Name Fighters that Became Champion of the World, via Disqualification???... Luis Santana is the "Sugar Ray Robinson" of DQ Champions, Having Won AND Successfully Defended his World Title, via DQ...Montell Griffin "Beat" Roy Jones for the Lightheavy Title, via DQ... Others???...ASSuming There's NOT Many Title Changing Instances, Name Some BIG Fights that Ended via DQ... REED:hut:
With some proper officiating, Hopkins gifted every opponent he ever had with a disqualification victory. He'd scrunge his opponents nuts, "cuddle" excessively, smear his lips down his opponents chin for a 'head kiss' , and then he'd flail to the floor bawling about a 'dislocated shoulder', certified only by Dr Kellerman.
Bowe didn't have any title at that point. Lennox retained his WBC title by DQ against akinwande (the same as Holy-Tyson II). Lewis' WBC win against McCall was officially a TKO even though it could have been a DQ