Most shameful world HW title fights.

[DrDuke]

Wlad didn't always clinch as much as Ruiz, like in Povetkin bout, for instance. Furthermore, Wlad obviously was more skilled and versatile, than John. Also, he beat his opponents much more convincingly, with often scoring spectacular KOs. So, it's quite dumb not to see the clear difference between Ruiz and Wlad.

I didn't watch povetkin, but I've heard more people complain about his holding there than any other fight. Several people thought he should be dqd.

I'd say, Povetkin fight is the dirtiest Wlad's performance. It's really clinching all night long. But Wlad wasn't always like that in contrast to Johnny.

[Cent0089]

Klitschko vs Mormeck. Disgusting

[snake33]

John Ruiz was the worst champ ever. I don't know who he was blowing but he got
way more shots than he deserved and he should have been DQd many times.
Valuev's only thing was being 7 foot. No power, movement etc. He did pretty good with that.
Haye was a great Cruiser with a questionable chin. Period.
Lennox fought two guys that were afraid to fight and one guy who wouldn't accept that he lost.
I didn't like Byrd either but he was slick as snot on a doorknob.
And while Fury boring boxed a couple guys to a win. He beat the crap out of Wilder so give him a break.

[Jaywheel]

Povetkin Wlad was a clinch fest what are you talking about?

Exactly about that actually.

Great then. The grammar in your post threw me off.

[Onetimeonly]

Exactly about that actually.

Great then. The grammar in your post threw me off.

It reads like he didn't hug him once.

[DrDuke]

Exactly about that actually.

Great then. The grammar in your post threw me off.

Sorry for that. I'm not a native speaker.

[Enlightened-One]

Floyd Patterson vs. Pete Rademacher
Joe Louis vs. Johnny Davis

[Oben321]

No really shameful fights are listed here. "Boring" because of being tactial isn't shameful. So, the likes of Haye-Valuev, Wlad-Haye, Fury-Wlad, Joshua-Ruiz II aren't fitting the list.

I agree on every John Ruiz bout, because they all were hugging contests, that was clearly an excessive holing for Ruiz in every damn case. That's a violation of boxing rules. Ruiz should have been disqualified in many of his fights. Furthermore, he even sometimes had corrupt judges behind him, like against Holyfield in the 3rd bout and against Golota. Although he himself was robbed against Valuev. Btw, Lewis-Akinwande is correctly choosed, Akinwande's case is an example of what should have been done with Ruiz.

Tyson-Holyfield II is a good example, because Tyson obviously performed like an idiot there, professional athletes on the elite level can't do like that. Lewis-McCall is about the same, as McCall was simply refusing to fight.

I'd make such list:

1. Tyson-Holyfield II - the fight spoiled because of severe intentional fouling.
2. Ruiz-Johnson - foulish hugging by Ruiz all the fight long, but eventually Johnson was DQed. Yes, fairly, but just Ruiz was unfairly not DQed earlier.
3. Lewis-McCall II - McCall refused to fight. It would be better for him if he just quitted, but he provided that bizarre surviving performance.
4. Ruiz-Holyfield III - again foulish hugging by Ruiz, awarding a draw for him. And no one needed this bout because of the fact that there already were two boring hugging contests of them.
5. Ruiz-Golota - trademark foulish hugging by Ruiz and a robbery.
6. Ruiz-Rahman - the same, although it's not a clear robbery, a win could be given to anyone here. There was just too much hugging and almost no boxing. Initiated by we know who.
7. Ruiz-Valuev I - The same, but surprisingly Ruiz finally looked clearly more convincing, than his opponent, but Valuev was ironically awarded a win.
8. Ruiz-Valuev II - almost a repetition of their first bout.
9. Page-Coetzee - Coetzee KOed long after the bell.
10. Valuev-Holyfield - an eventless bout and a robbery.

P.S. That's why I consider Ruiz the most shameful champ ever. Not literally the worst, but the most shameful. Valuev is about the same. A couple of the dirtiest spots on the history of boxing.

Good list!

[oogiebe]

Ali/Liston II.

[Loki]

No really shameful fights are listed here. "Boring" because of being tactial isn't shameful. So, the likes of Haye-Valuev, Wlad-Haye, Fury-Wlad, Joshua-Ruiz II aren't fitting the list.

I agree on every John Ruiz bout, because they all were hugging contests, that was clearly an excessive holing for Ruiz in every damn case. That's a violation of boxing rules. Ruiz should have been disqualified in many of his fights. Furthermore, he even sometimes had corrupt judges behind him, like against Holyfield in the 3rd bout and against Golota. Although he himself was robbed against Valuev. Btw, Lewis-Akinwande is correctly choosed, Akinwande's case is an example of what should have been done with Ruiz.

Tyson-Holyfield II is a good example, because Tyson obviously performed like an idiot there, professional athletes on the elite level can't do like that. Lewis-McCall is about the same, as McCall was simply refusing to fight.

I'd make such list:

1. Tyson-Holyfield II - the fight spoiled because of severe intentional fouling.
2. Ruiz-Johnson - foulish hugging by Ruiz all the fight long, but eventually Johnson was DQed. Yes, fairly, but just Ruiz was unfairly not DQed earlier.
3. Lewis-McCall II - McCall refused to fight. It would be better for him if he just quitted, but he provided that bizarre surviving performance.
4. Ruiz-Holyfield III - again foulish hugging by Ruiz, awarding a draw for him. And no one needed this bout because of the fact that there already were two boring hugging contests of them.
5. Ruiz-Golota - trademark foulish hugging by Ruiz and a robbery.
6. Ruiz-Rahman - the same, although it's not a clear robbery, a win could be given to anyone here. There was just too much hugging and almost no boxing. Initiated by we know who.
7. Ruiz-Valuev I - The same, but surprisingly Ruiz finally looked clearly more convincing, than his opponent, but Valuev was ironically awarded a win.
8. Ruiz-Valuev II - almost a repetition of their first bout.
9. Page-Coetzee - Coetzee KOed long after the bell.
10. Valuev-Holyfield - an eventless bout and a robbery.

P.S. That's why I consider Ruiz the most shameful champ ever. Not literally the worst, but the most shameful. Valuev is about the same. A couple of the dirtiest spots on the history of boxing.

Good list!

I just can’t believe Ruiz fought a way pasted prime Holyfield three times? Who the hell watched the second let alone the last.

[Onetimeonly]

Guilty as questioned. I think I may have had to pay for the second one! Worst of all, evander got robbed in the last two.

[Antony44]

Of course, Vitaliy Klitschko V.S. Kevin Johnson At that time, a whole caste of jelly-like boxers appeared, such as this S. Johnson and Chris Byrd - they themselves can’t get in and it’s hard to get into them, as a result of which instead of boxing they get sticky fuss, alas ... well here I I can not say anything about Klitschko. I understand everything, his way of fighting is successful, but tiresome in terms of entertainment.

[wouter]

9. Page-Coetzee - Coetzee KOed long after the bell.

Not really. There was no bell and the round went on for too long.

[candyslim]

Klitschko vs Fury

This is THE most shameful. Klitschko could've quit on his stool after the 1st round for no reason, and given the same effort that he wound up giving in the next 11 rounds.

One of the only examples I can think of where a long reigning Champion didn't even make an effort to defend his title.

A lot of the fighters the guy cited as "Shameful" aren't even.

Not really sure what the guy was trying to say with this thread, but he basically just makes himself look silly.

Very silly indeed. Does he even realize that boxing is about using brains as well as brawn, the art of hitting without getting hit? There is nothing cowardly or shameful about boxing on the backfoot against someone who is more powerful than you are and it's ignorance like that makes me sometimes question why I bother to come on here. I have to remind myself it's not entirely populated by dickheads.

[Onetimeonly]

No question Ruiz fights sucked, shameful? Hell no, he didn't have a stacked tool box. Went from a 19 second ko loss to a long time at the top.

[gilgamesh]

No question Ruiz fights sucked, shameful? Hell no, he didn't have a stacked tool box. Went from a 19 second ko loss to a long time at the top.

Yeah, I mean boring though he was. Ruiz is the sports ultimate overachiever in a way, because he's mediocre as all hell, but he figured out a way to make almost every fight he was ever in ugly, and make that work to his advantage.

[adislav123]

Wlad didn't always clinch as much as Ruiz, like in Povetkin bout, for instance. Furthermore, Wlad obviously was more skilled and versatile, than John. Also, he beat his opponents much more convincingly, with often scoring spectacular KOs. So, it's quite dumb not to see the clear difference between Ruiz and Wlad.

I didn't watch povetkin, but I've heard more people complain about his holding there than any other fight. Several people thought he should be dqd.

quality comment. sums you up pretty pretty pretty good: "didn't watch..., but i heard...several people thought...! what a load of shite! just shut the duck up then
you obviously didn't watch a lot of the fights you're babbling on about.

[lazboy]

I didn't watch povetkin, but I've heard more people complain about his holding there than any other fight. Several people thought he should be dqd.

quality comment. sums you up pretty pretty pretty good: "didn't watch..., but i heard...several people thought...! what a load of shite! just shut the duck up then
you obviously didn't watch a lot of the fights you're babbling on about.

Lol!

[DrDuke]

9. Page-Coetzee - Coetzee KOed long after the bell.

Not really. There was no bell and the round went on for too long.

Well, OK. I meant, the fact of the round going longer was a problem, no matter if it lasted longer with the bell or without it.

[DrDuke]

No question Ruiz fights sucked, shameful? Hell no, he didn't have a stacked tool box. Went from a 19 second ko loss to a long time at the top.

He came to a long time at the top with the help of currupt judging and refereeing. In the comparably weak era also. Nothing truly impressive here. The HW division of those times lost the audience much because of all those Ruizes and Valuevs. That's a shame.

[Onetimeonly]

Never said he was impressive. Watching him was hell. Still probably rates over vitali.

[DrDuke]

Still probably rates over vitali.

How come?

[Onetimeonly]

Still probably rates over vitali.

How come?

Better wins and competition. Obviously debatable

[DrDuke]

How come?

Better wins and competition. Obviously debatable

Better competition, but no worth in his this. Holyfield was shot after Lewis and even after that he whooped Ruiz in the rubber-match. The other Ruiz' wins, as I've already said, were corrupt as well. Vitali at least beat everyone convincingly. And his losses weren't that hard. You can't rate fighters only by their achievements/names on papers. You gotta watch whom they defeated and how, what's no less important.

[Onetimeonly]

Better wins and competition. Obviously debatable

Better competition, but no worth in his this. Holyfield was shot after Lewis and even after that he whooped Ruiz in the rubber-match. The other Ruiz' wins, as I've already said, were corrupt as well. Vitali at least beat everyone convincingly. And his losses weren't that hard. You can't rate fighters only by their achievements/names on papers. You gotta watch whom they defeated and how, what's no less important.