Name some boxing records

I reckon the fullness of time, it will be shown Wilde scored more KO's than Moore...

But anyway to continue:

The Youngest Heavyweight Champion of the World: Floyd Patterson

The Youngest World Champion: Benny Leonard

The Oldest World Champion: Archie Moore

Longest confirmed KO Streak: Lamar Clark (43)

Only man to win three Lonsdale belts: Sir 'enry Cooper

 

Shortest reach for a HW champ - marciano
Only HW never to score a 1st round KO - Willard


BTW has the biggest weight difference in a HW title fight changed with Valuev? It used to be Carnera-Loughran? Or the most combined weight in a HW title fight?

 

You were right in the first place Moore is the right answer, but I think in time there is enough research being done about Wilde, that one day it will be proven he scored more KO's than the old Mongooses proven record (I suspect Archie scored more as well) of 127 odd.

 

Most impressive moustache -- John L. Sullivan

Most bareknuckle fights (rumored) -- Dutch Sam with over 100

Smallest heavyweight champion -- Tom Sayers (152 lbs.)

Strongest professional boxer -- Paul Anderson (champion weightlifter, record 2-1)

First boxing rules -- Broughton's Rules (1743, I believe)

First mouthguards -- Early 20th century (don't remember the exact date)

Last bareknuckle world championship -- Sullivan/Kilrain

Last bareknuckle match for a championship of some sort -- Smith/Slavin

 

Most number of successful title defenses in a one year period: 11, Henry Armstrong (Jan 10, 1939 to Jan 4, 1940)

 

Moore has 131 knockouts listed on boxrec, and I've heard him listed with as many as 145. Wilde, on the other hand, has only 99 listed at the present time- he has a lot of catching up to do if he wants the all-time record.

Langford is a more serious rival to Moore for that knockout record, I'd say- he has only one less knockout(130) listed on boxrec at the moment.

 

The youngest world champion wasn't Benny Leonard, it was Wilfred Benitez. He was 17 years old and 6 months when he won the WBA light-welterweight title against Cervantes. And that hasn't been checked, its off the top of my head. Not too sure if the age was precise, but he was only 17 years old.

 

The first referee to officiate world title fights in every weight division: Stanley Christodoulou.

The oldest fighter to win the heavyweight championship: George Foreman (45). Maybe 44.

The record for the most consecutive heavyweight world title fights won inside the distance: Larry Holmes, 8.

The first brothers to hold world titles at the same time in the same division. Gaby and Orlando Ganizales.

 

Heavyweight champion of America who didn't score a single win in his career - John Camel Heenan.

 

As the title of the rules says:

Rules to be observed in all Battles on the Stage, as agreed to by several Gentlemen at Mr. Broughton's, August 16, 1743.

 

Ted Kid Lewis, first recognised boxer to wear a gumshield