Least pro fights before becoming world champion

[Boxingmad]

Was it David Reid?

Any other quick pro records spring to mind?

[Coco]

Paul Weir I think he had only 5 fights

[Flav1]

Holyfield did it in 10 - that's all I got

[Flav1]

Haye would have done it in 10 as well if he'd beaten Thompson

[Coco]

Jane Couch did it after 4 fights

[Flav1]

Wasn't that the bird who punched Iain Lee in the ribs on the 11 O'Clock show when said she looked like a man? Fair point mind.

[Shirow]

Leon Spinks - 8

[EddieShredder]

Saensak Muangsurin won the WBC in his 3rd fight....

[EddieShredder]

Talk about aggressive matchmaking.... check this guys debut out

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer

[Flav1]

HAHA and his 2nd bout.

[hitman_hatton1]

jeff fenech in his 7th fight.

[Blue]

Veeraphol Sahaprom won the WBA battam title in his 4th fight.

[oliverfennell]

Saensak Muangsurin won the WBC in his 3rd fight....

This is the answer, gents, pay attention!

[Chambers2]

Haye would have done it in 10 as well if he'd beaten Thompson

11

[Flav1]

So it is. Remember how gutted I was when he lost that...

[Wales]

Jane Couch did it after 4 fights

Cant stand her, common cretin of the highest order.


HW Olympic champion fought for the world title on his debut, forget his name. Didnt win mind.

[Old bones Ian]

Couple of people have fought for world titles on their debut, but were not sucessful.

Rafael Lovera, was a taxi driver from paraguay, and soon returned to that afterwards.

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer

most famous was Pete Rademacher who fought Floyd patterson on his debut
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer

[steve689]

The Asian fighters seem to get thrown in pretty quickly. Wasn't Nobuo Nashiro 6-0 or something when he won the WBA off Martin Castillo?

[Old bones Ian]

Well spare a thought for Archie Moore, 16 years after turning pro he finally got his chance to fight for the World title.

I know i'd take the fastpath

[Captain Hook]

Vargas was pretty quick, DLH was early on and so was Reid.....

[bennie]

Muangsurin won a world title in his third pro fight but beat Spain's so-so Perico Fernandez and was already experienced in kickboxing. The most remarkable achievement along these lines is still that of Wilfred Benitez, who licked Antonio "Kid Pambele" Cervantes at just 17.
Benitez paid for it, of course. He was a 'shot' fighter at 22.

[Old bones Ian]

Was Charlie Magri the quickest to a British title? beat Dave Smith in his 3rd fight.