From present champion Tyson Fury, now having fun with his second spell as champion, to his namesake Mike Tyson, WBN delves into the file books to have a look at the shortest ever world heavyweight title reigns in historical past.
Over time, the complication of extra organizations within the combine has 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 appears on the ten briefest title tenures since boxing started.
1/ TYSON FURY – 10 DAYS
The highest honor goes to none aside from present primary Tyson 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 nearly on the spot ultimatum by the IBF.
Having already been contracted and obliged to offer Klitschko a rematch, Fury received backed right into a nook.
The title then needed to be relinquished and was ultimately fought for by Charles Martin and Vyacheslav Glazkov. Martin received through stoppage in January 2016.
2/ RIDDICK BOWE – 1 MONTH, 1 DAY
Profitable the unified IBF, WBA, and WBC titles in November 1992 in opposition to Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe would hand over 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 a substitute 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 received ordered to face primary contender Ken Norton.
Quite than battle Norton, Spinks selected probably the most profitable possibility 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 received stopped by Evander Holyfield in eleven rounds.
6/ LUCAS BROWNE – 2 MONTHS, 7 DAYS
Beating Ruslan Chagaev to win the WBA ‘common’ (now unrecognized) model on March fifth, 2016, Lucas Browne examined constructive for a banned substance within the aftermath.
The WBA ultimately took away the Australian’s title on Might twelfth.
7/ RUSLAN CHAGAEV – 2 MONTHS 13 DAYS
On Might twelfth, 2016, Ruslan Chagaev was reinstated following his earlier defeat to Lucas Browne. Uzbek’s best retired from boxing simply two months and 13 days later.
8/ KEN NORTON – 2 MONTHS 22 DAYS
Put in as WBC champion instead of Leon Spinks in March 1978, Ken Norton misplaced the championship in his first protection in opposition to Larry Holmes in June.
9/ MUHAMMAD ALI – 2 MONTHS, 23 DAYS
Beating Ernie Terrell in February 1967, Muhammad Ali turned a completely unified heavyweight champion. A protection adopted in March in opposition to 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 combat once more till 1970.
10/ CHARLES MARTIN – 2 MONTHS, 24 DAYS
American Charles Martin picked up the IBF title harshly taken from Fury in 2015 in opposition to Glazkov in early 2016. Two months and 24 days on, Anthony Joshua pummelled the ‘Prince’ in London to win his first-ever world title.
WBN Editor Phil has over ten years of boxing information expertise. Comply with WBN us on Twitter @WorldBoxingNews.
