The first came against no-hoper Gary Lockett, four months before a financially-motivated 170 lb. The road to maintaining the title: After 18 years without a lineal champ, those who have since carried the torch have been reluctant to rule with iron fists or activity of any kind. Where he winds up in the thick of things remains to be seen, but his arrival and willingness to fight anyone, anywhere, anytime certainly canât hurt things. Otherwise, there’s no little to suggest that a few extra belt holders floating around have contributed that greatly to the demise of the sport, at least from a ratings standpoint. ... Filipino boxer and the Philippine boxing scene in general. Given the way 2009 has played out so far, chances are we wonât have to wait that long for the next welterweight era to begin. This is a golden era for the Traveller clans which are expanding and growing like never before. Gypsy Empire takes the reader inside the hidden world of Irish Travellers. A rubber match looms ahead with former four-division champ Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez (50-3, 41KOs), with Franco (18-1-2, 8KOs) very much up for facing the winner. Current Lineal Champion: ... a return to glory in a division rich in boxing history and notoriety. " Also featured in the book is an insider's look at Holmes relationship with Muhammad Ali, his views on the state of boxing in the 1990s-including the Mike Tyson situation, his fights with Don King, and his ratings of the top boxers today. Comments/questions can be submitted to JakeNDaBox@gmail.com. Comments/questions can be submitted to. Pavlik should remain champion, though his popularity doesnât figure to improve any in the process (at least not outside of the Rust Belt). Found inside – Page 90ESPN+'s featured three-fight stream didn't begin until 11:00 p.m. eastern time. ... marketed as the “lineal” heavyweight champion and can trace his lineal ... A lineal boxing champion is intended to be the very best fighter in each weight division. Thatâs what you call covering all of the bases. Promoter Bob Arum hoped to make such a fight late last spring, but Duddy barely escaped a February â08 tune-up with Walid Smichet, taking a disputed decision and suffering several facial cuts in the process. catchweight bout with Bernard Hopkins resulted in a virtual shutout loss for Youngstownâs finest. Arum likes both fighters and wants to match them up with Pavlik. A Cotto-Mosley rematch would undoubtedly go the pay-per-view route, but would be well worth the price of admission given whatâs at stake. Kelly Pavlik (KO7 Jermain Taylor 9/29/2007), Three (Pavlik KO7 Taylor; Taylor SD12 Bernard Hopkins; Hopkins KO12 Felix âTitoâ Trinidad 9/29/2001 for vacant World title). The lone title not up for grabs was the one in the process of being passed back and forth between Roy Jones Jr and Montell Griffin. Provides short biographies of more than 175 notable Hispanic American athletes. ranking. Documents the lesser-known story behind the 1990 boxing upset during which Buster Douglas defeated champion Mike Tyson, tracing the behind-the-scenes story of the athletes as drawn from interviews with both men, their families, and their ... Arum could use geography as an excuse to make 2009 a water-treading period for Cotto while waiting out Margaritoâs 2010 stateside return. Found insideBoxing fans, sports historians, and those interested in U.S. race relations as it intersects with sports will find this book a fascinating exploration into how engrained boxing once was in America’s social and cultural fabric. The lineal championship in professional boxing, commonly described as "the man who beat the man," is a notional title intended to clarify the modern hodgepodge of … Found inside – Page 256championships, the International Boxing Federation title, ... (a first for a Polish boxer), and lineal cruiserweight champion titles from 2008 to 2009. Estrada defeated Rungvisai via UD12, April 26, 2019. Even if you factor in Mormeck's first tour as RING champion, his nine-month stay ended with his first defense, the stoppage loss to Bell. In August 2018, Callum Smith was rated at #4by BoxRec, #3 by Boxing Monthly, #8 by the TBRB, #3 by The Ring, and #6 byBoxing News. Emile Griffith, one of boxings all-time greats is the first high profile prizefighter and probably the most celebrated athlete ever to step forward and state I am gay! Part III, which details the continued road map at lightweight, along with looks at junior lightweight, featherweight and junior featherweight. Boxing Scene. 27 talking about this. There are some in the boxing world who believe Jake and Logan Paul are making a mockery of their sport. World Boxing News provides a list of lineal world champions through the seventeen weight classes currently active in boxing. No foreplay necessary, as we cut right to the chaseâ¦, One (Calzaghe UD12 Jeff Lacy for vacant World title). Canelo Builds, Taylor Rises: BoxingScene Competition Index July 2021 Update. HBO has so far lived up to its promise this year of producing better fights without taxing our wallets. He enjoyed the stay so much that he went back seven months later in efforts to collect one more belt, only to be dethroned by Michalczewski in one of the last bouts to air on American free-TV network ABC. Gentleman Gerry chronicles boxing legend Gerry Cooney’s career, his challenges and triumphs as a trauma survivor, and his journey to sustained recovery from alcoholism. The transplanted Polish boxer-puncher, now living in Jersey City, NJ, makes his first defense, a mere 11 weeks after winning the crown from Steve Cunningham in a 12-round war on VERSUS last December. Even if Forrest fights and defeats Martinez, and say Paul Williams continues to win out against anyone at the weight â a meet between the two will never happen so long as they are both advised by Al Haymon. Fittingly enough, he vacated the crown soon thereafter, truly emulating Holyfield in bolting to the heavyweight division. (2) @LinealBoxChamp. Failure to do so could result in his being stripped, though should do little to affect his number one B-Scene 154 lb. Therefore, it should be easy enough to get the two of them in the ring. The Heavyweight Lineage 2. Pavlik has been champ for well over a year, but will be making just the second defense of his lineal crown. A lineal light heavyweight champion was born, though it went virtually ignored throughout the boxing world. No time like the present, if it means the best available payday for both sides. Until that happens, expect more of the same at the top level. Between then and now, a location must be found. Minimum accolades to be considered ‘lineal… We are continually updating this page to include bios and full records of every past champion. In other Zones we list the Bareknuckle Champions as well as Old-Timers and Title Claimants. Most American boxing fans look at the logistics and ask, “Why hasn’t it been done yet?” Both fighters are based out of and primarily fight in Eastern Europe. List of lineal boxing world champions Max Baer (boxer) Joe Louis The Ring (magazine) Jack Sharkey. In other instances, there’s no need to search for that fight, since a historical lineage already exists, long before the folks at The Ring attempted to reinvent the wheel. Found insideA must read for all boxing fans.' -- SADDOBOXING.COM 'A fine tribute to a great, great fighter.' -- DUBLIN EVENING HERALD 'The Hit Man unleashed.' -- THE RING 'An engrossing book on a thrilling fighter.' -- BOXING MONTHLY 1. Tyson Fury is not one. A spring match between Froch and former middleweight king Jermain Taylor (#4) figures to land on Showtime, who is also currently committed to a March 13 bout between Lucian Bute and hard-hitting but unranked divisional trial horse Fulgencio Zuniga. The trick is to get them to face each other, which simply hasnât been the case in recent years. Wladimir had stated that he would never fight the #2 contender, which washis brother, Vitali Klitschko. Negotiations have gone nowhere, which means Kessler is all but forced to look for a new opponent for his spring return to the ring. Get in on the latest boxing conversations in our Forum and comment on articles. Assuming both fighters win out, the next quarterly ratings will have Dawson and Johnson at one and three, respectively, with Johnson moving up on the heels of Calzaghe’s retirement (the Welshman is presently rated number-two). Seven (Mayweather UD12 Carlos Baldomir; Baldomir SD12 Zab Judah; Judah KO9 Cory Spinks; Spinks SD12 Ricardo Mayorga; Mayorga KO3 Vernon Forrest; Forrest UD12 Shane Mosley; Mosley SD12 Oscar de la Hoya for vacant World title). When a fight is selected by the formula it shows in the text as being for "my version of the 'world' title". The great Dane was rumored for a showdown with countryman Mads Larsen. The back end of the '90s and the opening years of the 21st century were marred by the Michalczewski-Roy Jones lineage versus belts debate. Pascal- Bernard Hopkins - Chad Dawson – Stevenson – Gvozdyk. David Haye is the only lineal cruiserweight champion in the post-Holyfield era to make a successful defense, knocking out Enzo Maccarinelli. ranking. Thankfully, some in the industry are able to keep its eye on the bouncing ball and with a little bit of research are able to recognize the historical links that already exists in several divisions. Griffin won the belt by 9th round disqualification in March 1997, three months before Hill would lose to Michalczewski. So long as he wins his February 21 (mis)match with Michael Jennings, Cotto was already penciled in for a rematch to determine welterweight supremacy. Having won the WBA and WBO world titles, as well as the lineal super bantamweight crown, Rigondeaux still views himself as still the man to beat. Recent Middleweight Lineage. It might take for a long-discussed Abraham-Sturm alphabet unification match to finally sway the US networks to pony up for the winner to challenge Pavlik. In an effort to advance his career, Rigondeaux opted to move up two weight divisions in December of 2017 to take on Vasyl Lomachenko. Lineal Championship vacancies are filled via a box-off between the leading contenders (the #1 and #2 contenders, or in rare instances #1 Vs #3) in a weight division. Impartial, independent ranking organisations are referred to in order to determine who the top contenders are. If Cotto-Mosley II doesnât occur by the time Margarito returns, a three-way round robin could be in order. Hopkins' reign lasted 22 months, but managed to avoid fighting anyone who actually campaigned at light heavyweight. Since Arum promotes both Margarito and Cotto, a rematch could easily be made in Mexico or Cottoâs homeland of Puerto Rico, right? The lineal championship dates back to 1892 and the days of John L Sullivan, and the title is carried on every time when the lineal champ is beaten - i.e Fury became lineal champ when he defeated the-then current holder Wladimir Klitshcko. Somewhere out there is Holtâs old rival, Ricardo Torres, who pulled out of their scheduled rubber match last December but remains in the hunt. Thanks to a major upset and a subsequent suspension to start off the year, the road is clearer than ever. Jones won an interim title in a November 1996 bout against McCallum – in fact, one night before Hill-Maske I - and received an upgrade when Fabrice Tiozzo decided to move up to cruiserweight. It is this course that should allow for an extended but ultimately forgettable reign. These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of the Queensberry Rules in 1885. It wasn’t a major title, but was still sold as a “world championship,” prompting color commentator Larry Merchant to declare that it was time to simply pick a single fighter in each division to serve as THE champion, with all others to be deemed “titlists.”. Whatever transpires, names like Tim Bradley, Kendall Holt, Andreas Kotelnik or Junior Witter wonât figure into the mix anytime soon. Unification matches and fights featuring the best versus the best take place far more frequently today than was the case really at any point during the 1990’s. Case in point, Paul Williams faces Winky Wright in April for no other reason than HBO owed both fighters a TV date. The Ring magazine followed this trend in early 2002 when instituting a championship policy of its own. Notable wins from 122-147 in this decade alone takes matters from a mythical argument to a one-man wrecking crew of boxingâs best, regardless of weight. Charismatic, dedicated and a skilful self-publicist, Ali is the living embodiment of the American Dream. This is the biography to match his achievements. Now, for the first time, the true story of how the Ultimate Fighting Championship came into existence is told by the man who started it all. The film was banned in Nazi Germany--Baer had worn a Star of David on his trunks when he TKOed German former champ Max Schmeling. Baer defeated 275-pound Primo Carnera in 1934 for the championship, losing it to Jim Braddock the next year. On the surface, the criteria is far more credible than that boasted by any of the major sanctioning bodies, though such a comparison is setting the bar way too low. "The stories of boxing range from amazing to heartbreaking, telling the tales of great stars such as Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather and recalling the swan songs of warriors such as Arturo Gatti and Erik Morales. Dawson received the toughest test of his career, falling apart down the stretch only to escape with a close decision in their title fight last April. 2/Number 2 versus 3 when the top-rated man fails to meet his leading challengers and continues to fight opponents outside the top five. Only one fight matters in restoring order atop the welterweight mountain: a rematch between Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley. Jean Pascal defeated Chad Dawson via 11th roundtechnical decision, August 14, 2010 - Pascal and Dawson were the top twolight heavyweights in The Ring rankings at the time of this bout. Davis still holds the WBA “World” lightweight title, where the recognized champion is Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12KOs; lineal/WBA “Super”/IBF/WBO), which he will likely next defend. Whoever comes out on top of that proposed match would be in line for a shot at the Bradley-Holt winner. Early defenses against the likes of Hugo Gary and Thomas Ulrich suggested Erdei was interested in restoring credibility. Current Lineal Champion: Tomasz Adamek (SD12 Steve Cunningham 12/11/2008 for vacant title), Last Lineal Champion: David Haye (KO7 Jean-Marc Mormeck 11/08/2007; vacated 05/12/2008), Length of current lineage: 12/11/2008 - present, Title changed hands: Once (Adamek SD12 Cunningham for vacant World title). Do we need to declare a new champion? ... "Gentleman" James J. Corbett and Jack Johnson came onto the scene during boxing's early years. This is where the equation becomes tricky. 3/Unification of at least two versions of the title. Fighting outside of the US is a loophole many a suspended fighter has exploited. But that’s if Boxingscene were compelled to crown a new light heavyweight champion. ... though should do little to affect his number one B-Scene 154 lb. Only one name is missing from the mix â top contender Mikkel Kessler. Thereâs plenty of talent to be found in the junior middleweight division. Josh Taylor defeated Jose Ramirez on May 23rd, via 12 round unanimous decision - the two men were the top rated junior welterweights in the world according to all the leading independent ratings. Cory Spinks was in line to fight for his old alphabet title in an all St. Louis grudge match with crosstown rival Deandre Latimore. It really began with Jermain Taylor, whose controversial title reign â no fewer than three fights in which the outcomes were heavily disputed â had many in the industry calling for change a year before the Democratic Party would demand the same in the US Presidential race. Sure, the sanctioning bodies still make more questionable decisions than favorable ones, but there were far more fans 20, even 15 years ago then the sport presently claims today. Does that mean Pac would drop back down to 135, or does Valero go the way of Humberto Soto, where his name becomes bait in planning Pacquiaoâs next move? Some claim current champions; the rest feature broken links, some as brief as a few months, others as long as several decades. The common thread in their opposition to date is that, while respectable, none have been particularly tough to track down in the ring. Calzaghe has since vacated the crown earlier this week after abruptly announcing his retirement. Cotto-Margarito II shouldnât decide welterweight supremacy at that point, unless of course Mosley loses between now and then â entirely possible considering that he canât sip out of the Fountain of Youth forever. The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fans dissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ( WBC, WBA, IBF, etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Do we burn it down and just start all over? The winner can then theoretically fight either Klitschko, providing both brothers get past their next tests, Wladimir against Haye, and Vitali in a dangerous mandatory alphabet title defense against Juan Carlos Gomez next month. From the moment Rigondeaux turned pro in 2009 up until 2017, he competed one weight class higher at the super bantamweight division. Nevertheless, some in the sport decided to do something to eliminate, or at least reduce, the confusion that comes of more than one fighter in each division calling himself “champion.”, The first wave began in the mid-1990’s, during the ring walk for the HBO-televised rematch between James Toney and Montell Griffin. Wladimir Klitschko defeated Ruslan Chagaev viaTKO9, June 20, 2009 - Klitschko and Chagaev were the #1 and#3 heavyweights in The Ring Magazine rankings at the time of thisbout. Bakker offers startling new evidence destined to forever alter the perception of the much-maligned monsters, depicting them as never before imagined: hot-blooded, amazingly agile, & surprisingly intelligent. This book includes extensive profiles of the sport’s pioneers, including Barbara Buttrick whose plucky carnival shows launched her professional boxing career in the 1950s; sixteen-year-old Dallas Malloy who single-handedly overturned the ... Undefeated prospects-turned-contenders James Kirkland and Alfredo Angulo have already caught the eye of industry leader HBO. The two names everyone keeps mentioning both hail out of Deutschland â Arthur Abraham and Felix Sturm. Because he was generally regarded as the world’s best fighter and far more familiar to the American media than was Michalczewski, title lineage was ignored and Jones was named de facto light heavyweight champion. Politics aside, such a fight won’t happen anytime soon. Cotto, whose most common answer in regards to future plans is âI fight who my promoter puts in front of me, has been more than vocal in his disagreement over how Arum plans to handle Margaritoâs suspension. Jake Donovan is a voting member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. The Record Keeper of Boxing's Lineal Champions Beginning in the 1970s, triple champions have become increasingly more common due to the proliferation of weight classes and sanctioning bodies in the sport. The ageless Hopkins managed to once again resurrect his career with a near-shutout of Kelly Pavlik in their catchweight bout last October. Six (Wright UD12 Shane Mosley; Mosley UD12 Oscar de la Hoya; de la Hoya UD12 Javier Castillejo; Castillejo MD12 Keith Mullings; Mullings KO9 Terry Norris; Norris UD12 Paul Vaden for vacant World title). Liebling never fails to find the human story behind the fight, and he evokes the atmosphere in the arena as distinctly as he does the goings-on in the ring--a combination that prompted Sports Illustrated to name The Sweet Science the best ... Found insideThey called him Manos de Piedra: “Hands of Stone”. American journalist Christian Guidice has written the first – and definitive – story of Duran’s extraordinary life both in and out of the ring. The lineal heavyweight champion called the Paul brothers a … Mosley is on record to say that a return to Madison Square Garden wonât happen. All in all, plenty of names to create an intriguing and potentially very rewarding round robin. The best scenario for boxing is for the Klitschko’s to unearth an old formula, where one brother loses and the other gains revenge. 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. The heavyweight trilogy showdown between WBC and lineal world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury and former world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder — scheduled for Saturday, July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas – has been postponed due to Fury’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the National Boxing Association (NBA) and the New York State Athletic Commission(NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one cham… Listed is every lineal heavyweight champion from 1876 to the present. Whether or not the fighters would ultimately accept would be up to them. The road to filling the vacancy: The same fight that's been suggested as far back as April 2007 – Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev. Chances are it wonât be anyone of note, meaning more of the same in the post-Calzaghe era. Herring-Stevenson set for Oct. 23 in Atlanta; Photos: Russell vs. Rodriguez, Warren vs. Vazquez – Ready To Fight; Guillermo Rigondeaux: “I’m The Lineal 122 Pound Champion, I’m The Father Of All The Little Chickens In That Division” Current Lineal Champion: Zsolt Erdei (UD12 Julio Cesar Gonzalez 01/17/2004), Length of current lineage: 11/23/1996 - present, Title changed hands: Four times (Erdei UD12 Julio Cesar Gonzalez; Gonzalez SD12 Dariusz Michalczewski; Michalczewski UD12 Virgil Hill; Hill SD12 Henry Maske for vacant World title). Arum promotes both and has already openly mentioned that, should it make the most financial sense (and how could it not), heâd have every intention of encouraging his two fighters to meet one another. Found insideFrom training camps to locker rooms, author George Kimball was there to cover every body shot, uppercut, and TKO. Found inside – Page 67Then the scene shifted to Texas, where former WBC “world” middleweight ... KOs) claimed the “lineal” and WBC “world” middleweight championships when he ... Other times, they are not, in which case, ratings such as those maintained by cyberboxingzone.com and of course Boxingscene.com (through site co-manager Cliff Rold) serve as an invaluable source in reconnecting with boxing history. Here we list every champion of the Queensberry era, 1885 to date. Winky Wright moved up from middleweight, adding ten pounds of fat to meet Hopkins at a catchweight in their July 2007 stinker. Few will argue that Jones and Antonio Tarver were the top two lightweights in the world when the first met in November 2003, or again in May 2004. Martinez remains a dark horse, but needs fights against the divisionâs best in order to propel up the rankings. Crews-Dezurn and Cederroos were set to collide in the chief support of a Triller Fight Club PPV topped by lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. (16-0, 12KOs) in a … Bradley and Holt are scheduled to square off in April, while Kotelnik, for years one of the most underrated and hard-luck fighters in the division, if not all of boxing, just came off of a tough alphabet title defense against Marcos Maidana. Provides the final report of the 9/11 Commission detailing their findings on the September 11 terrorist attacks. Of course, he could always look south, specifically the winner of the May 2 lineal junior welterweight showdown between incumbent champ Ricky Hatton and 2008 Fighter of the Year and present pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. Despite the massive odds, there are far worse candidates than Rubio, presently number four in Boxingsceneâs middleweight rankings. 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