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Belt is Created
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Jack Dempsey
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Awarded Title
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January, 1921
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def.
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Georges Carpentier
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July 2, 1921
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Tommy Gibbons
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July 4, 1923
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Luis Angel Firpo
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September 14, 1923
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Gene Tunney
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def.
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Jack Dempsey
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September 23, 1926
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Jack Dempsey
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September 22, 1927
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Tom Heeney
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July 26, 1928
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Vacant
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Jack Schmeling
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def.
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Jack Sharkey
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June 12, 1930
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Young Stribling
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July 3, 1931
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Jack Sharkey
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def.
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Jack Schmeling
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June 21, 1932
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Primo Carnera
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def.
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Jack Sharkey
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June 29, 1933
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Paulino Uzcudun
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October 22, 1933
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Tommy Loughran
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March 1, 1934
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Max Baer
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def.
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Primo Carnera
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June 14, 1934
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James J. Braddock
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def.
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Max Baer
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June 13, 1935
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Joe Louis
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def.
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James J. Braddock
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June 22, 1937
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Tommy Farr
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August 30, 1937
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Nathan Mann
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February 23, 1938
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Harry Thomas
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April 4, 1938
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Max Schmeling
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June 22, 1938
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John Henry Lewis
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January 25, 1939
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Jack Roper
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April 17, 1939
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Tony Galento
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June 28, 1939
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Bob Pastor
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September 20, 1939
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Arturo Godoy
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February 9, 1940
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Johnny Paycheck
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March 29, 1940
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Arturo Godoy
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June 20, 1940
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Al McCoy
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December 16, 1940
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Red Burnman
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January 31, 1941
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Gus Dorazio
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February 17, 1941
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Abe Simon
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March 21, 1941
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Tony Musto
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April 8, 1941
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Buddy Baer
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May 23, 1941
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Billy Conn
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June 18, 1941
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Lou Nova
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September 29, 1941
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Buddy Baer
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January 9, 1942
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Abe Simon
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March 27, 1942
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Johnny Davis
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November 14, 1944
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Billy Conn
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June 19, 1946
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Tami Mauriello
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September 18, 1946
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Jersey Joe Walcott
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December 5, 1947
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Jersey Joe Walcott
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June 25, 1948
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Vacant
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Ezzard Charles
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def.
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Jersey Joe Walcott
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June 22, 1949
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Gus Lesnevitch
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August 10, 1949
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Pat Valentino
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October 14, 1949
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Freddie Beshore
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August 15, 1950
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Joe Louis
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September 27, 1950
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Nick Barone
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December 5, 1950
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Lee Oma
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January 12, 1951
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Jersey Joe Walcott
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March 7, 1951
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Joey Maxim
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May 30, 1951
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Jersey Joe Walcott
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def.
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Ezzard Charles
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July 18, 1951
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Ezzard Charles
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June 5, 1952
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Rocky Marciano
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def.
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Jersey Joe Walcott
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September 23, 1952
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Jersey Joe Walcott
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May 15, 1953
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Roland La Starza
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September 24, 1953
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Ezzard Charles
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June 17, 1954
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Ezzard Charles
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September 17, 1954
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Don Cockell
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May 16, 1955
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Archie Moore
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September 21, 1955
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Vacant
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Floyd Patterson
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def.
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Archie Moore
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November 30, 1956
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Tommy Jackson
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July 29, 1957
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Pete Rademacher
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August 22, 1957
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Brian London
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May 1, 1959
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Ingemar Johansson
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def.
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Floyd Patterson
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June 26, 1959
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Floyd Patterson
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def.
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Ingemar Johansson
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June 20, 1960
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Ingemar Johansson
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March 13, 1961
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Tom McNeely
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December 4, 1661
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Sonny Liston
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def.
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Floyd Patterson
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September 25, 1962
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Floyd Patterson
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July 22, 1963
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Muhammad Ali
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def.
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Sonny Liston
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February 25, 1964
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Vacant
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Ernie Terrell
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def.
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Eddie Machen
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March 5, 1965
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George Chuvalo
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November 1, 1965
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Doug Jones
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June 28, 1966
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Muhammad Ali
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def.
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Ernie Terrell
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February 6, 1967
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Zora Folley
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March 22, 1967
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Vacant
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Jimmy Ellis
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def.
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Jerry Quarry
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April 27, 1968
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Floyd Patterson
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September 14, 1968
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Joe Frazier
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def.
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Jimmy Ellis
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February 16, 1970
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Bob Foster
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November 18, 1970
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Muhammad Ali
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March 8, 1971
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Terry Daniels
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January 15, 1972
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Rob Stander
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May 25, 1972
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George Foreman
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def.
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Joe Frazier
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January 22, 1973
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Jose Roman
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September 1, 1973
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Ken Norton
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March 26, 1974
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Muhammad Ali
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def.
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George Foreman
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October 30, 1974
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Chuck Wepner
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March 24, 1975
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Ron Lyle
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May 16, 1975
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Joe Bugner
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July 1, 1975
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Joe Frazier
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October 1, 1975
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Jean-Pierre Coopman
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February 20, 1976
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Jimmy Young
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April 30, 1976
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Richard Dunn
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May 24, 1976
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Ken Norton
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September 28, 1976
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Alfredo Evangelista
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May 16, 1977
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Earnie Shavers
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September 29, 1977
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Leon Spinks
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def.
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Muhammad Ali
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February 15, 1978
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Muhammad Ali
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def.
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Leon Spinks
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September 15, 1978
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Vacant
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John Tate
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def.
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Gerrie Coetzee
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October 20, 1979
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Mike Weaver
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def.
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John Tate
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March 31, 1980
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Gerrie Coetzee
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October 25, 1980
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James Tillis
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October 3, 1981
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Michael Dokes
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def.
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Mike Weaver
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December 10, 1982
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drew with
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Mike Weaver
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May 20, 1983
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Gerrie Coetzee
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def.
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Michael Dokes
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September 23 1983
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Greg Page
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def.
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Gerrie Coetzee
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December 1, 1984
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Tony Tubbs
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def.
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Greg Page
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April 29, 1985
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Tim Witherspoon
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def.
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Tony Tubbs
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January 27, 1986
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Frank Bruno
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July 19, 1986
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James Smith
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def.
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Tim Witherspoon
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December 12, 1986
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Mike Tyson
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def.
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James Smith
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March 7, 1987
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Pinklon Thomas
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May 30, 1987
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Tony Tucker
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August 1, 1987
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Tyrell Biggs
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October 16, 1987
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Larry Holmes
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January 22, 1988
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Tony Tubbs
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March 21, 1988
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Michael Spinks
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June 27 1988
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Frank Bruno
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February 25, 1989
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Carl Williams
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July 21, 1989
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Buster Douglas
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def.
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Mike Tyson
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February 11, 1990
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Evander Holyfield
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def.
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Buster Douglas
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October 11, 1990
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George Foreman
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April 19, 1991
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Bert Cooper
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November 23, 1991
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Larry Holmes
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June 19, 1992
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Riddick Bowe
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def.
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Evander Holyfield
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November 13, 1992
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Michael Dokes
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February 6, 1993
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Jesse Ferguson
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May 22, 1993
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Evander Holyfield
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def.
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Riddick Bowe
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November 6, 1993
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Michael Moorer
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def.
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Evander Holyfield
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April 22, 1994
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George Foreman
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def.
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Michael Moorer
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November 5, 1994
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Vacant
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Bruce Seldon
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def.
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Tony Tucker
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April 8, 1995
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Joe Hipp
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August 19, 1995
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Mike Tyson
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def.
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Bruce Seldon
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September 7, 1996
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Evander Holyfield
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def.
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Mike Tyson
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November 9, 1996
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Mike Tyson
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June 28, 1997
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Michael Moorer
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November 8, 1997
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Vaughn Bean
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September 19, 1998
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drew with
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Lennox Lewis
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March 13, 1999
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Lennox Lewis
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def.
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Evander Holyfield
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November 13, 1999
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Vacant
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Evander Holyfield
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def.
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John Ruiz
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August 12, 2000
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John Ruiz
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def.
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Evander Holyfield
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March 3, 2001
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drew with
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Evander Holyfield
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December 15, 2001
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def.
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Kirk Johnson
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July 27, 2002
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Roy Jones Jr.
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def.
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John Ruiz
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March 1, 2003
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Vacant
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John Ruiz
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Awarded Title
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February 24, 2004
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def.
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Fres Oquendo
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April 17, 2004
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Andrew Golota
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November 13, 2004
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no contest
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James Toney
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April 30, 2005
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Nikolai Valuev
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def.
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John Ruiz
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December 17, 2005
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Owen Beck
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June 3, 2006
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Monte Barrett
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October 7, 2006
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Jameel McCline
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January 20, 2007
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Ruslan Chagaev
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def.
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Nikolai Valuev
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April 14, 2007
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Vacant
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Nikolai Valuev
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def.
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John Ruiz
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August 30, 2008
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Evander Holyfield
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December 20, 2008
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David Haye
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def.
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Nikolai Valuev
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November 7, 2009
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John Ruiz
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April 3, 2010
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Audley Harrison
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November 13, 2010
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Wladimir Klitschko
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def.
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David Haye
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July 2, 2011
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Jean Marc-Mormeck
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March 3, 2012
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Tony Thompson
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July 7, 2012
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Mariusz Wach
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November 10, 2012
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Francesco Pianeta
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May 4, 2013
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Alexander Povetkin
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October 5, 2013
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Alex Leapai
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April 26, 2014
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Kubrat Pulev
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November 15, 2014
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Bryant Jennings
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April 25, 2015
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Tyson Fury
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def.
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Wladimir Klitschko
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November 28, 2015
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Vacant
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Anthony Joshua
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def.
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Wladimir Klitschko
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April 29, 2017
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Carlos Takam
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October 28, 2017
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Joseph Parker
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March 31, 2018
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Alexander Povetkin
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September 22, 2018
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Andy Ruiz Jr.
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def.
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Anthony Joshua
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June 1, 2019
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Anthony Joshua
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def.
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Andy Ruiz Jr.
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December 7, 2019
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Kubrat Pulev
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December 12, 2020
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Oleksandr Usyk
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def.
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Anthony Joshua
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September 25, 2021
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Anthony Joshua
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August 20, 2022
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Daniel Dubois
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August 26, 2023
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Tyson Fury
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May 18, 2024
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Tyson Fury
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December 21, 2024
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Daniel Dubois
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July 19, 2025
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Present Day
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