If you’ve ever watched a high-profile boxing match, you probably know that these two fighters have near-perfect records. It’s rare to see a title card with more than a few losses between combatants. On the other hand, up-and-coming talent is often touted as “undefeated” to build excitement.
Of course, such records don’t come out of nowhere. Those gaudy win totals have to do with real boxers who have lost. Boxers, who form an important part of the sport, are variously referred to as everything from the respectful “travelers” to the more derisive “tomato cans,” but the term is a nod to their tendency to spill red liquid. It is derived from
Here are five brave souls who have had their fair share of slips and slides in the red shoes throughout their careers…
5 Christian Leight
You might think that losing 279 of 300 fights and never experiencing the thrill of knocking out an opponent would take any of the fun out of boxing. That wasn’t the case for Leight. Leight is an unknown opponent and still calls boxing “the best job I’ve ever had.” He developed a concrete defense strategy motivated by money so that he could never stop fighting, even when the odds were against him. This is because if a player is suspended, he will have to take 28 days off and his income will be cut off.
4 peter buckley
Buckley is close to matching Leight’s lucrative pound record. Buckley fought the same number of times, an even 300, and lost 256 of them. It’s not often that losing a lot of games earns you a respected nickname, but that’s the case with Buckley, who is known as the “King of Journeymen.” This was a guy who gave no indication of what he was here to do, which was Kiss Canvas. There are some great words here. Or make it as easy as I want and still get beaten. For the same money. ”
3 Reginald Strickland
Strickland quietly racked up more wins than any of the earlier players on this list, with a record of 260 wins out of 344 at the time of publication in the New York Times. However, examining them can be a little complicated. To pursue a paycheck, Strickland had to resort to the journeyman strategy of fighting under a false name, because the boxing commission cannot approve one man’s frequent beatdowns in good faith. It’s a body.
2 Jason Nesbitt
Nesbitt is also a fighter who is proud to wear the title of “Journeyman.” Some might argue that it takes more courage to fight only as an underdog than to be able to slip under the ropes knowing that all it takes is one or two good punches to end the fight in your favor. I don’t know. It’s a thankless job with no promise of victory, done by some of the toughest men on earth. He’s like an offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears.
1 Eric Crumble
Interestingly, crumble may not actually exist. Many believe it’s “Eric Crumble” It’s a reliable alias for those who don’t mind losing a battle.but not your name. Kind of a punitive Alan Smithee situation. That is supported by the fact that there is almost zero conclusive real Eric Crumble photo or video evidence.
