Boxing Records

Oscar De La Hoya’s Records

Oscar De La Hoya’s record setting began at the age of eight, when he was the youngest fighter to place first in the Freewill games. His amateur boxing records continue to stand as some of the greatest in history, with 224 wins, 163 of which were achieved through knockouts. In his professional career, De La Hoya competed and won in many different weight classes, a feat seldom attempted by prizefighters. The boxer has only been knocked out once in his professional career. He was the first boxer in history to win world titles in six different classes. De La Hoya fought often, raking in millions and millions of dollars, more than most professional boxers could ever dream of earning. Over his entire career, De La Hoya’s earning mass almost a billion dollars.

George Foreman’s Records

Over his career, George Foreman’s professional record stands at 76 wins and only five losses. An impressive 68 of his wins were achieved by knockout, the most of any professional boxer. His first defeat was a loss to Muhammed Ali in a fight held in Africa that was known as the “Rumble in the Jungle.”

In 1994, Foreman became the oldest man to claim the heavyweight title after defeating Michael Moorer at the ripe age of 45. This win also earned him the record of the longest interval separating one heavyweight championship and the next. 20 years lapsed between Foreman’s heavyweight championships. He was 48 in his last professional bout that took place in 1998. Foreman is considered to be the ninth greatest boxer of all time by Ring Magazine.

Mike Tyson’s Records

In his first 19 professional boxing matches, Mike Tyson knocked his opponents out. 12 of these knockouts occurred in the very first round. One of his most prestigious boxing records was acting as the youngest heavyweight champion of the world at age 20 in 1986. Shortly thereafter he became the first heavyweight to hold the three major boxing titles in the world at the same time. As his professional career progressed, he became one of the most recognizable and controversial boxers of all time due to his erratic behaviors and bad temper. Tyson was a competitor in one of the most profitable pay-per-view events in history when he and Lennox Lewis fought in 2002. This fight generated close to $107 million. One of the most unique records held by Tyson is ESPN’s ranking of him as the “Most Outrageous Character” in modern sports history.