The Crappiest Boxers Who Made a Fortune Despite Being Pretty Rubbish

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  • max baer
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    The Crappiest Boxers Who Made a Fortune Despite Being Pretty Rubbish

    Who in the history of boxing amassed a fortune despite being a crap boxer. Maybe they were in a crappy era or maybe their promoter was a great magician who got them big fights despite their crappy record.
    Joe Bugner may be one. He got some title fights and made a lot of money despite not been very good. Do you have others. Were their big money fights undeserved?
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      Bob Hope (Packy East)

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        • Bronson66
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          Originally posted by max baer
          Who in the history of boxing amassed a fortune despite being a crap boxer. Maybe they were in a crappy era or maybe their promoter was a great magician who got them big fights despite their crappy record.
          Joe Bugner may be one. He got some title fights and made a lot of money despite not been very good. Do you have others. Were their big money fights undeserved?
          Audley Harrison.

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              Originally posted by Bronson66

              Audley Harrison.
              Brilliant one. I forgot about him. He made millions off the bbc live coverage. David Haye was all over him. Haye looked great against him.

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                  Klitschko brothers and any other top heavyweight since Lennox.

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                    • Willie Pep 229
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                      Billy Joe Saunders - not crap by any definition, that's too harsh, but still just a club fighter with a strap and a million dollar payday he shouldn't have gotten.

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                        • Willie Pep 229
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                          I know this one is going to get people pis-sed off at me but . . .

                          Billy Collins. Despite the tragedy he really didn't have much going except a pretty face, white skin, and TV deal.

                          I understand the Lewis/Resto cheat but Billy didn't actually do a great job blocking those 'two thousand' pitty-pat punches he took to the face.

                          Without being cheated, he still wasn't going into the top tier of MWs. Just a 21st Century Chuck Davey.

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                              Jeff Horn.

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                                  This is pretty obscure, but...

                                  Italian Gianfranco Rosi was a nightmare to watch, but he did quite good with money after defending his title many times - typically in his own country - against mediocre opponents. Whenever he fought someone with a pulse (Lloyd Honeyghan, Vincent Pettway) he was knocked out bad.
                                  Last edited by Tatabanya; 09-21-2024, 09:17 AM.

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                                      Originally posted by Willie Pep 229
                                      I know this one is going to get people pis-sed off at me but . . .

                                      Billy Collins. Despite the tragedy he really didn't have much going except a pretty face, white skin, and TV deal.

                                      I understand the Lewis/Resto cheat but Billy didn't actually do a great job blocking those 'two thousand' pitty-pat punches he took to the face.

                                      Without being cheated, he still wasn't going into the top tier of MWs. Just a 21st Century Chuck Davey.
                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnPHT2P4PgM

                                      Great stuff willie! I wasn't aware of him. Back then media in the UK wasn't always picking up news from the USA.

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