The Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ) website maintains an official list of lineal champions in professional boxing, with input from boxing historian Tracy Callis of the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO). These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of the Queensberry Rules in 1885.[1][2] The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB), which promotes the concept of one world champion per weight division,[3][4] hands out the most complete version of lineal championship and is recognized by CBZ for maintaining the list of genuine lineal world champions.[5]
The Lineal Heavyweight Champions
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man" under Queensberry Rules (that is, with gloves), starting with Sullivan's win over Dominick McCaffrey in 1885. As always, ludicrous decisions of "sanctioning bodies" are ignored. The Heavyweight was established at 160+ lbs by Broughton’s Rules in 1738; 175+ lbs in 1920 by Walker Law; 190+ lbs in 1979 and finally 200+ lbs.
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." The Cruiserweight Division is also known as the Junior Heavyweight Division. It was stablished in 1979 at 190 lbs; changed to 200 lbs in 2003. On December 8, 1979, the WBC matched Marvin Camel and former WBC Light Heavyweight champion Mate Parlov for the newly created title with a weight limit of 190. They fought a draw. Camel won the rematch, but lost to Carlos "Sugar" DeLeon in his first defense. The WBA recognized the division in 1982 with Ossie Ocasio's win over Robbie Williams. Marvin Camel won the IBF version of the title with a fifth round kayo of Roddy MacDonald on December 13, 1983.
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." Light Heavyweight was established at 175 lbs in 1909 by National Sporting Commission (NSC).
The Super-Middleweight Division is another of those ill-conceived and needless creations. Billy "Dynamite" Douglas had a one-fight "reign" in 1974, in a fight sponsored by the Columbus, Ohio Boxing Commission. A fighter with a more legitimate claim is Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead for the newly created "World Athletic Association Junior Light Heavyweight" title in 1982. Halstead won a 6th-round kayo of Ron Brown. "Wimpy" soon outgrew the division.
In March 1984, Murray Sutherland won the IBF title with a 15-round win over Ernie Singletary. Sutherland promptly lost to Chong-Pal Park in July 1984. Park defended through December 1987 when he fought for the newly created WBA title, which he won. The IBF then stripped him, but the "lineal" title descends from Park.
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier boxed in the first million-dollar gate
This list gives credit to The Man Who Beat The Man. Ludicrous decisions of sanctioning bodies are ignored. Officially established at 160 lbs in 1909 by NSC, the middleweight division originally had a weight limit of 154 pounds; Bob Fitzsimmons raised that to 158, and the limit is now 160.
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." As you will note, the division had two reputable claimants who essentially created the division in 1962. Moyer's lineage has been followed as Griffith abandoned the "title." Junior Middleweight was stablished in 1920 by Walker Law; Modern day recognition 1962.
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." As always, ludicrous decisions of "sanctioning bodies" are ignored. The Welterweight division was officially established at 147 lbs in 1909 by NSC.
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." As always, ludicrous decisions of "sanctioning bodies" are ignored. The title had been created by the New York Legislature in the Walker Law (1920).The NBA recognized the division on Jan. 22, 1922, but no champion was named. Several fighters claimed the title -- "Oakland" Jimmy Duffy, Richie Mitchell, his brother Myron "Pinkey" Mitchell, and Eddie Fitzsimmons. The Boxing Blade magazine held a vote whereby the fans named "Pinkey" Mitchell as the inaugural champion, and we start our lineage with that democratic decision. The Junior Welterweight division was established in 1920 by Walker Law; Modern day recognition 1959.
File:Mitchell.Pinky.gifPinky Mitchell was the first champion in the light welterweight division
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." Lightweight division first established under 160 lbs in 1738 by Broughton’s Rules; 140 lbs in 1889; Officially established at 135 lbs by NSC in 1909.
Welsh vs Rivers, St Patricks Day 1914 in Vernon, California
The Junior Lightweight Division was created in 1920 by the New York State Legislature (the "Walker Law"). The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." As always, ludicrous decisions of "sanctioning bodies" are ignored. Junior Lightweight division was established in 1920 by Walker Law; Modern day recognition 1959.
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." Featherweight division was first established at 118 lbs in 1860 by London Prize Ring Rules; 110 lbs in 1889; 115 lbs in 1889; 126 lbs by NSC in 1909.
George Dixon, c. 1894. He was the first black world boxing champion in any weight class
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." This division was not generally recognized until 1976, although Jack "Kid" Wolfe and Carl Duane claimed the title following its creation by the Walker Law in 1920. Junior Featherweight division was established in 1920 by Walker Law; Modern day recognition 1976
*Jack "Kid" Wolfe (1922-1923)
*Carl Duane (1923, abandons claim)
*Title becomes defunct
*Rigoberto Riasco (1976)
*Kazuo "Royal" Kobayashi (1976)
*Dong-Kyun Yum (1976-1977)
*Wilfredo Gomez (1977-1981, vacates title)
*Israel Vazquez (2005-2007)
*Rafael Marquez (2007)
*Israel Vazquez (2007-2009, retires)
*Nonito Donaire (2012-2013)
*Guillermo Rigondeaux (2013–Present)
The Lineal Bantamweight Champions
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." First established at 105 lbs in 1860 by London Prize Ring Rules; Progressed in several steps up to 116 lbs in 1898; 118 lbs by NSC in 1909 & standardized at 118 lbs by Walker Law in 1920.
Barry held the World Bantamweight Championship from 1894 to 1899 and retired undefeated
The 115-lb. division was included as part of NY's Walker Law of 1920. The WBC resurrected the 115-poud class in 1980, with Venezuelan Rafael "Patono" Orono winning the title. Orono lost to Chul Ho Kim, then regained it from Kim in 1982, then lost to Payao Poontarat. The WBA's title started in 1981 with Gustavo Ballas, who lost to Rafael Pedroza, who lost to Jiro Watanabe in 1982. Poontarat fought Watanabe in July 1984 for the lineal title.
Miguel Canto vs Shoji Oguma, 1974. Fukushima, Japan
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." As always, ludicrous decisions of "sanctioning bodies" are ignored. Flyweight division was stablished at 112 lbs by NSC in 1909 & standardized by Walker Law in 1920.
Pancho Villa was the first Filipino/Asian world champion
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." NY recognized Jockey Joe Dillon as Junior Flyweight champ in the 1920s. The modern 108-pound class was created in 1975 and for some time was referred to pejoratively as the "Diaper" class. Early title claimants of note included Luis "Lumumba" Estaba, Yoko Gushiken, Hilario Zarate, and Myung-Wuh Yuh. Yuh vacated his title in 1993, while Michael Carbajal defeated Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez. Carbajal, therefore, is the first undisputed Junior Flyweight world champion. The Junior Flyweight division was stablished 1920 by Walker Law; Modern day recognition 1975.
*Michael Carbajal (1993-1994)
*Humberto "Chiquita" González (1994-1995)
*Saman Sorjaturong (1995-1999)
*Yo-Sam Choi (1999-2002)
*Jorge Arce (2002-2005, moved up to Flyweight)
*Hugo Cazares (2006-2007)
*Ivan Calderon (2007-2010)
*Giovani Segura (2010-2011; Vacated)
The Lineal Strawweight Champions
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." The division was created by the IBF in 1987. The WBA and WBC followed in 1988. The WBA's first Champion, Leo Gamez, abandoned the division, while the two top men Lee and Ioka, unified the title. As always, ludicrous decisions of "sanctioning bodies" are ignored.
*Kyung-Yung Lee (1987-1988, first boxer to hold a strawweight title)
*Hiroki Ioka (because he beat Lee while Lee was still the "champion") (1988)
*Napa Kiatwanchai (1988-1989)
*Jum Hwan Choi (1989-1990)
*Hideyuki Ohashi (1990)
*Ricardo Lopez (1990-1999, vacates)
Pacphobia 
John L. Sullivan (1885-1892) *
James J. Corbett (1892-1897) *
Bob Fitzsimmons (1897-1899) *
Tommy Burns (1906-1908) *
Jack Johnson (1908-1915) *
Max Schmeling (1930-1932) *
Primo Carnera (1933-1934) *
Floyd Patterson (1956-1959) *
Ingemar Johansson (1959-1960) *
Floyd Patterson (1960-1962) *
Wladimir Klitschko (2009-2015), from his win over Chagaev *
Carlos DeLeon (1980-1982) *
O'Neil Bell (2006-2007) *
Jean Marc Mormeck (2007) *
Tomasz Adamek (2008–09), moved to heavyweight
George Gardner (1903) *
Mike McTigue (1923-1925) *
Jack Delaney (1926-1927; Never defended) *
Dick Tiger (1966-1968) *
Dariusz Michalczewski (1997-2003) *
Julio Cesar Gonzalez (2003-2004) *
Zsolt Erdei (2004-2009; Vacated title) *
Jean Pascal (2010-2011) *
Chong-Pal Park (1984-1988) *
Fulgencio Obelmejias (1988-1989) *
Victor Cordoba (1991-1992) *
Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey (1884-1891) *
Stanley Ketchel (1907-1908) *
Emile Griffith (1966-1967) *
Nino Benvenuti (1967) *
Carlos Monzon (1970-1977, Retired) *
Rodrigo Valdez (1977-1978) *
Koichi Wajima (1971-1974) *
Jose Manuel Duran (1976) *
Eddie Gazo (1977-1978) *
Ayub Kalule (1979-1981) *
Waldemar Holberg (1914) *
Kid Gavilan (1951-1954) *
Manny Pacquiao (2016; retired)
Kostya Tszyu (2001-2005) *
Carlos Teo Cruz (1968-1969) *
Brian Mitchell (1986-1991, retired) *
Azumah Nelson {gained recognition by Cyber Boxing Zone, 1996} *
Torpedo Billy Murphy (1890) *
Eder Jofre [1973-1974, fizzles out] *
Vic Darchinyan (2009-2011); moved up, not returning to weight class
Pone Kingpetch (1960-1962) *
Yuri Arbachakov (1992-1997) *
