World title lineage
LINEAL MIDDLEWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of LINEAL middleweight champions since 1891 — 9 champions across 10 reigns. BERNARD HOPKINS is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to STANLEY KETCHEL (42y 8m, 1 defence).
- 10BERNARD HOPKINSCURRENT CHAMPION
2005–present · 21y 8m · 0 defences
- 9
1983–2005 · 21y 4m · 0 defences
- 8
1953–1983 · 30y 1m · 0 defences
- 7
1951–1953 · 2y 1m · 0 defences
- 6
1951 · 2m · 0 defences
- 5
1908–1951 · 42y 8m · 1 defence
- 4
1908 · 3m · 0 defences
- 3
1908 · 3m · 1 defence
- 2
1896–1908 · 12y 3m · 1 defence
- 1
1891–1896 · 5y 2m · 0 defences
