Boxing won 120,557 fan favorites as early as September 23, 1926 at Jack Dempsey of Sesquicentnectenial Stadium in Philadelphia.
Although Dempsey will lose back-to-back battles with Tunney, including the new rule is to knock the boxer down to the one initiated by the one who must turn to a neutral corner, it is called a “long-term count.” Dempsey stood on Tunney for about 15 seconds before the count started.
Dempsey, although failed, is a fan favorite. It was not until the “Brown Bomber” Joe Louis became the champion in June 1937, when he won the heavyweight title of “Cinderella Man” James Braddock from the knockout stage in Chicago. The following year, Louis avenged his only biggest schmeling to Germany. He said: “I didn’t have a championship until I beat Schmeling.”
At Yankee Stadium, he did it in the first round. He was the first active champion. Along with Louis, he is considered the best pounding boxer of all time, Ray Robinson, the holder of the welterweight and middleweight champions.
Together with Robinson will be Henry Homicide Hank’Armstrong, who holds both lightweight, middleweight and lightweight titles. They will meet when Armstrong has a little more than his peak with winner Robinson.
Next comes heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano, who trails points and beats champion “Jersey” Joe Walcott. When Walcott’s twisted face showed Marciano ended his fight in the thirteenth round at the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia in September 1952, he ended his fist to the end of the fight.
Marciano will end his career 49-0, a record that stayed until 2017, about sixty-one years when Floyd “Money” Mayweather improved his record to 50-0, defeating Connor McGregor and making his debut.
Another heavyweight, Muhammad Ali, will be loved by many people, but the most famous in the world.
Then there is the six-district world champion, starting from the flying weight heavyweight and all the way to the middleweight, called Manny’Pac Man’Pacquiiao in the Philippines. He retired in June 1921 with a record of 61-7-3 until four years later, when he returned to the field about four years after he was 46, winning the controversial WBC World Championship draw in July, although he announced the title in July 2025, although he announced the majority against the champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas in July 2025.
If it weren’t for “Pac Man”, you’re your favorite boxer’s choice all along?
Last updated on August 5, 20125
