fighters that got plucked from obscurity.

[hurlock]

name washed up name fighter's that got dug up to be used as an easy defence many of us have witnessed heroes pitted in to look good on someone's slate, please feel free to state some

hatton faced a few.

but most recent has to be cook v burns.

[IRLangmaid25]

I am going to get this one in first but Steve Robinson who won the WBO Featherweight title back in 1993 on two days notice while working as a storeman for Debenhams. Made 7 defences of his title before losing to Prince Naseem Hamed http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

[Coco]

Bobby Gunn http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer
Damon Reed http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer
Peter McNeeley http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer
Quirino Garcia http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

[exittored]

Tocker Pudwill

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

the fact he got two world title shots let alone one against Ottke and Calzaghe without ever beating a ranked opponent is still shocking and just shows how easy it is to get a world title fight if you just happen to have the right kind of management.

[T.M.K]

name washed up name fighter's that got dug up to be used as an easy defence many of us have witnessed heroes pitted in to look good on someone's slate, please feel free to state some

hatton faced a few.

but most recent has to be cook v burns.

I am not sure the posters so far have grasped your question properly: do you mean examples like:

1) Ray Mercer facing Wladimir Klitschko?

2) Terry Norris being fed to Laurent Boudani?

3) Simon Brown being given to Bernard Hopkins?

4) Roberto Duran vs William Joppy (although not really a world title)

etc?


"T.M.K"

[Gazmac81]

Steve Robinson was way passed it when scott Harrison fought him
Also Wayne Mcculloch was bit on the slide although was still decent -took a pasting though

[Gazmac81]

i think youll find alot of these situations come up when the main fighter is under the F warren banner

Khan vs Barrera anyone?

[kamicazze]

Yeah Khan vs Barrera is a great example. Or Gairy St clair even. Young Muttley being brought in to be fed to Funtime Frankie is another one. When Carl Froch fought Robin Reid was another good one.