Boxers who retired undefeated

jsc1973 · Post by **jsc1973** » 01 Sep 2003, 19:01

I was discussing this with a friend last night (actually it was a discussion about Dariusz Michalczewski, who may join this club soon), and we were trying to figure out how many boxers retired undefeated. By this, I mean boxers who actually accomplished something, not guys like Shazzon Bradley who got hurt before they got anywhere.

I could only think of five:

Ricardo Lopez 51-0-1
Rocky Marciano 49-0-0
Laszlo Papp 27-0-2
Jack McAuliffe 18-0-4 (or 33-0-9 by another source)
Ji-Won Kim 16-0-2

Is there anybody I'm missing here?

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 02 Sep 2003, 00:45

add cruz marcano....23/0/3.....1966-1970.

Do not ask me who this is...i just checked an old ring record book...which is redundant as there are no NEW ring record books.

terap...there'a a post somewhere by me and i forget who else regarding Jimmy Caruthers....he retired without a defeat...but came back some years later and lost a few.

I think this is on the "Interesting profiles' thread in the current scene.

tolstoy · Post by **tolstoy** » 02 Sep 2003, 09:34

There was also Terry Marsh (26-0-1) who retired as IBF light welterweight champion in 1987. His promoter allegedly had allegedly leaked the fact that he had epilepsy to the British Boxing Board of Control who subsequently revoked his licence to box.

Warren was later shot in the chest in a car park as he arrived for a boxing event. After Marsh was acquitted of his attempted murder, the police said after the trial that they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the matter and as far as they were concerned, the matter was closed.

Broncano · Post by **Broncano** » 02 Sep 2003, 11:15

Jaclem wrote:add cruz marcano....23/0/3.....1966-1970.

Do not ask me who this is...i just checked an old ring record book...which is redundant as there are no NEW ring record books.

Boxrec has Venezuelan Cruz Marcano at 25-1-3, with a lost decision to Memo Morales (?) in 1970. Boxing fans are usually familiar with Alfredo Marcano WBA superfeatherweight champ in 1971.
From what I know Cruz and Alfredo were from the same town in Venezuela and trained at the same gym in Cumana. Cruz's most famous victory was his KO of Hall of Famer Kid Pambele in 1968.

Tomato-Can · Post by **Tomato-Can** » 02 Sep 2003, 11:45

Samson Dutchboy Gym 43-0-0 36

Tantum · Post by **Tantum** » 02 Sep 2003, 13:38

Mickey Rourke, 6-0-2

delisa · Post by **delisa** » 02 Sep 2003, 19:10

Cruz Marcano -- known as "El Loco" indeed was from Cumana, Venezuela, as was Alfredo Marcano.

Marcano was a frewheeling type, but could box witht he best of them.

The Ring Record book did overlook his loss to Memo Morales, a Mexican who, by all accounts, got a gift decision over Cruz.

Cruz was killed in a car accident on a trecherous road leading to Caracas. On Aug 23, exactly 33 years after he was killed, I took a 7-hour bus ride from Cumana to Caracas on the same road -- and I can tell you it has not improved at all!

Broncano · Post by **Broncano** » 03 Sep 2003, 00:41

delisa wrote:Cruz Marcano -- known as "El Loco" indeed was from Cumana, Venezuela, as was Alfredo Marcano.

Marcano was a frewheeling type, but could box witht he best of them.

The Ring Record book did overlook his loss to Memo Morales, a Mexican who, by all accounts, got a gift decision over Cruz.

Cruz was killed in a car accident on a trecherous road leading to Caracas. On Aug 23, exactly 33 years after he was killed, I took a 7-hour bus ride from Cumana to Caracas on the same road -- and I can tell you it has not improved at all!

Thanks Mike! I knew you'd come to the rescue.

P.S.: Any chance on Hugo Chavez taking a drive on that treacherous road?

joneva · Post by **joneva** » 03 Sep 2003, 20:11

Horace Notice retired unbeaten, winning all of his sixteen professional fights. He was pretty good by British heavyweight standards.

Terry Marsh didn't shoot allegedly, the fact the police didn't bother to look for anyone else doesn't prove a thing.

Terp · Post by **Terp** » 04 Sep 2003, 02:36

Can someone please remove that "unconfirmed" phantom bout from Finito Lopez's record? Boxrec is the only place I've heard mention of that fight. When he fought Petelo (His final bout), he was introduced as 49 -0 - 1. Even his own website doesn't recognize that fight.