Photos: Sumio Yamada
WBC minimumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin extended his career record unbeaten streak and moved to 54-0, 18 KOs with a twelve round unanimous decision over South African mandatory challenger Simphiwe Konco (19-5, 7 KOs) on Friday afternoon in Chonburi, Thailand. Wanheng dropped Konco in round seven en route to a 118-109, 117-110, 116-111 verdict.
Wanheng keeps winning after eclipsing Floyd Mayweather’s 50-0 mark in August 2018.
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Beating below average fighters is not identical to what Floyd accomplished. Every boxer in the top 30 of each weight class could easily be 500-0 if they fought pedestrians.
A record is a record. 54-0 is better than 50-0 when it comes to the number of fights. If you are talking about quality of opposition, that’s simply another debate.
would love to see one of his fights on TV so we can see if this guy is for real
Well I’m sure this guy hasn’t fought the opposition Floyd has but I’m sure he’s not a piece of s**t like Floyd.
54-0 it doesnt mean crap when ur fighting guys like Conor McGreggors. Oh wait.. that was Mayweather that fought him as well as a cashed out Berto… opps. Sorry my bad. Hahaha
I have not seen this guy fight, but hats off to him for atleast surviving that long in the sport with a record of 54-0. That alone is an accomplishment. Personally, I have forgotten all about Floyd in recent boxing. Last I checked, his era is over and time to move on. Yes, Floyd was a great boxer, but his whining and all the “what if” stipulations involved in his fight contracts put a bad taste in my mouth that distracted me from respecting the raw talent. Bernard Hopkins was no different. That’s why Oscar and Bernard are best buds since they both knew how to play the system and their management skills demonstrate that today with their own fighters.
54-0 is remarkable and I know he has never seen the money Mayweather has made but he will be remembered as the guy that surpassed Mayweathers record
People forget about Julio Cesar Chavez Sr 89-0 record.
And Ricardo Lopez retired with a 51-0 record as well.
51-0-1
Right on. Chavez may be the best there ever was or will be
Because he had an early decision overturned once he signed with Don King, so he was never really 89-0.
Unless he eventually loses. Then Money May gets the record back.
A hand ful of fighters have reached 50& 0 and better … he wont be remembered for anything unless he retires undefeated.. he is not the first fighting to reach 54 & 0
TBE
That is a great accomplishment no doubt. I’m very sorry I don’t know more about this fighter.And i’m sure those that will criticize his competition have not seen many of his fights. But I know in recent times Chavez sr went 87-0 before he got a draw. Others like Robinson went 130-1 before he lost a second fight. Marciano was 49-0 and never had a loss. Jimmy Wilde went GOD knows how many fights with no loss, however he did have many no decision fights in those days.
Ricardo Lopez retired with a 51-0 record. 😉
51-0-1
Is not his fault that the opposition is below par, also a win is a win
See Floyd, undefeated records mean nothing to all-time great status seekers. Being the GOAT is not about your record being unblemished, but fighting the very best when they were at their very best. Floyd failed to do that once in his entire career. FACT!!
Whoa, hold your horses! Out of that 54-0, how many are world championship bouts? About 20 as of the last count. Floyd has had about 30 in his.