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Hello everyone. Today we have the fourth place
4. Joe Louis
One of the most famous heavyweight champions of the world, Joe Louis, still holds the record for the longest tenure of this title (11 years, 8 months and 7 days) and the number of defenses — 25.
Louis gained national love in the United States by defeating Max Schmeling in a rematch in 1938. It took place two years after the first fight, in which Luis suffered the first defeat of his career.
As The Ring magazine notes, before the first fight for the world title in 1937, Louis defeated ten and lost to only one boxer from the top 10 of The Ring in the heavyweight division, and of the 25 title defenses, he spent 17 against boxers from the top 10, 7 of them against the first number of the rating.
Louis retired from boxing in 1949 with the rank of world champion, but returned to the ring in 1952 due to debts to the tax service, which haunted him for a long time. Louis earned about $4.6 million in the ring, but the boxer got about 800 thousand of them. 1 reply
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Hello everyone, today I will tell you about 5th place
5. Willie Pep
Guillermo Papaleo, better known as Willie Pep, was a two-time world featherweight champion, known as an unrivaled defensive genius. There is even a joke about Pep once winning a round without throwing a single punch, which speaks to how difficult it was for opponents to hit him.
In 1947, Pep was seriously injured in a plane crash, but six months later he returned to the ring and continued to win.
Pep's first winning streak in the ring consisted of 63 fights, and then after his first defeat, he won 72 more victories before losing to another outstanding boxer, Sandy Saddler. Saddler was perhaps Pep's only worthy opponent, winning three out of four fights.
Looking at Pep's track record, it is worth noting that back then, boxers entered the ring much more often, even as world champions, and not all of their fights were title fights. 0 reply
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7. Roberto Duran
Roberto Duran boxed professionally in five different decades and became world champion in four weight classes from lightweight to light heavyweight, and it is worth considering that by today's standards, Duran moved up not three, but six weight classes.
Duran is remembered not only for his athletic longevity, but also for his spectacular attacking style, which earned him the nickname "Stone Fists" [Manos de Piedra]. In addition, Duran fought at the same time and in the same weight class with other outstanding boxers, and his fights against Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler went down in boxing history.
He is the only person in history to win the Comeback of the Year award. In March of this year, Duran underwent heart surgery, and a month later he participated in the announcement of the fight for the title of absolute world champion. 0 reply
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