One-Hit Wonders in Boxing History

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Leon Spinks
Buster Douglas

.......please feel free to list who comes to mind. These 2 come to my mind immediately.

Oliver McCall? Hasim Rahman?

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Was Ingemaar Johanssen a 1-Hit Wonder? In a way, I think.

[Gandalf]

Carlos Baldomir was a bit of a one hit wonder. Well, he beat Gatti too, so maybe a 2 hit wonder, but Gatti was well on the slide by then.

[chinchekked]

I don't know....even though he was a pretty good amateur of whom people had high expectations I would venture to say Vince Phillips Not sure though, I think he beat Mickey Ward also. Could be wrong but too lazy for research on the smartphone.

[Master]

Jim "Chesney Hawk" Braddock

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yeah but Vivian Harris was a bit of a 1-hit wonder as well, so 2 one-hitters cancel each other out. Harris smoked Doibylis or some nancy like that, it was odd but it was his 1-hit Wondership coming home to roost. After that, wow, Victor Ortiz smoked him with a series of hooks to the liver in ONE ROUND.

[Mars_ax]

In a way, Sonny Liston could be considered a 1 hit wonder, he won the HW title from Floyd Patterson, defended it against Patterson 10 months later, then lost the HW title to Ali 6 months later.

You can defend Liston and say he beat some good fighters, but Ali & Patterson were his trip to the elite level and he lost twice to Ali.

[CutMeMick]

Kirkland Laing
Rubin Carter
Chucho Castillo
Billy Backus
Montell Griffin (I know it was a DQ but still)
Randy Turpin

[ElTerribleMorales]

David Reid?

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Kirkland Laing
Rubin Carter
Chucho Castillo
Billy Backus
Montell Griffin (I know it was a DQ but still)
Randy Turpin

REALLY disagree with both Castillo and Turpin. Chucho beat a whole series of ranked bantams in Pinto, Medel, Caraballo, Nakane, Pimintel and of course Ruben Olivares. He was a heck of a fighter in the very best era of bantams there has ever been.

Turpin didn't have as many good wins but Tommy Yarosz was no joke and neither were Cockell or Humez or Buxton. Turpin also earns points for giving Robinson absolute hell is the rematch before getting KO'd.

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Does Frankie Randall belong on this list?

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Buster Douglass. Zahir Raheem.


and jut to get a rise out of cutmemick

Duran....

[generalbulldog]

Manny Pacquiao. The only fighter that he beat and in his prime was Barerra.

[Memphis]

Michael Bentt

Known for two things, clattering Tommy Morrison and rolling around in a puddle on a rooftop with Herbie Hide.

[Spicoli]

Does Frankie Randall belong on this list?

Nope. Especially considering he was well on his way to duplicating his 'one hit' before Chavez hopped out the fire exit and slid down the ladder when given the opportunity in rematch. Randall won that fight but he lost the politics. The guy won the belt thrice when frankly he should not have "lost" it twice. He had solid boxing punching skill set, sat amongst the p4p 10 and had solid comp in Pendleton, Rosario, Fuentes, Ramos early through some serious screw jobs put to him, yes including his demons and a stint in jail in 89. His implosion with Ramos still baffles but thats boxing 101. He became obsessed with getting Chavez back in the ring for 3rd fight right away but frankly JCC and King couldn't wait for him to go away. He relapsed after domination of solid Champion Coggi and late in career was out of weight, out of senses and eventually out of time. When I think one hit wonders I think flukes or lucky shots. For me Randall put on one of the most disciplined executions of a game plan and break down of a legend ever seen. He should have been much longer lasting but he wasn't a fluke.