We're about to watch Carlos Canizales make his 4th attempt at winning a major world title (not counting his reign as WBA secondary belt holder).
He got a draw against Ryoichi Taguchi, he got a majority decision loss against Kenshiro Teraji, and he got robbed blind in Thailand against Pradsabri. Now he has the rematch in Venezuela, and if he wins he'll have finally won a major belt after 3 failed challenges.
So it begs the question, who tried and failed the most times before finally breaking through? No secondary or interim belts, no IBO or other silly organizations. Just lineal titles, TBRB/Ring titles, or the top belts of the major alphabet soups.
I know Frank Bruno won the WBC heavyweight title against McCall on his 4th attempt (after losses to Terrible Tim Witherspoon, Mike Tyson, and Lennox Lewis respectively in his first three tries).
Is there anyone who won it on their 5th attempt?
He got a draw against Ryoichi Taguchi, he got a majority decision loss against Kenshiro Teraji, and he got robbed blind in Thailand against Pradsabri. Now he has the rematch in Venezuela, and if he wins he'll have finally won a major belt after 3 failed challenges.
So it begs the question, who tried and failed the most times before finally breaking through? No secondary or interim belts, no IBO or other silly organizations. Just lineal titles, TBRB/Ring titles, or the top belts of the major alphabet soups.
I know Frank Bruno won the WBC heavyweight title against McCall on his 4th attempt (after losses to Terrible Tim Witherspoon, Mike Tyson, and Lennox Lewis respectively in his first three tries).
Is there anyone who won it on their 5th attempt?
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