VIDEO: The History Of The Lineal Heavyweight Championship

The Lineal World Heavyweight Championship – from John L Sullivan to Oleksandr Usyk!

Oleksandr Usyk made boxing historical past together with his latest victory towards Tyson Fury. With the win Usyk turned the primary undisputed world heavyweight champion because the nice Lennox Lewis final held that distinction almost 1 / 4 of a century in the past (again in April 2000).

The win additionally marked Usyk as the primary undisputed world heavyweight champion through the fashionable 4-belt period. Usyk additionally turned simply the second boxer in historical past to turn into undisputed world champion in each the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, becoming a member of an unique membership that additionally consists of Evander Holyfield. However maybe most significantly, the victory earned Usyk a rightful declare to the lineal world heavyweight championship, which dates all the way in which again to John L Sullivan means again within the Eighteen Eighties.

In boxing at this time we’ve got 4 main world titles, and this complicates the game with politics and an important abundance of title holders that make following the championship extra difficult than it must be. That’s the reason the idea behind the lineal championship, the person who beat the person, nonetheless stays essential to this present day. Proper now Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed world lineal heavyweight champion, holding declare to all 4 main alphabet belts, and extra importantly he holds a sound declare to the lineage. The alphabet our bodies could technically destroy the undisputed a part of it, with the IBF already scheming away, however Usyk will stay the lineal world heavyweight champion till somebody beats him, or till he actually retires with out ever coming again. Till a kind of issues occur, Oleksandr will stay the one and solely true lineal world heavyweight champion.

This version of Rummy’s Corner will present an entire chronology of the lineal world heavyweight championship from John L Sullivan to Oleksandr Usyk, whereas exploring the historic precedents which have been established for forming a brand new lineage each time a break happens each time a heavyweight champion retires with the crown. Please watch and benefit from the video for one man’s opinion. That is Rummy’s Nook (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).