“His Parents Might Have Forced Him”: Boxing Veteran Who Holds the Record for Most Losses Sends Fans Into Meltdown

Kristian Laight is stated to hold the record for most losses suffered in professional boxing. He was a British boxer who made his professional debut in the year 2008 and lost 93% of his matches inside the ring. Despite losing sometimes over 10 and sometimes over 20 fights in a row, on the bright side, Laight refused to give up and continued his boxing journey.

Laight, who went by the ring name of ‘Mr. Reliable’, fought, and lost his last fight in 2018. Often the fighters Laight squared off against were either making their debut or had only fought once or twice previously. After a source related to boxing recently shared the unusual record of Kristian Laight, several people reacted to it.

Fans react to Kristian Laight who lost 279 bouts out of the 300 fights he fought in the ring

Following his 300th fight in 2018, Laight retired from the sport of boxing. Although he now does not miss boxing, he misses the people and the buzz it would give him. In an interview with SkySports, Laight later revealed that he had only 10 amateur fights when he “got tempted out for the money”. According to him, he loved boxing “for the first couple of years” and then it soon became a “weekly thing” to cover up and somehow get through the fights, the ultimate goal being money.

After 8Fact shared Laight’s record on Facebook, a user named Kandan Kora said, “Maybe, he did not want to be a boxer. His parents might have forced him to box.” Now that Laight’s ring name was ‘Mr. Reliable’, Zeshan Talib commented, “Reliable for the opponent.” According to Oniz Brownies, “That’s called a journeyman.”

Meanwhile, Benita Joubert suggested, “Maybe, he lost on purpose. A lot of the discussions happen behind closed doors.” In Jacob Yang’s opinion, “he’s the fall guy”. He believed if a fighter needed “a quick pay“, they used Laight as an opponent in the ring. It is worth mentioning that top boxers have all tasted defeats, including former two-time world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. While some were never the same after falling to the canvas, others proved their mettle in subsequent matches.

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