Champion #1 has the following title reign... Year 1: TKO 6 Mike Tyson Year 2: UD 15 Muhammad Ali Year 3: KO 9 Joe Louis Year 4: Retired. Champion #2 has the following title reign... Year 1: TKO 6 Mike Tyson, KO 3 Butterbean Year 2: UD 15 Muhammad Ali, KO 2 Jake Paul Year 3: KO 9 Joe Louis, KO 1 Charlie Zelenoff Year 4: Retired. Question: Which champion had the better title reign?
The same title reign, option 2 just has some fun/irrelevant filled fights in between his major (and I do mean major) fights
Champion 2 They have matched everything that champion 1 has accomplished, so any additional wins woudl theoretically push them ahead.
I'd say nr. 2, since it is taking more risks. Very slightly so (Zelenoff, really? ), but still... On the other hand, I can also buy the argument that the championship should never be risked against someone who's not worthy of a shot. That those should be non-title fights.
Subjective opinion. 1970's Muhammad Ali loses in 15 rounds, plausible, would look like Ali vs Spinks I on Feb 15 1978. But Tyson vs 1967 Ali could be a different story, Ali did not rope a dope but had amazing stamina to drag a puncher into the later rounds, dance for 15 rounds without missing a beat.
