Listed below, in chronological order, are the Heavyweight Boxing Champions of the World until the 1990's with pictures of those with links
| Title Holder | Reign | Won by |
|---|---|---|
1882-92 |
James J. Corbett | |
1892-97 |
Bob Fitzsimmons | |
1897-99 |
James J. Jeffries | |
1899-1905 |
Resigned title | |
1905-06 |
Tommy Burns | |
1906-08 |
Jack Johnson | |
1908-15 |
Jess Willard | |
1915-19 |
Jack Dempsey | |
1919-26 |
Gene Tunney | |
1926-28 |
Retired undefeated | |
1930-32 |
Jack Sharkey | |
1932-33 |
Primo Carnera | |
1933-34 |
Max Baer | |
1934-35 |
James J. Braddock | |
1935-37 |
Joe Louis | |
1937-49 |
Resigned title | |
1949-51 |
Joe Walcott | |
1951-52 |
Rocky Marciano | |
1952-56 |
Retired undefeated | |
1956-59 |
Ingemar Johansson | |
1959-60 |
Floyd Patterson | |
1960-62 |
Sonny Liston | |
1962-64 |
Cassius Clay | |
1964-67 |
Title withdrawn by WBA | |
Terrell, Ernie (WBA) |
1965-67 |
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) |
Ellis, Jimmy (WBA) |
1968-70 |
Joe Frazier |
1970-73 |
George Foreman | |
1973-74 |
Muhammad Ali | |
1974-78 |
Leon Spinks | |
Spinks, Leon |
1978 |
Muhammad Ali |
|
Norton, Ken (WBC) |
1978 | Larry Holmes |
Holmes, Larry (WBC) |
1978-83 |
Resigned title |
1978-79 |
Resigned title | |
Tate, John (WBA) |
1979-80 |
Mike Weaver |
Weaver, Mike (WBA) |
1980-82 |
Michael Dokes |
Dokes, Michael (WBA) |
1982-83 |
Gerrie Coetzee |
Coetzee, Gerrie (WBA) |
1983-84 |
Greg Page |
Holmes, Larry |
1983-85 |
Michael Spinks |
Witherspoon, Tim (WBC) |
1984 |
Pinklon Thomas |
|
Page, Greg (WBA) |
1984-85 |
Tony Tubbs |
|
Thomas, Pinklon (WBC) |
1984-86 |
Trevor Berbick |
|
Tubbs, Tony |
1985-86 |
Tim Witherspoon |
Witherspoon, Tim (WBA) |
1986 |
James Smith |
|
Smith, James (WBA) |
1986 | Mike Tyson |
Spinks, Michael |
1985-87 |
Title withdrawn by IBF |
Tucker, Tony (IBF) |
1987 |
Mike Tyson |
|
Berbick, Trevor (WBC) |
1986 | Mike Tyson |
Tyson, Mike (WBA, WBC, IBF) |
1987-90 |
James (Buster) Douglas |
Douglas, James (Buster) (WBA, WBC, IBF) |
1990 |
Evander Holyfield |
Holyfield, Evander (WBA, WBC, IBF) |
1990-92 |
Riddick Bowe |
Bowe, Riddick (WBA, IBF) |
1992-93 |
Evander Holyfield |
Lewis, Lennox (WBC) |
1992-94 | Oliver McCall |
Holyfield, Evander |
1993-94 |
Michael Moorer |
Michael Moorer (WBA, IBF) |
1994 |
George Forman |
|
McCall, Oliver (WBC) |
1994-95 |
Frank Bruno |
|
Tucker, Tony |
1995 | Bruce Seldon |
George Forman |
1994- |
|
Bruno, Frank (WBC) |
1995- |
|
Seldon, Bruce (WBA) |
1995- |
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