Greatest Achievements in Boxing?

Greg was high?

 

There is a good article in the December issue of the Ring about McGovern,Sam Harris ,his manager persuaded Frank Erne,the lightweight champ to agree to a catchweight fight,otherwise McGovern would have won the bantam,featherweight ,and light weight titles all within 10 months,and all by ko.

 

a pre-prime ATG moving up in weight to beat a prime ATG..
that has never been done before...

all other feat has been duplicated by other boxers

 

Really? Who else became the first black hw champion in the early 20th century other than Jack Johnson?

 

Koki Kameda.

 

why would you limit a particular achievement in a particular era?

 

Because it´s a particular achievement :good

 

Thomas hearns winning the lt heavy title from hill 11 years after squashing cuevas for the welterweight crown.
George 'grill' foreman winning the heavyweight title at 45,twenty or so years after his first title win.
Henry armstrong holding three original division titles simultaneously.
Manny pac winning titles from fly to welter.

And,the grand daddy of them all,manos de piedra winning the middleweight title seventeen years after first winning the lightweight title...

 

Outside of the ones mentioned, first 2 that come to mind are Sam Langford's win over Harry Wills, a lightweight beating a heavyweight is just incredible

2nd is Billy Miskes K.O over Bill Breenan, Miske was virtually a cripple at the point

 

Langford was probably born at 135...
Though its still a great achievement for him to beat wills. What would guys say sammys 'natural' weight was? 160,175?

 

Roberto Duran winning the middleweight title, and basically overachieving after leaving lightweight, beating Ray Leonard and giving a monster named Marvin Hagler problems.

 

9 December 1904
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
Sam Langford D Jack Blackburn PTS 15 15

11 January 1904
Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sam Langford D Jack Blackburn NWS 6 6
23 December 1903
Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jack Blackburn W Sam Langford NWS 12 12


Lest we forget!!

 

Wilfred Benitez's winning the juniorwelter title at 17 from Antonio Cervantes was a massive achievement..an amazing feat. I'm sure it because of those beans and rice as much as anything.

 

I always like to mention Nel Tarleton when something like this comes up. Who needs two lungs to win three dozen fights over the 15 round distance? Over 145 fights, never stopped, two Lonsdale belts outright, and he won his last match over 15 rounds at age 39 to retire as British Empire and BBBofC FW Champion.

Nella went the 15 round distance over 50 times. Even with two lungs, today's pussies can hardly stand up through 12.

 

I've always thought that the 15 round guys were incrementally better than most of these guys today, in the 12 rounds era.