World Boxing Information seems to be on the shortest heavyweight title reigns within the historical past of boxing.
From Tyson Fury having fun with two spells as champion to his namesake Mike Tyson, WBN delves into the file books to have a look at historical past’s shortest-ever world heavyweight title reigns.
Through the years, extra organizations’ problems have muddied the waters for unified holders. That’s the place a lot of the minimal spells as a world ruler have emanated from on this checklist.
Under, WBN seems to be on the ten briefest title tenures since boxing started.
1/ TYSON FURY – 10 DAYS
The highest honor goes to none apart from Fury, who held the IBF strap for simply TEN DAYS in 2015. Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko in Germany to say 4 crown variations however was given an virtually immediate ultimatum by the IBF.
Having already been contracted and obliged to provide Klitschko a rematch, Fury bought backed right into a nook. The title then needed to be relinquished, and Charles Martin and Vyacheslav Glazkov finally fought for it.
Martin gained by way of stoppage in January 2016.
2/ RIDDICK BOWE – 1 MONTH, 1 DAY
Profitable the unified IBF, WBA, and WBC titles in November 1992 towards Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe would quit the World Boxing Council model simply over a month later. The WBC needed Bowe to face Lennox Lewis subsequent. Bowe had different concepts and chucked his inexperienced and gold strap within the bin at an notorious press convention. Bowe would as an alternative tackle Michael Dokes and knock him out in lower than a spherical.
3/ LEON SPINKS – 1 MONTH 3 DAYS
Scoring one of many largest shocks in boxing historical past, Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali in February 1978. Having claimed Ali’s WBC and WBA belts, Spinks subsequently bought ordered to face number-one contender Ken Norton. Slightly than battle Norton, Spinks selected probably the most profitable choice in Ali. The WBC stripped him of the inexperienced and gold strap. Spinks then dropped his WBA model in a rematch reverse to Ali in September.
4/ MIKE TYSON & TONY TUCKER – 2 MONTHS, 2 DAYS
Mike Tyson took out Bruce Seldon in simply 109 seconds to win the WBA title in September 1996. Agreeing to defend his title simply two months and two days later, Tyson bought stopped by Evander Holyfield in eleven rounds.
5/ LUCAS BROWNE – 2 MONTHS, 7 DAYS
Beating Ruslan Chagaev to win the WBA ‘common’ model on March fifth, 2016, Lucas Browne examined constructive for a banned substance within the aftermath. The WBA finally took away the Australian’s title on Could twelfth.
6/ RUSLAN CHAGAEV – 2 MONTHS 13 DAYS
On Could twelfth, 2016, Ruslan Chagaev was reinstated following his earlier defeat to Lucas Browne. Uzbek’s most interesting retired from boxing simply two months and 13 days later.
7/ KEN NORTON – 2 MONTHS 22 DAYS
Put in as WBC champion rather than Leon Spinks in March 1978, Ken Norton misplaced the championship in his first protection towards Larry Holmes in June.
8/ MUHAMMAD ALI – 2 MONTHS, 23 DAYS
Beating Ernie Terrell in February 1967, Muhammad Ali grew to become a completely unified heavyweight champion. A protection adopted in March towards Zara Folley. Two months and 23 days after including the WBA model to his WBC and NYSAC belts, Ali gave up his place on April 29, 1967, in direct opposition to the Vietnam Battle. Ali wouldn’t struggle once more till 1970.
9/ CHARLES MARTIN – 2 MONTHS, 24 DAYS
American Charles Martin picked up the IBF heavyweight title harshly taken from Fury in 2015 towards Glazkov in early 2016. Two months and 24 days on, Anthony Joshua pummeled the ‘Prince’ in London to win his first-ever world title.
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