most far fetched, ridiculous excuses you have heard a fighter make

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NOONE CAN BEAT THIS ONE.

Mike Tyson - "I broke my back"

Actually, no one can come up with a WORSE example, since this came after Tyson beat Etienne in 49 seconds.

Some of the funniest excuses:

"I came down too fast from my caffeine high"- Vinny Paz after losing to Roy Jones

"My mother gave me a mean look in the dressing room and it scared me the whole night"- Hector Camacho after his controversial win over Edwin Rosario

"My steaks were poisoned"- Antonio Tarver after losing to Bernard Hopkins

"I ate bad shellfish"- Oscar De La Hoya after the first loss to Shane Mosley

Not really an excuse, but Marlon Starling was KO'd by Tomas Molinares on a shot after the bell. It was changed later to a no-contest. Starling says "He didn't hit me!....I wasn't knocked out, I wasn't knocked down!!!"

He was out cold and had no memory of getting flattened.

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My all-time favorite might be from George Foreman in Zaire. He basically says in his book "I was about to knock out Ali but I got distracted when I saw my friend in the audience betray me by rooting for Ali and it messed up my concentration"

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ok well boxing is a sport where excuses run rampant lol, i cant think of a big fight where the loser hasnt come up with an excuse or implied an excuse......

so what are some of the lamest, funniest excuses you have heard a fighter make after a loss or a ****ty performance?

One that really gets to me is when a fighter who gets knocked out early claims they came out "cold" Who's fault is that? They're professional fighters and have plenty of time to warm up. I've heard both Montell Griffith and Andrew Golota use that excuse. I can't let Holyfield off the hook either. After his first fight with Lennox Lewis, he blamed "leg cramps" for his poor performance.

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My all-time favorite might be from George Foreman in Zaire. He basically says in his book "I was about to knock out Ali but I got distracted when I saw my friend in the audience betray me by rooting for Ali and it messed up my concentration"

LOL Foreman used so many excuses for that fight that I had trouble deciding which one to use.

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One that really gets to me is when a fighter who gets knocked out early claims they came out "cold" Who's fault is that? They're professional fighters and have plenty of time to warm up. I've heard both Montell Griffith and Andrew Golata use that excuse. I can't let Holyfield off the hook either. After his first fight with Lennox Lewis, he blamed "leg cramps" for his poor performance.

Holyfield often tends to have some ailment that comes up, after he performs under par.

I think he also claimed he beat Lewis both times.

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LOL Foreman used so many excuses for that fight that I had trouble deciding which one to use.

That was the best one of all. The "I was drugged" excuse, well lots of fighters seem to use that. The ropes, they were loose, to be fair. I've never took the time to actually time the 10 count, maybe it was a little fast (or Bob Sheridan's count doing commentary was slow), but a quick count isn't an especially unique excuse.

But the "I was distracted by my disloyal friend in the audience", that took some originality.

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Wladimir Klitschko his team claimed that vaseline on Wlads legs caused him to "tire faster" against Lamon Brewster and blamed one of his cornermen.


George Foreman still claims he was "drugged" against Ali in Zaire.

Roberto Duran and that lame ass story about eating steak and Ice cream before his rematch with Leonard and getting "cramps" as a result.

Duran still one the most significant fight out of all three of them.. the first
that's why Leonard admitted to rushing him into the rematch so he wouldn't be at his best.

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Leonard did admit that he knew Duran would balloon up in weight, but the story about stomach cramps is bull****, according to that recent biography written about him.

One of his cornermen came up with the stomach cramps excuse.

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De La Hoya - "I ate some bad clams the night before the fight and was sick all night" After his first loss to Mosley

BULL-****, you recorded a Spanish album and didnt train properly.

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Hugo Cazares after Calderon 2 fight-"Even If I knocked him out here in Puerto Rico I still woulnt win the fight"