Plant won his title in when he upset Jose Uzcategui with a unanimous decision. He's made three successful title defenses but now has his toughest test ahead of him. Never before has one fighter held all four titles in the super middleweight division.
That will likely come to an end on November 6,. Figuring out who the world champions are in boxing has become convoluted for the casual fan. But as the popularity of the sport grew, so did the number of boxing organizations that would crown their own champions.
A voting panel made up of media members vote on who they believe to be the top UFC fighters based on their weight class and their performance in the octagon. Not all members agree on every aspect of the vote that has been made, but the votes will rank each active UFC fighter and place them in a position on the Pound for Pound ranked system. This system helps the UFC to determine future contests, contract negotiations, and who will be in line for the interim undisputed champion placement if necessary.
The pound-for-pound ranking system, consequently, has a huge impact on UFC combatants fighting careers and future matches within the UFC.
To become an undisputed champion a UFC combatant must challenge, agree, and be placed in a fighting match in the UFC octagon with a current champion. The fight must be for a weight class championship belt in which both fighters will fight to hold the weight class title. Ultimately, the winner of this match will become the undisputed champion of that weight class. Jeff J is a retired Gunnery Sgt. He was involved with extensive training with weapons systems, and hand to hand combat, mentored and trained hundreds of Marines in high-level fitness programs.
Vale Tudo is an underground fighting match that started in Brazil way before modern MMA even existed, which was known for having no rules and no holds barred. Vale Tudo match attracted fighters with Federal Judge ruled that Lewis would be stripped by the WBA of their world championship belt for fighting Michael Grant instead of the association's 1 contender, John Ruiz. The fight took place on April 29, Lewis remained a unified world champion until April 22, , when he was defeated by Hasim Rahman.
His reign as a unified world champion ended in September , when he rejected the chance to fight the IBF's 1 contender, Chris Byrd , and was therefore stripped by the organisation of their belt.
He retained his WBC belt until his retirement in February Jermain Taylor won all four middleweight belts from Bernard Hopkins in July , but was stripped of the IBF title for agreeing to a rematch rather than fighting Sam Soliman.
After Joe Calzaghe 's super middleweight victory over Mikkel Kessler in November , he was frequently described as "undisputed champion". Boxing Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Sullivan Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Minimumweight List of The Ring world champions. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Undisputed Champion. Alvarez and Plant had no personal animus until September, when Alvarez took offense to an insult from Plant during a news conference in Beverly Hills to promote the bout.
Alvarez and Plant briefly scrapped, leaving Plant with a cut on his face and a new avenue of motivation. Plant opened the biggest bout of his career with a solid game plan, tapping Alvarez with a solid jab and moving away from his opponent's superior power, frequently using a shoulder roll to avoid trouble.
Alvarez steadily walked down Plant and did damage in the fourth, backing him against the ropes and letting combinations fly. Alvarez showed little fear of Plant's punches, and he got even less heedful as the bout progressed. Alvarez gradually landed more effectively in the middle rounds, moving Plant backward and even daring the cautious Plant to hit him in the seventh.
Boxing gets frequent, deserved criticism as an institution for the promoter rivalries and fractious sanctioning bodies that prevent the best fighters from meeting each other far too often. But Alvarez used his star power to join an elite club by winning all four major belts. Only five men had ever achieved four-belt undisputed champion status since the feat became possible with the WBO's advent: middleweights Bernard Hopkins and Jermain Taylor, junior welterweights Terence Crawford and Taylor, and cruiserweight Oleksandr Usyk.
Taylor achieved the feat in May by beating Jose Ramirez. His first simultaneous defense of all four belts is scheduled for February in Glasgow against Jack Catterall.
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