Fighters who have never been stopped/knocked down

[Wacko3205]

Hopkins has never been stopped.

True...but he's been dropped 3 or 4 times.

Twice by Mercado, once by Mills Lane, & I think...that Echols downed him on a slip.

Hopkins is one tuff fwocker...still can never understand how people don't dig on my guy...but to each his or her own.

It was my good fortune that the first time I saw Hopkins fight was his rematch against Echols where he knocked him out with one arm. I've been kicking myself for not putting money on his fight with Trinidad for years. Been sold on him ever since.

Cheers to that...also...don't think I've give you the proper forum welcome so : Welcome to the forum. Have the Obligatory Wacko Welcome Wagon

Now that the formalities are out of the way...let me start by saying this...I never NEVER bet on boxing anymore. The last two years I've had some shitty luck on my picks...it's so bad that I don't even get involved in the forum picks by my guy killersheepish. Heh heh heh.

Anywho, Hopkins is an amazing fighter...hands down one of the best fighters to grace the ring of the last decade...he and Mayweather have one of the most diverse array of skills in the game.

[Wacko3205]

Put Wayne McCullugh on this list. His stoppage loss was nonsense. He's never been down either

Anyone who calls themself the Pocket Rocket needs his ass knocked out atleast twice a week.

[CutMeMick]

Byrds been down but haden't been stopped since 1999 'till 2006 thats 7 yrs.
Librado Andrade has never been down or stopped in his career thats 7 ryrs.
Kessler never been down or stopped in his career thats 8 yrs.
Karmazins never been down or stopped in his career thats 11 yrs.
Jean-Mormeck had never been down OR stopped in his entire career 'till Bell beat him 2006 thats 11 yrs.


I'm sure theres more....

[spekterscript]

David Tua. Kid Gavilan. Belinda Laracuente (cannon fodder to the best female boxers of her divisions without being knocked down or stopped once). Eder Jofre. Barney Ross.

[Klitsfan]

Vitali Klitschko-Never down in 8 years as a pro and 210 amateur fights,in the hardest hitting division in boxing.

George Chuvalo-Never knocked down in 93 pro fights from 1956 to 1979(fought Ali twice,Foreman and Frazier but never down)

[Wacko3205]

David Tua. Kid Gavilan. Belinda Laracuente (cannon fodder to the best female boxers of her divisions without being knocked down or stopped once). Eder Jofre. Barney Ross.

Rahman dropped him...don't know if it was ruled on...but he did knock him down.

[Wacko3205]

Vitali Klitschko-Never down in 8 years as a pro and 210 amateur fights,in the hardest hitting division in boxing.

Yep. Posted that earlier. The thing is...give it a day or so & Steelie will jump on that comment the Pele Reid knocked out Vitali in a kickboxing fight match but that was a loooooooong time ago before either had competed as pro boxers.

Still...that's something that the only way to stop a man is to kick him in the melon.

I really REALLY miss Vitali.

He & Lewis were my two favorite heavies.

[ICB]

larry holmes only ever got stopped once in 75 fights and that was when he was up against tyson in his peak and larry wasnt 

reggie johnson never got stopped neither did steve collins

i dont think oliver mccall has ever been knocked down

and pernell whitaker only got stopped when he was way past it and Whitaker breaks clavicle and referee stops the fight on advice of ring physician

[Syntax Error]

Oliver McCall; never been down or stopped.

I doubt if he has even ever been hurt in a fight!

He may be crazy, but he's a tough MF!!!!!!

[DaxxKahn]

OK. OK. I'll leave off Valuev!
How about this tough SOB Canadian?
He was NEVER knocked down,though he was stopped by Foreman And by Fraizer. He's a repost.

George Chuvalo, (born September 12, 1937) is a former heavyweight boxer who was never knocked down in ninety-three professional fights between 1956 and 1979. He was Canadian heavyweight champion as both an amateur and a professional, and twice fought for versions of the professional world's heavyweight title.

Chuvalo was born in Toronto to Croatian parents. While a student at Humberside Collegiate Institute, he became one of the best-known amateur fighters in Toronto, fighting out of the Earlscourt Athletic Club. Chuvalo became Canadian amateur heavyweight champion in May 1955, defeating Winnipeg's Peter Piper with a second round knockout in a tournament final in Regina, Saskatchewan. Later that year, he made front-page news after being hospitalized and arrested following a fight between rival street gangs in Toronto. Chuvalo finished his amateur career with a 15-1 record.

Nicknamed "Granite JAW," Chuvalo turned professional in 1956, knocking out four opponents in one night to win a heavyweight tournament held by former world's champion Jack Dempsey at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on April 26, 1956.

As a pro, Chuvalo is best known for his two fights against Muhammad Ali. He went the distance both times. The first fight, on March 29, 1966 was for Ali's world title and went fifteen rounds, with the decision going to Ali. "He's the toughest guy I ever fought," said Ali of Chuvalo after the fight.[1] Ali's cornerman, Angelo Dundee, said, "He never stopped coming on ... you've got to admire a man like that."[1] The second Ali fight was in 1972 and also went twelve rounds.

Future world champions Joe Frazier and George Foreman, despite being big punchers, were unable to knock Chuvalo down, but they were the only fighters to stop him, scoring technical knockout (TKO) victories. Foreman — regarded as one of the hardest hitters in boxing history — mauled Chuvalo, bombing him with punch after punch. Yet, in his typical display of toughness, when the referee stopped the fight in the third round, Chuvalo said to him, "What are you, nuts?"
Chuvalo's biggest victory was a seventh-round knockout of contender Jerry Quarry on December 12, 1969. In addition to his losses to Ali, Frazier, and Foreman, Chuvalo also lost to former champion Floyd Patterson in a bout that The Ring named fight of the year for 1965. He lost to WBA heavyweight champion Ernie Terrell in 1965 and to former WBA champion Jimmy Ellis in 1971, with both of those fights taking place at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Chuvalo was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. He lost two sons to drug overdoses, another son to suicide and his wife to suicide after that. His remaining son, Mitch, has become a successful teacher and coach currently working at the University of Toronto Schools. Chuvalo currently tours giving lectures against drugs and actively participates in charity work, for which he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998. He was awarded a star on Canada's Walk of Fame on June 5, 2005 for his remarkable career and influential life. On May 9, 2006 he was presented with an honorary WBC Heavyweight Championship belt in recognition of his continuing contributions to the prevention of drug abuse.

Tough in and out of the ring!!
A typical TOUGH SOB CANADIAN!

.....You do know George is retired and is not looking for public relations manager?

[Kev]

Don't know for sure but I don't think Mike McCallum ever got stopped?

Or Steve Collins either?

[Kev]

Just checked on boxrec McCallum and Collins indeed were never stopped in their careers.

Probably put down but I can't think of anyone who has fought at the highest level and never been dropped once.

[El Gamo]

Calzaghe has never been stopped. I think he's been dropped twice right?Heck when was the last time JC lost,I don't think he even lost in the amatuers did he?Or may be he did a long time ago! I've never seen JLC dropped. Had Pac not stopped him twice,Morales would be here!Wayne McCollugh was tough, Chuvalo was UNREAL!!

[SweetPea]

I've never seen JLC dropped.

I haven't either. But besides the first Corrales fight, he's been TKO'd 4 other times, including once in the 2nd round. You'd have to think he went to the canvas at least once.

[Tito BHB]

James toney has only really been knocked down once....

Reggie johnson all the way back in 91..Thats like 18 years ago..

Jones lured him off balance and hit him with a left hook..

And toney was stood starit when hit with a jab against sam peter the second time...
So once in a multiple weight career is pretty immense