Defending Champs vs Southpaw Challengers

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    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Now that Chagaev has been designated Klitschko's next opponent, it made me think of something, Klitschko has fought an awful lot of lefties, an unusual amount of them. Anybody know who holds the record for facing the most number of southpaw challengers?
     
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    In the ones I can remember, he did not look good in any of them.
     
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    Hopkins and Jones both fought a lot of lefties.
     
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    Wlad is probably the only heavyweight champ in history with so many fights against southpaws.

    1. Cody Koch
    2. Najee Shaheed
    3. Chris Byrd I
    4. Corrie Sanders
    5. Chris Byrd II
    6. Sultan Ibragimov
    7. Tony Thompson
    8. Ruslan Chagaev

    In comparison Lewis fought only one lefty in his entire professional career.
     
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    Jermain Taylor fought 3 lefties back 2 back 2 back in Wright, Ouma, Spinks.
     
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    Bernard Hopkins fought these southpaws in title fights:

    1. Joe Lipsey
    2. John David Jackson
    3. Robert Allen (3 times)
    4. Syd Vanderpool
    5. Keith Holmes
    6. Carl Daniels
    7. Antonio Tarver
    8. Winky Wright
    9. Joe Calzaghe

    I'm not sure if Andrew Council is left-handed or orthodox. I haven't seen that fight and heard it's boring.


    Roy Jones fought these southpaws in title fights.

    1. Antoine Byrd
    2. Lou Del Valle
    3. Otis Grant
    4. Richard Frazier
    5. Reggie Johnson
    6. Richard Hall
    7. Eric Harding
    8. Derrick Harmon
    9. Antonio Tarver (3 times)
    10. Joe Calzaghe
     
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