Re: Why is Holmes vs. Marvis Frazier counted as a title fight?
Posted: 13 Oct 2022, 08:10
Actually, Louis had 25 defenses not 26 unless you count his exhibition fight with Johnny Davis like 1112273 said and Holmes counted his fight with Marvis Frazier as one of his 20 defenses of his World Heavyweight Title because it was his Ring Magazine Heavyweight Title on the line.Controversial wrote: ↑17 Dec 2014, 17:57So Joe Louis had 26 defences thenDubblechin wrote:Unless the bout is billed as an exhibition, every time a heavyweight champion steps in the ring it is a title fight.
Typically, lighter-weight champs can get away with it by fighting in over-the-weight bouts. A welterweight champ, for instance, won't lose his title if he loses a fight at junior middleweight - because he and his opponent didn't weigh below 147.
Since there is no weight limit at heavyweight, you can't fight over-the-weight bouts. So Holmes-Frazier was a title defense.