The groups that historically had recognized several boxers as champions included the New York State Athletic Commission, the National Boxing Association of the United States, the European Boxing Union and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC); but for the most part, these groups lacked the all-encompassing 'international' status they claimed.
De kommissioner som historiskt sett hade erkänt boxare som mästare, inkluderande New York State Athletic Commission, National Boxing Association i USA, Europeiska Boxningsunionen och den brittiska Boxing Board of Control, hade allt som oftast saknat den allomfattande "internationella status" de försökte hävda.