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  1. 5 days ago · Joe Louis. Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.

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  2. 3 days ago · IBF world champion Daniel Dubois, Romford's Johnny Fisher, 19-year-old Moses Itauma and British champion Fabio Wardley are just four names vying to become a global heavyweight star

  3. 1 day ago · Championship recognition. Titles have been awarded by: New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), founded in 1920. World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA); renamed to the WBA in 1962. World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963.

  4. Nov 9, 2023 · When it comes to the best current MMA heavyweights, fighters like Fabricio Werdum, Cain Velasquez, Alistair Overeem as well as current UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic are ranked high. Other notable MMA heavyweights include Junior dos Santos, Mark Hunt, and Ben Rothwell.

  5. 5 days ago · As the first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion, Ali fought many of the other members on this list in many of the greatest boxing matches ever such as when he duked it out with Joe Frazier and George Foreman and lost only five matches over his career which spanned over 20 years.

  6. 3 days ago · List of. The Ring. world champions. Boxing magazine The Ring has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first Ring world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Pancho Villa.

  7. 4 days ago · George Foreman, considered a massive heavyweight in his day, is only one inch taller and longer than Usyk. Larry Holmes is 6-foot-2, Holyfield is 6-foot-1, Joe Frazier was 5-foot-11, Mike Tyson is 5-foot-10, and the list goes on.