Non-title bouts

[AntonioMartin]

This is something you don't see that much these days but I was remembering because, at least back to the 80's, world champions engaged in many non-title fights.

There were many reasons for this: trying out a new weight, extra money, Pay Per View wasn't around (or at least during the 80's, not in many countries) and fighters were more dependent those days on their promoters, etc

With that in mind, here are a few i remember. I won;t be mentioning any of the ones from the 60's and before because those were way too many:

Also, only world champions who were current when these bouts took place, so no Mike Tyson KO3 Buster Mathis Jr., for example.

Felix Trinidad KO1 Troy Waters
Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. KO2 Scott Walker
Ray Mancini W10 George Feeney
Mancini KO1 Johnny Torres
Jeff Chandler W10 Hector Cortez
Chandler L10 Oscar Muniz
Alexis Arguello L10 Vilomar Fernandez
Arguello W10 Jose Luis Ramirez
Arguello KO2 Kevin Rooney
Oscar De La Hoya KO2 Darryl Tyson
Wilfredo Gomez KO7 Jose Gonzalez
Gomez KO2 Jose Luis Soto-my first ever in person boxing show!
Gomez KO4 Eddie Ndukwu
Salvador Sanchez W10 Nicky Perez
Eusebio Pedroza NC2 Rudy Alpizar
Edwin Rosario KO2 Roger Brown
Hector Camacho KO7 Rafael Williams
Camacho W10 Freddie Roach
Juan Laporte L10 Gerald Hayes
Pedroza KO10 Hayes
Roberto Duran KO4 Leonard Tavarez
Duran W10 Hector Matta
and, technically at least but only technically:
Bobby Chacon W12 Cornelius Boza Edwards..

Any others you all remember???

[margaret thatcher]

the thais have loads of them

[Onetimeonly]

I remember several on your list being title fights and several more that occurred when said fighter wasn't carrying a strap at the time.

[AntonioMartin]

I remember several on your list being title fights and several more that occurred when said fighter wasn't carrying a strap at the time.

Really?

Perhaps my brain is starting to "overload" already at age 48 then???

[Onetimeonly]

I remember several on your list being title fights and several more that occurred when said fighter wasn't carrying a strap at the time.

Really?

Perhaps my brain is starting to "overload" already at age 48 then???

Perhaps so.