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31 August 1915. Jack Britton. World. 31 August 1915. 24 April 1916. Ted Kid Lewis. World. 24 April 1916. 25 June 1917.
1. Johnny Wilson (awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) Jan 1921 – 21 Jun 1922. 3. Wilson's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Harry Greb.[ 26 ] 2. Johnny Wilson (2) (reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title) 12 Apr – 31 Aug 1923.
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...
Manny Pacquiao has won world championships in eight weight divisions, more than any other boxer in history. The Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, held all four major titles in the heavyweight division from 2011 to 2013; they were the first brothers to hold versions of the heavyweight championship at the same time.
Boxing career of Manny Pacquiao. Manny Pacquiao competed in professional boxing from 1995 to 2021. Regarded by boxing historians as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time, [4] Pacquiao is the only boxer in history to win twelve major world titles in eight different weight divisions. [5] He is also the first boxer in history to win ...
Michael Spinks. 18 Mar 1983 – 9 Oct 1985. 4. Spinks, who had won the IBF heavyweight title the previous month against Larry Holmes, was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time.[19] 13. J. B. Williamson.
Boxing pound for pound rankings. The following tables show the professional boxers listed in the latest top-10 pound for pound world rankings published by each of: The Ring magazine. Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA — men only) Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB — men only) ESPN. BoxRec.
This category lists professional boxers who have held a full welterweight world championship by the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), or World Boxing Organization (WBO).