Who Fought The Most World Champs?

[Bundana]

Sugar Ray Robinson must be runner-up to Duran with 17:

Sammy Angott
Marty Servo
Fritzie Zivic
Jake LaMotta
Henry Armstrong
Kid Gavilan
Bobo Olson
Randy Turpin
Rocky Graziano
Joey Maxim
Gene Fullmer
Carmen Basilio
Paul Pender
Denny Moyer
Terry Downes
Ralph Dupas
Joey Giardello

[CCobra]

De La Hoya has 23, so is a pretty clear winner at the moment. But Robinson's is more impressive because these guys weren't WBA/WBC/WBO/IBF/Ring champs, they were WORLD Champs. If you looked through Oscar's resume you probably wouldn't find as many lineal or unified champions in his resume as you will in Robinson's.

[mickey malone]

The problem with the 'world champions' thing is: Do we count the alphabet belt champions? Its a lot easier to fight world champions when theres 4+ belts.

because if so, then De La Hoya probably fought a ton of them.
-Jimmy Brendhal
-Jorge Paez
-John John Molina
-Rafael Ruelas
-Genaro Hernandez
-Jesse James Leija
-Julio Cesar Chavez
-Miguel Gonzalez
-Pernell Whitaker
-Hector Camacho
-Ike Quartey
-Felix Trinidad
-Shane Mosley
-Arturo Gatti
-Javier Castellejo
-Fernando Vargas
-Luis Campas
-Felix Sturm
-Bernard Hopkins
-Ricardo Mayorga
-Floyd Mayweather Jr.
-Steve Forbes
-Manny Pacquiao
23.

So I sort of think we should do it by eras...ie the 4 belts era, the 2 belts era, the 1 belt era, etc. otherwise, its just not fair for the older generation.

JCC
-Roger Mayweather
-Rocky Lockridge
-Juan LaPorte
-Edwin Rosario
-Jose Luis Ramirez
-Sammy Fuentes
-Rafael Limon
-Meldrick Taylor
-Lonnie Smith
-Hector Camacho
-Greg Haugen
-Pernell Whitaker
-Frankie Randall
-Tony Lopez
-Giovanni Parisi
-Oscar De La Hoya
-Joey Gamache
-Miguel Gonzalez
-Kostya Tsyzu

19.

Nice research!... DLH, JCC, Duran have incredible resumes..

I see what your saying with regard to different the eras.. I suppose it would be wrong to compare amount of fights had, to championship belts on offer, so this is a valid point..

Lets say we keep the lists coming, but as knowledgable posters, can be able to see the wood through the trees.. It shouldn't be too hard evaluating quality of opposition in order to define certain resumes..

[Steak]

someone should do Archie Moore. I bet that guy has a ton of future/former champions on his record(considering that there was only one belt during the time).

[mickey malone]

Here's an interesting one..

Laurent Boudouani
Keith Mullings
Louis Santana
Vince Pettway
Paul Vaden
Simon Brown
Ray Leonard
Maurice Blocker
Meldrick Taylor
Carl Daniels
J F Castro
Julian Jackson
Donald Curry
Rene Jacquot
John Mugabe
Jorge Vaca
Buster Drayton
Steve Little

Have all fought Terry Norris (18)

[GJC]

Nice research!... DLH, JCC, Duran have incredible resumes..

I see what your saying with regard to different the eras.. I suppose it would be wrong to compare amount of fights had, to championship belts on offer, so this is a valid point..

Lets say we keep the lists coming, but as knowledgable posters, can be able to see the wood through the trees.. It shouldn't be too hard evaluating quality of opposition in order to define certain resumes..

Another group to consider is the Burley's etc of this world not world champs but a win over him is worth 3 against some of these alphabet boys.

[GJC]

Fair few for Holyfield:
Nikolay Valuev
James Toney
Sultan Ibragimov
Chris Byrd
Hasim Rahman
John Ruiz
Lennox Lewis
Michael Moorer
Mike Tyson
Bobby Czyz
Riddick Bowe
Larry Holmes
George Foreman
James Buster Douglas
Michael Dokes
Pinklon Thomas
Carlos De Leon
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Ray Mercer

[mickey malone]

Fair few for Holyfield:
Nikolay Valuev
James Toney
Sultan Ibragimov
Chris Byrd
Hasim Rahman
John Ruiz
Lennox Lewis
Michael Moorer
Mike Tyson
Bobby Czyz
Riddick Bowe
Larry Holmes
George Foreman
James Buster Douglas
Michael Dokes
Pinklon Thomas
Carlos De Leon
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Ray Mercer

And there's probably 1 or 2 more to be added on that list!

[mickey malone]

someone should do Archie Moore. I bet that guy has a ton of future/former champions on his record(considering that there was only one belt during the time).

Highlights of Moores resume..

Muhammad Ali
Willie Pastrano
Floyd Patterson
Rocky Marciano
Bobo Olson
Teddy Yarosz
Ezzard Charles x 3
Joey Maxim x 3
Harold Johnson x 5

Other names that may have become champs had there been more belts about include,

Charley Burley
Bob Satterfield
Cocoa Kid
Holman Williams x 2
Yvon Durelle x 2
Jimmy Bivins x 4
Buddy Turman x 2
Nino Valdez x 2
Charley Doc Williams x 3
Oakland Billy Smith x 2

[mickey malone]

Another group to consider is the Burley's etc of this world not world champs but a win over him is worth 3 against some of these alphabet boys.

Well just for you GJC, I've compiled some imfo.. Some of it sent me a bit dizzy so I may be a digit or 2 out on some of it, so correct me if I'm wrong..

Burley fought 3 World champions

Archie Moore
Ezzard Charles
Fritzie Zivic x 3

Here's some of the other good fighters he faced..

Charley Doc Williams
Oakland Billy Smith x 2
Holman Williams x 6
Jack Chase x 2
Jimmy Bivins
Cocoa Kid

However, it was the Resume of Sam Langford that sent me into a spin!.. Here's my attempt at just some of it...

He fought 5 World champions

Stanley Ketchell W
Jack Johnson L
Joe Walcott D
Joe Gans W
Tiger Flowers W

His resume against the best of the rest is somethig like this!

Battling Jim Johnson x 12
Fireman Jim Flynn x 6
Harry Wills x 18
Sam McVea x 15
Willie Meehan
Jeff Clark x 7
Fred Fulton x 2
Kid Norfolk
Joe Jeannette x 12
Gunboat Smith x 2
Philly Jack O'Brien
Dixie Kidd x 2
Iron William Hague
Jim Barry x 13
Peter Jackson x 4
Jack Blackburn x 4
Bill Tate x 7
Jack Thompson x 9
Larry Temple x 3

I also made a mental note on how he did overall against (the cream) of the common opponents... He came out on top against McVea, Jeannette & Jackson but was unable to get past the likes of Willie Meehan, Fred Fulton & in particular, Harry Wills.. I believe he only won 2 of the 18 encounters.. Still an incredible fighter though!