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Ok, so here is the list of current or last heavyweight title holder i can find on this lot. Feel free to update any of the ones i've got wrong or can't find.


IBF- Wladimir Klitschko
WBA- Ruslan Chagaev
WBC- Oleg Maskaev or Samuel Peter
WBO- Sultan Ibragimov
IBO- Wladimir Klitschko
WBU- Matt Skelton
WBF- Albert Sosnowski
IBC- ?
NBA- Sherman Williams (i think)
IBA- Vacant
WBB- Andreas Sidon
TWBA- Mariusz Wach
GBO- Ruslan Chagaev
GBC- Vacant
NABC- ??
WBL- ?? (struggling now)
UBA- Vacant
UBF- Asmir Vojnovic
UBC- Carlos Ojeda Roldan
UBO- Vacant
WAA- Gene Pukall
WCOB- Nikolai Valuev
WBE- Rob Calloway or Super Heavy Champ - Manuel Quezada
IBL- Vacant
IBB- Vacant
GBF- Wladimir Klitschko
GBA- Ruslan Chagaev
GBU- Alexei Varakin
UNIBOX- ??
WBN- Zoran Manojlovic
IBU- Eddie Chambers
WBI- Vacant
WBFed- W. Klitschko
WJBF- Vacant
WBBureau- Shannon Briggs

dandantheweatherman wrote:What was that world governing body Pat O'Grady started in the 1980s? I thought that was the WAA.

Yes Pat started the WAA, World Athletic Association, and crowned his son Sean the 135 champ. He then installed his son-in-law as WAA heavyweight champ.

Now, the founder of the IBU-the International Boxing Commission has revived the WAA to serve as a viable option for fighters who for various reasons cannot get the "title" shot they deserve. While the history is largely undocumented, we here at the WAA hope that all fans, historians, and officials will aid us in completing the task of reformulating the timeline of titles and lineage. We at the WAA have implemented a computerised Ratings Guide, continuing from that of the parent IBU. However, after a twelve (12) month period of holding the WAA World Title or after defending the WAA World Title, the Champion will be granted after petitioning, an opportunity to fight the IBU World Champion in that weight class provided he relinquishes the title after being granted such a fight. This gives the Champions of the WAA incentive to train, fight, and move up to the next level and not be content to rest on their "laurels".

http://www.waaboxing.com/

jomothepure wrote:Now, the founder of the IBU-the International Boxing Commission has revived the WAA to serve as a viable option for fighters who for various reasons cannot get the "title" shot they deserve. While the history is largely undocumented, we here at the WAA hope that all fans, historians, and officials will aid us in completing the task of reformulating the timeline of titles and lineage. We at the WAA have implemented a computerised Ratings Guide, continuing from that of the parent IBU. However, after a twelve (12) month period of holding the WAA World Title or after defending the WAA World Title, the Champion will be granted after petitioning, an opportunity to fight the IBU World Champion in that weight class provided he relinquishes the title after being granted such a fight. This gives the Champions of the WAA incentive to train, fight, and move up to the next level and not be content to rest on their "laurels".

http://www.waaboxing.com/

Fair 'nuff. Coulda sworn it was the WBB. Maybe it used to be, but Moose Lewis made a power play and gobbled them up.

All the info on the various sanctioning bodies and their 'champions' can be found on this excellent website:

http://www.andworldboxing.com/

Wales wrote:How hard for us to club together and start one ?

Christ not another WBU with its headquarters being a garden shed somewhere in Cambridge and a belt made from plastic and milk bottle tops - Win a Southern area title to qualify as a contender!!!!

How about the ABWC - The All British World Championship.

Don't the WBFed deliver parcels?

Jomo is the main authority on these matters. He introduced me to http://www.ibuboxing.com

Brings a tear to the eye Beautiful.

steve689 wrote:Jomo is the main authority on these matters. He introduced me to http://www.ibuboxing.com

Brings a tear to the eye Beautiful.

They used to have a forum on that site and Arv Mittoo used to post there, campaigning for a world title shot!

steve689 wrote:Jomo is the main authority on these matters. He introduced me to http://www.ibuboxing.com

Brings a tear to the eye Beautiful.

http://www.boxrec.net is better imo