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The National Boxing Association (NBA) was organized in 1921 to serve as a regulating authority for boxing in the United States. The prominence of New York City as the epicenter of boxing would lead to its state boxing regulatory body, the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) joining the NBA in recognizing world champions in each weight class.
Map of countries, number of beaten opponents in world heavyweight boxing championship fights reached by country citizen - undisputed champion (July 2, 1921-present), lineal champion (August 29, 1885–July 2, 1921), The Ring champion; as of December 2022. Note: secondary championships are not included
The longest split was ten years, of the middleweight title, between Mickey Walker's move up to heavyweight in 1931 and NBA champion Tony Zale's defeat of NYSAC contender Georgie Abrams in 1941. [6] An early use of "undisputed" appears in a New York Times preview of the 1941 fight.
The NBA changes its name to WBA on 23 August 1962, [5] making Patterson the first WBA heavyweight champion and last NBA heavyweight champion. 15 Sonny Liston: 25 Sep 1962 – 25 Feb 1964 1 16 Muhammad Ali: 25 Feb – 14 Sep 1964 0 Ali was stripped of the title for signing to a rematch with Liston. [6] 17 Ernie Terrell (def. Eddie Machen)
Rosenbloom is stripped of the NBA title for failing to defend the title in a timely manner. [18] 8 Maxie Rosenbloom (2) (def. Bob Godwin) 24 Mar 1933 – 17 Sep 1934 2 Rosenbloom is stripped of the NBA title because the NBA disliked his "clowning tactics and criticizing opponents in the ring". [19] 9 Bob Olin (def. Maxie Rosenbloom)
The National Boxing Association (NBA), was formed in 1921 as the first organization aimed at regulating boxing on a national (and later global) level. The prominence of New York City as the epicenter of boxing would lead to a governmental entity, the powerful New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), to join the NBA in sanctioning bouts as "world championships."
Beginning with boxer Pat Bradley, is a chronological widely recognized List of World Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA)
Bill Russell won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics, an NBA record. The following is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players who won the most championships. The NBA is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]