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The only way to win the championship was to beat the current champion. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a championship being split among several men for periods of time. With only minor exceptions, the heavyweight division remained free from dual title-holders until the 1960s.
The now WBA would be joined the following year by a combination of state and national boxing commissions (including the NYSAC and IBU) to form a new organization, the World Boxing Council (WBC). In time, each organization would have its own spin-off sanctioning organization break from its ranks: the United States Boxing Association, which ...
The all-time lineal heavyweight champions boxing list started in 1885 and includes Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson among others.
Haye vacates the title to move up to heavyweight. [8] 12 Victor Emilio Ramírez (interim champion promoted) Feb – 5 Dec 2009 1 13 Marco Huck: 5 Dec 2009 – 14 Aug 2015 13 14 Krzysztof Głowacki: 14 Aug 2015 – 17 Sep 2016 1 15 Oleksandr Usyk: 17 Sep 2016 – 5 Jun 2019 6 Usyk vacated the title to move up to heavyweight. [9] 16 Krzysztof ...
Spinks, who had won the IBF heavyweight title the previous month against Larry Holmes, was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time. [21] 13 J. B. Williamson (def. Prince Mama Mohammed) 10 Dec 1985 – 30 Apr 1986 0 14 Dennis Andries
Toney opted to stay at heavyweight. The title is vacated on IBF's January 2004 rankings posted on 11 February. [9] 15 Kelvin Davis (def. Ezra Sellers) 1 May 2004 – 9 Feb 2005 0 Davis was stripped of the title after a fight with O'Neil Bell scheduled for 5 February 2005 was cancelled. [10] 16 O'Neil Bell (def. Dale Brown) 20 May 2005 – 6 Apr ...
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 ...
The following is a list of WBU world champions, a table showing the world champions certificated by the World Boxing Union (WBU), founded in the United States in 1995. This does not includes champions of the identically named German based organization that was active in the 2010s. r – Champion relinquished title.