Most world title defenses in one year?

for high stakes fights with 3 month training camps , theres a low low limit

Plus its the level of competition also, Ali could do oa european tour and beat lots of guys but thats not happening today, 3 massive payday superfights with long long training camps is the best that can be done and even that is rare.

Manny Pacquaio beat Oscar, Hatton and Cotto within 12 momnths

thats a massive feat today back to back to back superfights

 

just saw your username , guess you wont like what I wrote above
ha

 

In 2011 pongsaklek fought 7 times of which 3 were defences of his flyweight title
Whether anyone has been busier recently I don't know

 

Eubank back in the day was scheduled to defend his strap eight times in one year on Sky but lost to Collins in the fifth fight.

 

I know this wasn't the question but felt like chucking it into the conversation

Mike Tyson fought 28 times in 2 years from his debut to sparking Trevor berbick for the world title
Very impressive even including all the blast outs,that's some intensive work

 

Julio Cesar Chavez was probably the last of the 'great' champions fighting often in both title and non title bouts.

In a ten month period between May 1989 and March 1990, Chavez beat Roger Mayweather, Sammy Fuentes, 44-0 Alberto Cortes and Meldrick Taylor in title fights, as well as winning three non title fights, one of which was against the world ranked Kenny Vice.

James Toney in his Super Middleweight pomp fought often too. In a 17 month period between February 1993 and July 1994, Toney won title bouts against Iran Barkey, Tony Thornton, Tim Littles and Carl Williams and had seven non title fights, some of which were against decent fringe contenders (Thomas and Hembrick).

 

James toney fought 22 times in one year

 

good find

 

I never knew that
For this era and his weight that is phenomenal,I will check it out now

 

I just have its not true

 

The Ultimate year of Boxing was 1937 when Henry Armstrong went 27-0...

 

That I know to be true and there were many others almost as prolific
That kind of thing makes me wonder how that is physically and mentally possible

 

In 1919 Harry Greb went 45-0... 10 of those wins against men who today are in the IBHOF.

That will be pretty hard to top, I think!