Losses That Didn't Deter You

[El Kabong]

With today's fans, I think Joe Louis losing to Max, would've brought out the naysayers and we told U so crowd. But Americans white and black back then had faith in the Brown Bomber.


I didn't want to give up on Calvin Brock or Maclom Tann, but they gave up on me. Well Brock did after losing just a 2nd fight to Chambers he just stopped boxing.

Whereas Tann tried to bounce back after losing to a novice in a guy name Jenkins. He had a string of wins that brought him to Arreola who beat him like a pinata. Dimentrenko did it next.

When I watched Zab's last fight, I shouldn't have been so suprised to see how many people were still rooting for him. Their Zab is my Chazz aka Chazz Witherspoon. Meeting him & hanging out with him, I just couldn't go against him & even though he still fighting ..back as undercards, I find myself still rooting for him out in the open. Past or not I still back him, but its not so much based on logic as it is personal.

Calvin Brock wasn't the flashiest guy out there but he was a good boxer. He got beat by the bigger better boxer in Wlad and hell Cal gave him some tough rounds too no shame in that. I think after that bout he was dinged up (that was a bitch of a KO...when you fall face first that's bad news) and he either didn't have the heart for boxing at that level or he just had a college degree and a good job and a hell of a payday and walked off into the sunset.

Malcom Tann...what a disappointment.



This is a really great question to ask on a thread because typically losses expose weaknesses whether by KO or decision, but sometimes a fighter unjustly loses or perhaps they overlook an opponent and the shit hits the fan.


Vitali's loss to Chris Byrd is a loss, and people really raked him over the coals for that one but an injury like that vs a very good heavyweight isn't an easy thing to shake off.

Chris Byrd's loss to Ibeabuchi was an impressive KO, but the dude showed a massive chin and great skill prior to that.

Bernard Hopkins' losses to Taylor weren't about skill so much as they were about age and making weight

Felix Sturm's "loss" to De la Hoya wasn't a loss....if anything he suffered because he looked so good in that fight. He never capitalized on his good showing though.