Linear Heavyweight Lineage 1719-2010

[sonnyboyx2]

James Figg 1719-1724
Ned Sutton 1724-1725
James Figg 1725-1730
Tom Pipes 1730-1735
George Taylor 1735-1738
Jack Broughton 1738-1750
Jack Slack 1750-1760
William Stevens 1760-1761
George Meggs 1761-1762
George Millsom 1762-1765
Tom Juchau 1765-1766
William Darts 1766-1769
Tom Lyons 1769-1769
VACANT 1769-1771
Peter Corcoran 1771-1776
Harry Sellers 1776-1780
Duggan Fearns 1780-1780
VACANT 1780-1784
Tom Johnson 1784-1791
Benjamin Brain 1791-1794
Daniel Mendoza 1794-1795
John Jackson 1795-1795
VACANT 1795-1796
Thomas Owen 1796-1797
Jack Bartholemew 1797-1800
Jem Belcher 1800-1805
Henry Pearce 1805-1807
John Gully 1807-1808
VACANT 1808-1809
Tom Cribb 1809-1822
VACANT 1822-1823
Tom Spring 1823-1824
Tom Cannon 1824-1825
Jem Ward 1825-1827
Peter Crawley 1827-1827
Jem Ward 1827-1832
VANCANT 1832-1833
James Burke 1833-1839
William Thompson 1839-1840
Ben Caunt 1840-1841
Nick Ward 1841-1841
Ben Caunt 1841-1845
William Thompson 1845-1850
VACANT 1850-1851
Harry Broome 1851-1856
Tom Paddock 1856-1858
Tom Sayers 1858-1860
Sam Hurst 1860-1861
Jem Mace 1861-1862
Tom King 1862-1862
VACANT 1862-1866
Jem Mace -1866-1873
Tom Allen 1873-1876
Joe Goss 1876-1880
Paddy Ryan 1880-1882
John L. Sullivan 1882-1892
James J. Corbett 1892-1897
Bob Fitzsimmons 1897-1899
James J. Jeffries 1899-1905
Marvin Hart 1905-1906
Tommy Burns 1906-1908
Jack Johnson 1908-1915
Jess Willard 1915-1919
Jack Dempsey 1919-1926
Gene Tunney 1926-1928
VACANT 1928-1930
Max Schmeling 1930-1932
Jack Sharkey 1932-1933
Primo Carnera 1933-1934
Max Baer 1934-1935
James J. Braddock 1935-1937
Joe Louis 1937-1949
Ezzard Charles 1949-1951
Jersey Joe Walcott 1951-1952
Rocky Marciano 1952-1956
Floyd Patterson 1956-1959
Ingemar Johannsen 1959-1960
Floyd Patterson 1960-1962
Sonny Liston 1962-1964
Muhammad Ali 1964-1971
Joe Frazier 1971-1973
George Foreman 1973-1974
Muhammad Ali 1974-1978
Leon Spinks 1978-1978
Muhammad Ali 1978-1978
Larry Holmes 1978-1985
Michael Spinks 1985-1988
Mike Tyson 1988-1990
Buster Douglas 1990-1990
Evander Holyfield 1990-1992
Riddick Bowe 1992-1993
Evander Holyfield 1993-1994
Michael Moorer 1994-1994
George Foreman 1994-1997
Shannon Briggs 1997-1998
Lennox Lewis 1998-2001
Hasim Rahman 2001-2001
Lennox Lewis 2001-2003
VACANT 2003-Present

[bklynboy]

James Figg 1719-1724
Ned Sutton 1724-1725
James Figg 1725-1730
Tom Pipes 1730-1735
George Taylor 1735-1738
Jack Broughton 1738-1750
Jack Slack 1750-1760
William Stevens 1760-1761
George Meggs 1761-1762
George Millsom 1762-1765
Tom Juchau 1765-1766
William Darts 1766-1769
Tom Lyons 1769-1769
VACANT 1769-1771
Peter Corcoran 1771-1776
Harry Sellers 1776-1780
Duggan Fearns 1780-1780
VACANT 1780-1784
Tom Johnson 1784-1791
Benjamin Brain 1791-1794
Daniel Mendoza 1794-1795
John Jackson 1795-1795
VACANT 1795-1796
Thomas Owen 1796-1797
Jack Bartholemew 1797-1800
Jem Belcher 1800-1805
Henry Pearce 1805-1807
John Gully 1807-1808
VACANT 1808-1809
Tom Cribb 1809-1822
VACANT 1822-1823
Tom Spring 1823-1824
Tom Cannon 1824-1825
Jem Ward 1825-1827
Peter Crawley 1827-1827
Jem Ward 1827-1832
VANCANT 1832-1833
James Burke 1833-1839
William Thompson 1839-1840
Ben Caunt 1840-1841
Nick Ward 1841-1841
Ben Caunt 1841-1845
William Thompson 1845-1850
VACANT 1850-1851
Harry Broome 1851-1856
Tom Paddock 1856-1858
Tom Sayers 1858-1860
Sam Hurst 1860-1861
Jem Mace 1861-1862
Tom King 1862-1862
VACANT 1862-1866
Jem Mace -1866-1873
Tom Allen 1873-1876
Joe Goss 1876-1880
Paddy Ryan 1880-1882
John L. Sullivan 1882-1892
James J. Corbett 1892-1897
Bob Fitzsimmons 1897-1899
James J. Jeffries 1899-1905
Marvin Hart 1905-1906
Tommy Burns 1906-1908
Jack Johnson 1908-1915
Jess Willard 1915-1919
Jack Dempsey 1919-1926
Gene Tunney 1926-1928
VACANT 1928-1930
Max Schmeling 1930-1932
Jack Sharkey 1932-1933
Primo Carnera 1933-1934
Max Baer 1934-1935
James J. Braddock 1935-1937
Joe Louis 1937-1949
Ezzard Charles 1949-1951
Jersey Joe Walcott 1951-1952
Rocky Marciano 1952-1956
Floyd Patterson 1956-1959
Ingemar Johannsen 1959-1960
Floyd Patterson 1960-1962
Sonny Liston 1962-1964
Muhammad Ali 1964-1971
Joe Frazier 1971-1973
George Foreman 1973-1974
Muhammad Ali 1974-1978
Leon Spinks 1978-1978
Muhammad Ali 1978-1978
Larry Holmes 1978-1985
Michael Spinks 1985-1988
Mike Tyson 1988-1990
Buster Douglas 1990-1990
Evander Holyfield 1990-1992
Riddick Bowe 1992-1993
Evander Holyfield 1993-1994
Michael Moorer 1994-1994
George Foreman 1994-1997
Shannon Briggs 1997-1998
Lennox Lewis 1998-2001
Hasim Rahman 2001-2001
Lennox Lewis 2001-2003
VACANT 2003-Present

That was great. Thanks for the list.

[bklynboy]

James Figg 1719-1724
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George Foreman 1994-1997
Shannon Briggs 1997-1998
Lennox Lewis 1998-2001
Hasim Rahman 2001-2001
Lennox Lewis 2001-2003
VACANT 2003-Present

Looking at it a little more. Since the title is now vacant and Lewis is no longer active how would you say we get the next linear champion? The next person who unifies all the belts?

[jrosales13]

I consider Wlad the lineal champ, but that is just me though.

[sonnyboyx2]

Looking at it a little more. Since the title is now vacant and Lewis is no longer active how would you say we get the next linear champion? The next person who unifies all the belts?

yes........

[Joeyzagz]

If Sonny wasnt such a nutter Id give him Green K for this post. I had no idea there were so many bareknuckle champions before John L SUllivan.

[IronDanHamza]

I consider Wlad the lineal champ, but that is just me though.

I may be mistaken but wasn't Wlad considered the Lineal Champion after he beat Chagaev anyway?

[Pirao]

I may be mistaken but wasn't Wlad considered the Lineal Champion after he beat Chagaev anyway?

He is considered the linear champion by most people and the RING, yes

[boxingking500]

im not suprised sonnyboy, a known klitschko-hater on these forums, would not put wlad on this list


everyone knows that wlad became linear champion after he defeated chagaev

the RING even reconizes wlad as linear champ...

[Scott9945]

Looking at it a little more. Since the title is now vacant and Lewis is no longer active how would you say we get the next linear champion? The next person who unifies all the belts?

It's not even worth thinking about until one of the brothers drops his title. The unified/linear champion used to mean everything. The parasites who now name champions ruined that. They don't want a unified champion and as soon as somebody becomes one, they slowly strip them away with ridiculous mandatories that don't make any business sense. I just judge who I think is the best fighter in each division and look past the title and instead focus on the matchup.