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luiz ortiz has beaten 1 top 10 fighter his whole career (jennings) and seems to get an eternal highly rated status just for that. based merely on that 1 fight, he was considered a beast for years , despite stuff like not even being able to stop malik scott


what other fighters dined out on a particular result, well past its date

Buster Douglas, Danny Williams..... poss Kevin McBride

ah yes, the mike tyson conquerors


and all of them literally dined out too much

Ruiz. Non stop until the rematch.

My T Sharp wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 14:56 Ruiz. Non stop until the rematch.

Breidis Prescott must be up there.

Kirkland Laing ..

My T Sharp wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 14:56 Ruiz. Non stop until the rematch.

jlh wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:09 Breidis Prescott must be up there.

i think his nickname even for a while became 'el khancoqueror' or something

Tyson Fury dined out so much after beating Wlad he turned into a blimp

KiwiRider wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:18 Tyson Fury dined out so much after beating Wlad he turned into a blimp

like a true champ

Kell Brook.

Not so much dined out, but it remained the only world level name.
Real waste.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 14:24 ah yes, the mike tyson conquerors


and all of them literally dined out too much

Yeah esp Buster.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:20

KiwiRider wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:18 Tyson Fury dined out so much after beating Wlad he turned into a blimp

like a true champ

Zahir Raheem
Carlos Maussa

Lenny Cravats wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:28 Kell Brook.

Not so much dined out, but it remained the only world level name.
Real waste.

Oh yeah, after that it was all "the special one" etc.
Made me queasy.
I can't have him up on how much money he made afterwards though, truly remarkable.

To a lesser extent and for a limited time - Bruno dined out on hurting Tyson until well his world title win really.

Another to a lesser extent one (as there were some other great performances in this career) - but would Cooper have got knighted had he not floored Ali.

dookus wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:39

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:20

KiwiRider wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:18 Tyson Fury dined out so much after beating Wlad he turned into a blimp

like a true champ

Zahir Raheem
Carlos Maussa

On a different note, Maussa throwing, and almost landing, a punch on the head of Vivian Harris as he was layed out, was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen.

stujones wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:49 Another to a lesser extent one (as there were some other great performances in this career) - but would Cooper have got knighted had he not floored Ali.

100 percent

coops had a profile and popularity going far beyond nearly any other fighter of his level

Lenny Cravats wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:51

dookus wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:39

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:20

like a true champ

Zahir Raheem
Carlos Maussa

On a different note, Maussa throwing, and almost landing, a punch on the head of Vivian Harris as he was layed out, was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen.

Ha yes! Just about every second of Maussa's televised career was the most bizarre thing I've ever seen in boxing. God bless him.

Also (though not a result) Tony Galento flooring Joe Louis. I mean that spawned a whole book, basically

dookus wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:57 Also (though not a result) Tony Galento flooring Joe Louis. I mean that spawned a whole book, basically

On a similar note - Chuck Wepner inspired a film franchise.

stujones wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 16:13

dookus wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 15:57 Also (though not a result) Tony Galento flooring Joe Louis. I mean that spawned a whole book, basically

On a similar note - Chuck Wepner inspired a film franchise.

Yes Wepner will be remembered forever because of the movie franchise. Good call

what about leon spinks?

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑28 Oct 2021, 16:55 what about leon spinks?

Part of the magic of boxing, I suppose - no other sport can give someone that degree of lasting fame from a single result