Looking at his record, Godfrey could get DQ'd... either for fighting dirty, or not fighting at all.
Jersey Joe Walcott
How about Shannon Briggs soaking it up against Vitali Klitschko?
Eddie Perkins tops the list with 24 countries.
I agree, that boxing hasn't "evolved" since the late 30s/early 40s - where fantastic fighters like Louis, Pep and Robinson came on the scene....
I have actually been wondering, why no one has bothered to answer this! Edwin and Adolfo Viruet
Yeah... and back in the old days there were lots and lots of fights, where both boxers were thrown out for not trying. Even all-time greats like...
Eddie Perkins: Germany Japan S.A. Australia USA Austria Venezuela P.R. Costa Rica Chile Jamaica Brazil Denmark Argentina UK Ecuador Guyana Mexico...
Tiger Flowers came back from 11 ko defeats, to defeat Harry Greb for the middleweight title!
I suspect the record may belong to Kirk Lawton, who gave away 175 lbs (251 to 426½) when he stopped Butterbean (Eric Esch) in two rounds, back in...
Let's cut it down to 10: Jack Johnson Brad Simmons Ham Pounder Archie Moore Muhammad Ali Larry Holmes Mike Tyson Danny Williams Mairis Briedis...
Absolutely correct... well done!
Bingo... that is indeed one of our two guys! Small clue: the other one is a HOFer.
Steele, Yarosz, Monzon, McAvoy, McFarland, Britton... they all had losses, draws or NCs in their first 100 fights, against opponents they didn't...
Robinson drew with Jose Basora in his 55th fight, which he later "avenged" with a 1st round ko - but not until his 114th fight. So Robinson can't...
