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What fighters do you think have had the biggest falls from grace but still fought on when they were barely a shadow of their former selves?

Those that come to my mind are Gatti (v Baldomir & Gomez), Vargas ( v Mayorga), Jones Jr (v Johnson) and Tyson (v McBride).

Any more recently that have gone from world class to looking like somebody a club fighter would beat? I think out of this lot Jones Jr is the only one who can be excused as he went on to have another couple of wins.

I thought Honeygan against Breland looked so shot compared to what he had previously been.

Bowe in the Golota fights....

Riddick Bowe vs Billy Zumbrun

One of Steve Robinson's last fights.

Justin Juuko over here last time.

Jukko was it when he fought gomez

Wales wrote:Jukko was it when he fought gomez

Exactly what I thought when I saw the thread title. He has resumed his career in Uganda, too.

And Tyson against McBride. Even in defeat, he still looked dangerous against Williams, but against McBride he was a shadow of even the fringe contender he was a year earlier.

Pinklon Thomas against Evander Holyfield.

Thank you one and all.

The fkker was like Richard Pryor in See No Evil

You're all wrong.

The most shot fighter of ALL time is officially: LEON SPINKS.

1994, Spinks collapses under a barrage of crude cuffing shots from John Carlo, who had no amateur fights and was making his debut. Carlo iced Leon in 1.

1995, Spinks handlers try bring him back by digging up light-heavy journeyman Fred (Young Sanford) Houpe, who hadn't even boxed for 17 years. He outpointed Spinks.

Beggars belief...

overhand_right wrote:You're all wrong.

The most shot fighter of ALL time is officially: LEON SPINKS.

1994, Spinks collapses under a barrage of crude cuffing shots from John Carlo, who had no amateur fights and was making his debut. Carlo iced Leon in 1.

1995, Spinks handlers try bring him back by digging up light-heavy journeyman Fred (Young Sanford) Houpe, who hadn't even boxed for 17 years. He outpointed Spinks.

Beggars belief...

Never seen those fights, but I knew about Spinks-Carlo. Imagine beating a former world heavyweight champion in your debut!

Mike Dokes against Riddick bowe

That just reminded me of something. Who was it who fought for a world title on their pro debut? Maybe I am dreaming it but was sure I read about it somewhere. I remember it was an olympic medallist?

Jukko was the first one ot come to mind but then I though of Ali vs Holmes - not sure it gets much worse than that....

johnswan1 wrote:That just reminded me of something. Who was it who fought for a world title on their pro debut? Maybe I am dreaming it but was sure I read about it somewhere. I remember it was an olympic medallist?

Pete Rademacher, who decked Floyd Patterson in a world heavyweight title crack on his paid debut. He won gold at the the 1956 Olympics.

oliverfennell wrote: Never seen those fights, but I knew about Spinks-Carlo. Imagine beating a former world heavyweight champion in your debut!

The Carlo fight was filmed from ringside. The tape makes for more disturbing viewing than The Exorcist.

Peter Rademacher versus Floyd Patterson, in I think 1957.

He floored Patterson before losing in 7?

Podmore_Birmingham wrote:

johnswan1 wrote:That just reminded me of something. Who was it who fought for a world title on their pro debut? Maybe I am dreaming it but was sure I read about it somewhere. I remember it was an olympic medallist?

Pete Rademacher, who decked Floyd Patterson in a world heavyweight title crack on his paid debut. He won gold at the the 1956 Olympics.

That's the one. Was beginning to get frustrated there as I trawled through the records and internet searches.

maybe it was later than 57...seems too early, 1961?

Nope I was right 57.

It would be the equivalent of Audley Harrison taking on Lennox Lewis back in 2001 in between the two Rahman fights.

Justin Juuko v Gomez is first thing I thought when saw thread. He was SCARILY shot to shit.

Stanley Ketchel

Luisito Espinosa from 2000 onwards.

Ali against Holmes, it has to be.

esham pickering loooks very shot