Fighting Disposition
Most successful consecutive boxing title defenses:
1. Heavyweight Joe Louis 25 defenses
2. Welterweight Henry Armstrong 19 defenses
3. Junior featherweight Wilfredo Gomez 17 defenses
4. Middleweight Carlos Monzon 14 defenses
5. Light heavyweight Bob Foster 14 defenses
6. Super lightweight Julio Cesar Chavez 12 defenses
7. Lightweight Roberto Duran 12 defenses
Source: World Features Syndicate
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