boxers who got their fame through one opponent

[man]

jake lamotta (sugar ray robinson)
gene tunny (jack dempsey)
buster douglas (mike tyson)
ross purrity (wlad klitschko)
leon spinks (muhammad ali)
max schmeling (jou louis)
hasim rahman (lennox louis)

[Ambling Alp II]

It's probably true for those listed, but it shouldn't be for all of them. Tunney, LaMotta, and Schmeling had other good wins in their career.

[man]

It's probably true for those listed, but it shouldn't be for all of them. Tunney, LaMotta, and Schmeling had other good wins in their career.

even though they had other good wins,
i feel they would be mostly forgotten
was it not for that single opponent.

[Tomasino]

Ricky Hatton - Kostya Tszyu

[Crease]

For me, what instantly came to my mind was: Billy Conn

And that great fight when he gave Joe Louis hell in the ring.

[Like a Boss]

Ricky Hatton - Kostya Tszyu

Fair call. But Paul Malignaggi, and Vince Philips who had already beaten Tszu when Hatton beat him, weren't bad scalps.

[Tomasino]

Ricky Hatton - Kostya Tszyu

Fair call. But Paul Malignaggi, and Vince Philips who had already beaten Tszu when Hatton beat him, weren't bad scalps.

No denying that but Phillips was well shot by the time Hatton feasted on him.

[stevedoc]

Esteban de Jesus and Duran
Steve Cruz and mcguigan

[IKSRTFO]

Many boxers often beat an opponent that gives them their fame. Even Pacquiaobefore DLH, I thought Barrera was the one who really gave him a chance to become a star. Some that gained fame from an opponent.

Antonio Tarver (Jones)
Provoknikov (Loss to Bradley)
Maidana (No one cared about him before Ortiz)

[Syntax Error]

Kirkland Laing (Roberto Duan)
Pat Lawlor (Roberto Duran)
Willie Wise (Julio Cesar Chavez)

[Ade L]

Micky Ward (Arturo Gatti). Even though Micky had been WBU champion & in a Ring Magazine FOTY prior to fighting Gatti, I think the trilogy really cemented his / their place in boxing history.

[Rexob]

Joe Frazier.

[Crease]

Joe Frazier.

No

[man]

Joe Frazier.

i was tempted to put him my list.

[Rexob]

Joe Frazier.

i was tempted to put him my list.

It's the obvious one I think.

[BoxBuzz]

Joe? No way....besides, Yancey is going to blow a fuse. Please retract this.

[Like a Boss]

Micky Ward (Arturo Gatti). Even though Micky had been WBU champion & in a Ring Magazine FOTY prior to fighting Gatti, I think the trilogy really cemented his / their place in boxing history.

Fair call. I think the trilogy cemented both their places in history.

[DaveyMac]

Gene Tunney was a huge star in his day with or without Dempsey.

Frazier was a gold medalist and champ while Ali was suspended so how could he only be a star based on Ali?

Schmeling would have been a hero in Germany whether or not he fought Joe Louis, he is remembered in the US because of Louis.

[Ade L]

James Braddock (Max Baer)

[Bundana]

Ralph "Tiger" Jones (SRR)

[orbtastic]

Billy Backus
Carlos Maussa
Ricardo Torres

[palooka]

Vernon Forrest - Moseley

J M Marquez? - Manny

Ken Norton - Ali

Sonny Liston - Patterson

Iran Barkley - Hearns

Chris Eubank - Benn

Michael Watson - Benn

Barry McGuigan - Pedroza

Don Curry - McCrory

Meldrick Taylor - Chavez

Razor Ruddock - Dokes

Michael Spinks - Holmes

Aaron Pryor - Arguello

[yancey]

Joe Frazier.

When I saw this thread topic, I knew immediately that some fool would come forth with foolishness by listing Joe Frazier.

Congratulations rexob, you are that fool.

[Rexob]

jake lamotta (sugar ray robinson)
gene tunny (jack dempsey)
buster douglas (mike tyson)
ross purrity (wlad klitschko)
leon spinks (muhammad ali)
max schmeling (jou louis)
hasim rahman (lennox louis)

[Tomasino]

Vernon Forrest - Moseley

J M Marquez? - Manny

Ken Norton - Ali

Sonny Liston - Patterson

Iran Barkley - Hearns

Chris Eubank - Benn

Michael Watson - Benn

Barry McGuigan - Pedroza

Don Curry - McCrory

Meldrick Taylor - Chavez

Razor Ruddock - Dokes

Michael Spinks - Holmes

Aaron Pryor - Arguello

Spinks was a big name before Holmes, man had a hall of fame career at Lt Heavyweight