Best Champs to make 1 (or none at all) defenses

Holyfield Headbutt · Post by **Holyfield Headbutt** » 23 Jan 2003, 15:08

Jesse James Leija, Sonny Liston, Dick Tiger (at light heavy), Wilfred Benitez (at welter)

still smoking · Post by **still smoking** » 23 Jan 2003, 19:57

the magic man.......marling starling

Tomato-Can · Post by **Tomato-Can** » 23 Jan 2003, 20:24

Right off the top of my head I know that Liston and Tiger made more than one defense.

Holyfield Headbutt · Post by **Holyfield Headbutt** » 23 Jan 2003, 20:36

nope ur wrong about sonny. liston defended in his patterson rematch and then lost to Ali. i stand corrected however bout Tiger who made 2 defenses, against Torres and Rouse i believe. previously i though the rouse fight was non-title

Tomato-Can · Post by **Tomato-Can** » 23 Jan 2003, 20:52

Liston defended against Patterson. Thats 1. Then he defended aginst Clay. Thats 2.

Holyfield Headbutt · Post by **Holyfield Headbutt** » 23 Jan 2003, 20:57

um...liston lost to Clay. u feeling allright?

Tomato-Can · Post by **Tomato-Can** » 23 Jan 2003, 21:01

Oh.. You mean SUCCESFULL defenses

Holyfield Headbutt · Post by **Holyfield Headbutt** » 23 Jan 2003, 21:07

-phew- u had me worried their chief. yes, i meant succesful defenses and i tried to imply that by saying "make" in my title rather than "have".
ya had me checking cyberboxingzone and everything...

Tomato-Can · Post by **Tomato-Can** » 23 Jan 2003, 21:08

21. Tony Tubbs
22. Greg Page
23....

cybox · Post by **cybox** » 23 Jan 2003, 21:15

55. Bonecrusher Smith
56. Tony Tucker
57. Trevor Berbick
58. Buster Douglas
59. John Tate
60. Gerrie Coetzee
61. Iran Barkley

cybox · Post by **cybox** » 23 Jan 2003, 21:15

The king of them all......LEON SPINKS!!

zurdo · Post by **zurdo** » 23 Jan 2003, 23:45

Wilfredo Gomez at featherweight..

wsbuf · Post by **wsbuf** » 24 Jan 2003, 09:22

I believe Henry Armstrong won Featherweight title, then gave it up before defending it. Then went on to Welterweight and Lightweight titles.

Dickhead · Post by **Dickhead** » 25 Jan 2003, 02:13

How about this one guys......Ken Norton. Here's another......Max Schmeling.

Regarding The Hammer, he held all three titles at once.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 25 Jan 2003, 02:48

Armstrong never defended the featherweight title. He won it, then won the welterweight title and then dropped down to win ther lightweight title.He voluntarily relinquished the feather title. His holding three of the then existing eight titles was the reason the New York Boxng Commission (and i think the NBA too) made the rule that no one could hold more than one title at a time. For a while champions in a lower weight were giving up that title to challenge for the heavier one (Billy Conn,etc) until the later, and fairer, rule came in that they could fight for the higher title .If they lost they kept the lighter one. If they won, the title was declared vacant as soon as the decision was rendered.

Hookie · Post by **Hookie** » 27 Jan 2003, 09:33

Tim Witherspoon was WBA and WBC HW champ. He made one "successful" defense in his career. Witherspoon was very good.

Jersey Joe Walcott had one succesful defense, 2-6-1Ko in world HW title fights overall.

saad · Post by **saad** » 28 Jan 2003, 01:15

undisputedly_pat wrote:quit cluttering the forum with stuff that should be in 'boxers of the past' i'm talking about you holyfield headbutt.

What's your problem Pat? This post is in the right section. Quit cluttering the board with this stuff.

Vernon Forrest

Tomato-Can · Post by **Tomato-Can** » 28 Jan 2003, 01:22

This thing is going back and forth more than the Oakland...Los Angeles...Oakland Raiders

Tommy Gunn · Post by **Tommy Gunn** » 30 Jan 2003, 16:29

tommy morrison

wsbuf · Post by **wsbuf** » 30 Jan 2003, 16:42

George Nichols won NBA Light Heavy title in 1932 and stripped before any defence.

Scypion · Post by **Scypion** » 11 Feb 2003, 03:14

Jimmy Ellis:

Won WBA Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Quarry 4/68.

Successfully defended WBA title against Floyd Patterson 9/68.

Defeated by Joe Frazier 2/70 for world title, and lost WBA title.

Ellis was inactive during 1969. I don't know why. Anyone know?

Scypion · Post by **Scypion** » 11 Feb 2003, 03:20

Jimmy Ellis:

Won WBA Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Quarry 4/68.

Successfully defended WBA title against Floyd Patterson 9/68.

Defeated by Joe Frazier 2/70 for world title, and lost WBA title.

Ellis was inactive during 1969. I don't know why. Anyone know?

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 11 Feb 2003, 03:24

Wallace "Bud" Smith wont lighjtweight title from Jimmy Carter, defended it successfully and never won another fight. Have been saving this for a thread which I will do shortly.Sad story. Good man.

Best Champs to make 1 (or none at all) defenses

Best Champs to make 1 (or none at all) defenses

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Boxers of the Past

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