Worst HW title challenger?

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  1. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    tex cobb at least fought ken norton, dokes 2 times, knocked out earnie shavers.
    if you want to talk about the worst...how about carl davis drummond?
     
    iceman71, Aug 6, 2011
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  2. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    At the the challenger's of the past 25 years have actually built up decent records, or beaten top contenders for their shot. Yeah, their 33-1 records may have been against cans, but they had good winning percentages, or the guys with the 18-2 records, won eliminators to get the shot.

    Back before the 80's any auto mechanic with 30 fights, even if he was 23-7 could get a shot. I mean the movie Rocky was based on this type of nonsense.(Although it is one of my AT favs)

    Audley Harrison, bad as we think he is, still beat the **** out of Gerry Cooney, Leon Spinks, and Ronny Lyle, all perrenial challengers for the titles when I was growing up watching ABC wide world of sports.:lol::lol:
     
    chitownfightfan, Aug 6, 2011
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  3. larsker

    larsker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Being a gold medalist should not make immune from being regarded as the worst in the pros.
    remeber Fraudley was a gold medalist too
     
    larsker, Aug 6, 2011
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  4. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Still trying to figure out how that happened :huh
    Pro ranks are totally different as the amatures, but still... :blood
     
    Robney, Aug 6, 2011
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  5. Kingkazim

    Kingkazim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What a career

    Patterson,Folley,Chuvalo,Moore,Mildenberger,Bobo Olson

    Albeit he lost most of these, but thats not too shabby for 23 fights
     
    Kingkazim, Aug 6, 2011
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  6. Phys

    Phys Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Didn't Galento drop Louis?
     
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  7. Beatle

    Beatle Sheer Analysis Full Member

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    Wow, he had no professional record and he even put Floyd on the canvas!
     
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  8. Samurai's Slice

    Samurai's Slice ESB Legend Full Member

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    Just like Andre Ward! :!:
     
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  9. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    but loses to 10-0 sam sexton? audley is horrible....none of those guys you mentioned lose to him.,,,,
     
    iceman71, Aug 6, 2011
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  10. Tyler-Durden

    Tyler-Durden Boxing Junkie banned

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    Fraudley was pretty pathetic I would say.
     
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  11. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Some of the guys who challenged Jack Johnson or Tommy Burns.
     
    Asterion, Aug 6, 2011
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  12. I like Boxing

    I like Boxing Guest

    Ray Austin, Tony Thompson, The Hasim Rahman that Vitali or Wlad fought. Basically anybody The Klits have fought and anybody Tyson fought during his championship reign
     
    I like Boxing, Aug 6, 2011
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  13. Terror

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    Audley Harrison would die if he got in there with Lyle, Cooney, or Spinks.

    Cooney would KO him early, so would Lyle. Spinks would beat his ass and make him quit. You can't be serious.
     
    Terror, Aug 6, 2011
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  14. praetorianJJ

    praetorianJJ Conqueror of Worlds Full Member

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    i can't go with barret or austin...upsetting fields and ibragimov respectively was just too sweet
     
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