Who Fought The Most World Champs?

[mickey malone]

Who's got the answer to this one?

Think it might be Duran?

[CCobra]

Roberto Duran fought the following world champion (which totals 18)..

Hector Camacho
William Joppy
Jorge Fernando Castro
Vinny Pazienza
Sugar Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearns
Marvin Hagler
Iran Barkley
Guts Ishimatsu
Pipino Cuevas
Davey Moore
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Wilfred Benitez
Ernesto Marcel
Carlos Palomino
Esteban De Jesus
Saoul Mamby
Ken Buchanan

If you find anymore then please let me know and I can update it ASAP.

[Bigmacpoper]

It's sad that Duran had to make up for such a padded record when he was old and way past his prime.

Duran's challenges at Lightweight were hardly murderers row.

[CCobra]

Bernard Hopkins, like Duran, has fought 15 World Champions.

Tito Trinidad
Kelly Pavlik
Joe Calzaghe
Antonio Tarver
Winky Wright
Jermain Taylor
Oscar De La Hoya
Simon Brown
Action Jackson
Glen Johnson
Lupe Aquino
Roy Jones Jr
Keith Holmes
Carl Daniels
William Joppy

[TheGreatA]

It's sad that Duran had to make up for such a padded record when he was old and way past his prime.

Duran's challenges at Lightweight were hardly murderers row.

They were the best the division could offer at the time and all skilled fighters if you've watched them on tape.

[TheGreatA]

Roberto Duran fought the following world champion (which totals 15)..

Hector Camacho
William Joppy
Jorge Fernando Castro
Vinny Pazienza
Sugar Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearns
Marvin Hagler
Iran Barkley
Pipino Cuevas
Davey Moore
Wilfred Benitez
Carlos Palomino
Esteban De Jesus
Saoul Mamby
Ken Buchanan

If you find anymore then please let me know and I can update it ASAP.

Add Ernesto Marcel, Hiroshi Kobayashi and Guts Ishimatsu.

[mickey malone]

Add Ernesto Marcel, Hiroshi Kobayashi and Guts Ishimatsu.

Is that 18 !*?

[CCobra]

Add Ernesto Marcel, Hiroshi Kobayashi and Guts Ishimatsu.

Thanks. A lot of that was from the top of my head so I missed out on a couple guys.

[Steak]

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.

[CCobra]

Heavyweights..

Joe Louis fought 10 World Champions. All men were LHW or HW champion of the world at one point in their careers. Jim Braddock, John Henry Lewis, Billy Conn, Ezzard Charles, Max Baer, Jersey Joe Walcott, Primo Carnera, Rocky Marciano, Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey

Muhammad Ali fought 12 World Champions Trevor Berbick, Larry Holmes, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Ernie Terrell, Archie Moore, Ken Norton, Bob Foster & Jimmy Ellis

Mike Tyson also fought 12 World Champions Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Tony Tubbs, Michael Spinks, Larry Holmes, Buster Douglas, Frank Bruno, Bruce Seldon, Trevor Berbick, Tony Tucker, Pinklon Thomas, James Smith

I'm going to start going further back to see what I can find.

Edit: Was just about to start Oscar De La Hoya but the guy above me done it. Good stuff, I knew he'd be a top contender. The guys of the modern era get away with it so easy. They can fight for the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF & Ring Magazine belts. Soon they'll also be fighting for the IBO belts. Compare that to Joe Louis who fought 10 WORLD Champions from LHW to HW. It's easy fighting 20 guys who've all held 1 of the 5 (soon to be 6) title available.