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Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
50-0 wont be a record, several fighters have surpassed that. Chavez was something like 87-0 before his first draw.



What he want's is to retire undefeated, no losses or draws - totally unblemished
Ricardo Lopez retired 51-0 but with a draw or two i think.
That's right. I thought Chris John was on track to get to Marciano first. It is the holy grail of boxing for whatever reason. It appears to be easily beaten when you see a guy like Wilder spin of 34 in a short time or Tyson fight 25 in a year or something but the catch is the retirement. Ask Joe Blow on the street or Jane Blow who Marciano is. Everyone knows who he is because of the 49/0. Its taught in history class early on this continent. They don't tell you about Young Stribling who fought 55 times in 1 year and went undefeated or Greb that went 47 or 49 in one year w/o a loss. And they certainly don't scrutinize Marciano's run.