I was shocked to learn that Felix Trinidad...

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Is currently and historically the longest reigning Welterweight Champion!

Oh and that it was Sonny Liston who received the first million $ purse!!

[Saddo]

I thought Dempsey got that but without googlng it, it might have been the event that first made a million... regardless a million in them times is an amazing amount of dosh

[smashup]

I thought Dempsey got that but without googlng it, it might have been the event that first made a million... regardless a million in them times is an amazing amount of dosh

Fights with over 100k of spectators as well.

Crazy money in todays terms, infact i wonder if it actually beats what Floyd earns when you weigh it up

[ElTerribleMorales]

yea and even with wins over Whitaker, Carr, Campas, Camacho, Pineda, Moore, Pendleton, and even DLH people think that guys like Pacquiao would walk right through him

[ross]

Trinidad was never undisputed.

Back when there was only one recognised world champion they fought everyone. Now a champion gets to avoid the other best in the weight because of politics. So unless a fighter goes out of his way to take that disputing factor out by beating everyone its always disputable they would have won or lost against them. Much like Wlad never fighting Vitali.

[Spicoli]

Never realized that. Tito had two yr light touch lull there but moving up successful on own terms was quality. Still tempted to put Naploes for longevity with asterisk next to a one in a billion chance loss.

[Master]

Tunney got the first million dollers against Dempsey.
Razer Ruddock became the first millionaire never fighting for a world title.

[bzkfn]

yea and even with wins over Whitaker, Carr, Campas, Camacho, Pineda, Moore, Pendleton, and even DLH people think that guys like Pacquiao would walk right through him

@ElTerribleMorales I think most didn't say Pacquiao would walk through him, just that he'd outbox him. The way Pacquiao gets in and out and boxes in cirlces against the tougher guys is why people like me think this. Trinidad's record is overhyped. He beat an old Whittaker well, but not a prime one and his win over Oscar is highly questionable. The rest are decent, but not great fighters. He had very good power but he could be outboxed. I'm not saying he was a bad fighter because he was a great fighter and a great champion, but I think people made him out to be better than he actually was.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I thought Dempsey got that but without googlng it, it might have been the event that first made a million... regardless a million in them times is an amazing amount of dosh

Fights with over 100k of spectators as well.

Crazy money in todays terms, infact i wonder if it actually beats what Floyd earns when you weigh it up

Good point.

With that sort of money being around in boxing back in those days... The mob must have been eating very well indeed.