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Topic: List of Heavyweight Champions

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		In 1920, the minimum weight for a heavyweight was set at 175 pounds (12 st 7 lb, 79 kg), which today is the light heavyweight division maximum.
		The first heavyweight champion under the Marquess of Queensberry rules was John L. Sullivan, known as "The Boston Strong Boy." He weighed around 200 pounds (91 kg) when in shape and was a bare-knuckle champion.
		It should also be noted that in recent years, the heavyweight title has become fractured amongst various sanctioning organizations, and so what was once known as the single "Heavyweight Champion," is now referred to as the "Undisputed Champion" as the one fighter that has defeated all the other titlists.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Heavyweight (555 words)

	Heavyweight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1920, the minimum weight for a heavyweight was set at 175 pounds (79 kg), which today is the light heavyweight division minimum.
		It is impossible to say who the "first" heavyweight champion was, since the sport of boxing goes back as far as recorded history and there have always been large fighters.
		The first heavyweight champion under the Marquess of Queensberry rules was the immensely popular John L. Sullivan, known as "The Boston Strong Boy." He weighed around 200 pounds (91 kg) when in shape and was a bare-knuckle champion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heavyweight (462 words)

	Rocky Marciano Summary
		Heavyweight champion from September 1952 to April 1956, "The Brockton Blockbuster" burst into the American consciousness with a brutal knockout of an aging, twice-retired Joe Louis.
		As Marciano is the only champion of any weight class to retire undefeated and without any draws, he is considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.
		Then Marciano met British and European champion Don Cockell and beat him in nine rounds, and, in his last bout, Marciano got up off the canvas in round two to retain his title by a knockout in nine against the equally-legendary Light-Heavyweight Champion of the World Archie Moore.
	www.bookrags.com /Rocky_Marciano (2911 words)

	List of heavyweight boxing champions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sullivan was the first champion under Marquis of Queensbury rules, having defeated Paddy Ryan in a bare-knuckle fight in 1882 to earn championship recognition.
		Jeffries was the first 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.
		All sanctioning bodies withdrew recognition of Ali as champion for his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army subsequent to being drafted in early 1967.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Heavyweight_Champions (856 words)

	Encyclopedia: Heavyweight
		Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar.
		Larry Holmes is a former world heavyweight boxing champion considered one of the fiercest fighters in the history of heavyweight boxing.
		Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967) is a boxer and former undisputed Heavyweight Champion.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Heavyweight (2178 words)

	Encyclopedia: Boxer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The terms lightweight, welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight became common during the late 19th century, but there was no universally recognized definitions of weight class.
		With the discovery, in April of 2004, that Heavyweight Joe Mesi, a relatively new, undefeated prospect, had suffered several blood clots to his brain during a win against Vassiliy Jirov, more medical testing may be required for professional boxers.
		The most famous of all three-way partnership (fighter-manager-promoter) was that of Jack Dempsey (Heavyweight Champion, 1919-1926), his manager Jack Kearns, and the promoter Tex Rickard.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Boxer (3742 words)

	Cox's Corner All Time Heavyweight Ratings
		The heavyweight title fight incites recollections that are often either slanderous or reverent with the flattery of lies.
		The reason for the expanded list, instead of the usual 10 that one often sees, is that it forces one to consider more top fighters, to look a little deeper and the longer list demonstrates more aptly how the all time greats stack up to one another.
		The Manassa Mauler was not only one of the most exciting heavyweight champions in history he was also one of the ring's greatest all time pound for pound fighters.
	www.coxsboxingcorner.com /20heavyweights.html (2829 words)

	Heavyweight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In the 19th century, for example, many heavyweight champions weighed 170 pounds (77 kg) or less (although others weighed 200 (91 kg)and more).
		It is impossible to say who the "first" heavyweight champion was, as the sport of boxing goes back as far as recorded historyand there have always been large fighters.
		The first heavyweight champion underthe Marquess of Queensberry rules was theimmensely popular John L. Sullivan, known as "The Boston StrongBoy." He weighed around 200 pounds (91 kg) when in shape and was a bare-knuckle champion.
	www.therfcc.org /heavyweight-62190.html (287 words)

	Mulcahey
		Let me state that all the boxers on this list are good men, as are most men who dare to enter the ring to pit their skills against another.
		To put this list in a better light, let me say that these ten men are simply the worst of the best.
		Hart beat former light heavyweight champion Jack Root, who had previously beaten Hart, to win the vacant title, thus, becoming the only man to beat a light heavyweight to win the heavyweight title.
	www.maxboxing.com /Mulcahey/Mulcahey0518a05.asp (1572 words)

	List of heavyweight boxing champions - Famous Women (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Sullivan was the first champion under Marquess of Queensberry rules, having defeated Paddy Ryan in a bare-knuckle fight in 1882 to win championship recognition.
		Jeffries was the first champion to relinquish the title, declaring that the winner of a match between Marvin Hart and Jack Root would be the next legitimate champion.
		The WBA withdrew its 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.
	www.famous.tc /List_of_Heavyweight_Champions.html (589 words)

	wiki/Heavyweight Definition / wiki/Heavyweight Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The first heavyweight champion under the Marquess of Queensberry rules was the immensely popular John L. SullivanJohn Lawrence Sullivan (October 15, 1858–February 2, 1918) is widely recognized as boxing's first modern world heavyweight champion....
		Floyd PattersonFloyd Patterson (born January 4, 1935) is a former Heavyweight boxing champion who made history multiple times in the sport of boxing Born into a poor family in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Patterson had was one of eleven children and an insular and troubled child.
		As heavyweight champion, Holmes won his first 48 professional challenge fights, falling just one short of breaking Rocky Marciano's record of 49 successful defenses of a boxing championship....
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Heavyweight (1745 words)

	The Heavyweight Top Champions of All Time
		He is the oldest Heavyweight world champion in history, and he has become a legend for that.
		The Brocton Blockbuster, the way he was called, seized the heavyweight championship title from Jersey Joe Walcott by KO13 on September 23 in PA. Marciano, the original Rocky, died in a plane crash in August 31, 1968 when he was 46.
		This German pride was the champion in 1930-1932, that the title was taken from Jack Sharkey by disq.
	members.tripod.com /~jeffsboxing/article/aa062098.html (1083 words)

	The St. Petersburg Times - World - Klitschko Makes Heavyweight Statement
		Klitschko staked his claim to being the true heavyweight champion Saturday night, knocking Britain's Danny Williams down four times and giving him a savage beating before finally stopping him in the eighth round.
		Klitschko, who owns just one of the three major heavyweight titles, made a case for being the best of the three champions in a dominating effort against a game but completely outclassed challenger.
		And, while Williams lasted through nearly eight full rounds, there was no disputing the damage he inflicted on Williams, a journeyman British heavyweight of little repute until he stopped Tyson in the fourth round of their fight in July.
	www.sptimes.ru /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=2318 (831 words)

	Gene Tunney's Magazine Article - Wrestling Heavyweight Champion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Time is a great magnifier, and if some of the preceding champions in the long history of the game were as colossal as they are proclaimed in legend, they were indeed supermen.
		The world's champion in any sport, throughout the ages, naturally was the best of his era, but primarily he was a human being.
		You'd have a hard time getting any two persons to agree on who was the greatest champion in that or any other sport in the last 50 years, so you can see how foolish it would be to try to pick the greatest of all time.
	www.genetunney.org /magazine14.html (603 words)

	champions
		Champions is a RPG designed to simulate and function in a four-color comic book world.
		Champions has a very flexible framework of powers/skills, allowing almost any kind of character to be created.
		Champions has been ported to a fantasy world under the title "Fantasy Hero", which has similar advantages and disadvantages to the original Champions game.
	www.fact-library.com /champions.html (132 words)

	BoxingTimes.com - Hasim Rahman vs. Oleg Maskaev (August 12, 2006)
		The current list of heavyweight champions sounds more like some of the characters out of a novel by Dostoevsky.
		The champion continued to score with a ramrod left jab in the 3rd, and they would prove to be his best weapon throughout the title fight.
		That thudding shots and the heavy artillery had taken their toll on both men and it was clearly evident in the 9th, as the pace slowed and the tempo was reminiscent of most heavyweight encounters looking like they were going to go the distance.
	www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2006/060812rahman_maskaev.html (2901 words)

	Boxing - Gurupedia
		The terms lightweight, welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight became common during the late 19th century, but there was no universally recognized definitions of weight class.
		In the late 19th and early 20th century, amateur boxing was encouraged in schools, universities and in the armed forces, but the champions, in the main, came from among the urban poor.
		With the discovery, in April of 2004, that Heavyweight Joe Mesi, a relatively new, undefeated prospect, had suffered several blood clots to his brain during a win against Vassiliy Jirov, more medical testing may be required for professional boxers.
	www.gurupedia.com /b/bo/boxing.htm (3654 words)

	Heavyweight Gainer - ?When Size Counts Heavyweight Gainer 900... - Nutricraze
		In fact, Heavyweight Gainer 900 is so effective in adding and maintaining size it is a favorite among professional football players.
		That same year Champion Nutrition crossed over into the endurance market with the introduction of an exercise and recovery drink, which by 1993, had become the most widely acccepted and talked about sports drink in professional cycling.
		Champions commitment to improved athlete performance has seen their list of devotees, ranging from the amateur to the world class athlete, grow beyond bodybuilding and cycling to include professional players in the areas of football, basketball, baseball, soccer and hockey.
	www.nutricraze.com /Heavyweight-Gainer-p-CN-008.html (525 words)

	Sonny Liston Summary
		In the early 1960s, the heavyweight champion of the world was clean-cut Floyd Patterson.
		In 1962, Liston was finally signed to meet world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson for the title.
		He was not a popular champion, and Liston was very disappointed that on his comeback to hometown Philadelphia, the fans did not come to cheer him.
	www.bookrags.com /Sonny_Liston (2643 words)

	.::. Professional Boxers .::. Professional "Heavyweight Boxers" .::.< (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Listed as a 42-1 favorite, Tyson traveled to Tokyo and within the first 3 minutes it looked like something was not right with Tyson, for the first time in his career he didn't look in top condition and as early as the first round was being beaten to the punch by Douglas.
		On March 13, 1999, Lewis outboxed WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, but was robbed of a victory--and of the undisputed heavyweight crown--when the judges scored the bout a draw (D 12).
		Larry Holmes was a superb Heavyweight Champion and made a total of 20 succesfull defences of the championship, whilst being virtually unbeatable throughout his 7 year reign at the top.
	www.maidenmasher.com /professionalboxers.html (8640 words)

	Hot Potato! There’s A New Heavyweight Champion As Maskaev Repeats Dominance of Rahman To Win WBC Title
		The heavyweight champions in recent years have received more press clippings for sound bytes, rather than their in-ring performances.
		Lewis needed decisive victories against faded versions of Tyson and Holyfield to solidify a recognizable place as one of the dominant heavyweight champions of his era.
		Klitschko is the most attractive fighter to watch of the heavyweight champions, but he has suffered three KO defeats to hand-picked, journeymen opponents.
	www.blackathlete.net /artman/publish/article_02218.shtml (1043 words)

	List of Heavyweight Champions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		(8) - All professional boxing sanctioning bodies withdrew recognition of Ali as champion for his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army subsequent to being drafted in early 1967.
		The organization has erased the episode from its own written history, not listing Botha among its recognized champions.
		While as of 14 Jun 2004 it is rumored that the WBC will be reconstitued under a new name (but with the same management), technically Klitschko's title as Heavyweight Champion has ceased to exist.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_heavyweight_champions (484 words)

	Golf- Bryant, Fergus Share Champions Tour Lead - AOL Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Fergus was one of three players who didn't bogey a hole, and highlighted his round with a 14-foot putt for eagle at the par-5 10th.
		Raymond Floyd, a four-time major champion, flirted with shooting his age of 64 before settling for a 68 to tie Des Smyth, R.W. Eaks and Joe Ozaki.
		He's proven to be a quicker study on the Champions Tour, winning twice last year in his second season and finishing third on the money list.
	sports.aol.com /golf/story/_a/bryant-fergus-share-champions-tour-lead/20070330171609990001 (649 words)

	List Of Heavyweight Champions Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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	NWA World Heavyweight Championship -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a wrestling title that was spun off from the first "World Title"; which tracks its lineage to (Click link for more info and facts about George Hackenschmidt) George Hackenschmidt's 1905 title and (Click link for more info and facts about Frank Gotch) Frank Gotch's 1908 version.
		Flair took the NWA Belt with him, because it was his belt, as well as he had his $25,000 bond on it.
		Because of his refusal to be on NWA-TNA, Dan Severn was "stripped" of the NWA belt and a battle royal was held.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/N/NW/NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship2.htm (1050 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: Roundup: Klitschko stops Williams in 8th
		Both came through loud and clear in a dominating title defense that elevated him to the top of a crowded list of heavyweight champions.
		Klitschko staked his claim to being the true heavyweight champion last night, knocking down Danny Williams four times and giving him a serious beating before stopping him in the eighth round.
		Klitschko, who owns one of the three major heavyweight titles, made a case for being the best of the champions in a dominating effort.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002116828_boxing12.html (430 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Boxing news / Magazine's award to Klitschko rings hollow
		It was one of the Ring magazine belts that the publication awards to its recognized champions.
		On the surface, you might look at the former middleweight champion and conclude he is no match for the towering Klitschko, who would have a huge height and reach advantage and could have one in weight as well if Toney trains seriously for the fight.
		Plans are in place for the British heavyweight to relocate to the US next year to improve his training.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/boxing/articles/2004/09/22/magazines_award_to_klitschko_rings_hollow?pg=full (1800 words)

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