Fighters who have won world titles in less than 10 fights

[treelo]

So this list is a little bit pinched but then added to from another forum, let me know if i have missed anyone off and i will update my list, i'm not counting shite like the IBA title

3 Saensak Muangsurin --- WBC Lightwelter
3 Vasyl Lomachenko --- WBO Feather
4 Veeraphol Sahaprom --- WBA Bantam
6 Paul Weir --- WBO Minimum
6 Naoya Inoue --- WBC Light Fly
7 Jeff Fenech ---IBF Bantam
7 Kazuto Ioka --- WBC Minimum
7 Muangchi Kittikasem --- IBF Light Fly
7 Vasyl Lomachenko --- WBO Super Feather
8 Sot Chitilada --- WBC Fly
8 Leon Spinks --- Lineal Heavy
8 Joichiro Tatsuyosh --- WBC Bantamweigh
9 Napa Kiatwanchai --- WBC Minimum
9 Davey Moore --- WBA Lightmiddle
9 Jung Il Byun --- WBC Bantam
9 Hiroki Ioka --- WBC Minimum
9 Paul Weir --- WBO Light Fly
9 Guillermo Rigondeaux --- WBA Super Bantam

Lomachenko and Wier were not hanging around at all

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Usyk won his in his 10th fight but you're asking for less? You already mentioned Loma and many others. You can add Rigondeaux & Naoya Inoue to the list. There have been others.

 

[KillerIsBack V2]

Completely irrelevant (sorry), but Benitez winning the a world title at age 17 is more impressive than all of those combined.

Imagine being a child while your high school buddies watch you beat up a world champion boxer.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

wanted to mention him but i didn't realize fighting harada had as many fights as he did when he took the belt from kingpetch. dude was 27-1 at 19 years old wtf

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Completely irrelevant (sorry), but Benitez winning the a world title at age 17 is more impressive than all of those combined.

Imagine being a child while your high school buddies watch you beat up a world champion boxer.

Benitez winning a professional world title at age 17 is mighty impressive but we've seen similar done in the amateurs at the Olympic level where the level of difficulty is even higher. Jackie Fields was only 16 when he won the gold medal at the 1924 Olympics. This was back when the amateurs very much resembled the pros. Floyd Flatterson won Olympic gold at age 17. Amir Khan initially boxed Mario Kindelan at the 2004 Olympics when he was only 17. Imagine facing one of the greatest Olympic boxers ever as a kid. Kindelan was 33 at the time, already a 3x World champion, and the reigning Olympic champ.

 

[KillerIsBack V2]

Benitez winning a professional world title at age 17 is mighty impressive but we've seen similar done in the amateurs at the Olympic level where the level of difficulty is even higher. Jackie Fields was only 16 when he won the gold medal at the 1924 Olympics. This was back when the amateurs very much resembled the pros. Floyd Flatterson won Olympic gold at age 17. Amir Khan initially boxed Mario Kindelan at the 2004 Olympics when he was only 17. Imagine facing one of the greatest Olympic boxers ever as a kid. Kindelan was 33 at the time, already a 3x World champion, and the reigning Olympic champ.

He won decision of 15 pro rounds for cervante’s belt.
None of those are exactly the same level due to that fact.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

He won decision of 15 pro rounds for cervante’s belt.
None of those are exactly the same level due to that fact.

Both are very difficult but Fields at just 16 had to beat a total of 5 elite level opponents in his path just to win the Olympic gold medal (and he couldn't pick any of them). That's not even counting the trials/qualifier bouts to make the Olympic team. The amateur scene has always had a deeper talent pool. At any given time there are many more boxers in the field than there are in the professional ranks. The majority of pros started out there but not every amateur turns pro.

 

[StopDucking]

Both are very difficult but Fields at just 16 had to beat a total of 5 elite level opponents in his path just to win the Olympic gold medal (and he couldn't pick any of them). That's not even counting the trials/qualifier bouts to make the Olympic team. The amateur scene has always had a deeper talent pool. At any given time there are many more boxers in the field than there are in the professional ranks. The majority of pros started out there but not every amateur turns pro.

There are way more non-NBA players than NBA players. It doesn’t mean non-NBA players are better. It’s quite the opposite since only the best of them make it into the NBA.

 

[Mujeriego]

Completely irrelevant (sorry), but Benitez winning the a world title at age 17 is more impressive than all of those combined.

Imagine being a child while your high school buddies watch you beat up a world champion boxer.

And the guy he beat, Antonio Cervantes, is tied with JCC for most championship wins at 140lb.
So that win is a great win

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

There are way more non-NBA players than NBA players. It doesn’t mean non-NBA players are better. It’s quite the opposite since only the best of them make it into the NBA.

Anybody can turn pro in boxing. Not just anybody can make an Olympic team. The overall talent pool in amateur boxing is deeper because the field is bigger. Only the best compete for a spot on the team. The cream rises to the top. Winning 1 tough match-up against Cervantes isn't more difficult than winning 5 consecutive tough match-ups.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

And the guy he beat, Antonio Cervantes, is tied with JCC for most championship wins at 140lb.
So that win is a great win

It's a great win but Cervantes already had 9 losses and a draw before Benitez beat him. He'd also been KO'd.

 

[StopDucking]

Anybody can turn pro in boxing. Not just anybody can make an Olympic team. The overall talent pool in amateur boxing is deeper because the field is bigger. Only the best compete for a spot on the team. The cream rises to the top. Winning 1 tough match-up against Cervantes isn't more difficult than winning 5 consecutive tough match-ups.

Benitez had to go through 25 other pros before earning his 1 match against Cervantes.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Benitez had to go through 25 other pros before earning his 1 match against Cervantes.

Name the notable ones. Looks like padding mostly. Fields had to qualify for the Olympic team which also required him to fight many of the top amateurs in his weight class in the US at the time.

 

[Mujeriego]

Anybody can turn pro in boxing.

I'm gonna go pro and have some fights just to do it.
Why not?
Dont know why more people here dont. Just do it and get smashed and then pull up your boxrec to random people at the bar.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

The only "notable" guy Benitez beat before he fought Cervantes was Angel Garcia who was 134-70-19 when they fought. He fought a ton of development fights that consisted of journeymen, prospects, debutants and straight up bums before he got to the big one.

 

[treelo]

Usyk won his in his 10th fight but you're asking for less? You already mentioned Loma and many others. You can add Rigondeaux & Naoya Inoue to the list. There have been others.

added Inoue but Rigondeaux's was in his 13th fight

 

[treelo]

all these comments and discussions in this thread, create new threads, this forum is short of threads and yuo guys go off on a tangent talking about all manner of things that would be interesting to read in individual threads

 

[KillerIsBack V2]

all these comments and discussions in this thread, create new threads, this forum is short of threads and yuo guys go off on a tangent talking about all manner of things that would be interesting to read in individual threads

New threads? Did MMALOPEZ retire?

 

[treelo]

New threads? Did MMALOPEZ retire?

i have him blocked, so the forum looks fantastic for me, just new threads would be good rather than derailing every half decent thread, loads of stuff being talked about in threads that have got nothing to do with that subject

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

added Inoue but Rigondeaux's was in his 13th fight

Rigondeaux won the full WBA title in his 9th fight at Super Bantamweight. He took it off of Rico Ramos. The very next year he beat Donaire. That's when the WBA promoted him to "Super" champion. It gave him preeminent status but he was already the full (primary) WBA champion before then.