[Jersey-Jim]

Originally Posted by JCWeb

Just finished the final card of Jan 1925 in my Uni and wanted to announce that a landmark has been reached. Veteran LW Jack Blackburn fought in his 99th bout, lost a UD 10, but the important point is that, while he is at END career stage, he has not yet reached the point of a forced retirement, which means his next bout with be his 100th, so after over 40 years of boxing history rolled into one Uni, he will hold the distinction of being the first boxer to fight 100 bouts.

I would be willing to bet Benny Leonard, current LW Champ, is likely to become the second to hit the Century mark, but that is still several years off. (And not just years in Uni time, hehe ... ) Previous record among retired boxers for most bouts was FW great Abe Attell, at 93.

That's great to keep a universe going for that long. Even with the layoff's. Congrats on your guys hitting or coming close to the 100 mark!