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Map of countries, number of beaten opponents in world heavyweight boxing championship fights reached by country citizen - undisputed champion (July 2, 1921-present), lineal champion (August 29, 1885–July 2, 1921), The Ring champion; as of December 2022. Note: secondary championships are not included
The World Boxing Council created a new division called bridgerweight for boxers weighing between 200 and 225 pounds. As of June 2022, no other major organization has recognized the division. The championship of the heavyweight division has been fractured or disputed at various times in its history.
Spinks, who had won the IBF heavyweight title the previous month against Larry Holmes, was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time. [21] 13 J. B. Williamson (def. Prince Mama Mohammed) 10 Dec 1985 – 30 Apr 1986 0 14 Dennis Andries
After beating Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson in an elimination fight, Patterson faced Light Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore on November 30, 1956, for the World Heavyweight Championship. He beat Moore by a knockout in five rounds and became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in history, at the age of 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 5 days. He ...
During Jersey Joe Walcott's over two decade long boxing career, he would fight for the heavyweight championship several times. In four close fights, he lost title shots to Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles (twice to each), before finally winning the undisputed heavyweight title in 1951, after scoring a knockout victory over Charles in a third match.
The heavyweight championship of the world was in turmoil: the King was gone, the two champions were getting mixed reviews and both needed a big fight or two. The history of the Heavyweight ...
Bruno scored 38 knockouts in 40 wins, giving him a 95% knockout-to-win ratio; his overall knockout percentage was 84.44%. Bruno was ranked among BoxRec 's 10 best heavyweights in the world twelve times, reaching his career-high ranking of world no. 3 at the conclusion of 1984. [ 3 ]
Mike Tyson vs. Marvis Frazier was a professional boxing match contested on July 26, 1986. [1] The fight took place at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York, USA. Tyson won the fight via knockout in the first round, attaining victory within thirty seconds. This would prove to be the fastest knockout victory of Tyson’s career.