The Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ) website maintains an official list of lineal champions in professional boxing, with input from Tracy Callis of the International Boxing Research Organization. These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of the Queensberry Rules in 1885.[1][2] The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, which promotes the concept of one world champion per weight division,[3][4] hands out the most complete version of lineal championship and is recognized by CBZ for maintaining the list of genuine lineal world champions.[5]
Heavyweight[]
- File:US flag 43 stars.svg.png John L. Sullivan (1885-1892)
- James J. Corbett (1892-1897)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Fitzsimmons (1897-1899)
- James J. Jeffries (1899-1905), retired
- Marvin Hart (1905-1906)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg.png Tommy Burns (1906-1908)
- Jack Johnson (1908-1915)
- Jess Willard (1915-1919)
- Jack Dempsey (1919-1926)
- Gene Tunney (1926-1928), retired
- Max Schmeling (1930-1932)
- Jack Sharkey (1932-1933)
- File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg.png Primo Carnera (1933-1934)
- Max Baer (1934-1935)
- James J. Braddock (1935-1937)
- Joe Louis (1937-1949, retired)
- Ezzard Charles (1949-1951)
- Jersey Joe Walcott (1951-1952)
- Rocky Marciano (1952-1956, retired)
- File:US flag 49 stars.svg.png Floyd Patterson (1956-1959)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Ingemar Johansson (1959-1960)
- Floyd Patterson (1960-1962)
- Sonny Liston (1962-1964)
- Cassius Clay, changed name to Muhammad Ali (1964-1970, boxing licence suspended)
- Joe Frazier (1970-1973)
- George Foreman (1973-1974)
- Muhammad Ali (1974-1978)
- Leon Spinks (1978)
- Muhammad Ali (1978-1979), retires 6/79
- Larry Holmes (1980-1985)
- Michael Spinks (1985-1988)
- Mike Tyson (1988-1990)
- James "Buster" Douglas (1990)
- Evander Holyfield (1990-1992)
- Riddick Bowe (1992-1993)
- Evander Holyfield (1993-1994)
- Michael Moorer (1994)
- George Foreman (1994-1997)
- Shannon Briggs (1997-1998)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lennox Lewis (1998-2001)
- Hasim Rahman (2001)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lennox Lewis (2001-2004), retired
- Wladimir Klitschko (2009-2015), from his win over Chagaev
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tyson Fury (2015–present)
Cruiserweight[]
- Marvin Camel (1980)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos DeLeon (1980-1982)
- S.T. Gordon (1982-1983)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos DeLeon (1983-1985)
- Alfonso Ratliff (1985)
- Bernard Benton (1985-1986)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos DeLeon (1986-1988)
- Evander Holyfield (1988), moved to heavyweight
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg O'Neil Bell (2006-2007)
- File:Flag of France.svg Jean Marc Mormeck (2007)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Haye (2007-2008), moved to heavyweight
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Adamek (2008–2009), moved to heavyweight
- Oleksandr Usyk (2018-2019), moved to heavyweight
- Mairis Briedis (2020–2022), from his win over Dorticos
- Jai Opetaia (2022-2023)
Light heavyweight[]
- Jack Root (1903)
- File:St Patrick's saltire.svg George Gardner (1903)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Fitzsimmons (1903-1905)
- Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (1905; Never defended)
- Jack Dillon (1914-1916)
- Battling Levinsky (1916-1920)
- File:Flag of France.svg Georges Carpentier (1920-1922)
- File:Flag of France.svg Battling Siki (1922-1923)
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Mike McTigue (1923-1925)
- Paul Berlenbach (1925-1926)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg.png Jack Delaney (1926-1927; Never defended)
- Tommy Loughran (1927; Vacated title 1929)
- Maxie Rosenbloom (1932-1934)
- Bob Olin (1934-1935)
- John Henry Lewis (1935-Jun 1939; Retired)
- Billy Conn (1939; Vacated title May 1941)
- Gus Lesnevich (1941-1948)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Mills (1948-1950)
- Joey Maxim (1950-1952)
- Archie Moore (1952-1962)
- Harold Johnson (1962-1963)
- Willie Pastrano (1963-1965)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg José Torres (1965-1966)
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Dick Tiger (1966-1968)
- Bob Foster (1968; Retired September 16, 1974)
- Michael Spinks (1983-September 1985; Vacated title)
- Virgil Hill (1996 - 1997)
- Dariusz Michalczewski (1997-2003)
- Julio Cesar Gonzalez (2003-2004)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Zsolt Erdei (2004-2009; Vacated title)
- Jean Pascal (2010-2011)
- Bernard Hopkins (2011-2012)
- Chad Dawson (2012-2013)
- Adonis Stevenson (2013–2018)
- Oleksandr Gvozdyk (2018-2019)
- Artur Beterbiev (2019–present)
Super middleweight[]
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Chong-Pal Park (1984-1988)
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Fulgencio Obelmejias (1988-1989)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg In-Chul Baek (1989-1990)
- File:Flag of France.svg Christophe Tiozzo (1990-1991)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Victor Cordoba (1991-1992)
- Michael Nunn (1992-1994)
- Steve Little (1994)
- Frank Liles (1994-1999)
- Byron Mitchell (1999-2000)
- File:Flag of France.svg Bruno Girard (2000-2001, Vacated)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Calzaghe (2006-2008; Vacated)
- Andre Ward (2011-2015; Vacated)
- Canelo Álvarez (2021–present)
Middleweight[]
- Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey (1884-1891)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Fitzsimmons (1891, Fitz vacated the title 1895)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg.png Tommy Ryan (1898-1906, vacated title)
- File:US flag 46 stars.svg.png Stanley Ketchel (1907-1908)
- File:US flag 46 stars.svg.png Billy Papke (1908)
- File:US flag 46 stars.svg.png Stanley Ketchel (1908, Ketchel was shot and killed, October 15, 1910)
- Frank Klaus (1913)
- George Chip (1913-1914)
- Al McCoy (1914-1917)
- Mike O'Dowd (1917-1920)
- Johnny Wilson (1920-1923)
- Harry Greb (1923-1926)
- Tiger Flowers (1926)
- Mickey Walker (1926-1931, vacated title to campaign as heavyweight)
- Tony Zale (1941-1947)
- Rocky Graziano (1947-1948)
- Tony Zale (1948)
- File:Flag of France.svg Marcel Cerdan (1948-1949)
- Jake LaMotta (1949-1951)
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1951)
- Randy Turpin (1951)
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1951-1952)
- Carl Olson (1952-1955)
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1955-1957)
- Gene Fullmer (1957)
- "Sugar" Ray Robinson (1957)
- Carmen Basilio (1957-1958)
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1958-1960)
- Paul Pender (1960-1961)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Terry Downes (1961-1962)
- Paul Pender (1962-1963, Retired)
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Dick Tiger (1963)
- Joey Giardello (1963-1965)
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Dick Tiger (1965-1966)
- Template:Country data VIR Emile Griffith (1966-1967)
- Nino Benvenuti (1967)
- Template:Country data VIR Emile Griffith (1967)
- Nino Benvenuti (1968-1970)
- Carlos Monzon (1970-1977, Retired)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Rodrigo Valdez (1977-1978)
- Hugo Corro (1978-1979)
- Vito Antuofermo (1979-1980)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Minter (1980)
- Marvin Hagler (1980-1987)
- Sugar Ray Leonard (1987, Vacated)
- Michael Nunn (1989-1991)
- James Toney (1991-1993, Vacated)
- Bernard Hopkins (2001- 2005)
- Jermain Taylor (2005-2007)
- Kelly Pavlik (2007-2010)
- Sergio Martinez (2010-2014)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Miguel Angel Cotto (2014-2015)
- Canelo Álvarez (2015–present)
Light middleweight[]
- File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svgEmile Griffith (claimed title on Oct. 17, 1962, but defended just once)
- Denny Moyer (claimed title on Oct. 20, 1962; had lost to Griffith 8/1962)
- Ralph Dupas (1963)
- Sandro Mazzinghi (1963-1965)
- Nino Benvenuti (1965-1966)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Ki-Soo Kim (1966-1968)
- Sandro Mazzinghi (1968, title vacated after "NC" tko loss)
- Freddie Little (1969-1970)
- Carmelo Bossi (1970-1971)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Koichi Wajima (1971-1974)
- Oscar Albarado (1974-1975)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Koichi Wajima (1975)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Jae-Do Yuh (1975-1976)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Koichi Wajima (1976)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Jose Manuel Duran (1976)
- Miguel Angel Castellini (1976-1977)
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Eddie Gazo (1977-1978)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Kudo (1978-1979)
- File:Flag of Uganda.svg Ayub Kalule (1979-1981)
- Sugar Ray Leonard (vacates title 7/81)
- Thomas Hearns (Jun 1984 to Oct 1986, vacates title)
- Terry Norris (1995-1997)
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Keith Mullings (1997-1999)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Javier Castillejo (1999-2001)
- Oscar De La Hoya (2001-2003)
- Shane Mosley (2003-2004)
- Ronald "Winky" Wright (2004-2005; moves to middleweight)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2013-2015; Retired)
- Jermell Charlo (2020-present), from his win over Rosario
Welterweight[]
- File:US flag 43 stars.svg.png Paddy Duffy (1888-1890; died 7/10/1890, not 7/19/1890)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg.png "Mysterious" Billy Smith (1892-1894)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg.png Tommy Ryan (1894-1898; Vacated title)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg.png "Mysterious" Billy Smith (1898-1900)
- William "Matty" Matthews (1900)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg.png Eddie Connolly (1900)
- James "Rube" Ferns (1900)
- William "Matty" Matthews (1900-1901)
- James "Rube" Ferns (1901)
- Joe Walcott (1901-1904)
- Dixie Kid (1904; outgrew division)
- Billy "Honey" Mellody (1906-1907)
- File:US flag 46 stars.svg.png Mike "Twin" Sullivan (1907-1908; vacated title)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Waldemar Holberg (1914)
- Tom McCormick (1914)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Wells (1914-1915)
- Mike Glover (1915)
- Jack Britton (1915)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ted "Kid" Lewis (1915-1916)
- Jack Britton (1916-1917)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ted "Kid" Lewis (1917-1919)
- Jack Britton (1919-1922)
- Mickey Walker (1922-1926)
- Pete Latzo (1926-1927)
- Joe Dundee (1927-1929)
- Jackie Fields (1929-1930)
- Jack Thompson (1930)
- Tommy Freeman (1930-1931)
- Jack Thompson (1931)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg.png Lou Brouillard (1931-1932)
- Jackie Fields (1932-1933)
- Young Corbett III (1933)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg.png Jimmy McLarnin (1933-1934)
- Barney Ross (1934)
- File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg.png Jimmy McLarnin (1934-1935)
- Barney Ross (1935-1938)
- Henry Armstrong (1938-1940)
- Fritzie Zivic (1940-1941)
- Freddie "Red" Cochrane (1941-1946)
- Marty Servo (1946; vacated title)
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1946; vacated crown in 1950)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Kid Gavilan (1951-1954)
- Johnny Saxton (1954-1955)
- Tony DeMarco (1955)
- Carmen Basilio (1955-1956)
- Johnny Saxton (1956)
- Carmen Basilio (1956-1957; relinquished crown)
- Virgil Akins (1958)
- Don Jordan (1958-1960)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Benny Paret (1960-1961)
- Template:Country data VIR Emile Griffith (1961)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Benny Paret (1961-1962)
- Template:Country data VIR Emile Griffith (1962-1963)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Luis Manuel Rodriguez (1963)
- Template:Country data VIR Emile Griffith (1963-1966; Vacated title)
- Curtis Cokes (1966-1969)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Jose Napoles (1969-1970)
- Billy Backus (1970-1971)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Jose Napoles (1971-1975)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John H. Stracey (1975-1976)
- Carlos Palomino (1976-1979)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfred Benítez (1979)
- Sugar Ray Leonard (1979-1980)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Roberto Durán (1980)
- Sugar Ray Leonard (1980-1982; Vacated title)
- Donald Curry (1985-1986)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Honeyghan (1986-1987)
- Jorge Vaca (1987-1988)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Honeyghan (1988-1989)
- Marlon Starling (1989-1990)
- Maurice Blocker (1990-1991)
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Simon Brown (1991)
- James "Buddy" McGirt (1991-1993)
- Pernell Whitaker (1993-1997)
- Oscar De La Hoya (1997-1999)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Trinidad (1999-2000; vacated title)
- Shane Mosley (2000-2002)
- Vernon Forrest (2002-2003)
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Ricardo Mayorga (2003)
- Cory Spinks (2003-2005)
- Zab Judah (2005-2006)
- Carlos Baldomir (2006)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2006-2008; retired from weight class)
- Shane Mosley (2009-2010)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2010-2015; retired)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao (2016-2021)
- Yordenis Ugas (2021-2022)
- Errol Spence Jr (2022-2023)
- Terence Crawford (2023–present)
Light welterweight[]
- Myron "Pinky" Mitchell (1922-1926)
- Mushy Callahan (1926-1930)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie "Kid" Berg (1930-1931)
- Tony Canzoneri (1931-1932)
- Johnny Jadick (1932-1933)
- Battling Shaw (1933)
- Tony Canzoneri (1933)
- Barney Ross (1933-1935; Vacated)
- Tippy Larkin (1946; Vacated; Division lapsed until 1959)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos Ortiz (1959-1960)
- Duilio Loi (1960-1962)
- Eddie Perkins (1962)
- Duilio Loi (1962-1963; Retired)
- Eddie Perkins (1963-1965)
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Carlos Hernández (1965-1966)
- Sandro Lopopolo (1966-1967)
- Paul Fuji (1967-1968)
- Nicolino Locche (1968-1972)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Alfonso "Peppermint" Frazer (1972)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Antonio Cervantes (1972-1976)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Benitez (1976-1979; Vacated)
- Aaron Pryor (1983-1986; Vacated)
- Julio Cesar Chavez (1990-1994)
- Frankie Randall (1994)
- Julio Cesar Chavez (1994-1996)
- Oscar De La Hoya (1996-1997; Vacated)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Kostya Tszyu (2001-2005)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ricky Hatton (2005-2009)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao (2009-2010; Vacated)
- Danny Garcia (2013-2015; Vacated)
- Terence Crawford (2016–2018; Vacated)
- Josh Taylor (2021-2023, following Ramirez win)
- Teofimo Lopez (2023-present)
Lightweight[]
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Jack McAuliffe (1886-1893; Retired undefeated)
- George "Kid" Lavigne (1896-1899)
- Frank Erne (1899-1902)
- Joe Gans (1902-1904; Vacated title)
- Jimmy Britt (1904-1905)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Battling Nelson (1905-1906)
- Joe Gans (1906-1908)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Battling Nelson (1908-1910)
- Ad Wolgast (1910-1912)
- Willie Ritchie (1912-1914)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Welsh (1914-1917)
- Benny Leonard (1917 to 1/15/1925; Retired)
- Jimmy Goodrich (1925)
- Rocky Kansas (1925-1926)
- Sammy Mandell (1926-1930)
- Al Singer (1930)
- Tony Canzoneri (1930-1933)
- Barney Ross (1933; Relinquished title)
- Tony Canzoneri (1935-1936)
- Lou Ambers (1936-1938)
- Henry Armstrong (1938-1939)
- Lou Ambers (1939-1940)
- Lew Jenkins (1940-1941)
- Sammy Angott (1941-1942; Vacated title November 13)
- Ike Williams (1947-1951)
- Jimmy Carter (1951-1952)
- Lauro Salas (1952)
- Jimmy Carter (1952-1954)
- Paddy DeMarco (1954)
- Jimmy Carter (1954-1955)
- Wallace "Bud" Smith (1955-1956)
- Joe Brown (1956-1962)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos Ortiz (1962-1965)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Ismael Laguna (1965)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos Ortiz (1965-1968)
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Carlos Teo Cruz (1968-1969)
- Mando Ramos (1969-1970)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Ismael Laguna (1970)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Buchanan (1970-1972)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Roberto Duran (1972-1979; Vacated)
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Alexis Arguello (1981-1982)
- Julio Cesar Chavez (1987-1989; Vacated)
- Pernell Whitaker (1990-1992; Vacated)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2002-2004; From first Castillo win)
- Jose Luis Castillo (2004-2005; From Lazcano when they were clearly #1 and #2 in class)
- Diego Corrales (2005–06)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Joel Casamayor (2006–08)
- Juan Manuel Marquez (2008–12; Vacated)
- Terence Crawford (2014-2015; Vacated)
- Teofimo Lopez (2020-2021), from his win over Vasyl Lomachenko
- George Kambosos Jr (2021-2022)
- Devin Haney (2022-2023, moved to Super Lightweight)
Super featherweight[]
- Johnny Dundee, the Scotch Wop (1921-1923)
- Jack Bernstein (1923)
- Johnny Dundee, the Scotch Wop (1923-1924)
- Steve (Kid) Sullivan (1924-1925)
- Mike Ballerino (1925)
- Tod Morgan (1925-1929)
- Benny Bass (1929-1931)
- Kid Chocolate, the Cuban Bon Bon (1931-1933)
- Frankie Klick (1933, Klick moved up to Junior welter in 1934, title fell vacant)
- Sandy Saddler (1949-1957)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Gabriel "Flash" Elorde (1960-1967)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Numata (1967)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Kobayashi (1967-1971)
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Alfredo Marcano (1971-1972)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Ben Villaflor (1972-1973)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Kuniaki Shibata (1973)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Ben Villaflor (1973-1976)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Samuel Serrano (1976–1980)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Yasutsune Uehara (1980-1981)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Samuel Serrano (1981-1983)
- Roger Mayweather (1983-1984)
- Rocky Lockridge (1984-1985)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez (1985-1986)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Alfredo Layne (1986)
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg Brian Mitchell (1986-1991, retired)
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Azumah Nelson {gained recognition by Cyber Boxing Zone, 1996}
- Genaro Hernandez (1997-1998)
- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (1998-2001, moved to Lightweight)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao (2008, defeated Juan Manuel Marquez as clear #1 vs #2; vacated title)
Featherweight[]
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Torpedo Billy Murphy (1890)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Young Griffo (1890-1891 moves up in weight)
- George Dixon (1891-1897)
- Solly Smith (1897-1898)
- Dave Sullivan (1898)
- George Dixon (1898-1900)
- Terry McGovern (1900-1901)
- Young Corbett II (1901-1902, vacates title)
- Abe Attell(1903-1912)
- Johnny Kilbane(1912-1923)
- File:Flag of France.svg Eugene Criqui (1923)
- Johnny Dundee (1923 through August 1924, gave up title)
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Louis "Kid" Kaplan (1925, resigned title Jul 1926)
- Tony Canzoneri (1928)
- File:Flag of France.svg Andre Routis (1928-1929)
- Bat Battalino (1929- Mar. 1932, relinquishes title)
- Henry Armstrong (1937-1938, vacates title)
- Joey Archibald (1939-1940)
- Harry Jeffra (1940-1941)
- Joey Archibald (1941)
- Albert "Chalky" Wright (1941-1942)
- Willie Pep (1942-1948)
- Sandy Saddler (1948-1949)
- Willie Pep (1949-1950)
- Joseph Saddler (1950-1957, retires 1/21/57)
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Hogan Bassey (1957-1959)
- Davey Moore(1959-1963)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos (1963-1964)
- Vicente Saldivar (1964 retires October 14, 1967)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Johnny Famechon (1969-1970)
- Vicente Saldivar (1970)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Kuniaki Shibata (1970-1972)
- Clemente Sanchez (1972)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Jose Legra (1972-1973)
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Eder Jofre [1973-1974, fizzles out]
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Alexis Arguello (1975-1977, moves up to Junior Lightweight)
- Danny "Little Red" Lopez (1979-1980)
- Salvador Sanchez (1980-1982, killed in car accident)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Eusebio Pedroza (1983-1986)
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Barry McGuigan (1986)
- Stevie Cruz (1986-1987)
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Antonio Esparragoza (1987-1991)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Yong-Kyun Park (1991-1993)
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Eloy Rojas (1993-1996)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Vazquez (1996-1998)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naseem Hamed (1998 - 2001)
- Marco Antonio Barrera (2001-2003)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao (2003-2005)
Super bantamweight[]
- Jack "Kid" Wolfe (1922-1923)
- Carl Duane (1923, abandons claim)
- Title becomes defunct
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Rigoberto Riasco (1976)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo "Royal" Kobayashi (1976)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Dong-Kyun Yum (1976-1977)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Gomez (1977-1983, vacates title)
- Israel Vazquez (2005-2007)
- Rafael Marquez (2007)
- Israel Vazquez (2007-2009, retires)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Nonito Donaire (2012-2013)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Guillermo Rigondeaux (2013–present)
Bantamweight[]
- Jimmy Barry (1894-1899, retires undefeated in career)
- Terry McGovern (1899, relinquishes title)
- Harry Harris (1901, never defends)
- Harry Forbes (1901-1903)
- Frankie Neil (1903-1904)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Bowker (1904-1905, vacated title)
- Jimmy Walsh (1905-1909)
- "Fighting" Jimmy Reagan (1909)
- Monte Attell(1909-1911—lineage?)
- Johnny Coulon (1911-1914)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Kid Williams (1914-1917)
- Pete "Kid" Herman (1917–20)
- Joe Lynch (1920–21)
- Pete "Kid" Herman (1921)
- Johnny Buff (1921-1922)
- Joe Lynch (1922-1924)
- Abe Goldstein (1924)
- Eddie "Cannonball" Martin (1924-1925)
- Charley Phil Rosenberg (1925-1927, Rosenberg unable to make weight, suspended)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panamá Al Brown (1929-1935)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Baltasar Sangchili (1935-1936)
- Tony Marino (1936)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sixto Escobar (1936-1937)
- Harry Jeffra (1937-1938)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sixto Escobar (1938-1939, vacates title)
- Lou Salica (1940-1942)
- Manuel Ortiz (1942-1947)
- Harold Dade (1947)
- Manuel Ortiz (1947-1950)
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg Vic Toweel (1950-1952)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Jimmy Carruthers (1952-1954, retires undefeated)
- File:Flag of France.svg Robert Cohen (1954-1956)
- Mario D'Agata (1956-1957)
- File:Flag of France.svg Alphonse Halimi (1957-1959)
- Jose Becerra (1959-1960, retires)
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Eder Jofre (1962-1965)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko "Fighting" Harada (1965-1968)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Lionel Rose (1968-1969)
- Ruben Olivares (1969-1970)
- Jesus "Chucho" Castillo (1970-1971)
- Ruben Olivares (1971-1972)
- Rafael Herrera (1972)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Enrique Pinder (1972-1973)
- Romeo Anaya (1973)
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg Arnold Taylor (1973-1974)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Soo-Hwan Hong (1974-1975)
- Alfonso Zamora (1975-1977)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Jorge Luján (1977-1980)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Julian Solis (1980)
- Jeff Chandler (1980-1984)
- Richie Sandoval (1984-1986)
- Jose "Gaby" Canizales (1986)
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Bernardo Piñango (1986-1987, relinquishes title)
Super flyweight[]
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Jiro Watanabe (1984-1986)
- Gilberto Roman (1986-1987)
- Santos Laciar (1987)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Bejis "Sugar Baby" Rojas (1987-1988)
- Gilberto Roman (1988-1989)
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Nana Konadu (1989-1990)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Sung-Kil Moon (1990-1993)
- Jose Luis Bueno (1993-1994)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Kawashima (1994-1997)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Gerry Penalosa (1997-1998)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg In-Joo Cho (1998-2000)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Masamori Tokuyama (2000-2004)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Katsushige Kawashima (2004-2005)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Masamori Tokuyama (2005-2006, retires)
- File:Flag of Armenia.svg Vic Darchinyan (2009-2011); moved up, not returning to weight class
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (2018-2019)
- Juan Francisco Estrada (2019-present)
Flyweight[]
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmy Wilde (1916-1923)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Pancho Villa (1923; Died of blood poisoning, July 14, 1925)
- Fidel La Barba (1927; Vacated title 8/23,1927 to enter college)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Benny Lynch (1937-1938; Forfeited title 6/29/1938)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Kane (1938-1939; Vacated title)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Paterson (1943-1948)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rinty Monaghan (1948-1950; Retired 4/25/1950)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Terry Allen (1950)
- Dado Marino (1950-1952)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Yoshio Shirai (1952-1954)
- Pascual Perez (1954-1960)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Pone Kingpetch (1960-1962)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko "Fighting" Harada (1962-1963)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Pone Kingpetch (1963)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Ebihara (1963-1964)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Pone Kingpetch (1964-1965)
- Salvatore Burruni (1965-1966)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Walter McGowan (1966)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Chartchai Chionoi (1966-1969)
- Efren Torres (1969-1970)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Chartchai Chionoi (1970)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Erbito Salavarria (1970-1973)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Venice Borkhorsor (1973; Relinquished title)
- Miguel Canto (1975 -1979)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Chan-Hee Park (1979-1980)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Shoji Oguma (1980-1981)
- Antonio Avelar (1981-1982)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Prudencio Cardona (1982)
- Freddy Castillo (1982)
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Eleoncio Mercedes (1982-1983)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Magri (1983)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Frank Cedeno (1983-1984)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Koji Kobayashi (1984)
- Gabriel Bernal (1984)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Sot Chitalada (1984-1988)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Yong Kang Kim (1988-1989)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Sot Chitalada (1989-1991)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Muangchai Kittikasem (1991-1992)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Arbachakov (1992-1997)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Chatchai Sasakul (1997-1998)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao (1998-1999)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Medgoen 3K-Battery (1999-2000)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Malcolm Tunacao (2000-2001)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (2001-2008)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Naito (2008-2009)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Koki Kameda (2009-2010)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (2010-2012)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Sonny Boy Jaro (2012)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Igarashi (2012-2013)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yaegashi (2013-2014)
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Román González (2014–2016; moved up)
Light flyweight[]
- Michael Carbajal (1993-1994)
- Humberto "Chiquita" González (1994-1995)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Saman Sorjaturong (1995-1999)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Yo-Sam Choi (1999-2002)
- Jorge Arce (2002-2005, moved up to Flyweight)
- Hugo Cazares (2006-2007)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ivan Calderon (2007-2010)
- Giovani Segura (2010-2011; Vacated)
Minimumweight[]
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Kyung-Yun Lee (1987-1988, first boxer to hold a strawweight title)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Ioka (because he beat Lee while Lee was still the "champion") (1988)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Napa Kiatwanchai (1988-1989)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Jum Hwan Choi (1989-1990)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Hideyuki Ohashi (1990)
- Ricardo Lopez (1990-1999, vacates)
See also[]
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of WBO world champions
References[]
- ↑ DeLisa, Mike (August 2004). "What the CBZ Means When it Refers to "Lineal Championships"". The CBZ Journal. cyberboxingzone. http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ Rold, Cliff (July 2007). "Boxing's Lineal Mathematics: Champion Versus Champion II". Wail!. CBZ. http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ Paul Gibson (September 9, 2011). "Boxing loses credibility with every new champion. Can the sport be saved?". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Raskin, Eric (2013-04-02). "TBRB: A viable alphabet alternative?". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative.
- ↑ "Filling the void when championship becomes vacant". Lineal Champs. http://linealchamps.com/page15.html.
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