History of the Heavyweight Championship

[Southpaw Stinger]

The passing of the "Real" championship. Linear champions from Ali to Lewis.

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[Brockton Lip]

That was great, good post!

[The Raging Bull]

Absolutely brilliant video. K coming your way


**** I need to spread it around before giving it to southpaw stinger again

[K-DOGG]

Unfortunately, I can't view the video on this computer; but here's the lineal championship as I remember...tell me if I'm wrong on any. I'll start with Sullivan.....


John L. Sullivan
James J. Corbett
Robert Fitzsimmons
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson.....though this is bit unfair to Jeffries, who had retired for 5 years....as well as Hart and Burns.

Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney...retired
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Primo Carnera
Max Baer
James J. Braddock
Joe Louis...retired; but came back within 2 years.
Ezzard Charles
"Jersey" Joe Walcott
Rocky Marciano....retired
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johnanson
Floyd Patterson
Charles "Sonny" Liston
Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali.....forced to retire; but came back after 3 years.
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Muhammad Ali
Leon Spinks
Muhammad Ali....retired; but came back before two years had passed.
Larry Holmes
Michael Spinks
Mike Tyson
James "Buster" Douglas
Evander Holyfield
Rid**** Bowe
Evander Holyfield
Michael Moorer
George Foreman
Shannon Briggs
Lennox Lewis
Hasim Rahman
Lennox Lewis.....retired.



How'd I do?

[paul750]

One of the best videos i've seen. Would be a great video to show to someone who knows little about the subject, but wants to gain knowledge.

[Southpaw Stinger]

John L. Sullivan
James J. Corbett
Robert Fitzsimmons
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson.....though this is bit unfair to Jeffries, who had retired for 5 years....as well as Hart and Burns.

Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney...retired
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Primo Carnera
Max Baer
James J. Braddock
Joe Louis...retired; but came back within 2 years.
Ezzard Charles
"Jersey" Joe Walcott
Rocky Marciano....retired
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johnanson
Floyd Patterson
Charles "Sonny" Liston
Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali.....forced to retire; but came back after 3 years.
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Muhammad Ali
Leon Spinks
Muhammad Ali....retired; but came back before two years had passed.
Larry Holmes
Michael Spinks
Mike Tyson
James "Buster" Douglas
Evander Holyfield
Rid**** Bowe
Evander Holyfield
Michael Moorer
George Foreman
Shannon Briggs
Lennox Lewis
Hasim Rahman
Lennox Lewis.....retired.

I think you got em all!

[hemichromis]

nice video excelt tyhe part where it said shannon briggs beat foreman! i can't believe i'm still bitter!

[Southpaw Stinger]

nice video excelt tyhe part where it said shannon briggs beat foreman! i can't believe i'm still bitter!

Foreman was robbed I tells ya!!

[RockyMarcianofan00]

Nice video

[Dye]

briggs never won the title from Foreman, foreman vacated it several fights before