THE CYBER BOXING ZONE |
- "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey (1884-1891)
- Bob Fitzsimmons (1891, Fitz vacated the title 1895)
- Tommy Ryan (1898-1906, vacated title)
- Stanley Ketchel (1907-1908)
- Billy Papke (1908)
- Stanley Ketchel (1908, Ketchel was shot and killed, October 15, 1910)
After Ketchel was murdered, the title was "re-claimed" by Billy Papke. Papke lost to "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson, but the title was also claimed by Hugo Kelly, Frank Klaus, and Eddie McGoorty. Klaus beat Georges Carpentier and Papke to re-establish the lineage.
- Frank Klaus(1913)
- George Chip (1913-1914)
- Al McCoy (1914-1917)
- Mike O'Dowd (1917-1920)
- Johnny Wilson (1920-1923)
- Harry Greb (1923-1926)
- Tiger Flowers (1926)
- Mickey Walker (1926-1931, vacated title to campaign as heavyweight)
1931-1941: Title claimants during this era included William "Gorilla" Jones, Marcel Thil, Ben Jeby, Lou Brouillard, Vince Dundee, Teddy Yarosz, Eddie "Babe" Risko, Freddie Steele, Fred Apostoli, Al Hostak, "Solly" Krieger, "Ceferino" Garcia, Ken Overlin, Tony Zale and Billy Soose! Whew!
- Tony Zale (1941-1947)
- Rocky Graziano1947-1948)
- Tony Zale (1948)
- Marcel Cerdan (1948-1949)
- Jake LaMotta (1949-1951)
- "Sugar" Ray Robinson (1951)
- Randy Turpin (1951)
- "Sugar" Ray Robinson (1951-1952)
- Carl "Bobo" Olson (1952-1955)
- "Sugar" Ray Robinson (1955-1957)
- Gene Fullmer (1957)
- "Sugar" Ray Robinson (1957)
- Carmen Basilio (1957-1958)
- "Sugar" Ray Robinson (1958-1960)
- Paul Pender (1960-1961)
- Terry Downes (1961-1962)
- Paul Pender (1962-1963, Retired)
- Dick Tiger (1963)
- Joey Giardello (1963-1965)
- Dick Tiger (1965-1966)
- Emile Griffith(1966-1967)
- Nino Benvenuti (1967)
- Emile Griffith (1967)
- Nino Benvenuti (1968-1970)
- Carlos Monzon (1970-1977, Retired)
- Rodrigo Valdez (1977-1978)
- Hugo Corro (1978-1979)
- Vito Antuofermo (1979-1980)
- Alan Minter (1980)
- Marvin Hagler (1980-1987)
- "Sugar" Ray Leonard (1987, Vacated)
- Michael Nunn (1989-1991)
- James Toney (1991-1993, Vacated)
- Bernard Hopkins (2001- 2005)
- Jermain Taylor (2005-2007)
- Kelly Pavlik (2007-2010)
- Sergio Martinez (2010-2014)
- Miguel Angel Cotto (2014-2015)
- Saul Alvarez (2015-2017, Vacated; 2018-Present)
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