Historical
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884-07-30 | 1891-01-14 | Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (USA/Ireland) | World |
| 1891-01-14 | 1894-09-26 – vacated | Bob Fitzsimmons (Great Britain) | World |
| 1896-12-26 | 1897-12-17 – vacated | Kid McCoy (USA) | World |
| 1898-10-24 | 1907-05-28 – vacated | Tommy Ryan (Ireland) | World |
| 1907-09-02 | 1908-09-07 | Stanley Ketchel (USA/Poland) | World |
| 1908-09-07 | 1908-11-26 | Billy Papke (USA) | World |
| 1908-11-26 | 1910-06-10 – vacated | Stanley Ketchel (USA/Poland) | World |
| 1912-02-22 | 1913-10-11 | Frank Klaus (USA) | World |
| 1913-10-11 | 1914-04-07 | George Chip (USA) | World |
| 1914-04-07 | 1917-11-14 | Al McCoy (USA) | World |
| 1917-11-14 | 1920-05-06 | Mike O'Dowd (USA) | World |
| 1920-05-06 | 1923-08-31 | Johnny Wilson (USA) | World |
| 1923-08-31 | 1926-02-26 | Harry Greb (USA) | World |
| 1926-02-26 | 1926-12-03 | Tiger Flowers (USA) | World |
| 1926-12-03 | 1929-10-29 – vacated | Mickey Walker (USA) | World |
| 1932-01-25 | 1932-06-11 | Gorilla Jones (USA) | NBA |
| 1932-06-11 | 1932-07-04 | Marcel Thil (France) | NBA |
| 1933-10-30 | 1933-10-30 | Lou Brouillard (Canada) | World |
| 1933-10-30 | 1934-09-11 | Vince Dundee (USA) | World |
| 1934-09-11 | 1935-09-19 | Teddy Yarosz (USA) | World |
| 1935-09-19 | 1936-07-11 | Eddie Babe Risko (USA) | World |
| 1936-07-11 | 1938-07-26 | Freddie Steele (USA) | World |
| 1937? | 1939? | Fred Apostoli (USA) | World |
| 1938-11-01 | 1939-06-27 | Solly Krieger (USA) | World |
| 1939-06-27 | 1940-07-19 | Al Hostak (USA) | World |
| 1939-10-02 | 1940-05-23 | Ceferino Garcia (Philippines) | World |
| 1940-05-23 | 1941-05-09 | Ken Overlin (USA) | World |
| 1941-05-09 | 1941 | Billy Soose (USA) | World |
| 1940-07-19 | 1947-07-16 | Tony Zale (USA) | NBA |
| 1947-07-16 | 1948-06-10 | Rocky Graziano | World |
| 1948-06-10 | 1948-09-21 | Tony Zale | World |
| 1948-09-21 | 1949-06-16 | Marcel Cerdan | World |
| 1949-06-16 | 1951-02-14 | Jake LaMotta | World |
| 1951-02-14 | 1951-07-10 | Sugar Ray Robinson | World |
| 1951-07-10 | 1951-09-12 | Randy Turpin | World |
| 1951-09-12 | 1952-04-16 – vacated | Sugar Ray Robinson | World |
| 1953-10-21 | 1955-12-09 | Bobo Olson | World |
| 1955-12-09 | 1957-01-02 | Sugar Ray Robinson | World |
| 1957-01-02 | 1957-05-01 | Gene Fullmer | World |
| 1957-05-01 | 1957-09-23 | Sugar Ray Robinson | World |
| 1957-09-23 | 1958-03-25 | Carmen Basilio | World |
| 1958-03-25 | 1960-01-22 | Sugar Ray Robinson | World |
| 1960-01-22 | 1961-07-11 | Paul Pender | World |
| 1961-07-11 | 1962-04-07 | Terry Downes | World |
| 1962-04-07 | 1962-04-07 – vacated | Paul Pender | World |
| 1962-08-10 | 1963-12-07 | Dick Tiger | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1963-12-07 | 1965-10-21 | Joey Giardello | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1965-10-21 | 1966-04-25 | Dick Tiger | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1966-04-25 | 1967-04-17 | Emile Griffith | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1967-04-17 | 1967-09-29 | Nino Benvenuti | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1967-09-29 | 1968-03-04 | Emile Griffith | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1968-03-04 | 1970-11-07 | Nino Benvenuti | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1970-11-07 | 1974-02-09 – title split | Carlos Monzón | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1976-06-26 | 1977-08-29 – retired | Carlos Monzón | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1980-09-27 | 1987-04-06 – title split | Marvin Hagler | Universal (WBA/WBC/IBF) |
| 2004-09-18 | 2005-07-16 | Bernard Hopkins | Universal (WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO) |
| 2005-07-16 | 2005-10-11 – title split | Jermain Taylor | Universal (WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO) |
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