Fans Name Top 20 Incredible Boxing Facts That Sound Fake But They Turned Out To Be True

SPORTbible took to Twitter to ask fans to share wild boxing facts from the long-standing history of the sport.

We also scoured the internet and turned to platforms like Reddit to find other facts that left fans raising their eyebrows in complete astonishment at what they read.

SPORTbible narrowed the list down to the top 20, so without further ado, here are the 20 best facts that sound fake but they turned out to be true (in no particular order, FYI).

Fact credit: Twitter user @mikehodt

Yup, this one is wild! Andrew Flintoff (1-0-0) decided to pursue a short-lived boxing venture after his cricket career, but he only fought once inside the squared circle. The 44-year-old England fan favourite made his professional boxing debut at heavyweight against American Richard Dawson (6-3-2) in 2012. Flintoff, who retired from cricket in 2010, was knocked down by his opponent’s short left early in the second round. However, the 2005 Ashes hero rallied back in the four-round fight and went on to secure his victory on points.

Flintoff was 39-38 ahead on referee Phil Edwards’ scorecard at the Manchester Arena, but it proved to be his one and only outing in his then-fledgling boxing career. Only one month after his November 2012 clash, reports emerged that the former England cricket captain tore his shoulder ligament and would require surgery. But hey, at least Flintoff walked away undefeated like Floyd Mayweather (50-0-0) and Rocky Marciano (49-0-0) -- albeit nowhere near in the same league when it comes to boxing legacies.

Fact credit: Twitter user @ryanmcfc85

Neither Floyd Mayweather nor Mike Tyson (50-6-0 (2)) were known for being the tallest of fighters, but Money having a longer reach than Iron Mike doesn’t seem right at face value. It