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This is a list of notable male boxers. For a list of female boxers, see List of female boxers A. Ricky Anderson ...
The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), then known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the world heavyweight championship.
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 ...
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) The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963
There are many prizefighters with both professional boxing records and professional kickboxing records, including: A ... List of female boxers; List of male boxers;
Hearns vacated the title to fight Juan Roldán for the vacant WBC middleweight title. [22] 16 Donny Lalonde (def. Eddie Davis) 27 Nov 1987 – 7 Nov 1988 1 17 Sugar Ray Leonard: 7 Nov – 15 Nov 1988 0 Leonard vacated the title because he was unsure whether he would continue his boxing career. [23] 18 Dennis Andries (2) (def. Tony Willis)
Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience.
Pages in category "Lists of boxers" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... List of prizefighters with professional boxing and kickboxing ...