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Sullivan would be defeated for the title by "Gentleman" Jim Corbett over 21 rounds on September 7, 1892, the first heavyweight titleholder solely under Queensberry rules. In 1920, a de facto minimum weight for a heavyweight was set at 175 pounds (12 st 7 lb, 79 kg) with the standardization of a weight limit for the light heavyweight division.
[1] [2] The most widely known computerized rankings are published by BoxRec and updated daily. [3] The following is a list compiling the latest instalment of all the previously mentioned rankings. There are 18 weight classes ranging from Heavyweight to Strawweight.
held at least two major world heavyweight titles [25] [26] [27] simultaneously; defeated a fighter that either had to drop his own world title prior to the fight due to organization's championship policy or would become world heavyweight champion while the winner's reign was still active; As of February 20, 2025.
Pound for pound is a ranking used in combat sports, such as boxing, [1] wrestling, [2] or mixed martial arts, [3] adjusted to compensate for weight class.As fighters in different weight classes do not compete directly, determining the best fighter pound for pound requires subjective judgment, and ratings hence vary.
Cole was still listed as champion on IBF's June 1996 rankings posted on 31 July [7] however, just one day after it was posted, a schedule slated for 31 August was released for the vacant IBF title between Adolpho Washington and Torsten May. [8] 9 Adolpho Washington (def. Torsten May) 31 Aug 1996 – 21 Jun 1997 0 10 Uriah Grant: 21 Jun – 8 ...
It is all here in this series: This is the history of heavyweight championship – every one of the main players. At the very start of 1970 Muhammad Ali was still in boxing exile, Joe Frazier was ...
Men's top 10 rankings Boxer Record Current weight class Current world title(s) Ranker The Ring [1] BWAA [2] TBRB [3] ESPN [4] BoxRec [5] Oleksandr Usyk: 22–0 (14 KO) Heavyweight: WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring: 1 3 1 1 13 Naoya Inoue: 28–0 (25 KO) Super bantamweight: WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring (Undisputed) 2 2 2 2 1 ...
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