Heavyweights & Others Known Only For Losses by Casual Fans

[margaret thatcher]

marvis was a world amateur champ too, could defo fight

[Controversial]

Yeah Marvis better than people give him credit for, he was too small for HW and after 10 fights shouldn't have been thrown in with Holmes who was 44-0 at the time.

[bennie]

Frazier was aggressive and he worked hard but he lacked a big punch and always looked a bit small for the division. He took a 10-round decision over Joe Bugner in the States in 1983 but it was a drab affair. A year later he came over and outscored Funso Banjo in another dreary 10-rounder.

[Expug]

Some good picks here. Going back to the great rivalries in the seventies and eighties, there was a lot of interest in the Carlos Zarate -Alphonso Zamora fight. Zamora was a solid fighter for sure but seems like the only time he’s mentioned is the loss to zarate.

[Controversial]

Casual fans only know Kostya Tszyu for losing to Hatton

[hhaehre]

Michael Moorer? I guess most casual fans will only know him as the guy Forman beat to regain the title 20 years after the rumble in the jungle.

[bennie]

Some good picks here. Going back to the great rivalries in the seventies and eighties, there was a lot of interest in the Carlos Zarate -Alphonso Zamora fight. Zamora was a solid fighter for sure but seems like the only time he’s mentioned is the loss to zarate.

The bloke in the underpants is funny.

[bennie]

For anyone who doesn't have a clue what I'm on about, you can catch it at the 2:00 mark.

[Ambling Alp II]

that always cracks me up.

I guess it is in a way sad for a guy who was really good to only be remembered by many for a loss. i.e Conn, Liston, Spinks.

There are countless other good but not great fighters who are pretty much just remembered for one title fight in which they lost. Though maybe that's better than not being remembered at all because you never got a title shot even though you were as good or better as some who did.

[Expug]

For anyone who doesn't have a clue what I'm on about, you can catch it at the 2:00 mark.

An earlier, less elaborate, version of “ fan man”. Ya gotta like how he acted like he’s supposed to be there.

[Caractacus]

Max Schmeling
Two Ton Tony Galento
Billy Conn
Chuck Wepner

[Expug]

It’s interesting that now Werner is also known as the inspiration for the first Rocky movie. By some anyway. I think Chuck may have received a check when he threatened to sue for not getting paid.

[giacomino]

Antonio Cervantes. Great fighter, longtime 140 beltholder, but if casuals know him at all it’s for two losses when he was past his best vs Benitez and Pryor