Aug 25, 2020 nelson retired from boxing 15 years ago as the wbo champion, the longest reigning world cruiserweight title holder, and has since launched a successful career as a sky sports expert. Books has the worlds largest selection of new and used titles to suit any readers tastes. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any. Longest reigning heavyweight boxing champions title. Held wba lightweight title since may 12, 2018, held wbo lightweight title since. That title reign, the first of two world title runs for flair in the wwe, lasted 77 days. Seven longest reigning boxing world champions including wilder. Who is the longest reigning heavyweight boxing champion with. The 10 longest united states title reigns ever thesportster.
Name the top 20 record champions league goalscorers 1,153. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. Klitschko holds the record for the longest cumulative. Boxings 10 longest reigning champions bleacher report. Below is a list of world heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics. Roman gonzalez and the titlereign kings of boxing boxing ace. Who was the only heavyweight champion to finish his boxing career with a perfect record. As of 2020, wladimir klitschko holds record of most boxers beaten for the world heavyweight title, with 23.
Louis holds the record for the most consecutive title defenses, 25, and the longest uninterrupted title reign, 11 years and 7 months, in one weight class. In over 100 years of pro wrestling, there have been champions and then. Unforgettable titleunification fights in heavyweight boxing. If not for the sudden injury, no one can predict how far he would have gone with such a solid momentum. In amateur boxing, light heavyweight is a weight division above 165 pounds 75 kg and up to 178 pounds 81 kg, falling between middleweight and heavyweight. The 5 longest wwe intercontinental title reigns since 2000. Meet khalid yafai, british boxings longest reigning world champion. A fivetime intercontinental champion, jeff hardys fourth reign lasted over six months and earns him a place on this list. Anderson silva pulled from ufcs first china card after. Beston harkens back to some of the greatest, if not all of the greatest days of the american heavyweight in this thrilling book. The lineal world heavyweight championship has been back in the news in a. A history of the lineal heavyweight championship 1885 2020. Colombia, who held the wbc and wba world female welterweight titles for 11 years and 154 days between 14 march 2009 and 15 august 2020. Aug 30, 2015 what follows is a countdown of the four shortest title reigns in boxing history, where the champion has both won and lost their belt in the ring rather than by relinquishment or retirement.
Top ten longestreigning world champions in boxing revealed. It includes their most consecutive successful title defenses as well as their career grand total title wins. In 1915, jess willard ended johnsons long spell at the he. The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the world boxing association wba, then known as the national boxing association nba, when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between jack dempsey and. Nov 01, 2019 after anthony joshua was stunned on his us debut in june losing to 251 underdog andy ruiz jr, the heavyweights reign as world champion was cut after three years, one month and 23 days. Johnny nelson overcame shyness and derision to become a. Name the clubs these players joined after liverpool 4,851. Joe louiss reign started on 22 june 1937, when he knocked out james joseph braddock usa in the eighth round at chicago, illinois, usa, until announcing his retirement on 1 march 1949. Steelhammer wladimir ranks first one overall for being the longest reigning heavyweight champion in history and achieved the feat in two reigns. Jun 21, 2020 the reign entered the history books as one of the longest title reigns ever. Career total time as champion for multiple time champions does not apply. The reign would have lasted longer, but unfortunately, cena had to vacate the belt after he suffered a torn pectoral muscle on raw in 2007. Conor mcgregor breaks record for longest title reign.
The 10 longestreigning champions in heavyweight boxing. The boxing register, the official record book of the. Association nwa, an offshoot of the national boxing association nba. Longest title reign with zero defenses sherdog forums ufc. Mar 07, 2021 louis holds the record for the most consecutive title defenses, 25, and the longest uninterrupted title reign, 11 years and 7 months, in one weight class. Aug 14, 2017 who was the first world heavyweight boxing champion. Elorde is considered one of the best filipino boxers of all time along with eightdivision champion manny pacquiao and pancho villa, flyweight champion in the 1920s. The longest reigning female boxing world champion is cecilia br. The 4 shortest title reigns in boxing history page 2 of. Oct 11, 2015 it is also, the 6th longest title reign since the turn of the century.
Below is a list of longest reigning heavyweight champions in boxing. He reigned as undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 19. Pep guardiolas most expensive signings for man city 2,067. Winning a world title is never easy in the sport of boxing, but sometimes, fighters can somewhat luck into one.
Canelo alvarez defeats gennady golovkin by majority decision. Louis holds the record for heavyweight title wins at 26 and defenses at 25. Longest reigning boxing world champion guinness world records. Nearly boxer on this list was a champion with a long lasting career and some of. Longest reigning boxing world champion guinness world. With the longest wwe championship reign since cm punk, drew. Champions were not stripped not even for long stretches of inactivity. You can view the full top ten longestreigning world champions in boxing list below. Not only is boxing one of the worlds oldest sports, it is also one of the most watched sports around the world.
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Relatively unknown outside of asia, chris john is the longest reigning champion in boxing having held the wba featherweight title since september of 2003. Hopkins is not only the oldest champion in boxing history, hes the oldest. Oct 15, 2014 bernard hopkins is the reigning wba and ibf light heavyweight champion. The list includes both the ring and lineal championships. Nov 10, 2017 silva held the ufc middleweight championship from 2006 through 20, the longest title reign in the promotions 24year history, which included runs of 16 consecutive wins and 10 straight title. Joe louiss reign started on 22 june 1937, when he knocked out james joseph braddock usa in the eighth round at chicago, illinois, usa, until announcing his. Joe louis, longestreigning heavyweight champ, was born in. Vasiliy lomachenko is the longest reigning world champion having won a belt in just his third fight. Conor mcgregor breaks record for longest title reign without.
Jul 20, 2020 the longest title reigns in ufc are one of the most interesting things to follow for any crazy fan of mixed martial arts. Tarver held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the. Feb 19, 2018 conor mcgregor now owns the dubious record of the longest ufc title reign without attempting to defend it. Kal yafai is britains longest reigning world champion but. The loss meant his former team gb colleague kal yafai became as the nations longest serving title holder. Eduardo ray marquez, wbo strawweight title 36 days. Listing of oldest world heavyweight champions by age at their last day as champion.
Wladimir klitschko and the world title bout, titlereign. The phenomenal ones second reign as wwe champion lasted 371 days, enough to surpass the reign of one wwe hall of famer, tie him with another and place his stint atop the mountain comfortably among the 10 longest reigns in wwe history. These seem to be the only title reigns in the ufc without a single defense of the belt. It is a trend we have seen since cm punk won the title back in 2011. His longest and the longest reign of a united states champion was at 523 days. After slaying the beast at 2018 summerslam, romans universal title reign began. Ranking the most unbreakable records in boxing bleacher. Penn was stripped of the title on may 17, 2004, when he left the ufc for k1 reign 107 days conor mcgregor is at 254 days since he was fw champion. Sep 05, 2012 relatively unknown outside of asia, chris john is the longest reigning champion in boxing having held the wba featherweight title since september of 2003.
This is a list of longest reigning heavyweight boxing champions in professional boxing, measured by the boxers longest reign and career total time as champion for multiple time champions. With the longest wwe championship reign since cm punk, drew mcintyre loses the wwe title to mr. Jul 05, 2019 taking on ray bronson back in 19, holberg managed to get through the fight to win the world welterweight title, as recognized by the australian boxing authorities. He beat the iron sheik in 1984 and held the title until 1988. All title reigns of roman reigns career, ranked thesportster. Roman gonzalez and the titlereign kings of boxing the ring. Just 23 days later at the same venue, he decided to fight tom mccormick. The top 8 shortest title reigns in mma and boxing insight. Dec 21, 2016 former wwe tagteam champions the new day explain what this past year was like, including an inring segment with the rock and breaking the record for longest tagteam title reign.
From the number of defenses done by their favorite fighter to the number of days they held the title in possession, everything is wonderous. Jul 02, 2019 the total package held us gold on five different occasions. Nov 01, 2019 seven longest reigning boxing world champions including wilder and 3 fighters youve probably never heard of. Prior to losing his wwe championship to daniel bryan in a smackdown live shocker, aj styles joined a very exclusive club. Longest reigning boxing world champion female guinness. Canelo alvarez is the new wba and wbc middleweight champion of the world. His boxing career lasted another 10 years and foreman was able to regain his heavyweight championship title in 1994, at the age of 45, by knocking out 26year old michael moorer. During his reign louis made a record 25 defences of his title. Joe louis, the longestreigning heavyweight champion in boxing, was born joe louis barrow in a modest sharecroppers home in lafayette. Bernard hopkins, the longest reigning middleweight champ of all time, poses. The boxing register, the official record book of the international boxing hall of fame, credits attell with 14 successful title defenses and notes that his claim to the championship was disputed at times during his 11year reign.
At the beginnings of boxing, the heavyweight division had no weight limit and the category. In 1978, leon spinks pulled off one of the biggest upsets in history by defeating muhammad ali via split decision. Association nwa, an offshoot of the national boxing association. His 12 title defences rate as the third longest ever championship reign, while his six years and seven months with the belt is the second longest tenure for a middleweight. Seven longest reigning boxing world champions including. Find bestselling books, new releases, and classics in every category, from harper lees to kill a mockingbird to the latest by stephen king or the next installment in the diary of a wimpy kid childrens book series. Jeff hardy has won the intercontinental title five times. Not only did he win on points, but he also did so over an incredible and brutal 20 rounds of boxing. Reigns chased the coveted universal championship for. The list does not include the ring and lineal championship fights after 1921. The 4 shortest title reigns in boxing history page 2 of 4. Although boxing has been a part of human history for millennia, professional boxing or prizefighting only arose in the 19 th century these early fights gave rise to some of boxing s first stars and a few of the boxers on this list dominated the sport during that time. Boxings 10 longest reigning champions bleacher report latest.
Whatever the case, lesnars long reign is by no means the longest. Mar, 2021 marvin hagler, the middleweight boxing great whose title reign and career ended with a splitdecision loss to sugar ray leonard in 1987, died saturday. The 10 longestreigning wwe champions of all time wwe. The 4 shortest title reigns in boxing history sport321. Apr 26, 2020 she has gone to become a mexican national womens champion and 5x cmll womens champion, winning her first title in 2005. We presents the greatest unification bouts in heavyweight history that ever madenarrated by aleksandar jablanovic songs credit. Title reigns longest individual world heavyweight title reigns. A long way from the brash big men of british boxing and the other loudmouths, fools, charlatans and fakes of the ring, there is a small man from. Which heavyweight champion is known as longest reigning heavyweight champion held the title for 11 years 8 months. The wsa remembers marvelous marvin hagler world boxing champion who just passed away 19542021. Sep 16, 2018 the longest active title reign in boxing is over as gennady golovkin suffers his first defeat in 40 professional fights. Name the clubs man united signed tonights xi from 2,492. Kal yafai is britains longest reigning world champion but nearly let his world title slip away watch kal yafai vs roman chocolatito gonzalez from 1am on sunday morning, live on sky sports arena.
His lone reign as champion lasted for 4,270 days or 11. With the longest wwe championship reign since cm punk. Who are the 10 longest reigning wwe world heavyweight. International boxing hall of fame official record book, p. Tony canzoneri, world light welterweight title 33 days in the 1930s, american boxer tony canzoneri managed to hold his world light welterweight belt for a full 72 hours less than marquez, with his reign between the 21st may and the 23rd june coming in at a modest 33 days in length. Pundit arena daily sports quiz challenge day 306 1,526. During his time in wcw, he was their champion for approximately 3 calendar years. Boxings heavyweight champions were the bestpaid athletes.
Lugers reign is actually the longest reigning championship run of any gender, division, or federation in north american wrestling since hogans first wwe title reign. In the 19th century, boxing record books such as boxiana and pugilistica in britain. Since then the title has changed hands 10 times, which sounds like a lot, but in reality over the past 4 years, 3 of those title reigns cena, orton and lesnar lasted between 4 and 7 months. Hagler confirmed the death on facebook on the verified marvelous marvin hagler fan club page. Which reigning lightheavyweight champion once won the heavyweight crown. The history books are littered with championship runs that were beyond unlikely to happen.
Jun, 2018 10 longest title reigns in wrestling history. Sep 18, 2020 in this time frame, the beast incarnate also became the longest reigning world champion in history. Bob backlund with the wwf world heavyweight championship. World heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics. Long after their heyday, these icons continue to be synonymous with the sweet science. Longest reigning heavyweight boxing champions title title. Top 10 longest title reigns in wwe history sportszion. Wbo heavyweight title bouts before august 1997 are not included combined reigns all championship reigns. He holds the record at super featherweight division for longest title reign, spanning seven years. Feb, 2019 hulks six title reigns barely place him in second place. Unfortunately, it came to an abrupt end when he relinquished the belt on an episode of raw due to leukemia. When american heavyweights ruled the ring by paul beston set to come out soon, the interest in boxing will only increase. Top 10 heavyweight boxers of all time, as picked by. The boxing register, the official record book of the international.
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