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In 2005, he was named the fifth greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. [47] In 2007, on ESPN.com's list of the 50 Greatest Boxers of All Time, Marciano was ranked number 14, and was the 5th highest ranked heavyweight, behind (in order) Muhammad Ali , Joe Louis , Jack Johnson , and Jack Dempsey .
Bowe retired from boxing after the Golota fights, making low-key comebacks in 2004 and 2008. In a 2010 article by Boxing Scene, Bowe was ranked the 21st greatest heavyweight of all time. [4] In 2015, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. [5] As of 2024, Bowe remains the last American undisputed world heavyweight champion.
It is all here in this series: This is the history of heavyweight championship – every one of the main players. At the very start of 1970 Muhammad Ali was still in boxing exile, Joe Frazier was ...
Ezzard Mack Charles (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1959. Known as "the Cincinnati Cobra", Charles was respected for his slick defense and precision, and is often regarded as the greatest light heavyweight of all time, and one of the greatest fighters pound for pound, [1] having defeated numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three ...
[c] Klitschko holds records for the longest cumulative heavyweight title reign of all time, with 4,382 days as world heavyweight champion, and most fighters beaten for the world heavyweight championship, at 23. [d] He also holds records for the most wins and title defences of the unified championship [note 1] in professional boxing history. [34]
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John Ruiz (born January 4, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2010, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005. Ruiz is of Puerto Rican descent, and is the first Latino boxer to win a world heavyweight title.