Champions who lost their title via KO, but won the re-match to take back the title.

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  1. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    New spin on a thread. I suppose Lennox Lewis and Wlad Klitschko make the cut here. Who else?
     
  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd Patterson.
     
  3. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rocky Graziano, Tony Zale
     
  4. BlackWater

    BlackWater G.Wash. Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr. Although it was a disqualification not a KO.
     
  5. Rui

    Rui Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Klitschko doesn't count. He was already the champion when he beat Brewster in the rematch.
     
  6. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Graziano never regained the title he lost to Zale.
     
  7. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I thought all three fights were title fights, but I see that only the last two were. I stand corrected.
     
  8. TBooze

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    All three were championship fights.

    Zale as champ defeated Rocky, then lost the title to Graziano, before regaining it.

    I think what you may be confusing is that Zale got his ass kicked in fight one, but won, totally dominated the rematch, but lost.
     
  9. AliFrazier71

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    Terry Norris, getting knocked out by Simon Brown and then winning a UD in the rematch.
     
  10. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Emile Griffith was in some 3 fight series with Paret, Rodriquez, and Nino Benev. where he lost and regained the title.
     
  11. Woller

    Woller Active Member Full Member

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    None of Emile Griffith´s were by k.o.

    Woller
     
  12. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    He also wasnt really a legit champ when he was ko'd

    Joe Louis comes to mind, although he wasnt a champ at the time either and didnt become a champ by beating Schmelling either

    Charles should have got the third fight with Walcott and regained the championship after losing the title by KO
     
  13. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I misread the thread...none by k.o.
     
  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Koichi Wajima, Pone Kingpetch, and Sam Serrano come to mind.
     
  15. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Vazquez against Marquez. The first fight was TKO retirement win for Marquez, only to be stopped on his feet during the rematch.