Muhammed AliCassius ClayCoin Uncirculated Commemorative Coin Has an Image of “The Greatest” Mohammed Ali and his name The Back of the coins has a short passage about the great man and his record 61 fights 56 wins 37 Ko’s 5 Loses The coin is 40mm in diameter, weighs about 1 oz Comes in air-tight acrylic coin holder A Beautiful coin and Magnificent Keepsake Souvenir of a True Legend and One of the Greatest Sportsmen Ever In Excellent Condition Starting at a Penny…With No Reserve..If your the only bidder you win it for 1p….Grab a Bargain!!!! I always combined postage on multiple items and I have a lot of Similar items to this on Ebay so why not > Check out my other items! Bid with Confidence – Check My 100% Positive Feedback from over 140 Satisfied Customers Most of My Auctions Start at a Penny and I always combine postage so please check out my other items! All Payment Methods in All Major Currencies Accepted. 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In 1967, three years after Ali had won the World Heavyweight Championship, he was publicly vilified for his refusal to be conscripted into the U.S. military, based on his religious beliefs and opposition to the Vietnam War – “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong… No Vietcong ever called me nigger” – one of the more telling remarks of the era.[5]Widespread protests against the Vietnam War had not yet begun, but with that one phrase, Ali articulated the reason to oppose the war for a generation of young Americans, and his words served as a touchstone for the racial and antiwar upheavals that would rock the 60′s. Ali’s example inspired Martin Luther King Jr. – who had been reluctant to alienate the Johnson Administration and its support of the civil rights agenda – to voice his own opposition to the war for the first time.[6]Ali would then be arrested and found guilty on draft evasion charges, stripped of his boxing title, and his boxing license was suspended. He was not imprisoned, but did not fight again for nearly four years while his appeal worked its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, where it was eventually successful.Ali would go on-to become the first and only, three-time Lineal World Heavyweight Champion.Nicknamed “The Greatest,” Ali was involved in several historic boxing matches. Notable among these were three with rival Joe Frazier, which rank among the greatest in boxing history, and one with George Foreman, where he finally regained his stripped titles seven years later. Ali was well known for his unorthodox fighting style, which he described as “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”, and employing techniques such as the Ali Shuffle and the rope-a-dope.[7] Ali had brought beauty and grace to the most uncompromising of sports and through the wonderful excesses of skill and character, he had become the most famous athlete in the world.[8] He was also known for his pre-match hype, where he would “trash talk” opponents, often with rhymes.In 1999, Ali was crowned “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated and “Sports Personality of the Century” by the BBC.[9][10] Professional boxing record 56 Wins (37 knockouts, 19 decisions), 5 Losses (4 decisions, 1 TKO), 0 Draws[1]Res. Opponent Type Round, Time Date Age Location NotesLoss Trevor Berbick Decision (unanimous) 10 (10) December 11, 1981 39 years, 328 days Nassau, Bahamas Loss Larry Holmes TKO (Corner Stoppage) 10 (15) October 2, 1980 38 years, 259 days Las Vegas, NV Match was for WBC Heavyweight title.Win Leon Spinks Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) September 15, 1978 36 years, 241 days New Orleans, LA Won WBA Heavyweight title;Vacated title on 1979-09-06Loss Leon Spinks Decision (split) 15 (15) February 15, 1978 36 years, 29 days Las Vegas, NV Lost WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Earnie Shavers Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) September 29, 1977 35 years, 255 days New York City, NY Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Alfredo Evangelista Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) May 16, 1977 35 years, 119 days Landover, MD Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Ken Norton Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) September 28, 1976 34 years, 255 days The Bronx, New York Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Richard Dunn TKO 5 (15) May 24, 1976 34 years, 128 days Munich, West Germany Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Jimmy Young Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) April 30, 1976 34 years, 104 days Landover, MD Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Jean-Pierre Coopman KO 5 (15) February 20, 1976 34 years, 34 days San Juan, Puerto Rico Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Joe Frazier TKO 14 (15), 0:59 October 1, 1975 33 years, 257 days Quezon City, Philippines “The Thrilla in Manila”;Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Joe Bugner Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) June 30, 1975 33 years, 164 days Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Ron Lyle TKO 11 (15) May 16, 1975 33 years, 119 days Las Vegas, NV Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Chuck Wepner TKO 15 (15), 2:41 March 24, 1975 33 years, 66 days Richfield, OH Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin George Foreman KO 8 (15), 2:58 October 30, 1974 32 years, 286 days Kinshasa, Zaire “The Rumble in the Jungle”;Won WBA/WBC Heavyweight titlesWin Joe Frazier Decision (unanimous) 12 (12) January 28, 1974 32 years, 11 days New York City, NY Retained NABF Heavyweight title;Vacated title later in 1974Win Rudi Lubbers Decision (unanimous) 12 (12) October 20, 1973 31 years, 276 days Jakarta, Indonesia Win Ken Norton Decision (split) 12 (12) September 10, 1973 31 years, 236 days Inglewood, CA Won NABF Heavyweight titleLoss Ken Norton Decision (split) 12 (12) March 31, 1973 31 years, 73 days San Diego, CA Lost NABF Heavyweight titleWin Joe Bugner Decision (unanimous) 12 (12) February 14, 1973 31 years, 28 days Las Vegas, NV Win Bob Foster KO 7 (12) November 21, 1972 30 years, 309 days Stateline, NV Retained NABF Heavyweight titleWin Floyd Patterson TKO 7 (12) September 20, 1972 30 years, 247 days New York City, NY Retained NABF Heavyweight titleWin Alvin Lewis TKO 11 (12), 1:15 July 19, 1972 30 years, 184 days Dublin, Ireland Win Jerry Quarry TKO 7 (12), 0:19 June 27, 1972 30 years, 162 days Las Vegas, NV Retained NABF Heavyweight titleWin George Chuvalo Decision (unanimous) 12 (12) May 1, 1972 30 years, 105 days Vancouver, Canada Retained NABF Heavyweight titleWin Mac Foster Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) April 1, 1972 30 years, 75 days Tokyo, Japan Win Jürgen Blin KO 7 (12), 2:12 December 26, 1971 29 years, 343 days Zurich, Switzerland Win Buster Mathis Decision (unanimous) 12 (12) November 17, 1971 29 years, 304 days Houston, TX Retained NABF Heavyweight titleWin Jimmy Ellis TKO 12 (12), 2:10 July 26, 1971 29 years, 190 days Houston, TX Won vacant NABF Heavyweight titleLoss Joe Frazier Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) March 8, 1971 29 years, 50 days New York City, NY “The Fight of the Century”;Match was for WBA/WBC HeavyweighttitlesWin Oscar Bonavena TKO 15 (15), 2:03 December 7, 1970 28 years, 324 days New York City, NY Won NABF Heavyweight title;Vacated title in 1971Win Jerry Quarry TKO 3 (15) October 26, 1970 28 years, 282 days Atlanta, GA Win Zora Folley KO 7 (15), 1:48 March 22, 1967 25 years, 64 days New York City, NY Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles;Stripped of titles on 1967-04-28Win Ernie Terrell Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) February 6, 1967 25 years, 20 days Houston, TX Retained WBC Heavyweight title,Won WBA Heavyweight titleWin Cleveland Williams TKO 3 (15) November 14, 1966 24 years, 301 days Houston, TX Retained WBC Heavyweight titleWin Karl Mildenberger TKO 12 (15) September 10, 1966 24 years, 236 days Frankfurt, West Germany Retained WBC Heavyweight titleWin Brian London KO 3 (15) August 6, 1966 24 years, 201 days London, England Retained WBC Heavyweight titleWin Henry Cooper TKO 6 (15), 1:38 May 21, 1966 24 years, 124 days London, England Retained WBC Heavyweight titleWin George Chuvalo Decision (unanimous) 15 (15) March 29, 1966 24 years, 71 days Toronto, Canada Retained WBC Heavyweight titleWin Floyd Patterson TKO 12 (15), 2:18 November 22, 1965 23 years, 309 days Las Vegas, NV Retained WBC Heavyweight titleWin Sonny Liston KO 1 (15), 2:12 May 25, 1965 23 years, 128 days Lewiston, ME Retained WBC Heavyweight titleWin Sonny Liston TKO 7 (15) February 25, 1964 22 years, 39 days Miami Beach, FL Won WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles;Stripped of WBA title on 1964-06-19Win Henry Cooper TKO 5 (10), 2:15 June 18, 1963 21 years, 152 days London, England Win Doug Jones Decision (unanimous) 10 (10) March 13, 1963 21 years, 55 days New York City, NY Win Charley Powell KO 3, 2:04 January 24, 1963 21 years, 7 days Pittsburgh, PA Win Archie Moore TKO 4 (10), 1:35 November 15, 1962 20 years, 302 days Los Angeles, CA Win Alejandro Lavorante KO 5 (10), 1:48 July 20, 1962 20 years, 184 days Los Angeles, CA Win Billy Daniels TKO 7 (10), 2:21 May 19, 1962 20 years, 122 days New York City, NY Win George Logan TKO 4 (10), 1:34 April 23, 1962 20 years, 96 days New York City, NY Win Don Warner TKO 4, 0:34 March 28, 1962 20 years, 70 days Miami Beach, FL Win Sonny Banks TKO 4 (10), 0:26 February 10, 1962 20 years, 24 days New York City, NY Win Willi Besmanoff TKO 7 (10), 1:55 November 29, 1961 19 years, 316 days Louisville, KY Win Alex Miteff TKO 6 (10), 1:45 October 7, 1961 19 years, 263 days Louisville, KY Win Alonzo Johnson Decision (unanimous) 10 (10) July 22, 1961 19 years, 186 days Louisville, KY Win Duke Sabedong Decision (unanimous) 10 (10) June 26, 1961 19 years, 160 days Las Vegas, NV Win LaMar Clark KO 2 (10), 1:27 April 19, 1961 19 years, 92 days Louisville, KY Win Donnie Fleeman TKO 7 (8) February 21, 1961 19 years, 35 days Miami Beach, FL Win Jim Robinson KO 1 (8), 1:34 February 7, 1961 19 years, 21 days Miami Beach, FL Win Tony Esperti TKO 3 (8), 1:30 January 17, 1961 19 years, 0 days Miami Beach, FL Win Herb Siler KO 4 (8) December 27, 1960 18 years, 345 days Miami Beach, FL Win Tunney Hunsaker Decision (unanimous) 6 (6) October 29, 1960 18 years, 286 days Louisville, KY Muhammad AliFights Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics · Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston · Fight of the Century · Ali-Frazier II · The Rumble in the Jungle · Thrilla in Manila Media Ali (film) · I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali · “Muhammad Ali” (song) · When We Were Kings · The Greatest (film) · Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing · Foes of Ali · Superman vs. Muhammad AliPeople Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. (father) · Odessa Grady Clay (mother) · Rahman Ali (brother) · Veronica Porsche Ali (wife) · Laila Ali (daughter) · Angelo Dundee (cornerman) · Drew Bundini Brown (trainer and cornerman) · Ferdie Pacheco (Personal Physician & cornerman) · Joe E. 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United States · Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki · Muhammad Ali Center · Sufism · Malcolm X[hide]v · d · eSports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year1954: Roger Bannister · 1955: Johnny Podres · 1956: Bobby Morrow · 1957: Stan Musial · 1958: Rafer Johnson · 1959: Ingemar Johansson · 1960: Arnold Palmer · 1961: Jerry Lucas · 1962: Terry Baker · 1963: Pete Rozelle · 1964: Ken Venturi · 1965: Sandy Koufax · 1966: Jim Ryun · 1967: Carl Yastrzemski · 1968: Bill Russell · 1969: Tom Seaver · 1970: Bobby Orr · 1971: Lee Trevino · 1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden · 1973: Jackie Stewart · 1974: Muhammad Ali · 1975: Pete Rose · 1976: Chris Evert · 1977: Steve Cauthen · 1978: Jack Nicklaus · 1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell · 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team · 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard · 1982: Wayne Gretzky · 1983: Mary Decker · 1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton · 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · 1986: Joe Paterno · 1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams · 1988: Orel Hershiser · 1989: Greg LeMond · 1990: Joe Montana · 1991: Michael Jordan · 1992: Arthur Ashe · 1993: Don Shula · 1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss · 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. · 1996: Tiger Woods · 1997: Dean Smith · 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa · 1999: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team · 2000: Tiger Woods · 2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson · 2002: Lance Armstrong · 2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan · 2004: Boston Red Sox · 2005: Tom Brady · 2006: Dwyane Wade · 2007: Brett Favre · 2008: Michael Phelps · 2009: Derek Jeter · 2010: Drew Brees[hide]v · d · eAssociated Press Male Athlete of the Year1931: Pepper Martin · 1932: Gene Sarazen · 1933: Carl Hubbell · 1934: Dizzy Dean · 1935: Joe Louis · 1936: Jesse Owens · 1937: Don Budge · 1938: Don Budge · 1939: Nile Kinnick · 1940: Tom Harmon · 1941: Joe DiMaggio · 1942: Frank Sinkwich · 1943: Gunder Hägg · 1944: Byron Nelson · 1945: Byron Nelson · 1946: Glenn Davis · 1947: Johnny Lujack · 1948: Lou Boudreau · 1949: Leon Hart · 1950: Jim Konstanty · 1951: Dick Kazmaier · 1952: Bob Mathias · 1953: Ben Hogan · 1954: Willie Mays · 1955: Howard Cassady · 1956: Mickey Mantle · 1957: Ted Williams · 1958: Herb Elliot · 1959: Ingemar Johansson · 1960: Rafer Johnson · 1961: Roger Maris · 1962: Maury Wills · 1963: Sandy Koufax · 1964: Don Schollander · 1965: Sandy Koufax · 1966: Frank Robinson · 1967: Carl Yastrzemski · 1968: Denny McLain · 1969: Tom Seaver · 1970: George Blanda · 1971: Lee Trevino · 1972: Mark Spitz · 1973: O. J. Simpson · 1974: Muhammad Ali · 1975: Fred Lynn · 1976: Bruce Jenner · 1977: Steve Cauthen · 1978: Ron Guidry · 1979: Willie Stargell · 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team · 1981: John McEnroe · 1982: Wayne Gretzky · 1983: Carl Lewis · 1984: Carl Lewis · 1985: Dwight Gooden · 1986: Larry Bird · 1987: Ben Johnson · 1988: Orel Hershiser · 1989: Joe Montana · 1990: Joe Montana · 1991: Michael Jordan · 1992: Michael Jordan · 1993: Michael Jordan · 1994: George Foreman · 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. · 1996: Michael Johnson · 1997: Tiger Woods · 1998: Mark McGwire · 1999: Tiger Woods · 2000: Tiger Woods · 2001: Barry Bonds · 2002: Lance Armstrong · 2003: Lance Armstrong · 2004: Lance Armstrong · 2005: Lance Armstrong · 2006: Tiger Woods · 2007: Tom Brady · 2008: Michael Phelps · 2009: Jimmie Johnson · 2010: Drew Brees[hide]v · d · eOlympic Boxing Champions in Men’s Light Heavyweight1920-1936: 160-175 lb (72.6-79.4 kg), 1948: 73-80 kg 1952-2008: 75-81 kg1920: Eddie Eagan (USA) • 1924: Harry Mitchell (GBR) • 1928: Víctor Avendaño (ARG) • 1932: David Carstens (RSA) • 1936: Roger Michelot (FRA) • 1948: George Hunter (RSA) • 1952: Norvel Lee (USA) • 1956: James Boyd (USA) • 1960: Cassius Clay (USA) • 1964: Cosimo Pinto (ITA) • 1968: Danas Pozniakas (URS) • 1972: Mate Parlov (YUG) • 1976: Leon Spinks (USA) • 1980: Slobodan Kačar (YUG) • 1984: Anton Josipović (YUG) • 1988: Andrew Maynard (USA) • 1992: Torsten May (GER) • 1996: Vassiliy Jirov (KAZ) • 2000: Aleksandr Lebziak (RUS) • 2004: Andre Ward (USA) • 2008: Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) Joseph William “Joe” Frazier, (pronounced /ˈfreɪʒər/; born January 12, 1944), known as Smokin’ Joe, is a former Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose notable professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981.Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late-1960s, defeating Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones and Jimmy Ellis en route to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970, and followed up by defeating Bob Foster and Muhammad Ali on points in the highly-anticipated “Fight of the Century” in 1971. Two years later Frazier lost his title when he was knocked out by George Foreman. He fought on beating Joe Bugner, losing a rematch to Ali, and beating Quarry and Ellis again.Frazier’s last world title challenge came in 1975, but he was beaten by Ali in their brutal rubbermatch. He retired in 1976 following a second loss to Foreman. He made a comeback in 1981, fighting just once, before retiring for good. The International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) rates Frazier among the ten greatest heavyweights of all time.[1] He is an inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.Frazier’s style was often compared to that of the legendary Henry Armstrong and also at times Rocky Marciarno. He was dependent on bobbing, weaving and wearing down his opponents with relentless pressure. His best known punch was a powerful left hook, which accounted for most of his knockouts. Compared to Ali’s style, he was close enough to the ideal bruiser that some in the press and media characterized the bouts as the answer to the classic question: “What happens when a boxer meets with a brawler?”Since retiring Frazier has made cameo appearances in several Hollywood movies, and two episodes of The Simpsons. His son Marvis became a boxer – trained by Frazier himself – although was unable to emulate his father’s success. Frazier continues to train fighters in his gym in Philadelphia. His later years have seen the continuation of his bitter rivalry with Ali, in which the two periodically exchange insults, interspersed with brief reconciliations. Reign began… Reign ended Champion Recognition NationalityAugust 29, 1885 September 7, 1892 John L. Sullivan Universal AmericanSullivan defeated Paddy Ryan in 1882 for the bare knuckle championship of America. With the lack of legitimate challengers from outside America Sullivan gradually gained recognition as champion of the world. On August 29, 1885, he outpointed Dominic McCaffrey in Chester Park, Cincinnati, in a bout described as being “to decide the Marquess of Queensberry glove contest for the championship of the world”September 7, 1892 March 17, 1897 James J. Corbett Universal AmericanJames J. Corbett announced his retirement from boxing in 1895 and nominated his protege Steve O’Donnell as his successor. Tradition demanded that O’Donnell win the world title in the ring so he was matched against the erratic Irish boxer Peter Maher. The bout took place at the Empire Athletic club, Maspeth, New York on 11 November 1895, Maher surprisingly defeated O’Donnell via first round knockout. The general public had little acceptance of the new champion and even Maher himself expressed a wish to fight Corbett for the “real” title. Maher defended his “world title” against the British-born Bob Fitzsimmons in Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico on February 21, 1896, and was himself the victim of a first round knockout. Fitzsimmons then fought another Irish fighter, Tom Sharkey of Dundalk on December 2, 1896, in San Francisco, the bout being billed for the heavyweight title. Sharkey was awarded victory by disqualification in round 8 by the referee, Wyatt Earp. Corbett announced his return to the ring late in 1896 and the claims of Maher, Fitzsimmons (until 1897) and Sharkey to be champion are usually ignored.March 17, 1897 June 9, 1899 Bob Fitzsimmons Universal BritishFitzsimmons became an American citizen in 1898.June 9, 1899 May 13, 19051 James J. Jeffries Universal AmericanJeffries was the first modern champion to relinquish the title, announcing his retirement and declaring that the winner of a match between Marvin Hart and Jack Root would be the next legitimate champion. Jeffries would return to the ring to face Jack Johnson.July 3, 1905 February 23, 1906 Marvin Hart Universal AmericanFebruary 23, 1906 December 26, 1908 Tommy Burns Universal CanadianDecember 26, 1908 April 5, 1915 Jack Johnson Universal AmericanJack Johnson’s refusal to honor an agreement made by his manager to defend against the British champion led the National Sporting Club in London, the most powerful body in boxing outside the USA, to withdraw recognition of Johnson as champion. They matched Canadian Sam Langford and the British champion William “Iron” Hague for their version of the title. Langford beat Hague on a fourth round knockout in London on May 24, 1909. Langford returned home to America and never pressed his claim to the title.April 5, 1915 July 4, 1919 Jess Willard Universal AmericanJuly 4, 1919 September 23, 1926 Jack Dempsey Universal AmericanSeptember 23, 1926 July 31, 19282 Gene Tunney Universal AmericanTunney announced his retirement from professional boxing on July 31, 1928, relinquishing the championship.June 12, 1930 January 7, 1931 Max Schmeling Universal GermanSchmeling defeated Jack Sharkey to earn universal recognition as champion but was stripped of the NYSAC version of the title in 1931 for refusing a rematch with Sharkey. The NYSAC title remained vacant until the two men eventually did fight in 1932.January 7, 1931 June 21, 1932 Max Schmeling NBA & IBU GermanJune 21, 1932 June 29, 1933 Jack Sharkey Universal AmericanJune 29, 1933 June 14, 1934 Primo Carnera Universal ItalianJune 14, 1934 June 13, 1935 Max Baer Universal AmericanIn late 1934 the International Boxing Union ordered world champion Max Baer to defend his title against the reigning European champion, Pierre Charles of Belgium. When Baer instead opted to fight James J. Braddock they withdrew recognition of him as champion. The IBU matched Charles with the American heavyweight George Godfrey for their version of the title with the fight taking place in Brussels, Belgium on 2 October 1935. Godfrey won a fifteen round points decision but did not press any claim to the championship and was inactive for the next two years. The IBU then recognized Baer’s successor, James J. Braddock, as champion.June 13, 1935 June 22, 1937 James J. Braddock Universal AmericanJune 22, 1937 March 1, 19492 Joe Louis Universal AmericanAs of 2009, Louis still holds the record for holding the title longer than any man (11 years, 8 months and 8 days.)June 22, 1949 September 27, 1950 Ezzard Charles NBA AmericanCharles won the vacant National Boxing Association championship in June 1949, but was not universally recognized as champion until June 1951.June 6, 1950 June 16, 1951 Lee Savold EBU AmericanOn the retirement of Joe Louis in March 1949, the European Boxing Union announced that a fight in May 1949 between Lee Savold of the USA and British champion Bruce Woodcock would determine their version of the world heavyweight title. The NYSAC and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) also decided to recognize the winner of the fight as their champion but it was postponed for over a year due to injuries Woodcock had suffered in a car crash. The NYSAC decided instead to recognize the winner of the upcoming bout in September 1950 between Ezzard Charles and Joe Louis as their champion. Louis was returning to the ring after an absence of 27 months. When the fight for the EBU and BBBofC world heavyweight titles eventually took place in June 1950, Savold defeated Woodcock in four rounds.September 27, 1950 June 16, 1951 Ezzard Charles NBA & NYSAC AmericanJune 16, 1951 July 18, 1951 Ezzard Charles Universal AmericanFollowing his defeat to Joe Louis in a non-title fight in June 1951, Lee Savold was no longer recognized as the world heavyweight champion by the EBU and the BBBofC, who both immediately transferred their recognition to Ezzard Charles. Charles therefore became universally recognized as world heavyweight champion.July 18, 1951 September 23, 1952 Jersey Joe Walcott Universal AmericanSeptember 23, 1952 April 27, 19562 Rocky Marciano Universal AmericanMarciano announced his retirement from professional boxing, relinquishing the championship.November 30, 1956 June 26, 1959 Floyd Patterson Universal AmericanJune 26, 1959 June 20, 1960 Ingemar Johansson Universal SwedishJune 20, 1960 September 25, 1962 Floyd Patterson Universal AmericanSeptember 25, 1962 February 25, 1964 Sonny Liston Universal AmericanFebruary 25, 1964 June 19, 1964 Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) Universal AmericanThe WBA and the NYSAC withdrew their recognition of Clay (now known as Muhammad Ali) as champion for agreeing to an immediate rematch against Liston, a violation of the organization’s rules at the time. The WBC and other organizations continued to recognize him. (See Ali versus Liston.)June 19, 1964 February 6, 1967 Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) WBC AmericanMarch 5, 1965 February 6, 1967 Ernie Terrell WBA & NYSAC AmericanFebruary 6, 1967 April 29, 1967 Muhammad Ali Universal AmericanThe WBA, the NYSAC and several other US state boxing commissions withdrew recognition of Ali as champion for his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army subsequent to being drafted in early 1967.April 29, 1967 March, 1969 Muhammad Ali WBC AmericanThe WBC eventually followed the lead of the WBA and the NYSAC and stripped Ali of their title in March 1969.March 4, 1968 February 16, 1970 Joe Frazier NYSAC AmericanApril 28, 1968 February 16, 1970 Jimmy Ellis WBA AmericanFebruary 16, 1970 January 22, 1973 Joe Frazier Universal AmericanFrazier and Ellis fought on February 16, 1970, at Madison Square Garden, New York. Frazier entered the ring as the holder of NYSAC version of the world title and Ellis held the WBA heavyweight title. The fight was also for the WBC title vacated by Muhammad Ali. Frazier defeated Ellis and was universally recognized as champion. He cemented his reputation upon defeating Muhammad Ali on March 8, 1971. (See Fight of the Century)January 22, 1973 October 30, 1974 George Foreman Universal AmericanOctober 30, 1974 February 15, 1978 Muhammad Ali Universal AmericanFebruary 15, 1978 March 18, 19783 Leon Spinks Universal AmericanMarch 18, 1978 September 15, 1978 Leon Spinks WBA AmericanMarch 18, 1978 June 9, 1978 Ken Norton WBC AmericanSpinks was stripped of his world title by the WBC for refusing to defend his title against their #1 ranked contender, Ken Norton. Spinks instead agreed to fight a return bout against Ali for the WBA crown. The WBC awarded Norton the title and, since he lost to Larry Holmes in his next defense, he is sometimes omitted from a list of heavyweight champions because he never won a world title fight.June 9, 1978 December 11, 19831 Larry Holmes WBC AmericanHolmes relinquished his WBC title to assume the championship of the newly formed International Boxing Federation.September 15, 1978 April 27, 19791 Muhammad Ali WBA AmericanBelieving his career over, Ali relinquished his WBA title in exchange for a payment from promoter Don King, who was trying to stage a bout between then-WBC champ Larry Holmes and John Tate for the undisputed title. The bout never materialized, and Ali would return to the ring in 1980.October 20, 1979 March 31, 1980 John Tate WBA AmericanMarch 31, 1980 December 10, 1982 Mike Weaver WBA AmericanDecember 10, 1982 September 23, 1983 Michael Dokes WBA AmericanSeptember 23, 1983 December 1, 1984 Gerrie Coetzee WBA South AfricanDecember 11, 1983 September 21, 1985 Larry Holmes IBF AmericanMarch 9, 1984 August 31, 1984 Tim Witherspoon WBC AmericanAugust 31, 1984 March 22, 1986 Pinklon Thomas WBC AmericanDecember 1, 1984 April 29, 1985 Greg Page WBA AmericanApril 29, 1985 January 17, 1986 Tony Tubbs WBA AmericanSeptember 21, 1985 February 19, 19873 Michael Spinks IBF AmericanJanuary 17, 1986 December 12, 1986 Tim Witherspoon WBA AmericanMarch 22, 1986 November 22, 1986 Trevor Berbick WBC CanadianJamaican born Berbick was a naturalized Canadian citizen and former Canadian heavyweight champion.November 22, 1986 March 7, 1987 Mike Tyson WBC AmericanDecember 12, 1986 March 7, 1987 James ‘Bonecrusher’ Smith WBA AmericanMarch 7, 1987 August 1, 1987 Mike Tyson WBA & WBC AmericanMay 30, 1987 August 1, 1987 Tony Tucker IBF AmericanAugust 1, 1987 May 6, 1989 Mike Tyson Universal AmericanMay 6, 1989 January 11, 1991 Francesco Damiani WBO ItalianThough Damiani defeated Johnny DuPlooy to become the WBO’s first Heavyweight champion, Tyson’s reign in the division during this period is virtually undisputed. Additionally, during this period Tyson also knocked out Michael Spinks who some regarded as the ‘lineal champion.’May 6, 1989 February 11, 1990 Mike Tyson IBF, WBA & WBC AmericanFebruary 11, 1990 October 25, 1990 James “Buster” Douglas IBF, WBA & WBC AmericanOctober 25, 1990 November 13, 1992 Evander Holyfield IBF, WBA & WBC AmericanJanuary 11, 1991 December 24, 19913 Ray Mercer WBO AmericanMay 15, 1992 February 3, 19933 Michael Moorer WBO AmericanNovember 13, 1992 December 14, 19923 Riddick Bowe IBF, WBA & WBC AmericanBowe was stripped of his WBC championship for refusing to fight Lennox Lewis.December 14, 1992 November 6, 1993 Riddick Bowe IBF & WBA AmericanDecember 14, 1992 September 24, 1994 Lennox Lewis WBC BritishLewis was born in England but moved to Ontario, Canada at the age of 12, later winning an Olympic gold medal for Canada. Lewis defeated Razor Ruddock on October 31, 1992, in a WBC ‘eliminator’ fight. When Riddick Bowe’s championship recognition was withdrawn by the organization, the WBC immediately awarded Lewis the title.June 7, 1993 October 29, 1993 Tommy Morrison WBO AmericanOctober 29, 1993 March 19, 1994 Michael Bentt WBO AmericanNovember 6, 1993 April 22, 1994 Evander Holyfield IBF & WBA AmericanMarch 19, 1994 March 11, 1995 Herbie Hide WBO BritishApril 22, 1994 November 5, 1994 Michael Moorer IBF & WBA AmericanSeptember 24, 1994 September 2, 1995 Oliver McCall WBC AmericanNovember 5, 1994 March 4, 19953 George Foreman IBF & WBA AmericanThe World Boxing Association withdrew its recognition of Foreman, but Foreman retained IBF championship recognition until it too was withdrawn.March 4, 1995 June 28, 19953 George Foreman IBF AmericanThe IBF withdrew its recognition of Foreman when he declined a rematch with Axel Schulz of Germany. Schultz was matched with Francois Botha of South Africa for the vacant title. The bout took place on December 9, 1995 in Stuttgart and resulted in a split decision points victory for Botha. Botha however tested positive for illegal anabolic steroids in a post-fight drugs test and the result was changed to a no-contest. Although some record books continue to list Botha as a world champion, the IBF state that they do not regard that he was ever champion.March 11, 1995 May 1, 19961 Riddick Bowe WBO AmericanApril 8, 1995 September 7, 1996 Bruce Seldon WBA AmericanSeptember 2, 1995 March 16, 1996 Frank Bruno WBC BritishMarch 16, 1996 September 7, 1996 Mike Tyson WBC AmericanJune 22, 1996 November 8, 1997 Michael Moorer IBF AmericanJune 29, 1996 February 17, 19971 Henry Akinwande WBO BritishAkinwande had been ranked the WBC’s #2 contender when he won the WBO title. The WBC, which has feuded with the WBO since the latter’s founding in 1988, dropped Akinwande from its rankings altogether. Akinwande subsequently relinquished his WBO title in exchange for the opportunity to meet Lennox Lewis in a bout for the WBC championship.September 7, 1996 September 24, 19961 Mike Tyson WBA & WBC AmericanSeptember 24, 1996 November 9, 1996 Mike Tyson WBA AmericanNovember 9, 1996 November 8, 1997 Evander Holyfield WBA AmericanFebruary 7, 1997 November 13, 1999 Lennox Lewis WBC BritishJune 28, 1997 June 26, 1999 Herbie Hide WBO BritishNovember 8, 1997 November 13, 1999 Evander Holyfield IBF & WBA AmericanJune 26, 1999 April 1, 2000 Vitali Klitschko WBO UkrainianNovember 13, 1999 April 29, 20003 Lennox Lewis IBF, WBA & WBC BritishIn early 2000 the World Boxing Association and Lewis were sued by representatives of John Ruiz claiming that they had reneged on an agreement by which Ruiz would have fought Lewis for the WBA title. A New Jersey court ruled in favor of Ruiz, and ordered Lewis to either have his next bout against Ruiz or relinquish the title. Lewis elected instead to fight contender Michael Grant, relinquishing his WBA title on the day of the match.April 1, 2000 October 14, 2000 Chris Byrd WBO AmericanApril 29, 2000 April 22, 2001 Lennox Lewis IBF & WBC BritishAugust 12, 2000 March 3, 2001 Evander Holyfield WBA AmericanOctober 14, 2000 March 8, 2003 Wladimir Klitschko WBO UkrainianMarch 3, 2001 March 1, 2003 John Ruiz WBA AmericanBy beating Evander Holyfield, Ruiz became the first Hispanic in history to become Heavyweight champion as recognized by one of the major governing boxing bodies.April 22, 2001 November 17, 2001 Hasim Rahman IBF & WBC AmericanNovember 17, 2001 September 5, 20021 Lennox Lewis IBF & WBC BritishLewis relinquished the IBF title upon receiving payment of $1 million (US) by promoter Don King, who wished to stage a bout between Chris Byrd and Evander Holyfield for the vacant title.September 5, 2002 February 6, 20042 Lennox Lewis WBC BritishDecember 14, 2002 April 22, 2006 Chris Byrd IBF AmericanMarch 1, 2003 February 20, 20041 Roy Jones Jr. WBA AmericanMarch 8, 2003 October 9, 20031 Corrie Sanders WBO South AfricanFebruary 20, 2004 December 17, 2005 John Ruiz WBA AmericanRuiz beat Hasim Rahman on December 13, 2003, to become the WBA’s “interim” champion. He was awarded the championship following Roy Jones, Jr.’s announcement that he was relinquishing it to concentrate on lower weight divisions. Ruiz’s title reign ended on April 30, 2005, following a loss to James Toney but ten days later, a drug test on Toney detected he had used products containing nandrolone, an anabolic steroid. Thus, Toney’s victory was changed to a ‘no contest’ by New York state athletic commission, and as a result, the WBA declared Ruiz was keeping the title.April 10, 2004 April 1, 2006 Lamon Brewster WBO AmericanApril 24, 2004 November 9, 20052 Vitali Klitschko WBC UkrainianNovember 9, 2005 August 13, 2006 Hasim Rahman WBC AmericanRahman defeated Monte Barrett on August 13, 2005, to become the WBC’s “interim” champion. He was awarded the championship following Vitali Klitschko’s announcement that he was retiring due to injury.December 17, 2005 April 15, 2007 Nikolay Valuev WBA RussianApril 1, 2006 November 4, 2006 Sergei Liakhovich WBO BelarusianApril 22, 2006 February 23, 2008 Wladimir Klitschko IBF UkrainianAugust 13, 2006 March 8, 2008 Oleg Maskaev WBC American/RussianMaskaev was born in Kazakhstan to Russian parents. He originally held Kazakh citizenship but was granted US citizenship in 2004. In December 2006 he was also granted Russian citizenship. On September 24, 2007, Samuel Peter was declared the WBC’s “interim” champion. Peter ultimately defeated Maskaev on March 8, 2008.November 4, 2006 June 2, 2007 Shannon Briggs WBO AmericanApril 15, 2007 July 4, 20084 Ruslan Chagaev WBA UzbekistaniChagaev’s mandatory title defence against former champion Nikolay Valuev, scheduled for July 5, 2008, had to be cancelled for a second time after Chagaev suffered a complete tear of an Achilles tendon during his training for the fight. Because of the injury and necessary recovery time, the WBA elected to make Chagaev “Champion In Recess” and mandated that top-contenders Valuev and John Ruiz meet for the title. They set a deadline of June 26, 2009 for Chagaev to fight the champion but as this deadline was not met, Chagaev was stripped of his “Champion In Recess” title when the WBA published their Official Ratings as of June 2009.June 2, 2007 February 23, 2008 Sultan Ibragimov WBO RussianFebruary 23, 2008 July 2, 2011 Wladimir Klitschko IBF & WBO UkrainianMarch 8, 2008 October 11, 2008 Samuel Peter WBC NigerianJuly 4, 20084 July 24, 2009 Ruslan Chagaev WBA UzbekistaniThe WBA had set a deadline of June 26, 2009 for Chagaev to fight the champion but this deadline was not met. On July 24, 2009, when the WBA published their Official Ratings as of June 2009, Chagaev was stripped of his “Champion In Recess” title.August 30, 2008 November 7, 2009 Nikolay Valuev WBA RussianValuev regained the WBA title by beating John Ruiz on August 30, 2008, shortly after Chagaev had become the “Champion In Recess”. Upon making Chagaev the “Champion In Recess”, the WBA set a deadline of June 26, 2009 for him to fight the champion. This deadline was not met and Chagaev was stripped of his “Champion In Recess” title when the WBA published their Official Ratings as of June 2009.October 11, 2008 Present Vitali Klitschko WBC UkrainianNovember 7, 2009 July 2, 2011 David Haye WBA BritishJuly 2, 2011 July 3, 2011 Wladimir Klitschko IBF, WBO & WBA UkrainianAfter David Haye was defeated by Wladimir Klitschko, all four major heavyweight titles were held by the Klitschko brothers until Wladimir was “upgraded” by the WBA to “super-champion” and the regular WBA championship was declared vacant.July 3, 2011 Present Wladimir Klitschko IBF, WBO & WBA (super champion) UkrainianAugust 28, 2011 Present Alexander Povetkin WBA (regular champion) Russian World boxing championsChampions by sanctioning body Major titlesWBA (List) · WBC (List) · IBF (List) · WBO (List) · The Ring (List)Minor titlesWBU (List) · IBO (List) · WPBF · IBA · IBC · IBU · WBFChampions by weight class Heavyweight (200+ lbs) · Cruiserweight (200 lbs) · Light Heavyweight (175 lbs) · Super Middleweight (168 lbs) · Middleweight (160 lbs) · Light Middleweight (154 lbs) · Welterweight (147 lbs) · Light Welterweight (140 lbs) · Lightweight (135 lbs) · Super Featherweight (130 lbs) · Featherweight (126 lbs) · Super Bantamweight (122 lbs) · Bantamweight (118 lbs) · Super Flyweight (115 lbs) · Flyweight (112 lbs) · Light Flyweight (108 lbs) · Minimumweight (105 lbs)Champions by different weight class Triple Champions (List) · Quadruple Champions (List) · Quintuple Champions (List) · Sextuple Champions (List) · Septuple Champions (List) · Octuple Champions (List)Terms Pound for pound (The Ring List) · Lineal championship · Undisputed championship (List) · Interim championship