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During the 1970s, boxing was characterized by dominating champions and history-making rivalries. The decade had many superstars, who also had fierce rivals. Alexis Argüello, for example, who won the world Featherweight and Jr. Lightweight titles in the '70s, had to overcome Alfredo Escalera twice before the decade was over.
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)
April 18 – Eddie Perkins retains the world Jr. Welterweight title over Bunny Grant, who was attempting to be Jamaica's first boxing world champion, with a fifteen-round decision, Kingston, Jamaica. May 9 – Sugar Ramos retains the world Featherweight title with a controversial fifteen-round decision over Floyd Robertson , Accra, Ghana .
Lost WBC and The Ring welterweight titles: 31 Win 27–1–3 Armando Muñíz: UD 15 May 27, 1978 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles: 30 Win 26–1–3 Mimoun Mohatar TKO 9 (15) Mar 18, 1978 The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles: 29 Win 25 ...
Sumoo Pappoe 'Love' Allotey (16 December 1936- April 1996) was a Ghanaian professional feather/super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who won the Ghanaian featherweight title, and British Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the British Commonwealth featherweight title against Floyd ...
As this welterweight champion American boxer transitioned into becoming a middleweight title holder, Robinson amassed a 128-1-2 record that included 84 knockouts. Despite over 200 matches, he ...
Emile Alphonse Griffith (February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013) was an American professional boxer who won world titles in three weight divisions.He held the world light middleweight, [1] undisputed welterweight, [2] and middleweight titles. [3]
José Ángel Nápoles (April 13, 1940 – August 16, 2019) [1] was a Cuban-born Mexican professional boxer. [2] He was a two-time undisputed welterweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles between 1969 and 1975.