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For his part, Kid Chocolate became the first world champion from Cuba. [12] [11] Three world champions won world titles in three different divisions, a feat no single fighter had accomplished since 1903; Tony Canzoneri, Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong cemented their place in boxing history by achieving this feat. Armstrong was the first and ...
John L. Sullivan became the first American heavyweight champion in 1882 under the bare knuckle boxing rules and again in 1892, becoming the first world Heavyweight champion of the gloved era. [27] [28] He was defeated by James Corbett, often referred to as the father of modern boxing due to his innovative scientific technique, in 1892. [29]
Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 – October 22, 1988) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. Armstrong was one of the few fighters to win in three or more different divisions: featherweight , lightweight , and welterweight .
Mikkel Kessler (2) – Regular champion (Primary champion vacant) 3 Oct 2008 – 21 Oct 2009 2 Kessler promoted to Super champion on WBA's August–September 2009 Official ratings posted on 21 October, [59] 1 month before fighting Andre Ward. Mikkel Kessler (2) – Super champion (Regular champion promoted) 21 Oct – 21 Nov 2009 0 (2) 18 Andre ...
The first documented account of a bare-knuckle fight in England appeared in 1681 in the London Protestant Mercury, and the first English bare-knuckle champion was James Figg in 1719. [21] This is also the time when the word "boxing" first came to be used. This earliest form of modern boxing was very different.
In 1921 the National Boxing Association (NBA) was formed in New York City to help regulate and create order in the world of professional boxing in the United States. [3] In January 1930 the NBA attempted to introduce the same sort of regulations and structure on professional wrestling, motivated by the fact that there were a multitude of "World Champions" all over the country, all claiming to ...
Sullivan as he appeared in 1898, late in his career. Sullivan did not defend his title for the next three years. During this period, he was a friend and supporter of Irish boxer Ike Weir, who became America's first Featherweight boxing champion in 1889. Both Weir and Sullivan were Boston natives, and Sullivan occasionally appeared at Weir's bouts.
Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, during which he participated in 26 championship fights, defeated 21 fighters, [119] [120] made 25 defenses and was a world champion for 11 years and 10