It's a difficult question to answer, as there are two components. What's more important - the number of years or the number of fights? Holmes and...
It's now been a couple of days, since anyone took a stab at this latest question - so maybe it's best to just put it to rest. Longest...
Not a bad guess! Welsh went unstopped in 161 fights - before losing inside the distance to Benny Leonard (for the first and only time in his...
I think, maybe you didn't count the fights labeled "ND"? There are 13 of those before he lost to Jackson - which brings his total to 156.
I believe, that Dundee actually didn't lose inside the distance in his first 156 fights - which now is the number to beat.
Pep wasn't stopped in his first 136 fights - but so far Gavilan is in the lead with 143.
Pep was stopped for the first time in his 137th fight. Leonard was stopped several times early in his career.
Also, he wasn't a world champ!
Gavilan, never stopped or DQ'd in 143 fights - but we can go even higher.
Not bad - but still not enough!
Stone holds the all-time record for most fights during a career without ever being stopped - but here we're looking for a world champion.
Wilde had just over 100 recorded pro fights (103 if I have counted correctly) before being stopped for the first time. That's pretty good - but...
Britton was ko'd already in his 3rd pro bout - so it can't be him.
Let's try another one: Which world champion started his career with the longest streak of fights, where he didn't suffer a single defeat...
Eijiro Murata - drew against Lupe Pintor and Jeff Chandler in his first two world title fights.
