who is the heavyweight boxing champion of the world?
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Tyson Fury wins world heavyweight boxing title after unanimous decision over Wladimir Klitschko Tyson Fury wins world heavyweight boxing title after unanimous decision over Wladimir Klitschko. 1  Updated 28 Nov 2015, 6:59pmSat 28 Nov 2015, 6:59pm. 2  First posted 28 Nov 2015, 4:10pmSat 28 Nov 2015, 4:10pm.
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Top 10 Longest-Reigning Heavyweight Champions in Boxing History Jack Johnson holds the distinction of being the first African-American Heavyweight Champion in boxing history, a feat he accomplished by defeating Tommy Burns for the championship in 1908. Johnson’s championship reign released animosity from the racists of white America.
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âThe Longest Fight: In the Ring with Joe Gans, Boxingâs First African American Championâ by William Gildea 'The Longest Fight: Inside the Ring With Joe Gans, Boxing's First African American Champion' by William Gildea. Despite what the white sportswriters and cartoonists of the time had to say about it, Gans was one of the smartest athletes ever.
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Muhammad Ali Ali is regarded as one of the leading heavyweight boxers of the 20th century. He remains the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion, having won the title in 1964, 1974, and 1978. Between February 25 and September 19, 1964, Ali reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion. He is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times.
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Top 10 Boxers That Never Won a World Title (haNZAgod) 10. Herol Graham-Is generally acknowledged as one of the best British boxers of the post-war era never to have won a world title. 9. Joe Jeanette-Is considered one of the best heavyweight boxers of the early 20th century. Because he was African-American, he was not given a shot at the world heavyweight title. 8.
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What Are Some of Muhammad Ali's Accomplishments? Ali fought Joe Frazier in what became known as the fight of the century in 1971. Frazier won the bout, but Ali beat him in a rematch in 1974. That same year Ali became the heavyweight champion of the world when he beat George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire. In 1975 Ali beat Frazier again in the Thrilla in Manila in the Philippines.
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- Lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, heavyweight. Ring career: 1902-26 Record: 167-38-37-3 (117 KOs) and 48 no-decisions. Career notes: Almost certainly the greatest fighter never to win, or even fight for, a world title. … Fought all the way from lightweight to heavyweight, and continued to fight -- and win -- even after becoming almost completely blind in one eye and partially blind in another. … Problem was that he was just too good.
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- Johnson won on a technical knockout in the fourteenth round to become the first black heavyweight champion of the world. White society was outraged, and Johnson rubbed salt in the wound by flaunting his fame and wealth. The search was already on for a Great White Hope to reclaim the crown. In 1909, middleweight champion Stanley Ketchel tried to topple Johnson.
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Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Mike Tyson (/ˈtaɪsən/; born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He held the undisputed world heavyweight championship and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round.
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- Boxer Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1878. In 1908 he became the first African-American to win the world heavyweight crown when he knocked out the reigning champ, Tommy Burns. The fast living Johnson held on to the title until 1915 and continued to box until he was 50.
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Rocky Marciano Wins First World Heavyweight Title ...in 1952, Rocky Marciano knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13 th round to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Growing up in Brockton during the Depression, Marciano promised himself he would find a way out.
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George Foreman For the English footballer, see George Foreman (footballer). For the electric grill, see George Foreman Grill. George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997. Nicknamed Big George, he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist.
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- George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ in history. On November 5, 1994, 45-year-old George Foreman knocks out 26-year-old Michael Moorer and becomes the oldest heavyweight champ in the history of boxing.
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Cruiserweight (boxing) The WBC was the first boxing organization to recognize the cruiserweight division when it sanctioned a bout between Marvin Camel and Mate Parlov on December 8, 1979, for their version of the title. That fight was a draw, but in the rematch in March 1980 Camel won and became the first cruiserweight champion.
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Biography Many sporting news and boxing websites rated Mayweather as the best pound for pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports.
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- the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Our team will play the defending champions next week. the newly crowned national champions. He was a champion for the working classes.
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- Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, whose reign lasted from 1908 to 1915, was also the first African American pop culture icon. He was photographed more than any other black man of his day and, indeed, more than most white men. He was written about more as well.
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Ken Norton For the college basketball coach, see Ken Norton (basketball). Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. (August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013), best known as Ken Norton, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1981, and held the WBC heavyweight title from 1977 to 1978.
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Jack Johnson (boxer) John Arthur Jack Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915).
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Muhammad Ali Biography Muhammad Ali Biography. Muhammad Ali was a legendary boxer who became the first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, boxing career, achievements & timeline.
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Rio Ferdinand: Ex-Manchester United defender relishing boxing focus Ferdinand, who won the Premier League six times and the Champions League once, is attempting to follow former Birmingham City midfielder Curtis Woodhouse and former Crystal Palace forward Leon McKenzie, who became professional boxers after quitting football. Woodhouse enjoyed some success, becoming British super-lightweight champion. Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff also boxed after retiring, winning his only pro bout, against American Richard Dawson in December 2012.
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- Jack Dempsey: Jack Dempsey, nicknamed Manassa Mauler, was best know for his 7 year world heavyweight title stint from 1919 to 1926. In his career spanning over a period of 14 years, Dempsey won 66 of the 83 bouts he fought, 51 of which came as knockouts.
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List of current world boxing champions 1 The International Boxing Federation (IBF), which recognized its first Heavyweight champion in 1983. 2  The World Boxing Association (WBA), which recognized its first Heavyweight champion in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). 3  It took on the WBA name in 1962.
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Ken Norton Ken Norton. Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. (August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013), best known as Ken Norton, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1981, and held the WBC heavyweight title in 1978.
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The War on Jack Johnson: Boxing's First Black Heavyweight Champion Versus the World This was actually a fairly recent tradition, Tom Cribb had defended his English title (the world title at that point) against the black challenger, Tom Molineux in 1810. It was John L. Sullivan who drew the color line in front of the world heavyweight title in the 1880s.