Undisputed champion recognised a different champion. The disputes were usually short-lived as a lucrative fight would be organised between the rival champions. The longest split was ten years, of the middleweight title, between Mickey Walker's move up to heavyweight in 1931 and NBA champion Tony Zale's defeat of NYSAC contender Georgie Abrams in 1941. An early use of "undisputed" appears in a "New York Times" preview of the 1941 fight. The growing popularity of boxing outside of the USA led to creation of various boxing organizations, each strengthening their influence (most notably BBBofC) and having their own champion. This resulted in a
Octuple champion prestigious and coveted lineal championship in five (5) different weight divisions: flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight, and welterweight. The following are the major world titles won by Pacquiao (arranged chronologically): Octuple champion In boxing, an Octuple Champion is a boxer who has won major world titles in eight (8) different weight classes. Manny Pacquiao is the only boxer to win twelve (12) major world titles in eight (8) different weight divisions. Pacquiao clinched the feat when he defeated Antonio Margarito via a unanimous decision to win the WBC super welterweight title on November 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium,