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Which boxer held title the longest?

Which boxer held title the longest?

Joe Louis
Individual reign

Pos. Name Title Reign
1. Joe Louis 11 years, 8 months, 8 days
2. Wladimir Klitschko 9 years, 7 months and 6 days
3. Larry Holmes 7 years, 3 months, 12 days
4. Jack Dempsey 7 years, 2 months, 19 days

Who is the best boxer in welterweight?

Errol Spence Jr. 1 in our welterweight boxing rankings. Currently reigning as IBF and WBC Welterweight champion, Spence won and has successfully defended his titles against four of the fighters on this list: Kell Brook, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia.

Who is the super welterweight champion?

Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)

WBA WBC WBO
Jermell Charlo Super Champion 34-1-1 (18 KOs) September 26, 2020 Jermell Charlo 34-1-1 (18 KOs) December 21, 2019 Brian Carlos Castano 17-0-2 (12 KOs) February 13, 2021

What weight is welterweight boxing?

147 pounds
welterweight, 147 pounds (67 kg) super welterweight, 154 pounds (70 kg)

Who has won the most world titles in boxing?

Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao is the only boxer in history to have won twelve major world titles in eight different weight divisions. Pacquiao achieved the feat when he defeated Antonio Margarito via a unanimous decision to win the WBC super welterweight title on November 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA.

Who’s the greatest welterweight of all time?

  • Ray Leonard (36-3-1, 25 KOs) 9 of 11.
  • “Barbados” Joe Walcott (95-25-24, 61 KOs) 8 of 11.
  • Kid Gavilan (108-30-5, 28 KOs) 7 of 11.
  • Floyd Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) 6 of 11.
  • Jose Napoles (81-7, 54 KOs) 5 of 11.
  • Emile Griffith (85-24-2, 23 KOs) 4 of 11.
  • Barney Ross (72-4-3, 22 KOs) 3 of 11.
  • Thomas Hearns (61-5-1, 48 KOs) 2 of 11.

Who is the best boxer right now?

10 best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing today

  • Josh Taylor.
  • Terence Crawford.
  • Tyson Fury.
  • Naoya Inoue.
  • Jermell Charlo.
  • Anthony Joshua.
  • Teofimo Lopez.
  • Gervonta Davis. Gervonta Davis record: 25-0, WBA Super World Super Featherweight champion, WBA Lightweight/Super Lightweight champion.

Who holds the welterweight title boxing?

Welterweight (147 lb/66.7 kg)

WBA WBC WBO
Yordenis Ugás Super champion Cuba 27–4 (12 KO) January 29, 2021 Errol Spence Jr. United States 27–0 (21 KO) September 28, 2019 Terence Crawford United States 37–0 (28 KO) June 9, 2018
Jamal James Regular champion United States 27–1 (12 KO) February 4, 2021

Who was the longest reigning boxing world champion?

Joe Louis’s reign started on 22 June 1937, when he knocked out James Joseph Braddock (USA) in the eighth round at Chicago, Illinois, USA, until announcing his retirement on 1 March 1949. During his reign Louis made a record 25 defences of his title.

Who is the best cruiserweight boxer in the world?

Marco Huck has been one of the best cruiserweight fighters in the world for several years now. He won the WBO championship in August of 2009 by defeating Victor Emilio Ramirez by unanimous decision. He has successfully defended the title, despite a loss at heavyweight, nine times.

When did Frank Robinson win the middleweight title?

Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and won the world middleweight title in the latter year. He retired in 1952, only to come back two-and-a-half years later and regain the middleweight title in 1955.

Who is the current WBA bantamweight champion?

Moreno (33-1-1 12 KO) won the WBA bantamweight championship in May of 2008 and has successfully defended the belt 10 times. His most notable recent defense was a unanimous decision win over former champion Vic Darchinyan in December of last year.