Biggest disparity between a fighter's best win and their overall ranking

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Biggest disparity between a fighter's best win and their overall ranking

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With the talk of Bowe, who has 2 atg wins but some dispute over his own status even in the top 20, I'm wondering, who scored a win that was most out of proportion with their all time ranking? So this is presumably from guys who otherwise had thin resumes
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Schmeling has a KO over most people's #1 or 2 yet probably doesn't appear in their top 20
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Laing beating Duran.
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Is this a duplicate thread?
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Just read the original posts again and there's your answer :TU:
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margaret thatcher wrote: 06 Apr 2020, 18:49 Just read the original posts again and there's your answer :TU:
I responded to this thread in British and Irish. Those responses aren't here in "history." Thus my question.
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Randy Turpin beat SRR
Oliver McCall and Hashim Rahman both beat Lennox neither of them would rank top 100 heavyweights
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I'd say both would be top 100, still not a bad answer. Corrie Sanders isn't top 100.
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oogiebe wrote: 06 Apr 2020, 18:54
margaret thatcher wrote: 06 Apr 2020, 18:49 Just read the original posts again and there's your answer :TU:
I responded to this thread in British and Irish. Those responses aren't here in "history." Thus my question.
They are different threads on the same question, as I mentioned in the other, I started one in the Brit section too because this one can be slower :TU:
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Ross Purrity

Frankie Randall
James Braddock
Vince Phillips

I'd throw in Ralph Jones, but that would just remind me of that moron Kalan.
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Randall would kick Chavez ass 8 days a week.
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Onetimeonly wrote: 07 Apr 2020, 03:18 Randall would kick Chavez ass 8 days a week.
How about Willy Wise then? :lol:

All I recall was that Randall seemed to win pretty clearly and yet only eked out a split decision. Just think, just one point the other way and his deserving win would have been nothing more than a historical footnote draw.

Don't you have Chavez in your top 50? Even top 30? Is this more about Randall being really good?

Anyway, Ross Purrity is my real submission. :OhYes:
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Onetimeonly wrote: 07 Apr 2020, 03:18 Randall would kick Chavez ass 8 days a week.
This is true I think
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jas80s wrote: 07 Apr 2020, 13:34
Onetimeonly wrote: 07 Apr 2020, 03:18 Randall would kick Chavez ass 8 days a week.
How about Willy Wise then? :lol:

All I recall was that Randall seemed to win pretty clearly and yet only eked out a split decision. Just think, just one point the other way and his deserving win would have been nothing more than a historical footnote draw.

Don't you have Chavez in your top 50? Even top 30? Is this more about Randall being really good?

Anyway, Ross Purrity is my real submission. :OhYes:
The King/Chavez ref Richard Steele deducted one if not two points from JCC for low blows - possibly to atone for the accusations of bias and corruption in favour of Chavez. Ironically, without Steele, Randall would have lost on points! Would have been an all-time horror of a verdict.
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jas80s wrote: 07 Apr 2020, 13:34
Onetimeonly wrote: 07 Apr 2020, 03:18 Randall would kick Chavez ass 8 days a week.
How about Willy Wise then? :lol:

All I recall was that Randall seemed to win pretty clearly and yet only eked out a split decision. Just think, just one point the other way and his deserving win would have been nothing more than a historical footnote draw.

Don't you have Chavez in your top 50? Even top 30? Is this more about Randall being really good?

Anyway, Ross Purrity is my real submission. :OhYes:
Chavez might be in my top 50, if not, close to it. I remember Randall fighting Rosario in the UK for some reason, he got hosed there too. Chavez was a great fighter, sucked he came with a referee and judges on the payroll. He was no Erik Morales.
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James Buster Douglas.
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Ross Purity.
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Wee Tommy wrote: 19 Apr 2020, 15:45 Orlando Salido
You mean he's better overall than his best win?
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Onetimeonly wrote: 07 Apr 2020, 03:18 Randall would kick Chavez ass 8 days a week.
Yeah once Chavez had had 90 fights .... comical he wouldn't of lasted 8 rds 5 years before
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paddy chavez wrote: 19 Apr 2020, 19:35
Onetimeonly wrote: 07 Apr 2020, 03:18 Randall would kick Chavez ass 8 days a week.
Yeah once Chavez had had 90 fights .... comical he wouldn't of lasted 8 rds 5 years before
That is comical.
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Onetimeonly wrote: 19 Apr 2020, 19:42
paddy chavez wrote: 19 Apr 2020, 19:35

Yeah once Chavez had had 90 fights .... comical he wouldn't of lasted 8 rds 5 years before
That is comical.
True and you know it
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paddy chavez wrote: 20 Apr 2020, 05:31
Onetimeonly wrote: 19 Apr 2020, 19:42

That is comical.
True and you know it
I do, you're a funny guy.
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