051 12 2004-2005, 488(00488). 00:00.82 (14:43:54.35-14:43:55.17) 2005/08/03
LINEAR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS since 1885.
... shows top-10 ranking before and after fight.
(If fighter unrated because of the 12-month cut-off,
his "would have been" rating is displayed.)
205-168
1885 08 29 JOHN L SULLIVAN 8( 1, 1) W 6 DOM MCCAFFREY 7( )
178-212
1892 09 07 JAMES J CORBETT 13( 7, 5) KO 21 JOHN L SULLIVAN 14(10, )
184-158
1894 01 25 JAMES J CORBETT 14( 3, 2) KO 3 CHARLIE MITCHELL 17( )
167-184
1897 03 17 BOB FITZSIMMONS 20( 1, 1) KO 14 JAMES J CORBETT 16( 4, 5)
206-167
1899 06 09 JAMES J JEFFRIES 11( 2, 1) KO 11 BOB FITZSIMMONS 21( 2, 3)
215-183
1899 11 03 JAMES J JEFFRIES 12( 1, 1) Ws 25 TOM SHARKEY 14( 2, 2)
250-180
1900 04 06 JAMES J JEFFRIES 13( 1, 1) KO 1 JACK FINNEGAN 6( )
218-188
1900 05 11 JAMES J JEFFRIES 14( 1, 1) KO 23 JAMES J CORBETT 18( )
218-200
1901 11 15 JAMES J JEFFRIES 15( 1, 1) KO 5 GUS RUHLIN 21( 1, 4)
219-172
1902 07 25 JAMES J JEFFRIES 16( 1, 1) KO 8 BOB FITZSIMMONS 26( 1, 2)
220-190
1903 08 14 JAMES J JEFFRIES 17( 1, 1) KO 10 JAMES J CORBETT 20( )
219-186
1904 08 26 JAMES J JEFFRIES 18( 1, 1) KO 2 JACK MUNROE 4( )
190-171
1905 07 03 MARVIN HART 24( 3, 2) KO 12 JACK ROOT 22( 5, 4)
180-188
1906 02 23 TOMMY BURNS 16( ) Wu 20 MARVIN HART 25( 1, 3)
1906 10 02 TOMMY BURNS 17( 6) KO 15 FIREMAN JIM FLYNN 9( )
172-164
1906 11 28 TOMMY BURNS 18( 6, 5) D 20 PH JACK O'BRIEN 78( 1, 1)
180-167
1907 05 08 TOMMY BURNS 19( 5, 1) Wu 20 PH JACK O'BRIEN 79( 1, 7)
181-180
1907 07 04 TOMMY BURNS 20( 1, 1) KO 1 BILL SQUIRES 7( 4, 8)
177-204
1907 12 02 TOMMY BURNS 21( 1, 1) KO 10 GUNNER MOIR 4( )
1908 02 10 TOMMY BURNS 22( 1, 1) KO 4 JACK PALMER 12( )
1908 03 17 TOMMY BURNS 22( 1, 1) KO 1 JEM ROCHE 0( )
172-196
1908 04 18 TOMMY BURNS 23( 1, 1) KO 5 JEWEY SMITH 3( )
184-183
1908 06 13 TOMMY BURNS 24( 1, 1) KO 8 BILL SQUIRES 10( )
181-184
1908 08 24 TOMMY BURNS 25( 1, 1) KO 13 BILL SQUIRES 11( )
183-187
1908 09 02 TOMMY BURNS 26( 1, 1) KO 6 BILL LANG 5( )
192-168
1908 12 26 JACK JOHNSON 62( 4, 1) KO 14 TOMMY BURNS 27( 1, 4)
205-161
1909 05 19 JACK JOHNSON 63( 1, 2) D 6 PH JACK O'BRIEN 86( 7)
207-214
1909 06 30 JACK JOHNSON 64( 2, 3) W 6 TONY ROSS 15( )
209-191
1909 09 09 JACK JOHNSON 65( 3, 1) W 10 AL KAUFMAN 13( 1, 3)
206-170
1909 10 16 JACK JOHNSON 66( 1, 1) KO 12 STANLEY KETCHEL 9( 5, 5)
208-227
1910 07 04 JACK JOHNSON 67( 1, 1) KO 15 JAMES J JEFFRIES 19( 4, 6)
196-175
1912 07 04 JACK JOHNSON 68( 1, 1) WF 9 FIREMAN JIM FLYNN 32( 2, 4)
1913 12 19 JACK JOHNSON 69( 1, 2) D 10 BAT JIM JOHNSON 23( )
221-203
1914 06 27 JACK JOHNSON 70( 2, 2) Wu 20 FRANK MORAN 24( )
231-205
1915 04 05 JESS WILLARD 15( 8, 3) KO 26 JACK JOHNSON 71( 1, 5)
225-203
1916 03 25 JESS WILLARD 16( 2, 1) W 10 FRANK MORAN 28( 1, 2)
187-245
1919 07 04 JACK DEMPSEY 39( 1, 1) KO 3 JESS WILLARD 17( 5, 8)
185-187
1920 09 06 JACK DEMPSEY 40( 1, 1) KO 3 BILLY MISKE 54( )
188-197
1920 12 14 JACK DEMPSEY 41( 1, 1) KO 12 BILL BRENNAN 43( )
188-172
1921 07 02 JACK DEMPSEY 42( 1, 1) KO 4 GEO CARPENTIER 11( 4, 5)
1922 07 25 JACK DEMPSEY 42( 1, 1) Wu 4 JIMMY DARCYm 0( )
188-176
1923 07 04 JACK DEMPSEY 43( 1, 1) Wu 15 TOMMY GIBBONS 41( 4, 4)
193-217
1923 09 14 JACK DEMPSEY 44( 1, 1) KO 2 LUIS FIRPO 11( 3, 6)
190-190
1926 09 23 GENE TUNNEY 36( 1, 1) Wu 10 JACK DEMPSEY 45( 2, 2)
190-193
1927 09 22 GENE TUNNEY 37( 1, 1) Wu 10 JACK DEMPSEY 47( 2, 2)
192-204
1928 07 26 GENE TUNNEY 38( 1, 1) KO 11 TOM HEENEY 22( 4, 5)
188-197
1930 06 12 MAX SCHMELING 15( 5, 2) WF 4 JACK SHARKEY 35( 1, 1)
189-187
1931 07 03 MAX SCHMELING 16( 2, 1) KO 15 YOUNG STRIBLING 53( 1, 6)
205-188
1932 06 21 JACK SHARKEY 38( 2, 1) Ws 15 MAX SCHMELING 17( 1, 2)
261-201
1933 06 29 PRIMO CARNERA 48( 4, 2) KO 6 JACK SHARKEY 39( 2, 4)
260-229
1933 10 22 PRIMO CARNERA 49( 2, 2) Wu 15 PAULINO UZCUDUN 54( 5, 6)
270-184
1934 03 01 PRIMO CARNERA 50( 2, 2) Wu 15 TOMMY LOUGHRAN 63( )
210-263
1934 06 14 MAX BAER 28( 1, 1) KO 11 PRIMO CARNERA 51( 2, 2)
194-210
1935 06 13 JAMES J BRADDOCK 39(10, 4) Wu 15 MAX BAER 29( 1, 2)
197-197
1937 06 22 JOE LOUIS 27( 2, 1) KO 8 JAMES J BRADDOCK 40( 5, 5)
197-204
1937 08 30 JOE LOUIS 28( 1, 1) Ws 15 TOMMY FARR 23( 2, 2)
200-194
1938 02 23 JOE LOUIS 29( 1, 1) KO 3 NATHAN MANN 16( 6, )
203-196
1938 04 01 JOE LOUIS 30( 1, 1) KO 5 HARRY THOMAS 25( )
199-193
1938 06 22 JOE LOUIS 31( 1, 1) KO 1 MAX SCHMELING 29( 2, 2)
200-181
1939 01 25 JOE LOUIS 32( 1, 1) KO 1 JOHN HENRY LEWIS 57( 7, 6)
201-205
1939 04 17 JOE LOUIS 33( 1, 1) KO 1 JACK ROPER 69( )
201-234
1939 06 28 JOE LOUIS 34( 1, 1) KO 4 TONY GALENTO 74( 3, 3)
200-183
1939 09 20 JOE LOUIS 35( 1, 1) KO 11 BOB PASTOR 33( 8, 8)
203-202
1940 02 09 JOE LOUIS 36( 1, 1) Ws 15 ARTURO GODOY 33( )
202-188
1940 03 29 JOE LOUIS 37( 1, 1) KO 2 JOHNNY PAYCHEK 19( )
199-201
1940 06 20 JOE LOUIS 38( 1, 1) KO 8 ARTURO GODOY 34( )
202-181
1940 12 16 JOE LOUIS 39( 1, 1) KO 6 AL MCCOY 33( )
203-188
1941 01 31 JOE LOUIS 40( 1, 1) KO 5 RED BURMAN 30( 8, 7)
204-194
1941 02 17 JOE LOUIS 41( 1, 1) KO 2 GUS DORAZIO 26( )
202-255
1941 03 21 JOE LOUIS 42( 1, 1) KO 13 ABE SIMON 23( )
204-200
1941 04 08 JOE LOUIS 43( 1, 1) KO 9 TONY MUSTO 24( )
202-238
1941 05 23 JOE LOUIS 44( 1, 1) WDQ 7 BUDDY BAER 30( 4, 4)
200-174
1941 06 18 JOE LOUIS 45( 1, 1) KO 13 BILLY CONN 13( 2, 2)
202-203
1941 09 29 JOE LOUIS 46( 1, 1) KO 6 LOU NOVA 22( 3, 3)
207-250
1942 01 09 JOE LOUIS 47( 1, 1) KO 1 BUDDY BAER 31( 5, 5)
208-256
1942 03 27 JOE LOUIS 48( 1, 1) KO 6 ABE SIMON 27( )
207-187
1946 06 19 JOE LOUIS 49( 1, 1) KO 8 BILLY CONN 16( 5, 6)
211-199
1946 09 18 JOE LOUIS 50( 1, 1) KO 1 TAMI MAURIELLO 39( 2, 4)
212-195
1947 12 05 JOE LOUIS 51( 1, 1) Ws 15 JERSY JOE WALCOTT 34( 3, 5)
214-195
1948 06 25 JOE LOUIS 52( 1, 1) KO 11 JERSY JOE WALCOTT 35( 5, 5)
182-196
1949 06 22 EZZARD CHARLES 32( 1, 1) Wu 15 JERSY JOE WALCOTT 36( 2, 3)
180-182
1949 08 10 EZZARD CHARLES 33( 1, 1) KO 8 GUS LESNEVICH 28( 9, 9)
182-188
1949 10 14 EZZARD CHARLES 34( 1, 1) KO 8 PAT VALENTINO 33( 6, 6)
183-185
1950 08 15 EZZARD CHARLES 35( 1, 1) KO 14 FREDDIE BESHORE 18( )
185-218
1950 09 27 EZZARD CHARLES 36( 1, 1) Wu 15 JOE LOUIS 53( 1, 2)
185-179
1950 12 05 EZZARD CHARLES 37( 1, 1) KO 11 NICK BARONE 13( )
185-193
1951 01 12 EZZARD CHARLES 38( 1, 1) KO 10 LEE OMA 55( )
186-193
1951 03 07 EZZARD CHARLES 39( 1, 1) Wu 15 JERSY JOE WALCOTT 43( 4, 5)
182-182
1951 05 30 EZZARD CHARLES 40( 1, 1) Wu 15 JOEY MAXIM 71(10,10)
194-182
1951 07 18 JERSY JOE WALCOTT 44( 5, 2) KO 7 EZZARD CHARLES 41( 1, 2)
196-192
1952 06 05 JERSY JOE WALCOTT 45( 2, 1) Wu 15 EZZARD CHARLES 45( 1, 3)
184-196
1952 09 23 ROCKY MARCIANO 29( 1, 1) KO 13 JERSY JOE WALCOTT 46( 2, 2)
185-198
1953 05 15 ROCKY MARCIANO 30( 1, 1) KO 1 JERSY JOE WALCOTT 47( 2, 3)
185-185
1953 09 24 ROCKY MARCIANO 31( 1, 1) KO 11 ROLAND LASTARZA 34( )
188-186
1954 06 17 ROCKY MARCIANO 32( 1, 1) Wu 15 EZZARD CHARLES 59( 4, 4)
187-193
1954 09 17 ROCKY MARCIANO 33( 1, 1) KO 8 EZZARD CHARLES 60( 4, 4)
189-205
1955 05 16 ROCKY MARCIANO 34( 1, 1) KO 9 DON COCKELL 11( 5, 5)
188-188
1955 09 21 ROCKY MARCIANO 35( 1, 1) KO 9 ARCHIE MOORE 75( 2, 2)
182-188
1956 11 30 FLOYD PATTERSON 10( 3, 1) KO 5 ARCHIE MOORE 85( 1, 3)
184-193
1957 07 29 FLOYD PATTERSON 11( 1, 1) KO 10 TOMMY JACKSON 28( 2, 6)
187-202
1957 08 22 FLOYD PATTERSON 11( 1, 1) KO 6 PETE RADEMACHER 0( )
184-195
1958 08 18 FLOYD PATTERSON 12( 1, 1) KO 12 ROY HARRIS 10( )
183-206
1959 05 01 FLOYD PATTERSON 13( 1, 1) KO 11 BRIAN LONDON 14( )
196-182
1959 06 26 INGEMAR JOHANSSON 16( 2, 1) KO 3 FLOYD PATTERSON 14( 1, 5)
190-195
1960 06 20 FLOYD PATTERSON 15( 4, 2) KO 5 INGEMAR JOHANSSON 17( 2, 4)
195-207
1961 03 06 FLOYD PATTERSON 16( 2, 2) KO 6 INGEMAR JOHANSSON 18( 4, 5)
189-197
1961 12 04 FLOYD PATTERSON 17( 2, 2) KO 4 TOM MCNEELEY 11(10, )
214-189
1962 09 25 SONNY LISTON 31( 1, 1) KO 1 FLOYD PATTERSON 18( 2, 2)
215-195
1963 07 22 SONNY LISTON 32( 1, 1) KO 1 FLOYD PATTERSON 19( 3, 4)
211-218
1964 02 25 MUHAMMAD ALI 14( 2, 1) KO 7 SONNY LISTON 33( 1, 2)
206-215
1965 05 25 MUHAMMAD ALI 15( 1, 1) KO 1 SONNY LISTON 34( 1, 3)
210-197
1965 11 22 MUHAMMAD ALI 16( 1, 1) KO 12 FLOYD PATTERSON 25( 2, 3)
215-216
1966 03 29 MUHAMMAD ALI 17( 1, 1) Wu 15 GEORGE CHUVALO 31( )
202-188
1966 05 21 MUHAMMAD ALI 18( 1, 1) KO 6 HENRY COOPER 36( 9, 8)
210-202
1966 08 06 MUHAMMAD ALI 19( 1, 1) KO 3 BRIAN LONDON 36(10,10)
203-194
1966 09 10 MUHAMMAD ALI 20( 1, 1) KO 12 KARL MILDENBERGER 35( 7, 7)
213-211
1966 11 14 MUHAMMAD ALI 21( 1, 1) KO 3 CLVLND WILLIAMS 38( 5, 6)
212-213
1967 02 06 MUHAMMAD ALI 22( 1, 1) Wu 15 ERNIE TERRELL 29( 4, 4)
212-203
1967 03 22 MUHAMMAD ALI 23( 1, 1) KO 7 ZORA FOLLEY 52( 6, 7)
206-201
1970 02 16 JOE FRAZIER 19( 1, 1) KO 5 JIMMY ELLIS 11( 4, 4)
209-188
1970 11 18 JOE FRAZIER 20( 2, 2) KO 2 BOB FOSTER 21( )
206-215
1971 03 08 JOE FRAZIER 21( 2, 1) Wu 15 MUHAMMAD ALI 26( 1, 2)
216-195
1972 01 15 JOE FRAZIER 22( 1, 1) KO 4 TERRY DANIELS 12( )
218-218
1972 05 25 JOE FRAZIER 23( 1, 1) KO 5 RON STANDER 9( )
218-214
1973 01 22 GEORGE FOREMAN 24( 3, 1) KO 2 JOE FRAZIER 24( 1, 3)
220-197
1973 09 01 GEORGE FOREMAN 25( 1, 1) KO 1 JOSE ROMAN 15( )
225-213
1974 03 26 GEORGE FOREMAN 26( 1, 1) KO 2 KEN NORTON 21( 6, 6)
217-220
1974 10 30 MUHAMMAD ALI 41( 2, 1) KO 8 GEORGE FOREMAN 27( 1, 2)
224-225
1975 03 24 MUHAMMAD ALI 42( 1, 1) KO 15 CHUCK WEPNER 26( )
225-219
1975 05 16 MUHAMMAD ALI 43( 1, 1) KO 11 RON LYLE 27( 9, 9)
225-230
1975 06 30 MUHAMMAD ALI 44( 1, 1) Wu 15 JOE BUGNER 45( 5, 5)
225-215
1975 10 01 MUHAMMAD ALI 45( 1, 1) KO 14 JOE FRAZIER 29( 3, 2)
226-206
1976 02 20 MUHAMMAD ALI 46( 1, 1) KO 5 JEAN-P COOPMAN 9( )
230-211
1976 04 30 MUHAMMAD ALI 47( 1, 1) Wu 15 JIMMY YOUNG 15( 8, 8)
220-207
1976 05 24 MUHAMMAD ALI 48( 1, 1) KO 5 RICHARD DUNN 27( )
221-218
1976 09 28 MUHAMMAD ALI 49( 1, 1) Ws 15 KEN NORTON 28( 3, 3)
221-209
1977 05 16 MUHAMMAD ALI 50( 1, 1) Wu 15 ALF EVANGELISTA 12( )
225-221
1977 09 29 MUHAMMAD ALI 51( 1, 1) Wu 15 EARNIE SHAVERS 31( 5, 5)
197-225
1978 02 15 LEON SPINKS 6( ) Ws 15 MUHAMMAD ALI 52( 1, 3)
221-201
1978 09 15 MUHAMMAD ALI 53( 1, 1) Wu 15 LEON SPINKS 7( )
212-218
1980 10 02 LARRY HOLMES 24( 1, 1) KO 11 MUHAMMAD ALI 54( 2, 4)
215-216
1981 04 11 LARRY HOLMES 25( 1, 1) Wu 15 TREVOR BERBICK 12( )
212-200
1981 06 12 LARRY HOLMES 26( 1, 1) KO 3 LEON SPINKS 13( 6, 7)
213-216
1981 11 06 LARRY HOLMES 27( 1, 1) KO 11 RENALDO SNIPES 13( )
213-226
1982 06 11 LARRY HOLMES 28( 1, 1) KO 13 GERRY COONEY 15( 3, 3)
218-234
1982 11 26 LARRY HOLMES 29( 1, 1) Wu 15 TEX COBB 12( )
221-209
1983 03 27 LARRY HOLMES 30( 1, 1) Wu 12 LUCIEN RODRIGUEZ 28( )
213-220
1983 05 20 LARRY HOLMES 31( 1, 1) Ws 12 TIM WITHERSPOON 8( )
223-211
1983 09 10 LARRY HOLMES 32( 1, 1) KO 5 SCOTT FRANK 12( )
219-200
1983 11 25 LARRY HOLMES 33( 1, 1) KO 1 MARVIS FRAZIER 5( )
222-227
1984 11 09 LARRY HOLMES 34( 1, 1) KO 12 BONECRUSHER SMITH 6( )
224-233
1985 03 15 LARRY HOLMES 35( 1, 1) KO 10 DAVID BEY 4( 8,10)
222-215
1985 05 20 LARRY HOLMES 36( 1, 1) Wu 15 CARL WILLIAMS 8( )
200-222
1985 09 23 MICHAEL SPINKS 7( 5) Wu 15 LARRY HOLMES 37( 1, 1)
205-223
1986 04 19 MICHAEL SPINKS 8( 6, 4) Ws 15 LARRY HOLMES 38( 1, 2)
201-215
1986 09 06 MICHAEL SPINKS 9( 5, 4) KO 4 STEFAN TANGSTAD 11( )
209-238
1987 06 15 MICHAEL SPINKS 10( 2, 2) KO 5 GERRY COONEY 19( 2, 4)
218-212
1988 06 27 MIKE TYSON 21( 1, 1) KO 1 MICHAEL SPINKS 11( 2, 2)
218-228
1989 02 25 MIKE TYSON 22( 1, 1) KO 5 FRANK BRUNO 30( 3, 3)
219-218
1989 07 21 MIKE TYSON 23( 1, 1) KO 1 CARL WILLIAMS 16( 6, 6)
232-220
1990 02 10 BUSTER DOUGLAS 20( 9, 2) KO 10 MIKE TYSON 24( 1, 1)
208-246
1990 10 25 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 13( 3, 1) KO 3 BUSTER DOUGLAS 21( 2, 7)
208-257
1991 04 19 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 14( 2, 2) Wu 12 GEORGE FOREMAN 13( 4, 5)
210-215
1991 11 23 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 15( 2, 2) KO 7 BERT COOPER 14( )
210-233
1992 06 17 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 16( 2, 1) Wu 12 LARRY HOLMES 43( 9, 8)
235-205
1992 11 13 RIDDICK BOWE 13( 3, 1) Wu 12 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 17( 1, 2)
243-244
1993 02 06 RIDDICK BOWE 14( 1, 1) KO 1 MICHAEL DOKES 36( )
244-224
1993 05 22 RIDDICK BOWE 15( 1, 1) KO 2 JESSE FERGUSON 19( )
217-246
1993 11 06 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 19( 3, 2) Wm 12 RIDDICK BOWE 16( 2, 3)
214-214
1994 04 22 MICHAEL MOORER 12( 7, 6) Wm 12 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 20( 2, 3)
250-222
1994 11 05 GEORGE FOREMAN 18( 8, 3) KO 10 MICHAEL MOORER 13( 7, 9)
256-221
1995 04 22 GEORGE FOREMAN 19( 3, 3) Wm 12 AXEL SCHULZ 10( )
253-235
1996 11 03 GEORGE FOREMAN 20( 5, 6) Wu 12 CRAWFORD GRIMSLEY 2( )
253-230
1997 04 26 GEORGE FOREMAN 21( 5, 5) Ws 12 LOU SAVARESE 7( )
226-260
1997 11 22 SHANNON BRIGGS 9( ) Wm 12 GEORGE FOREMAN 22( 4, )
243-228
1998 03 28 LENNOX LEWIS 27( 2, 2) KO 5 SHANNON BRIGGS 10( )
243-214
1998 09 26 LENNOX LEWIS 28( 2, 2) Wu 12 ZELJKO MAVROVIC 18( )
245-215
1999 03 13 LENNOX LEWIS 29( 2, 2) D 12 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 27( 1, 1)
242-217
1999 11 13 LENNOX LEWIS 30( 2, 1) Wu 12 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 28( 1, 2)
247-250
2000 04 29 LENNOX LEWIS 31( 1, 1) KO 2 MICHAEL GRANT 16( 3, 4)
250-236
2000 07 15 LENNOX LEWIS 32( 1, 1) KO 2 FRANS BOTHA 13( )
249-245
2000 11 11 LENNOX LEWIS 33( 1, 1) Wu 12 DAVID TUA 20( 6, 6)
237-253
2001 04 21 HASIM RAHMAN 15( 4) KO 5 LENNOX LEWIS 34( 1, 1)
247-236
2001 11 17 LENNOX LEWIS 35( 1, 1) KO 4 HASIM RAHMAN 16( 4,10)
249-234
2002 06 08 LENNOX LEWIS 36( 1, 1) KO 8 MIKE TYSON 38( 2, 3)
257-248
2003 06 21 LENNOX LEWIS 37( 1, 1) KO 6 VITALI KLITSCHKO 21( 7, 9)
245-235
2004 04 24 VITALI KLITSCHKO 23( 1, 1) KO 8 CORRIE SANDERS 21( 4, 6)
250-270
2004 12 11 VITALI KLITSCHKO 24( 1, 1) KO 8 DANNY WILLIAMS 19( ) 
