Guess the champ by weight class & professional career duration

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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    I had a whale of a time finding three champions specifically who shared this fact in their bio (several boxers; these might be the only three champs)
     
  2. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT banned Full Member

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    Sorry, reserving for the possibility that I’ve misread or misinterpreted - was Tyson supposed to be the answer for # 1 and was a condition that all 3 answers had won Gold? - cause Mikey never won an Olympic medal.
     
  3. IntentionalButt

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    World title gold, not Olympic.
     
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  4. Pugguy

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    Ah-ha. Thanks for the clarification.
     
  5. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Newsboy Brown for the first one?
     
  6. Fogger

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    Jake LaMotta for the 2nd?
     
  7. IntentionalButt

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    WOW, what a coincidence, no, not the one I was thinking of...but what are the odds of multiple flyweight titlists having the precise same career length in years, months and days?!

    I'm pretty sure Brown doesn't share the facet that ties the four names in question together...but can't actually seem to verify that he doesn't from readily available sources, so can't say 100% sure (that would be just way too eerie a coincidence if he did?
     
  8. IntentionalButt

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    Jake is the MW, yes! :applaudit:

    From there you have an important piece of the puzzle, as far as figuring out the other two champs (and one contender of unspecified weight class).
     
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  9. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Eder Jofre is the final one ... I think.
     
  10. Fogger

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    Back to the drawing board.
     
  11. IntentionalButt

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    You're just missing the flyweight!
     
  12. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    How about Pone Kingpetch for the first one?
     
  13. Fogger

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    Working on the connection.
     
  14. IntentionalButt

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    Correct!

    Which, remember, is also shared by somebody often called (including by a very famous publication) the best to never get a world title shot... :sherlock:
     
  15. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Im not good at this lol
     
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