Unbroken Championship Reign: 12yrs 4 mos - Joe Louis (5/22/37-9/27/1950) 7 yrs - Larry Holmes (9/6/78- 9/21/85) * 7yrs 2 mos - Vitali Klitschko (4/24/04-2/18/12) 6 yrs 3 mos - Wladimir Klitschko (4/22/06-7/7/12) * 4yrs 8 mos - Muhamad Ali (10/30/74-2/15/7 4 yrs - Mike Tyson (11/22/86-2/11/1990 2yrs 9 mos - Lennox Lewis (2/7/97-11/11/2000) Consecutive Title Defenses: 26 - Joe Louis 20 - Larry Holmes 12 - Wladimir Klitschko 10 - Muhamad Ali 10 - Vitali Klitschko 9 - Lennox Lewis 9 - Mike Tyson Wins is World Title Fights: 27 -Joe Louis 21 - Larry Holmes 19 - Wladimir Klitschko 16 - Lennox Lewis 14 - Vitali Klitschko 14 - Muhamad Ali 12 - Mike Tyson KO% 87% - Vitali Klitschko 84% - Wladimir Klitschko 76% - Mike Tyson 75% - Joe Louis 73% - Lennox Lewis 61% - Muhamad Ali 59% - Larry Holmes
They're very dominant champions in their era. No one diputes this. Its the fact that theyve not had a chance to test themselves against equal fighters to them.
Lets be honest here, Champion Emeritus dosnt mean ****. If your retired you aint fighting so you arnt the champ. Its pretty simple
I know my lad, just kidding :thumbsup That's why there is a * next to Vitali's championship reign. I think this is the number for his reign before and after retirement added together.
myth Rocky marciano has the highest ko%..at 87.76......where as the ol QUITER HAS A "KO" % OF 86.96..............EPIC FAIL.
Vitali has a high KO percentage, its a bit of a coincidence that he has by far the worst opposition ever as well.
but he does have an impressive 100% TKO record. against Lennox. itxs a loss, but its nevertheless impressive that he didnt get koed sooner than round 6 the way he was shite defending.