Fights in which a fighter was CLEARLY overconfident

[ykdadamaja]

Add Codrington against Green to that List... G0ddamn!!

The madness in the ring after this was scary. They could have caused Codrington some real serious hurt as a result of this.

[Master]

I think Berbick was overconfident with Tyson, he fought the most stupid fight possible. I do not know what was his strategy. Charge of the light brigade.

[denilson200]

Gerald McClellan Vs Nigel Benn.

Nigel Benn a world champion who was a murderous puncher, a champion who had defended his title six times and McClellan was fighting away from home, moving up in weight and his first fight at that weight was to fight a guy like Benn ?

Yet he thought he could just blow Benn away ?.........and to be fair....he nearly did, in the first round, but when realized that this was not going to script, then obviously sadly what happened, happened.

[Bill Paxtom]

Thad Spencer vs. Jerry Quarry

Thad fought the 'completely wrong fight'. He never listened to his corner's instructions
and made the fight easy for Jerry.

"Stupid Head"

Thad Spencer >
"I thought that Jerry would fall down from the 1st-Punch that I landed."

[Britkid]

Oh Bomber, if only...

[Master]

Why does everyone keep showing Herol Graham getting knocked out?

Bomber had a right to be confident, he was battering Jackson around for 3.5 rounds and they were about to stop it.

[Britkid]

Why does everyone keep showing Herol Graham getting knocked out?

Bomber had a right to be confident, he was battering Jackson around for 3.5 rounds and they were about to stop it.

I just love the commentary on that clip. And yeah it is a bit cruel on old Herol, that this keeps cropping up. So here you go, Graham in arguably his absolute pomp:

[Britkid]

I think Berbick was overconfident with Tyson, he fought the most stupid fight possible. I do not know what was his strategy. Charge of the light brigade.

Berbick was doing alright at the start, he was landing some fair whacks himself. I think people forget when the fight was announced it was a virtual pick-em. It was late money that made Tyson the favourite. Many were unsure if Tyson was for real.

[Beanflicker]

Yeah any fight where a guy dropped his hands and got levelled.

More recently I'd have to go with Broner against Maidana, how he thought standing in front of a puncher like that was a good idea is beyond me.

[AdamGB]

Edit: wrong thread!!

[bradlee180]

David Hate vs Carl Thompson.

Sept 2004.
Haye, a pro since Dec 2002, ran out of gas quick, and the old veteran Thompson, a pro since 1988, took advantage.