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World's Worst Boxer Peter Buckley Wins His 300th and Final Bout
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by Jon Azpiri | November 3, 2008 at 11:35 am
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British boxer Peter Buckley, who has lost more bouts than any boxer in British history, stepped into the ring for the last time Friday and came out with a shocking win. Before his final victory, Buckley had lost his last 88 fights in a row.
Buckley built a 19-year career as a defensive fighter who would fight younger boxers so they could get a little experience under their belt and, in most cases, a win. In his first 299 fights, Buckley lost 256 of them.
Those numbers, however, may be a bit deceiving.
Yet his career, though not greatly decorated, was marked by more pluck than the 256 defeats might suggest. Many of his defeats came in fights that he accepted at less than a day’s notice. And despite his impressive tally of losses, he was knocked out in only ten of them.
The 39-year-old super-featherweight was hardly a pushover during his 300th fight, which took place in his hometown of Birmingham. He beat Matin Mohammed, fighting in his second career match.
As for future plans, Buckley is not sure what lies in store.
Life after boxing? "I definitely won't miss getting punched in the face for a living," he said.
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at 02:09 on January 11th, 2009
Calling Peter Buckley the world's worst boxer is unfair and not necessary so! If he had 300 actual bouts and won 40 plus bouts
that would indicate he wasn't the worst of 40 boxers on a specific day. A poor record does not make him the worst of anything!