When Undefeated Fighters Get Destroyed | Part 5

When Undefeated Fighters Get Destroyed | Part 5
Boxing is one of the world's foremost sports that can make or break the most rugged athletes in the world. And it is probably the most unpredictable of all where a single exquisitely timed punch or a catastrophic error can decide a fight. Here we look back at some of boxing’s most shocking moments where the undefeated fighters got destroyed by their counterparts.
👇 When Undefeated Fighters Get Destroyed:
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👉Part 2: • When Undefeated Fighte...
👉Part 3: • When Undefeated Fighte...
👉Part 4: • When Undefeated Fighte...
👉Part 6: • When Undefeated Fighte...
👉Part 7: • When Undefeated Fighte...
👉Part 8: • When Undefeated Fighte...
👉Part 9: • When Undefeated Fighte...
👉Part 10: • When Undefeated Fighte...
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[@SeanOkkotsu]

Margarito should be deleted in boxing records for loaded gloves 😂

[@PEACHPIG]

I was just thinking the same damn thing.

[@Baz-Ten]

@@PEACHPIG Lewis too....for using his non punching hand illegally far too often

[@toucheturtle3840]

His face ended up looking like a badly made pizza…🤷🏻‍♂️

[@bruceconnelly9651]

Yes I feel that to

[@philbarnes6678]

But then we wouldn't have the joy of watching Shane Mosely knock him out , or Manny Pacquiao smash his face in for 12 rounds, or the rematch when Cotto battered him.

[@cldavis33]

Can't help but discount Margarito. I have no trust whatsoever that he wasn't using some form of powdered plaster of paris that hardened as the sweat mingled. Once caught, he was nothing.

[@Juiced10111]

Corrie Sanders tragically lost his life in 2012 when he defended the lives of his family during an armed robbery. A true hero.

[@lowlevelrepresentationchap3764]

The definition of such.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

Could have sworn it was illegal in boxing to hold a fighter's head while punching him..

[@dirtyandnasty9011]

Not when he puts himself in there, it's not like you held him yourself. Refs never warn for that.

[@piad2102]

Very good. No cheesy music. Good voice. Good fights.

[@concretecoater744]

Lewis was always holding opponents heads

[@lowlevelrepresentationchap3764]

Lennox held that man head down the whole fight 😆.

[@Law0086]

Good point to make that some of these fighters went on to have very successful careers. Thanks for getting that info out there.

[@misterimo9087]

Every punch Lewis landed that dropped Grant was illegal 😂😭

[@Lovegun.]

Lewis was a sneaky fucker sometimes. He uppercutted on breaks all thr time, he always leaned on his opponents after he hit them to get them to fall, he would arc his right hand to the back of the head too. Holyfield's known as a dirty fighter but Lewis is up there with him....

[@stephanebertrand3690]

Absolutely

[@stonekeeper86]

I wondered about those shots myself......

[@CoreyT127]

That straight right that made Grant do a split wasn’t! Lewis could’ve fought only left handed and won that fight! Dude had no business in there with Lennox.

[@JasonWilliams-ft3im]

Lenox Lewis is a cheater. He was holding the back of the guys head. Gee I wonder how he lined up his punch so perfect!!

[@ushireborn]

3:30 Grant does not have "7 losses in 48 bouts" his record is 48 WINS AND 7 LOSSES.

[@Dharvey3k]

Lewis was holding grant and punching him lol nasty

[@buddyhek]

He’s a fighter not the sugar plum fairy.

[@theashenfox]

@@buddyhek exactly, and Lewis didn't hold, he kinda pushed down on people, which is how he got away with it. If the other fighter is stupid enough to not stand up straight when he did that, then they got what they deserved, usually a fat uppercut :D Lewis was smart, not mean, but I can see why jealous people call him out for it.

[@dirtyandnasty9011]

@@theashenfox Yes, like Foreman himself says : "Grant should not have been down there".

[@kevdimo6459]

Thanks for sharing that, i just hope all the fighters in this video found contentment in life after boxing 🥊.

[@quahodron2756]

Isn't hold him and hit like shown by Lewis illegal?

[@davidboone3798]

Absolutely yes

[@darthwiizius]

Not in this case because Lewis didn't pull him down he put his head there himself. It's like when a boxer moves their head down and forward to evade a punch and gets caught on the back of the head, it looks like a rabbit punch but in reality he put his head where it shouldn't have been.

[@theashenfox]

@@davidboone3798 Not exactly. Lewis was smart, he didn't 'hold' he pushed down on people, and he did it a lot, notice the palm is open, the hand is not hooked. And as commenter below says, if the opponent is stupid enough to put his head down there and wait for the uppercut, well...

[@wilfredocalinawan2042]

lewis cheated..he is always holding the head and punching..not a clean shot

[@WarioSaysSo]

Michael Grant was at the time regarded as a serious game contender. And he had been is some fine HW fights so no one can bash on him for not belonging up there. BUT.... Grant was just not ready mentally or had the required experience to fight such a skilled big man like Lennox Lewis. He had the athletics and had enough power but he really needed more developing time in the ring before having taken on Lewis. That loss shot his future confidence and Grant slowly regressed instead of further developments. Grant was easy to like and was seemingly a nice guy and I believe he could have made it IF not that devastating KO loss to Lewis had happend.

[@dylanburston7453]

He was 31-0 and had just beaten Golata (albeit after Lennox got rid of him in 90 seconds). There wasn't much more Grant could have done in terms of preperaition. I dont think any HW ever other than Ali had the mental capacity or experience to beat a post 1996 focused Lennox.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@dylanburston7453 That is a fair argument with how much. But considering this - Golota gave up more or less against Grant and had been KO'd in 1st round by Lewis in 1997. Lou Savarese and David Izon was also good opponents, but there was not enough of "skilled boxers" there, like having fought some opponent with a thretning jab and solid distance control who also was not afraid to mix it up. But considering the materials of the time there was not much to get so yeah Grant could have had problems finding that type of guy. Its just ironic that John Ruiz who was not at the time a better opponent, still would become not once, but twice WBA champion while the more athletic Grant won nothing....

[@dylanburston7453]

@@WarioSaysSo Golata gave up as soon as you started resisting. Hed either foul you, or just shell up. Hed usually get you out of there before then, tho. It was also Grants only opportunity to fight for the championships, because Lennox had just unified (tho he dropped the IBF to fight Grant) I get why Lennox fought Grant and not Ruiz. Grant was undefeated, and just beat a erratic, but solid contender. Ruiz had been steamrolled by Tua in 12 seconds or whatever it was, and had fought bums and a well out of prime tucker. Plus the size differnce. Ruiz was tiny compared to Grant, who was one of 3 or 4 guys Lennox faced who was bigger than him.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@dylanburston7453 - Indeed. BTW, I think you meant Lewis LOST the WBA title for fighting Grant. Lewis was major screwed after that Lineal/WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO unification as Don King used his slimey tentacles to steal away that WBA title from Lewis because King felt Ruiz could not wait til after Grant. The WBA sided with King and took the belt from him, despite Lewis did his best to have it unified...

[@dylanburston7453]

@@WarioSaysSo I know he lost one of the alphabeties. I was sure it was the IBF, but obviously not. Someone commmented the other day that Lennox was a ducker becuase he fought Grant instead of Ruiz. We should praise boxers for making the better more competitive fight (which grant was at the time) and not folding to the whims of the corrupt governing bodies or POS promoters like King. What really pissed me off about that comment is that Lennox chased down everyone in the 90s. Only Foreman had the balls to admit he didnt want to fight Lennox, everyone else ducked entirely or pushed the fight back, and Lennox gets flak for "waiting" for a boxer to be out of prime. The Evander fight happened over a year too late because evander wouldn't sigh, which pushed evander slightly out of his prime and in the eyes of many invalidates two dominat performances. And the amount of Tyson fanbois who dont ralise Mike ducked him twice in 96, and due to his tendancy to eat peoples ears, the fight couldnt happen for another 6 (one of those was because Lennox lost to Rahman, TBF)

[@ritcheymt]

I wasn't aware that Lewis was such a dirty fighter. Collar tie after collar tie, punching the back of the head while holding the front, firing uppercuts while holding the head stationary with the offhand. Three minutes of highlights and I just lost all respect for him. Cheaters disgust me.

[@nashbullet3213]

I’m sure he’ll lose sleep over this

[@theashenfox]

lol. new to boxing huh. Lewis pushed down on people, sure (and you'll notice Fury does this a lot too), but he didn't hold per se, which is why he wasn't penalised. The other boxer failed to move their head, Lewis didn't hold him, the wrist wasn't curled. I give you that it's questionable, but it's not dirty. Note better fighters never let him do it. Holding is far more obvious. Also, it's not like he hadn't already knocked Grant out, it really made no difference ultimately. If you don't respect Lewis, then you're not a boxing fan, he was arguably the greatest heavyweight. He was certainly the smartest.

[@benjaminmorris6444]

🤓🤓

[@TheMrSatyricon]

Ah, old "good" loaded Margarito. What a shame.

[@pengchengwu447]

I am shocked you have Magarito as a winner! What a shame!

[@gg456stormy]

Probably was cheating even back then.

[@johnnya867]

This was great but it should be titled when undefeated HEAVYWEIGHTS get destroyed

[@ptommo1543]

Pulev loves the feeling of canvas on his back.

[@majak3704]

I love how almsot every Lewis KO is him just holding and hitting.

[@Orgoneblue]

Haha, just noticed exactly the same thing

[@thatmanstumototours2270]

If you let them hold, you get held...

[@theashenfox]

lol. new to boxing huh. Lewis pushed down on people, sure (and you'll notice Fury does this a lot too), but he didn't hold per se, which is why he wasn't penalised. The other boxer failed to move their head, Lewis didn't hold him, the wrist wasn't curled. I give you that it's questionable, but it's not dirty. Note better fighters never let him do it. Holding is far more obvious. Also, it's not like he hadn't already knocked Grant out, it really made no difference ultimately. If you don't respect Lewis, then you're not a boxing fan, he was arguably the greatest heavyweight. He was certainly the smartest.

[@FirstLast-yc9lq]

Ah another classic Lewis fight where he held his opponents head down and threw punches. I see where Wlad learned that from.

[@dirtyandnasty9011]

Like Foreman says "Grant should have been down there". That's the difference between grabbing someone to pull him down and punch him, and punching someone who has put himself under you, and why the refs don't warn for that. It would be too easy to constantly put yourself under your opponent's arms when he combos you and he's not allowed to punch. Grant did a terrible mistaken, you DONT bent yourself in boxing, nor you turn on yourself etc.

[@seamusmchooligan9212]

The Lewis-Grant fight was a total mismatch. Michael Grant was nowhere near ready for a fighter of Lewis's caliber. Grant earned the shot largely off the strength of his win over Golota. A fight in which Golota had a melt down and quit late in the fight when Grant finally started mounting some effective offense and dropped him. But early in the fight, Golota was outboxing him and winning rounds. It showed Grant for what he was, a powerful, game, athletic but raw and inexperienced work in progress. But that win made Grant a credible opponent in the eyes of more casual fans. That allowed HBO to manufacture a challenge for Lewis and sell it to the public. We all knew Grant was being fed to Lewis.

[@Baz-Ten]

Lewis-Grant? The ref and most others were blind to Lewis' illegal moves

[@seamusmchooligan9212]

@Baz10 Yeah, Lewis had some sneaky dirty moves in his arsenal. Believe the final knockdown of Grant was the result of an uppercut, landed while Lewis simultaneously pulled Grant's head down. Lewis liked to lean on guys and push them down too. He was also a skilled technician who knew how to use his size and reach to his advantage. He had knockout power as well, particularly in the right hand. His chin let him down a couple of times, but all in all, Lewis was a step too far for Grant at that point in Grant's development.

[@Baz-Ten]

@@seamusmchooligan9212 , We'll never know about Grant. Those type of tricks *double* the power of a punch. cruel GBH

[@mackmcmillan9905]

14:45 - Cheating POS probably had plaster in his gloves, then , too...

[@theashenfox]

Clearly not because even after several clean crosses, he didn't even manage to knock the other fighter down. Total pussy who needed the plaster to give weight to his hands.

[@Knards]

Dr Hammer strikes again!

[@RaphL707]

Dont care what anyone says. That's dirty. @2:51

[@CoreyT127]

Sanders beat Vlad like he owed him $!

[@jeffreyrigby2387]

Lewis had the tendency of holding the head and punching....an attribute of many English boxers.

[@derekjones2835]

Like who else?

[@lonelyoldfathomelessbum]

bone crusher really crushed bones

[@hanialzaid8460]

5:06 LETS GO CHAMP

[@joelash9845]

Never seen this in boxing before, but in lewis v grant; grant is wearing a microphone in his trunks. You can see the wires in the footage of the ko. Wow just wow.

[@dirtyandnasty9011]

It would have been more usefull against Golota🙃🌰🌰

[@ernestosuarez4499]

The last seconds of every Frank Bruno kayo losses look identical, gassed against the ropes then on the mat!

[@JSixSixx]

"He "Visited" the canvas"... 😅

[@marcmills3223]

Must admit I get pleasure seeing Bruno smashed . Undisputed King of panto none the less 👍🏾

[@tomarmstrong1297]

I could never stomach watching Pulev and his pretty dirty tactics.

[@Marc-hc1ih]

Dirty lewis

[@iainodlin]

It's a pity Floyd "Free Hugs" Mayweather was never one of these. It would have been nice.

[@ballybunion9]

The Cheater!

[@dereksheils3536]

Surely Michael Spinks getting destroyed by Mike Tyson should be on the list

[@dannym670]

Surely Tyson getting destroyed by buster Douglas too 👊

[@Trajan2401]

​@@dannym670 lucky win BD was trash

[@marvinsmith8015]

Klitschko was absolute rubbish his boxing consisted of grappling, holding, and leaning down on his opponents until they were exhausted. He was on Povetkin's back a total of 200 times relentlessly riding him from the sound of the bell, the other boxers had the same problems with Klitschko. 10 years of riding his challengers around the ring like a female bear. Disgusting to say the least.

[@bettylouchessor2653]

DEVIN HANEY SHOULD BE ON HERE LOMA GAVE THE BOI A BOXING LESSON WITH THAT DAD STRENGTH

[@lukewestwest]

See now I feel like I have to dislike ANY video that includes Margarito In a positive or winning way.. especially without mentioning his disgrace to the sport of boxing.

[@TheMadDabbler]

After seeing Bruno's past fights, Tyson beating him isn't much of an achievement.

[@michaelbeeche6130]

I think I’d be most scared to fight Lennox Lewis, like mike Tyson yeah I’d probably die, But Lewis would just jab my bones apart and I don’t like pain and you look at him and it’s like why are you so calm man you know this is a fight right, nah I’m good.

[@tyronejones187]

Lewis v grant was dirty af , just look at how he clobbers him to the back of the head while holding him.

[@theashenfox]

lol. new to boxing huh. Lewis pushed down on people, sure (and you'll notice Fury does this a lot too), but he didn't hold per se, which is why he wasn't penalised. The other boxer failed to move their head, Lewis didn't hold him, the wrist wasn't curled. I give you that it's questionable, but it's not dirty. Note better fighters never let him do it. Holding is far more obvious. Also, it's not like he hadn't already knocked Grant out, it really made no difference ultimately. If you don't respect Lewis, then you're not a boxing fan, he was arguably the greatest heavyweight. He was certainly the smartest.

[@tyronejones187]

@@theashenfox 🤪 Wow, hitting behind the head repeatedly is dirty no excuses. As for the rest of your crazy rambling, well it’s just crazy.

[@benjaminmorris6444]

Wow bro you think you’re so smart. It’s clearly a dirty tactic. “The other fighter failed to move their head” yeah pretty hard when it’s got someone’s weight holding it down. At worst it’s willful cheating, the best you can say is he’s cynically exploiting a loophole. It’s not “smart” fighting it’s dirty.

[@Salieri47]

Many fighters you label as "destroyed" continued on to have successful careers. Many of the fights are competitive, the loser isn't "destroyed." It appears that click bait works for you.

[@trygullx]

I will say shannon the cannon briggs became amazing when he shaved the dreads off

[@eol6632]

He didn't shave the dreads off. The hospital did after that beating he took from Vitali.

[@paalosordoni7932]

Lewis was a legend in the art of boxing , lot of people don't like it when he beats American fighters. I loved it when Lewis gave Tyson a good beating after Tyson came out with some unhinged pre fight trash talk.

[@dylanburston7453]

Lennox Lewis fought most of the guys in the video -Grant, Golata, Vitali, Briggs, Bruno. He gave Golata and Vitali the first "real" losses on their records as well

[@aviad4878]

If you consider Vitali's fight with Lennox a "first real" loss, then you're clearly an amateur. Would love to hear your explanation as to why Lennox retired immediately after that fight

[@dylanburston7453]

@@aviad4878 Because he was 40 years old, his wife was threatening to divorce him, he was planning on retiring before the fight, and he beat Klitschko in the worst shape of his career with 2 weeks to prepare. He had nothing to prove, and he was clever enough, not as ego driven or desperate for money for him to continue way past his best like he saw with his hero Ali, and his contemporises like Holmes, Evander and Mike. Do you think every fighter who wins a couple of rounds before a stoppage is entitled to a rematch? Bruno was up 7 rounds when Lennox turned it around with one punch, Briggs won just one round less than Vitali and it was stopped after 2 knockdowns and a slip. Lennox ripped half of his face off, and was gaining momentum and Vitalis output had all but disappeared. The only thing different between this fight and bruno is that a different man stopped it. Vitali was gassed and going to lose an eye due to the damage done by Lennoxs punches. If it were a headbutt, then its a different story. But Lennox targeted that cut to force the stoppage, and had won rounds 4 and 5 and Klitchko was just standing there taking shots, most of them unanswered It was a TKO stoppage due to the damage Lennox caused. I dont see how thats not a legitimate stop. The doctor stepped in to save Vitalis eye, just like how the ref would step in to save a fighter whos taking to much damage.

[@aviad4878]

@@dylanburston7453 Having read everything you've written, I'm more convinced than before that you didn't fully watch the same fight most people watched. Here's why: -Cry me a river. Everyone has personal issues. Mike had Robin Givens and Don King, Buster Douglass had a mum who'd passed and he himself caught a flu that warranted being on pills even on the day of the fight (according to some documentaries). I'm sure Vitali had his own crap to deal with. Totally irrelevant. -Lennox was 37, not 40 and Vitali was less than 6 years his junior, ergo both were past their prime. -I'm convinced that you didn't watch the whole fight because Vitali was leading on all 3 scorecards and he won 4 of the 6 rounds. He was beating Lennox with his badly cut eye and his output, though hindered, definitely didn't disappear. Also, he won round 4. It was round 3 that he lost, which is the round he got cut. -It's actually not at all like the fight with Bruno because Bruno was only leading on one scorecard and on the other two he tied, all this without an injured eye. Vitali put on a far superior performance.

[@dylanburston7453]

@@aviad4878 Vitali was in his prime HW- Other than methheads and aids babies like Tyson and Morrison who were washed at 23- reach their prime at 35. You take the words of the judges too seriously. Remember, these are the Guys who called Lewis Evander one a draw. Lennox won a couple of rounds at best against Bruno- I didnt give him one- and i had it 3-3 or 2-4 (to vitali). Either way, it isnt taylor v chavez, with 5 seconds to go with a massive lead. Its a 2 round lead at best, with one fighter at risk of losing an eye, whos output is dwindling with 6 rounds to go. Ive watched every lennox fight (that you can get on youtube- tho its only some journeymen fights that are missing) and Lennox always came back to win. Vitalis performance was brilliant, yes. But he couldnt do anything to protect that eye, couldnt get out of the clinches where Lennox was landing some of the biggest uppercuts ive seen. All that matters in the end is the rusult, and it wasnt pretty and it didnt look good, but Lennox did what he had to do to get the W

[@darthwiizius]

@@dylanburston7453 Vitali was at his absolute peak against Lewis and started well but Lewis is the master boxer and my impression from watching it live (which hasn't changed after rewatching multiple times) was that from round 3 Lennox started opening Vitali up like a surgeon. People misunderstand Lewis and paint him as just a fancy boxer, he wasn't, he was the strongest, fastest HW in the World and at worst had the second highest hand speed after Ali with punching power on a par with Foreman. He was always a fighter too. In this fight the ref did his job, if he'd let it continue Vitali could likely have been seriously hurt to the point of a career ending injury being the least of his problems. You don't leave a blinded opponent in a ring with a man of the power and precision of Lennox Lewis, you protect them so they can stay healthy and live to fight another day.

[@yayasumarya7842]

Can you not Box Grant ?

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Your views and subscriptions will get “destroyed” if you continue to overuse and abuse the word DESTROY.

[@nashbullet3213]

English just ain’t your strongest

[@xstorm_8_shadowx]

Whats Karen complaining about?

[@user-bx3ms8bu5c]

🦾

[@Iammarkessex]

Heavyweight belt belongs in America 🇺🇸

[@Trajan2401]

The US are useless England and Ukraine dominate the heavyweight division

[@theashenfox]

With Deontay 'the Windmill' Wilder? Perleeeeease. XD Worst maker of excuses and worst loser ever. American boxing needs a renaissance.

[@ik891]

Lenox Lewis is the best heavyweight boxer ever.

[@seanestep3288]

Lewis should have never been allowed to fight, holding, holding the back of the head so you can uppercut your opponent, he should’ve been at least disqualified in that fight, same with the Tyson fight all he did was hold Tyson until he got tired

[@rosspearman2808]

Briggs took a dive

[@armandofierro9921]

Lewis was a cheap shot artist. Holding head to give an upper cuts

[@mikepotter8528]

Poor Martinez not ripped off once but twice. The first time by a cheat and max again the second time by a cheap Ref

[@mongoslade277]

Is he the one that KOd Paul Williams with one punch??