Who’s the best current fighter that has challenged for a world title but not won one?

**bballchump11** · 07-16-2020, 11:22 AM

Luke Campbell is up there.

Luis Ortiz also

**Tails** · 07-16-2020, 11:24 AM

Derevyanchenko at the moment. He challenged twice so far against two solid champions and arguably could have won both. That is about as close as you get.

It would be a real shame if he had a really close fight with Jermall and did not get the nod. Mainly because that would have to be a sick feeling to know that if maybe someone different was judging on those nights then you would likely have gotten the decision.

**KTFOKING** · 07-16-2020, 12:12 PM

Lubin is super unproven and he's pretty much a pup so he should be excluded.

Definitely a good shout on Derevyanchenko and Ugas.

**Beercules** · 07-16-2020, 12:15 PM

Ugas has my vote.

**RJJ-94-02=GOAT** · 07-16-2020, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by bballchump11

Luke Campbell is up there.

Luis Ortiz also

Campbell is a good shout. Ortiz held that BS WBA interim belt so I didn’t mention him.

**Curt Henning** · 07-16-2020, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by Tails

Derevyanchenko at the moment. He challenged twice so far against two solid champions and arguably could have won both. That is about as close as you get.

It would be a real shame if he had a really close fight with Jermall and did not get the nod. Mainly because that would have to be a sick feeling to know that if maybe someone different was judging on those nights then you would likely have gotten the decision.

i dunno if the sick feeling would be from wondering if things would have been different if you had different judges....but the feeling would be from knowing you werent the bigger name/draw and that on even terms you might have bested the 3 top names in the division....you could replace all of the judges in the jacobs and golovkin fights for chenko but it might not matter since hes the clear b-side

not to mention both times he came over to fight on DAZN and hes a haymon fighter.....now granted jacobs still has haymon as an advisor but chenko isn signed with hearn and is a DAZN staple/name fighter...he basically never had a chance unless he scored KD's or it was so obviously one sided

**ShaneMosleySr** · 07-16-2020, 02:57 PM

Noel Gevor.

**drablj** · 07-16-2020, 03:39 PM

gevor was robbed but it wasn't for the real title. at least ugas and derevyanchenko will probably get another chance.

Who’s the best current fighter that has challenged for a world title but not won one?