Via Ken Hissner: In seventeen divisions, let’s take a look at the fastest results in the first round of title scrambles.
In the heavyweight division, world champion James “The Boil” J. Jeffries, 12-0-2, of Ohio, defeated Jack Finnegan of Pittsburgh, 4-2-4, in 55 seconds in Detroit, MI , in April 1900.
IBF World Cruiser Champion James Warring of Florida intercepted James Prichard, of Kentucky, for 24 seconds in September 1991. It took place in Italy.
IBF lightweight champion Bobby “Chappie” Czyz, 29-1, of New Jersey, stopped David Sears, 17-2-1, of New York, for 61 seconds in December 1986 at West Orange, NJ.
IBF super middleweight world champion Roy Jones, Jr., 27-0, Florida, blocks Antoine “T-Bird” Byrd, 26-4-1, at 2:06 in Pensacola, FL, in March of 1995.
IBF world middleweight champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins, 27-2-1, of Philly, stopped Guyana’s Steve “Lionheart” Frank, 15-2-1, for 24 seconds in Phoenix, AZ.
WBA World Super Welterweight Champion Julio Cesar Vasquez, 40-1, of Argentina, stopped Panama’s Aquillino “Dimar” Asprilla, 34-9-1, in 47 seconds in February 1993 in Bueno Aires, ARG.
IBF and WBC Welterweight champion Lloyd Honeyghan of Jamaica, 30-0, of England, stopped Gene “Mad Dog” Hatcher, 27-4, of Texas, for 45 seconds in Spain.
WBA World Lightweight Champion Akinobu Hiranaka, 19-1, of Japan, stopped Edwin “Chapo” Rosario, 41-4, of PR, for 92 seconds in Mexico.
World lightweight champion Tony Canzoneri, 76-8-8, of New York, stopped Al Singer, 53-7-2, of New York, for 66 seconds at Madison Square Garden in November 1930.
WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Genaro “Chicanito” Hernandez, 27-0, LA, CA, and Raul Perez, 50-3-2, Mexico, finished in a technical draw after 28 seconds. In the rematch, Hernandez won at 2:11 of the 1/8 round.
WBC Featherweight Champion Kuniaki Shibata, 33-2-2, of Japan, knocked out Raul Cruz, 21-5-1, of Mexico, at 3:04 in Tokyo, Japan.
Super Bantamweight Champion Daniel La Cobra Jiminez, 17-3-1, of PR, stopped Harald “ET” Geier, 20-0, of Austria, for 17 seconds in September 1994 in Austria.
Bantamweight World Champion Sixto “El Galito” Escobar, 29-12-2, of PR, intercepted India’s “Baby” Quintana, 45-10-2, of Panama, at 1:49 in New York in November 1936.
IBF Super Flyweight World Champion Ju-Do Chun, 15-1-3, of South Korea, stopped Diego del Valle, 15-12-6, at 2:35 in South Korea.
IBU and NBA Flyweight World Champion Emile “Spider” Pladner, 40-2-2, of France, stopped Frankie Genaro, 76-14-7, of New York, for 58 seconds in March 1929 in Paris. , France.
WBA light flyweight world champion Myung Woo Yuh, 22-0, defeated Eduardo Tunon, 13-1, of Panama, at 2:46 in South Korea.
WBC World Strawweight World Champion Ricardo “Finito” Lopez, 39-0, of Mexico, blocks Yamil Caraballo, 13-4-1, of Colombia, at 1:10
