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Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 19:30
by Boxingmad
Was it David Reid?
Any other quick pro records spring to mind?
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 19:33
by Coco
Paul Weir I think he had only 5 fights
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 19:41
by Flav1
Holyfield did it in 10 - that's all I got
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 19:58
by Flav1
Haye would have done it in 10 as well if he'd beaten Thompson
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 20:06
by Coco
Jane Couch did it after 4 fights
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 20:08
by Flav1
Wasn't that the bird who punched Iain Lee in the ribs on the 11 O'Clock show when said she looked like a man? Fair point mind.
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 20:17
by Shirow
Leon Spinks - 8
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 20:26
by EddieShredder
Saensak Muangsurin won the WBC in his 3rd fight....
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 20:33
by EddieShredder
Talk about aggressive matchmaking.... check this guys debut out
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 20:37
by Flav1
HAHA and his 2nd bout.
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 21:15
by hitman_hatton1
jeff fenech in his 7th fight.
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 01:11
by Blue
Veeraphol Sahaprom won the WBA battam title in his 4th fight.
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 01:19
by oliverfennell
EddieShredder wrote:Saensak Muangsurin won the WBC in his 3rd fight....
This is the answer, gents, pay attention!
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 04:57
by Chambers2
Flav1 wrote:Haye would have done it in 10 as well if he'd beaten Thompson
11
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 06:10
by Flav1
So it is. Remember how gutted I was when he lost that...
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 06:22
by Wales
Coco wrote:Jane Couch did it after 4 fights
Cant stand her, common cretin of the highest order.
HW Olympic champion fought for the world title on his debut, forget his name. Didnt win mind.
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 07:11
by Old bones Ian
Couple of people have fought for world titles on their debut, but were not sucessful.
Rafael Lovera, was a taxi driver from paraguay, and soon returned to that afterwards.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer
most famous was Pete Rademacher who fought Floyd patterson on his debut
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 07:17
by steve689
The Asian fighters seem to get thrown in pretty quickly. Wasn't Nobuo Nashiro 6-0 or something when he won the WBA off Martin Castillo?
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 09:39
by Old bones Ian
Well spare a thought for Archie Moore, 16 years after turning pro he finally got his chance to fight for the World title.
I know i'd take the fastpath
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 09:45
by Captain Hook
Vargas was pretty quick, DLH was early on and so was Reid.....
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 24 Jul 2008, 11:44
by bennie
Muangsurin won a world title in his third pro fight but beat Spain's so-so Perico Fernandez and was already experienced in kickboxing. The most remarkable achievement along these lines is still that of Wilfred Benitez, who licked Antonio "Kid Pambele" Cervantes at just 17.
Benitez paid for it, of course. He was a 'shot' fighter at 22.
Re: Least pro fights before becoming world champion
Posted: 24 Jul 2008, 14:09
by Old bones Ian
Was Charlie Magri the quickest to a British title? beat Dave Smith in his 3rd fight.