Trivia: Fighters who met both as future and former world champions

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  1. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Name examples where two world champions:

    ... met in a non-title bout before either had won a world title.
    ... and later met in another non-title fight when both were ex-champions.
     
    Bukkake, Apr 26, 2010
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  2. hhascup

    hhascup Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Here's a couple:
    Jack Dillon and George Chip
    Ken Overlin and Fred Apostoli
     
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  3. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It took over 4 hours before anyone came up with an answer to this one - and who else but hh!
     
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  4. hhascup

    hhascup Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There could be more if I do some research on it. Yesterday I MC'ed a Sports Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies and then I stayed up until 2 AM doing some research on some other things to do with sports, so I didn't get on the computer until almost 1 PM.

    I never heard that one before, so that was pretty good, because I learned something new.
     
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  5. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes, you're probably right... if one had the time (and energy!) to thoroughly research this question, more correct answers would probably turn up. But not many, I think!

    Besides the two you mention, I only have Paul Berlenbach and Jack Delaney... and the funny thing about those two is, that in addition to meeting in non-title fights before and after they were world champions, they of course also fought each other in two world title fights!

    I could be wrong, but my guess is that Berlenbach and Delaney may be the only two boxers, who have met as both future and former world champions - PLUS in a world title fight. If you can think of another such case, I would be very interested in knowing who that could be.
     
    Bukkake, Apr 26, 2010
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