Jebus I mucked it up. GIF whaa?
Tons of journeyman have to be here. What about a Glen Johnson? Robbed enough to be deceptive or assumed very beatable and sprung some huge surprises
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Jebus I mucked it up. GIF whaa?
Tons of journeyman have to be here. What about a Glen Johnson? Robbed enough to be deceptive or assumed very beatable and sprung some huge surprises
Zelko Mavrovic and his loss to Lewis. It was a "good" loss. lolol... His biggest claim to fame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
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This is brutal.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanman
Damn ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterNo you are on the wrong track there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Didnt he get a disease that ate him alive? More dined on than dined out.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamajaZelko Mavrovic and his loss to Lewis. It was a "good" loss. lolol... His biggest claim to fame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
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Hmmm... not sure his chin rep was due to Naz (not saying you're wrong but I don't remember him like that). He had a great rep from the Olympics/AMs, and before facing Naz he already had a reputation for being hard-as-nails, with the upset victory in Japan for the WBC title then several title defence wars before an epic with HOFamer Daniel Zaragoza. After Naz he had another epic with Morales (which was one of the HBO fights of the year).Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanman
You're right he was considered a lamb to the slaughter against Naz but I remember it more to do with stepping up in weight against, obviously, one of the P4P hardest clumpers and biggest stars at the time.
I'm sure you're right. Pre-Naz my memories are hazy as it was a bit before my time mate ;). At that point (1998) its likely that I would have only been watching Naz, Lewis, Eubank, Calzaghe so I definitely would have known about McCullough for his WBC Bantam win but maybe not seen him and would have probably assumed Naz would have bombed him out (I probably would have backed Naz over King Kong).Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterHmmm... not sure his chin rep was due to Naz (not saying you're wrong but I don't remember him like that). He had a great rep from the Olympics/AMs, and before facing Naz he already had a reputation for being hard-as-nails, with the upset victory in Japan for the WBC title then several title defence wars before an epic with HOFamer Daniel Zaragoza. After Naz he had another epic with Morales (which was one of the HBO fights of the year).Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanman
You're right he was considered a lamb to the slaughter against Naz but I remember it more to do with stepping up in weight against, obviously, one of the P4P hardest clumpers and biggest stars at the time.
Post Naz I remember his fight with Morales and then the absolute hammering he took against the much bigger Harrison (hammered in terms of the volume of shots - I don't think he blinked).
The Scott Harrison beating was the worst he ever took, hardly surprising considering McCullough was a pomp bantamweight facing a man who made Canelo blush when seeing his fight night weights.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanmanI'm sure you're right. Pre-Naz my memories are hazy as it was a bit before my time mate ;). At that point (1998) its likely that I would have only been watching Naz, Lewis, Eubank, Calzaghe so I definitely would have known about McCullough for his WBC Bantam win but maybe not seen him and would have probably assumed Naz would have bombed him out (I probably would have backed Naz over King Kong).Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterHmmm... not sure his chin rep was due to Naz (not saying you're wrong but I don't remember him like that). He had a great rep from the Olympics/AMs, and before facing Naz he already had a reputation for being hard-as-nails, with the upset victory in Japan for the WBC title then several title defence wars before an epic with HOFamer Daniel Zaragoza. After Naz he had another epic with Morales (which was one of the HBO fights of the year).Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanman
You're right he was considered a lamb to the slaughter against Naz but I remember it more to do with stepping up in weight against, obviously, one of the P4P hardest clumpers and biggest stars at the time.
Post Naz I remember his fight with Morales and then the absolute hammering he took against the much bigger Harrison (hammered in terms of the volume of shots - I don't think he blinked).
I’m late to the discussion and not entirely sure I understand the question, but wouldn’t Chuck Wepner be a good example?? No one knew who he was until he lost to Ali and not only did he become an overnight sensation, they eventually based the Rocky franchise on him. Someone may have already mentioned him and/or I may be off what we are getting after in this thread, so apologize in advance if either is true.
Nobody understands the question so you are in good company but that's a good one mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeeod
Dont let the ramblings of these simpletons put you off your stride, you’ve understood perfectly ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by mikeeod
Wepner is a great example.
What about Dicky Eklund? Very similar circumstances to Wepner.
What about James Toney as soon as he lost to Roy Jones he dined out so much he moved to cruiserweight and even heavyweight.
Apparently....Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisDidnt he get a disease that ate him alive? More dined on than dined out.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamajaZelko Mavrovic and his loss to Lewis. It was a "good" loss. lolol... His biggest claim to fame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis
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Tony Galento v Louis maybe. All you ever hear is how he almost knocked him out. Almost.
Peter McNeely. Talk shows, reality tv after and multiple pizza hut commercials.
Jack Dempsey against Tunney after the 'Battle of the Long Count' .... a fight in which he was well beaten, and Tunney looked composed enough to get up sooner if he needed to
Stone Cold's loss to Brett Hart at the 1996 Survivor Series. LITERALLY MADE STONE COLD.
Oh yeah good one. I remember after that when everyone was LITERALLY PICKING STONE COLD to beat Lewis and Holyfield on the same night.
Razor Ruddock dined out on going 19 rounds & losing twice to the then one dimensional Mike Tyson, so much so, that he was considered to be the most most dangerous HW in the world circa 1992 when Tyson got himself locked up.
Hillary Clinton
Am I on the right track?
First guy I thought of was Duk Koo Kim, now that's pretty fucked up of me.
Second guy that comes to mind is Tim Tomashek. Something happened with whoever was supposed to be fighting Tommy Morrison one night in 1993 for his WBO strap, so they found a guy who was just eating some hot dogs that was willing to fight. Admittedly, dude was a 35-10 heavyweight, but he still put up a valiant effort while he was getting his ass kicked. After the fight, he took the opportunity to say hello to his mom and dad since he was on live TV. What a lad.
Dude was a trip ;D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slim the BoxingManiac
http://youtu.be/OHUREikvKFo