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List Of Heavyweight ChampionsThe following is a chronological List of Heavyweight Boxing Champions: - The last bare-knuckle world champion was John L. Sullivan (the Boston Strong Boy). The first World Heavyweight Championship Bout under the "Marquees of Queensberry Rules" was between Sullivan and James Corbett.
1892-1897: James J. Corbett (Gentleman) 1897-1899: Bob Fitzsimmons (Ruby Robert) 1899-1905: James J. Jeffries (The Boilermaker) - Jeffries retired as Champion in 1905. A bout between top contenders Marvin Hart and Tony Root was done for the Title.
1905-1906: Marvin Hart (The Fighting Kentuckian) 1906-1908: Tommy Burns (The Little Giant of Hannover) 1908-1915: Jack Johnson (The Galveston Giant) 1915-1919: Jess Willard (The Pottawatomie Giant) 1919-1926: Jack Dempsey (The Manassa Mauler) 1926-1928: Gene Tunney (The Fighting Marine) - Tunney vacated the Title. There was an bout between top contenders Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey. Schmeling won the Title by disqualification after a low blow from Sharkey.
1930-1932: Max Schmeling (Black Uhlan from the Rhine) 1932-1933: Jack Sharkey (The Boston Gob) 1933-1934: Primo Carnera (The Ambling Alp) 1934-1935: Max Baer (The Livermore Larruper) 1935-1937: James J. Braddock (The Cinderella Man) 1937-1949: Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber) - Joe Louis retired in 1949 after nearly 12 years with the Title. The vacant Title was given to Ezzard Charles after winning it in a bout against Jersey Joe Walcott.
1949-1951: Ezzard Charles (The Cincinnatti Cobra) 1951-1952: "Jersey" Joe Walcott 1952-1956: Rocky Marciano (The Brockton Blockbuster) - Marciano retired in 1956 after six Title defenses. There was an eliminator Title Bout between Floyd Patterson and Archie Moore. Patterson was the winner.
1956-1959: Floyd Patterson 1959-1960: Ingemar Johansson (Hammer of Thor) 1960-1962: Floyd Patterson - Patterson becomes the first person to regain the Title.
1962-1964: Sonny Liston (The Giant Bear) 1964-1967: Cassius Clay (The Louisville Lip) - Cassius Clay changed his name to "Muhammad Ali" after winning the Title.
- Muhammad Ali was stripped off the Title in 1967 for a refusal of going to war. There was no universally recognized champion until 1970, when Joe Frazier won a bout against Jimmy Ellis.
1970-1973: Joe Frazier (Smokin Joe) 1973-1974: George Foreman (Big George) 1974-1978: Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) 1978-1978: Leon Spinks (Neon Leon) 1978-1979: Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) - First person to be Three-Times World Champion was Muhammad Ali. After winning the Title for a third time Ali retired.
1979-1985: Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) 1985-1988: Michael Spinks (Jinx) 1988-1990: Mike Tyson (Iron Mike) 1990-1990: James "Buster" Douglas 1990-1992: Evander Holyfield (The Real Deal) 1992-1993: Riddick Bowe (Big Daddy) 1993-1994: Evander Holyfield (The Real Deal) 1994-1994: Michael Moorer (Double M) 1994-1997: George Foreman (Big George) - In 1995, George Foreman was stripped from the Title for refusing to fight a rematch against the Top Contender Axel Schulz. From 1996 to 1999 there were many Title Claimants and "Beltholders", including Mike Tyson, Bruce Seldon, Oliver McCall, Frans Botha, etc. In 1999, a fight between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis for the Undisputed World Championship was promoted. The winner was Lewis, that became the first widely recognized champ since Foreman in 1995.
1999-2001: Lennox Lewis (The Lion) Apr-Nov 2001: Hasim Rahman (The Rock) 2001-2004: Lennox Lewis (The Lion) - Lewis retires and vacates the Title in 2004. There is an bout for the vacant Title between Vitali Klitschko and Corrie Sanders. The bout is won by Klitschko.
2004-...: Vitali Klitschko (Ironfist)
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