Fighters resumes: how many world titleholders have they beaten?

**jrosales13** · 05-31-2010, 10:41 PM

IBO>The 4 major sanctioning organizations.

**The Hammer** · 05-31-2010, 10:45 PM

Originally posted by jrosales13

IBO>The 4 major sanctioning organizations.

Both the IBO and the BoxRec rankings make more sense than the rankings of the sanctioning organizations, because they don't only rate the people who pay sanctioning fees.

But strangely enough, the IBO champions are often not the same people they rank as #1. For example, Daniel Geale wasn't even in the IBO top 10 when he had the IBO title.

**Steelhammer2011** · 05-31-2010, 10:58 PM

Originally posted by Freedom Fighter

Vitali Klitschko (4): Hide, Sanders, Peter, Gomez

Vitali Klitschko has defeated 5 world champions.

Orlin Norris was the WBA cruiserweight champion of the world, he made 3 world title defences and then moved up to heavyweight.

Vitali destroyed Norris in the 1st round.

**-EX-** · 05-31-2010, 11:00 PM

Evander takes a huge **** on everyone...

**Steelhammer2011** · 05-31-2010, 11:11 PM

Vitali dominated Lennox Lewis and Chris Byrd, but a ****** doctor and a
freak injury stopped him from winning those fights. Vitali could've easily been undefeated today.

Unfortunately, we never got to see Vitali's true prime. Chronic injuries forced Vitali into a 4 year retirement. If Vitali had stayed healthy he would've totally dominated everyone in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Vitali is 39 years old now, came back after the 4 year layoff and is still dominating the heavyweight division. His comeback record is 5-0, 4 KOs. He hasn't lost a single round in his comeback.

**The Hammer** · 06-01-2010, 01:08 AM

Originally posted by Steelhammer2010

Vitali Klitschko has defeated 5 world champions.

Orlin Norris was the WBA cruiserweight champion of the world, he made 3 world title defences and then moved up to heavyweight.

Vitali destroyed Norris in the 1st round.

Thanks, I'll edit the opening post.

Some of the Klitschkos opponents like Arreola and Chambers are young and will probably win a world title after the K bros retire.

**oaklandstephen** · 06-01-2010, 01:41 AM

Originally posted by Freedom Fighter

Here's the current heavyweight active boxers and the number of world titleholders they have beaten (not counting interim titles, and just the 4 major sanctioning organizations).

Evander Holyfield (15): Tyson x 2, Qawi x 2, Rahman, Ruiz, Moorer, Mercer, Bowe, Holmes, Foreman, Douglas, Parkey, Ocasio, De Leon

Wladimir Klitschko (8): Byrd x 2, Peter, Mercer, Brewster, Chagaev, Ibragimov, Rahman

Vitali Klitschko (5): Hide, Sanders, Peter, Gomez, Norris

David Haye (5): Valuev, Ruiz, Maccarinelli, Fragomeni, Mormeck

David Tua (3): Ruiz, Maskeav, Rahman

Nicolay Valuev (3): Ruiz x 2, Holyfield

Sam Peter (3): Toney x 2, Maskaev

JC Gomez (3): Dominguez, Castro, McCall

Jean Marc Mormeck (3): Hill x 2, Bell

Oliver McCall (3): Akinwande, Maskaev, Lewis

Hasim Rahman (2): Lewis, Sanders

Shannon Briggs (2): Lyakhovich, Foreman

Oleg Maskaev (2): Maskaev x 2

Sergey Lyakhovich (1): Brewster

Alexander Povetkin (1): Byrd

Eddie Chambers (1): Peter

Lamon Brewster (1): W. Klitschko

Robert Helenius (1): Brewster

Kevin Johnson (1): Seldon

Danny Williams (1): Tyson

tua also beat michael moorer in 1 round.

**The Hammer** · 06-01-2010, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by oaklandstephen

tua also beat michael moorer in 1 round.

I forgot about that one, I'll edit it.

Fighters resumes: how many world titleholders have they beaten?