How often does a Boxing champion have to defend his title?

Answer 1

Until he loses it or retires.

Answer 2

There's really no limit to the number of times a champion can defend his title. In the old days, boxing champions defend their title as often as every 2-3 months. Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake La Motta once fought 2 weeks after their most recently concluded bout. It all depends on the promoters. It was quite easy before, but now, boxing promotions have become a very complex business that most champions defend their title only twice a year.

Answer 3

It is not imperative for a boxer to defend his title 4 times every year. In fact, there has been no champion doing that for the past decades or so. A champion is required to defend his title to a mandatory opponent. If an alphabet title orders a defense between the champion and the closest contender, a defense of the title is to be made.

Answer 4

Blogbaba sends a thumbs up to jazbac, great answer, and another to Ric, good to read another of your questions, insightful and deep as always. It would be pretty hard to argue with a 61-0 undefeated record by a champion who's reign spanned 12 years. When you take into account the political significance of the 2nd Schmeling fight, and Joe's military service it is easy to understand why Louis is mentioned with Ali and Johnson as the greatest heavyweight of all time. Both Jonhson and Ali impacted politically outside the ring as well to certain degrees but Louis was universally loved across the board and was big enough to actually defeat racisim, a victory neither Ali or Johnson can claim. I don't know if any other man in history outside of religious figures ever did that. Joe Louis is still beloved by nearly everyone who knew or even knew of him. The only real deciding factor from a boxing standpoint is the level of competition that three boxers faced during their careers. Ali can than thank Joe Frazier, George Forman, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Kenny Norton and Archie Moore for the esteem boxing experts attribute to him as much as his own skills. Joe never faced that type of competition, nor did Jack Johnson and it is that factor more than anything else that give Ali a slight edge over Louis or Johnson. Joe is universally recognised in Detroit, with both a monument and an arena named after him. I looked at the marble statue of Joe at Ceasers the last time I was in Vegas, and got all choked up. He was a great man, and a great champion. The argument as to who was the "best" heavyweight of them all will never end, and it shouldn't, it gives old men sitting by the fire (or in this case the computer) something to argue about.

Answer 5

As far as I know there is no limits. I think champions should at least have a match signed to defend after 90 days of winning a belt, and keep defending it every 3-6 months after that, with 6 months being the limit to get a match on their resume.

Answer 6

I think there is a rule in boxing that the boxer can fight again after 90 days, that is if he doesn't suffer a devastating KO or is in a very bad condition after his last fight. So he can defend his crown four times in 1 year.

Answer 7

A bout every 9 months. Recovery and preparation for the next fight. UNless you've snorted all your pay in cocaine then you fight more often.

Answer 8

My guess is that if he fails to fight within 6 months he'll be stripped of his title!!!