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JCWeb · 01-07-2007, 08:45 PM

Just recently ran off Mike McTigue's 15th bout where he was going for the aforementioned consecutive KO record for the LH Division and he was up against a really tough opponent, aging ex-Champ Jack "Twin" Sullivan, who was at the tail-end of his career. Sullivan posed a real challenge for McTigue, who seemed to make little headway through the first six rounds of a scheduled 10-rounder, then broke through for his first KD in the 7th followed by two more in the next round before an 18th round stoppage pushed his record up to a perfect 15-0, all by KOs. Sullivan, his opponent, hung up the gloves immediately after the bout.

However, upon checking, I found that the REAL LH record for consecutive KOs is 17 by "Ruby Robert" Fitzsimmons, which was accidentally mislabeled as a HW record since Fitz retired as a HW. He actually rang up his first 17 LH opponents inside the distance, almost all of them stiffs ... so McTigue has to score three more KOs to beat that mark, which may be tough as he is due to step up in class in his next few bouts...

On to the MW update (followed by another edition of "Champs or Chumps" next post.

Heading into 1916 action, there have been 14 different MW WBA champions. Here is the honor roll:

NP Jack Dempsey 1884, 1885-97
George LaBlanche 1884-85, 1885
Mike Donovan 1885
Tommy Ryan 1897-98, 1899-1900, 1904, 1905-06, 1906-07
Charles Kid McCoy 1898-99, 1900-04, 1906, 1909
Frank Craig 1904
Cyclone Johnny Thompson 1904-05, 1910-11, 1912-13
Kid Locke 1906
Stanley Ketchel 1907-09, 1910
Billy Papke 1909-10, 1911, 1913-14
Hugo Kelly 1911-12
Joe Thomas 1912
Frank Mantell 1913
Mike Gibbons 1914-

NP Dempsey's 12- year reign is the longest for any WBA champion in any division, and Ryan is thus far the only fighter to hold the WBA belt in the same weight division five different times (i.e., regaining the belt four times).

All-time Records

Most Bouts

Tommy Ryan 86
Charles Kid McCoy 71
NP Jack Dempsey 70
Kid Locke 59
Hugo Kelly 57

Active: Locke 59 Cyclone Thompson 54 Paddy Levin 48 Frank Klaus and Sailor Burke 47

Most Wins

Tommy Ryan 73
NP Jack Dempsey 63
Charles Kid McCoy 54
Mike Donovan 49
Johnny Reagan 40

Active: Billy Papke and Cyclone Thompson 34 Eddie McGoorty 33

Most KOs

Tommy Ryan 60
NP Jack Dempsey 55
Charles Kid McCoy 46
Stanley Ketchel 33
Johnny Reagan 32

Active: McGoorty 28 Papke 23 Thompson 22 Sailor Burke 20

Most Consecutive Wins

NP Jack Dempsey 45
Mike Donovan 23
Charles Kid McCoy 19
Tommy Ryan 17
Harry Greb, Les Darcy, Jeff Smith 16

Active: Greb, Darcy, Smith 16 Papke, Frank Mantell 15

Most Consecutive KOs

Tommy Ryan 17
Stanley Ketchel 15
Les Darcy 13
Charles Kid McCoy 12
NP Jack Dempsey 12

Active: Darcy 13 Eddie McGoorty and Albert Crouse 10

next up, back to "Champs or Chumps" featuring the MW Division.

01-07-2007, 08:45 PM	#215 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 712	McTigue Update and MW Recap Just recently ran off Mike McTigue's 15th bout where he was going for the aforementioned consecutive KO record for the LH Division and he was up against a really tough opponent, aging ex-Champ Jack "Twin" Sullivan, who was at the tail-end of his career. Sullivan posed a real challenge for McTigue, who seemed to make little headway through the first six rounds of a scheduled 10-rounder, then broke through for his first KD in the 7th followed by two more in the next round before an 18th round stoppage pushed his record up to a perfect 15-0, all by KOs. Sullivan, his opponent, hung up the gloves immediately after the bout. However, upon checking, I found that the REAL LH record for consecutive KOs is 17 by "Ruby Robert" Fitzsimmons, which was accidentally mislabeled as a HW record since Fitz retired as a HW. He actually rang up his first 17 LH opponents inside the distance, almost all of them stiffs ... so McTigue has to score three more KOs to beat that mark, which may be tough as he is due to step up in class in his next few bouts... On to the MW update (followed by another edition of "Champs or Chumps" next post. Heading into 1916 action, there have been 14 different MW WBA champions. Here is the honor roll: NP Jack Dempsey 1884, 1885-97 George LaBlanche 1884-85, 1885 Mike Donovan 1885 Tommy Ryan 1897-98, 1899-1900, 1904, 1905-06, 1906-07 Charles Kid McCoy 1898-99, 1900-04, 1906, 1909 Frank Craig 1904 Cyclone Johnny Thompson 1904-05, 1910-11, 1912-13 Kid Locke 1906 Stanley Ketchel 1907-09, 1910 Billy Papke 1909-10, 1911, 1913-14 Hugo Kelly 1911-12 Joe Thomas 1912 Frank Mantell 1913 Mike Gibbons 1914- NP Dempsey's 12- year reign is the longest for any WBA champion in any division, and Ryan is thus far the only fighter to hold the WBA belt in the same weight division five different times (i.e., regaining the belt four times). All-time Records Most Bouts Tommy Ryan 86 Charles Kid McCoy 71 NP Jack Dempsey 70 Kid Locke 59 Hugo Kelly 57 Active: Locke 59 Cyclone Thompson 54 Paddy Levin 48 Frank Klaus and Sailor Burke 47 Most Wins Tommy Ryan 73 NP Jack Dempsey 63 Charles Kid McCoy 54 Mike Donovan 49 Johnny Reagan 40 Active: Billy Papke and Cyclone Thompson 34 Eddie McGoorty 33 Most KOs Tommy Ryan 60 NP Jack Dempsey 55 Charles Kid McCoy 46 Stanley Ketchel 33 Johnny Reagan 32 Active: McGoorty 28 Papke 23 Thompson 22 Sailor Burke 20 Most Consecutive Wins NP Jack Dempsey 45 Mike Donovan 23 Charles Kid McCoy 19 Tommy Ryan 17 Harry Greb, Les Darcy, Jeff Smith 16 Active: Greb, Darcy, Smith 16 Papke, Frank Mantell 15 Most Consecutive KOs Tommy Ryan 17 Stanley Ketchel 15 Les Darcy 13 Charles Kid McCoy 12 NP Jack Dempsey 12 Active: Darcy 13 Eddie McGoorty and Albert Crouse 10 next up, back to "Champs or Chumps" featuring the MW Division.