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Heavyweight

No upper limit

The marquee division. Heavyweight has no upper weight limit (the WBC introduced a 224-pound "bridgerweight" class below it in 2020). The four-belt era of heavyweight unification was opened in 1999 when Lennox Lewis became undisputed champion. In May 2024 Oleksandr Usyk became the first undisputed four-belt heavyweight champion of the modern era by outpointing Tyson Fury.

Current world champions

wba
Oleksandr Usyk
wbc
Oleksandr Usyk
ibf
Daniel Dubois
wbo
Oleksandr Usyk

Alternate division names

wbc
Heavyweight
wba
Heavyweight
ibf
Heavyweight
wbo
Heavyweight

Legends of the division

Muhammad AliJoe LouisJack JohnsonRocky MarcianoGeorge ForemanLarry HolmesMike TysonEvander HolyfieldLennox LewisWladimir KlitschkoTyson FuryOleksandr Usyk

All-time top 10

  1. 1.Muhammad Ali
  2. 2.Joe Louis
  3. 3.Jack Johnson
  4. 4.Lennox Lewis
  5. 5.Rocky Marciano
  6. 6.Mike Tyson
  7. 7.Wladimir Klitschko
  8. 8.Larry Holmes
  9. 9.Oleksandr Usyk
  10. 10.Evander Holyfield

Trivia

  • ▸Joe Louis defended the heavyweight title 25 times from 1937 to 1949 — still the all-time record.
  • ▸Larry Holmes was 48-0 at one point in his career, falling one win short of matching Rocky Marciano's 49-0.
  • ▸Oleksandr Usyk's 2024 win over Tyson Fury was the first undisputed four-belt heavyweight bout in the 25-year history of the four-belt structure.