Why is Ricardo Lopez record ignored?

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  1. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    chavez sr was 76-0 going into the whitaker fight
    you need to update your facts a little
     
  2. LavelleFuxwell

    LavelleFuxwell Member Full Member

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    Not being American while competing in obscure weight classes is what got him ignored
     
  3. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    But chavez didnt retire 76-0..
     
  4. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    no but it contradicted that floyd would be the longest unblished streak at 50-0
    which is what someone said

    people are hung up on an "0"

    chavez sr record was 107 (KO 86) + lost 6

    thats more impressive than 50-0
     
  5. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Cause he's Mexican
     
  6. BetterThenYou

    BetterThenYou Active Member Full Member

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    Because he isn't relavent
     
  7. HellSpawn86

    HellSpawn86 "My heart goes out to you!" Full Member

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    Actually Chavez was 87-0 before his tie to Whitaker. He was 89-0-1 before his loss to Frankie Randall.

    He holds records for most successful defenses of world titles (27), most title fight victories (31), most title fights (37), and he is after Joe Louis (with 23) for most title defenses won by knockout (21).

    Chavez is 31-4-2 (21 KOs) in world title fights.

    Mayweather is 25-0 (10 KOs) in world title fights.
     
  8. HellSpawn86

    HellSpawn86 "My heart goes out to you!" Full Member

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    49-0 is a US boxing record that I am rooting for Mayweather to break. It's however it's not pinnacle record in boxing which is 87-0
     
  9. uranage

    uranage Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ricardo has a blemish on his record.
     
  10. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    A: His weightclass, B: He never cleaned out the weightclass, C: He was never lineal at any of the weights he was at

    Unlike Floyd and Calzaghe, he never cleaned out straw-weight to take the lineal championship at his "best class"

    It is weird that he's not mentioned, but that's pretty much the reason why.
     
  11. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    Also, the other reality is that he never fought at Flyweight, which is an origin weight class for boxing. The weight class he fought at didn't exist until 1986.

    It's kind of like SMW - you don't see people giving much credit to fighters there, and guys like BHop who love legacy didn't even really bother stopping off there on his way to collect LHW gold.
     
  12. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bingo! :good
     
  13. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Because he's overrated and fought in a weak Era for straw weights.
     
  14. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    This. Only neophytes care about undefeated records.
     
  15. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Straw eight will always lack depth. Few grown men weigh 105....

    Thats really small.