History Hop Tags - Heavyweight

1870-05-10

Jem Mace & defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr & 17 minutes, & neither is struck by a punch

1873-09-23

Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title

1885-08-29

Boxing's 1st heavyweight title fight with 3-oz gloves & 3-minute rounds fought between John L Sullivan & Dominick McCaffrey

1888-12-22

Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain

1892-09-07

James Corbett KOs John Sullivan in 21 for heavyweight boxing title

1894-01-25

James J Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title

1897-03-17

Bob Fitzsimmons KOs James J Corbett in 14 for heavyweight boxing title

1899-06-09

james j jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1899-11-03

james j jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title

1900-04-06

james j jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1900-05-11

james j jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavyweight boxing title

1901-11-15

james j jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in San Francisco

1902-07-25

james j jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1903-08-14

james j jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1904-08-25

james j jeffries TKOs Jack Munroe in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1905-05-19

Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ

1905-07-03

Marvin Hart KOs Jack Hart in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1906-02-23

Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for heavyweight boxing title

1906-10-02

Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1907-05-08

Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title

1907-07-04

Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1907-12-02

Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1908-02-10

Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title

1908-03-17

Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds)

1908-03-17

Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1908-04-03

Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hrs

1908-04-18

Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1908-06-13

Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1908-08-24

Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

1908-09-02

Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

1908-12-26

Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title, becomes 1st black heavyweight champion

1909-10-16

Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1910-07-04

Jack Johnson KOs james j jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1912-07-04

Jack Johnson TKOs Jim Flynn in 9 for heavyweight boxing title

1913-11-28

Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andre Spaul in Paris

1913-12-09

Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris

1913-12-19

Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1914-06-27

Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title

1915-04-05

Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in 26 for heavyweight boxing title

1915-12-14

Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion

1916-03-25

Heavyweight Jess Willard & Franc Moran fight to no decision in NYC

1919-07-04

Jack Dempsey KOs Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship

1920-09-06

Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1st radio broadcast of a prizefight

1920-12-14

Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in NYC

1921-07-02

Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier)

1923-07-04

Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1923-09-14

Jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1923-10-04

Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision

1926-09-23

Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1927-09-22

Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1928-07-26

Gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1930-06-12

Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a foul in 4 for heavyweight boxing title

1931-07-03

Max Schmeling TKOs Young Stribling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1932-06-21

Heavyweight Jack Sharkey TKOs Max Schmeling (NYC)

1932-06-21

Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1933-06-29

Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

1933-10-22

Primo Carnera beats Paulin in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1934-03-01

Primo Carnera beats Tommy Loughran in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1935-06-13

James J Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1937-06-22

Joe Louis KOs James J Braddock in 18 for heavyweight boxing title

1937-08-30

Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1938-02-23

Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title

1938-04-01

Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1939-01-25

Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1939-04-17

Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1939-06-28

Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title

1939-09-20

Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1940-02-09

Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1940-03-29

Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title

1940-06-20

Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1940-12-16

Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago

1941-01-31

Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1941-02-17

Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1941-03-21

Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

1941-04-08

Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title

1941-05-23

Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1941-06-18

Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

1941-09-29

Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

1942-01-09

Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1942-03-27

Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (NYC)

1945-10-01

Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army

1946-06-09

Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1946-09-18

Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1947-06-25

Heavyweight Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello

1947-12-05

Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1948-06-25

Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1949-03-01

Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ

1949-08-10

Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1949-10-14

Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1949-12-05

Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title

1950-08-15

Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 for heavyweight boxing title

1950-09-27

Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1950-09-27

Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis in 15 in Yankee Stadium, Bronx NY.

1950-12-05

Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1951-01-12

Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1951-05-30

Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1951-07-18

Jersey Joe Walcott at 37 becomes oldest to win heavyweight champion

1952-01-09

Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title

1952-03-09

Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title

1952-09-23

Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

1953-05-15

Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in Chicago

1953-09-24

Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1954-06-17

Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1954-09-17

Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1955-05-16

Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Don Cockell in SF

1955-05-16

Rocky Marciano TKOs Don Cockell in 9 for heavyweight boxing title

1955-09-21

Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title

1955-09-21

Heavyweight champ Rocky Mariano KOs Archie Moore in round 9

1956-04-27

Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing

1956-11-30

Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1957-07-29

Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1957-08-22

Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

1958-08-18

Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

1959-05-01

Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1959-06-26

Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavyweight boxing title

1960-06-20

Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1960-09-05

Cassius Clay wins Olympic light heavyweight gold medal

1961-03-13

Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

1961-12-04

Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title

1962-09-25

Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for heavyweight title

1963-07-22

Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1964-02-25

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Sonny Liston in 7 for his first world heavyweight championship title

1965-03-05

Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1965-05-25

Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title rematch

1965-11-01

Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing

1965-11-22

Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1966-03-29

Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1966-05-21

Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

1966-06-28

Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title

1966-08-06

Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title

1966-09-10

Muhammad Ali TKOs Karl Mildenberger in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1966-11-14

Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title

1967-02-06

Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1967-03-22

Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1968-03-04

Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1968-06-24

Joe Frazier TKOs Manuel Ramos in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1968-09-14

Jimmy Ellis beats Floyd Patterson in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1968-10-26

George Foreman wins gold for USA at Mexico Olympic games (Heavyweight boxing)

1968-12-10

Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1969-04-22

Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1969-06-23

Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1970-02-16

Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1970-11-18

Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1971-01-05

US heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found

1971-03-08

Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in 15, retains heavyweight boxing title at Madison Sq Garden

1972-01-15

Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Terry Daniels

1972-05-25

Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander

1972-05-26

Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1973-01-22

George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1973-08-31

1st heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman)

1973-09-01

George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1974-03-26

George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title in Caracas, Venezuela

1975-03-24

Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1975-05-16

Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1975-06-30

Heavyweight Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner in Malaysia

1975-07-01

Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1975-10-01

Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title in "The Thrilla in Manila"

1976-02-20

Muhammad Ali KOs Jan Pierre Coopman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1976-04-30

Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1976-05-24

Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title in Munich

1976-09-28

Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1977-05-16

Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1977-09-29

Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship

1977-09-29

Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1978-02-15

Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1978-06-09

Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1978-09-15

Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1978-11-10

Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1979-03-23

Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1979-06-22

Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1979-06-27

Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final (it isn't)

1979-09-28

Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shavers in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1979-10-20

John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1980-02-03

Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

1980-03-31

Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1980-03-31

Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1980-07-07

Larry Holmes TKOs Scott LeDoux in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1980-10-02

Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1980-10-25

Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

1981-04-11

Larry Holmes beats Trevor Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1981-06-12

Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title

1981-10-03

Mike Weaver beats Quick Tillis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1981-11-06

Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1982-06-11

Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

1982-12-10

Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas

1983-03-27

Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1983-05-20

Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1983-09-10

Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1983-09-23

Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1983-09-23

Heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in Ohio

1983-11-25

Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1984-03-09

Tim Witherspoon beats Greg Page in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1984-03-10

Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page

1984-08-31

Pinklon Thomas beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1984-11-09

Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1984-12-01

Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title

1985-03-15

Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1985-04-29

Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1985-05-20

Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1985-06-15

Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1985-09-21

Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 to become Heavyweight Boxing Champion

1986-01-17

Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1986-02-09

Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title

1986-03-22

HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament

1986-03-22

Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1986-03-23

Heavyweight Trevor Berbick KOs Pinklon Thomas

1986-04-19

Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1986-07-19

Tim Witherspoon KOs Frank Bruno in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1986-09-06

Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title

1986-11-22

Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title

1987-03-07

Mike Tyson beats Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1987-05-30

Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for heavyweight boxing title

1987-05-30

Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1987-06-15

Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1987-08-01

Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1987-10-16

Mike Tyson TKOs Tyrell Biggs in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1988-01-22

Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title

1988-03-20

Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1989-02-25

Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1989-07-21

Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title

1990-02-11

James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 to win heavyweight boxing crown

1990-10-25

Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title

1991-04-19

Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1991-06-03

Thomas Hearns captures WBA light-heavyweight title

1991-11-23

Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1992-06-19

Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1992-10-12

Brett "Hitman" Hart beats Ric Flair for WWF Heavyweight title

1992-11-13

Riddick Bowe beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1993-02-06

Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

1993-05-08

Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1993-05-22

Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1993-10-01

Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1993-11-06

Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1994-04-22

Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1994-05-06

Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1994-09-25

Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

1995-04-08

Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1995-04-22

George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in Las Vegas

1995-08-19

Bruce Seldon TKOs Joe Hipp in 10 for heavyweight boxing title

1995-09-02

Frank Bruno beats Oliver McCall in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1996-03-16

Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title

1996-06-22

Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavyweight boxing title

2002-06-21

Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson

2011-04-23

Zach Daniels defeated Rick Michaels to become the new TNT Heavyweight Champion.

2012-12-22

Tomasz Adamek outpoints Steve Cunningham in a split decision in the IBF heavyweight title eliminator at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

2013-03-09

Bernard Hopkins defeats Tavoris Cloud to win IBF Light Heavyweight title

2013-10-05

Wladimir Klitschko defeats Alexander Povetkin to retain his WBA Heavyweight Championship

2016-04-10

Ruthless Joshua claims IBF world heavyweight crown

2016-12-11

Anthony Joshua KOs Eric Molina in third round to retain IBF heavyweight title

1853-03-20

George Godfrey, Chelsea Mass, heavyweight boxer (Old Chocolate)

1858-10-15

John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ (1882-92)

1861-07-03

Peter Jackson, heavyweight boxer (hall of famer)

1866-09-01

James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer (1892-97)

1875-04-15

James J. Jeffries, Carroll Ohio, American heavyweight boxer

1876-05-26

Jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion

1878-03-31

Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)

1880-11-03

Edmond Barrett, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-bronze-1908)

1881-06-17

Tommy Burns, World's Heavyweight Championship Between Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson

1895-06-24

Jack Dempsey, "Manassa Mauler", heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26)

1898-05-25

Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30)

1903-02-20

Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer

1903-10-01

"Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light-heavyweight box champ (1932-34)

1904-09-06

Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light heavyweight boxing champ (1930-34)

1905-09-28

Max Schmeling, Klein Luckow, Province of Pomerania, German world heavyweight boxing champ (1930-32)

1908-03-10

Kristjan Palusalu, Estonia, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1936)

1908-04-21

Louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)

1909-02-11

Max Baer, Omaha, Nebraska, American heavyweight boxing champ (1934-35)

1912-06-03

Ivan Rasputin, Requiem for a Heavyweight

1913-12-13

Archie Moore, Benoit, Mississippi, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60), (d. 1998)

1914-01-31

Jersey Joe Walcott, Merchantville New Jersey, heavyweight boxing champ (1951-52)

1914-05-13

Joe Louis, Lafayette Alabama, world heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49)

1914-08-29

John Condon, Heavyweight Elimination Fight: Jerry Quarry vs. Ken Norton

1915-02-22

Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight boxing champ (1947 fight of year)

1915-02-22

Gus Lesnevich, Requiem for a Heavyweight

1917-10-08

Billy Conn, World's Heavyweight Championship: Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn

1919-12-06

Jimmy Bivins [James], Cleveland, Ohio, Hall of Fame heavyweight boxer, (d. 2012)

1921-07-07

Ezzard Charles, Lawrenceville Georgia, world heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51)

1923-09-01

Rocky Marciano, Brockton, Massachusetts, heavyweight champion boxer (1952-56), (d. 1969)

1924-05-30

Norbert Schemansky, USA, middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1952)

1924-10-01

Bob Geigel, WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship

1924-10-08

Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)

1927-07-22

George Hunter, South Africa, light heavyweight boxer (Oly-gold-1948)

1928-09-06

Rudolph Plukfelder, USSR, light heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964)

1932-03-10

Anatoliy Roschin, USSR, super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1972)

1932-05-08

Sonny Liston, Sand Slough Arkansas, American heavyweight boxer

1932-09-22

Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ (1952)

1932-10-17

Paul Anderson, US, light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic-gold-1956)

1932-9-22

Ingemar Johansson, World's Heavyweight Championship Fight: Floyd Patterson Heavyweight Champion of the World versus Ingemar Johansson Heavyweight Champion of Europe

1933-10-19

Wilfried Dietrich, German FR, super-heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1960)

1934-06-26

John V Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion/(Rep/Sen-D-California)

1934-9-29

Rory Calhoun, Requiem for a Heavyweight

1935-01-04

Floyd Patterson, Waco North Carolina, heavyweight champ (1956-59, 1960-62) (Oly-gold-1952)

1935-01-04

Floyd Patterson, World's Heavyweight Championship Fight: Floyd Patterson Heavyweight Champion of the World versus Ingemar Johansson Heavyweight Champion of Europe

1935-03-25

Alex Miteff, Requiem for a Heavyweight

1937-09-16

Aleksandr Medved, USSR, super heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964 68, 72)

1940-02-24

Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ (1968-70)

1942-01-17

Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay], Louisville Kentucky, heavyweight boxing champion (1964-7 74-8)

1945-08-09

Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing champ/TV panelist (Gong Show)

1949-01-10

George Foreman, Marshall Texas, American World Heavyweight boxing champ (1973-74, 95)

1949-11-03

Larry Holmes, Cuthbert Georgia, heavyweight boxing champ (1978-85)

1950-06-27

Benjamin Peterson, US, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1972)

1950-07-06

Sultan Rakhmanov, Super heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1980)

1951-06-13

Mike Weaver, Gatesville Texas, WBA World Heavyweight Champion

1952-03-29

Teofilo Stevenson, Cuba, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1972, 76, 80), (d. 2012)

1953-01-03

Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)

1953-07-11

Leon Spinks, St. Louis Missouri, heavyweight boxing champ (1978, Olympic-gold-1976)

1953-08-11

Hulk Hogan, [Terry Bollea], Augusta Ga, WWF heavyweight champion (1984-89)

1955-01-29

John Tate, US, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968)

1956-08-24

Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer (US Olympics team 1980)

1960-08-27

Damon Keeve, SF California, heavyweight (209+ lbs) judoka (Olympics-92, 96)

1961-05-09

Rene Capo, Pinal del Rio Cuba, half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics-96)

1965-09-02

Lennox Lewis, London England, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1988, WBC boxing champ)

1965-12-14

Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford Ct, super heavyweight boxer (Olympics-96)

1966-01-07

Corrie Sanders, Pretoria, South Africa, boxer, (WBO heavyweight champion, 2003), (d. 2012)

1966-06-30

"Iron" Mike Tyson, NY, youngest heavyweight boxing champ (1986-90)

1967-03-13

Colleen Rosensteel, S Greensburg PA, heavyweight judoka (Olympics-96)

1967-11-12

Michael Moorer, Brooklyn New York, boxing heavyweight champ (defeated Holyfield-1994)

1968-05-28

Sandra Bacher, Long Island NY, half-heavyweight judoka (Oly-92, 96)

1968-11-21

Antonio Tarver, Orlando Fla, light heavyweight boxer (Olympics-br-96)

1970-03-06

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, UFC 18: Road to the Heavyweight Title

1972-08-18

Nate Jones, Chicago Ill, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-96)

1973-12-28

Garth John Da Silva, Auckland NZ, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-96)

1976-07-30

Julio Gonzalez, Baja California, Mexico, light heavyweight boxer (WBO Champion 2003-2004), (d. 2012)

1980-09-06

Samuel Peter, Nigerian heavyweight boxer

1916-10-09

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (21) weds Maxine Gates in Farmington, Utah

1925-02-07

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (29) weds actress Estelle Taylor (30)

1933-07-18

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (38) weds broadway singer Hannah Williams (22)

1950-12-31

Heavyweight boxing champ Rocky Marciano (27) weds Barbara Cousins in Brockton

1957-09-03

World Heavyweight champion Sonny Liston (25) weds Geraldine Clark in St. Louis, Missouri

1964-08-14

World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali (22) weds cocktail waitress Sonja Roi

1988-02-07

Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens

1996-05-18

Heavyweight boxer Tommy Morrison (27) weds Dawn Freeman

1996-10-04

Former undisputed boxing heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield (34) weds Janice Itson (34) at Glynn Wedding Chapel in nearby Fayetteville

2005-07-15

Heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis (39) weds former Miss Jamaica runner-up Violet Chang at William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church in Falmouth, Jamaica

2006-03-14

OVW Heavyweight wrestling champion Matt Cappotelli (26) weds Lindsay Seeders at Makena Cove Beach in Maui

2006-05-06

Former WWF Women's Champion Sable (38) weds IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar (28) in Medina, Minnesota

1919-04-02

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (23) divorces Maxine Gates after 2 years of marriage

1943-07-07

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (48) divorces broadway singer Hannah Williams (32) after 10 years of marriage

1918-02-02

John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59

1933-02-18

James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies

1946-06-10

Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight champion, dies in car accident

1953-03-03

James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer, dies at 77

1955-05-10

Tommy Burns, World's Heavyweight Championship Between Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson

1959-11-21

Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49

1966-08-08

Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63

1968-12-15

Jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86

1969-08-31

Rocky Marciano, former heavyweight champ, dies in a plane crash at 45

1970-12-30

Sonny Liston, World heavyweight boxing champion (1962-64), dies at 38

1974-11-29

James J. Braddock, American heavyweight boxer (b. 1905)

1975-05-27

Ezzard Charles, heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies of ALS at 53

1978-11-07

Gene Tunney, former heavyweight boxing champ (1926-28), dies at 80

1978-11-17

James J "Gene" Tunney, heavyweight boxing champ (1926-8), dies at 80

1981-04-12

Joe Louis, [Brown bomber], US heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49), dies of cardiac arrest at 66

1983-05-31

Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86

1984-10-24

Sascha Laurence, Requiem for a Heavyweight

1988-02-15

Rory Calhoun, Requiem for a Heavyweight

1989-04-12

Sugar Ray Robinson, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer

1989-10-13

John Condon, Heavyweight Elimination Fight: Jerry Quarry vs. Ken Norton

1993-05-28

Billy Conn, World's Heavyweight Championship: Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn

1995-09-06

Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer, dies at 52

2005-02-02

Max Schmeling, German boxer (1930-32 World Heavyweight Champion), dies at 99

2006-05-11

Floyd Patterson, World's Heavyweight Championship Fight: Floyd Patterson Heavyweight Champion of the World versus Ingemar Johansson Heavyweight Champion of Europe

2009-01-30

Ingemar Johansson, Swedish heavyweight professional boxing champion of the world (b. 1932)

2009-01-30

Ingemar Johansson, World's Heavyweight Championship Fight: Floyd Patterson Heavyweight Champion of the World versus Ingemar Johansson Heavyweight Champion of Europe

2011-11-07

Joe Frazier, Olympic Heavyweight Boxer, dies of liver cancer at 67

2012-03-10

Julio Gonzalez, Mexican light heavyweight boxer, dies from a hit and run at 35

2012-06-11

Teofilo Stevenson, Cuban Heavyweight boxer, dies from a heart attack at 60

2013-09-01

Tommy Morrison, American heavyweight boxing champion and actor, dies from multiple organ failure at 44

2013-09-18

Ken Norton, American heavyweight boxer, dies at 70

2014-10-30

Bob Geigel, WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship

2015-11-15

Hall of Fame pro wrestler Nick Bockwinkel, a four-time AWA heavyweight champ, dead at 80

2015-11-16

Hall of Fame pro wrestler Nick Bockwinkel, a four-time AWA heavyweight champ, dead at 80

2016-06-04

Legendary Heavyweight Boxer Muhammad Ali Dies Aged 74

2016-11-10

Former British heavyweight champion Jack Bodell dies aged 76