What boxer is the king of rematches?

Zoomy had the knack of improving big time in rematches against guys who'd beaten him or caused him problems at the first time of asking.

 

Joe Louis

 

Ali. Frazier, Norton & Spinks avenged losses. Cooper, Chuvalo & Quarry beaten even more decisively after a difficult first fight.

 

Sugar Ray Robinson was pretty good.

 

If we're talking about "demolishing" opponents (who had previously crushed you) in return fights - then Hank Hankinson is the only world ranked (The Ring top-10) fighter I can think of, who avenged ko defeats against 5 different opponents with ko wins:

Bill Eck, L KO2 >> W KO2, W KO2
Jack Gerry, L KO2 >> W KO2
Jack Scott, L KO1 >> W KO1
Ed Mosebar, L KO1 >> W TKO 2
Fred Feary L KO4 >> W KO1

 

Emile Griffith was no slouch. *The thread question was originally just "king of rematches", right? Then on the first page, it was qualified as "who won rematches in devastating fashion" or so....not exactly the same thing.

 

Hagler.

 

I remember back in the day International or World Boxing doing a piece calling Koichi Wajima the king of the rematch. Their evidence was thus:

Tetsuo Hoshino - KO5, KO2
George Carter - L10, W10
Miguel DeOliviera - Draw15, W15
Oscar Albarado - KOby15, W15
Jae Do Yuh - KOby7, KO15

This piece was done right after he regained his title from Yuh. But even though he was later beaten by Jose Duran and Eddie Gazo, he held true to form as he never received a rematch from either. So he bettered the result in every rematch.

 

Before Wilder III, Fury was up there.

Vs McDermot, Chisora and Wilder he showed massive improvement in the rematch

 

Tarver beat Jones, Harding, and Johnson in rematches. Dawson eventually got him but he was pushing forty by then.

 

Lennox Lewis avenged both his KO losses with KO wins.

 

Jimmy Mclarnin fared pretty well in rematches. He bested Sammy Mandell, Tony Conzoneri, Ray Miller, Billy Petrolle in rematches and then bounced back against Ross winning the rematch before dropping the 3rd fight of the trilogy. Underrated fighter

 

I closely followed and cheered for Koichi Wajima. I loved how he won his rematches,,in a way like Gianfranco Rosi did.

 

McLarnin immediately came to my mind with this thread and I was working on a posting, but you beat me to it. Here is my listing:

Fidel LaBarba 11/1/ 1924 -- Draw in 4 rounds
1/13/1925 -- McLarnin wins 10 round decision (California law changed to allow 10-round fights

Bud Taylor 6/2-1925 -- L 10
12/8/1925 -- McLarnin wins in 2 by Disq.

Tommy Cello 2/22/1927 - Draw in 10 rounds
4/5/1927 -- McLarnin wins 10 round decision

Sammy Mandell 5/21/1928 -- L 15
11/14/1928 -- W 10

Ray Miller 11/30/1928 -- L TKO 7
3/22/1929 -- W 10

Billy Petrolle 11/31/1930 -- L10
5/31/1931 -- W 10

Barney Ross 9/19/1934 -- L 15
5/28/1936 -- W 15

Tony Canzoneri 5/8/1925 -- L 10
10/5/1936 -- W10