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List of world heavyweight boxing championship matches in 19th century
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John L. Sullivan def. Dominick McCaffrey[edit]
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James J. Corbett def. John L. Sullivan[edit]
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James J. Corbett def. Charlie Mitchell[edit]The Following is from the Daily Huronite, January 26, 1894: THE GREAT FIGHT For the first time since he has been acknowledged head of the pugilistic fraternity of the world, James J. Corbett has defended with success the title which he won by defeating his predecessor, John L. Sullivan. Pitted against the boasted exponent of the manly art in England, America's brawny representative has proven his fitness for the place of honor which his sinews and muscles won for him and the tail of the British lion has been severely stepped upon by the foot of the mighty bruiser from the West. There is exultation in the land, and Charles Mitchell is groveling in the dust of defeat, heaping imprecations on his ill luck, and mingling with them vain regrets of his inability to whip his victor. The British pugilist has attended his pugilistic funeral, and henceforth he will remember with permanent grief the time and place of his first defeat. It was all Corbett's battle, though Mitchell made a show in the first round. THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS The men entered the ring and time was called at 2:50 pm. The referee ordered them to shake hands, but neither responded. Then the fight began. First Round—Corbett led with left on Mitchell's chin. They clinch. Exchanged body blows and Jim reaches Charlie's left eye, heavily. Mitchell reaches the ribs. Another exchange and Mitchell clinches. Mitchell gets in on Corbett's neck, and Jim lands right and right again. Just as time called good body blow. Honors easy in first round. It looks as if it was to be a wicked fight. Second Round—A wild exchange and a clinch. Corbett uppercuts his man as they come together. Mitchell lands hard on ribs, and as Mitchell came in Jim caught him on head, staggering him. Corbett uppercuts Mitchell again and lands with right on Charlie's ribs, Mitchell reaching Jim's chin as a sharp rally, with Corbett having all the best of it. They are going to get at it. Mitchell got in twice on Corbett's neck. Corbett knocks him down twice in succession Jim floored his man clearly and knocked him down again as he assayed to arise. The gong saved Mitchell. Third Round—Mitchell rather groggy. Corbett rushed at him swung right and left heavy on Mitchell's neck. Charlie went down. He took the full time to arise, and then Corbett rushed at him like a tiger. Mitchell clinched. Corbett threw him off and floored him with a stiff facer. Again he took all the time to rise, and when he advanced towards Corbett the latter swung his right with deadly effect on Charlie's nose. Mitchell reeled and fell on his face, helpless. Corbett wins easily. The referee counted 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Mitchell is knocked out. The referee declared Corbett winner of the match and champion of the world. Mitchell's face was covered with blood. He was carried to his corner in a helpless condition. Time of fight nine minutes. MORNING OF THE FIGHT This city was up and doing earlier than it has been for many a day. It had been fairly lively all night long, for many of the sports were so late in getting ready for bed that they were afraid they might miss something, so they remained up and made themselves very much in evidence throughout the small hours. The rush toward the arena began at an early hour. It was long before the time set for the contest when streams of buggies, carriages and all sorts of vehicles began to drift out toward the arena. The price of transportation went up with the increased demand. Hard times in the North have made visitors fewer in number this year than for a decade. The hackmen of Jacksonville, therefore, prepared to accumulate as much wealth as possible to tide them over a hard summer. Two, three and four dollars was asked and paid for a trip to the arena. The price carried with it the privilege of a return ticket, but there was no earthly chance of finding the original vehicle, as the avaricious just snapped up everything that had the price of a ride and let the majority of those whom they carried out get back to town the best way possible. The jam around the doors of the arena was dense at times, but there was plenty of room for all and no discomfort was experienced by anybody. The betting in the morning was strong in Corbett's favor, the general impression being that the little Englishman would stand no show against him. This "general impression," however, did not exist to any large extent among the members of the Mitchell party. It did not bother Mitchell himself either. He was just as cool and confident before the fight as he has always been. Mitchell, in fact has never shown the slightest nervousness or anxiety over the result. He has always acted as though he was the person least interested in the fight. He climbed out of bed shortly after 7 o'clock, happy and cheerful and announced promptly, "I want my breakfast, and I want it pretty quick." He went through a short series of light exercises, was rubbed down and then turned his attention to his breakfast, which consisted of mutton chops, a little steak, a small amount of potatoes, toast and tea. This over, Mitchell went quietly in his room waiting for the time to come for his departure for the ringside. CONDEMNED THE RING Jack Dempsey went over to the ring to inspect the arrangements. He found the floor in a shaky condition, and the posts not padded. He emphatically told the officers of the Duval club that unless the matters were remedied there would be no fight, as Corbett would not enter the ring in that condition. Jim Hall went over to inspect the ring on behalf of Mitchell, and heartily approved of the alterations suggested by Dempsey, and intimated as Dempsey had done, that it would be wise action on the part of the club to get a move on itself if it cared to see his principal in a fight. This put the club almost into a fit, and it started to do things with what passes for a hurry in this land. The nearer the contest comes the worse seems to be the management of the Duval club. Its members seemed more than ever to justify Mitchell's caustic comment "There ain't a man in it with brains enough to have a headache." It is gelling tickets at all kinds of prices and charges are openly made that it has not hesitated to sell the desirable seats of the arena several times over. This means that the mill between Mitchell and Corbett will be the wind up of a long series of petty rows and fights among the audience. THE DOORS OPENED Promptly at 12 o'clock the doors were opened, and the crowd, which had by this time swollen to fully 500, made a wild surge through the doors. They carried the one lone ticket taker entirely off his feet, and before he regained a standing position at least 20 men had passed into the arena to view the fight without the necessity of going to their pockets for something which they probably did not contain. The workmen had not finished padding the posts, and fully a dozen of them were placing pillows around them. The pillows, however, were much too short, and a space of fully 30 inches was left between the bottom of the pillow and the floor of the platform. It made an ugly place for a man to strike his head upon if he should happen to be knocked against it. While one gang of men were working on the resin on the floor of the ring, another was laboring to stretch canvas from the roofs to the sides of the edge of the arena. There was a feeble effort to keep out the rain which came down in fearful spurts but was death to the hopes of the men who had discovered the mode of entrance to the arena. It effectively prevented them from slipping over the edges of the arena. Referee John Kelly came into the grounds later, carrying a small unpretentious looking bundle, but it contained that that without which there would have been no fight here. It was in fact a bundle of banknotes, consisting of several $1000 bills, a lot of $500 and a whole chunk of smaller denominations, the whole aggregating $20,000. The purse which will belong to the winner. HISTORY OF THE MATCH The Corbett-Mitchell fight is logically the outcome of the downfall of the 12-years idol of the pugilistic world. Mitchell had fought a draw with Sullivan when Sullivan was in his prime. Before Mitchell and Corbett met each other in the ring. Mitchell equally with the San Franciscan was a formidable claimant for the laurels which Corbett wrested from the pride of Boston in New Orleans a year ago. When Corbett was proclaimed the champion he had to face a torrent of challenges It was a public cry that Corbett should meet the handsome English lad first and the conviction settled itself in Corbett's mind that a fight with Mitchell That was inevitable. A. long prelude of cross firing in the press finally brought the men together. An agreement was prepared early last summer and the month of December selected for the date. The articles of agreement included a stake of ?10,000 each, to be posted by the men and invitation to the then three leading clubs in America, to bid against each other for the honor of the battleground. Even before the match was made Mitchell had signed a promise with Charley Noel to give New Orleans the preference, but fighting got a black eye in the Crescent City by the Hall-Fitzsimmons fiasco and Coney Island was left to wrestle with Roby for the consent of the fighters. Judge Newton came out victor in the competition but prize fighting became an issue in New York politics. Mayor Boody signed the death warrant of Coney Island. and then Governor Matthews prepared a shroud for the club and its backers, and Mitchell and Corbett turned their eyes southward for money and a battle ground. They dickered with the Olympic club of New Orleans, made their demands decisive, and finally lost the opportunity to fight without annoyance and police protection. Then from among a mass of offers the pugilists picked out the one from Jacksonville for serious consideration. J. E. T. Bowden, one of Jacksonville's first citizens was east when the death knell of the Coney Island was sounded. He rushed back here, consulted the Florida statutes, found no prohibition against boxing contests, sounded the oldest and the best and most influential citizens, and found bucking on both sides and the DUVAL ATHLETIC CLUB WAS BORN Then the commissioner of the club went East met the backers of the pugilists, talked business to them and obtained their signatures to articles of agreement. Under the agreement the club offered a purse of $4O.OOO and acceded to a demand of the pugilists for $5,000 to cover training and incidental expenses. The Coney Island's original offer was $40,000 for the fight. Executive interference sliced the purse in two. After making the match the Duval club proceeded to advertise it broadest. Then telegrams began to pour into Jacksonville protesting against the contest. Governor Mitchell WAS DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION He ranged himself in stern opposition The impolitic management hero bid open defiance to the authorities, and then commenced the long newspaper warfare between Jacksonville and his excellency, culminating in the marshaling of the troops hero and the institution of the action for an injunction. The club won the legal tilt, the state gracefully yielding, and the most interesting match which pugilistic history records was permitted to proceed to its finale. The fight was under Queensberry rules, with 5 ounce gloves, with a referee selected by the club and with no limit to the number of rounds. TRAINING QUARTERS Corbett's training was done at Mayport, a small fishing station unknown to the world at large until the advent of the pugilist and his party, and situated about 20 miles from Jacksonville and 7 from Pablo Beach, the summer resort of Floridians. The hamlet of Mayport is but a straggling one, possessed of few if any natural attractions, but a spot well fitted for a pugilist's training. The Atlantic stretches out its broad bosom to the eastward, leaving a broad and unbroken beach of firm white sand, and the wide river St. Johns courses past it to the west. Of the few cottages of which the hamlet can boast, the Corbett party secured four, and under their roofs and on the broad firm beach the champion took his daily practice at boxing, wrestling and running. With Corbett has been Billy Delaney, his trainer, the same who made him fit to whip Sullivan; John McVey, the wrestler; Dan Creedon, the Australian aspirant for Fitzsimmons' scalp; Professor John Donaldson, New York's expert boxing instructor; Dan Tracey, W. A. Brady, Corbett's manager, and "Kid" Egan, private secretary to the pugilist. Corbett has trained hard and faithfully since he arrived in Florida and his appearance prior to his departure from his quarters fully justified the assertion of himself and his friends that he was fit to do battle for anything within the gift of man. MITCHELL QUARTERS MORE RETIRED Mitchell, the English pugilist, was in a sense more fortunate than his opponent in the selection of training quarters, for the place which he picked out is far from Jacksonville, and, consequently, Mitchell has been subjected to fewer visitors. His quarters were located on Anastasta island, reached by the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West railroad, and with him have been Billy Thompson, his manager: Jim Hall, Tom Allen, exchampion: Bat Masterson and Steve Brodie. Mitchell's course of training has been practically the same as that followed by other pugilists preparing for an encounter, but in all of his training he has been singularly methodical and painstaking and has evidenced that intensity of purpose which has marked his career. His time has been divided between punching the bag, boxing with Jim Hall and long runs on the beach. Barring the spraining of a muscle in his ankle, Mitchell has been free from troubles during his weeks of preparation and was in excellent trim for the fray when he arrived hero from Anastasia island.
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List of champions
[edit]No. | Champion | Nationality | Recognition | Reign Began | Reign Ended | Title defenses | Additional recognition | Notes | Source(s) |
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1 | John L. Sullivan def. Dominick McCaffrey |
United States | Universal | August 29, 1885 | September 7, 1892 | - | 25,4 | [5] | |
2 | James J. Corbett | United States | Universal | September 7, 1892 | March 17, 1897 | def. Charley Mitchell on Jan 25, 1894 | 5 | [6] | |
3 | Bob Fitzsimmons | United Kingdom | Universal | March 17, 1897 | June 9, 1899 | - | [7] | ||
4 | James J. Jeffries | United States | Universal | June 9, 1899 | May 13, 1905 | def. Tom Sharkey on Mar 11, 1899 def. John Finnegan on April 6, 1900 def. James J. Corbett on May 11, 1900 def. Gus Ruhlin on Nov 15, 1901 def. Bob Fitzsimmons on Jul 25, 1902 def. James J. Corbett on Aug 14, 1903 def. Jack Munroe on Aug 26, 1904 |
2,6 | [8] | |
5 | Marvin Hart def. Jack Root |
United States | Universal | July 3, 1905 | February 23, 1906 | - | 1 | [9] | |
6 | Tommy Burns | Canada | Universal | February 23, 1906 | December 26, 1908 | def. James J. Walker on Mar 28, 1906 def. Jim O'Brien on Mar 28, 1906 def. Fireman Jim Flynn on Oct 2, 1906 draw vs. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on Nov 28, 1906 def. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on May 8, 1907 def. Bill Squires on Jul 4, 1907 def. Gunner Moir on Dec 2, 1907 def. Jack Palmer on Feb 10, 1908 def. Jem Roche on Mar 17, 1908 def. Jewey Smith on April 18, 1908 def. Bill Squires on Jun 13, 1908 def. Bill Squires on Aug 24, 1908 def. Bill Lang on Sept 3, 1908 |
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7 | Jack Johnson | United States | Universal | December 26, 1908 | April 5, 1915 | def. Al Kaufman on Sept 9, 1909 def. Stanley Ketchel on Oct 16, 1909 def. James J. Jeffries on Jul 4, 1910 def. Fireman Jim Flynn on Jul 4, 1912 draw vs. Battling Jim Johnson on Dec 19, 1913 def. Frank Moran on Jun 27, 1914 |
7 | [11] | |
8 | Jess Willard | United States | Universal | April 5, 1915 | July 4, 1919 | def. Frank Moran on Mar 25, 1916 | [12] | ||
9 | Jack Dempsey | United States | Universal | July 4, 1919 | July 2, 1921 | def. Billy Miske on Sept 6, 1920 def. Bill Brennan on Dec 14, 1920 def. Georges Carpentier on Jul 2, 1921 |
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9 | Jack Dempsey def. Georges Carpentier |
United States | NBA | July 2, 1921 | July 24, 1922 | - | The Ring awarded the title in 1922 |
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9 | Jack Dempsey | United States | NBA, and NYSAC | July 24, 1922 | September 23, 1926 | def. Tommy Gibbons on Jul 4, 1923 def. Luis Angel Firpo on Sept 14, 1923 |
The Ring | [13] | |
10 | Gene Tunney | United States | NBA, and NYSAC | September 23, 1926 | July 31, 1928 | def. Jack Dempsey on Sept 22, 1927 def. Tom Heeney on Jul 26, 1928 |
The Ring | 2 | [14] |
11 | Max Schmeling def. Jack Sharkey |
Germany | NBA, and NYSAC | June 12, 1930 | January 7, 1931 | - | The Ring | 1,8 | [15] |
11 | Max Schmeling | Germany | NBA, and IBU | January 7, 1931 | June 21, 1932 | def. Young Stribling on Jul 3, 1931 | The Ring | 1,10 | [15] |
12 | Jack Sharkey | United States | NBA, NYSAC, and IBU | June 21, 1932 | June 29, 1933 | - | The Ring | [16] | |
13 | Primo Carnera | Italy | NBA, NYSAC, and IBU | June 29, 1933 | June 14, 1934 | def. Paulino Uzcudun on Oct 22, 1933 def. Tommy Loughran on Mar 1, 1934 |
The Ring | 1,10 | [17] |
14 | Max Baer | United States | NBA, NYSAC, and IBU | June 14, 1934 | June 13, 1935 | - | The Ring | 9 | [18] |
15 | James J. Braddock | United States | NBA, NYSAC, and IBU | June 13, 1935 | June 22, 1937 | - | The Ring | [19] | |
16 | Joe Louis | United States | NBA, NYSAC, and IBU | June 22, 1937 | March 1, 1949 | def. Tommy Farr on Aug 30, 1937 def. Nathan Mann on Feb 23, 1938 def. Harry Thomas on April 4, 1938 def. Max Schmeling on Jun 22, 1938 def. John Henry Lewis on Jan 25, 1939 def. Jack Roper on April 17, 1939 def. Tony Galento on Jun 28, 1939 def. Bob Pastor on Sep 20, 1939 def. Arturo Godoy on Feb 9, 1940 def. Johnny Paycheck on Mar 29, 1940 def. Arturo Godoy on Jun 20, 1940 def. Al McCoy on Dec 16, 1940 def. Red Burman on Jan 31, 1941 def. Gus Dorazio on Feb 17, 1941 def. Abe Simon on Mar 21, 1941 def. Tony Musto on April 8, 1941 def. Buddy Baer on May 23, 1941 def. Billy Conn on Jun 18, 1941 def. Lou Nova on Sep 29, 1941 def. Buddy Baer on Jan 9, 1942 def. Abe Simon on Mar 27, 1942 def. Johnny Davis on Nov 14, 1944 def. Billy Conn on Jun 19, 1946 def. Tami Mauriello on Sep 18, 1946 def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Dec 5, 1947 def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Jun 25, 1948 |
The Ring | 2 | [20][21] |
17 | Ezzard Charles def. Jersey Joe Walcott |
United States | NBA | June 22, 1949 | September 27, 1950 | def. Gus Lesnevich on Aug 10, 1949 def. Pat Valentino on Oct 14, 1949 def. Freddie Beshore on Aug 15, 1950 def. Joe Louis on Sep 27, 1950 |
- | 1,10 | [22] |
- | Lee Savold | United States | BBBofC | June 6, 1950 | June 16, 1951 | - | - | 1,10 | [23] |
17 | Ezzard Charles def. Joe Louis |
United States | NBA, and NYSAC | September 27, 1950 | June 16, 1951 | def. Nick Barone on Dec 5, 1950 def. Lee Oma on Jan 12, 1951 def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Mar 7, 1951 def. Joey Maxim on May 30, 1951 |
The Ring | 1,10 | [22] |
17 | Ezzard Charles | United States | NBA, NYSAC, and IBU | June 16, 1951 | July 18, 1951 | - | The Ring | [22] | |
18 | Jersey Joe Walcott | United States | NBA, and NYSAC | July 18, 1951 | September 23, 1952 | def. Nick Barone on Jun 5, 1952 | The Ring | [24] | |
19 | Rocky Marciano | United States | NBA, and NYSAC | September 23, 1952 | April 27, 1956 | def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Mar 15, 1953 def. Roland LaStarza on Sept 24, 1953 def. Ezzard Charles on Jun 17, 1954 def. Ezzard Charles on Sept 17, 1954 def. Don Cockell on May 16, 1955 def. Archie Moore on Sept 21, 1955 |
The Ring | 2 | [25] |
20 | Floyd Patterson def. Archie Moore |
United States | NBA, and NYSAC | November 30, 1956 | June 26, 1959 | def. Tommy Jackson on Jul 29, 1957 def. Pete Rademacher on Aug 22, 1957 def. Roy Harris on Aug 18, 1958 def. Brian London on May 1, 1959 |
The Ring | 1,11 | [26] |
21 | Ingemar Johansson | Sweden | NBA, and NYSAC | June 26, 1959 | June 20, 1960 | - | The Ring | [27] | |
22 | Floyd Patterson (Second reign) | United States | NBA, and NYSAC | June 20, 1960 | September 25, 1962 | def. Ingemar Johansson on Mar 13, 1961 def. Tom McNeeley on Dec 4, 1961 |
The Ring | [26] | |
23 | Sonny Liston | United States | NYSAC, and WBA | September 25, 1962 | July 22, 1963 | def. Floyd Patterson on Jul 22, 1963 |
The Ring | [28] | |
23 | Sonny Liston def. Floyd Patterson |
United States | NYSAC, WBA, and WBC | July 22, 1963 | February 25, 1964 | - | The Ring | [28] | |
24 | Cassius Clay | United States | NYSAC, WBA, and WBC | February 25, 1964 | June 19, 1964 | - | The Ring | 12 | [29] |
24 | Muhammad Ali | United States | NYSAC, and WBC | June 19, 1964 | February 6, 1967 | def. Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965 def. Floyd Patterson on Nov 22, 1965 def. George Chuvalo on Mar 29, 1966 def. Henry Cooper on May 21, 1966 def. Brian London on Aug 6, 1966 def. Karl Mildenberger on Sep 10, 1966 def. Cleveland Williams on Nov 14, 1966 def. Ernie Terrell on Feb 6, 1967 |
The Ring | [29] | |
25 | Ernie Terrell def. Eddie Machen |
United States | WBA | March 5, 1965 | February 6, 1967 | def. George Chuvalo on Nov 1, 1965 def. Doug Jones on Jun 28, 1966 |
- | 1 | [30] |
24 | Muhammad Ali | United States | NYSAC, WBA, and WBC | February 6, 1967 | April 29, 1967 | def. Zora Folley on Mar 22, 1967 | The Ring | 13 | [29] |
26 | Joe Frazier def. Buster Mathis |
United States | NYSAC | March 4, 1968 | February 16, 1970 | def. Manuel Ramos on Jun 24, 1968 def. Oscar Bonavena on Dec 10, 1968 def. Dave Zyglewicz on Apr 22, 1969 def. Jerry Quarry on Jun 23, 1969 def. Jimmy Ellis on Feb 16, 1970 |
- | 1 | [31] |
27 | Jimmy Ellis def. Jerry Quarry |
United States | WBA | April 27, 1968 | February 16, 1970 | def. Floyd Patterson on Sep 14, 1968 | - | 1,14 | [32] |
26 | Joe Frazier def. Jimmy Ellis |
United States | WBA, and WBC | February 16, 1970 | January 22, 1973 | def. Bob Foster on Nov 18, 1970 def. Muhammad Ali on Mar 8, 1971 def. Terry Daniels on Jan 15, 1972 def. Ron Stander on May 25, 1972 |
The Ring def. Muhammad Ali on Mar 8, 1971 |
15 | [31] |
28 | George Foreman | United States | WBA, and WBC | January 22, 1973 | October 30, 1974 | def. José Roman on Sep 1, 1973 def. Ken Norton on Mar 26, 1974 |
The Ring | 1,10 | [33] |
29 | Muhammad Ali (Second reign) | United States | WBA, and WBC | October 30, 1974 | February 15, 1978 | def. Chuck Wepner on Mar 24, 1975 def. Ron Lyle on May 16, 1975 def. Joe Bugner on Jun 30, 1975 def. Joe Frazier on Oct 1, 1975 def. Jean-Pierre Coopman on Feb 20, 1976 def. Jimmy Young on Apr 30, 1976 def. Richard Dunn on May 24, 1976 def. Ken Norton on Sep 28, 1976 def. Alfredo Evangelista on May 16, 1977 def. Earnie Shavers on Sep 29, 1977 |
The Ring | [29] | |
30 | Leon Spinks | United States | WBA, and WBC | February 15, 1978 | March 18, 1978 | - | The Ring | 3 | [34] |
30 | Leon Spinks | United States | WBA | March 18, 1978 | September 15, 1978 | - | The Ring | [34] | |
31 | Ken Norton awarded the title |
United States | WBC | March 18, 1978 | June 9, 1978 | - | - | 16 | [35] |
32 | Larry Holmes | United States | WBC | June 9, 1978 | December 11, 1983 | def. Alfredo Evangelista on Nov 10, 1978 def. Ossie Ocasio on Mar 23, 1979 def. Mike Weaver on Jun 22, 1979 def. Earnie Shavers on Sep 28, 1979 def. Lorenzo Zanon on Feb 3, 1980 def. Leroy Jones on Mar 31, 1980 def. Scott LeDoux on Jul 7, 1980 def. Muhammad Ali on Oct 2, 1980 def. Trevor Berbick on Apr 11, 1981 def. Leon Spinks on Jun 12, 1981 def. Renaldo Snipes on Nov 6, 1981 def. Gerry Cooney on Jun 11, 1982 def. Randall "Tex" Cobb on Nov 26, 1982 def. Lucien Rodriguez on Mar 27, 1983 def. Tim Witherspoon on May 20, 1983 def. Scott Frank on Sep 10, 1983 |
The Ring def. Muhammad Ali on Oct 2, 1980 |
2 | [36] |
33 | Muhammad Ali (Third reign) | United States | WBA | September 15, 1978 | October 18, 1979 | - | The Ring | 2 | [29] |
34 | John Tate def. Gerrie Coetzee |
United States | WBA | October 20, 1979 | March 31, 1980 | - | - | 1 | [37] |
35 | Mike Weaver | United States | WBA | March 31, 1980 | December 10, 1982 | def. Gerrie Coetzee on Oct 25, 1980 def. James Tillis on Oct 3, 1981 |
- | [38] | |
36 | Michael Dokes | United States | WBA | December 10, 1982 | September 23, 1983 | draw vs. Mike Weaver on May 20, 1983 |
- | [39] | |
37 | Gerrie Coetzee | South Africa | WBA | September 23, 1983 | December 1, 1984 | - | - | [40] | |
32 | Larry Holmes awarded the title |
United States | IBF | December 11, 1983 | September 21, 1985 | def. James Smith on Nov 9, 1984 def. David Bey on Mar 15, 1985 def. Carl Williams on May 20, 1985 |
The Ring | 17 | [36] |
38 | Tim Witherspoon def. Greg Page |
United States | WBC | March 9, 1984 | August 31, 1984 | - | - | 1 | [41] |
39 | Pinklon Thomas | United States | WBC | August 31, 1984 | March 22, 1986 | def. Mike Weaver on Jun 15, 1985 | - | [42] | |
40 | Greg Page | United States | WBA | December 1, 1984 | April 29, 1985 | - | - | [43] | |
41 | Tony Tubbs | United States | WBA | April 29, 1985 | January 17, 1986 | - | - | [44] | |
42 | Michael Spinks | United States | IBF | September 21, 1985 | February 19, 1987 | def. Larry Holmes on Apr 19, 1986 def. Steffen Tangstad on Sep 6, 1986 |
The Ring | 3 | [45] |
43 | Tim Witherspoon (Second reign) | United States | WBA | January 17, 1986 | December 12, 1986 | def. Frank Bruno on Jul 19, 1986 |
- | [41] | |
44 | Trevor Berbick | Jamaica Canada |
WBC | March 22, 1986 | November 22, 1986 | - | - | [46] | |
45 | Mike Tyson | United States | WBC | November 22, 1986 | March 7, 1987 | def. James Smith on Mar 7, 1987 |
- | [47] | |
46 | James "Bonecrusher" Smith | United States | WBA | December 12, 1986 | March 7, 1987 | - | - | [48] | |
45 | Mike Tyson | United States | WBA, and WBC | March 7, 1987 | August 1, 1987 | def. Pinklon Thomas on May 30, 1987 def. Tony Tucker on Aug 1, 1987 |
- | [47] | |
47 | Tony Tucker def. Buster Douglas |
United States | IBF | May 30, 1987 | August 1, 1987 | - | - | 1 | [49] |
45 | Mike Tyson | United States | WBA, WBC, and IBF | August 1, 1987 | February 11, 1990 | def. Tyrell Biggs on Oct 16, 1987 def. Larry Holmes on Jan 22, 1988 def. Tony Tubbs on Mar 21, 1988 def. Michael Spinks on Jun 27, 1988 def. Frank Bruno on Feb 25, 1989 def. Carl Williams on Jul 21, 1989 |
The Ring def. Michael Spinks on Jun 27, 1988 |
[47] | |
48 | Francesco Damiani def. Johnny du Plooy |
Italy | WBO | May 6, 1989 | January 11, 1991 | def. Daniel Eduardo Neto on Dec 16, 1989 |
- | 1 | [50] |
49 | James "Buster" Douglas | United States | WBA, WBC, and IBF | February 11, 1990 | October 25, 1990 | - | [51] | ||
50 | Evander Holyfield | United States | WBA, WBC, and IBF | October 25, 1990 | November 13, 1992 | def. George Foreman on Apr 19, 1991 def. Bert Cooper on Nov 23, 1991 def. Larry Holmes on Jun 19, 1992 |
- | [52] | |
51 | Ray Mercer | United States | WBO | January 11, 1991 | December 24, 1991 | def. Tommy Morrison on Oct 18, 1991 | - | 3 | [53] |
52 | Michael Moorer def. Bert Cooper |
United States | WBO | May 15, 1992 | February 3, 1993 | - | - | 1,2 | [54] |
53 | Riddick Bowe | United States | WBA, WBC, and IBF | November 13, 1992 | December 14, 1992 | - | - | 2 | [55] |
53 | Riddick Bowe | United States | WBA, and IBF | December 14, 1992 | November 6, 1993 | def. Michael Dokes on Feb 6, 1993 def. Jesse Ferguson on May 22, 1993 |
- | [55] | |
54 | Lennox Lewis awarded the title |
United Kingdom Canada |
WBC | December 14, 1992 | September 24, 1994 | def. Tony Tucker on May 8, 1993 def. Frank Bruno on Oct 1, 1993 def. Phil Jackson on May 6, 1994 |
- | 18 | [56] |
55 | Tommy Morrison def. George Foreman |
United States | WBO | June 7, 1993 | October 29, 1993 | def. Tim Tomashek on Aug 30, 1993 | - | 1 | [57] |
56 | Michael Bentt | United Kingdom United States |
WBO | October 29, 1993 | March 19, 1994 | - | - | [58] | |
57 | Evander Holyfield (Second reign) | United States | WBA, and IBF | November 6, 1993 | April 22, 1994 | - | [52] | ||
58 | Herbie Hide | United Kingdom | WBO | March 19, 1994 | March 11, 1995 | - | - | [59] | |
59 | Michael Moorer (Second reign) | United States | WBA, and IBF | April 22, 1994 | November 5, 1994 | - | [54] | ||
60 | Oliver McCall | United States | WBC | September 24, 1994 | September 2, 1995 | def. Larry Holmes on Apr 8, 1995 | - | [60] | |
61 | George Foreman (Second reign) | United States | WBA, and IBF | November 5, 1994 | March 4, 1995 | - | - | 3 | [33] |
61 | George Foreman | United States | IBF | March 4, 1995 | June 28, 1995 | def. Axel Schulz on Apr 22, 1995 | 2 | [33] | |
62 | Riddick Bowe (Second reign) | United States | WBO | March 11, 1995 | May 1, 1996 | def. Jorge Luis Gonzalez on Jun 17, 1995 | - | 3 | [55] |
63 | Bruce Seldon def. Tony Tucker |
United States | WBA | April 8, 1995 | September 7, 1996 | def. Joe Hipp on Aug 19, 1995 | - | 1 | [61] |
64 | Frank Bruno | United Kingdom | WBC | September 2, 1995 | March 16, 1996 | - | - | [62] | |
65 | Mike Tyson (Second reign) | United States | WBC | March 16, 1996 | September 7, 1996 | - | - | [47] | |
66 | Michael Moorer (Third reign) def. Axel Schulz |
United States | IBF | June 22, 1996 | November 8, 1997 | def. Francois Botha on Nov 9, 1996 |
- | 1,19 | [54] |
67 | Henry Akinwande def. Jeremy Williams |
United Kingdom | WBO | June 29, 1996 | February 17, 1997 | def. Alexander Zolkin on Nov 9, 1996 def. Scott Welch on Jan 11, 1997 |
- | 1,2 | [63] |
65 | Mike Tyson | United States | WBA, and WBC | September 7, 1996 | September 24, 1996 | - | - | 2 | [47] |
65 | Mike Tyson | United States | WBA | September 24, 1996 | November 9, 1996 | - | - | [47] | |
68 | Evander Holyfield (Third reign) | United States | WBA | November 9, 1996 | November 8, 1997 | def. Mike Tyson on Jun 28, 1997 def. Michael Moorer on Nov 8, 1997 |
- | [52] | |
69 | Lennox Lewis (Second reign) def. Oliver McCall |
United Kingdom Canada |
WBC | February 7, 1997 | November 13, 1999 | def. Henry Akinwande on Jul 12, 1997 def. Andrzej Golota on Oct 4, 1997 def. Shannon Briggs on Mar 28, 1998 def. Željko Mavrović on Sep 26, 1998 draw vs. Evander Holyfield on Mar 13, 1999 def. Evander Holyfield on Nov 13, 1999 |
- | 1 | [56] |
70 | Herbie Hide (Second reign) def. Tony Tucker |
United Kingdom | WBO | June 28, 1997 | June 26, 1999 | def. Damon Reed on Apr 18, 1998 def. Wilhelm Fischer on Sep 26, 1998 |
- | 1 | [59] |
68 | Evander Holyfield | United States | WBA, and IBF | November 8, 1997 | November 13, 1999 | def. Vaughn Bean on Sep 19, 1998 draw vs. Lennox Lewis on Mar 13, 1999 |
- | [52] | |
71 | Vitali Klitschko | Ukraine | WBO | June 26, 1999 | April 1, 2000 | def. Ed Mahone on Oct 9, 1999 def. Obed Sullivan on Dec 11, 1999 |
- | [64] | |
69 | Lennox Lewis | United Kingdom Canada |
WBA, WBC, and IBF | November 13, 1999 | April 29, 2000 | - | - | 3 | [56] |
72 | Chris Byrd | United States | WBO | April 1, 2000 | October 14, 2000 | - | - | [65] | |
69 | Lennox Lewis | United Kingdom Canada |
WBC, and IBF | April 29, 2000 | April 22, 2001 | def. Michael Grant on Apr 29, 2000 def. Francois Botha on Jul 15, 2000 def. David Tua on Nov 11, 2000 |
- | [56] | |
73 | Evander Holyfield (Fourth reign) def. John Ruiz |
United States | WBA | August 12, 2000 | March 3, 2001 | - | - | 1 | [52] |
74 | Wladimir Klitschko | Ukraine | WBO | October 14, 2000 | March 8, 2003 | def. Derrick Jefferson on Mar 24, 2001 def. Charles Shufford on Aug 4, 2001 def. Francois Botha on Mar 16, 2002 def. Ray Mercer on Jun 29, 2002 def. Jameel McCline on Dec 7, 2002 |
- | [66] | |
75 | John Ruiz | United States | WBA | March 3, 2001 | March 1, 2003 | draw vs. Evander Holyfield on Dec 15, 2001 draw vs. Kirk Johnson on Jul 27, 2002 |
- | [67] | |
76 | Hasim Rahman | United States | WBC, and IBF | April 22, 2001 | November 17, 2001 | - | - | [68] | |
77 | Lennox Lewis (Third reign) | United Kingdom Canada |
WBC, and IBF | November 17, 2001 | September 5, 2002 | def. Mike Tyson on Jun 8, 2002 |
The Ring awarded the title in 2002 |
2 | [56] |
77 | Lennox Lewis | United Kingdom Canada |
WBC | September 5, 2002 | February 6, 2004 | def. Vitali Klitschko on Jun 21, 2003 | The Ring | 2 | [56] |
78 | Chris Byrd (Second reign) def. Evander Holyfield |
United States | IBF | December 14, 2002 | April 22, 2006 | def. Fres Oquendo on Sep 20, 2003 draw vs. Andrzej Golota on Apr 17, 2004 def. Jameel McCline on Nov 13, 2004 def. DaVarryl Williamson on Oct 1, 2005 |
- | 1 | [65] |
79 | Roy Jones Jr. | United States | WBA | March 1, 2003 | February 20, 2004 | - | - | 2 | [69] |
80 | Corrie Sanders | South Africa | WBO | March 8, 2003 | October 9, 2003 | - | - | 2 | [70] |
81 | John Ruiz (Second reign) def. Hasim Rahman for interim title |
United States | WBA | February 20, 2004 | December 17, 2005 | def. Fres Oquendo on Apr 17, 2004 def. Andrzej Golota on Nov 13, 2004 NC vs. James Toney on Apr 30, 2005 |
- | 20 | [67] |
82 | Lamon Brewster def. Wladimir Klitschko |
United States | WBO | April 10, 2004 | April 1, 2006 | def. Kali Meehan on Sep 4, 2004 def. Andrzej Golota on May 21, 2005 def. Luan Krasniqi on Sep 28, 2005 |
- | 1 | [71] |
83 | Vitali Klitschko (Second reign) def. Corrie Sanders |
Ukraine | WBC | April 24, 2004 | November 9, 2005 | def. Danny Williams on Dec 11, 2004 | The Ring | 1,2 | [64] |
84 | Hasim Rahman (Second reign) def. Monte Barrett for interim title |
United States | WBC | November 9, 2005 | August 12, 2006 | draw vs. James Toney on Mar 18, 2006 | - | 21 | [68] |
85 | Nikolai Valuev | Russia | WBA | December 17, 2005 | April 14, 2007 | def. Owen Beck on Jun 3, 2006 def. Monte Barrett on Oct 7, 2006 def. Jameel McCline on Jan 20, 2007 |
- | 1,10 | [72] |
86 | Siarhei Liakhovich | Belarus | WBO | April 1, 2006 | November 4, 2006 | - | - | [73] | |
87 | Wladimir Klitschko (Second reign) | Ukraine | IBF | April 22, 2006 | February 23, 2008 | def. Calvin Brock on Nov 11, 2006 def. Ray Austin on Mar 10, 2007 def. Lamon Brewster on Jul 7, 2007 def. Sultan Ibragimov on Feb 23, 2008 |
- | [66] | |
88 | Oleg Maskaev | United States Russia |
WBC | August 12, 2006 | March 8, 2008 | def. Okello Peter on Dec 10, 2006 |
- | [74] | |
89 | Shannon Briggs | United States | WBO | November 4, 2006 | June 2, 2007 | - | - | - | [75] |
90 | Ruslan Chagaev | Uzbekistan | WBA | April 14, 2007 | June 20, 2009 | def. Matt Skelton on Jan 19, 2008 def. Carl Davis Drumond on Feb 7, 2009 |
- | 22 | [76] |
91 | Sultan Ibragimov | Russia | WBO | June 2, 2007 | February 23, 2008 | def. Evander Holyfield on Oct 13, 2007 |
- | [77] | |
87 | Wladimir Klitschko | Ukraine | IBF, and WBO | February 23, 2008 | July 2, 2011 | def. Tony Thompson on Jul 12, 2008 def. Hasim Rahman on Dec 13, 2008 def. Ruslan Chagaev on Jun 20, 2009 def. Eddie Chambers on Mar 20, 2010 def. Samuel Peter on Sep 11, 2010 def. David Haye on Jul 2, 2011 |
The Ring def. Ruslan Chagaev on Jun 20, 2009 |
[66] | |
92 | Samuel Peter | Nigeria | WBC | March 8, 2008 | October 11, 2008 | - | - | [78] | |
93 | Nikolai Valuev (Second reign) def. John Ruiz |
Russia | WBA | August 30, 2008 | November 7, 2009 | def. Evander Holyfield on Dec 20, 2008 |
- | 1,22 | [72] |
94 | Vitali Klitschko (Third reign) | Ukraine | WBC | October 11, 2008 | December 15, 2013 | def. Juan Carlos Gomez on Mar 21, 2009 def. Chris Arreola on Sep 26, 2009 def. Kevin Johnson on Dec 12, 2009 def. Albert Sosnowski on May 29, 2010 def. Shannon Briggs on Oct 16, 2010 def. Odlanier Solís on Mar 19, 2011 def. Tomasz Adamek on Sep 10, 2011 def. Dereck Chisora on Feb 18, 2012 def. Manuel Charr on Sep 8, 2012]] |
- | 2 | [64] |
95 | David Haye | United Kingdom | WBA | November 7, 2009 | July 2, 2011 | def. John Ruiz on Apr 3, 2010 def. Audley Harrison on Nov 13, 2010 |
- | [79] | |
87 | Wladimir Klitschko | Ukraine | WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO | July 2, 2011 | November 28, 2015 | def. Jean-Marc Mormeck on Mar 13, 2012 def. Tony Thompson on Jul 7, 2012 def. Mariusz Wach on Nov 10, 2012 def. Francesco Pianeta on May 4, 2013 def. Alexander Povetkin on Oct 5, 2013 def. Alex Leapai on Apr 26, 2014 def. Kubrat Pulev on Nov 15, 2014 def. Bryant Jennings on Apr 25, 2015 |
The Ring | [66] | |
- | Alexander Povetkin def. Ruslan Chagaev |
Russia | WBA (Regular) | August 27, 2011 | October 5, 2013 | def. Cedric Boswell on Dec 3, 2011 def. Marco Huck on Feb 25, 2012 def. Hasim Rahman on Sep 29, 2012 def. Andrzej Wawrzyk on May 17, 2013 |
- | 1,23 | [80] |
96 | Bermane Stiverne def. Chris Arreola |
Canada | WBC | May 10, 2014 | January 17, 2015 | - | - | 1 | [81] |
- | Ruslan Chagaev def. Fres Oquendo |
Uzbekistan | WBA (Regular) | July 6, 2014 | March 5, 2016 | def. Francesco Pianeta on Jul 11, 2015 |
- | 1 | [76] |
97 | Deontay Wilder | United States | WBC | January 17, 2015 | February 22, 2020 | def. Eric Molina on Jun 13, 2015 def. Johann Duhaupas on Sep 26, 2015 def. Artur Szpilka on Jan 16, 2016 def. Chris Arreola on Jul 16, 2016 def. Gerald Washington on Feb 25, 2017 def. Bermane Stiverne on Nov 4, 2017 def. Luis Ortiz on Mar 3, 2018 draw vs. Tyson Fury on Dec 1, 2018 def. Dominic Breazeale on May 18, 2019 def. Luis Ortiz on Nov 23, 2019 |
- | [82] | |
98 | Tyson Fury | United Kingdom | WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO | November 28, 2015 | December 8, 2015 | - | The Ring | 3 | [83] |
98 | Tyson Fury | United Kingdom | WBA (Super), and WBO | December 8, 2015 | October 12, 2016 | - | The Ring | 2 | [83] |
99 | Charles Martin def. Vyacheslav Glazkov |
United States | IBF | January 16, 2016 | April 9, 2016 | - | - | 1 | [84] |
- | Lucas Browne | Australia | WBA (Regular) | March 5, 2016 | May 12, 2016 | - | - | 24 | [85] |
100 | Anthony Joshua | United Kingdom | IBF | April 9, 2016 | April 29, 2017 | def. Dominic Breazeale on Jun 25, 2016 def. Eric Molina on Dec 10, 2016 def. Wladimir Klitschko on Apr 29, 2017 |
- | [86] | |
- | Ruslan Chagaev awarded the title |
Uzbekistan | WBA (Regular) | May 12, 2016 | July 25, 2016 | - | - | 3 | [76] |
101 | Joseph Parker def. Andy Ruiz Jr. |
New Zealand | WBO | December 10, 2016 | March 31, 2018 | def. Răzvan Cojanu on May 6, 2017 def. Hughie Fury on Sep 23, 2017 |
- | 1 | [87] |
100 | Anthony Joshua def. Wladimir Klitschko |
United Kingdom | WBA (Super), and IBF | April 29, 2017 | March 31, 2018 | def. Carlos Takam on Oct 28, 2017 def. Joseph Parker on Mar 31, 2018 |
- | 1 | [86] |
- | Manuel Charr def. Alexander Ustinov |
Syria | WBA (Regular) | November 25, 2017 | present | - | - | 1 | [88] |
100 | Anthony Joshua | United Kingdom | WBA (Super), IBF, WBO | March 31, 2018 | June 1, 2019 | def. Alexander Povetkin on Sep 22, 2018 | - | [86] | |
102 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | United States Mexico |
WBA (Super), IBF, WBO | June 1, 2019 | December 7, 2019 | - | - | [89] | |
103 | Anthony Joshua (Second reign) | United Kingdom | WBA (Super), IBF, WBO | December 7, 2019 | present | - | - | [86] | |
104 | Tyson Fury (Second reign) | United Kingdom | WBC | February 22, 2020 | present | - | The Ring | [83] |
Footnotes
[edit]- Won vacant championship title.
- Voluntarily relinquished championship title.
- Championship recognition withdrawn by sanctioning organization upon his refusal to fight an opponent of the organization's designation.
- In 1882, Sullivan defeated Paddy Ryan to win the bare-knuckle championship of America. A lack of legitimate challengers elsewhere gradually resulted in Sullivan earning worldwide recognition. On August 29, 1885, he defeated Dominick McCaffrey in a bout described as "the Marquess of Queensberry glove contest for the championship of the world."
- Corbett announced his retirement from boxing in 1895, nominating Steve O'Donnell as his successor. As tradition demanded the title be won in the ring, O'Donnell was matched against Peter Maher on November 11, 1895 at Maspeth, New York. Maher won via first-round knockout, but the public generally didn't accept Maher and Maher himself expressed a desire to fight Corbett for the "real" title. In Maher's next bout, Bob Fitzsimmons defeated him via first-round knockout on February 21, 1896. Fitzsimmons in turn was defeated by Tom Sharkey of Dundalk on December 2, 1896, in a contest billed as for the heavyweight title. Corbett announced his return to the ring shortly thereafter, at which time the championship claims of Maher, Fitzsimmons, and Sharkey were for the most part dismissed. Sharkey's title claims lapsed when he was defeated by Jeffries in May 1898.
- Jeffries announced his retirement, relinquishing the title and promoting a match between Marvin Hart and Jack Root for the championship. Jeffries returned to the ring to challenge Jack Johnson.
- The British National Sporting Club withdrew its recognition of Johnson as champion when he refused to defend his title against the British champion William "Iron" Hague. The NSC matched Hague with Canadian Sam Langford for its title on May 24, 1909. Langford won via fourth-round knockout but never pursued a championship claim.
- Schmeling earned championship recognition by defeating Jack Sharkey by controversial disqualification. The New York State Athletic Commission withdrew its recognition of Schmeling when he refused to grant Sharkey an immediate rematch. The NYSAC did not recognize a champion until Sharkey defeated Schmeling in 1932.
- In late 1934, the International Boxing Union (IBU) ordered Baer to defend his title against European champion Pierre Charles of Belgium. When Baer refused, the IBU sanctioned a bout between Charles and American George Godfrey for their title on October 2, 1935. Godfrey won via fifteen-round decision but never pursued a championship claim. The IBU ultimately recognized Baer's successor James J. Braddock as champion.
- Two months after Louis' retirement announcement, the International Boxing Union sanctioned a bout between British champion Bruce Woodcock and American Lee Savold for its version of the title. The bout was not staged until June 1950, however, due to delays caused by injuries suffered by Woodcock in an automobile accident. Meanwhile, Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott to win the vacant National Boxing Association championship title. Savold defeated Woodcock in four rounds to win the IBU title, while Charles gained New York State Athletic Commission recognition and wide public acclaim as champion upon defeating former champion Joe Louis in September 1950. On June 15, 1951, Joe Louis defeat Savold via sixth-round knockout, after which the IBU withdrew its recognition of Savold and proclaimed Ezzard Charles as champion.
- Following Marciano's retirement, Patterson was matched against Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson in a championship eliminator on June 8, 1956. Winning via controversial split decision, Patterson then faced light heavyweight titleholder Archie Moore for the vacant title. Upon defeating Moore, Patterson fought (and defeated) Jackson a second time on July 29, 1957.
- The World Boxing Association withdrew their championship recognition of Clay (by then known as Muhammad Ali) upon agreeing to an immediate rematch against former champion Sonny Liston, in violation of WBA rules. The newly founded World Boxing Council and other sanctioning groups continued to recognize Ali as champion.
- The World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, New York State Athletic Commission and others withdrew their championship recognition of Ali following his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army subsequent to his conscription.
- To fill its vacant championship title, the World Boxing Association organized a single-elimination tournament involving eight of their ranked contenders (Joe Frazier, who was ranked No. 2, declined to participate): Oscar Bonavena, Jimmy Ellis, Leotis Martin, Karl Mildenberger, two-time former champion Floyd Patterson, Jerry Quarry, Thad Spencer, and former WBA champion Ernie Terrell. In first round matches, Ellis defeated Martin, Quarry defeated Patterson, Spencer defeated Terrell, and Bonavena defeated Mildenberger. In the semi-finals, Ellis defeated Bonavena while Quarry defeated Spencer; and Ellis defeated Quarry for the championship title. Frazier, meanwhile, was matched against Buster Mathis for a championship recognized by the New York State Athletic Commission together with the commissions of Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Similar "world" championship recognition was bestowed upon him by the Texas Athletic Commission following a victory over Dave Zyglewicz on April 22, 1969.
- Frazier defeated Ellis to unify the heavyweight championship, but did not gain universal public acclaim as champion until defeating Muhammad Ali on March 8, 1971.
- In an unprecedented move, upon withdrawing its recognition of Leon Spinks as champion, the World Boxing Council immediately recognized Ken Norton as champion, based on an earlier victory over Jimmy Young. As a condition of being named champion, Norton was ordered to face the WBC's new mandatory challenger, Larry Holmes within 120 days.
- Holmes relinquished his World Boxing Council championship and accepted championship recognition bestowed by the newly organized International Boxing Federation.
- Following its 1978 precedent, upon withdrawing championship recognition from Riddick Bowe, the World Boxing Council immediately awarded championship recognition to Lennox Lewis, on the basis of his victory in an October 31, 1992 "championship eliminator" over Donovan Ruddock.
- Following its withdrawal of recognition from George Foreman, the International Boxing Federation sanctioned a December 9, 1995 match between FFrancoi and Axel Schulz for its championship. Botha won the bout by split decision, but the bout result and Botha's championship title were vacated after Botha's post-fight drug test revealed he had taken illegal anabolic steroids. A subsequent bout between Schulz and Michael Moorer was sanctioned for the IBF championship.
- Upon defeating John Ruiz, Roy Jones, Jr. simultaneously held the World Boxing Association's heavyweight and light heavyweight titles. At his request, the WBA suspended its rule prohibiting simultaneous title holding. It later declared Jones its "Champion in Recess," and sanctioned a December 13, 2003 bout between Ruiz and Hasim Rahman for its "interim" championship. Ruiz won the bout. On February 20, 2004, Jones relinquished his heavyweight title to resume boxing as a light heavyweight, at which point Ruiz was elevated to full championship recognition. On April 30, 2005, Ruiz was defeated by James Toney in a championship defense, but post-fight drug testing determined Toney had taken Nandrolone, an anabolic steroid. The bout's result was subsequently changed to a "no contest," whereupon the WBA reinstated Ruiz as champion.
- Following repeated injuries to champion Vitali Klitschko, the World Boxing Council sanctioned an August 13, 2005 bout between Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett for its "interim" championship. Rahman won the bout, and when Klitschko relinquished his title three months later, the WBC elevated Rahman to full championship recognition.
- Following repeated injuries which prevented him from defending his title, the World Boxing Association designated Chagaev a "Champion in Recess," sanctioning an August 30, 2008 bout between former champions John Ruiz and Nikolai Valuev for its "interim" title; a bout won by Valuev. Upon his recovery however, Chagaev opted to face Wladimir Klitschko rather than Valuev, whereupon the WBA withdrew championship recognition.
- The World Boxing Association modified its championship structure, creating a new "Super Champion" status to be awarded to champions who hold multiple titles simultaneously. Now subordinated to this was the status of "World Champion," commonly referred to as the "Regular" champion. The organization then sanctioned a bout between Povetkin and former champion Ruslan Chagaev for this "regular" title. Povetkin's reign as the WBA's "regular champion" ended upon a loss to "Super Champion" Wladimir Klitschko, at which point the "regular" title was vacant.
- Browne defeated Ruslan Chagaev for the World Boxing Association's "regular" championship title, but Browne subsequently tested positive for Clenbuterol, a banned substance. Following confirmation of the positive result, the WBA withdrew its recognition of Browne's "regular" championship.
- On October 29, 1877 a fight between British fighters Tom Allen and Tompkin Gilbert at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London was billed as for the World heavyweight title under Marquess of Queensberry Rules. Allen won in seven rounds.
Latest world championship wins
[edit]By time elapsed from professional debut
[edit]Ranked by the time elapsed between professional debut and world heavyweight title win.
- Note: WBO heavyweight title bouts before August 1997 are not included[90]
All championship reigns
[edit]Name | Professional debut | World title win | Time elapsed | Fights | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jersey Joe Walcott | September 9, 1930 | July 18, 1951 | 20 years, 10 months, 9 days | [24] |
2 | Shannon Briggs | July 24, 1992 | November 4, 2006 | 14 years, 3 months, 11 days | [75] |
3 | Corrie Sanders | April 2, 1989 | March 8, 2003 | 13 years, 11 months, 6 days | [70] |
4 | Roy Jones Jr. | May 6, 1989 | March 1, 2003 | 13 years, 9 months, 23 days | [69] |
5 | Frank Bruno | March 17, 1982 | September 2, 1995 | 13 years, 5 months, 16 days | [62] |
6 | Oleg Maskaev | April 17, 1993 | August 12, 2006 | 13 years, 3 months, 26 days | [74][91] |
7 | Nikolai Valuev | October 15, 1993 | December 17, 2005 | 12 years, 2 months, 2 days | [72] |
8 | Bob Fitzsimmons | March 1, 1885 | March 17, 1897 | 12 years, 0 months, 16 days | [7] |
9 | Gene Tunney | July 3, 1915 | September 23, 1926 | 11 years, 2 months, 20 days | [14] |
10 | Jack Johnson | November 1, 1897 | December 26, 1908 | 11 years, 1 month, 25 days | [11] |
Championship reigns of undisputed champions/lineal champions/The Ring champions
[edit]The list does not include The Ring and lineal championship fights after 1921, although it only includes title reigns during which the champion captured undisputed championship (1922–present), lineal championship (1885–1921) or The Ring championship (1922–1989, 2002–).
Name | Professional debut | World title win | Time elapsed | Fights | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jersey Joe Walcott | September 9, 1930 | July 18, 1951 | 20 years, 10 months, 9 days | [24] | |
2 | Bob Fitzsimmons | March 1, 1885 | March 17, 1897 | 12 years, 0 months, 16 days | [7] |
3 | Gene Tunney | July 3, 1915 | September 23, 1926 | 11 years, 2 months, 20 days | [14] |
4 | Jack Johnson | November 1, 1897 | December 26, 1908 | 11 years, 1 month, 25 days | [11] |
5 | Ezzard Charles | March 12, 1940 | June 22, 1949 | 9 years, 3 months, 10 days | [22] |
6 | James J. Braddock | April 13,1926 | June 13, 1935 | 9 years, 2 months | [19] |
7 | Sonny Liston | September 2, 1953 | September 25, 1962 | 9 years, 0 months, 23 days | [28] |
8 | Michael Spinks | April 16, 1977 | September 21, 1985 | 8 years, 5 months, 5 days | [45] |
9 | Jack Sharkey | January 29, 1924 | June 21, 1932 | 8 years, 4 months, 23 days | [16] |
10 | Tyson Fury | December 6, 2008 | November 28, 2015 | 6 years, 11 months, 22 days | [83] |
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