2007-05-31 16:32:51 · 7 answers · asked by fictims_of_the_furry 1 in Sports ➔ Boxing
The only heavyweight to retire undefeated. 49-0-0. No one else has managed to do this.
2007-05-31 16:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A perfect 49-0.
Who cares what his record was before he started fighting as a professional.
2007-05-31 17:10:13 · answer #2 · answered by The Official Texting Pro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
49-0 with 43 KO's against either has-beens or never-were's. He is the single most overrated boxer in the history of the sport. If I go 50-0 with 50 KO's against all little girls, does that make me the best of all time simply because of my record? His record is the only thing his greatness is based on, otherwise he wouldn't be a top 10 Heavyweight.
2007-06-01 01:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
49-0
2007-05-31 16:36:09 · answer #4 · answered by lestermount 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to popular belief, Marciano lost. His amateur record was 11-3 last losing to Coley Wallace... AFTER he turned pro! Coley Wallace compiled a professional record of 20-7 with 15KO's between 1959-1956 winning his first 11 fights with 10 KO's.. However never rematched Marciano in the pros.
According to wikipedia---
While awaiting discharge, Marciano, representing the army, won 1946 amateur armed forces boxing tournament. His amateur career was interrupted on March 17, 1947, when Marciano stepped into the ring as a professional competitor. That night he beat Lee Epperson by a knockout in three rounds. In an unusual move, however, Marciano returned to the amateur ranks and fought in the Golden Gloves All-East Championship Tournament in March 1948. He was beaten by Colley Wallace during the tournament, however. He continued to fight as an amateur throughout that spring and competed in the AAU Olympic tryouts in the Boston Garden. There he knocked out George McGinnis, but hurt his hands during the bout and was forced to withdraw from the tournament. The McGinnis fight was his last amateur bout.[2] His amateur years, with an 11-3 record, would be the last time Marciano experienced a loss.
So, professionally, no, he never lost. Compiling a record of 49 (43ko) -0. But he DID lose after turning pro. It was just "amateur" as opposed to a pro loss.
All together, pro AND amateur combined 60-3. 49-0 pro, 11-3 amateur.
2007-05-31 17:12:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
As a pro 49-0 with 43 knockouts and six defenses of the heavyweight title.
2007-06-02 19:59:58 · answer #6 · answered by ♠ACEMAN♠ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
49-0 43kos
2007-05-31 21:00:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
49-0-0
2007-05-31 16:36:17 · answer #8 · answered by blikehendrix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
49 wins - 0 losses - 0 draws - With 43 Knockouts, He was going for 50, but died in an airplane crash.
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2007-06-01 18:18:55 · answer #9 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋