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THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONS

The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." We will be adding biographies and full records soon, so check back. Comments can be sent to the Research Staff. Pictured at left is Bob Foster with Mike DeLisa at the 1996 Inductions for the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Ciao!

Jack Root (1903)
George Gardner (1903)
Bob Fitzsimmons (1903-1905)
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (1905; Never defended)

O'Brien never defended the title and it became moribund. Several claimed the title, including Bob Fitzsimmons and NY "commission" champion, Bob Moha. Jack Dillon became the "man" with his wins over Hugo Kelly, Levinsky , and Moha.

Jack Dillon (1914-1916)
Battling Levinsky (1916-1920)
Georges Carpentier (1920-1922)
Battling Siki (1922-1923)
Mike McTigue (1923-1925)
Paul Berlenbach (1925-1926)
Jack Delaney (1926-1927; Never defended)
Tommy Loughran (1927; Vacated title 1929)

The New York Commission named Jimmy Slattery as Champ following his victory over Lou Scozza in Feb. 1930. Maxie Rosenbloom beat Slattery and was generally recognized as champ by all but the NBA, who named George Nichols in Mar. 1932. Nichols lost to Lou Scozza, and Rosenbloom defeated Scozza in July 1932 for the undisputed title.

Maxie Rosenbloom (1932-1934)
Bob Olin (1934-1935)
John Henry Lewis (1935-Jun 1939; Retired)
Tiger Jack Fox won the NYS version, then lost to Melio Bettina. The NBA then agreed with the NYS Commission that they would recognize the winner of Bettina and Billy Conn as undisputed champion. Conn won.

Billy Conn (1939; Vacated title Jun 1941)
Gus Lesnevich (1941-1948)
Freddie Mills (1948-1950)
Joey Maxim (1950-1952)
Archie Moore (1952-1962)
Moore is stripped by various organizations and ultimately gives up the title. Harold Johnson beat Doug Jones for the unndisputed title.

Harold Johnson (1962-1963)
Willie Pastrano (1963-1965)
Jose Torres (1965-1966)
Dick Tiger (1966-1968)
Bob Foster (1968; Retired September 16 1974)

Claimants following Foster's retirement included John Conteh, Victor Galindez, Miguel Angel Cuello, Mate Parlov, Marvin Johnson, Mike Rossman, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, and Dwight Braxton, who then changed his name to Dwight Qawi (1981-1983). Michael Spinks defeated Eddie Mustafa in July 1981 for the WBA title, Braxton defeated Matthew Saad, for the WBC title in December 1981. Qawi lost a 15-round decision to Spinks in Mar. 1983 for the undisputed title

Michael Spinks (1983-Nov 1985; Vacated title)
Virgil Hill (1996 - 1997)
Dariusz Michalczewski (1997-2003)
Julio Cesar Gonzalez (2003-2004)
Zsolt Erdei (2004-2009; Vacated title)
Jean Pascal (2010-2011)
Bernard Hopkins (2011-2012)
Chad Dawson (2012-2013)
Adonis Stevenson (2013-2018)
Oleksandr Gvozdyk (2018-2019)
Artur Beterbiev (2019-Present)

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O'Brien never defended the title and it became moribund. Several claimed the title, including Bob Fitzsimmons and NY "commission" champion, Bob Moha. Jack Dillon became the "man" with his wins over Hugo Kelly, Levinsky , and Moha.

Tiger Jack Fox won the NYS version, then lost to Melio Bettina. The NBA then agreed with the NYS Commission that they would recognize the winner of Bettina and Billy Conn as undisputed champion. Conn won.

Moore is stripped by various organizations and ultimately gives up the title. Harold Johnson beat Doug Jones for the unndisputed title.

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