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In time, each organization would have its own spin-off sanctioning organization break from its ranks: the United States Boxing Association, which disassociated with the WBA in the late 1970s and became the International Boxing Federation in 1983, and the World Boxing Organization, whose members would split from the WBC in 1988.
Below is a list of world heavyweight boxing championship ... 1. WBA, WBC 2. WBA, WBC 3. WBA: 22 [10 ... Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions ...
Ali was stripped of the title due to being suspended for refusing to be inducted in the U.S. Army. [1] 3 Sonny Liston (def. Muhammad Ali) (and he became the second Two time champion, but in 1969 Liston became the first every three time champion) 1 Jul 1967 – 4 Mar 1969 12 4 George Foreman: 22 Jan 1973 – 30 Oct 1974 2 5 Muhammad Ali (2)
10 May 1935 – 3 Sep 1936 1 8 Lou Ambers 3 Sep 1936 – 17 Aug 1938 2 9 Henry Armstrong: 17 Aug 1938 – 22 Aug 1939 1 10 Lou Ambers (2) 22 Aug 1939 – 25 Mar 1940 0 Ambers' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title after failing to defend the title within 6 months and refusing to fight the top contender Davey Day. [60] 11
1. On Oct. 1, 1975, heavyweights Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met for the third and final time in Manila, Philippines, of all places. It turned out to be, in my view, the greatest fight in boxing ...
Corbett could not make weight and relinquished the title (although some sources say he continued to defend the title at a higher weight). Attell was recognized as the best man at the weight and thus was proclaimed champion. [1] 1904-02-01 1912-02-22 Abe Attell: World 1912-02-22 1923-06-02 Johnny Kilbane: World 1923-06-02 1923-07-26 Eugène ...
3 Vacated titles to move up to light heavyweight. WBA, WBC: 2007–2008 0 Light heavyweight The Ring: 2008 1 Retired and vacated title. Kim Ji-won [3] 16–0–2 Super bantamweight IBF 1985–1986 4 Mihai Leu [4] 28–0–0 Welterweight WBO 1997 1 Retired from boxing due to an injury. Ricardo López [3] 51–0–1 Minimumweight WBC 1990–1998 22
Robert James Fitzsimmons (26 May 1863 – 22 October 1917) was a British professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion. [1] [2] He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett (the man who beat John L. Sullivan), and he is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest heavyweight champion, weighing just 167 pounds when he won the title. [3]