Trivia

[sonnyboyx2]

How many lineal Heavyweight champions of the world are still alive and name them:

[BattlingNelson]

14:

Ali
Frazier
Foreman
Leon Spinks
Larry Holmes
Michael Spinks
Tyson
Douglas
Holyfield
Bowe
Moorer
Briggs
Lewis
Rahman.

[sonnyboyx2]

14:

Ali
Frazier
Foreman
Leon Spinks
Larry Holmes
Michael Spinks
Tyson
Douglas
Holyfield
Bowe
Moorer
Briggs
Lewis
Rahman.

Bat.. i had a feeling you would get this straight away.

[Silencers]

Wlad is considered the lineal champion now isn't he? So that makes 15.

[T.Horton]

should he be, didn't Wlad beat Chagaev or something for the title? he couldn't have been the number two guy at the time, was he?

[Silencers]

should he be, didn't Wlad beat Chagaev or something for the title? he couldn't have been the number two guy at the time, was he?

The Ring has him as the lineal champion after he beat Chagaev when Chagaev was ranked 3rd in their rankings because it was clear that Wlad and Vitali, who was ranked number 2 at the time, would never fight each other.

[T.Horton]

The Ring has him as the lineal champion after he beat Chagaev when Chagaev was ranked 3rd in their rankings because it was clear that Wlad and Vitali, who was ranked number 2 at the time, would never fight each other.

that's what i figured. i hate how they (ring) break their own championship rules.

[Silencers]

that's what i figured. i hate how they (ring) break their own championship rules.

Well it's not really breaking their rules, I think they have a rule that says they can make exceptions in special circumstances.

[Jim Jeffries]

Fighters recognized as champions by The Ring are rated at the top of their division, with the top 10 contenders listed below.

Championship vacancies can be filled by winning a box-off between The Ring's number-one and number-two contenders, or, in certain instances, a box-off between our number-one and number-three contenders.

The only three occasions when a fighter will lose his championship status are when he retires, moves to another weight division, or is defeated in a championship bout.

The Ring Ratings are compiled by the magazine's editorial board, with the participation of The Ring Ratings Panel of boxing journalists from around the world.

http://www.ringtv.com/ratings/

[TBear]

The Ring has him as the lineal champion after he beat Chagaev when Chagaev was ranked 3rd in their rankings because it was clear that Wlad and Vitali, who was ranked number 2 at the time, would never fight each other.

Do you mean Ring champion as opposed to lineal?
Wlad might have the most right to claim it but it's debatable, because when a champion win's a piece of the title and it never becomes undisputed it should be always in question.