Biggest effort and NON effort while LOSING their FIRST title fight.

[BOSS]

Complicated enough? Watch people willl mess it up but anyway here's the deal. Little Jimmy (just an example don't boxrec little jimmy)wants to be a boxer so he trains his whole life moves up the rankings sheds sweat blood and tears and finally his first title shot comes. Something he's been dreaming about for 20 years. He loses the fight but did he give his all or his none ? List both cases.

[Ugotabe Kidding]

The first two to pop into my mind

Effort: Zeljko Mavrovic
None effort: Audley Harrison

[whiskey]

David Haye for the first scenario.

[Jesus of montreal]

hard to beat tua for non-effort

[whiskey]

hard to beat tua for non-effort

David Tua is fat.

[Pascals Wager]

hard to beat tua for non-effort

I'd like to also point out that he's fat.

[whiskey]

I'd like to also point out that he's fat.

[Dog Jones]

Tex Cobb goes 30 rounds with Holmes he wins

Would Hakkar qualify for the non effort

[Ugotabe Kidding]

Would Hakkar qualify for the non effort

Not IMO. People only remember the ridiculous 1st round of that fight but in fact in 3rd round or so Hakkar settled down and actually tried. He took his lumps and actually threw some combinations. Of course, Hopkins could have taken him out whenever he wanted to and the fight was a farce, but Hakkar ended up doing the little he could

Rick Frazier vs Roy was far worse

[Jake]

I'll nominate Diosbelys Hurtado for greatest effort. He was a 140 lb fighter still on the eight-round level when he got the call to fight Pernell Whitaker for the welterweight title.

Moved up in weight and class, and came within 1 1/2 rounds of unseating arguably the P4P best fighter in the world at the time (or at least right behind Roy on the list).

Ugo might have checkmate on Audley Harrison for non-effort. I honestly can't think of a better example.

[Pascals Wager]

Snap! (Both @ 3.04).

[salaco]

Effort: Nelson vs. Sanchez
Non-effort: Kevin Johnson vs. Vitali

[loadedgloves]

[QUOTE=salaco;1094602]Effort: Nelson vs. Sanchez
Non-effort: Kevin Johnson vs. Vitali[/QUOTE]

was just about to post this

[cdogg187]

In terms of a guy who waited essentially his whole career for a title shot, I'd nominate the outstanding Mexican bantamweight Jesus Pimentel. Guy watched numerous less-deserving guys get title shots before him until when he was on the fade, the great Ruben Olivares gave him a long-overdue shot...

In there with a legend at his peak, Pimentel slugged with passion but withered down the stretch and took a beating until his corner stopped it... it was his final career fight and lone title shot

[Azazel]

Not IMO. People only remember the ridiculous 1st round of that fight but in fact in 3rd round or so Hakkar settled down and actually tried. He took his lumps and actually threw some combinations. Of course, Hopkins could have taken him out whenever he wanted to and the fight was a farce, but Hakkar ended up doing the little he could

Rick Frazier vs Roy was far worse

exactly, Hakkar first round was awfull, but overall, he gave a pretty gutsy performance considering how overmatched he was.