6 fights/6 countries/6 ko-wins!

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  1. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I once had a streak of 6 consecutive fights, taking place in 6 different countries - all of which I won inside the distance.

    Who am I?
     
  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Hhascup?
     
  3. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Clue:
    You don't have to be a super-historian to get this one.
     
  4. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i can find 5 for ricardo lopez.
     
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    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Close, but not quite enough to "win" this category.
     
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    Sugar Ray Robinson ?
     
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    This was first to my mind. The tour?
     
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    Burt, you are of course thinking of the European tour... leading up to the loss of his middleweight crown against Turpin in London.
    This tour did take him to 6 different countries, but he visited Belgium twice - and not all his fights were ko-wins.

    So Robinson isn't our man.
     
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    In 1951 Archie Moore had several fights in South America, which actually included 6 straight ko-wins, but most of the fights took place in Argentina...
    so he never came close to visiting 6 different countries in a row.
     
  11. Bukkake

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    I don't have Stevenson's complete record in front of me - so I can't say for sure, that he doesn't fit the description (but I doubt it!).

    However, I'm thinking of a pro - and while Mamby certainly visited a country or two, he wasn't exactly known for his many ko-wins.
    We're looking for someone with a KO% higher than Mamby's modest 22.35. MUCH higher!
     
  12. Woller

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    Edvin Valero.

    USA - Argentina - Panama - Venezuela - Japan - France

    Woller
     
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    Thank you, Woller:good... I was beginning to fear, no one would figure it out!
     
  15. Bukkake

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    :lol::lol: