Shortest amount of time before rematching?

[Clegg]

Back in 1922 Harry Wills fought Bill Tate and due to an unsatisfactory ending (1st round DQ) they had a rematch just 4 days later.

Anyone know of any other instances where a rematch took place so quickly after the initial fight?

I'd also be interested in knowing the quickest rematch people can think of which took place in the modern era at world title-level.

[ghns1133]

guys like Lanford, mcvey and joe janet would fight eachother over and over again

i dont really know how close but i would assume back then theyt could fight 2 or 3 times in the same month

boxrec it if u want

[New England]

there have been quite a few cases where legend had it that the fights continued either outside of the arena or int he parking lot of a bar after the fight.

[hhascup]

James J. Corbett fought Billy Australian Smith on consecutive days.

[Bundana]

Not really a re-match as such, but:

In a scheduled 10-rounder that took place in Philadelphia in 1931, Benny Bass scored an unsatisfactory 2nd round stoppage win over Bud Taylor, who fell to the canvas, claiming a foul.

After Bass had been declared the winner, the chairman of the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission ordered an immediate "re-match" - where the two men boxed an additional 5 rounds "as an exhibition to give the fans their money's worth."

[Woller]

Freddie Mills fought Jack Scott twice on the same night, winning both times on a kayo in rd. 1

Woller

[New England]

fighter that fight 3-4 times a month arent around anymore. why is that?

ever been in a fight?


:P


on topic, there are a few very active pro's these days

zack paige is a HW journeyman who regularly has more than one fight scheduled per month. he's below .500, for the record.

that being said, guys who fight that way cant take many risks, or they wont have long careers or even make it into their following fights.



the guys you see fighting a lot are prospects with serious pedigrees

often they are literally taking better punches in the gym than they are in their pro fights when they score early knockouts and shutouts.


once they start fighting for more money and against better comp, tho, that ceases quickly.


also, most amateur tournaments have you fighting about once a week
and the big ones (like the olympics and qualifying) can last more than a month