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Boxer Record Weight class (boxing) Title(s) held Championship years Title defenses Notes Jimmy Barry [1] 61–0–10, 1NC Bantamweight World: 1894–1899 6 Fought when the bantamweight category was not fully established. The weight limits in the United States shifted during his career. Joe Calzaghe [2] 46–0–0: Super middleweight WBO: 1997 ...
Note 1: The names in italics are champions that did not win undisputed championship (July 2, 1921–present), The Ring championship or lineal championship (August 29, 1885–July 2, 1921) Note 2: Only fighters who have won 5 or more world heavyweight title fights are included
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.
Morales came in overweight and is stripped of the title before fighting Danny Garcia. Only Garcia was eligible to win the title. [73] 33 Danny Garcia (def. Érik Morales) 24 Mar 2012 – 11 Jun 2015 5 García is stripped of the title for refusing to fight his mandatory challenger Viktor Postol. [74] 34 Viktor Postol (def. Lucas Matthysse)
Name Date Defenses 1 Jack Dempsey (awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) Jan 1921 – 23 Sep 1926 3 2 Gene Tunney: 23 Sep 1926 – 31 Jul 1928 2 Tunney retires. [4] 3 Max Schmeling (def. Jack Sharkey) 12 Jun 1930 – 6 Jan 1931 0
Marciano remains the only fighter to have stopped every opponent he ever faced for the world heavyweight title, and shares, with Joe Louis, the highest knockout-to-win percentage in world heavyweight title fights at 85.71%. [6] His career knockout-to-win percentage of 87.8% remains one of the highest in heavyweight boxing history.
After winning the title, López was stripped of the title after he stated that he would give the championship belt to his father. The WBO president at that time deemed it as a "public resignation". [133] 5 Eric Jamili (def. Mickey Cantwell) 19 Dec 1997 – 30 May 1998 0 6 Kermin Guardia: 30 May 1998 – 2001 3
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 ...