Eric Crumble by some means spent 13 years as knowledgeable boxer with out successful a single combat. Much more remarkably, all 31 of his defeats got here inside two rounds as he competed throughout six weight divisions.
Crumble’s extraordinary report reads 0-31 with 31 defeats by knockout or technical knockout, alongside one no-contest. His profession started in June 1990 and didn’t finish till September 2003.
Throughout 32 skilled appearances, BoxRec credit Crumble with solely 42 rounds of motion.
He by no means reached the third spherical of a combat.
31 Losses in Two Rounds
The numbers develop into much more outstanding when Crumble’s report is damaged down.
Of his 31 defeats, 22 ended within the opening spherical. The remaining 9 got here within the second.
Which means 71 p.c of Crumble’s defeats ended within the opening spherical, whereas no one who defeated him wanted greater than two rounds to do it.
There have been some notably fast nights.
Tipton Walker knocked Crumble out after simply 53 seconds in 1999, whereas James Pointer wanted 69 seconds the earlier yr. Future world title challenger Antwun Echols stopped him at 1:25 of the primary spherical in 1996.
One of many strangest outcomes got here in opposition to Jack Hernandez. Crumble survived the opening spherical earlier than being stopped simply ten seconds into the second.
Crumble additionally confronted future world title challenger Angel Manfredy, who knocked him out within the first spherical in 1993.
Maybe much more remarkably, a number of fighters recorded victories over Crumble whereas making their skilled debuts.
Crumble Crosses Six Divisions
The burden variations throughout Crumble’s profession are nearly as uncommon because the outcomes.
His recorded weights ranged from 131 kilos to 169 kilos as he competed by way of the ranges overlaying tremendous featherweight, tremendous light-weight, welterweight, tremendous welterweight, middleweight and tremendous middleweight.
Crumble weighed 136 kilos when he confronted Manfredy in 1993 earlier than being recorded at 160 the next yr.
In June 1997, he weighed solely 131 kilos in opposition to Carmelo Negron. Simply over two years later, Crumble was 168 kilos when Tipton Walker stopped him.
By February 2000, he was recorded at 169 kilos in opposition to Donnie Penelton.
That combat produced one other outstanding statistic. Penelton entered with a report of 8-89-6 however nonetheless stopped Crumble within the second spherical.
13 Years With no Win
Regardless of all the things that got here earlier than, Crumble continued combating into the brand new millennium.
His ultimate look got here in opposition to Matt Gockel in Lawrence, Kansas, on September 19, 2003.
Crumble was 165 kilos by then. Gockel entered with a modest 5-2 report and stopped him after 1:40 of the opening spherical.
It introduced a rare skilled profession to an finish greater than 13 years after Crumble had suffered his first knockout defeat.
Thirty-one losses. Thirty-one stoppages. Six divisions.
Eric Crumble by no means skilled knowledgeable victory and by no means reached the third spherical.
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