Fighters known more for their losses than their victories

[KOTF]

Rodrigo Valdez
Vitali Klitschko
Andrew Golota

[djm]

Unfortunately, in a lot of ways, Hearns.

De La Hoya's losses overshadow some good wins
(although casual fans probably don't make that trade off and just remember the name/mystique - almost the polar opposite of Hearns, where the deserved mystique is lost in the shuffle of a couple of losses).

Jirov
Quai

[WhataRock]

Lovemore Ndou

[My2Sense]

John Mugabi?

For all his achievements, Billy Conn is remembered by a lot of casual fans mainly as the guy who nearly beat Joe Louis.

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For all his achievements, Billy Conn is remembered by a lot of casual fans mainly as the guy who nearly beat Joe Louis.

Michael Spinks, by too many casual fans, for the destruction at the hands of Tyson.

As said before, in some ways, Hearns. Too often remembered for the Leonard and Hagler fights and not all those wins and titles.

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[Flea Man]

Yep, Judah is a great choice.

[turpinr]

yaqui lopez got beat by all the top light-heavies in the late 70's early 80's.
although a fine light-heavy,billy conn is better known for his losses to joe louis.
henry cooper is only known only for his defeats to muhammad ali.

[TBooze]

Donavon 'Razor' Ruddock made it the final four of the 1992 Heavyweight elimination competition, on the strength of losing to Tyson twice.

Indeed, Ruddock went into the Lewis fight the betting favourite!

[MRBILL]

Jerry Quarry

MR.BILL

[Popkins]

Ken Norton?

[rm36]

Could the Oscar of recent years be included on this list ?

[bxrfan]

Ricardo Mayorga

Cory Spinks

Fernando Vargas

Ike Quartey

Yory Boy Campas

John Mugabi

[lefthook31]

Vitali has to be the biggest name. His loyal fans consider it a victory. Clottey is also a perennial loser that has a good name and Malignaggi too. Ricardo Mayorga can be added to that list as well. He was cannon fodder for every big name after his flash in the pan wins over Forrest.

[janitor]

Jersey Joe Walcott is the guy who nearly beat Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano.

In between these towering acomplishments he won the heavyweight title.

[lefthook31]

How about Mickey Ward and Emanuel Agustus

[Dave's Top Ten]

Hearns; Foreman

[janitor]

Foreman

A bit harsh given that he arguably scored the two greatest havyweight wins of all time.

[Nemesis]

meldrick taylor

[teeto]

Rodrigo Valdez
Vitali Klitschko
Andrew Golota
I think Valdez must be the definitive answer actually.

[teeto]

meldrick taylor
Brililant choice.

[Dave's Top Ten]

A bit harsh given that he arguably scored the two greatest havyweight wins of all time.


Yeah, you could be right there. Although his loss to Ali is one of the best know fights, and upsets, of all time. The wins over Frazier and Moorer go some way to overshadow it...maybe.

[Dave's Top Ten]

Mugabi.

[duranimal]

Michael Spinks 4 me, poor fucker, great undisputed Lt/heavyweight champion & it all counts 4 fuck all now in the eyes of joe public after that 92 second massacre at the hands of tyson:verysad

Yeh, Alan Minter & Meldrick Taylor:smoke

[My2Sense]

I'm surprised at people picking Vitali. I would think having established himself as the #1 HW in the world at one point, and then his impressive comeback win over Peter would've been what he's most thought of for (it certainly is for me).

[booradley]

When it comes to younger fans and casual fans it has to be Arguello for his losses to Pryor, Hearns for his losses to SRL and Haglar, and Spinks for his loss to Tyson. All three are all time greats and champions among champions, but unforunately best known for their losses.