All time World champions list - Lineal

I wanted to do this way sooner, but keeping on top of the all time lists wasn't easy.

Nevertheless, here's the data for every single Lineal champion of all time.

This list contains every lineal title winners from around the World since the records began.

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• List of all time "World" champions by continent - Africa

• List of all time "World" champion belt holders by continent - Asia

• List of all time "World" champions by continent - Europe

• List of all time "World" champions by continent - North America

• List of all time "World" champions by continent - South America

• List of all time World champions by continent - Oceania

Takeaway notes:

• USA rule the roost, almost half of the all time lineal champions have come from America.

• The most lineal titles for one boxer in a career is 6, Sugar Ray Robinson and Emile Griffith share that honour each.

• Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao both won 5 lineal titles.

• There was a period of over 50 years in the Heavyweight division until someone other than an American won the lineal title - Ingemar Johansson to Lennox Lewis.

• The first black lineal champion was George Dixon.

• The first lineal champion was Nonpareil Dempsey in 1884.

• The first boxer to win the lineal title twice was Canadian "Mysterious" Billy Smith in 1892 / 1896.

I'm aiming to complete a list of The Ring data as well as some other things. Any requests, let me know and I'll do my best.