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The World Boxing Council created a new division called bridgerweight for boxers weighing between 200 and 225 pounds. As of June 2022, no other major organization has recognized the division. The championship of the heavyweight division has been fractured or disputed at various times in its history.
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 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 National Boxing Association (NBA), was formed in 1921 as the first organization aimed at regulating boxing on a national (and later global) level. The prominence of New York City as the epicenter of boxing would lead to a governmental entity, the powerful New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), to join the NBA in sanctioning bouts as "world championships."
These ten men stand out as some of the greatest athletes of all time. Muhammad Ali American boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) training with a speed bag ahead of his fight against Britain’s Brian ...
Crawford wanted to move up to welterweight. The title is vacated on WBC's February 2018 rankings. [75] 36 José Ramírez (def. Amir Imam) 17 Mar 2018 – 22 May 2021 4 37 Josh Taylor: 22 May 2021 – 1 Jul 2022 1 Taylor vacates the title. [76] 38 Regis Prograis (def. Jose Zepeda) 26 Nov 2022 – 9 Dec 2023 1 39 Devin Haney: 9 Dec 2023 – 24 ...
Crawford's undisputed status ended when he vacated the IBF title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Sergey Lipinets, citing an inability to make the fight under the IBF's time frame. [56] He later vacated all of his remaining titles to move up to welterweight. 2 Josh Taylor (def. José Ramírez) 22 May 2021 – 14 May ...
Álvarez intends to stay at middleweight. The title is vacated on WBO's May 2017 rankings. [41] 14 Miguel Cotto (def. Yoshihiro Kamegai) 26 Aug – 2 Dec 2017 0 15 Sadam Ali: 2 Dec 2017 – 12 May 2018 0 16 Jaime Munguía: 12 May 2018 – 23 Nov 2019 5 Munguia vacated the title to move up to middleweight. [42] 17 Patrick Teixeira (interim ...