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A Championship Belt is used primarily in combat sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling to signify the champions of the promotion or company, much like the Vince Lombardi Trophy or The Stanley Cup. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ...
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Vince Lombardi Trophy The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football Leagues annual championship game, the Super Bowl. ...
The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ...
Boxing
In boxing, the individual organizations such as the World Boxing Council, The World Boxing Association, the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Organization each have their own unique championship belt that are awarded to the champions of each weight class. Boxers, especially the World Champions, strive to win the belt of all 4 organizations to unify their weight divisions. WBC logo mark “WBC†redirects here. ...
World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ...
The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ...
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ...
A World Championship is any contest to determine the best in the world in a particular field. ...
Champions maintain permanent possession of these belts even upon losing their title, with a new belt made when a new champion is crowned.
Weight divisions There are numerous Boxing weight classes within the sport, with there being minor discrepancies amongst the different governing bodies. The weight classes are. Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ...
World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ...
WBC logo mark “WBC†redirects here. ...
The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ...
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ...
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Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ...
Cruiserweight is a weight class in boxing where previously contestants weighed between 176 and 190 pounds. ...
Cruiserweight is a weight class in boxing where previously contestants weighed between 176 and 190 pounds. ...
In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the weight division between cruiserweight over 175 pounds (79. ...
A weight division in professional boxing, first established in the 1980s but made popular in the 1990s by British superstars Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn who took over from Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard as long-reigning WBO and WBC world Super-Middleweight champions respectively. ...
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ...
Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ...
Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ...
A weight division in professional boxing made popular in recent times by the likes of Thomas Hearns, Julian Jackson and Terry Norris, although the best that the division had to offer was probably lesser star Mike McCallum. ...
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. ...
Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ...
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// The light welterweight class (also called junior welterweight or super lightweight) is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 140 pounds. ...
// The lightweight is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. ...
Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ...
Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ...
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling (Greco-Roman). ...
Super Bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. ...
Junior featherweight also known as light featherweight and super bantamweight is a weight class in boxing weighing between 118 to 122 pounds, It is in between bantamweight and featherweight. ...
The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds. ...
Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ...
Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ...
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (51 kg) but above 108 lb (49 kg). ...
Light flyweight, also known as Junior Flyweight is a weight class is professional boxing between 105 lb. ...
Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ...
Minimumweight or Strawweight is a weight category in boxing where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (7. ...
Strawweight is a weight category in boxing where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds. ...
Minimumweight or Strawweight is a weight category in boxing where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (7. ...
Professional wrestling -
Unlike Professional Boxing, Professional Wrestling has numerous World Champions and even more regionalized and specialized Championship Belts. The generally recognized World Championship Belts are those of World Wrestling Entertainment and The National Wrestling Alliance. The National Wrestling Alliance recognizes numerous regional Championship Belts such as The NWA North American Championship and The NWA British Commonwealth Championship. World Wrestling Entertainment currently has 3 Main Champions. The WWE Championship is the main championship belt of its RAW brand, the World Heavyweight Championship is the main championship belt of the SmackDown! brand,and the ECW World Championship is the main championship of the ECW brand. The RAW and Smackdown! brands also have their own separate tag team Championship Belts and various lesser belts, but the ECW brand has one title. The WWE United States Championship belt, an example of a championship belt in professional wrestling. ...
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National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ...
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship. ...
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The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship. ...
WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is currently the only television broadcast for the SmackDown! brand. ...
The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) World Championship is a professional wrestling championship. ...
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment, based on the independent promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling that lasted from 1992 to 2001. ...
Specialized championship belts Professional Wrestling also has numerous specialty championship belts. The most well known ones are the now defunct WWE Hardcore Championship, the NWA World Television Championship and the ROH Pure Championship. TNA Wrestling dropped the cruiserweight title and went with the TNA X Division Championship, considering it an open weight title. These belts would be contested under different rules and stipulations to make the championship more unique. World Wrestling Entertainments Hardcore Championship was a championship defended under hardcore rules: No Disqualifications, meaning all weapons and interference are legal. ...
The NWA World Television Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance-sanctioned mid-card level title defended in Jim Crockett Promotions. ...
The Pure Championship is a title contested for in the North Americian independent professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. ...
The TNA X Division Championship belt (2007—) The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for by wrestlers in TNAs X Division. ...
The usual stipulations were Television Title Belts that were only defended for the first 10-15 minutes of the match, since television matches usually only had a 10 Minute Time Limit. The Smoky Mountain Beat The Champ TV Title was actually vacated if the Champion won 6 consecutive Title Defenses. Hardcore Championships are usually defended in some gimmick match. Many years ago, several promotions had "Brass Knuckles Championships" which were the Hardcore Championship's predecessors.
Designs Generally, wrestling has many more uniquely designed belts than boxing. The 4 major boxing governing bodies generally use the same belt design for all their champions, whereas wrestling companies use different styles for each Championship. The most notable exception is Japan's Pro Wrestling NOAH, who's belts follow one specific design. WWE became the first company to trademark the designs of their belt so they would have unique belts that could not be made for other promotions. Other designs, such as John Cena's "Spinner Belt" and Steve Austin's "Smoking Skull Belt" are substituted for the conventional belt to enhance that character. Where as WWE has had 11 different belts to represent their World Title, The National Wrestling Alliance has stayed with the same design for over 30 years, sans the period between 1986-1993 when the "Big Gold" belt was the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title Belt. Beltmakers such as Reggie Parks and Dave Millican often create belts that not only set the Championships apart from the others, but become huge collector items as well. Pro Wrestling NOAH is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000. ...
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Steven James Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18, 1964)[2] better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. ...
On August 21st, 2006 WWE introduced a "R-Rated Spinner Belt" for then-WWE Champion Edge. The belt is similar to John Cena's "Spinner Belt" except the WWE scratch logo had been replaced by Edge's "Rated-R Superstar" logo. The early reviews of the belt have not been that positive as both casual and devoted fans dislike the fact that the WWE Championship is now treated more like a customizable fashion accessory, rather than a revered championship trophy. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...
Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973), is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, under the ring name Edge, wrestling on its SmackDown! brand where he is the current World Heavyweight Champion. ...
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship. ...
References
External links - Championship belt makers
- Belt Discussion Forums
- SlamFans The Original Forum for Belt Collectors
- Flair For The Gold Another Forum for Belt Collectors
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