Greatest two year streak in boxing?

On January 1st 1937 Henry Armstrong beat Rodolfo Casanova in three rounds.

On January 10th 1939 Armstrong beat Baby Arizmendi over ten rounds.

In this time Armstrong went 42-0 (36) defending and/or winning the World Featherweight, Lightweight and Welterweight titles, beating the likes of:

The above mentioned Arizmendi twice
Ceferino Garcia
Lou Ambers
Barney Ross
Chalky Wright
Petey Sarron
Benny Bass

For a two year period (and nine days) I only see that beaten if you start Armstrong's timeline from May 1937 so you include a further four defences of the Lightweight and Welterweight crowns.

 

Greb and Armstrong are the most famous standards but vastly underrated amid revisionists is Tyson :

Berbick
Smith
Thomas
Tucker
Briggs
Holmes
Tubbs
Spinks
Bruno

He was devastating ...

 

Jock Malone July 1920 to March 1923, all wins except when noted

Young Lawrence
Charley McCarty
Johnny Tillman
Charles Fuhrman
Johnny Sudenberg
Soldier Bartfield
Elmer Hogan
Frank Mantell
Battling Ortega
Jack Stone
Tommy McAleer
Pal Reed
Charlie Nashert
Panama Joe Gans
Lou Bogash
Pal Reed
Tommy Robson
Augie Ratner
Porky Diggins
Pat Walsh
Augie Ratner -- Draw, fight at MSG, NYC. Ratner was from NYC.
Johnny Karr -- Draw, fight in Columbus, Ohio. Karr was from Ohio.
Bryan Downey
Jack Stone
Johnny Karr -- Loss, Columbus, Ohio crowd (Karr was from Ohio) booed decision
Mickey Walker
Bryan Downey -- Malone recognized as Middleweight champion in Ohio
Johnny Karr -- No Contest
Bob Sage -- Loss, DQ for unintentional low blow. Newspapers had Malone ahead at time of stoppage. Fight was in Detroit, Sage's hometown.
Navy Rostan
Johnny Shea
Augie Ratner
Pat Duffy
Bryan Downey
Johnny Herman
Johnny Klesch
Mike O'Dowd -- Malone kayos O'Dowd in 1 round. Malone recognized as champ in Ohio & several other states.

Both Lou Bogash and Panama Joe Gans named Malone as the best fighter they ever fought.

There was no posturing and cherry-picking of opponents in those days. It was just fight, fight, fight wherever you could get a payday, often in your opponent's backyard. Malone became a big draw in Boston and Columbus, Ohio during this period. Only four of these fights were in his home state of Minnesota, and except for the O'Dowd fight, those were very early on during this streak.

 

For modern runs, Tito’s is right up there. Such an exciting time for boxing.

 

Fantastic!

 

Has Robinson 40-42, his first two years as a pro, been mentioned?

Otherwise the reigning LW champion Angott x 2, the previous WW champion Zivic x 2 and future MW champion LaMotta. 40-0 in total. In his first two years as a pro. Fecking insane.

 

A lot of god ones, though. Berbick, Smith, Thomas, Tucker, Tubbs, Holmes and Spinks among others. Taking his age and short time as a pro into consideration this is certainly one of the most spectacular runs ever.

 

I was only a kid and I thought Trinidad was unbeatable. It wasn't until after the tenth round against Hopkins that I realised he could lose.

 

Those first 2-3 years of his don't get much mention even among his biggest fans. Although I guess everybody is kind of a Robinson fan. As they should be.

 

Muhammad Ali in 1974 and 1975 was impressive.

 

Armstrong is the answer, of course.
Or Greb.

 

I think your opening post is the answer to the thread