Best four wins in a row

I’m killing time in an airport so not really able to look up any candidates myself, will try to do so later when I can.

But I got to thinking: what’s the best four wins in a row anyboxer has ever put together in consecutive fights (no tune-ups in between, no losses or draws in the four fights, etc.)?

 

Joe Frazier beat: Jerry Quarry, Jimmy Ellis, Bob Foster and Muhammad Ali all in a row. Nearly stopped all four. (Only Ali saw the final bell.)

 

I figure it will be from around the 1970s forward (especially for non-heavyweights) because before that you had a lot of non-title fights in between or easy touches in title fights to break up the string.

 

Floyd Mayweather beat: Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley in a row.

 

Dwight Qawi beat: Mike Rossman, James Scott, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Jerry Martin, Matthew Saad Muhammad again and Eddie Davis in a row.

Only Scott lasted the distance.

 

Rossman Scott and Franklin were worn out though. Not dismissing Braxton though .. great fighter

 

De LA hoya
Tyson
Chavez
Gonzales
Whittaker.

 

Good stuff. Thanks for the answers. I still wanna see if I can find some more.

EDIT: Took a quick gander at Henry Armstrong’s boxrec and found this stretch in 1938:

Beat Barney Ross, Lou Ambers, Ceferino Garcia and Al Manfredo (who was at least good enough to challenge him for the welterweight title, 74-22-8 at the time).

 

Jimmy Bivins- Bob Pastor, Lee Savold, Ezzard Charles, Anton Christoforidis
Ezzard Charles -Oakland Billy Smith, Jimmy Bivins, Erv Sarlin, Archie Moore
Ezzard Charles- Joey Maxim, Jersey Joe Walcott, Gus Lesnevich, Pat Valentino
Barney Ross- Tony Canzoneri, Sammy Fuller, Billy Petrolle, Pete Nebo
Barney Ross- Jimmy McLarnin, Baby Joe Gans, Ceferino Garcia, Ceferino Garcia
Emile Griffith- Willie Toweel, Luis Manuel Rodriguez, Benny Kid Paret, Gaspar Ortega
Manny Pacquiao- Erik Morales, Jorge Solis, Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez
Marco Antonio Barrera- Naseem Hamed, Enrique Sanchez, Erik Morales, Johnny Tapia

 

Here's one , fairly well known but still for those who may not ..

Best win following five losses ?

 

Ralph "Tiger" Jones beating SRR, coming off a 5-bout losing streak.

 

Bob Foster was useless at heavyweight though.

 

Not the best but worth a mention... Ali
Liston
Liston
Patterson
Chuvalo

 

I noticed a stretch where Sandy Saddler lost three out of four ... and the one win was over Willie Pep, haha. I believe the three losses were over-the-weight, and Sandy was just a nearly unbeatable fighter at featherweight but not so much when he fought against heavier guys.

Also found this nice little stretch of consecutive wins by Beau Jack in 1942-43:

Tippy Larkin
Fritzie Zivic
Fritzie Zivic
Henry Armstrong

 

Not four fights in a row.