He didn’t get the name Archie Moore the “Old Mongoose” for nothing. Between 1938 until 1963, the boxer participated in 215 fights, and out of those, he won 185 of those fights, 131 from a knockout.
With how long fighters have to wait between bouts now, and how short careers tend to be, we don’t see this record going down for the count anytime soon. In one year, Moore took on 15 fights! And the man went on to live until he was 81-years-old. That is mightily impressive.
Cal Ripken Never Took A Vacation
For 17 MLB seasons, Cal Ripken Jr. never sat on the bench. starting 162 games a record number of times. All in all, Ripken Jr. played in 2,632 consecutive games before eventually taking a day off.
No one in baseball will ever be able to break this record. Not to mention that he didn't even get any injuries. Ironically, the moment he ended his streak, he got injured. Ain't that just the way.
Fernando Tatis Doubles Down On The Grand Slams
In 1999, Fernando Tatis was fortunate (or gifted enough) to hit two grand slams in his career. There have of course have been other teams to make such accomplishments in one inning, but not by a singer player.
To be clear, other teams have hit two grand slams in one inning, but never by the same player. In order for this record to be beaten, a batter would have to come up three times in one inning with the bases loaded, and then on top of that, hit a home run. We wish whoever tries that the very best.
Glenn Hall The Unstoppable
NHL goaltender Glenn Hall played 551 straight games if you include the playoffs and was so seldomly replaced with another goaltender. In fact, he got the nickname" Mr. Goalie."
These days teams always have two goaltenders on their game-day programs. You cant destroy one player like that. So with that in mind, it looks like Glenn Hall's record will never be beaten!
The Golden State Warriors Crush It 73 Times
For a long time, it appeared that the Chicago Bulls 72 wins would be forever unmatched. That was until the Golden State Warriors won 73 games, effectively breaking the record and raising the bar once again.
Unfortunately, they lost the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers, which was especially difficult after that many wins. But never say never! The Warriors proved the haters wrong once. It can happen again!