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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.
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 ...
The list does not include The Ring and lineal championship fights after July 2, 1921, although it only includes heavyweight champions that captured undisputed championship (July 2, 1921–present), lineal championship (August 29, 1885 – July 2, 1921) or The Ring championship. The list only includes title reigns during which the champion:
He is ranked number 28 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. On October 14, 2006, Durán was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in Riverside, California, [ 24 ] and on June 10, 2007, into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.
In 2005, he was named the fifth greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. [47] In 2007, on ESPN.com's list of the 50 Greatest Boxers of All Time, Marciano was ranked number 14, and was the 5th highest ranked heavyweight, behind (in order) Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson, and Jack Dempsey. [48]
BoxRec currently ranks Tyson at number 20 among the greatest boxers that had their last fight at heavyweight. [165] In The Ring magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years, released in 2002, Tyson was ranked at number 72. [166] He is ranked number 16 on The Ring magazine's 2003 list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
In 2003, The Ring ranked him number 11 in the list of all-time greatest punchers. [97] Robinson was also ranked as the number 1 welterweight and the number 1 pound-for-pound boxer of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. [98] He was inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame at its inception in 1992. [99]
This is a list of notable male boxers. For a list of female boxers, see List of female boxers A. Ricky Anderson ...