Average Joes who briefly achieved greatness.

[Trainer Monkey]

Jerry Quarry
Bennie Brisco
Tex Cobb
Chuck Wepner

[CGM]

Jerry Quarry
Bennie Brisco
Tex Cobb
Chuck Wepner

The original idea do the thread was average guys who briefly achieved greatness by winning against great fighters, not average guys who achieved fame by losing badly against great fighters. But that's OK.

p.s. I like how Cobb Went 18-0-1 with one no contest in his last 20 pro fights. Haha. The no contest was really a ko for Cobb except that according to boxrec both fighters tested positive for cocaine after the fight. LOL

[saad79]

Lonnie Smith did look awsome in the Costello fight. I remember Bill being very overconfident during the pre-fight interview. That may have contributed to Lonnie's excellent showing, or maybe Smith reallly fought a great fight. Then, in his next fight Smith ran away from Rene Arrendondo before being ko'd by one shot. He was never the same after that. He should have beat Arrendondo, who had power but a bad defense and no chin.

[Trainer Monkey]

Jerry Quarry
Bennie Brisco
Tex Cobb
Chuck Wepner

The original idea do the thread was average guys who briefly achieved greatness by winning against great fighters, not average guys who achieved fame by losing badly against great fighters. But that's OK.

p.s. I like how Cobb Went 18-0-1 with one no contest in his last 20 pro fights. Haha. The no contest was really a ko for Cobb except that according to boxrec both fighters tested positive for cocaine after the fight. LOL

Quarry I figured since he fought all of the best
Same with Brisco
Cobb for the abuse he delivered to Shavers
Wepner for knocking down Ali
All of those guys were strictly bread and butter guys,who stepped it up on the big stage,but just came up short