Boxers with the most consecutive title defenses in each division
by Brickhaus on Jun 17, 2009 3:08 PM EDT
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Just a random list that I find interesting....
HW - Joe Louis - 25 Defenses - Lineal/WBA
CW - Johnny Nelson - 14 Defenses - WBO
LHW - Dariusz Michalczewski - 23 Defenses - WBO
SMW - Joe Calzaghe & Sven Ottke - 21 Defenses - WBO & IBF, respectively
MW - Bernard Hopkins - 20 Defenses - IBF
LMW - Gianfranco Rosi - 11 Defenses - IBF
WW - Henry Armstrong - 19 Defenses - Lineal
LWW - Julio Cesar Chavez - 11 Defenses - WBC
LW - Artur Grigorian - 17 Defenses - WBO
SFW - Tod Morgan - 12 Defenses - WBA
FW - Eusebio Pedroza - 19 Defenses - WBA
SBW - Wilfredo Gomez - 17 Defenses - WBC
BW - Orlando Canizales - 16 Defenses - IBF
SFW - Khaosai Galaxy - 19 Defenses - WBA
FW - Pongsaklek Wonjongkam - 19 Defenses - WBC
LFW - Myong Woo-Yuh - 17 Defenses - WBA
MW - Ricardo Lopez - 21 Defenses - WBC
Of active streaks, Omar Narvaez has the most current consecutive defenses, with 15 defenses of his WBO flyweight title. The only other fighters with current double-digit streaks are Zsolt Erdei (11) and Chris John (11).
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HW – Larry Holmes – 20 Defenses – I think it was Lineal if I’m not mistaken.
Also didn’t Julio Cesar Chavez had like over 25 defenses as well? Or are you just referring to one particular weight division?
"Penelosa is not human." -Max Kellerman on Gerry Penelosa during the Juan Manuel Lopes-Gerry Penelosa bout.
Yeah, one weight class
I believe Chavez had something like 27 in a row, but they were spread across three different weight classes.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Who would lead the list
of #1 PfP defenses?
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jun 17, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
No idea
I’m not even sure how you would measure that. Ring magazine #1 P4P?
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
It doesn’t work the same. P4P is mythical and you can theoretically lose the spot without so much as losing a fight.
by Scott Christ on Jun 18, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Homocide Hank’s is the most impressive to me, for the obvious reasons. My god, imagine defending both the Lightweight and Welterweight at that time, when you didn’t run afoul of a belt mafia boasting their oiwn “champion” every ten feet. Armstrong was taking a title fight every two weeks, often very against serious competition. He would just shake his head in bewilderment at what constitutes a boxing “career” these days.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
You know, having it spelled out in front of me just makes me mad all over again that Calzaghe retired before beating Das Phantom’s “streak.” The less boxing-related lists Ottke that appears on, the better.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Seconded
Ottke was a joke, a blemish on the face of boxing.
I happen to be writing my dissertation on Orwell’s 1984, and Huxley’s Brave New World, and have been covering the idea of changing history for political/sociological gains, and the idea generally scares and horrifies me.
In the case of Ottke, though, I would gladly make an exception, and rewrite the history books just to remove his revulsive presence from the consciousness of the sport.
Boxing is the beginning of all sports. I'm willing to bet that the first sport was a man against another man in a fight. (Omar Epps)
The entertainer.
Johnny Nelson. If any boxer had a unfit nickname its this guy.
I had to check, i never realised i sat through 13 shite title defences. Dreadful style to watch but hard to beat when he was title holder. Dreadful opponants also most of the time.
I challenge any of you BLH brothers to come up with a more boring fight than Nelson-De Leon or Nelson-Warring.
When you dream...anything is possible... People can fly. Sometimes theres a moment when you wake and become aware of your surroundings..but you are still dreaming... You may think you can fly but you better not try...
Ruiz-Oquendo, Byrd-Williamson
But point taken. I never saw Nelson-De Leon, but I heard it was just dreadful. Like 5 punches thrown a round.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
I actually paid money for the DVDS of those Heavyweight fights you mentioned. i could not be arsed watching the Byrd-Williamson fight all way through.
When you dream...anything is possible... People can fly. Sometimes theres a moment when you wake and become aware of your surroundings..but you are still dreaming... You may think you can fly but you better not try...
Sorry 14 shit defences
When you dream...anything is possible... People can fly. Sometimes theres a moment when you wake and become aware of your surroundings..but you are still dreaming... You may think you can fly but you better not try...
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