Heavyweight Boxing Champions
Every world heavyweight champion since John L. Sullivan in 1885 — the lineal title, then the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO belts side by side as they split and reunify.
Events 154 totals
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Aug
29
1885
John L. Sullivan · World
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Sep
7
1892
James J. Corbett · World
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Mar
17
1897
Bob Fitzsimmons · World
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Jun
9
1899
James J. Jeffries · World
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Jul
3
1905
Marvin Hart · World
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Feb
23
1906
Tommy Burns · World
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Dec
26
1908
Jack Johnson · World
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Apr
5
1915
Jess Willard · NYSAC
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Apr
5
1915
Jack Johnson · NYSAC
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Nov
14
1917
Jess Willard · World
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Jul
4
1919
Jack Dempsey · World
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Mar
25
1920
Jack Dempsey · NYSAC
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Jul
2
1921
Jack Dempsey · NBA, and NYSAC
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Sep
23
1926
Gene Tunney · NBA, and NYSAC
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Jun
12
1930
Max Schmeling · NBA, and NYSAC
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Jan
7
1931
Max Schmeling · NBA, and IBU
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Jun
21
1932
Jack Sharkey · NBA, NYSAC, and IBU
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Jun
29
1933
Primo Carnera · NBA, NYSAC, and IBU
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Jun
14
1934
Max Baer · NBA, NYSAC, and IBU
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Jun
13
1935
James J. Braddock · NBA, NYSAC, and IBU
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Jun
22
1937
Joe Louis · NBA, NYSAC, and IBU
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Jun
22
1949
Ezzard Charles · NBA
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Sep
27
1950
Ezzard Charles · NBA, and NYSAC
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Jun
16
1951
Ezzard Charles · NBA, NYSAC, and IBU
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Jul
18
1951
Jersey Joe Walcott · NBA and NYSAC
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