Boxing Champions World Heavyweight Champions.

Boxing Champions World Heavyweight Champions. Year Champion Champions 1882-1978 1882-1892 John L. Sullivan 1892-1897 James J. Corbett 1897-1899 Bob Fitzsimmons 1899-1904 James J. Jeffries 1905-1906 Marvin Hart 1906-1908 Tommy Burns 1908-1915 Jack Johnson 1915-1919 Jess Willard 1919-1926 Jack Dempsey 1926-1928 Gene Tunney 1928-1930 [vacant] 1930-1932 Max Schmeling 1932-1933 Jack Sharkey 1933-1934 Primo Carnera 1934-1935 Max Baer 1935-1937 James J. Braddock 1937-1949 Joe Louis 1949-1951 Ezzard Charles 1951-1952 Jersey Joe Walcott 1952-1956 Rocky Marciano 1956-1959 Floyd Patterson 1959-1960 Ingemar Johansson 1960-1962 Floyd Patterson 1962-1964 Sonny Liston 1964-1967 Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) 1965-1967 Ernie Terrell 1968-1970 Joe Frazier 1968-1970 Jimmy Ellis 1970-1973 Joe Frazier 1973-1974 George Foreman 1974-1978 Muhammad Ali 1978 Leon Spinks WBA Champions (Since 1978) 1978 Leon Spinks 1978-1979 Muhammad Ali 1979-1980 John Tate 1980-1982 Mike Weaver 1982-1983 Michael Dokes 1983-1984 Gerrie Coetzee 1984-1985 Greg Page 1985-1986 Tony Tubbs 1986 Tim Witherspoon 1986-1987 James 'Bone-crusher' Smith 1987-1990 Mike Tyson 1990 James 'Buster' Douglas 1990-1992 Evander Holyfield 1992-1993 Riddick Bowe 1993-1994 Evander Holyfield 1994 Michael Moorer 1994-1995 George Foreman 1995-1996 Bruce Seldon 1996 Mike Tyson 1996-1999 Evander Holyfield 1999-2000 Lennox Lewis 2001-2003 John Ruiz 2003-2004 Roy Jones, Jr. 2004 John Ruiz 2004-2005 James Toney 2005 John Ruiz 2005-2007 Nikolai Valuev 2007 Ruslan Chagaev WBC Champions (Since 1978) 1978 Ken Norton 1978-1983 Larry Holmes 1984 Tim Witherspoon 1984-1986 Pinklon Thomas 1986 Trevor Berbick 1986-1990 Mike Tyson 1990 James 'Buster' Douglas 1990-1992 Evander Holyfield 1 992 Riddick Bowe 1992-1994 Lennox Lewis 1994-1995 Oliver McCall 1995-1996 Frank Bruno 1996 Mike Tyson 1997-2001 Lennox Lewis 2001 Hasim Rahman 2001-2004 Lennox Lewis 2004-2005 Vitali Klitschko 2005-2006 Hasim Rahman 2006- Oleg Maskaev IBF Champions (Since 1983) 1983-1985 Larry Holmes 1985-1987 Michael Spinks 1987 Tony Tucker 1987-1990 Mike Tyson 1990 James 'Buster' Douglas 1990-1992 Evander Holyfield 1992-1993 Riddick Bowe 1993-1994 Evander Holyfield 1994 Michael Moorer 1994-1995 George Foreman 1996 Michael Moorer 1997-1999 Evander Holyfield 1999-2002 Lennox Lewis 2002-2006 Chris Byrd 2006- Wladimir Klitschko World Light Heavyweight Champions. Year Champion Champions 1941-74 1941-1948 Gus Lesnevich 1942 Freddie Mills 1948-1950 Freddie Mills 1950-1952 Joey Maxim 1952-1962 Archie Moore 1961-1963 Harold Johnson (undisputed 1962-63) 1963-1965 Willie Pastrano 1965-1966 José Torres 1966-1968 Dick Tiger 1968-1974 Bob Foster WBA Champions (Since 1971) 1971-1972 Vicente Rondon 1972-1974 Bob Foster 1974-1978 Victor Galindez 1978-1979 Mike Rossman 1979 Victor Galindez 1979 Marvin Johnson 1980-1981 Eddie Mustafa Muhammad 1981-1985 Michael Spinks (undisputed 1983-85) 1986-1987 Marvin Johnson 1987 Leslie Stewart 1987-1991 Virgil Hill 1991-1992 Thomas Hearns 1992 Iran Barkley 1992-1997 Virgil Hill 1997 Dariusz Michalczewski 1997-1998 Louis Del Valle 1998-2004 Roy Jones, Jr.* 2001-2003 Bruno Girard 2003-2004 Silvio Branco 2004-2006 Fabrice Tiozzo 2006-2007 Silvio Branco 2007 Stipe Drews 2007- Danny Green WBC Champions (Since 1974) 1974-1977 John Conteh 1977-1978 Miguel Cuello 1978 Mate Parlov 1978-1979 Marvin Johnson 1979-1981 Matthew Saad Muhammad 1981-1983 Dwight Braxton (Dwight Mohammad Qawi from 1982) 1983-1985 Michael Spinks 1985-1986 J. B. Williamson 1 986-1987 Dennis Andries 1987 Thomas Hearns 1987-1988 Donny Lalonde 1988 Sugar Ray Leonard 1989 Dennis Andries 1989-1990 Jeff Harding 1990-1991 Dennis Andries 1991-1994 Jeff Harding 1994-1995 Mike McCallum 1995-1996 Fabrice Tiozzo 1996-1997 Roy Jones, Jr. 1997 Montell Griffin 1997-2003 Roy Jones, Jr. 2003-2005 Antonio Tarver 2005-2007 Tomasz Adamek 2007- Chad Dawson IBF Champions (Since 1985) 1985-1986 Slobodan Kacar 1986-1987 Bobby Czyz 1987-1993 Prince Charles Williams 1993-1996 Henry Maske 1996-1997 Virgil Hill 1997-1998 William Guthrie 1998-1999 Reggie Johnson 1999-2003 Roy Jones, Jr. 2003-2004 Antonio Tarver 2004-2005 Glencoffe Johnson 2005- Clinton Woods * Roy Jones, Jr., was named the 'super champion' of the WBA division in 2001. World Middleweight Champions. Year Champion Champions (1941-87) 1941-47 Tony Zale 1947-48 Rocky Graziano 1948 Tony Zale 1948-49 Marcel Cerdan 1949-51 Jake LaMotta 1951 Sugar Ray Robinson 1951 Randolph Turpin 1951-52 Sugar Ray Robinson 1953-55 Carl 'Bobo' Olson 1955-57 Sugar Ray Robinson 1957 Gene Fullmer 1957 Sugar Ray Robinson 1957-58 Carmen Basilio 1958-60 Sugar Ray Robinson 1959-62 Gene Fullmer 1960-61 Paul Pender 1961-62 Terry Downes 1962-63 Dick Tiger 1962-63 Paul Pender 1963 Dick Tiger (undisputed) 1963-65 Joey Giardello 1965-66 Dick Tiger 1966-67 Emile Griffith 1967 Nino Benvenuti 1967-68 Emile Griffith 1968-70 Nino Benvenuti 1970-77 Carlos Monzon 1974-76 Rodrigo Valdez 1977-78 Rodrigo Valdez (undisputed) 1978-79 Hugo Corro 1979-80 Vito Antuofermo 1980 Alan Minter 1980-87 Marvin Hagler WBA Champions (Since 1987) 1987-89 Sumbu Kalambay 1989-92 Mike McCallum 1992-93 Reggie Johnson 1993-94 John David Jackson 1994-95 Jorge Castro 1995-96 Shinji Takehara 1 996-97 William Joppy 1997-98 Julio Cesar Green 1998-01 William Joppy 2001-05 Bernard Hopkins 2005-06 Jermain Taylor 2006 Felix Sturm 2006 Javier Castillejo 2006-07 Mariano Natalio Carrera 2007 Javier Castillejo 2007- Felix Sturm WBC Champions (Since 1987) 1987 Sugar Ray Leonard 1987-88 Thomas Hearns 1988-89 Iran Barkley 1989-90 Roberto Duran 1990-93 Julian Jackson 1993-94 Gerald McClellan 1995 Julian Jackson 1995-96 Quincey Taylor 1996-98 Keith Holmes 1998-99 Hassine Cherifi 1999-01 Keith Holmes 2001-05 Bernard Hopkins 2005-07 Jermain Taylor 2007- Kelly Pavlik IBF Champions (Since 1987) 1987-88 Frank Tate 1988-91 Michael Nunn 1991-93 James Toney 1993-94 Roy Jones, Jr. 1995-05 Bernard Hopkins 2005 Jermain Taylor 2005- Arthur Abraham World Welterweight Champions. Year Champion Champions 1941-75 1941-46 Freddie Cochrane 1946 Marty Servo 1946-51 Sugar Ray Robinson 1951 Johnny Bratton 1951-54 Kid Gavilan 1954-55 Johnny Saxton 1955 Tony DeMarco 1955-56 Carmen Basilio 1956 Johnny Saxton 1956-57 Carmen Basilio 1958 Virgil Akins 1958-60 Don Jordan 1960-61 Benny Paret 1961 Emile Griffith 1961-62 Benny Paret 1962-63 Emile Griffith 1963 Luis Rodriguez 1963-66 Emile Griffith 1966-69 Curtis Cokes 1969-70 José Napoles 1970-71 Billy Backus 1971-75 José Napoles WBA Champions (Since 1975) 1975-76 Angel Espada 1976-80 Pipino Cuevas 1980-81 Thomas Hearns 1981-82 Sugar Ray Leonard (undisputed) 1983-86 Don Curry (undisputed) 1986 Lloyd Honeyghan (undisputed) 1987 Mark Breland 1987-88 Marlon Starling 1988-89 Tomas Molinares 1989-90 Mark Breland 1990-91 Aaron Davis 1991-92 Meldrick Taylor 1992-94 Crisanto Espana 1994-98 Ike Quartey 1998-2000 James Page 2 001-02 Andrew Lewis 2002-03 Ricardo Mayorga 2003-05 Cory Spinks 2005 Zab Judah 2005-06 Luis Collazo 2006 Ricky Hatton 2006- Miguel Cotto WBC Champions (Since 1975) 1975-76 John H. Stracey 1976-79 Carlos Palomino 1979 Wilfredo Benitez 1979-80 Sugar Ray Leonard 1980 Roberto Duran 1980-82 Sugar Ray Leonard (undisputed 1981-82) 1983-85 Milton McCrory 1985-86 Don Curry (undisputed) 1986-87 Lloyd Honeyghan (undisputed) 1987-88 Jorge Vaca 1988-89 Lloyd Honeyghan 1989-90 Marlon Starling 1990-91 Maurice Blocker 1991 Simon Brown 1991-93 Buddy McGirt 1993-97 Pernell Whitaker 1997-99 Oscar de la Hoya 1999-2000 Felix Trinidad 2000 Oscar de la Hoya 2000-02 Shane Mosley 2002-03 Vernon Forrest 2003 Ricardo Mayorga 2003-05 Cory Spinks 2005-06 Zab Judah 2006 Carlos Manuel Baldomir 2006- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. IBF Champions (Since 1984) 1984-86 Don Curry (undisputed 1985-86) 1986-87 Lloyd Honeyghan (undisputed) 1988-91 Simon Brown 1991-93 Maurice Blocker 1993-2000 Felix Trinidad 2001-02 Vernon Forrest 2002-03 Michele Piccirillo 2003-05 Cory Spinks 2005-06 Zab Judah 2006 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. 2006- Kermit Cintron World Featherweight Champions. Year Champion Champions 1942-67 1942-48 Willie Pep 1948-49 Sandy Saddler 1949-50 Willie Pep 1950-57 Sandy Saddler 1957-59 Hogan Bassey 1959-63 Davey Moore 1963-64 Sugar Ramos 1964-67 Vicente Saldivar WBA Champions (Since 1968) 1968 Raul Rojas 1968-71 Shozo Saijo 1971-72 Antonio Gomez 1972-74 Ernesto Marcel 1974 Ruben Olivares 1974-76 Alexis Arguello 1977 Rafael Ortega 1977-78 Cecilio Lastra 1978-85 Eusebio Pedrosa 1985-86 Barry McGuigan 1986-87 Steve Cruz 1987-91 Antonio Esparragoza 1991-93 Kyun-Yung Park 1993-96 Eloy Rojas 1996-98 Wilfredo Vasquez 1998 Freddie Norwood 1 998-99 Antonio Cermeno 1999-2000 Freddie Norwood 2000-03 Derrick Gainer 2003- Chris John WBC Champions (Since 1968) 1968 Howard Winstone 1968-69 Jose Legra 1969-70 Johnny Famechon 1970-72 Kuniaki Shibata 1972 Clemente Sanchez 1972-73 Jose Legra 1973-74 Eder Jofre 1974-75 Bobby Chacon 1975 Ruben Olivares 1975-76 David Kotey 1976-80 Danny Lopez 1980-82 Salvador Sanchez 1982-84 Juan LaPorte 1984 Wilfredo Gomez 1984-88 Azumah Nelson 1988-89 Jeff Fenech 1990-91 Marcos Villasana 1991-93 Paul Hodkinson 1993 Gregorio Vargas 1993-95 Kevin Kelley 1995 Alejandro Gonzalez 1995 Manuel Medina 1995-99 Luisito Espinosa 1999 Cesar Soto 1999-2000 Naseem Hamed 2000-01 Gustavo Espadas 2001-02 Erik Morales 2002 Marco Barrera 2002-03 Erik Morales 2004-06 In Jin Chi 2006 Takashi Koshimoto 2006 Rodolfo Lopez 2006-07 In Jin Chi 2007- Jorge Linares IBF Champions (Since 1984) 1984-85 Min-Keun Oh 1985-86 Ki Chung-Chung 1986-88 Antonio Rivera 1988 Calvin Grove 1988-91 Jorge Paez 1991 Troy Dorsey 1991-93 Manuel Medina 1993-97 Tom Johnson 1997 Naseem Hamed 1998-99 Manuel Medina 1999-2001 Paul Ingle 2001 Frankie Toledo 2001-2002 Manuel Medina 2002 Johnny Tapia 2003-05 Juan Marquez 2006 Valdemir Pereira 2006 Eric Aiken 2006 Orlando Salido 2007- Robert Guerrero Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. 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