Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
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| Year | Final Match | |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Samuel Berger, USA | Decision |
| 1908 | Albert Oldham, GBR | KO, 1st |
| 1920 | Ronald Rawson, GBR | Decision |
| 1924 | Otto von Porat, NOR | Decision |
| 1928 | Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, ARG | Stopped, 1st |
| 1932 | Santiago Lovell, ARG | Decision |
| 1936 | Herbert Runge, GER | Decision |
| 1948 | Rafael Iglesias, ARG | KO, 2nd |
| 1952 | Ed Sanders, USA | Won on Disq.* |
| 1956 | Pete Rademacher, USA | Stopped, 1st |
| 1960 | Franco De Piccoli, ITA | KO, 1st |
| 1964 | Joe Frazier, USA | Decision, 3-2 |
| 1968 | George Foreman, USA | Stopped, 2nd |
| 1972 | Teófilo Stevenson, CUB | Default |
| 1976 | Teófilo Stevenson, CUB | KO, 3rd |
| 1980 | Teófilo Stevenson, CUB | Decision, 4-1 |
| 1984 | Tyrell Biggs, USA | Decision, 4-1 |
| 1988 | Lennox Lewis, CAN | Stopped, 2nd |
| 1992 | Roberto Balado, CUB | Decision, 13-2 |
| 1996 | Vladimir Klichko, UKR | Decision, 7-3 |
| 2000 | Audley Harrison, GBR | Decision, 30-16 |
| 2004 | Alexander Povetkin, RUS | walkover† |
| 2008 | Roberto Cammarelle, ITA | RSC |
| 2012 | Joshua Anthony, GBR | Final, 18-18 |
*Sanders' opponent, Ingemar Johansson, was disqualified in 2nd round for not trying.
†Povetkin was awarded the gold when his opponet Mohamed Aly failed a pre-fight physical due to a shoulder injury.
Note: Called heavyweight through 1980.
| Heavyweight (201 lbs) | Boxing | Future World Heavyweight Champions |
