something i found on the net :
total number of title holders : 82 ( wbo , wba, ibf , wbc , ring )
oldest title holder : bernard hopkins , 46
youngest title holder : saul alvarez 20
title holder with most fights : Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 84
title holder with the least fights : Kazuto Ioka 7 ( wbc strawweight champion )
title holder with the most title defences : chris john , 14
longest reining title holder : chris john , 8 years
least active title holder :guillermo jones , 1 title defence in 3 years
smallest title holder : roman gonzalez ( light flyweight ) 5 f 2
tallest title holder : vitali klitschko 6f 7
smallest title holder with unusual height to weight ratio : Ramón García Hirales , 5'8 fights at light flyweight ( 108 pounds )
heaviest title holder with unusual height to weight ratio : tavoris cloud , 5'10 fights at light heavyweight
title holder with shortest reach : Muhammad Rachman , strawweight , 23 inch
title holder with longest reach : Steve Cunningham 82 inch
Interesting! I found it strange that strawweight champ Ricardo Lopez was nearly the same height(1/2 inch) as Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Qawi even fought at heavyweight.
qawi was a freak , 5f5 heavyweight wtf
Interesting! I found it strange that strawweight champ Ricardo Lopez was nearly the same height(1/2 inch) as Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Qawi even fought at heavyweight.
what stood out to me the most is the japanese kid kazuto ioka who somehow got a title in his 7 th pro fight at age 21 :arabia:
So did Leon Spinks, or perhaps it was his 8th.
ioka had a pretty good amateur record as well...I'm not sure how well known he is in japan but maybe it had to do more with the then current title holder, Oleydong Sithsamerchai, thinking "oh well heres an easy ass fight! 6-0! oooohhh I'm so scared!" lol. Ioka worked him over pretty good. I like this kid.
lol i forgot that the previous champion was a thai
they'll defend their titles against guys making their debut for all they care :haha: ( generalization , but pretty common over there )
Leon Spinks fought and beat Muhammad Ali in his 8th pro fight.
Leon Spinks was already a known star thanks to his amateur / olympic achievements
but this guy...
Tavoris Cloud being 5'10 ain't unusual for a Light Heavyweight. Mike Tyson was a Heavyweight and he was like 5'10 too. Don't know, this info just stood out to me the most.
what stood out to me the most is the japanese kid kazuto ioka who somehow got a title in his 7 th pro fight at age 21 :arabia:
you're right , 5'10 and 175 pounds is pretty much the average american i"d say :haha: not unusual at all
but he's the shortest heavy guy out there , and boxers are by average taller now compared to the 80's and 70's
something i found on the net :
total number of title holders : 82 ( wbo , wba, ibf , wbc , ring )
oldest title holder : bernard hopkins , 46
youngest title holder : saul alvarez 20
title holder with most fights : Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 84
title holder with the least fights : Kazuto Ioka 7 ( wbc strawweight champion )
title holder with the most title defences : chris john , 14
longest reining title holder : chris john , 8 years
least active title holder :guillermo jones , 1 title defence in 3 years
smallest title holder : roman gonzalez ( light flyweight ) 5 f 2
tallest title holder : vitali klitschko 6f 7
smallest title holder with unusual height to weight ratio : Ramón García Hirales , 5'8 fights at light flyweight ( 108 pounds )
heaviest title holder with unusual height to weight ratio : tavoris cloud , 5'10 fights at light heavyweight
title holder with shortest reach : Muhammad Rachman , strawweight , 23 inch
title holder with longest reach : Steve Cunningham 82 inch
Tavoris Cloud being 5'10 ain't unusual for a Light Heavyweight. Mike Tyson was a Heavyweight and he was like 5'10 too. Don't know, this info just stood out to me the most.