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Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ) is a website relating to the sport of boxing. It was founded in 1995 by Mike DeLisa from New York City and Steve Gordon from Portland.[1][2] DeLisa had previously written a boxing newsletter for America Online,[2] while Gordon wrote for Rolling Stone in the 1960s.[3] Contributors have included Randy Gordon, a former New York State Boxing Commissioner.[2] In 1999, The Independent called it "one of the most entertaining and informative" mainstream boxing sites.[4] The site has coverage of both current and historical boxing information. DeLisa is a member of the International Boxing Research Organization and was a consultant on the biopic Cinderella Man.[1][5]
Lineal championship edit
CBZ was an early advocate of the notional lineal championship as an alternative to the multiple disputed championships awarded by rival governing bodies.[6] It maintains its own retrospective lists of lineal champions in each weight class, back to the introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules in 1885.[7][8] It began this in 1994, and has retrospectively calculated titleholders beginning from the 1885 introduction of the Queensberry Rules.[9][8] Fight records used in deriving the lists were supplied by Tracy Callis of the "International Boxing Research Organization" and by Matt Tegen.[8] While all versions of the lineal championship agree that a challenger who defeats the current champion at the given weight inherits the lineal title, different versions disagree about how to proclaim a new champion when the existing one retires or moves to a different weight class. For example, CBZ's heavyweight list title is vacant from Lennox Lewis' 2004 retirement until Wladimir Klitschko's 2009 victory over Ruslan Chagaev.[10] The CBZ site gives explanations of some of its marginal decisions.[9]
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Heavyweight edit
Cruiserweight (200 lbs) edit
| Champion | Reign |
|---|---|
| Tomasz Adamek | 2008-2009 |
| David Haye | 2007-2008, vacates |
| Jean Marc Mormeck | 2007 |
| O'Neil Bell | 2006-2007 |
| Evander Holyfield | 1988, vacates |
| Carlos DeLeon | |
| Bernard Benton | |
| Alfonso Ratliff | |
| S.T. Gordon | |
| Carlos DeLeon | |
| Marvin Camel |
Light-heavyweight (175 lbs) edit
| Champion | Reign |
|---|---|
| Adonis Stevenson | 2013–present |
| Chad Dawson | 2012-2013 |
| Bernard Hopkins | 2011-2012 |
| Jean Pascal | 2010-2011 |
| Zsolt Erdei | 2004-2009, vacates |
| Julio Cesar Gonzalez | 2003-2004 |
| Dariusz Michalczewski | 1997-2003 |
| Virgil Hill | 1996-1997 |
| Michael Spinks | 1983-1985, vacates |
| Bob Foster | 1968-1974, retires |
| Dick Tiger | 1966-1968 |
| Jose Torres | 1965-1966 |
| Willie Pastrano | 1963-1965 |
| Harold Johnson | 1962-1963 |
| Archie Moore | 1952-1962, vacates |
| Joey Maxim | 1950-1952 |
| Freddie Mills | 1948-1950 |
| Gus Lesnevich | 1941-1948 |
| Billy Conn | 1939-1941, vacates |
| John Henry Lewis | 1935-1939, retires |
| Bob Olin | 1934-1935 |
| Maxie Rosenbloom | 1932-1934 |
| Tommy Loughran | 1927-1929, vacates |
| Jack Delaney | 1926-1927, vacates |
| Paul Berlenbach | 1925-1926 |
| Mike McTigue | 1923-1925 |
| Battling Siki | 1922-1923 |
| Georges Carpentier | 1920-1922 |
| Battling Levinsky | 1916-1920 |
| Jack Dillon | 1914-1916 |
| Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | 1905, vacates |
| Bob Fitzsimmons | 1903-1905 |
| George Gardner | 1903 |
| Jack Root | 1903 |
Super-middleweight (168 lbs) edit
| Champion | Reign |
|---|---|
| Andre Ward | 2011–present |
| Joe Calzaghe | 2006-2008, vacates |
| Bruno Girard | 2000-2001, vacates |
| Byron Mitchell | 1999-2000 |
| Frank Liles | 1994-1999 |
| Steve Little | 1994 |
| Michael Nunn | 1992-1994 |
| Victor Cordoba | 1991-1992 |
| Christophe Tiozzo | 1990-1991 |
| In-Chul Baek | 1989-1990 |
| Fulgencio Obelmejias | 1988-1989 |
| Chong-Pal Park | 1984-1988 |
Middleweight (160 lbs) edit
Light-middleweight (154 lbs) edit
| Champion | Reign |
|---|---|
| Ronald Wright | 2004-2005, vacates |
| Shane Mosley | 2003-2004 |
| Oscar De La Hoya | 2001-2003 |
| Javier Castillejo | 1999-2001 |
| Keith Mullings | 1997-1999 |
| Terry Norris | 1995-1997 |
| Thomas Hearns | 1984-1986, vacates |
| Sugar Ray Leonard | 1981 |
| Ayub Kalule | 1979-1981 |
| Masashi Kudo | 1978-1979 |
| Eddie Gazo | 1977-1978 |
| Miguel Angel Castellini | 1976-1977 |
| Jose Manuel Duran | 1976 |
| Koichi Wajima | 1976 |
| Jae-Do Yuh | 1975-1976 |
| Koichi Wajima | 1975 |
| Oscar Albarado | 1974-1975 |
| Koichi Wajima | 1971-1974 |
| Carmelo Bossi | 1970-1971 |
| Freddie Little | 1969-1970 |
| Sandro Mazzinghi | 1968, vacates |
| Ki-Soo Kim | 1966-1968 |
| Nino Benvenuti | 1965-1966 |
| Sandro Mazzinghi | 1963-1965 |
| Ralph Dupas | 1963 |
| Denny Moyer | 1962-1963 |
Welterweight (147 lbs) edit
| Champion | Reign |
|---|---|
| Floyd Mayweather Jr. | 2010–present |
Light-welterweight (140 lbs) edit
| Champion | Reign |
|---|---|
| Manny Pacquiao | 2009-2010, vacates |
| Ricky Hatton | 2005 - 2009 |
| Kostya Tszyu | 2001 -2005 |
Lightweight (130 lbs) edit
| Champion | Reign |
|---|---|
| Juan Manuel Marquez | 2008-12, vacates |
Super-featherweight edit
Featherweight edit
Prince Naseem Hamed 1998-2001
Super-bantamweight edit
Bantamweight edit
Flyweight edit
References edit
- ^ a b A. Pro, Johnna (3 June 2005). "Author uncovered the real boxer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Rosano, Paul (18 April 1999). "SITES FOR FIGHT FANS HAVE PLENTY OF PUNCH". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E2. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Mutter, Bob (5 August 1996). "Online magazine a big hit". Chicago Sun-Times. NewsBank. p. 76. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Oldfield, Andy (18 October 1999). "Boxing on the Internet -". The Independent. London, UK. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Taylor, Ted (13 February 2004). "Fleer's old-timers set has touch of class". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Rold, Cliff (21 April 2009). "Pacquiao Aims for Four (and Six)". Real History. BoxingScene. pp. Part VII. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
There can be some argument as to whether this bout earned a lineal distinction. The concept wasn't heavily tracked in 1998, but the Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ) recognizes the lineage as dating to the latter championship days of Azumah Nelson, which is probably correct.
- ^ "Lineal heavyweight boxing champs". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Past Lineal Champions". Cyber Boxing Zone.
- ^ a b DeLisa, Mike (August 2004). "What the CBZ Means When it Refers to "Lineal Championships"". CBZ Journal. Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Lineal heavyweight boxing champs". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
External links edit
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