5 Boxers With An Undefeated Record

In this segment ladies and gentlemen, I am going to discuss “The Undefeated” throughout Boxing History. These boxers never LOST a fight. We use the definition of undefeated as never defeated or having lost an athletic contest. Now, the record on the surface can be somewhat deceiving.

The competition, the era, and when you faced them could be a factor. But the fact is these men were never defeated in combat, and these boxers retired undefeated.

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Rocky Marciano

Rocky finished his career with a 49-0 (43 knockouts) record. He is a top 10 Greatest Heavyweight in Boxing History and I term him “the most with the least.” The intangibles do not show up on the record, but he was heart, conditioning, and intestinal fortitude personified.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The much-maligned “Pretty Boy” Floyd Money Mayweather Jr. was no question the greatest of his generation. He was one of the greatest defensive geniuses of all time, and he was also a smart, intelligent businessman.

His impact and legacy cannot be overlooked. You can love him or hate him, but you cannot deny his skill, finesse, and ring generalship. It is legendary.

He finished his career with a 50-0 (27 knockouts) record.

The two gentlemen aforementioned are no doubt known to John Q. Public and they both transcend the Sport of Boxing. Below are three boxers who are lesser-known but are certainly known inside the boxing world.

Laszlo Papp

Laszlo was a three-time Gold Medalist – in 1948, 1952, and 1956. He hailed from Hungary. His pro career ended with a 27-0-2 (15 knockouts) record. He never fought for the world title.

Papp was a big punching southpaw who did not turn pro until he turned 31 years of age, and he never fought outside of Europe. Many of his fights were in Vienna, Austria.

He had to fight abroad because pro boxing was not permitted in Hungary. In 1964, Papp had a world title bout in signing, but the Communist leadership of his homeland denied him an exit visa. This ended his boxing career.

Ricardo Lopez

“Finito” finished his career with a 51-0-1 (38 knockouts) record. He was a World Champion in the mini flyweight and Jr. flyweight divisions. Lopez never lost a fight as an amateur or a pro!!

He had an astounding 26 title fights without a loss. Lopez defended the mini flyweight title against a record-breaking 21 different opponents. His son, Alonso, was lesser-known. He also finished his career undefeated.

Never losing, ladies and gentlemen, it ran in the family.

Terry Marsh

Known as “The Fighting Fireman,” Terry finished his career with a 26-0-1 (10 knockouts) record. He also never fought in the United States. He captured the World title and defended it once before he was forced to retire with an epileptic condition.

Marsh was a large man for his weight of Jr Welterweight. There was a talk of a fight with Hector Camacho, but it never materialized, even though he was undefeated.

Conclusion

I know others do exist, but I am going to end this session here. I am a big believer in the law of averages.

Winning streaks are going to end sooner or later. So getting out with an undefeated record is, to say the least, impressive.

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