There are only 19 of them.
1 Corbett
def. Charley Mitchell on Jan 25, 1894
2 Jeffries
def. Tom Sharkey on Mar 11, 1899
def. John Finnegan on April 6, 1900
def. James J. Corbett on May 11, 1900
def. Gus Ruhlin on Nov 15, 1901
def. Bob Fitzsimmons on Jul 25, 1902
def. James J. Corbett on Aug 14, 1903
def. Jack Munroe on Aug 26, 1904
3 Burns
def. James J. Walker on Mar 28, 1906
def. Jim O'Brien on Mar 28, 1906
def. Fireman Jim Flynn on Oct 2, 1906
draw Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on Nov 28, 1906
def. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on May 8, 1907
def. Bill Squires on Jul 4, 1907
def. Gunner Moir on Dec 2, 1907
def. Jack Palmer on Feb 10, 1908
def. Jem Roche on Mar 17, 1908
def. Jewey Smith on April 18, 1908
def. Bill Squires on Jun 13, 1908
def. Bill Squires on Aug 24, 1908
def. Bill Lang on Sept 3, 1908
4 Johnson
def. Al Kaufman on Sept 9, 1909
def. Stanley Ketchel on Oct 16, 1909
def. James J. Jeffries on Jul 4, 1910
def. Fireman Jim Flynn on Jul 4, 1912
draw vs. Battling Jim Johnson on Dec 19, 1913
def. Frank Moran on Jun 27, 1914
5 Willard
def. Frank Moran on Mar 25, 1916
6 Dempsey
def. Billy Miske on Sept 6, 1920
def. Bill Brennan on Dec 14, 1920
def. Georges Carpentier on Jul 2, 1921
def. Tommy Gibbons on Jul 4, 1923
def. Luis Angel Firpo on Sept 14, 1923
7 Tunney
def. Jack Dempsey on Sept 22, 1927
def. Tom Heeney on Jul 26, 1928
8 Carnera
def. Paulino Uzcudun on Oct 22, 1933
def. Tommy Loughran on Mar 1, 1934
9 Louis
def. Tommy Farr on Aug 30, 1937
def. Nathan Mann on Feb 23, 1938
def. Harry Thomas on April 4, 1938
def. Max Schmeling on Jun 22, 1938
def. John Henry Lewis on Jan 25, 1939
def. Jack Roper on April 17, 1939
def. Tony Galento on Jun 28, 1939
def. Bob Pastor on Sep 20, 1939
def. Arturo Godoy on Feb 9, 1940
def. Johnny Paycheck on Mar 29, 1940
def. Arturo Godoy on Jun 20, 1940
def. Al McCoy on Dec 16, 1940
def. Red Burman on Jan 31, 1941
def. Gus Dorazio on Feb 17, 1941
def. Abe Simon on Mar 21, 1941
def. Tony Musto on April 8, 1941
def. Buddy Baer on May 23, 1941
def. Billy Conn on Jun 18, 1941
def. Lou Nova on Sep 29, 1941
def. Buddy Baer on Jan 9, 1942
def. Abe Simon on Mar 27, 1942
def. Johnny Davis on Nov 14, 1944
def. Billy Conn on Jun 19, 1946
def. Tami Mauriello on Sep 18, 1946
def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Dec 5, 1947
def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Jun 25, 1948
10 Charles
def. Gus Lesnevich on Aug 10, 1949
def. Pat Valentino on Oct 14, 1949
def. Freddie Beshore on Aug 15, 1950
def. Joe Louis on Sep 27, 1950
def. Nick Barone on Dec 5, 1950
def. Lee Oma on Jan 12, 1951
def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Mar 7, 1951
def. Joey Maxim on May 30, 1951
11 Walcott
def. Ezzard Charles on Jun 5, 1952
12 Marciano
def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Mar 15, 1953
def. Roland LaStarza on Sept 24, 1953
def. Ezzard Charles on Jun 17, 1954
def. Ezzard Charles on Sept 17, 1954
def. Don ****ell on May 16, 1955
def. Archie Moore on Sept 21, 1955
13 Patterson
def. Tommy Jackson on Jul 29, 1957
def. Pete Rademacher on Aug 22, 1957
def. Roy Harris on Aug 18, 1958
def. Brian London on May 1, 1959
def. Ingemar Johansson on Mar 13, 1961
def. Tom McNeeley on Dec 4, 1961
14 Liston
def. Floyd Patterson on Jul 22, 1963
15 Ali
def. Zora Folley on Mar 22, 1967
def. Chuck Wepner on Mar 24, 1975
def. Ron Lyle on May 16, 1975
def. Joe Bugner on Jun 30, 1975
def. Joe Frazier on Oct 1, 1975
def. Jean-Pierre Coopman on Feb 20, 1976
def. Jimmy Young on Apr 30, 1976
def. Richard Dunn on May 24, 1976
def. Ken Norton on Sep 28, 1976
def. Alfredo Evangelista on May 16, 1977
def. Earnie Shavers on Sep 29, 1977
16 Frazier
def. Bob Foster on Nov 18, 1970
def. Muhammad Ali on Mar 8, 1971
def. Terry Daniels on Jan 15, 1972
def. Ron Stander on May 25, 1972
17 Foreman
def. José Roman on Sep 1, 1973
def. Ken Norton on Mar 26, 1974
18 Tyson
def. Tyrell Biggs on Oct 16, 1987
def. Larry Holmes on Jan 22, 1988
def. Tony Tubbs on Mar 21, 1988
def. Michael Spinks on Jun 27, 1988
def. Frank Bruno on Feb 25, 1989
def. Carl Williams on Jul 21, 1989
19 Holyfield
def. George Foreman on Apr 19, 1991
def. Bert Cooper on Nov 23, 1991
def. Larry Holmes on Jun 19, 1992
Most the undisputeds I cut, I cut because they never made a defense, Hart, Sully, Fitzs, no defenses. Max got cut because NBA and NYSAC were the belts in the 30s. Not the IBU. If the IBU is legitimate in the 30s then George Godfrey and Sam Langford are champions. At least titlists. Since no one but no one recognizes Sam's IBU or George's IBU why just hand Schmelling an undisputed defense on the ground he held the IBU plus a real belt? What I'm saying is if you wiki me and think I'm wrong check those dates and belts right there on wiki, wiki is wrong.
Why?
Well, because I was going to say Fury is the first true world champion given boxing is just now hitting a real global reach, but, is Fury even a real champion? He's a titlist, but even there he doesn't even have a defense. From a historical perspective I'm pretty well prepared to call Fury a nothing. Strap holders with no defenses are not real champions. Damn sure not to be compared to the likes of Burns, Louis, or Ali. Dude is not even Larry Holmes yet let alone Mike Tyson.
I'm not hating on the man, I'm just saying I may have gotten to high on the dude solely because he kicked my dude's ass properly.
I like the glove theory, I like to believe Fury cheated. I'm not a whiner about it, I praise him for it. Cheated or not, he did kick Wilder's ass. A dirty plan or clean plan, don't matter to me, he made a plan, executed his plan, and got that KO. WTF else is there? It is impressive, but, dude needs to do something.
Tired of this pandemic BS. Tired of this money and business bull****. Tired of calling pretenders who don't get off their ass for less than millions equal to fellas who actually earned their public's admiration.
He was called a fat ***** prick because he is one. Not a goddamn thing else....yet.
1 Corbett
def. Charley Mitchell on Jan 25, 1894
2 Jeffries
def. Tom Sharkey on Mar 11, 1899
def. John Finnegan on April 6, 1900
def. James J. Corbett on May 11, 1900
def. Gus Ruhlin on Nov 15, 1901
def. Bob Fitzsimmons on Jul 25, 1902
def. James J. Corbett on Aug 14, 1903
def. Jack Munroe on Aug 26, 1904
3 Burns
def. James J. Walker on Mar 28, 1906
def. Jim O'Brien on Mar 28, 1906
def. Fireman Jim Flynn on Oct 2, 1906
draw Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on Nov 28, 1906
def. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on May 8, 1907
def. Bill Squires on Jul 4, 1907
def. Gunner Moir on Dec 2, 1907
def. Jack Palmer on Feb 10, 1908
def. Jem Roche on Mar 17, 1908
def. Jewey Smith on April 18, 1908
def. Bill Squires on Jun 13, 1908
def. Bill Squires on Aug 24, 1908
def. Bill Lang on Sept 3, 1908
4 Johnson
def. Al Kaufman on Sept 9, 1909
def. Stanley Ketchel on Oct 16, 1909
def. James J. Jeffries on Jul 4, 1910
def. Fireman Jim Flynn on Jul 4, 1912
draw vs. Battling Jim Johnson on Dec 19, 1913
def. Frank Moran on Jun 27, 1914
5 Willard
def. Frank Moran on Mar 25, 1916
6 Dempsey
def. Billy Miske on Sept 6, 1920
def. Bill Brennan on Dec 14, 1920
def. Georges Carpentier on Jul 2, 1921
def. Tommy Gibbons on Jul 4, 1923
def. Luis Angel Firpo on Sept 14, 1923
7 Tunney
def. Jack Dempsey on Sept 22, 1927
def. Tom Heeney on Jul 26, 1928
8 Carnera
def. Paulino Uzcudun on Oct 22, 1933
def. Tommy Loughran on Mar 1, 1934
9 Louis
def. Tommy Farr on Aug 30, 1937
def. Nathan Mann on Feb 23, 1938
def. Harry Thomas on April 4, 1938
def. Max Schmeling on Jun 22, 1938
def. John Henry Lewis on Jan 25, 1939
def. Jack Roper on April 17, 1939
def. Tony Galento on Jun 28, 1939
def. Bob Pastor on Sep 20, 1939
def. Arturo Godoy on Feb 9, 1940
def. Johnny Paycheck on Mar 29, 1940
def. Arturo Godoy on Jun 20, 1940
def. Al McCoy on Dec 16, 1940
def. Red Burman on Jan 31, 1941
def. Gus Dorazio on Feb 17, 1941
def. Abe Simon on Mar 21, 1941
def. Tony Musto on April 8, 1941
def. Buddy Baer on May 23, 1941
def. Billy Conn on Jun 18, 1941
def. Lou Nova on Sep 29, 1941
def. Buddy Baer on Jan 9, 1942
def. Abe Simon on Mar 27, 1942
def. Johnny Davis on Nov 14, 1944
def. Billy Conn on Jun 19, 1946
def. Tami Mauriello on Sep 18, 1946
def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Dec 5, 1947
def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Jun 25, 1948
10 Charles
def. Gus Lesnevich on Aug 10, 1949
def. Pat Valentino on Oct 14, 1949
def. Freddie Beshore on Aug 15, 1950
def. Joe Louis on Sep 27, 1950
def. Nick Barone on Dec 5, 1950
def. Lee Oma on Jan 12, 1951
def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Mar 7, 1951
def. Joey Maxim on May 30, 1951
11 Walcott
def. Ezzard Charles on Jun 5, 1952
12 Marciano
def. Jersey Joe Walcott on Mar 15, 1953
def. Roland LaStarza on Sept 24, 1953
def. Ezzard Charles on Jun 17, 1954
def. Ezzard Charles on Sept 17, 1954
def. Don ****ell on May 16, 1955
def. Archie Moore on Sept 21, 1955
13 Patterson
def. Tommy Jackson on Jul 29, 1957
def. Pete Rademacher on Aug 22, 1957
def. Roy Harris on Aug 18, 1958
def. Brian London on May 1, 1959
def. Ingemar Johansson on Mar 13, 1961
def. Tom McNeeley on Dec 4, 1961
14 Liston
def. Floyd Patterson on Jul 22, 1963
15 Ali
def. Zora Folley on Mar 22, 1967
def. Chuck Wepner on Mar 24, 1975
def. Ron Lyle on May 16, 1975
def. Joe Bugner on Jun 30, 1975
def. Joe Frazier on Oct 1, 1975
def. Jean-Pierre Coopman on Feb 20, 1976
def. Jimmy Young on Apr 30, 1976
def. Richard Dunn on May 24, 1976
def. Ken Norton on Sep 28, 1976
def. Alfredo Evangelista on May 16, 1977
def. Earnie Shavers on Sep 29, 1977
16 Frazier
def. Bob Foster on Nov 18, 1970
def. Muhammad Ali on Mar 8, 1971
def. Terry Daniels on Jan 15, 1972
def. Ron Stander on May 25, 1972
17 Foreman
def. José Roman on Sep 1, 1973
def. Ken Norton on Mar 26, 1974
18 Tyson
def. Tyrell Biggs on Oct 16, 1987
def. Larry Holmes on Jan 22, 1988
def. Tony Tubbs on Mar 21, 1988
def. Michael Spinks on Jun 27, 1988
def. Frank Bruno on Feb 25, 1989
def. Carl Williams on Jul 21, 1989
19 Holyfield
def. George Foreman on Apr 19, 1991
def. Bert Cooper on Nov 23, 1991
def. Larry Holmes on Jun 19, 1992
Most the undisputeds I cut, I cut because they never made a defense, Hart, Sully, Fitzs, no defenses. Max got cut because NBA and NYSAC were the belts in the 30s. Not the IBU. If the IBU is legitimate in the 30s then George Godfrey and Sam Langford are champions. At least titlists. Since no one but no one recognizes Sam's IBU or George's IBU why just hand Schmelling an undisputed defense on the ground he held the IBU plus a real belt? What I'm saying is if you wiki me and think I'm wrong check those dates and belts right there on wiki, wiki is wrong.
Why?
Well, because I was going to say Fury is the first true world champion given boxing is just now hitting a real global reach, but, is Fury even a real champion? He's a titlist, but even there he doesn't even have a defense. From a historical perspective I'm pretty well prepared to call Fury a nothing. Strap holders with no defenses are not real champions. Damn sure not to be compared to the likes of Burns, Louis, or Ali. Dude is not even Larry Holmes yet let alone Mike Tyson.
I'm not hating on the man, I'm just saying I may have gotten to high on the dude solely because he kicked my dude's ass properly.
I like the glove theory, I like to believe Fury cheated. I'm not a whiner about it, I praise him for it. Cheated or not, he did kick Wilder's ass. A dirty plan or clean plan, don't matter to me, he made a plan, executed his plan, and got that KO. WTF else is there? It is impressive, but, dude needs to do something.
Tired of this pandemic BS. Tired of this money and business bull****. Tired of calling pretenders who don't get off their ass for less than millions equal to fellas who actually earned their public's admiration.
He was called a fat ***** prick because he is one. Not a goddamn thing else....yet.
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