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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:
At its 1962 convention, the NBA's non-United States members exploited a membership rule and took effective control of the organization, rebranding it as the World Boxing Association. 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 ...
Dempsey is ranked sixth on The Ring magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and fourth among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. [4] He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and was in the previous Boxing Hall of Fame. [2]
Retained world heavyweight title: 21 Win 17–0–2 (2) Bob Fitzsimmons: KO 8 (20) 25 Jul 1902 San Francisco Athletic Club, San Francisco, California, U.S. Retained world heavyweight title: 20 Win 16–0–2 (2) Gus Ruhlin RTD 6 (20) 15 Nov 1901 Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. Retained world heavyweight title: 19 Win 15–0 ...
Jones also became the first fighter to start his career as a light middleweight and win a heavyweight title, [64] and the second reigning light heavyweight champion after Michael Spinks in 1985 to move up in weight and claim a major heavyweight championship in his first fight in the division. Jones was guaranteed $10 million against 60% of the ...
June 19 – In the start of their legendary boxing rivalry, former world Heavyweight champion Max Schmeling inflicts Joe Louis' first defeat, with a twelve-round knockout, in New York. August 4 – Henry Armstrong becomes world champion for the first time, beating Baby Arizmendi by a ten-round decision in Los Angeles, to take the Californian ...
A powerfully built 6 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1.99 m) and 245 lb (111 kg), Willard did not begin boxing until the age of 27, but proved successful, defeating top-ranked opponents to earn a chance to fight for the Championship. He said he started boxing because he did not have much of an education, but thought his size and strength could earn him a ...
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.