2 HOFamers share 2 astounding coincidences

This question has now been up for over 18 hours - so I think it's safe to say, that no one has a clue! It seems, that we need a little help after all, burt.

Without giving anything away, could you tell us if both these men were world champs as well as HOFers?

Also those 2 astounding coincidences, they share in their fight records... is the operative word here "share"? I mean, those 2 things - are they only off the charts, because our two HOFers met each other? You know, if someone retired with a career record of, say, 79(42)-8(3)-4, that in itself would not raise any eyebrows... but if he had fought someone else who retired with the exact same numbers, that would be truely astounding. Or would those 2 coincidences still be in their records, and be just as amazing, if the two had never fought?

 

Hmm... 2 great HOF-champions, rugged and tricky, almost impossible to knock out, fought each other once, one went into show business while the other died tragically.

This sure sounds like Greb and Rosenbloom - but I can't put my finger on those two amazing coincidences. I'll have to think harder!

 

I also have both and if you go by the Ring Record Book they both had 299 total bouts and both were KO'ed twice.

 

I didn't see this post.

Boxrec has Maxie at 298.

 

What a complete let-down, burt.

 

atsch

 

I was actually thinking about their almost identical records - but since BoxRec have 298 fights for Rosenbloom and 299 for Greb, I figured it had to be something else.

But there can be no doubt that the fact that there is NO footage of either man, is VERY strange. That many fights - and not a single one on film! This must be boxing's greatest mystery.

Anyway, thanks for the trivia, burt. A very interesting question, and I really enjoyed the exercise - even if I only got the boxers right!

 

I went by the Ring Record Book and they both had 299. I am pretty sure there still missing a few.