SPORTS RECORDS 1: THE LONGEST BOXING FIGHT IN HISTORY
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 30 Dec 2024
The longest recorded fight with gloves was fought between Andy Bowen of New Orleans (1867-94) and Jack Burke of Texas (1869-1913) at New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on April 6, 1893. It lasted 110 rounds, 7 hour 19 min. It started at 9:15 p.m. and ended at 4:34 a.m. the following day and was declared a no contest. But it was later changed to a draw. Bowen later won an 85-round bout on May 31, 1893.
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Boxer Paul Bamba died at the age of 35 just six days after winning the WBA gold cruiserweight title. On December 21, 2024, Bamba knocked out Rogelio Medina in New Jersey for his 14th consecutive stoppage win in the span of 12 months. In the process, Bamba broke Mike Tyson's record for most professional fights in a one-year span. Bamba was a Puerto Rican and Marine Corps veteran, turned pro in January 2021.
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The first boxer to be recognized as a heavyweight champion was James Figg in 1719. John Lawrence Sullivan, called the "Boston Strong Boy", was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing, de facto reigning from February 7, 1882, to September 7, 1892. He is also generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing.
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Mike Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He won his first belt at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old, and holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to win a world heavyweight title. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles, as well as the only heavyweight to unify them in succession.
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The best single regular season record in the NBA was established by the Golden State Warriors in the 2015–16 season. In that season, the Warriors recorded 73 wins and 9 losses with a winning percentage of .890, surpassing the 72-win record of the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls. The Bulls, however, went on to win the Eastern Conference and the NBA championship.
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Usain Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio de Janeiro 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. He became world famous for his double sprint victory in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory.
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