Worst one sided beatdown...

[sonnyboyx2]

If Cotto continues to have success at 154, the Margarito and Pacquiao beatdowns of Cotto would qualify.

Although Lacy was nothing special, doesn't get much more "one-sided beatdown" than what Calzaghe did to him.

What Ali did to Foreman ruined his prime, though it wasn't much a beatdown physically.

Ali knocked Foreman out after dishing out a beating to him like no other opponent had or has in Foreman's career

[Kid McCoy]

Ali knocked Foreman out after dishing out a beating to him like no other opponent had or has in Foreman's career

Ali was the one pissing blood afterwards and admitted to being out on his feet a couple of times. The KO was more down to Foreman's exhaustion. And Ali was the one who didn't seem that keen on the rematch.

[TheMexHurricane]

Of a fighter who was not shot or way past prime. Not talking Ali vs Holmes, but more like Tyson vs Douglas.

What are some of the worst one sided beatdowns in boxing history of fighters who still had a lot of fight and went on to have successful careers?

I'm talking older fights, not so much Margarito/Pacquiao, as time will tell if Margarito was shot (which I think he was).

Let's hear them.

1) Salvador Sanchez-Azumah Nelson is definitely #1
2) Salvador Sanchez-Wilfredo Gomez
3) Julio Cesar Chavez-Edwin Rosario

[TheMexHurricane]

It wasn't a one sided beating, but Evander took a pretty bad beating, however he gave a fair bit back.

That double punch and the opponents' antics are absolutely hilarious!!! LOL! Thanks for posting!

[SplitSecond]

roy jones - richard hall was pretty bad

seemed to drag on for ages

[StarshipTrooper]

1) Salvador Sanchez-Azumah Nelson is definitely #1

Scores of 133-132, 134-131, 135-131 through 14 rounds is a one-sided beatdown now? :thinking9:

Poet

[sonnyboyx2]

Ali was the one pissing blood afterwards and admitted to being out on his feet a couple of times. The KO was more down to Foreman's exhaustion. And Ali was the one who didn't seem that keen on the rematch.

Do you have evidence or proof of your accusations as when Ali was interviewed leaving the ring by David Frost he claimed it was "An Easy Fight" i also have never ever read he was "pissing blood"... maybe you are mistaking and thinking of Ali vs Frazier III

Foreman took a tremendous beating round after round and was legitimately knocked out by a 7 punch combo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY3yIIxXvy4

Foreman was never in a position to get a return fight against Ali, there was never ever any call for Foreman to be given a rematch

[Kid McCoy]

Do you have evidence or proof of your accusations as when Ali was interviewed leaving the ring by David Frost he claimed it was "An Easy Fight" i also have never ever read he was "pissing blood"... maybe you are mistaking and thinking of Ali vs Frazier III

Foreman took a tremendous beating round after round and was legitimately knocked out by a 7 punch combo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY3yIIxXvy4

Foreman was never in a position to get a return fight against Ali, there was never ever any call for Foreman to be given a rematch

In another interview with Frost Ali said Foreman was his greatest win. Funny he'd think that about such an easy fight. It was in one of those Ali biographies where Pacheco talks about Ali taking a lot of damage in the fight. Certainly I think it was a tougher fight than you're claiming, especially some of those body shots he was absorbing.

Foreman was in a much stronger position to get a fight with Ali than Richard Dunn, Jean-Pierre Coopman or Alfredo Evangelista. Perhaps you can explain why they were more deserving. As for no demand, in his interview with Playboy, Ali says he was offered $7.5m for an immediate rematch by an Indonesian oil man. In his interview with Sports Illustrated (in which he was on the cover calling Ali out) Foreman says there was a $5.5m-$4.5m offer for a rematch, and there were lots of similar big money offers mentioned around that time. Furthermore:

The winner of the Sept 28th heavyweight title fight between champion Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton must fight No. 1 contender George Foreman no later than 90 days later, the World Boxing Council says. (UPI, 20th August 1976)

[StarshipTrooper]

Richard Dunn, Jean-Pierre Coopman or Alfredo Evangelista. Perhaps you can explain why they were more deserving.

Maybe because when they got their shots Ali was a washed up former great who was putting on what amounted to a twilight years exibition tour.

Poet

[Kid McCoy]

Maybe because when they got their shots Ali was a washed up former great who was putting on what amounted to a twilight years exibition tour.

Poet

He was still the champion. I don't see why he should get a pass if he was ignoring deserving challengers in favour of easy money fights against set-ups. Ali's opposition is pretty much unquestionable between Liston I and Frazier III. After that I think he was picking his fights more carefully.