Best individual title reign by division?

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  1. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    What's the best individual title reign for each weight division? Feel free to use whatever criteria you want whether it be strength of competition, length or anything else you find relevant. Just make sure to stick to one reign for example if you were to pick Ali for heavyweight you can't combine his 1964-1967 reign with his 1974-1978 reign, you have to settle for one reign.

    So far I'm thinking something like

    Heavyweight: Joe Louis 1937-1949
    Light Heavyweight: Archie moore 1952-1962
    Middleweight: Carlos Monzon 1970-1977
    Welterweight:
    Lightweight: Benny Leonard 1916-1924 (Maybe Joe Gans instead?)
    Featherweight:
    Bantamweight:
    Flyweight: Miguel Canto 1975-1979
     
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    Rubber Glove Sandwich, Aug 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
    Rubber Glove Sandwich, Aug 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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  2. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Here's mine.

    HW)Louis
    LHW)Loughran/Roy Jones
    MW)Hopkins
    LMW)McCallum/Terry Norris/Fernando Vargas
    WW)SRR/Trinidad/Mayweather
    LWW)JCC

    Below HW the problem is it's hard to find someone who sticks to the weight class long term. A lot of the best reigns ever/could have been the best reigns ever were abbreviated by weight class moves.
     
    HistoryZero26, Aug 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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