There are three, American Pitbull terrier, American staffordshire terrier, and the staffordshire bull terrier.
There is no "pitbull" as a real breed, it would technically include all three. But the media sees a pitbull as any muscular round headed dog. They would think a dojo aregentino is a pitbull, or an american bulldog is a pitbull. When they are not. I'm sure most of you couldn't pick the real APBT out of the find the pitbull test online. Because most people don't even know what a real APBT looks like.
Back when, the APBT was the original pitty. It was recognized by the UKC. Then the AKC came alone, and didn't want the fighting being recognized with their prestigious club, so they changed the name from APBT to American Staffordshire terrier. They were the same exact thing back then. Now they are two separate breeds that look pretty different.
The AKC is a bunch of bull crap, all they worry about is how the dog looks according to some standard written down on a piece of paper. The UKC worries about looks and whether or not the dog can actually do the job they were bred to do.
Both registries in my opinion are pointless. A dog can have a debilitating genetic disease and still be able to win best in show. They don't care about the health, just the looks.
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