When Joe ‘The Brown Bomber gained the world heavyweight title, defeating champion James Braddock in June 1937, he declared: “Till I beat Max Schmeling, I am not the champion!” He was speaking about his knockout loss in 1936. He avenged it in 1939 at Madison Sq. Backyard, knocking out Schmeling within the first spherical.
When “Sugar” Ray Leonard, 27-0, misplaced to Roberto “Fingers of Stone” Duran, 71-1, in June 1980, combating Duran, he obtained a rematch. He boxed Duran so laborious that Duran stop on the stool in November.
In April 1987, Leonard defeated Marvin Hagler for his middleweight title. Hagler retired and moved to Italy, not wanting revenge.
In April 2002, light-weight champion Floyd “Cash” Mayweather earned a present resolution over Jose Luis Castillo. Eight months later, he supplied him a rematch, defeating him simply.
In June 2012, Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao was robbed by Tim Bradley, Jr., however in April 2014, he defeated Bradley in a rematch.
In November 2016, Andre “SOG” Ward earned a present resolution towards Sergey Kovalev in a light-weight heavyweight title battle and supplied him an instantaneous rematch, stopping Kovalev, then retired from boxing.
Heavyweight champion Rock Marciano earned an in depth, if not contested, resolution over Roland LaStarza in March 1950 earlier than successful the title. After stopping “Jersey” Joe Walcott for the title and once more in his subsequent battle, he stopped LaStarza.
In November 1986, Tremendous Featherweight Champion Alfredo Escalera gained a worst break up resolution towards Philadelphia’s Tyrone Everett in Philadelphia. He by no means obtained a rematch and the Pennsylvania decide who voted for Escalara by no means labored on one other present.
Historian Jim Jacobs instructed me that the worst resolution he ever noticed was in June 1963, when mild heavyweight champion Harold Johnson was robbed by Willie Pastrano by break up resolution and by no means gained. of revenge.
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali misplaced to Ken Norton and Smokin’ Joe Frazier of their first fights, however defeated them twice in rematches.
In June 1983, heavyweight champion Larry “The Easton Murderer” Holmes, 42-0, earned a present resolution in a protection towards “Horrible” Tim Witherspoon, 15-0, and was by no means supplied a rematch.
What battle did you need to see in a rematch that by no means occurred?
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