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Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 10:04
by banjo
For a bit of fun see how many World Champions started and ended their professional careers with a loss.

From more recent history I've got Bernard Hopkins and Rafael Marquez.

Any others?

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 10:45
by littlepug
Orlando Salido

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 11:23
by Duran1970
Henry Armstrong

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 13:33
by HyacinthusTurnipseed

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 01:32
by APerno
Jess Willard:

1911-02-15 --- Lewis Fink --- Sapulpa OK --- DQ 10/15 --- (Threw Fink to the canvas)
1923-07-12 --- Luis Angel Firpo --- Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City --- KO 8/12

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 01:46
by APerno

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 02:37
by goose 5
Mike weaver

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 03:15
by tiny_acres
Bernard Hopkins

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 12:38
by orbtastic
Pipino Cuevas

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 12:52
by orbtastic
Bonecrusher Smith
Jhonny Gonzalez
Michael Bentt

Luisito Espinosa, I think, I know he lost some really early bouts and ended on a string of losses. Same with Arguello, lost his last one and for years was listed under losing his pro debut but I think that's since been revised.

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 14:44
by Duran1970
Chucho Castillo
Harry Forbes
Tippy Larkin
Eddie Perkins
Manuel Ortiz

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 14:55
by APerno
John Henry Lewis

World Light-Heavyweight Champ

From Buster Grant L 4/4 to Joe Louis L KO 1/15

http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/17914

Re: Champions who lost their debut and final bouts.

Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 15:40
by APerno
APerno wrote: 24 Feb 2019, 14:55 John Henry Lewis

World Light-Heavyweight Champ

From Buster Grant L 4/4 to Joe Louis L KO 1/15

http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/17914
oops! didn't see John Henry listed