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Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 13 Jun 2023, 10:45
by adislav123
SportsRatings wrote: ↑13 Jun 2023, 00:56
adislav123 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2023, 15:57
that's absolutely bizarre! there must've been 100 heavyweights more deserving of a title shot than he was when he faced holyfield.
could it be he was a don king protege?
According to my boxing ratings, there were 172 more deserving at the time
09/1998 #2 EVANDER HOLYFIELD (21- 3- 0) UD 12 #174 VAUGHN BEAN
thumbs up! for the research!
fvckin' inexplicably bizarre bullshit!!! is an extra mild auxilary expression for this! how in boxing hell did bean got that shot???
i mean literally who had the idea and called whom, who then thought 'yeah! great! and who approved tgat shit
Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 13 Jun 2023, 21:42
by SportsRatings
adislav123 wrote: ↑13 Jun 2023, 10:45
SportsRatings wrote: ↑13 Jun 2023, 00:56
adislav123 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2023, 15:57
that's absolutely bizarre! there must've been 100 heavyweights more deserving of a title shot than he was when he faced holyfield.
could it be he was a don king protege?
According to my boxing ratings, there were 172 more deserving at the time
09/1998 #2 EVANDER HOLYFIELD (21- 3- 0) UD 12 #174 VAUGHN BEAN
thumbs up! for the research!
fvckin' inexplicably bizarre bullshit!!! is an extra mild auxilary expression for this! how in boxing hell did bean got that shot???
i mean literally who had the idea and called whom, who then thought 'yeah! great! and who approved tgat shit
The Wikipedia article on the fight gives the record of events as:
- Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis was in the works but couldn't be agreed upon
- Holyfield was matched with WBA #1 contender Henry Akinwande
- Akinwande diagnosis with Hepititis B, fight cancelled
- Vaughn Bean was IBF's #1 contender so he got the call
All of the above make sense except Bean being IBF's #1. Probably because he was 31-1 the public could be sold the fight. Holyfield hadn't fought in almost a year and wanted to stay busy before they could make the Lewis fight, and he knew he could beat Bean. So really, a stay-busy fight disguised as a title defense.
Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 14 Jun 2023, 11:52
by Dylanc
lol idk if its the MOST padded, but I always thought this guy had a huge padded record. Even fought Loma in his second fight I believe.
https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/233591
Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 14 Jun 2023, 16:35
by wrighty
Koji sato getting the sturm shot was wild. Not padded but mad he got the shot
Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 17 Jun 2023, 19:43
by bbb636
On his 68th bouth he went against a boxer who was debuting...Weird...
Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 25 Dec 2023, 23:30
by Beltane
Mark De Mori (41-2-2) who has one of the most padded records in heavyweight history finally got back in the ring, took the money and ran, with this expected result:
Filip Hrgovic had an easy night's work, as he knocked out Mark De Mori in the first round of their fight.
The Croatian heavyweight wasted no time in dealing with De Mori, as he set about him immediately from the opening bell.
De Mori attempted to catch his opponent off guard with a few overhand rights, but as soon as he felt the power of Hrgovic, the Australian dropped to his knees.
Once he smelt blood, Hrgovic followed up with a barrage of right hands that saw the referee step in and stop the fight before the end of the first round.
And boxing fans were not impressed with the standard of the contest, as one commented: "What a pointless fight." While another said: "F*** me that was embarrassing." And a third added: "Waste of time."...
Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 00:04
by margaret thatcher
de mori has dominated indonesia's hw scene though, that must count for something
Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 06 Jun 2024, 23:19
by margaret thatcher
just saw this dude abel mendoza on the front page. never heard of him so i took a look
40-0 (30) , rated #70 on boxrec, absolutely padded to high hell.
https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/750352
Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 07 Jun 2024, 01:56
by SportsRatings
I would say Tom Schwarz is up there for recent guys. Until he fought Fury, nobody. After Fury? Nobody
https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/655566
Re: Most padded record?
Posted: 07 Jun 2024, 20:30
by Dart340
The most paddded record I can think of, and I mean no disrespect to him, would be that of Buck Smith.
Buck was a fine fighter and worthy of recognition, but he fought a zillion paid sparring sessions in small tank towns against preliminary fighters or worse. No knock on him, but about 70 of his wins were over guys who would be beginners in your local boxing class.