done under the table when a '4 time world champion' *cough cough*, who gets a lucrative contract with german TV so long as he has a strap, never gets matched up with a world class MW in his entire career

 

Got any names?
I remember Koji Sato was his mandatory

 

gary lockett for Kelly pavlik

lockett looked tiny and by the end of the 3 rounds his face was mashed!

 

The French guy that Bernard fought after beating on Tito

 

And he retired after the fight.
Only name on his resume is Ryan Rhodes(who himself had not yet beaten anyone of note).

 

I swear Jo Jo Dan was mandated by the IBF to fight Brook when he won the belt... ****ing Jo Jo Dan.

 

Yup. And the next one was Kevin Bizier... the man who lost to Jo Jo twice.