Heavyweight • The Ring

Current champion: Oleksandr Usyk (0 title defenses)

Scheduled bout: Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois

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  1. 15 Feb 1922

    Jack Dempsey becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  2. 4 Jul 1923

    Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbons via points decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  3. 14 Sep 1923

    Jack Dempsey beats Luis Angel Firpo via knockout 2/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  4. 23 Sep 1926

    Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey via unanimous decision 10/10

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Gene Tunney becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  5. 22 Sep 1927

    Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey via unanimous decision 10/10

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  6. 26 Jul 1928

    Gene Tunney beats Tom Heeney via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  7. 31 Jul 1928

    Gene Tunney's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  8. 12 Jun 1930

    Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey via disqualification 4/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Max Schmeling becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  9. 3 Jul 1931

    Max Schmeling beats Young Stribling via knockout 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  10. 21 Jun 1932

    Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling via split decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Jack Sharkey becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  11. 29 Jun 1933

    Primo Carnera beats Jack Sharkey via knockout 6/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Primo Carnera becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  12. 22 Oct 1933

    Primo Carnera beats Paulino Uzcudun via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  13. 1 Mar 1934

    Primo Carnera beats Tommy Loughran via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  14. 14 Jun 1934

    Max Baer beats Primo Carnera via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Max Baer becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  15. 13 Jun 1935

    Jim Braddock beats Max Baer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Jim Braddock becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  16. 22 Jun 1937

    Joe Louis beats Jim Braddock via knockout 8/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Joe Louis becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  17. 30 Aug 1937

    Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  18. 23 Feb 1938

    Joe Louis beats Nathan Mann via knockout 3/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  19. 1 Apr 1938

    Joe Louis beats Harry Thomas via knockout 5/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  20. 22 Jun 1938

    Joe Louis beats Max Schmeling via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  21. 25 Jan 1939

    Joe Louis beats John Henry Lewis via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  22. 17 Apr 1939

    Joe Louis beats Jack Roper via knockout 1/10

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  23. 28 Jun 1939

    Joe Louis beats Tony Galento via knockout 4/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  24. 20 Sep 1939

    Joe Louis beats Bob Pastor via knockout 11/20

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  25. 9 Feb 1940

    Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy via split decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  26. 29 Mar 1940

    Joe Louis beats Johnny Paychek via knockout 2/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  27. 20 Jun 1940

    Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy via knockout 8/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  28. 16 Dec 1940

    Joe Louis beats Al McCoy via corner retirement 5/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  29. 31 Jan 1941

    Joe Louis beats Red Burman via knockout 5/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  30. 17 Feb 1941

    Joe Louis beats Gus Dorazio via knockout 2/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  31. 21 Mar 1941

    Joe Louis beats Abe Simon via knockout 13/20

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  32. 8 Apr 1941

    Joe Louis beats Tony Musto via knockout 9/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  33. 23 May 1941

    Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer via disqualification 7/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  34. 18 Jun 1941

    Joe Louis beats Billy Conn via knockout 13/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  35. 29 Sep 1941

    Joe Louis beats Lou Nova via knockout 6/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  36. 9 Jan 1942

    Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  37. 27 Mar 1942

    Joe Louis beats Abe Simon via knockout 6/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  38. 14 Nov 1944

    Joe Louis beats Johnny Davis via knockout 1/4

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  39. 19 Jun 1946

    Joe Louis beats Billy Conn via knockout 8/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  40. 18 Sep 1946

    Joe Louis beats Tami Mauriello via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  41. 5 Dec 1947

    Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott via split decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  42. 25 Jun 1948

    Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  43. 1 Mar 1949

    Joe Louis's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  44. 27 Sep 1950

    Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Ezzard Charles becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  45. 5 Dec 1950

    Ezzard Charles beats Nick Barone via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  46. 12 Jan 1951

    Ezzard Charles beats Lee Oma via knockout 10/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  47. 7 Mar 1951

    Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  48. 30 May 1951

    Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  49. 18 Jul 1951

    Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles via knockout 7/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Jersey Joe Walcott becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  50. 5 Jun 1952

    Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  51. 23 Sep 1952

    Rocky Marciano beats Jersey Joe Walcott via knockout 13/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Rocky Marciano becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  52. 15 May 1953

    Rocky Marciano beats Jersey Joe Walcott via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  53. 24 Sep 1953

    Rocky Marciano beats Roland LaStarza via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  54. 17 Jun 1954

    Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  55. 17 Sep 1954

    Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles via knockout 8/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  56. 16 May 1955

    Rocky Marciano beats Don Cockell via knockout 9/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  57. 21 Sep 1955

    Rocky Marciano beats Archie Moore via knockout 9/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  58. 27 Apr 1956

    Rocky Marciano's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  59. 30 Nov 1956

    Floyd Patterson beats Archie Moore via knockout 5/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Floyd Patterson becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  60. 29 Jul 1957

    Floyd Patterson beats Tommy Jackson via knockout 10/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  61. 22 Aug 1957

    Floyd Patterson beats Pete Rademacher via knockout 6/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  62. 18 Aug 1958

    Floyd Patterson beats Roy Harris via corner retirement 12/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  63. 1 May 1959

    Floyd Patterson beats Brian London via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  64. 26 Jun 1959

    Ingemar Johansson beats Floyd Patterson via knockout 3/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Ingemar Johansson becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  65. 20 Jun 1960

    Floyd Patterson beats Ingemar Johansson via knockout 5/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Floyd Patterson becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  66. 13 Mar 1961

    Floyd Patterson beats Ingemar Johansson via knockout 6/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  67. 4 Dec 1961

    Floyd Patterson beats Tom McNeeley via knockout 4/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  68. 25 Sep 1962

    Sonny Liston beats Floyd Patterson via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Sonny Liston becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  69. 22 Jul 1963

    Sonny Liston beats Floyd Patterson via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  70. 25 Feb 1964

    Muhammad Ali beats Sonny Liston via corner retirement 6/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Muhammad Ali becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  71. 25 May 1965

    Muhammad Ali beats Sonny Liston via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  72. 22 Nov 1965

    Muhammad Ali beats Floyd Patterson via knockout 12/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  73. 29 Mar 1966

    Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  74. 21 May 1966

    Muhammad Ali beats Henry Cooper via knockout 6/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  75. 6 Aug 1966

    Muhammad Ali beats Brian London via knockout 3/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  76. 10 Sep 1966

    Muhammad Ali beats Karl Mildenberger via knockout 12/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  77. 14 Nov 1966

    Muhammad Ali beats Cleveland Williams via knockout 3/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  78. 6 Feb 1967

    Muhammad Ali beats Ernie Terrell via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  79. 22 Mar 1967

    Muhammad Ali beats Zora Folley via knockout 7/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  80. 3 Feb 1970

    Muhammad Ali's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  81. 8 Mar 1971

    Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Joe Frazier becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  82. 15 Jan 1972

    Joe Frazier beats Terry Daniels via knockout 4/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  83. 25 May 1972

    Joe Frazier beats Ron Stander via corner retirement 4/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  84. 22 Jan 1973

    George Foreman beats Joe Frazier via knockout 2/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    George Foreman becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  85. 1 Sep 1973

    George Foreman beats Jose Roman via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  86. 26 Mar 1974

    George Foreman beats Ken Norton via knockout 2/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  87. 30 Oct 1974

    Muhammad Ali beats George Foreman via knockout 8/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Muhammad Ali becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  88. 24 Mar 1975

    Muhammad Ali beats Chuck Wepner via knockout 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  89. 16 May 1975

    Muhammad Ali beats Ron Lyle via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  90. 30 Jun 1975

    Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  91. 1 Oct 1975

    Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier via corner retirement 14/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  92. 20 Feb 1976

    Muhammad Ali beats Jean Pierre Coopman via knockout 5/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  93. 30 Apr 1976

    Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  94. 24 May 1976

    Muhammad Ali beats Richard Dunn via knockout 5/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  95. 28 Sep 1976

    Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  96. 16 May 1977

    Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelista via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  97. 29 Sep 1977

    Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

  98. 15 Feb 1978

    Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali via split decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Leon Spinks becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  99. 15 Sep 1978

    Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Muhammad Ali becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  100. 6 Sep 1979

    Muhammad Ali's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  101. 2 Oct 1980

    Larry Holmes beats Muhammad Ali via corner retirement 10/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Larry Holmes becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  102. 11 Apr 1981

    Larry Holmes beats Trevor Berbick via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  103. 12 Jun 1981

    Larry Holmes beats Leon Spinks via knockout 3/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  104. 6 Nov 1981

    Larry Holmes beats Renaldo Snipes via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  105. 11 Jun 1982

    Larry Holmes beats Gerry Cooney via knockout 13/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  106. 26 Nov 1982

    Larry Holmes beats Randall Cobb via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  107. 27 Mar 1983

    Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  108. 20 May 1983

    Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon via split decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  109. 10 Sep 1983

    Larry Holmes beats Scott Frank via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  110. 25 Nov 1983

    Larry Holmes beats Marvis Frazier via knockout 1/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  111. 9 Nov 1984

    Larry Holmes beats James Smith via knockout 12/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  112. 15 Mar 1985

    Larry Holmes beats David Bey via knockout 10/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  113. 20 May 1985

    Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  114. 21 Sep 1985

    Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Michael Spinks becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  115. 19 Apr 1986

    Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes via split decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  116. 6 Sep 1986

    Michael Spinks beats Steffen Tangstad via knockout 4/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  117. 15 Jun 1987

    Michael Spinks beats Gerry Cooney via knockout 5/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  118. 27 Jun 1988

    Mike Tyson beats Michael Spinks via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Mike Tyson becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  119. 25 Feb 1989

    Mike Tyson beats Frank Bruno via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  120. 21 Jul 1989

    Mike Tyson beats Carl Williams via knockout 1/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  121. 1 Apr 1990

    Mike Tyson's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  122. 1 May 2002

    Lennox Lewis becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  123. 8 Jun 2002

    Lennox Lewis beats Mike Tyson via knockout 8/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  124. 21 Jun 2003

    Lennox Lewis beats Vitali Klitschko via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  125. 6 Feb 2004

    Lennox Lewis's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  126. 24 Apr 2004

    Vitali Klitschko beats Corrie Sanders via knockout 8/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Vitali Klitschko becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  127. 11 Dec 2004

    Vitali Klitschko beats Danny Williams via knockout 8/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  128. 9 Nov 2005

    Vitali Klitschko's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  129. 20 Jun 2009

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Ruslan Chagaev via corner retirement 9/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Wladimir Klitschko becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  130. 20 Mar 2010

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Eddie Chambers via knockout 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  131. 11 Sep 2010

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Samuel Peter via knockout 10/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  132. 2 Jul 2011

    Wladimir Klitschko beats David Haye via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  133. 3 Mar 2012

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Jean Marc Mormeck via knockout 4/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  134. 7 Jul 2012

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Tony Thompson via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  135. 10 Nov 2012

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Mariusz Wach via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  136. 4 May 2013

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Francesco Pianeta via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  137. 5 Oct 2013

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Alexander Povetkin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  138. 26 Apr 2014

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Alex Leapai via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  139. 15 Nov 2014

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Kubrat Pulev via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  140. 25 Apr 2015

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Bryant Jennings via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  141. 28 Nov 2015

    Tyson Fury beats Wladimir Klitschko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Tyson Fury becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  142. 1 Feb 2018

    Tyson Fury's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  143. 22 Feb 2020

    Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Tyson Fury becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  144. 9 Oct 2021

    Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder via knockout 11/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  145. 23 Apr 2022

    Tyson Fury beats Dillian Whyte via technical knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  146. 13 Aug 2022

    Tyson Fury's RING Heavyweight world title reign ends

  147. 20 Aug 2022

    Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua via split decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Oleksandr Usyk becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

  148. 26 Aug 2023

    Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

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