World heavyweight boxing champions

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.

Michael Gerard Tyson is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005, and again in 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, and one of the most intimidating men in boxing history. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990.

Ukrainian boxer and politician (1971-)

American boxer (1944–2011)

American professional boxer (1949–2025)

American boxer (1914-1981)

American heavyweight boxing champion (1923-1969)

Ukrainian boxer (born 1976)

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the unified heavyweight championship since 2025, and the Ring magazine title since 2022. He held the undisputed championship in two weight classes—cruiserweight and heavyweight—and is the first male boxer to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four-belt era". With his win over Tyson Fury in 2024, Oleksandr Uysk also became the most recent Lineal Heavyweight Champion.

Tyson Luke Fury is a British professional boxer. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the Ring magazine title twice between 2015 and 2022, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) title from 2020 to 2024. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title during his first reign as champion.

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American boxer (1895-1983)

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni "AJ" Joshua is a British professional boxer. He held the unified heavyweight championship twice between 2017 and 2021. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title during his reigns as champion. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2015 to 2016.

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German boxer (1905-2005)

American boxer, rapper and actor

Swedish boxer (1932-2009)

John Arthur Johnson, nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). His 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries was dubbed the "fight of the century". Johnson defeated Jeffries, who was white, triggering dozens of race riots across the U.S. According to filmmaker Ken Burns, "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African American on Earth". He is widely regarded as one of the most influential boxers in history.

Russian politician and former heavyweight boxer

American heavyweight boxer (1935-2006)

American boxer (c. 1930–1970)

British boxer

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Deontay Leshun Wilder is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020. By winning the title, Wilder became the first American world heavyweight champion since 2007, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion.

American boxer (1943-2013)

American boxer (1905-1974)

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American boxer (1909–1959)

American boxer (1866-1933)

boxer (1969-2013)

Jamaican heavyweight boxer (1954–2006)

American boxer (1953–2021)

Italian boxer (1906-1967)

Uzbekistani boxer

American boxer (1897-1978)

British boxer (1863-1917)

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American boxer (1858–1918)

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American boxer (1921–1975)

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American boxer (born 1967)

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American boxer (1875-1953)

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Canadian world champion boxer (1881–1955)

South African boxer (1966-2012)

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American former professional boxer