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What fighters have you seen with the worst looking records(as in they have a lot of losses) but were still very good?
Glen Johnson pretty quickly comes to mind, because most of his losses have been controversial.
Ive always thought Juan LaPorte was one of these guys too, he was a very good puncher who gave lots of greats trouble, but often just wasnt complete enough to pull off the win in some fights. most of his losses came to very talented fighters, like Sal Sanchez, JCC, Azumah Nelson, Wilfredo Gomez, Pedroza, etc.
probebly the best example I can come up with is Freddie Pendleton. its rare youll find a title holder with a an uglier record, he would have as many losses as he did wins at times...but he was really good. Im not sure what it was, bad matchmaking, bad training routines, bad management, Im not sure. but he could really punch and would always give a tough fight no matter who he was in with. he even gave Whitaker a little more trouble than usual.
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Glen Johnson pretty quickly comes to mind, because most of his losses have been controversial.
Ive always thought Juan LaPorte was one of these guys too, he was a very good puncher who gave lots of greats trouble, but often just wasnt complete enough to pull off the win in some fights. most of his losses came to very talented fighters, like Sal Sanchez, JCC, Azumah Nelson, Wilfredo Gomez, Pedroza, etc.
probebly the best example I can come up with is Freddie Pendleton. its rare youll find a title holder with a an uglier record, he would have as many losses as he did wins at times...but he was really good. Im not sure what it was, bad matchmaking, bad training routines, bad management, Im not sure. but he could really punch and would always give a tough fight no matter who he was in with. he even gave Whitaker a little more trouble than usual.
got any more?
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