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The 'Heavyweight boxing champions' quiz
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The 'Heavyweight boxing champions' quiz

Last updated on November 24, 2016  |  Total tries: 6288  |  Average Score: 54.6 out of 118  (46%)  |  Quiz FAQ   

Can you name every heavyweight boxing champion in the history of the sport? There have been 118 heavyweight boxing champions since the title was first recognized in 1885. This includes various fighters recognized by the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC, as well as their preceding organizations. Title defenses are not included. Quiz clue: Year(s) belt held. Good luck!

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08-29-1885
Universal
John L. Sullivan
09-07-1892
Universal
James J. Corbett
03-17-1897
Universal
Bob Fitzsimmons
06-09-1899
Universal
James J. Jeffries
07-03-1905
Universal
Marvin Hart
02-23-1906
Universal
Tommy Burns
12-26-1908
Universal
Jack Johnson
04-05-1915
Universal
Jess Willard
07-04-1919
Universal
Jack Dempsey
09-23-1926
Universal
Gene Tunney
06-12-1930
Universal
Max Schmeling
06-21-1932
Universal
Jack Sharkey
06-29-1933
Universal
Primo Carnera
06-14-1934
Universal
Max Baer
06-13-1935
Universal
James J. Braddock
06-22-1937
Universal
Joe Louis
06-22-1949
NBA
Ezzard Charles
06-06-1950
EBU
Lee Savold
09-27-1950
NBA,NYSAC
Ezzard Charles
07-18-1951
Universal
Jersey Joe Walcott
09-23-1952
Universal
Rocky Marciano
11-30-1956
Universal
Floyd Patterson
06-26-1959
Universal
Ingemar Johansson
06-20-1960
Universal
Floyd Patterson
09-25-1962
Universal
Sonny Liston
02-25-1964
Universal
Cassius Clay (Ali)
03-05-1965
WBA,NYSAC
Ernie Terrell
02-06-1967
Universal
Muhammad Ali
03-04-1968
NYSAC
Joe Frazier
04-27-1968
WBA
Jimmy Ellis
02-26-1970
Universal
Joe Frazier
01-22-1973
Universal
George Foreman
10-30-1974
Universal
Muhammad Ali
02-15-1978
Universal
Leon Spinks
03-18-1978
WBA
Leon Spinks
03-18-1978
WBC
Ken Norton
06-09-1978
WBC
Larry Holmes
09-15-1978
WBA
Muhammad Ali
10-20-1979
WBA
John Tate
03-31-1980
WBA
Mike Weaver
12-10-1982
WBA
Michael Dokes
09-23-1983
WBA
Gerrie Coetzee
12-11-1983
IBF
Larry Holmes
03-09-1984
WBC
Tim Witherspoon
08-31-1984
WBC
Pinklon Thomas
12-01-1984
WBA
Greg Page
04-29-1985
WBA
Tony Tubbs
09-21-1985
IBF
Michael Spinks
01-17-1986
WBA
Tim Witherspoon
03-22-1986
WBC
Trevor Berbick
11-22-1986
WBC
Mike Tyson
12-12-1986
WBA
James 'Bonecrusher' Smith
03-07-1987
WBA,WBC
Mike Tyson
05-30-1987
IBF
Tony Tucker
08-01-1987
Universal
Mike Tyson
05-06-1989
WBO
Francesco Damiani
05-06-1989
IBF,WBA,WBC
Mike Tyson
02-11-1990
IBF,WBA,WBC
James 'Buster' Douglas
10-25-1990
IBF,WBA,WBC
Evander Holyfield
01-11-1991
WBO
Ray Mercer
05-15-1992
WBO
Michael Moorer
11-13-1992
IBF,WBA,WBC
Riddick Bowe
12-14-1992
WBC
Lennox Lewis
06-07-1993
WBO
Tommy Morrison
10-29-1993
WBO
Michael Bentt
11-06-1993
IBF,WBA
Evander Holyfield
03-19-1994
WBO
Herbie Hide
04-22-1994
IBF,WBA
Michael Moorer
09-24-1994
WBC
Oliver McCall
11-05-1994
IBF,WBA
George Foreman
03-11-1995
WBO
Riddick Bowe
04-08-1995
WBA
Bruce Seldon
09-02-1995
WBC
Frank Bruno
03-16-1996
WBC
Mike Tyson
06-22-1996
IBF
Michael Moorer
06-29-1996
WBO
Henry Akinwande
09-07-1996
WBA,WBC
Mike Tyson
11-09-1996
WBA
Evander Holyfield
02-07-1997
WBC
Lennox Lewis
06-28-1997
WBO
Herbie Hide
11-08-1997
IBF,WBA
Evander Holyfield
06-26-1999
WBO
Vitali Klitschko
11-13-1999
IBF,WBA,WBC
Lennox Lewis
04-01-2000
WBO
Chris Byrd
04-29-2000
IBF,WBC
Lennox Lewis
08-12-2000
WBA
Evander Holyfield
10-14-2000
WBO
Wladimir Klitschko
03-03-2001
WBA
John Ruiz
04-22-2001
IBF,WBC
Hasim Rahman
11-17-2001
IBF,WBC
Lennox Lewis
12-14-2002
IBF
Chris Byrd
03-01-2003
WBA
Roy Jones, Jr.
03-08-2003
WBO
Corrie Sanders
02-20-2004
WBA
John Ruiz
04-10-2004
WBO
Lamon Brewster
04-24-2004
WBC
Vitali Klitschko
11-09-2005
WBC
Hasim Rahman
12-17-2005
WBA
Nikolai Valuev
04-01-2006
WBO
Siarhei Liakhovich
04-22-2006
IBF
Wladimir Klitschko
08-12-2006
WBC
Oleg Maskaev
11-04-2006
WBO
Shannon Briggs
04-14-2007
WBA
Ruslan Chagaev
06-02-2007
WBO
Sultan Ibragimov
02-23-2008
IBF,WBO
Wladimir Klitschko
03-08-2008
WBC
Samuel Peter
08-30-2008
WBA
Nikolai Valuev
10-11-2008
WBC
Vitali Klitschko
11-07-2009
WBA
David Haye
07-02-2011
IBF,WBO,WBA
Wladimir Klitschko
08-27-2011
WBA
Alexander Povetkin
05-10-2014
WBC
Bermane Stiverne
07-06-2014
WBA
Ruslan Chagaev
01-17-2015
WBC
Deontay Wilder
11-28-2015
IBF,WBO,WBA
Tyson Fury
1-16-2016
IBF
Charles Martin
3-5-2016
WBA
Lucas Browne
4-9-2016
IBF
Anthony Joshua

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