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List of The Ring world champions
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This is a list of world champions who have been certified by The Ring magazine. The Ring is a boxing magazine that was founded in 1922. In 2002, The Ring created a championship system that is "intended to reward fighters who, by satisfying rigid criteria, can justify a claim as the true and only world champion in a given weight class."[1] There are only three ways that a boxer can win The Ring's title: defeat the reigning champion; unify the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles; or win a box-off between The Ring's number-one and number-two rated contenders (or, sometimes, number-one and number-three rated).[2] There are also only three ways that a boxer can lose The Ring's title: lose a championship fight, move to a different weight class, or retire.[2] (The Ring does not strip its champions' titles like the sanctioning bodies do.)
| Champion | Reign | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Primo Carnera |
1933 - |
| 2 |  Max Baer |
1935 - June 13, 1935 |
| 3 | James J. Braddock |
June 13, 1935 - June 22, 1937 |
| 4 | Joe Louis |
June 22, 1937 - |
| 5 | Ezzard Charles |
September 27, 1950 - July 18, 1951 |
| 6 | Jersey Joe Walcott |
July 18, 1951 - September 23, 1952 |
| 7 | Rocky Marciano |
September 23, 1952 - April 27, 1956 (Retired) |
| 8 | Floyd Patterson |
November 30, 1956 - June 26, 1959 |
| 9 |  Ingemar Johansson |
June 26, 1959 - June 20, 1960 |
| 10 | Floyd Patterson |
June 20, 1960 - September 25, 1962 |
| 11 | Sonny Liston |
September 25, 1962 - February 25, 1964 |
| 12 | Muhammad Ali |
February 25, 1964 - |
| 13 | Joe Frazier |
1970 - |
| 14 | George Foreman |
January 22, 1973 - October 30, 1974 |
| 14 | Muhammad Ali |
October 30, 1974 - |
| 16 | Larry Holmes |
1980 - September 21, 1985 |
| 17 | Michael Spinks |
September 21, 1985 - June 27, 1988 |
| 18 | Mike Tyson |
June 27, 1988 - February 11, 1990 |
| 19 | James "Buster" Douglas |
February 11, 1990 - October 25, 1990 |
| 20 | Evander Holyfield |
October 25, 1990 - November 13, 1992 |
| 21 | Riddick Bowe |
November 13, 1992 - November 6, 1993 |
| 22 | Evander Holyfield |
November 6, 1993 - |
| 23 | George Foreman |
1994–1995 |
| 24 | Evander Holyfield |
1996–1998 |
| 25 |  Lennox Lewis |
1999 - February 6, 2004 (Retired) |
| 26 |  Vitali Klitschko |
April 24, 2004 - November 9, 2005 (Retired) |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos De Leon |
February 3, 1984 - June 6, 1985 |
| 2 | Alfonzo Ratliff |
June 6, 1985 - September 21, 1985 |
| 3 | Bernard Benton |
September 21, 1985 - March 22, 1986 |
| 4 | Carlos De Leon |
March 22, 1986 - |
| 5 |  Jean-Marc Mormeck |
April 2, 2005 - January 7, 2006 |
| 6 |  O'Neil Bell |
January 7, 2006 - March 17, 2007 |
| 7 | Jean-Marc Mormeck |
March 17, 2007 - Present |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxie Rosenbloom |
1933 - |
| 2 | Bob Olin |
1935 - |
| 3 | John Henry Lewis |
1937 - |
| 4 | Billy Conn |
1939 - 1941 (Vacated) |
| 5 | Gus Lesnevich |
1942 - July 26, 1948 |
| 6 | Freddie Mills |
July 26, 1948 - January 24, 1950 |
| 7 | Joey Maxim |
January 24, 1950 - December 17, 1952 |
| 8 | Archie Moore |
December 17, 1952 - |
| 9 | Harold Johnson |
1962 - June 1, 1963 |
| 10 | Willie Pastrano |
June 1, 1963 - March 30, 1965 |
| 11 | Jose Torres |
March 30, 1965 - |
| 12 |  Dick Tiger |
1966 - May 24, 1968 |
| 13 | Bob Foster |
May 24, 1968 - |
| 14 |  Víctor Galíndez |
1979 - November 30, 1979 |
| 15 | Matthew Saad Muhammad |
1979 - December 19, 1981 |
| 16 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi |
December 19, 1981 - March 18, 1983 |
| 17 | Michael Spinks |
March 18, 1983 - September 21, 1985 |
| 18 | Roy Jones Jr. |
2002 - May 15, 2004 |
| 19 | Antonio Tarver |
May 15, 2004 - December 18, 2004 |
| 20 | Glen Johnson |
December 18, 2004 - June 18, 2005 |
| 21 | Antonio Tarver |
June 18, 2005 - June 10, 2006 |
| 22 | Bernard Hopkins |
June 10, 2006 - Present |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joe Calzaghe |
March 4, 2006 - Present |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Thil |
1933 - |
| 2 | Freddie Steele |
1937 - |
| 3 | Tony Zale |
November 28, 1941 - |
| 4 | Rocky Graziano |
July 16, 1947 - |
| 5 | Marcel Cerdan |
1948 - June 16, 1949 |
| 6 | Jake LaMotta |
June 16, 1949 - February 14, 1951 |
| 7 | Sugar Ray Robinson |
February 14, 1951 - July 10, 1951 |
| 8 | Randy Turpin |
July 10, 1951 - September 12, 1951 |
| 9 | Sugar Ray Robinson |
September 12, 1951 - December 1952 (Retired) |
| 10 | Carl Olson |
1953 - December 9, 1955 |
| 11 | Sugar Ray Robinson |
December 9, 1955 - January 2, 1957 |
| 12 | Gene Fullmer |
January 2, 1957 - May 1, 1957 |
| 13 | Sugar Ray Robinson |
May 1, 1957 - January 22, 1960 |
| 14 | Paul Pender |
January 22, 1960 - July 11, 1961 |
| 15 | Terry Downes |
July 11, 1961 - April 7, 1962 |
| 16 | Paul Pender |
April 7, 1962 - May 7, 1963 (Retired) |
| 17 | Dick Tiger |
1963 - December 7, 1963 |
| 18 | Joey Giardello |
December 7, 1963 - October 21, 1965 |
| 19 | Dick Tiger |
October 21, 1965 - April 25, 1966 |
| 20 |  Emile Griffith |
April 25, 1966 - April 17, 1967 |
| 21 | Nino Benvenuti |
April 17, 1967 - September 29, 1967 |
| 22 | Emile Griffith |
September 29, 1967 - March 4, 1968 |
| 23 | Nino Benvenuti |
March 4, 1968 - November 7, 1970 |
| 24 | Carlos Monzon |
November 7, 1970 - |
| 25 | Hugo Corro |
1978 - June 30, 1979 |
| 26 | Vito Antuofermo |
June 30, 1979 - March 16, 1980 |
| 27 | Alan Minter |
March 16, 1980 - September 27, 1980 |
| 28 | Marvelous Marvin Hagler |
September 27, 1980 - |
| 29 |  Sumbu Kalambay |
1988 - |
| 30 | Bernard Hopkins |
2002 - July 16, 2005 |
| 31 | Jermain Taylor |
July 16, 2005 - Present |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Albarado |
June 4, 1974 - January 21, 1975 |
| 2 |  Koichi Wajima |
January 21, 1975 - June 7, 1975 |
| 3 |  Jae Do Yuh |
June 7, 1975 - February 17, 1976 |
| 4 | Koichi Wajima |
February 17, 1976 - May 18, 1976 |
| 5 |  Jose Manuel Duran |
May 18, 1976 - October 8, 1976 |
| 6 | Miguel Angel Castellini |
October 8, 1976 - March 5, 1977 |
| 7 |  Eddie Gazo |
March 5, 1977 - August 9, 1978 |
| 8 | Masashi Kudo |
August 9, 1978 - October 24, 1979 |
| 9 |  Ayub Kalule |
October 24, 1979 - June 25, 1981 |
| 10 | Sugar Ray Leonard |
June 25, 1981 - June 25, 1982 |
| 11 | Thomas Hearns |
May 1983 - September 1986 |
| 12 | Oscar de la Hoya |
September 14, 2002 - September 13, 2003 |
| 13 | Shane Mosley |
September 13, 2003 - March 13, 2004 |
| 14 | Winky Wright |
March 13, 2004 - November 7, 2005 (Vacated) |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jimmy McLarnin |
1933 - |
| 2 | Barney Ross |
1937 - May 31, 1938 |
| 3 | Henry Armstrong |
May 31, 1938 - October 4, 1940 |
| 4 | Fritzie Zivic |
October 4, 1940 - |
| 5 | Freddie Cochrane |
July 29, 1941 - February 1, 1946 |
| 6 | Marty Servo |
February 1, 1946 - September 1946 (Vacated) |
| 7 | Ray Robinson |
December 20, 1946 - |
| 8 |  Kid Gavilan |
1952 - October 20, 1954 |
| 9 | Johnny Saxton |
October 20, 1954 - April 1, 1955 |
| 10 | Tony DeMarco |
April 1, 1955 - June 10, 1955 |
| 11 | Carmen Basilio |
June 10, 1955 - March 14, 1956 |
| 12 | Johnny Saxton |
March 14, 1956 - September 12, 1956 |
| 13 | Carmen Basilio |
September 12, 1956 - 1957 (Vacated) |
| 14 | Don Jordan |
1959 - |
| 15 | Emile Griffith |
April 1, 1961 - September 30, 1961 |
| 16 | Benny Paret |
September 30, 1961 - March 24, 1962 |
| 17 | Emile Griffith |
March 24, 1962 - March 21, 1963 |
| 18 | Luis Manuel Rodriguez |
March 21, 1963 - June 8, 1963 |
| 19 | Emile Griffith |
June 8, 1963 - April 1966 (Vacated} |
| 20 | Curtis Cokes |
1967 - April 18, 1969 |
| 21 | Jose Napoles |
April 18, 1969 - December 3, 1970 |
| 22 | Billy Backus |
December 3, 1970 - June 4, 1971 |
| 23 | Jose Napoles |
June 4, 1971 - December 6, 1975 |
| 24 | John Stracey |
December 6, 1975 - June 22, 1976 |
| 25 |  Carlos Palomino |
June 22, 1976 - January 14, 1979 |
| 26 | Wilfred Benitez |
January 14, 1979 - November 30, 1979 |
| 27 | Sugar Ray Leonard |
November 30, 1979 - June 20, 1980 |
| 28 |  Roberto Duran |
June 20, 1980 - November 25, 1980 |
| 29 | Sugar Ray Leonard |
November 25, 1980 - November 9, 1982 (Retired) |
| 30 | Donald Curry |
December 6, 1985 - September 27, 1986 |
| 31 | Lloyd Honeyghan |
September 27, 1986 - October 27, 1987 |
| 32 | Jorge Vaca |
October 27, 1987 - March 29, 1988 |
| 33 | Lloyd Honeyghan |
March 29, 1988 - |
| 34 | Vernon Forrest |
January 26, 2002 - January 25, 2003 |
| 35 | Ricardo Mayorga |
January 25, 2003 - December 13, 2003 |
| 36 | Cory Spinks |
December 13, 2003 - February 5, 2005 |
| 37 | Zab Judah |
February 5, 2005 - January 7, 2006 |
| 38 | Carlos Manuel Baldomir |
January 7, 2006 - November 4 , 2006 |
| 39 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
November 4 , 2006 - Present |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Perkins |
1963 - January 18, 1965 |
| 2 |  Carlos Hernandez |
January 18, 1965 - April 29, 1966 |
| 3 | Sandro Lopopolo |
April 29, 1966 - April 30, 1967 |
| 4 | Takeshi Fuji |
April 30, 1967 - December 12, 1968 |
| 5 | Nicolino Locche |
December 12, 1968 - |
| 6 |  Antonio Cervantes |
1972 - March 6, 1976 |
| 7 | Wilfredo Benitez |
March 6, 1976 - |
| 8 | Antonio Cervantes |
1979 - August 2, 1980 |
| 9 | Aaron Pryor |
August 2, 1980 - October 1983 |
| 10 |  Kostya Tszyu |
2002 - June 4, 2005 |
| 11 | Ricky Hatton |
June 4, 2005 - Present |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barney Ross |
1933 - |
| 2 | Tony Canzoneri |
1935 - |
| 3 | Lou Ambers |
1937 - |
| 4 | Lew Jenkins |
1941 - December 19, 1941 |
| 5 | Sammy Angott |
December 19, 1941 - |
| 6 | Ike Williams |
1947 - May 25, 1951 |
| 7 | Jimmy Carter |
May 25, 1951 - May 14, 1952 |
| 8 | Lauro Salas |
May 14, 1952 - October 15, 1952 |
| 9 | Jimmy Carter |
October 15, 1952 - March 5, 1954 |
| 10 | Paddy DeMarco |
March 5, 1954 - November 17, 1954 |
| 11 | Jimmy Carter |
November 17, 1954 - June 29, 1955 |
| 12 | Wallace (Bud) Smith |
June 29, 1955 - August 24, 1956 |
| 13 | Joe Brown |
August 24, 1956 - April 21, 1962 |
| 14 | Carlos Ortiz |
April 21, 1962 - |
| 15 | Mando Ramos |
1969 - |
| 16 |  Ken Buchanan |
1970 - June 26, 1972 |
| 17 | Roberto Duran |
June 26, 1972 - January 1979 (Vacated) |
| 18 | Jim Watt |
1981 - June 20, 1981 |
| 19 | Alexis Arguello |
June 20, 1981 - February 1983 |
| 20 | Pernell Whitaker |
1990 - |
| 21 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
April 20, 2002 - May 22, 2004 |
| 22 | José Luis Castillo |
June 5, 2004 - May 7, 2005 |
| 23 | Diego Corrales |
May 7, 2005 - October 8, 2006 |
| 24 | Joel Casamayor |
October 8, 2006 - Present |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Flash Elorde |
1963 - |
| 2 | Hiroshi Kobayashi |
December 14, 1967 - July 29, 1971 |
| 3 | Alfredo Marcano |
July 29, 1971 - |
| 4 | Kuniaki Shibata |
1973 - October 17, 1973 |
| 5 | Ben Villaflor |
October 17, 1973 - October 16, 1976 |
| 6 | Samuel Serrano |
October 16, 1976 - August 2, 1980 |
| 7 | Yasutsune Uehara |
August 2, 1980 - April 9, 1981 |
| 8 | Samuel Serrano |
April 9, 1981 - January 19, 1983 |
| 9 | Roger Mayweather |
January 19, 1983 - February 26, 1984 |
| 10 | Rocky Lockridge |
February 26, 1984 - May 19, 1985 |
| 11 | Wilfredo Gómez |
May 19, 1985 - May 24, 1986 |
| 12 | Alfredo Layne |
May 24, 1986 - September 27, 1986 |
| 13 |  Brian Mitchell |
September 27, 1986 - |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kid Chocolate |
1933 - |
| 2 | Freddie Miller |
1935 - |
| 3 | Petey Sarron |
1937 - October 29, 1937 |
| 4 | Henry Armstrong |
October 29, 1937 - |
| 5 | Joey Archibald |
1939 - May 20, 1940 |
| 6 | Harry Jeffra |
May 20, 1940 - May 12, 1941 |
| 7 | Joey Archibald |
May 12, 1941 - September 11, 1941 |
| 8 | Chalky Wright |
September 11, 1941 - November 20, 1942 |
| 9 | Willie Pep |
November 20, 1942 - October 29, 1948 |
| 10 | Sandy Saddler |
October 29, 1948 - February 11, 1949 |
| 11 | Willie Pep |
February 11, 1949 - September 8, 1950 |
| 12 | Sandy Saddler |
September 8, 1950 - January 21, 1957 (Retired) |
| 13 | Hogan Bassey |
June 24, 1957 - March 18, 1959 |
| 14 | Davey Moore |
March 18, 1959 - March 21, 1963 |
| 15 | Sugar Ramos |
March 21, 1963 - September 26, 1964 |
| 16 | Vicente Saldivar |
September 26, 1964 - 1967 (Retired) |
| 17 | Johnny Famechon |
1969 - |
| 18 | Kuniaki Shibata |
1970 - |
| 19 | Alexis Arguello |
1976 - |
| 20 | Danny Lopez |
March 10, 1979 - February 2, 1980 |
| 21 | Salvador Sanchez |
February 2, 1980 - August 12, 1982 (Killed in car accident) |
| 22 | Eusebio Pedroza |
September 22, 1982 - June 8, 1985 |
| 23 |  Barry McGuigan |
June 8, 1985 - June 23, 1986 |
| 24 | Steve Cruz |
June 23, 1986 - March 6, 1987 |
| 25 | Antonio Esparragoza |
March 6, 1987 - |
| 26 | Marco Antonio Barrera |
June 22, 2002 - November 15, 2003 |
| 27 | Manny Pacquiao |
November 15, 2003 - March 19, 2005 |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfredo Gómez |
March 9, 1979 - May 1983 |
| 2 | Paulie Ayala |
February 23, 2002 - May 2004 (Vacated) |
| 3 | Israel Vázquez |
December 3, 2005 - March 3, 2007 |
| 4 | Rafael Márquez |
March 3, 2007 - Present |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Brown |
1933 - |
| 2 | Baltazar Sangchili |
1935 - |
| 3 | Sixto Escobar |
1937 - September 23, 1937 |
| 4 | Harry Jeffra |
September 23, 1937 - February 20, 1938 |
| 5 | Sixto Escobar |
February 20, 1938 - October 4, 1939 (Vacated) |
| 6 | Lou Salica |
June 16, 1941 - August 7, 1942 |
| 7 | Manuel Ortiz |
August 7, 1942 - |
| 8 | Vic Toweel |
May 31, 1950 - November 15, 1952 |
| 9 | Jimmy Carruthers |
November 15, 1952 - 1954 (Retired) |
| 10 |  Robert Cohen |
1954 - June 29, 1956 |
| 11 | Mario D’Agata |
June 29, 1956 - April 1, 1957 |
| 12 | Alphonse Halimi |
April 1, 1957 - July 8, 1959 |
| 13 | Jose Becerra |
July 8, 1959 - August 30, 1960 (Retired) |
| 14 |  Eder Jofre |
??? - May 18, 1965 |
| 15 | Fighting Harada |
May 18, 1965 - February 27, 1968 |
| 16 | Lionel Rose |
February 27, 1968 - August 22, 1969 |
| 17 | Ruben Olivares |
August 22, 1969 - October 16, 1970 |
| 18 | Chucho Castillo |
October 16, 1970 - April 2, 1971 |
| 19 | Ruben Olivares |
April 2, 1971 - |
| 20 | Romeo Anaya |
1973 - |
| 21 | Soo Hwan Hong |
July 3, 1974 - March 14, 1975 |
| 22 | Alfonso Zamora |
March 14, 1975 - November 19, 1977 |
| 23 | Jorge Lujan |
November 19, 1977 - August 29, 1980 |
| 24 | Julian Solis |
August 29, 1980 - November 14, 1980 |
| 25 | Jeff Chandler |
November 14, 1980 - April 7, 1984 |
| 26 | Richie Sandoval |
April 7, 1984 - March 10, 1986 |
| 27 | Gaby Canizales |
March 10, 1986 - June 4, 1986 |
| 28 | Bernardo Pinango |
June 4, 1986 - |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacant | ?–? |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benny Lynch |
1937 - |
| 2 | Jackie Paterson |
1946 - |
| 3 | Rinty Monaghan |
1948 - April 1950 (Retired) |
| 4 | Terry Allen |
1950 - August 1, 1950 |
| 5 | Dado Marino |
August 1, 1950 - May 19, 1952 |
| 6 | Yoshio Shirai |
May 19, 1952 - November 26, 1954 |
| 7 | Pascual Perez |
November 26, 1954 - April 16, 1960 |
| 8 |  Pone Kingpetch |
April 16, 1960 - |
| 9 | Hiroyuki Ebihara |
September 18, 1963 - January 23, 1964 |
| 10 | Pone Kingpetch |
January 23, 1964 - April 23, 1965 |
| 11 | Salvatore Burruni |
April 23, 1965 - June 14, 1966 |
| 12 | Walter McGowan |
June 14, 1966 - December 30, 1966 |
| 13 | Chartchai Chionoi |
December 30, 1966 - February 23, 1969 |
| 14 | Efren Torres |
February 23, 1969 - |
| 15 | Erbito Salavarria |
1971 - February 9, 1973 |
| 16 | Venice Borkorsor |
February 9, 1973 - |
| 17 | Miguel Canto |
January 8, 1975 - March 18, 1979 |
| 18 | Chan-Hee Park |
March 18, 1979 - May 18, 1980 |
| 19 | Shoji Oguma |
May 18, 1980 - May 12, 1981 |
| 20 | Antonio Avelar |
May 12, 1981 - March 20, 1982 |
| 21 | Prudencio Cardona |
March 20, 1982 - July 24, 1982 |
| 22 | Freddie Castillo |
July 24, 1982 - November 6, 1982 |
| 23 |  Eleoncio Mercedes |
November 6, 1982 - March 15, 1983 |
| 24 | Charlie Magri |
March 15, 1983 - September 27, 1983 |
| 25 | Frank Cedeno |
September 27, 1983 - January 18, 1984 |
| 26 | Koji Kobayashi |
January 18, 1984 - April 9, 1984 |
| 27 | Gabriel Bernal |
April 9, 1984 - October 8, 1984 |
| 28 | Sot Chitalada |
October 8, 1984 - |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosendo Álvarez |
March 31, 2003 - October 2, 2004 |
| 2 | Hugo Cázares |
September 30, 2006 - Present |
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacant | ?–? |
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| World boxing champions | |
|---|---|
| Champions by weight class: | Heavyweight | Cruiserweight | Light heavyweight | Super middleweight | Middleweight | Super welterweight | Welterweight | Super lightweight | Lightweight | Super featherweight | Featherweight | Super bantamweight | Bantamweight | Super flyweight | Flyweight | Light flyweight | Strawweight |
| Champions by organization: | WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | Undisputed |
| Terms: | Interim championship | Undisputed championship |