List of The Ring world champions

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This is a list of world champions who have been certified by The Ring magazine. The Ring is a boxing magazine that was founded in 1922. In 2002, The Ring created a championship system that is "intended to reward fighters who, by satisfying rigid criteria, can justify a claim as the true and only world champion in a given weight class."[1] There are only three ways that a boxer can win The Ring's title: defeat the reigning champion; unify the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles; or win a box-off between The Ring's number-one and number-two rated contenders (or, sometimes, number-one and number-three rated).[2] There are also only three ways that a boxer can lose The Ring's title: lose a championship fight, move to a different weight class, or retire.[2] (The Ring does not strip its champions' titles like the sanctioning bodies do.)

[edit] Heavyweight

Champion Reign
1 Flag of Italy Primo Carnera 1933 -
2 Flag of United States Max Baer 1935 - June 13, 1935
3 Flag of United States James J. Braddock June 13, 1935 - June 22, 1937
4 Flag of United States Joe Louis June 22, 1937 -
5 Flag of United States Ezzard Charles September 27, 1950 - July 18, 1951
6 Flag of United States Jersey Joe Walcott July 18, 1951 - September 23, 1952
7 Flag of United States Rocky Marciano September 23, 1952 - April 27, 1956 (Retired)
8 Flag of United States Floyd Patterson November 30, 1956 - June 26, 1959
9 Flag of Sweden Ingemar Johansson June 26, 1959 - June 20, 1960
10 Flag of United States Floyd Patterson June 20, 1960 - September 25, 1962
11 Flag of United States Sonny Liston September 25, 1962 - February 25, 1964
12 Flag of United States Muhammad Ali February 25, 1964 -
13 Flag of United States Joe Frazier 1970 -
14 Flag of United States George Foreman January 22, 1973 - October 30, 1974
14 Flag of United States Muhammad Ali October 30, 1974 -
16 Flag of United States Larry Holmes 1980 - September 21, 1985
17 Flag of United States Michael Spinks September 21, 1985 - June 27, 1988
18 Flag of United States Mike Tyson June 27, 1988 - February 11, 1990
19 Flag of United States James "Buster" Douglas February 11, 1990 - October 25, 1990
20 Flag of United States Evander Holyfield October 25, 1990 - November 13, 1992
21 Flag of United States Riddick Bowe November 13, 1992 - November 6, 1993
22 Flag of United States Evander Holyfield November 6, 1993 -
23 Flag of United States George Foreman 1994–1995
24 Flag of United States Evander Holyfield 1996–1998
25 Flag of England Lennox Lewis 1999 - February 6, 2004 (Retired)
26 Flag of Ukraine Vitali Klitschko April 24, 2004 - November 9, 2005 (Retired)

[edit] Cruiserweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of Puerto Rico Carlos De Leon February 3, 1984 - June 6, 1985
2 Flag of United States Alfonzo Ratliff June 6, 1985 - September 21, 1985
3 Flag of United States Bernard Benton September 21, 1985 - March 22, 1986
4 Flag of Puerto Rico Carlos De Leon March 22, 1986 -
5 Flag of France Jean-Marc Mormeck April 2, 2005 - January 7, 2006
6 Flag of Jamaica O'Neil Bell January 7, 2006 - March 17, 2007
7 Flag of France Jean-Marc Mormeck March 17, 2007 - Present

[edit] Light Heavyweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of United States Maxie Rosenbloom 1933 -
2 Flag of United States Bob Olin 1935 -
3 Flag of United States John Henry Lewis 1937 -
4 Flag of United States Billy Conn 1939 - 1941 (Vacated)
5 Flag of United States Gus Lesnevich 1942 - July 26, 1948
6 Flag of England Freddie Mills July 26, 1948 - January 24, 1950
7 Flag of United States Joey Maxim January 24, 1950 - December 17, 1952
8 Flag of United States Archie Moore December 17, 1952 -
9 Flag of United States Harold Johnson 1962 - June 1, 1963
10 Flag of United States Willie Pastrano June 1, 1963 - March 30, 1965
11 Flag of Puerto Rico Jose Torres March 30, 1965 -
12 Flag of Nigeria Dick Tiger 1966 - May 24, 1968
13 Flag of United States Bob Foster May 24, 1968 -
14 Flag of Argentina Víctor Galíndez 1979 - November 30, 1979
15 Flag of United States Matthew Saad Muhammad 1979 - December 19, 1981
16 Flag of United States Dwight Muhammad Qawi December 19, 1981 - March 18, 1983
17 Flag of United States Michael Spinks March 18, 1983 - September 21, 1985
18 Flag of United States Roy Jones Jr. 2002 - May 15, 2004
19 Flag of United States Antonio Tarver May 15, 2004 - December 18, 2004
20 Flag of Jamaica Glen Johnson December 18, 2004 - June 18, 2005
21 Flag of United States Antonio Tarver June 18, 2005 - June 10, 2006
22 Flag of United States Bernard Hopkins June 10, 2006 - Present

[edit] Super Middleweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of Wales Joe Calzaghe March 4, 2006 - Present

[edit] Middleweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of France Marcel Thil 1933 -
2 Flag of United States Freddie Steele 1937 -
3 Flag of United States Tony Zale November 28, 1941 -
4 Flag of United States Rocky Graziano July 16, 1947 -
5 Flag of France Marcel Cerdan 1948 - June 16, 1949
6 Flag of United States Jake LaMotta June 16, 1949 - February 14, 1951
7 Flag of United States Sugar Ray Robinson February 14, 1951 - July 10, 1951
8 Flag of England Randy Turpin July 10, 1951 - September 12, 1951
9 Flag of United States Sugar Ray Robinson September 12, 1951 - December 1952 (Retired)
10 Flag of United States Carl Olson 1953 - December 9, 1955
11 Flag of United States Sugar Ray Robinson December 9, 1955 - January 2, 1957
12 Flag of United States Gene Fullmer January 2, 1957 - May 1, 1957
13 Flag of United States Sugar Ray Robinson May 1, 1957 - January 22, 1960
14 Flag of United States Paul Pender January 22, 1960 - July 11, 1961
15 Flag of England Terry Downes July 11, 1961 - April 7, 1962
16 Flag of United States Paul Pender April 7, 1962 - May 7, 1963 (Retired)
17 Flag of Nigeria Dick Tiger 1963 - December 7, 1963
18 Flag of United States Joey Giardello December 7, 1963 - October 21, 1965
19 Flag of Nigeria Dick Tiger October 21, 1965 - April 25, 1966
20 Flag of United States Virgin Islands Emile Griffith April 25, 1966 - April 17, 1967
21 Flag of Italy Nino Benvenuti April 17, 1967 - September 29, 1967
22 Flag of United States Virgin Islands Emile Griffith September 29, 1967 - March 4, 1968
23 Flag of Italy Nino Benvenuti March 4, 1968 - November 7, 1970
24 Flag of Argentina Carlos Monzon November 7, 1970 -
25 Flag of Argentina Hugo Corro 1978 - June 30, 1979
26 Flag of Italy Vito Antuofermo June 30, 1979 - March 16, 1980
27 Flag of England Alan Minter March 16, 1980 - September 27, 1980
28 Flag of United States Marvelous Marvin Hagler September 27, 1980 -
29 Flag of Zaire Sumbu Kalambay 1988 -
30 Flag of United States Bernard Hopkins 2002 - July 16, 2005
31 Flag of United States Jermain Taylor July 16, 2005 - Present

[edit] Super Welterweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of United States Oscar Albarado June 4, 1974 - January 21, 1975
2 Flag of Japan Koichi Wajima January 21, 1975 - June 7, 1975
3 Flag of South Korea Jae Do Yuh June 7, 1975 - February 17, 1976
4 Flag of Japan Koichi Wajima February 17, 1976 - May 18, 1976
5 Flag of Spain Jose Manuel Duran May 18, 1976 - October 8, 1976
6 Flag of Argentina Miguel Angel Castellini October 8, 1976 - March 5, 1977
7 Flag of Nicaragua Eddie Gazo March 5, 1977 - August 9, 1978
8 Flag of Japan Masashi Kudo August 9, 1978 - October 24, 1979
9 Flag of Uganda Ayub Kalule October 24, 1979 - June 25, 1981
10 Flag of United States Sugar Ray Leonard June 25, 1981 - June 25, 1982
11 Flag of United States Thomas Hearns May 1983 - September 1986
12 Flag of United States Oscar de la Hoya September 14, 2002 - September 13, 2003
13 Flag of United States Shane Mosley September 13, 2003 - March 13, 2004
14 Flag of United States Winky Wright March 13, 2004 - November 7, 2005 (Vacated)

[edit] Welterweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of Northern Ireland Jimmy McLarnin 1933 -
2 Flag of United States Barney Ross 1937 - May 31, 1938
3 Flag of United States Henry Armstrong May 31, 1938 - October 4, 1940
4 Flag of United States Fritzie Zivic October 4, 1940 -
5 Flag of United States Freddie Cochrane July 29, 1941 - February 1, 1946
6 Flag of United States Marty Servo February 1, 1946 - September 1946 (Vacated)
7 Flag of United States Ray Robinson December 20, 1946 -
8 Flag of Cuba Kid Gavilan 1952 - October 20, 1954
9 Flag of United States Johnny Saxton October 20, 1954 - April 1, 1955
10 Flag of United States Tony DeMarco April 1, 1955 - June 10, 1955
11 Flag of United States Carmen Basilio June 10, 1955 - March 14, 1956
12 Flag of United States Johnny Saxton March 14, 1956 - September 12, 1956
13 Flag of United States Carmen Basilio September 12, 1956 - 1957 (Vacated)
14 Flag of United States Don Jordan 1959 -
15 Flag of United States Virgin Islands Emile Griffith April 1, 1961 - September 30, 1961
16 Flag of Cuba Benny Paret September 30, 1961 - March 24, 1962
17 Flag of United States Virgin Islands Emile Griffith March 24, 1962 - March 21, 1963
18 Flag of Cuba Luis Manuel Rodriguez March 21, 1963 - June 8, 1963
19 Flag of United States Virgin Islands Emile Griffith June 8, 1963 - April 1966 (Vacated}
20 Flag of United States Curtis Cokes 1967 - April 18, 1969
21 Flag of Cuba Jose Napoles April 18, 1969 - December 3, 1970
22 Flag of United States Billy Backus December 3, 1970 - June 4, 1971
23 Flag of Cuba Jose Napoles June 4, 1971 - December 6, 1975
24 Flag of England John Stracey December 6, 1975 - June 22, 1976
25 Flag of Mexico Carlos Palomino June 22, 1976 - January 14, 1979
26 Flag of Puerto Rico Wilfred Benitez January 14, 1979 - November 30, 1979
27 Flag of United States Sugar Ray Leonard November 30, 1979 - June 20, 1980
28 Flag of Panama Roberto Duran June 20, 1980 - November 25, 1980
29 Flag of United States Sugar Ray Leonard November 25, 1980 - November 9, 1982 (Retired)
30 Flag of United States Donald Curry December 6, 1985 - September 27, 1986
31 Flag of England Lloyd Honeyghan September 27, 1986 - October 27, 1987
32 Flag of Mexico Jorge Vaca October 27, 1987 - March 29, 1988
33 Flag of England Lloyd Honeyghan March 29, 1988 -
34 Flag of United States Vernon Forrest January 26, 2002 - January 25, 2003
35 Flag of Nicaragua Ricardo Mayorga January 25, 2003 - December 13, 2003
36 Flag of United States Cory Spinks December 13, 2003 - February 5, 2005
37 Flag of United States Zab Judah February 5, 2005 - January 7, 2006
38 Flag of Argentina Carlos Manuel Baldomir January 7, 2006 - November 4 , 2006
39 Flag of United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. November 4 , 2006 - Present

[edit] Super Lightweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of United States Eddie Perkins 1963 - January 18, 1965
2 Flag of Venezuela Carlos Hernandez January 18, 1965 - April 29, 1966
3 Flag of Italy Sandro Lopopolo April 29, 1966 - April 30, 1967
4 Flag of United States Takeshi Fuji April 30, 1967 - December 12, 1968
5 Flag of Argentina Nicolino Locche December 12, 1968 -
6 Flag of Colombia Antonio Cervantes 1972 - March 6, 1976
7 Flag of Puerto Rico Wilfredo Benitez March 6, 1976 -
8 Flag of Colombia Antonio Cervantes 1979 - August 2, 1980
9 Flag of United States Aaron Pryor August 2, 1980 - October 1983
10 Flag of Australia Kostya Tszyu 2002 - June 4, 2005
11 Flag of England Ricky Hatton June 4, 2005 - Present

[edit] Lightweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of United States Barney Ross 1933 -
2 Flag of United States Tony Canzoneri 1935 -
3 Flag of United States Lou Ambers 1937 -
4 Flag of United States Lew Jenkins 1941 - December 19, 1941
5 Flag of United States Sammy Angott December 19, 1941 -
6 Flag of United States Ike Williams 1947 - May 25, 1951
7 Flag of United States Jimmy Carter May 25, 1951 - May 14, 1952
8 Flag of Mexico Lauro Salas May 14, 1952 - October 15, 1952
9 Flag of United States Jimmy Carter October 15, 1952 - March 5, 1954
10 Flag of United States Paddy DeMarco March 5, 1954 - November 17, 1954
11 Flag of United States Jimmy Carter November 17, 1954 - June 29, 1955
12 Flag of United States Wallace (Bud) Smith June 29, 1955 - August 24, 1956
13 Flag of United States Joe Brown August 24, 1956 - April 21, 1962
14 Flag of Puerto Rico Carlos Ortiz April 21, 1962 -
15 Flag of United States Mando Ramos 1969 -
16 Flag of Scotland Ken Buchanan 1970 - June 26, 1972
17 Flag of Panama Roberto Duran June 26, 1972 - January 1979 (Vacated)
18 Flag of Scotland Jim Watt 1981 - June 20, 1981
19 Flag of Nicaragua Alexis Arguello June 20, 1981 - February 1983
20 Flag of United States Pernell Whitaker 1990 -
21 Flag of United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. April 20, 2002 - May 22, 2004
22 Flag of Mexico José Luis Castillo June 5, 2004 - May 7, 2005
23 Flag of United States Diego Corrales May 7, 2005 - October 8, 2006
24 Flag of Cuba Joel Casamayor October 8, 2006 - Present

[edit] Super Featherweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of Philippines Flash Elorde 1963 -
2 Flag of Japan Hiroshi Kobayashi December 14, 1967 - July 29, 1971
3 Flag of Venezuela Alfredo Marcano July 29, 1971 -
4 Flag of Japan Kuniaki Shibata 1973 - October 17, 1973
5 Flag of Philippines Ben Villaflor October 17, 1973 - October 16, 1976
6 Flag of Puerto Rico Samuel Serrano October 16, 1976 - August 2, 1980
7 Flag of Japan Yasutsune Uehara August 2, 1980 - April 9, 1981
8 Flag of Puerto Rico Samuel Serrano April 9, 1981 - January 19, 1983
9 Flag of United States Roger Mayweather January 19, 1983 - February 26, 1984
10 Flag of United States Rocky Lockridge February 26, 1984 - May 19, 1985
11 Flag of Puerto Rico Wilfredo Gómez May 19, 1985 - May 24, 1986
12 Flag of Panama Alfredo Layne May 24, 1986 - September 27, 1986
13 Flag of South Africa Brian Mitchell September 27, 1986 -

[edit] Featherweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of Cuba Kid Chocolate 1933 -
2 Flag of United States Freddie Miller 1935 -
3 Flag of United States Petey Sarron 1937 - October 29, 1937
4 Flag of United States Henry Armstrong October 29, 1937 -
5 Flag of United States Joey Archibald 1939 - May 20, 1940
6 Flag of United States Harry Jeffra May 20, 1940 - May 12, 1941
7 Flag of United States Joey Archibald May 12, 1941 - September 11, 1941
8 Flag of United States Chalky Wright September 11, 1941 - November 20, 1942
9 Flag of United States Willie Pep November 20, 1942 - October 29, 1948
10 Flag of United States Sandy Saddler October 29, 1948 - February 11, 1949
11 Flag of United States Willie Pep February 11, 1949 - September 8, 1950
12 Flag of United States Sandy Saddler September 8, 1950 - January 21, 1957 (Retired)
13 Flag of Nigeria Hogan Bassey June 24, 1957 - March 18, 1959
14 Flag of United States Davey Moore March 18, 1959 - March 21, 1963
15 Flag of Cuba Sugar Ramos March 21, 1963 - September 26, 1964
16 Flag of Mexico Vicente Saldivar September 26, 1964 - 1967 (Retired)
17 Flag of France Johnny Famechon 1969 -
18 Flag of Japan Kuniaki Shibata 1970 -
19 Flag of Nicaragua Alexis Arguello 1976 -
20 Flag of United States Danny Lopez March 10, 1979 - February 2, 1980
21 Flag of Mexico Salvador Sanchez February 2, 1980 - August 12, 1982 (Killed in car accident)
22 Flag of Panama Eusebio Pedroza September 22, 1982 - June 8, 1985
23 Flag of Republic of Ireland Barry McGuigan June 8, 1985 - June 23, 1986
24 Flag of United States Steve Cruz June 23, 1986 - March 6, 1987
25 Flag of Venezuela Antonio Esparragoza March 6, 1987 -
26 Flag of Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera June 22, 2002 - November 15, 2003
27 Flag of Philippines Manny Pacquiao November 15, 2003 - March 19, 2005

[edit] Super Bantamweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of Puerto Rico Wilfredo Gómez March 9, 1979 - May 1983
2 Flag of United States Paulie Ayala February 23, 2002 - May 2004 (Vacated)
3 Flag of Mexico Israel Vázquez December 3, 2005 - March 3, 2007
4 Flag of Mexico Rafael Márquez March 3, 2007 - Present

[edit] Bantamweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of Panama Al Brown 1933 -
2 Flag of Italy Baltazar Sangchili 1935 -
3 Flag of Puerto Rico Sixto Escobar 1937 - September 23, 1937
4 Flag of United States Harry Jeffra September 23, 1937 - February 20, 1938
5 Flag of Puerto Rico Sixto Escobar February 20, 1938 - October 4, 1939 (Vacated)
6 Flag of United States Lou Salica June 16, 1941 - August 7, 1942
7 Flag of United States Manuel Ortiz August 7, 1942 -
8 Flag of South Africa Vic Toweel May 31, 1950 - November 15, 1952
9 Flag of Australia Jimmy Carruthers November 15, 1952 - 1954 (Retired)
10 Flag of Algeria Robert Cohen 1954 - June 29, 1956
11 Flag of Italy Mario D’Agata June 29, 1956 - April 1, 1957
12 Flag of Algeria Alphonse Halimi April 1, 1957 - July 8, 1959
13 Flag of Mexico Jose Becerra July 8, 1959 - August 30, 1960 (Retired)
14 Flag of Brazil Eder Jofre ??? - May 18, 1965
15 Flag of Japan Fighting Harada May 18, 1965 - February 27, 1968
16 Flag of Australia Lionel Rose February 27, 1968 - August 22, 1969
17 Flag of Mexico Ruben Olivares August 22, 1969 - October 16, 1970
18 Flag of Mexico Chucho Castillo October 16, 1970 - April 2, 1971
19 Flag of Mexico Ruben Olivares April 2, 1971 -
20 Flag of Mexico Romeo Anaya 1973 -
21 Flag of South Korea Soo Hwan Hong July 3, 1974 - March 14, 1975
22 Flag of Mexico Alfonso Zamora March 14, 1975 - November 19, 1977
23 Flag of Panama Jorge Lujan November 19, 1977 - August 29, 1980
24 Flag of Puerto Rico Julian Solis August 29, 1980 - November 14, 1980
25 Flag of United States Jeff Chandler November 14, 1980 - April 7, 1984
26 Flag of United States Richie Sandoval April 7, 1984 - March 10, 1986
27 Flag of United States Gaby Canizales March 10, 1986 - June 4, 1986
28 Flag of Venezuela Bernardo Pinango June 4, 1986 -

[edit] Super Flyweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Vacant ?–?

[edit] Flyweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of Scotland Benny Lynch 1937 -
2 Flag of Scotland Jackie Paterson 1946 -
3 Flag of Northern Ireland Rinty Monaghan 1948 - April 1950 (Retired)
4 Flag of England Terry Allen 1950 - August 1, 1950
5 Flag of United States Dado Marino August 1, 1950 - May 19, 1952
6 Flag of Japan Yoshio Shirai May 19, 1952 - November 26, 1954
7 Flag of Argentina Pascual Perez November 26, 1954 - April 16, 1960
8 Flag of Thailand Pone Kingpetch April 16, 1960 -
9 Flag of Japan Hiroyuki Ebihara September 18, 1963 - January 23, 1964
10 Flag of Thailand Pone Kingpetch January 23, 1964 - April 23, 1965
11 Flag of Italy Salvatore Burruni April 23, 1965 - June 14, 1966
12 Flag of Scotland Walter McGowan June 14, 1966 - December 30, 1966
13 Flag of Thailand Chartchai Chionoi December 30, 1966 - February 23, 1969
14 Flag of Mexico Efren Torres February 23, 1969 -
15 Flag of Philippines Erbito Salavarria 1971 - February 9, 1973
16 Flag of Thailand Venice Borkorsor February 9, 1973 -
17 Flag of Mexico Miguel Canto January 8, 1975 - March 18, 1979
18 Flag of South Korea Chan-Hee Park March 18, 1979 - May 18, 1980
19 Flag of Japan Shoji Oguma May 18, 1980 - May 12, 1981
20 Flag of Mexico Antonio Avelar May 12, 1981 - March 20, 1982
21 Flag of Colombia Prudencio Cardona March 20, 1982 - July 24, 1982
22 Flag of Mexico Freddie Castillo July 24, 1982 - November 6, 1982
23 Flag of Dominican Republic Eleoncio Mercedes November 6, 1982 - March 15, 1983
24 Flag of England Charlie Magri March 15, 1983 - September 27, 1983
25 Flag of Philippines Frank Cedeno September 27, 1983 - January 18, 1984
26 Flag of Japan Koji Kobayashi January 18, 1984 - April 9, 1984
27 Flag of Mexico Gabriel Bernal April 9, 1984 - October 8, 1984
28 Flag of Thailand Sot Chitalada October 8, 1984 -

[edit] Light Flyweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Flag of Nicaragua Rosendo Álvarez March 31, 2003 - October 2, 2004
2 Flag of Mexico Hugo Cázares September 30, 2006 - Present

[edit] Strawweight

Number Champion Reign
1 Vacant ?–?

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The Ring editors. About The Ring. 26 June 2006. The Ring. URL accessed 6 July 2006.
  2. ^ a b Kellerman, Max. "Gatti vs. the unknown." 22 January 2004. ESPN.com. URL accessed 6 July 2006.

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