Boxers who overturned double digit losses to become world champion

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  1. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    List examples of boxers who overturned a double digit loosing record to become world champion.

    I'll start with Johnny Nelson (not counting WBF) with 12 losses before winning the WBO Cruiserweight and successfully defending it 13 times.
     
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    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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    Without checking box rec, didn’t Glen Johnson have double digit losses before beating Jones / Tarver? I think he already may have possessed a belt but after Tarver he unified, I believe.
     
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    "Siri" Vasyl Lomachenko Sr.
    Had 10 loses before beating Cristobal Cruz. Salido won a World title with nine loses vs Robert Guerrero but tested positive for PEDs
     
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    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great shout! I make it 9 losses for Glen before beating Clinton Woods for the IBF. Misses the cut by 1 loss.
     
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    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agree!

    Salido makes it with an asterix *

    (9 losses and 1 NC)
     
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    weaver
     
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    Lol no way,had no idea he’d lost so many,late bloomer I guess
     
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    Great pick but Weaver just misses out joining Glen Johnson with 9 defeats.
     
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    Didn't Emile Griffin have close to double digit loses when he won the Middleweight title.

    *edit* Nevermind he only had 7 when he moved up to Middleweight to win the title there.
     
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    James Braddock was 49-25-7 when he won the Heavyweight title.

    Not sure why Boxrec has the Cinderella Man's record listed incorrectly. He finished his career at 50-26-7 not the 46-24-4 listed on Boxrec.
     
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    well sheet
     
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    They wont count non-verified bouts, they did the same thing to Alexis Arguello who retired at 82-8 in 1995 but BoxRec has his record as 77-8 because they said 5 of his wins couldn't be proved that they happened/weren't exhibitions.
     
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    Jersey Joe
     
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    Cristobal Cruz lost 11 times before winning his first and only world title, against Salido.

    http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/60992

    And Cruz Carbajal also lost 11 times before winning his first and only world title, against Mauricio Martinez.

    http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/4512
     
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    Freddie Pendalton
     
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