Odd fights you find on boxrec

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 22 Jan 2007, 16:44

Just having a look through ex WBC light Welter champions, right in the middle of Julio Ceasar Chavez's reign there is a fight for the vacant WBC title between Guillermo Mosquera and Eduardo Roberto Benevent.
It was won by Mosquera , but he never defended it. 6 months after winning the WBC world title, Mosquera was fighting for the WBC international title...

Anyone know why this WBC word title fight came about? and why Mosquera never defended his world title?

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=014179

JC · Post by JC » 22 Jan 2007, 18:04

Hi Topper,

Funny you should mention the subject of odd fights you find on boxrec, just today I noticed this guy Ted Morgan

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=152962

fought three fights on the Robinson-Turpin I undercard winning all three by first round knockout! Some kind of novice tournment still, pretty good night's work!

john2345 · Post by **john2345** » 23 Jan 2007, 05:59

Lamar Clark beat six pponents in one night in the 1950s.... see link

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=9367

JC · Post by JC » 23 Jan 2007, 06:04

john2345 wrote:Lamar Clark beat six pponents in one night in the 1950s.... see link

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=9367

All first round KO's too.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 23 Jan 2007, 17:23

So can anyone answer my initial question?

T.M.K · Post by **T.M.K** » 24 Jan 2007, 09:10

topper123 wrote:Just having a look through ex WBC light Welter champions, right in the middle of Julio Ceasar Chavez's reign there is a fight for the vacant WBC title between Guillermo Mosquera and Eduardo Roberto Benevent.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=014179

You sure mate?

best wishes

"T.M.K"

john2345 · Post by **john2345** » 24 Jan 2007, 11:04

topper123 wrote:So can anyone answer my initial question?

I think his fight against Benevent was for the WBC International belt, not the full title.... in fact I'd lay a decent bet that this is the case!

It's likely an error in BOXREC - like Archie Moore being listed (until recently) as winning the European Light Heavvyweight title through beating Rinaldi, a mis-interpretation of the fact that the fight with Rinaldi was recognised by the EBU as being for the world title.

I looked at the list of Light Welter champs just now and it doesn't seem to be there.... maybe it's been cleaned up.

J

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