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World Heavyweight Title History


Champion Date Location Notes
George Hackenschmidt 1901/11 Vienna, AUSTRIA Recognised as World Heavyweight Champion
Frank Gotch 1908/04/03 Chicago, IL Retires as champion in 1913
Charlie Cutler Billed as World Heavyweight Champion
Joe Stecher 15/07/05 Omaha, NE
Earl Caddock 17/04/09 Omaha, NE
Joe Stecher [2] 20/01/30 New York, NY
Ed "Strangler" Lewis 20/12/13 New York, NY
Stanislaus Zbyszko 21/05/06 New York, NY
Ed "Strangler" Lewis [2] 22/03/03 Wichita, KS
Wayne Munn 25/01/08 Kansas City, MO
Stanislaus Zbyszko [2] 25/04/15 Phidelphia, PA
Joe Stecher [3] 25/05/30 St. Louis, MO
Ed "Strangler" Lewis [3] 28/02/21 St. Louis, MO
Gus Sonnenberg 29/01/04 Boston, MA #1
Gus Sonnenberg 29/01/04 Boston, MA #1
Dick Shikat 29/08/23 Phidelphia, PA Defeats Jim Londos & recognised by NBA
Jim Londos 30/06/06 Phidelphia, PA
Danno O'Mahoney 35/06/27 Boston, MA Unifies Boston AWA World title
Dick Shikat 36/03/02 New York, NY Defeats Danno O'Mahoney
Ali Baba 36/04/25 Detroit, MI
Everett Marshall 36/06/26 Columbus, OH Declared vacant in 36/09
John Pesek 37/09/13 Awarded then stripped
Lou Thesz 37/12/29 St. Louis, MO Defeats Everett Marshall
Steve Casey 38/02/11 Boston, MA Stripped for refesual to defend title
Everett Marshall 38/09/14 Awarded at annual meeting
Lou Thesz 39/02/23 St. Louis, MO
Bronko Nagurski 39/06/23 Houston, TX
Ray Steele 40/03/07 St. Louis, MO
Bronko Nagurski [2] 41/03/11 Minneapolis, MN
Sandor Szabo 41/06/05 St. Louis, MO
Bill Longson 42/02/19 St. Louis, MO
Yvon Robert 42/10/07 Montreal, QC
Bobby Managoff 42/11/27 Houston, TX
Bill Longson [2] 43/02/19 St. Louis, MO
Whipper Billy Watson 47/02/21 St. Louis, MO
Lou Thesz [2] 47/04/25 St. Louis, MO
Bill Longson [3] 47/11/21 Houston, TX
Lou Thesz [3] 48/07/20 Indianapolis, IN Unified with NWA World Heavyweight Title
  • #1 - Defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis for World Heavyweight title but was stripped by the National Boxing Association for failing to meet "real" contenders..


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