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Mendoza
12-28-2008, 04:24 PM
New spin on a thread. I suppose Lennox Lewis and Wlad Klitschko make the cut here. Who else?
TBooze
12-28-2008, 04:36 PM
Floyd Patterson.
Bokaj
12-28-2008, 05:06 PM
Rocky Graziano, Tony Zale
BlackWater
12-28-2008, 05:13 PM
Roy Jones Jr. Although it was a disqualification not a KO.
Rui
12-28-2008, 05:16 PM
New spin on a thread. I suppose Lennox Lewis and Wlad Klitschko make the cut here. Who else?Klitschko doesn't count. He was already the champion when he beat Brewster in the rematch.
TBooze
12-28-2008, 05:18 PM
Rocky Graziano

Graziano never regained the title he lost to Zale.
Bokaj
12-28-2008, 05:33 PM
Graziano never regained the title he lost to Zale.

I thought all three fights were title fights, but I see that only the last two were. I stand corrected.
TBooze
12-28-2008, 05:42 PM
I thought all three fights were title fights, but I see that only the last two were. I stand corrected.

All three were championship fights.

Zale as champ defeated Rocky, then lost the title to Graziano, before regaining it.

I think what you may be confusing is that Zale got his ass kicked in fight one, but won, totally dominated the rematch, but lost.
AliFrazier71
12-28-2008, 07:41 PM
Terry Norris, getting knocked out by Simon Brown and then winning a UD in the rematch.
Longhhorn71
12-28-2008, 10:04 PM
Emile Griffith was in some 3 fight series with Paret, Rodriquez, and Nino Benev. where he lost and regained the title.
Woller
12-29-2008, 08:13 AM
None of Emile Griffith´s were by k.o.

Woller
PowerPuncher
12-29-2008, 08:43 AM
Klitschko doesn't count. He was already the champion when he beat Brewster in the rematch.

He also wasnt really a legit champ when he was ko'd

Joe Louis comes to mind, although he wasnt a champ at the time either and didnt become a champ by beating Schmelling either

Charles should have got the third fight with Walcott and regained the championship after losing the title by KO
Longhhorn71
12-29-2008, 08:43 AM
None of Emile Griffith´s were by k.o.

Woller

I misread the thread...none by k.o.
red cobra
12-29-2008, 08:47 AM
Koichi Wajima, Pone Kingpetch, and Sam Serrano come to mind.
Robbi
12-29-2008, 08:55 AM
Vazquez against Marquez. The first fight was TKO retirement win for Marquez, only to be stopped on his feet during the rematch.
la-califa
12-29-2008, 11:39 AM
Jose Napoles lost the Championship to Billy Backus by TKO, (cuts) & won the title back shortly thereafter. stopping Backus.
Bad_Intentions
12-29-2008, 11:44 AM
Lennox Lewis
Floyd Patterson
Wladimir Klitschko (klitschko was already champ, but he won the rematch).
la-califa
12-29-2008, 02:42 PM
Humberto"Chiquita" Gonzalez was knocked out by Michael Carbajal. And he was able to comeback & defeat Carbajal in they're rematch.
good right hand
12-29-2008, 11:49 PM
willie peps all time great rematch with sandy sandler was a great example of winning a rematch to take back the title

jean mark mormeck's was knocked out by o' neil bell and regained the title in the rematch
MRBILL
12-30-2008, 01:17 AM
What about them fights between Dennis Andries and Jeff Harding? Them dudes took turns kayoing each other.....
TBooze
12-30-2008, 04:52 AM
What about them fights between Dennis Andries and Jeff Harding? Them dudes took turns kayoing each other.....

Fun fights, an often forgotten excellent trilogy (for guts, if not skill). I went to fight three; Andries was robbed* in an away town decision that was second only to Everett/Escalera....

















*Robbed was too harsh, but Andries deserved to win, particularly as he was the home town fighter.