Shortest World Title Reigns?

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  1. Evil Rick

    Evil Rick Active Member Full Member

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    Would Cleverly's be the shortest reign in history if he was to lose against Bellew on Saturday?

    I tried to find out but it must be surely, the only ones I could find were won and lost in the ring posted on another forum:

    Eduardo Ray Marquez was WBO Strawweight Champion for 36 days. Mike Glover was World Welterweight Champion for 21 days and Waldemar Holberg for 23. Anyone beat that?
     
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    Yokozuna beat Bret Hart at Wrestlemania 9 for the World Heavyweight title, but was immediately challenged and beat by Hulk Hogan - he held the belt for about 10 minutes

    beat that
     
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    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    one of the top of my head.....randy turpin ?...64 days was it ?...far too long to be included here though :)
     
  4. Evil Rick

    Evil Rick Active Member Full Member

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    Shortest recorded title reign is Dolph Ziggler 11 minutes 55 seconds (whoever the funk that is).
     
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    Flash Jab Boxing Junkie banned

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    A jobber.
     
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    Andre The Giant won the title, then gave it to The Million Dollar Man 45 seconds later!
     
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    You must be older than me!
     
  8. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Winning and losing (rather than vacating), possibly still belongs to Emile Plander (47 days; March 2nd 1929 to April 18th 1929).

    Shortest European reign, possibly Ernest Weiss (31 days; May 30 to June 30 1941)

    Shortest British reign; Frank Goddard (24 days; May 25 to June 17 1919)
     
  9. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Glover actually claimed the title for two years...
     
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    The Chosen Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Still got that on VHS! :lol:
     
  11. Evil Rick

    Evil Rick Active Member Full Member

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    I believe that he beat Matt Wells on the 1st of June and lost it on the 22nd of June to Jack Britton in 1915 actually.
     
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    Alex Arthur pretty much the same as Clev, interim champ, awarded full belt then lost to Cook.
     
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    :lol:
     
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    Its been beaten

    Bob Backlund also won it from Bret Hart and was then challenged by Diesel and powerbombed in about 2 minutes i think :yep
     
  15. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He did indeed, but he claimed the title some two years previous when he beat Marcel Thomas in July 1913...