Youngest Lineal Champion

**QueensburyRules** · 12-13-2023, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by madsweeney

Youngest World Championship lists are easy enough to find, anyone come across or put together the youngest lineal champions in history?

- - U 1st!!!

Lineal = WHAT???

Wilfred Benitez was barely 17 when he outpointed Cervantes for WBA 140lb title.

**The D3vil** · 12-19-2023, 08:11 PM

Tony Canzoneri was 18 back when there was only 1 title, so I'll say him.

**kara** · 12-20-2023, 12:32 AM

Originally posted by QueensburyRules

- - U 1st!!!

Lineal = WHAT???

Wilfred Benitez was barely 17 when he outpointed Cervantes for WBA 140lb title.

Same answer I was going to post

**ijudge** · 12-31-2023, 08:38 PM

floyd and manny not the youngest, but they were relatively young when they became lineal champions.

floyd at 21 against genaro (130 lbs)
manny at 19 against sasakul (112 lbs)

interestingly, they both achieve this feat in 1998 just two months apart!

**kara** · 01-01-2024, 01:29 AM

Originally posted by PryorHawk

floyd and manny not the youngest, but they were relatively young when they became lineal champions.

floyd at 21 against genaro (130 lbs)
manny at 19 against sasakul (112 lbs)

interestingly, they both achieve this feat in 1998 just two months apart!

Wow, I didn't even realize either was that young as lineal.

Youngest Lineal Champion