Boxing Records Least likely to be broken...

[Nameless]

Being champion at 17 doesn't sound to me like something likely to be beaten, I would personally go with that one.

[ElTerribleMorales]

What do you think are the boxing records in general or for a specific weight class that are least likely to be broken?

Here's a couple I think are pretty safe
Joe Louis' 25 Consecutive Successful Title Defenses at Heavyweight

Wilfredo Benitez's youngest Champion at 17 years old

Mike Tyson youngest heavyweight champion at 20 years old

Evander Holyfield 5 time heavyweight champion

Edwin Valero's 18 consectutive 1st round KO's

I think Marciano's 49-0-0 will be beaten 9as Larry Holmes and even Nicolay Valuev have been within 1 fight of matching it), but I doubt the fighter that beats it ends his career undefeated.

Can you guys think of any others?

The Valero one has already been broken by Tyrone Brunson.

I think the Tyson one can be beat as he was a titlist at 20, I think that is doable again.

given the state of the HW division and seeing how the average fighter in the division is in their 30's i don't really think it'll be broken anytime soon

Being champion at 17 doesn't sound to me like something likely to be beaten, I would personally go with that one.

in the US at least it won't be broken, seeing how you have to at least be 18 to turn pro so no chance in hell they'll become champion at 17

[X]

Jack Johnson ....... first black heavyweight champ.

Dont think that will be broken

[X]

Good thread:

- Someone mentioned Wlad approaching Louis' record of title defences. Don't forget that Joe was THE heavyweight champion of the world and made 25 defences. Wlad is not undisputed and has therefore made no defences of THE world heavyweight championship.

- Marciano's 49-0 will go, as someone will just fight 50 tomato cans and then win a lightly regarded 'world' title

- Homocide Hank holding 3 titles at the same time may be bettered ..... but not when you think that he would be holding about 6 titles simultaneously at todays weight divisions!


- I would think that the Old Mongoose's KO record will stay unbeaten forever!!! Also, I can't see anybody beating Chavez/Haugen crowd record of 120,000 (unless a certain someone has his last fight in the Phillippines)

[Master]

Marciano's 49-0 will go, as someone will just fight 50 tomato cans and then win a lightly regarded 'world' title

Valuev nearly did it by that method.

[arcanum26]

Only twins to ever be world boxing title holders, Khaosai and Kaokor Galaxy. A bit of a novelty boxing record but I'm guessing it would be quite hard to match.

[milmascaras1]

arcanum26,

wrong answer. the thai twins might have been the first twins to win titles but not the only ones. raul garcia of mexico was minimumweight champion for about two years until he got dethroned by joyi of south africa last year.

since then, his twin brother, ramon garcia hirales is the current WBO jr. flyweight champ.