Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

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banjo
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Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

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For a bit of fun see how many World Champions started and ended their professional careers with a loss.

From more recent history I've got Bernard Hopkins and Rafael Marquez.

Any others?
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Orlando Salido
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Henry Armstrong
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Jess Willard:

1911-02-15 --- Lewis Fink --- Sapulpa OK --- DQ 10/15 --- (Threw Fink to the canvas)
1923-07-12 --- Luis Angel Firpo --- Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City --- KO 8/12
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Mike weaver
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Bernard Hopkins
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Pipino Cuevas
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Bonecrusher Smith
Jhonny Gonzalez
Michael Bentt

Luisito Espinosa, I think, I know he lost some really early bouts and ended on a string of losses. Same with Arguello, lost his last one and for years was listed under losing his pro debut but I think that's since been revised.
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Chucho Castillo
Harry Forbes
Tippy Larkin
Eddie Perkins
Manuel Ortiz
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John Henry Lewis

World Light-Heavyweight Champ

From Buster Grant L 4/4 to Joe Louis L KO 1/15

http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/17914
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APerno wrote: 24 Feb 2019, 14:55 John Henry Lewis

World Light-Heavyweight Champ

From Buster Grant L 4/4 to Joe Louis L KO 1/15

http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/17914
oops! didn't see John Henry listed
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