Most Title Shots Without Winning A Title

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 02 Jan 2006, 13:16

Anybody know who might have the dubious distinction at any weight ? I know Andrew Golota went 0-4 in heavyweight title fights. I'm going to have to do some checking on this one.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 02 Jan 2006, 13:59

Yaqui Lopez at lightheavy had a few shots in the 70s.Was robbed a couple times too.

cybox · Post by **cybox** » 02 Jan 2006, 15:02

David Vedder

Vedder was a less then impressive 12-8-3 when he challenged Virgil Hill for the WBA Light-Heavyweight title in Feb of 1990 and dropped a 12 rounder. Vedder then received 3 consecutive title bids. On Dec 1992 he dropped a 12 rounder to Jeff Harding for the WBC Light-Heavyweight crown. March of 1993 he dropped a 12 rounder to Anaclet Wamba for the WBC Cruiserweight title and in Dec. of 1993 he lost a 12 rounder to Henry Maske for the IBF Light-Heavyweight title. Vedder was 15-10-3 going into those 3 title fights. Whoever was getting him those fights, sure was a good manager. This guy got 4 World title shots and some fighters fight their whole career and never get close to one.

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 02 Jan 2006, 17:52

Thanks Cybox and Expug. So far I've got Yaqui Lopez with 5, and Andrew Golota, David Vedder and Pierre Fourie with 4.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 02 Jan 2006, 18:00

you bet.

KO Artist · Post by **KO Artist** » 02 Jan 2006, 18:07

What about Glen Johnson?

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 02 Jan 2006, 18:59

Johnson already won the title.

Four more guys who went 0-4 in world title shots. Ruben Castillo, Mario Martinez, Armando Muniz and Omar Sheika.

Borinken25 · Post by **Borinken25** » 02 Jan 2006, 19:10

Juan Laporte lost a lot title shots but he won a WBC featherweight title. But damn how many title shots did he really deserve, apart from his great chin what else did he had to get that many title shots?

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 02 Jan 2006, 20:09

jersey joe walcott lost his first 4 attempts before winning it on the 5th try

walcott really should have won it on the 1st attempt but he was robbed

poor yaqie lopez is another, so close but so far

golota got robbed twice vs bryd and ruiz

Randineous · Post by **Randineous** » 03 Jan 2006, 02:27

Frankie Burns, maybe?

His record indicates the following title fights and he came up short of taking home the title in each of them;

Jun 8, 1910 vs. Johnny Coulon: ND-10 (Paperweight Title)
Mar 31, 1911 vs. Abe Attell: ND-10 (Featherweight Title)
Feb 18, 1912 vs. Johnny Coulon: Lpts-20 (Bantamweight Title)
May 14, 1912 vs. Johnny Kilbane: ND-10 (Featherweight Title)
Jun 23, 1913 vs. Johnny Coulon: ND-10 (Bantamweight Title)
Dec 6, 1915 vs. Kid Williams: D-20 (Bantamweight Title)
Nov 5, 1917 vs. Pete Herman: Lpts-20 (Bantamweight Title)
Sept 16, 1919 vs. Johnny Kilbane: TKO'd-5 (Featherweight Title)

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 03 Jan 2006, 03:31

Bennie Briscoe got 3 middleweight titles shot and lost all three of them.

Bradley001 · Post by **Bradley001** » 03 Jan 2006, 08:03

Tommy hurricane jackson

Woller · Post by **Woller** » 03 Jan 2006, 09:00

Yaqui Lopez robbed a few times?

John Conteh won by a mile on points. The SD15 on the record pages are wrong, it was UD15

Saad Muhammad and Carlos deLeon both stopped Lopez.

Is there any info on Yaqui´s two fights against Victor Galindez. Both fights were in Italy, not Argentina.

Søren Woller

gregor · Post by **gregor** » 03 Jan 2006, 10:00

Seamus wrote:Anybody know who might have the dubious distinction at any weight ? I know Andrew Golota went 0-4 in heavyweight title fights.

Golota went 0-1-3, it seems everybody forgot his fight with Byrd was a DRAW. However, if you include NABF, you may "improve" his record to 0-1-4.

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 03 Jan 2006, 11:23

No, I did not forget that Byrd v Golota was a draw. In fact I thought Golota actually won the bout. What I meant by him going 0-4 is that he had 4 attempts at the title without gaining a belt.

J · Post by J » 03 Jan 2006, 12:16

OMAR SHEIKA 0-4
OTKAY URKAL 0-3

BOTH STILL ACTIVE.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 04 Jan 2006, 00:37

I thought Lopez won both Galindez fights. The second one big.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 04 Jan 2006, 01:17

Bradley001 wrote:Tommy hurricane jackson

he got only 1 shot and got nearly killed by patterson

Kid Candle · Post by **Kid Candle** » 04 Jan 2006, 01:40

"The Eastern Beast" John Brown is 0-4 in major World title belt attempts. 0-5, apparently, if you were to count the WBU.

vargas · Post by **vargas** » 04 Jan 2006, 04:45

Michael Brodie had four shots at world titles from 2000-2005.

- L - MD v Willie Jorrin for the WBC Super Bantamweight Title
- D - v Injin Chi for the Vacant WBC Featherweight Title
- L - KO 7 v Injin Chi for the Vacant WBC Featherweight Title
- L - KO 4 v Scott Harrison for the WBO Featherweight Title

Angel Manfredy also had four shots at world titles from 1998-2002.

- L - TKO 2 v Floyd Mayweather for the WBC Super Featherweight Title
- L - UD v Stevie Johnston for the WBC Lightweight Title
- L - TKO 3 v Diego Corrales for the IBF Super Featherweight Title
- L - UD v Paul Spadafora for the IBF Lightweight Title

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 04 Jan 2006, 10:46

No, Golota had 4 attempts. You left out Lamon Brewater's WBO title.

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 04 Jan 2006, 12:55

Tony Sibson lost 3 title challenges as did Michael watson.

Richie Aprille rules · Post by **Richie Aprille rules** » 05 Jan 2006, 14:41

Roldan also lost 3 times (Hagler, Hearns, Nunn)

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 31 Jan 2006, 21:40

Leonel Hernandez had 5 shots at world titles. He lost 4 and drew the other.

Most Title Shots Without Winning A Title

Most Title Shots Without Winning A Title

Yaqui Lopez?

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