Is it Manny Melchor of the Philippines?
IBF World Minimumweight Champion in 1992
His total overall record was 38-35-6 with only 10KOs!
Is there any world champion that has a worse record than his?
The World Champions with the Worst Record
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elmersalsa
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Rickey Parkey, the IBF cruiserweight champ in 86-87.
22-20-0
Although he lost the remaining 16 times after being a champion.
22-20-0
Although he lost the remaining 16 times after being a champion.
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Juan Polo Perez, IBF Super-Fly champion in 1989-90, record 46-46-4.
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Alfredo Layne 15-12,12 KO
Kelvin Seabrooks 28-22,22 KO
Kelvin Seabrooks 28-22,22 KO
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Francisco Quiroz of the Dominican Republic...
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elmersalsa
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Maybe worst record but not the worst belt holder. They threw him in with some really good opponents early on (three past or future belt holders, a couple of more who went on to fight for alphabet belts) and he mostly held his own but lost. He beat a longtime contender turned belt holder for a trinket, but he wasn’t good enough to beat the best. IMO guys like Bert Schenk who had a padded record and briefly held a WBO middleweight belt we’re far worse “champions.”
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Ambling Alp II
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As for real champions, Leon Spinks might have the worst. He was 26-17-3. Lew Jenkins was 73-41-5.
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Onetimeonly
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The great George Dixon was like 75-35Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑07 Sep 2021, 15:37 As for real champions, Leon Spinks might have the worst. He was 26-17-3. Lew Jenkins was 73-41-5.
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Just looked up Bert Schenk's record and yes, that is one hell of a padded record against a load of no name boxers with losing records.giacomino wrote: ↑06 Sep 2021, 17:33Maybe worst record but not the worst belt holder. They threw him in with some really good opponents early on (three past or future belt holders, a couple of more who went on to fight for alphabet belts) and he mostly held his own but lost. He beat a longtime contender turned belt holder for a trinket, but he wasn’t good enough to beat the best. IMO guys like Bert Schenk who had a padded record and briefly held a WBO middleweight belt we’re far worse “champions.”
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I guess the worst champion would depend on the criteria we're using here...
JB Williamson's record, although not the worst, shows that he was stopped 12 times in a final record of 26(10)-16. He beat 30-1-2 Prince Mama Mohammed to win the title, but looking at Mohammed's record shows that he had a massively padded record.
Williamson lost in his first defence to a Dennis Andries who went on to have a pretty decent career but at the time, wasn't held in the high regard he is these days (by some).
JB Williamson's record, although not the worst, shows that he was stopped 12 times in a final record of 26(10)-16. He beat 30-1-2 Prince Mama Mohammed to win the title, but looking at Mohammed's record shows that he had a massively padded record.
Williamson lost in his first defence to a Dennis Andries who went on to have a pretty decent career but at the time, wasn't held in the high regard he is these days (by some).