Imagine a world where title belts and organizations didn't exist in fighting. You win, you keep on winning and beat anyone in front of you, and after long enough you're known as the best. To be the ...

Purists suggest that it's the influx of alphabet organizations that led to the demise of boxing. Too many people calling themselves champion, not enough clarity or accountability in those divisions ...

A lineal champion is described as “a world championship title held initially by an undisputed champion and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class”.

A lineal champion in boxing is the fighter who beat the previous reigning champion, or top fighter, in a division. There is no set criteria for when a lineal champion is first named, but it is a title ...

The lineal championship in professional boxing, commonly described as "the man who beat the man," is a notional title intended to clarify the modern hodgepodge of sanctioning bodies and alphabet ...

When Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte meet in a heavyweight boxing title fight at Wembley Stadium on April 23, the bout will reopen a familiar - and sometimes-confusing - debate about the sport's lineal ...

Tyson Fury has accomplished a staggering amount during his 35 pro-fight career, enough to cement himself among the all-time greats. The heavyweight championship division Fury rules over today is part ...

The iconic sport of boxing has a long and storied history. From incredible comebacks to long championship reigns, huge upsets and all the amazing stories of how the sport turned a person’s life around ...