Trivia: Which world champion started his pro career...

Vasiliy Lomachinko had 396 amateur fights before turning pro. He lost only 1 of those fights by decision. He went on to be Featherweight and Lightweight champion

 

Jack Britton?

Edit: damn he was actually stopped early in his career, I forgot.

 

Lamarr Clark ?

 

Ray Robinson was only stopped once, in his 137th fight.

 

Was going to pick J.C.C Snr but actually think Sugar Ray Robinson maybe?

 

LOL, beaten to the punch - rtd v Maxim.

 

Figured someone out there had a longer one but Ray’s a good starting point to the discussion. We have a benchmark now and no one need guess someone with fewer than Ray.

 

According to boxrec Young Griffo had over 170 fights before he was stopped

 

From what I can see on boxrec Battling Levinsky had over 200 before Dempsey stopped him

 

I barked up the Willie Pep tree and it seems he was first KO’d by Saddler in his 137th fight - the same number of fights as Ray Robinson when he rtd v Maxim. An interesting co-incidence but not the right answer.

 

That’s only because Marciano retired before he reached 207-0.