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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
Encyclopedia of Boxing. London: WH Smith Books. ISBN 1-85435-200-8. Boxing Title Fights; NBA World Heavyweight Champion - BoxRec; NYSAC World Heavyweight Champion – BoxRec; The BoxRec – Boxing's Official Record Keeper; The BoxRec Wiki Encyclopedia; The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book (archive)
In Mike Silver's review of Hugman's The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing he described the four-volume book series as "epic" and a "monumental work – 30 years in the making" as it chronicled every championship fight from 1870 to 2016. [4] The series includes the following volumes: Vol. 1 – mini flyweight to bantamweight; Vol ...
Below is a list of longest reigning heavyweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. The list includes both The Ring and lineal championships. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply. As of 23 December 2024.
4 4 George Foreman: 22 Jan 1973 – 30 Oct 1974 2 5 Muhammad Ali (2) 30 Oct 1974 – 15 Feb 1978 10 6 Leon Spinks: 15 Feb – 18 Mar 1978 0 Spinks was stripped of the title for pursuing a rematch against Muhammad Ali instead of a bout against mandatory challenger Ken Norton. [2] 7 Ken Norton (no. 1 contender promoted) 18 Mar – 9 Jun 1978 0 8 ...
Boxing magazine The Ring has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first Ring world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Pancho Villa. The magazine stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s ...
This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and has awarded world championships in 17 different weight classes since 1989.
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."