Name a bum that beat a good fighter?

[misery.s]

Purity is not a bum thou... hes a journeyman !

[champion4ever]

I can see that most of the names mentioned in upsets over a good fighters aren't bums at all but at least 2nd tier fighters. Sure they were not elite and were underdogs at the time. However, most of them were pretty decent fighters.

[firstborn]

Leon Spinks beat Ali
Danny Green beat RJJ
Stevenson got KOed by Boone

What's the definition of a bum? Boone was hardly a bum, he gave Stevenson, Ward and Kovalev good work...seems like he was more of an underachiever than bum.

[soul_survivor]

Name a bum that beat a good fighter?
How did he beat them?

Baldomir against Judah, one of the best stories in recent years.

[Willy Wanker]

Most of the guys mentioned in this thread aren't really bums.

Buster Douglas, Iran Barkley, Castillo, Mayorga were all good fighters who had some losses.

Baldomir and Purity might come close, but they're more like journeymen. Like Rahman.

[therealpugilist]

Buster wasn't a bum though, he was a contender. He was coming off wins against Oliver McCall, Trevor Berbick and Mike Williams.

they call him a bum because they lost their house, betting on Tyson.

Douglass had talent and skill, he just wasnt disciplined all the time but had a lot of ability

[Tony Trick-Pony]

You are the only one here that have some that fit the criteria. The other would be Ross Purity.

All the other ones mentioned here actually had titles or beat some other fighters to get a shot

Well the title said a "bum". I'm pretty sure those guys fit the bill. I try to stay on topic when possible.

[misery.s]

Its pretty hard to name a bum that beat a good fighter.... Darnell Boone?

[ukbox]

Danny Williams over Tyson.
Williams wasn't a bum at that stage but he blew hot & cold & was an underachiever.
The tried to fix the fight for Tyson but Williams took if out of their hands
The way Williams beat Tyson was the same blueprint for most of Tyson's losses, grit down & take on the bully