The single greatest accomplishment in boxing history

[MANGLER]

Co-sign. Dude couldn't even drink at the bar and he was already world heavyweight champion.

Wonder if they dared to ID him.

[Miburo]

Surprised Robinson hasn't been mentioned yet, 5 middleweight titles - that has to be the most title rematches won in history. He would also have been a legitimate three-weight champion under normal weather conditions against Maxim.

I would probably go with Armstrong though, he almost held four simultaneously but drew his MW title bout.

[Miburo]

For those mentioning Tyson, you can't forget about Wilfred Benitez either, winning the linear JWW title at age 17.

[0Rooster4Life0]

Surprised Robinson hasn't been mentioned yet, 5 middleweight titles - that has to be the most title rematches won in history. He would also have been a legitimate three-weight champion under normal weather conditions against Maxim.

I would probably go with Armstrong though, he almost held four simultaneously but drew his MW title bout.

I did bring up Robinson, Its hard to go past Robinson and Armstrong.


ROOSTER

[JAB5239]

Vinny Pazienza who moved up 2 weight divisions (LWW to LMW) & won his 2nd WT after recovering from a broken neck!!!! Now that deserves a mention..

Actually he broke his neck shortly after winning the WBA title from Dele, my friend. But to come back and become a world class fighter again is certainly worth mention if not quite on par with the other accomplishments mentioned.

[Miburo]

I did bring up Robinson, Its hard to go past Robinson and Armstrong.


ROOSTER

Apologies, missed that last part of your post. Still, I think it's the 5 MW titles and all that entails which his claim rests upon.

[JAB5239]

I got one.....25 title defenses, Joe Louis. This record will most likely never be broken by a heavyweight and probably not at any other weight either.

[Miburo]

I got one.....25 title defenses, Joe Louis. This record will most likely never be broken by a heavyweight and probably not at any other weight either.

The problem in evaluating this is that fighters in any weight class below heavyweight rarely remain at a single weight for their entire careers (which is both fairly unrealistic and necessary to accumulate so many defenses).

[JAB5239]

The problem in evaluating this is that fighters in any weight class below heavyweight rarely remain at a single weight for their entire careers (which is both fairly unrealistic and necessary to accumulate so many defenses).

The bigger problem is the amount of recognized champions in a weight class today. In Louis' day he wasn't beating the best named by the sanctioning organization, he was beating the best in the world. Records like Armstrong and Louis' will be virtually impossible to break today because of the changes in the sport. But this cannot take away from those accomplishments.

[mickey malone]

Actually he broke his neck shortly after winning the WBA title from Dele, my friend. But to come back and become a world class fighter again is certainly worth mention if not quite on par with the other accomplishments mentioned.

Thankyou for the correction.. I do have the odd mucking fuddle lol