Fighters who would have been lineal champions but for a bad decision.

[janitor]

Who are they?

Who became a lineal champion but for a bad call?

[teeto]

Cory Spinks would have been middleweight champ.

[McGrain]

Henry Armstrong at MW.

Has anyone seen Jose Torres v Eddie Cotton?

[Mantequilla]

That's a bad call McGrain, definitely.

Helluva performance from Cotton.

[McGrain]

That's a bad call McGrain, definitely.

Helluva performance from Cotton.

I've never seen it, but I have the issue of Ring and there seems to have been madness about that fight. Ring see it for Torres though. How wide was your card?

[GPater11093]

alongthe Taylor path

Winky Wright should have been MW champ and Hopkins should have been MQW champ again

[MrMarvel]

Holmes should have been heavyweight champion again.

Hagler should have been middleweight champion in 1979.

I agree about the Wright thing.

[MRBILL]

Who are they?

Who became a lineal champion but for a bad call?

Shannon "Goddamn" Briggs took the cake back in '97 with that gift over Foreman on HBO.................

NO! Axel Schulz was NOT robbed against Foreman in '95; Foreman really won by a single point / rd....... IMO!!

MR.BILL:deal

[My2Sense]

Shavers and Norton against Ali.

[My2Sense]

Who became a lineal champion but for a bad call?

Shannon Briggs leaps immediately to mind.

Willie Pastrano against Harold Johnson.

[red cobra]

Well, Jimmy Young comes to mind instantly.

[red cobra]

I'm sorry, it's been a long day...I misread the thread title...let me say instead Jack Sharkey.

[My2Sense]

I'm sorry, it's been a long day...I misread the thread title...let me say instead Jack Sharkey.

Actually, I understood the thread to be asking for two things:

1. Who was denied winning the lineal title on a bad decision.

2. Who became lineal champ because of a bad decision.

If that's the case, then both of your answers would be suitable.

[red cobra]

I think I got it right on the second post...you meant ...who won a lineal title on a bad decision....right?

[red cobra]

Actually, I understood the thread to be asking for two things:

1. Who was denied winning the lineal title on a bad decision.

2. Who became lineal champ because of a bad decision.

If that's the case, then both of your answers would be suitable.
All kinds of bad decisions came to mind, where new champs were crowned, but none of them were lineal titles, like Lupe Pintor over Carlos Zarate, for example, because that was just for the WBC title, and Jorge Lujan had the WBA title.

[red cobra]

Henry Armstrong at MW.

Has anyone seen Jose Torres v Eddie Cotton?
Yes..it seems that Cotton would have taken the crown proper from Torres, had he not, in the words of a boxing scribe at the time.."did nothing in the last round in an almost regal way", apparently, Eddie thought he had it in the bag, and needed to take no chances in the last round...it was close, and Cotton, IMO, deserved it, even after doing nothing in the 15th round.

[Thread Stealer]

Earnie Shavers
Alex Schulz
Dave Tiberi

[GPater11093]

Shannon Briggs leaps immediately to mind.

Willie Pastrano against Harold Johnson.

i thought Pastyrano beat Johnson by 1 round

[My dinner with Conteh]

Pastano won if it was a line-dancing match.

[reed_man02]

Marquez in his second fight with Pac. Some people would also include his first fight with pac but I felt Pac won that fight or it was a draw.

[GPater11093]

Pastano won if it was a line-dancing match.

:lol::lol:

I dont know hwy that fight gets so derided good fight to watch and Pastrano boxed very well behind his jab with good movement.

I dont think he would have won if it was line dancing as he used too many angles