Examples Of When Handpicking An Opponent Backfired?

[brently1979]

Oscar- Sturm...many thought Oscar lost that fight.

I think Oscar lost that fight and so did all my friends I as watching it with.
Oscar looked like he trained for about a week for that fight. I really lost respect for DLH as a fighter after that fight.

[The_Demon]

Jack Leow said that? lol. Calzaghe is a completely different fighter to Pavlik they were crazy to take that fight. If they won, people would say his old and if they lose

ye he said that i know its funny S*it

ye in hindsight that was a bad fight for pavlik and a good fight for hopkins,as it generally is-Bhop is the smartest businessman out there

[brently1979]

You guys are missing Pacquiao vs De La Hoya.

DLH thought he would go out with a win over the P4P king. Oscar fighting Pac was just ******, even if he won the fight, what credit would he have gotten for beating a much smaller guy.

DLH should have fought Margarito or someone like that at 154.

[Spray_resistant]

DLH thought he would go out with a win over the P4P king. Oscar fighting Pac was just ******, even if he won the fight, what credit would he have gotten for beating a much smaller guy.

DLH should have fought Margarito or someone like that at 154.

That is the reason why he fought Pac.

He was supposed to fight the Cotto/Marg winner, most believing Cotto would pull off a tough UD with his better boxing and handspeed.

It turned out the Tony look like a monster, so in order for everyone to forget about that fight he set up "the dream match" with Pac who was gaining some worldwide attention at the time.

It back fired as we know and its serves DLH right for trying to beat up a guy who was fighting at FW like a year earlier.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Roy vs Danny Green is the most recent example

Also Margarito vs Shane.

[REMOVED SHARK 97]

Rocky Balboa v Apollo Creed

[General Zod]

Rocky Balboa v Apollo Creed

Which fight, the first or the second?

[Ringthebell]

Joe Louis-Max Schmeling 1

[pasawayako]

some examples i can think of:
Tyson vs douglas
jones vs johnson

can anyone think of anymore?

dela hoya - pacquiao.

[any craic lad?]

linares vs salgado was a shocker