Fighters that retired undefeated

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  1. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Let's start with the most famous name:
    Rocky Marciano 49-0 (43 KO)

    Also Ricardo Lopez 51-0-1 (38 KO)
    Joe Calzaghe 46-0 (32 KO)
    Joe Mesi (WBC #1 HW contender in 2003 I believe) 36-0 (29 KO)
    Sven Ottke 34-0 (6 KO)
    Lazlo Papp 27-0-2 (15 KO)
    Terry Marsh 26-0-1 (10 KO) retired as IBF champ at 29
    George Kandelaki HW who fought no-hopers 24-0 (18 KO)
    Ike Ibaebuchi 20-0 (15 KO)

    You are welcome to name few more fighters that retired with "0"
     
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  2. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Edwin Valero 27-0-0 (all by KO) and retired permanently.
     
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    SILVER SKULL 66 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ike didn't have to worry about bothering to retire, the Nevada DOJ, and courts took care of it for him, basically telling him his career is over whether he liked it or not...

    Calzaghe, Rocky, and Lopez are the only guys i can think of:deal

    Mayweather is 46-0 no doubt he will try to break Marcianos record at 50-0 , as long as he fights in his backyard, with judges willing to give him the benefit of the doubt he wil probably succeed....
     
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  4. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes Ike and Edwin are in slightly different categories to most others who qualify here.

    Ike is out and about these days and rumours abound about a comeback for him. But at 41 and not having fought for about 15 years that doesn't sound like a great idea.
     
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  5. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    Jack McAuliffe 33-0-9 and 3 no contests

    actually..boxrec states.. won 28 (KO 20) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 10
     
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  6. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    oh...and horice notice
     
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  7. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    and the legend himself 'block' reynolds :)
     
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    Jim Barry, though the NC rules certainly contributed to that!
     
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  9. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    "Block" is only 40. Surely he'll add to his 3 fight tally?
     
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  10. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    nope....he's done....was chatting to him the other day....he said he has niggling injuries, also losing some of the enthusiasm he had as he has a new job now where we live, kind of a career promotion for him...he also said he liked the idea of leaving on a high...unbeaten in his few fights, a celtic nations title...and an irish fight of the year award presented by ricky hatton at a big do in dublin.

    in a way i'm glad...it was quite a ride we had here with him...great memories to last forever and it is the perfect ending really
     
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    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Terry Marsh 26-0
    Augustin Senin 42-0-1
     
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    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Edwin Valero
     
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  13. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    See above :good
     
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  14. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Looking at a list of currently active undefeated fighters:

    Floyd Mayweather 46-0
    Roman Gonzalez 39-0
    Mikey Garcia 34-0
    Kell Brook 32-0
    Deontay Wilder 31-0
    Peter Quillin 31-0
    Tomoki Kameda 29-0
    Gennady Golovkin 29-0
    Danny Garcia 28-0
    Andre Ward 27-0
    Leo Santa Cruz 27-0-1
    Viktor Postol 26-0
    Shawn Porter 24-0
    Sergey Kovalev 24-0
    Jessie Vargas 24-0
    Yuriorkis Gamboa 23-0
    Terence Crawford 23-0
    Keith Thurman 23-0
    Tyson Fury 22-0
    Shinsuke Yamanaka 21-0
    Takashi Uchiyama 21-0-1
    Guillermo Rigondeaux 13-0

    I miss anybody?
     
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  15. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There are probably 100s more with 1-0, 3-0, 5-0, 10-0 etc.
     
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