A champion to fight 12 times in on year?

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  1. Black2023

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    I havent done further as things can change easily in the rankings. Whilst Vitali isnt taking on the best very often, there are still matchups that can interest people especially if certain fights are free tv.
     
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  2. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    SRR fought 3 title fights in 5 weeks.
     
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  3. Black2023

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    Yeah i know J. Louis has the record for like 7 in one year for heavyweight, didnt H. Armstrong have loads aswell?

    It be interesting to see it in the modern game, of course not all the fighters on the list are top 10 but in reality if he were to fight he has to take on guys in the rankings or possibly another champion. I kno some will argue that some of the fights are pointless, which i agree with BUT if a fighter is able to fight so often it could be interesting.
     
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  4. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    It would be nice to to institute some kind of mandatory fighting schedule by a champion. He must at least fight every other month. I think once a month is probably pushing it. Injuries tv schedules also play a huge part now.
     
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  5. PBFred

    PBFred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano won 13 or 14 fights in a year if I'm not mistaken.

    Not possible today.
     
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  6. Black2023

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    Yeah you would have to take out injuries and the fact they could lose. It just when i somtimes look throught the calender i see certain things that stand out in my mind for example Tyson fought Seldon then Holyfield in the space of 2 months, vitali did it with Arreloa and Johnson.

    I think if you had a fighter good enough, and wanted to do it...it can be possible.
     
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  7. MyStyle

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    Wiatcheslav Boywoytschanov fought 45 times in one year
     
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  8. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is that the Global Boxing Union Super Youth Jr. Silver Heavyweight Interim Champion?
     
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  9. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Not possible unless he doesn't care if the fights are televised. TV needs to be arranged too far in advance.
     
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    He was one and only undeafeted champion of his village
     
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  11. bandido

    bandido The Black Bandit Full Member

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    you'll also have to eliminate the junior divisions.
     
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  12. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    fighting a lot is a good way for a champion to fight guys before they are seasoned. Tyson was fighting so much in 1987, that he probably fought guys who didn't have as much time to train. He fought Biggs before Biggs had time to develop.
     
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  13. Thread Stealer

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    It's really unlikely, especially with a HW champion since usually they make more money and have less reason to fight so often.

    Sugar Ray Robinson was fighting a dozen times per year while being the champion, most of the bouts being non-title. Among more modern fighters, James Toney and Julio Cesar Chavez were very active as fighters even while champions. Like Ray, they fought in a lot of non-title bouts while being world champs. Toney had 7 fights in 1993, 2 of them being title bouts. Chavez had some years where he fought six times.
     
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  14. D-MAC

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    Not really possible in the modern TV age.

    Edgar Sosa, up until he lost the title recently, was probably the most active champion, but even he only stretched to 5 or 6 defences a year.
     
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  15. Wiirdo

    Wiirdo Boxing Addict banned

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    I'm fairly sure Eubank fought a shitload of people.
     
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