Boxers with more title fights than non-title fights

[punchoutsb]

Saw an instagram post from Lomachenko earlier today and got me thinking--who are some other fighters who have fought in more title fights than non-title fights in their career?

I'm guessing it will be a very modern list, since multiple titles make the feat "easier" and the old timers fought a lot of non-title fights interspersed with their defenses.

If you only count the big four of the ABC orgs(IBF, WBO, WBC, WBA) and NO interim, intercontinental, interballistic, etc.

Lomachenko 14 of his 15 fights
Ottke 22 of his 34 fights were for titles
Ioka 19 of his 27 fights

I'm sure there's probably many more that I'm missing, just these three popped into my head and boxrec verified.

[margaret thatcher]

Kosei Tanaka 9 out of 15

Depending on how you count titles, Golovkin can be at 23 out of 42

I think there is one dude who BoxRec has as 0-1, losing his only recorded fight in a title fight, I'm guessing he actually fought more than that but that records are incomplete

[tiny_acres]

Floyd Mayweather jr. 26-0 10 ko's in title fights
24-0 in non title bouts

[punchoutsb]

Kosei Tanaka 9 out of 15

Depending on how you count titles, Golovkin can be at 23 out of 42

I think there is one dude who BoxRec has as 0-1, losing his only recorded fight in a title fight, I'm guessing he actually fought more than that but that records are incomplete

Floyd Mayweather jr. 26-0 10 ko's in title fights
24-0 in non title bouts

Good call. It looks like Pac just missed it...35 title fights to 36 non-title fights.

Also forgot about Inoue. 14 of his 19 bouts have been for titles.

[littlepug]

Sven Ottke 22 out of 34

[margaret thatcher]

Sven Ottke 22 out of 34

34 tried, 34 failed

[littlepug]

Dariusz Michalczewski 27 out of 50, Virgil Hill was dead even with 29 out of 58.

[littlepug]

Oscar de la Hoya 26 out of 45

[littlepug]

Myung woo Yuh 21 out of 39

[bwu]

Sing Kil Moon: 20-2 overall, 12 wins and both defeats in title bouts.

[AntonioMartin]

Rafael Lovera, 1 out of 1! (WBC world title too!)

[Woldemar]

Samson Dutch Boy Gym 40 fights out of 43

[tiny_acres]

Samson Dutch Boy Gym 40 fights out of 43

Those were all wbf title bouts. I would not count them

[orbtastic]

Roman Gonzalez is 25/51, I think.

Jorge Arce, I don't want to try and count how many title fights he had, he was Interim Fly champ for what seemed like years whilst WongKongJam or whatever his name was held the title.

JC Chavez, 37 world title fights out of 115 fights.

Omar Narvaez - 31/52, that has to be the highest %, given a career of more than 10 bouts?

[orbtastic]

Wilfredo Gomez 23/48
Azumah Nelson 24/46
Jeff Fenech 14/33

[punchoutsb]

Roman Gonzalez is 25/51, I think.

Jorge Arce, I don't want to try and count how many title fights he had, he was Interim Fly champ for what seemed like years whilst WongKongJam or whatever his name was held the title.

JC Chavez, 37 world title fights out of 115 fights.

Omar Narvaez - 31/52, that has to be the highest %, given a career of more than 10 bouts?

There have already been quite a few posted here with a higher percentage than Narvaez and more than ten bouts.

[orbtastic]

Yeah I didn’t realise Loma had so many.

[Bujia]

Saensak Muangsurin: 12/20
Sot Chitalada: 16/31
Ricardo Lopez: 26/51
Azumah Nelson: 24/46

[Boxing Prospect]

Rafael Lovera, 1 out of 1! (WBC world title too!)

Quite a few like that
Joves De La Puz and Arturo Mayan for example

[Boxing Prospect]

Yoko Gushiken 15/25

[AntonioMartin]

Rafael Lovera, 1 out of 1! (WBC world title too!)

Joves De La Puz and Arturo Mayan for example

De la Puz almost won the title! Losing only by split decision...smho