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At boxing's beginning, the heavyweight division had no weight limit, and historically the weight class has gone with vague or no definition.During the 19th century many heavyweights were 170 pounds (12 st 2 lb, 77 kg) or less, though others weighed considerably more.
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:
[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.
The all-time lineal heavyweight champions boxing list started in 1885 and includes Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson among others.
This is a list of IBF world champions, showing every world champion recognized by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). The IBF is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and has awarded world champions in 17 different weight classes since 1983.
This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and has awarded world championships in 17 different weight classes since 1989.
Former two-time champion Miocic holds the record for the most consecutive successful defences of the UFC heavyweight title, in a division where the belt is frequently passed around. The American ...
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