How Many?

[mcvey]

How many World Champions won and lost their titles in the opening round? without looking it up I can think of two.

[Marciano Frazier]

Only two at heavyweight- Patterson and Spinks.

[Street Lethal]

There was a guy at lightweight. What was his name?

[My dinner with Conteh]

John Mugabi did too.

[Manassa]

Al Singer was one.

[red cobra]

Young Corbett (he had a number after his name which I forget) who lost to Jimmy McLarnin in the earlt thirties. Art Frias who lost by tko in 1 to Boom Boom Mancini. Edwin Rosario lost one of his alphabet soup titles back in the late eighties to someone by 1 round tko (he wasn't decked however) Bruce Seldon lost a 'title" to Mike Tyson in the early ninties in 1. Let's not forget "Terrible Tim" Witherspoon who lost in1 to Bonecrusher Smith.

[red cobra]

I forgot Pone Kingpetch of Thailand who lost the flyweight title to a Japanese fighter in the early sixties.

[janitor]

George Chip lost his title in one round to Al McCoy.

This unfortunately overshadows the fact that Chip was a great fighter.