Rematch GOAT

I had an inkling Donald Curry would turn out to be a one hit wonder, having just the UD15 in the Starling rematch. It turns out he also had another tilt with his fourth pro opponent, Rigo Lopez, for his thirtieth bout almost seven years later, as his confidence-builder after the McCallum loss.

So, 2-0 (1).

 

RJJ:

1-3 (1) :!:

Bernard Hopkins - LUD12 in the rematch.
Montell Griffin - WKO1 in the rematch.
Antonio Tarver - LTKO2 in the rematch, LUD12 in the rubber match.

 

...which leads me to...

Virgil Hill:

3-2 (1)

David Vedder - WUD12 in the rematch.
Frank Tate - WUD12 in the rematch.
Fabrice Tiozzo - WKO1 in the rematch.
Henry Maske - LUD12 in the rematch. lol
Jean Marc Mormeck - LUD12 in the rematch.

 

...which leads me to...

Henry Maske:

2-0

Graciano Rocchigiani WUD12 in the rematch.
Virgil Hill - WUD12 in the rematch.

Flawless. :smoke

One victim in the IBHOF, and the other, while unlikely to ever get in (or even be on the bubble) still a respected 2-division titlist nonetheless.

Maske is clearly zee rematch GOAT. Wunderbar!

 

Argüello:

5-2 (1)

Oscar Espinoza - LSD6 in the rematch.
Julio Hernandez - WUD10 in the rematch.
Emilio Buitrago - WUD10 in the rematch.
Oscar Aparicio - WUD10 in the rematch.
Alfredo Escalera - WTKO13 in the rematch.
Aaron Pryor - LKO10 in the rematch.
Vilomar Fernandez - WUD10 in the rematch.

 

It is definitely somebody else's turn, btw. :yep

Robinson, Langford, Fitzsimmons Pep, Rosenbloom, Armstrong, Azteca - have fun, kids. :!:

 

5-3-1 (2)

Dwight Muhammad Qawi - WKO4 in the rematch.
Alex Stewart - WUD12 in the rematch.
Riddick Bowe - WMD12 in the rematch, LTKO8 in the rubber match.
Michael Moorer - WRTD8 in the rematch.
Mike Tyson - WDQ3 in the rematch.
Lennox Lewis - LUD12 in the rematch.
John Ruiz - LUD12 in the rematch, D12 in the rubber match.

 

Pong:

16-3-1 (4)

Bernardo Jun Dabalos - WKO2 in the rematch.
Alpong Navaja - WUD10 in the rematch.
Ramil Gevero - WUD10 in the rematch, WUD10 in the rubber match.
Jerry Pahayahay - LKO7 in the rematch, WUD10 in the rubber match.
Juanito Rubillar - WUD10 in the rematch.
Randy Mangubat - WUD10 in the rematch, WUD12 in the rubber match, WUD10 in the fourth installment.
Roy Tarazona - WUD8 in the rematch.
Dennis Sabsal - WUD8 in the rematch.
Texas Gomez - WKO7 in the rematch.
Mark Sales - WUD6 in the rematch.
Ramil Anito - WTKO5 in the rematch.
Daisuke Naito - WTD7 in the rematch, LUD12 in the rubber match, D12 in the fourth installment.
Rey Megrino - WTKO1 in the rematch, LTKO3 in the rubber match.

 

Just a word of disclaimer/explanation on a couple of things:

I'm using the phrase "rubber match" loosely to connote a third meeting between rivals. Typically rubber matches are understood to be "tie breakers" when two competitors are deadlocked at 1-1 (or even if there was a draw in either of the first two meetings, leaving need for "closure" even though one may have the edge at 1-0-1) and that is how the phrase is meant to be used. In colloquial use, however, it applies more broadly to any third chapter, and that's how I have been using it here.

Also, in the case of some older records where the result is given as "PTS" but no specifics are given, I have defaulted to considering them 'unanimous decisions' for wont of any reason to suppose otherwise. Some of these may have been referee decisions or judge/referee hybrids, as different formats have been used in different parts of the world at different times.

 

You forgot Sam Peter. :hey

WUD12 and WKO10 - and in the rematch Wlad didn't repeatedly hump the canvas with his butt. :yep

 

Surely you're not suggesting, though, that Monroe, Martin, Byrd, Brewster, Peter & Thompson ought to put him in the company of Louis, Ali, Hagler, Monzón or Greb? :think

...or even Pacquiao, for that matter.