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This is a list of world champions in professional boxing who retired undefeated, either during or after a title reign(s). It excludes current titleholders. It excludes current titleholders. Each champion's record is shown in the following format: wins–losses–draws.
(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title) Jan 1921 – 21 Jun 1922 3 Wilson's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Harry Greb. [28] 2 Johnny Wilson (2) (reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title) 12 Apr – 31 Aug 1923 0 3 Harry Greb: 31 Aug 1923 – 25 Feb 1926 4 4
The disruption in boxing was solved after World War II when the World Championship Committee (WCC) was created with NBA as its unanimous authority. The committee, however, was disbanded in 1955 when NBA, along with its new members (which included the Orient, Mexican and South American federations and boxing commissions of the Philippines and ...
This category lists professional boxers who retired undefeated, and held a world championship by the four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO) at any stage in their career. Pages in category "Undefeated world boxing champions"
The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), then known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the world heavyweight championship.
Champions were recognized by public acclamation. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a championship being split among several men for periods of time.
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:
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