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Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 11:51
by Bundana
During my career I scored a total of 15 wins against 10 different men, who today are all recognized as world champions by BoxRec.
All 15 wins were on points.
Who am I?
Edit clue: all wins before 1955.
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 12:20
by orbtastic
Canto?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 12:40
by Bundana
orbtastic wrote:Canto?
Not a bad guess... but he only beat 7 champions.
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 12:57
by Controversial
Frankie Genaro?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 13:11
by Bundana
Controversial wrote:Frankie Genaro?
Genaro has many wins over lots of champions, but one of them was on a DQ (against Emile Pladner)... so it can't be him.
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 13:15
by orbtastic
Rosenbloom?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 13:30
by Bundana
orbtastic wrote:Rosenbloom?
With only 19 ko wins in almost 300 fights, the feather-fisted Rosenbloom is of course another champ one would think
might be the answer to such a question...
However, he actually beat 3 other champions inside the distance (Bob Godwin on a tko - and both Tiger Flowers and Ted Kid Lewis on a DQ) - so he can't be our guy.
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 13:41
by darren_simion
Sven Ottke
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 13:42
by orbtastic
I know he has an abnormally high level of points wins but wasn't sure if he hadn't stopped anyone or not.
What about Canzoneri?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 13:44
by Bundana
darren_simion wrote:Sven Ottke
Yes, you nailed it... Ottke is our man!
(just kidding, of course
DD )
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 13:48
by Rover
Bundana wrote:darren_simion wrote:Sven Ottke
Yes, you nailed it... Ottke is our man!
(just kidding, of course
DD )
He KO'd Mundine.
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 13:50
by Bundana
orbtastic wrote:I know he has an abnormally high level of points wins but wasn't sure if he hadn't stopped anyone or not.
What about Canzoneri?
Canzoneri also beat several campions inside the distance - so no, not him.
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 13:59
by JDC
Jake LaMotta?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 14:05
by Bundana
JDC wrote:Jake LaMotta?
Since LaMotta became world champion by stopping Marcel Cerdan, it can't be him.
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 14:21
by Rover
Chris John hasn't ever stopped a world champion, but he hasn't fought 10 of them.
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 14:35
by orbtastic
Hm, everyone's favourite back peddler, Gianfranco Rosi?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 14:40
by Rover
orbtastic wrote:Hm, everyone's favourite back peddler, Gianfranco Rosi?
He stopped Thomas, right?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 14:45
by Bundana
Rover wrote:orbtastic wrote:Hm, everyone's favourite back peddler, Gianfranco Rosi?
He stopped Thomas, right?
Indeed he did - so Rosi is not the one we're looking for.
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 14:50
by orbtastic
Is this a trick question - A newspaper decision era type question? Or an amateur fighter who beat a load of future pro world title holders?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 14:58
by Bundana
orbtastic wrote:Is this a trick question - A newspaper decision era type question? Or an amateur fighter who beat a load of future pro world title holders?
No, it's not a trick question!
We're talking about a pro career... and all 15 wins were "official" (with not a single newspaper decision among them).
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 15:49
by Controversial
Barney Ross?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 15:58
by Bundana
Controversial wrote:Barney Ross?
No, Ross actually only defeated 5 world champions during his career!
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 16:05
by dr_devious
Winky Wright?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 16:07
by SaadOffTheDeck
Tommy Loughran?
Re: Trivia: I never ko'd any of the champs I beat.
Posted: 27 Nov 2012, 16:29
by Bundana
dr_devious wrote:Winky Wright?
With a DQ win over world champ Bronco McKarth, it can't be Wright.