Jake's inspired another thread topic...most noteable losers. Not sure it actually warrants a new thread...but I'm reminded of Julius Francis...
Can Bruce Seldon even be considered to have had a "hit" ? He beat Tony Tucker for the title, had the epic title defense against Joe Hipp on the...
That loss to Louis Monaco was a tough one.
Axel Shulz was another heavyweight that got recognition in title losses...had three title fights in a row...loss to Foreman, which is where most...
LOL. Was thinking of another heavyweight who got notoriety in losses, Jorge Luis Gonzalez, but yours beats that one by a mile.
How about William Guthrie? <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/a0vq3ayrXtI"...
How about Cezar Bazan? Beat Steve Johnston on the De La Hoya-Charpentier undercard down in El Paso, won two more fights then lost the Johnston...
Leonard Dorin...won the title against Raul Balbi on the Leija-Ward undercard...rematched him in Romania...had the entertaining unification bout...
That's a good one...he was supposed to be a routine win for Morales on the road to Pacquiao-Morales II (although some had a sneaky suspicion about...
Is it in bad taste to bring up Ike Ibeabuchi? It shows you how long it's been that he's not one of the first names mentioned.
His decline was rapid...but his ascent wasn't.
Bones Adams didn't have a long stay at the top. Beat Nestor Garza for the WBA strap on the Ayala-Bredahl undercard, defended it twice, had the...
Corrie Sanders?
There's a lot of heavyweight prospets you could include in this discussion...one possibly being Derrick Jefferson. Took part in one of the most...
Mayorga brings up Andrew Lewis in my mind...had the win over James Page (who didn't spend that much time in the spotlight himself), one defense...
But I don't think you could say he was ever forgotten.
Keith Mullings....might be one...not sure if he stayed around too long to discount, but had the the controversial loss to Marquez for the IBF...
What was his first fight on Showtime? I thought it was Daniel Alicea, but I could be wrong. The Boom Boom Johnson fight works although I don't...
O'neill Bell knocking out Jean Marc Mormeck in their unification bout at Madison Square Garden on Showtime was a huge win for him...it seems to...
Tommy Morrison's has been a sad story for a long time.
Well, as an American, it wouldn't make much sense for me to speak to when a fighter entered the European consciousness (or the UK's, or...
Which is why I said "It might have in Europe", kiddo. But seeing as how the US was still where the biggest money was at the time, entering the...
Great example. Marquez-Johnson II wasn't really a step up being a rematch, but since the first fight was ignored by HBO, maybe it can squeeze...
It might have in Europe, but it didn't in the US...clips of it were shown on HBO a month after the fight, following Tua's KO of Gary Bell, I...
Yes, he was the most obvious choice. Thank you for being that guy and starting with it.:lol:
Larry had a little habit of getting enthusiastic after heavyweight knockouts, but at least he said he wasnt ready to put Tua in that group (the...
Still remember Merchant's line..."Marciano, Frazier and Tyson"...(with Lampley adding in "Tua" :lol:)... great example. Lennox Lewis blowing...
Corrales and Pavlk are great examples...exciting fights finished off by KO's.
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What are some good examples of boxers that took major steps in their careers and in the public conciousness with knockouts. (The better the...
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