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    7.Sep.1892 - James J. Corbett  wko 21 John L. Sullivan - New Orleans, Louisiana
  25.Jan .1894 - James J. Corbett   wko 3  Charley Mitchell - Jacksonville, Florida
  17.Mar.1897- Bob Fitzsimmons  wko 14 James J. Corbett - Carson City, Nevada
    9.Jun .1899 -James J. Jeffries  wko 11 Bob Fitzsimmons - New York City
   3.Nov.1899 -James J. Jeffries    w25   Jack Sharkey - New York City
   6.Apr. 1900 -James J. Jeffries   wko 1 Jack Finnegan - Detroit, Michigan
 11.May.1900 -James J. Jeffries wko 23 James J. Corbett - New York City
 15.Nov.1901 - James J. Jeffries   wko 5 Gus Ruhlin - San Francisco, California
 25. Jly.  1902 -James J. Jeffries   wko 8 Bob Fitzsimmons - San Francisco, California
 14.Aug. 1903 -James J. Jeffries  wko 10 James J. Corbett - San Francisco, California
 26.Aug. 1904 -James J. Jeffries   wko 2  Jack Munroe - San Francisco, California
* 3.Jly. 1905 -  Marvin Hart  wko 12 Jack Root - Reno, Nevada
 23.Feb.1906 - Tommy Burns   w20   Marvin Hart - Los Angeles, California
  2. Oct.1906 - Tommy Burns wko 15 Jim Flynn - Los Angeles, California
 28.Nov.1906 -Tommy Burns   D20   Jack O' Brien - Los Angeles, California
  8.May. 1907 -Tommy Burns   w20   Jack O' Brien - Los Angeles, California
  4. Jly .  1907 -Tommy Burns  wko 1 Bill Squires - Los Angeles, California
  2.Dec. 1907 - Tommy Burns  wko 10 Gunner Moir - London, England
 10.Feb. 1908 -Tommy Burns   wko 4 Jack Palmer - London, England
 17.Mar.1908 -Tommy Burns   wko 1  Jem Roche - Dublin, Ireland
 18.Apr.1908 - Tommy Burns   wko 5  Jewey Smith - Paris, France
 13.Jun. 1908 - Tommy Burns   wko 8  Bill Squires - Paris, France
24. Aug.1908 - Tommy Burns  wko 13 Bill Squires - Sydney, Australia
   2.Sep.1908 - Tommy Burns   wko 6 Bill Lang - Melbourne, Australia
 26.Dec.1908 - Jack Johnson  wko 14 Tommy Burns - Sydney, Australia
 16.Oct.1909 - Jack Johnson  wko 12  Stanley Ketchel - Los Angeles, California
  4. Jly . 1910 - Jack Johnson  wko 15  James J. Jeffries - Reno, Nevada
  4. Jly . 1912 - Jack Johnson   wko 9  Jim Flynn - Las Vegas, Nevada
 19.Dec.1913 - Jack Johnson    D10    Jim Johnson - Paris, France
 27.Jun .1914 - Jack Johnson     w20   Frank Moran - Paris, France
  5.Apr. 1915 - Jess Willard  wko 26 Jack Johnson - Havana, Cuba
  4.Jly . 1919 -  Jack Dempsey   wko 3  Jess Willard - Toledo, Ohio
  6.Sep.1920 -  Jack Dempsey   wko 3  Billy Miske - Benton Harbor, Michigan
14.Dec.1920 -  Jack Dempsey  wko 12 Bill Brennan - New York City
  2. Jly .1921 -  Jack Dempsey   wko 4  Georges Carpentier - Jersey City, New Jersey
  4. Jly .1923 -  Jack Dempsey    w15   Tommy Gibbons - Shelby, Montana
14.Sep.1923-   Jack Dempsey   wko 2  Angel Firpo - New York City
 23.Sep.1926 - Gene Tunney   w10  Jack Dempsey - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 22.Sep.1927 - Gene Tunney   w10  Jack Dempsey - Chicago, Illinois
 26. Jly. 1928 - Gene Tunney wko 11 Tom Heeney - New York City
*12.Jun.1930 - Max Schmeling  wdq 4  Jack Sharkey - New York City
    3.Jly.1932 -  Max Schmeling wko 15 Young Stribling - Cleveland, Ohio
 21.Jun.1932 -  Jack Sharkey  w15  Max Schmeling - New York City
 29.Jun.1933 -  Primo Carnera  wko 6  Jack Sharkey - New York City
 22Oct.1933 -  Primo Carnera    w15   Paolino Uzcundun - Rome, Italy 
 1. Mar.1934-  Primo Carnera    w15   Tommy Loughran - Miami, Florida
 14.Jun.1934 -  Max Baer  wko 11  Primo Carnera - New York City
 13.Jun.1935 -  James J. Braddock  w15  Max Baer - New York City
  22.Jun.1937 - Joe Louis  wko 8  James J. Braddock - Chicago, Illinois
 30.Aug.1937 - Joe Louis   w15    Tommy Farr - New York City
 23.Feb.1938 - Joe Louis   wko 3  Nathan Mann - New York City
   1.Apr.1938 - Joe Louis   wko 5  Harry Thomas - Chicago, Illinois
  22.Jun.1938 - Joe Louis   wko 1  Max Schmeling - New York City
  25.Jan.1939 - Joe Louis   wko 1  John Henry Lewis - New York City
 17.Apr.1939 - Joe Louis   wko 1  Jack Roper - Los Angeles, California
  28.Jun.1939 - Joe Louis   wko 4  Tony Galento - New York City
 20.Sep.1939 - Joe Louis   wko 11 Bob Pastor - Detroit, Michigan
   9.Feb.1940 - Joe Louis     w15   Arturo Godoy - New York City
 29.Mar.1940 - Joe Louis   wko 2  Johnny Paycheck - New York City
 20.Jun. 1940 - Joe Louis    wko 8 Arturo Godoy - New York City
 16.Dec.1940 - Joe Louis    wko 6  Al McCoy -  Boston, Massachusetts
 31.Jan. 1941 - Joe Louis    wko 5  Red Burman -New York City
 17.Feb.1941 - Joe Louis    wko 2  Gus Dorazio - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 21.Mar.1941- Joe Louis    wko13  Abe Simon - Detroit, Michigan
  8.Apr. 1941 - Joe Louis    wko9   Tony Musto - St. Louis, Missouri
 23.May.1941- Joe Louis    wdq 7  Buddy Baer - Washington D.C.
  18.Jun.1941 - Joe Louis   wko13  Billy Conn -New York City
 29.Sep.1941 - Joe Louis    wko 6  Lou Nova -New York City
   9.Jan.  1942- Joe Louis    wko 1  Buddy Baer -New York City
 27.Mar.1942- Joe Louis    wko 6  Abe Simon - New York City
  19.Jun.1946 - Joe Louis   wko 8  Billy Conn -New York City
 18.Sep.1946 - Joe Louis   wko 1  Tami Mauriello -New York City
  5.Dec. 1947 - Joe Louis     w15   Jersey Joe Walcott -New York City
 25.Jun. 1948 - Joe Louis   wko 11 Jersey Joe Walcott -New York City
*22.Jun.1949 - Ezzard Charles   w15      Jersey Joe Walcott - Chicago, Illinois
 10.Aug.1949 - Ezzard Charles  wko 7    Gus Lesnevich -New York City
 14. Oct.1949- Ezzard Charles   wko 8    Pat Valentino - San Francisco, California
 15.Aug.1950 - Ezzard Charles  wko 14  Freddie Bashore - Buffallo, New York
 27.Sep.1950 - Ezzard Charles     w15    Joe Louis -New York City
  5.Dec. 1950-  Ezzard Charles  wko 11  Nick Barone - Cincinnati, Ohio
 12.Jan.1951 -  Ezzard Charles   wko 10  Lee Oma -New York City
  7.Mar.1951 -  Ezzard Charles    w15     Jersey Joe Walcott - Detroit, Michigan
 30.May.1951-  Ezzard Charles    w15    Joey Maxim -Chicago, Illinois
 18.Jly . 1951-   Jersey Joe Walcott   wko 7 Ezzard Charles - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
   5.Jun.1952 -   Jersey Joe Walcott     w15  Ezzard Charles - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 23.Sep.1952 -  Rocky Marciano  wko 13  Jersey Joe Walcott - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 15.May.1953 - Rocky Marciano   wko 1   Jersey Joe Walcott - Chicago, Illinois
 24.Sep.1953 -  Rocky Marciano  wko 11  Roland LaStarza -New York City
 17.Jun.1954 -   Rocky Marciano     w15    Ezzard Charles -New York City
 17.Sep.1954 -  Rocky Marciano   wko 8   Ezzard Charles -New York City
 16.May.1955 - Rocky Marciano   wko 9   Don Cockell -San Francisco, California
 21.Sep.1955 -  Rocky Marciano   wko 9   Archie Moore -New York City
*30.Nov.1956 -Floyd Patterson   wko 5   Archie Moore -Chicago, Illinois
 29. Jly .  1957 -Floyd Patterson  wko 10  Tommy Jackson -New York City
 22.Aug. 1957 - Floyd Patterson   wko 6   Pete Rademacher - Seattle, Washington
 18.Aug. 1958 - Floyd Patterson  wko 12  Roy Harris - Los Angeles, California
  1. May. 1959 -Floyd Patterson   wko 11 Brian London - Indianapolis, Indiana
 26.Jun. 1959 -  Ingemar Johansson   wko 3  Floyd Patterson -New York City
 20.Jun. 1960 -  Floyd Patterson   wko 5   Ingemar Johansson -New York City
 13.Mar. 1961 - Floyd Patterson   wko 6   Ingemar Johansson - Miami, Florida
   4.Dec. 1961 - Floyd Patterson    wko 4  Tom McNeely - Toronto, Canada
 25.Sep.1962 -  Sonny Liston   wko 1   Floyd Patterson -Chicago, Illinois
 22.Jly . 1963 -  Sonny Liston   wko 1   Floyd Patterson - Las Vegas, Nevada
 25.Feb.1964 -  Muhammad Ali   wret. 6  Sonny Liston -Miami, Florida
 25.May.1965 - Muhammad Ali    wko 1  Sonny Liston - Lewiston, Maine
 22.Nov.1965 - Muhammad Ali   wko 12  Floyd Patterson - Las Vegas, Nevada
 29.Mar.1966 - Muhammad Ali     w15     George Chuvalo - Toronto, Canada
 21.May.1966 -Muhammad Ali    wko 6   Henry Cooper -  London, England
  6.Aug. 1966 - Muhammad Ali    wko 3   Brian London -  London, England
 10.Sep.1966 - Muhammad Ali   wko 12  Karl Mildenberger - Frankfurt, Germany
 14.Nov.1966 -Muhammad Ali     wko 3  Cleveland Williams - Houston, Texas
  6.Feb.1967 -  Muhammad Ali       w15   Ernie Terrell - Houston, Texas
 22.Mar.1967 - Muhammad Ali     wko 7  Zora Folley - New York City
* 4.Mar.1968 - Joe Frazier  wko 11  Buster Mathis - New York City
 24.Jun.1968  - Joe Frazier    wko 2   Manuel Ramos - New York City
 10.Dec.1968 - Joe Frazier     w15     Oscar Bonavena - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 22.Apr.1969 - Joe Frazier    wko 1   Dave Zyglewicz - Houston, Texas
 23.Jun.1969 -  Joe Frazier    wko 7   Jerry Quarry - New York City
 16.Feb.1970 - Joe Frazier    wko 4   Jimmy Ellis - New York City
 18.Nov.1970 -Joe Frazier    wko 2   Bob Foster - Detroit, Michigan
  8.Mar.1971 - Joe Frazier       w15   Muhammad Ali - New York City
 15.Jan.1972 -  Joe Frazier    wko 4   Terry Daniels - New Orleans, Louisiana
 26.May.1972- Joe Frazier    wko 4   Ron Stander - Omaha, Nebraska
 22.Jan.1973 -  George Foreman  wko 2   Joe Frazier - Kingston, Jamaica
   1.Sep.1973 - George Foreman  wko 1   Jose Roman - Tokyo, Japan
 26.Mar.1974- George Foreman   wko 2   Ken Norton - Caracas, Venezuela
 30.Oct.1974 -  Muhammad Ali    wko 8   George Foreman - Kinshasha, Zaire
 24.Mar.1975 - Muhammad Ali  wko 15   Chuck Wepner - Cleveland, Ohio
 16.May.1975 - Muhammad Ali  wko 11   Ron Lyle - Las Vegas, Nevada
  1. Jly .  1975 - Muhammad Ali    w15      Joe Bugner - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  1.Oct. 1975 -  Muhammad Ali   wko 14  Joe Frazier - Quezon City, Philippines
 20.Feb.1976 -  Muhammad Ali    wko 5   Jean-Pierre Coopman - San Juan, Puerto Rico
 30.Apr.1976 -  Muhammad Ali     w15     Jimmy Young - Landover, Maryland
 25.May.1976 - Muhammad Ali    wko 5   Richard Dunn - Munich, W.Germany
 28.Sep.1976 -  Muhammad Ali      w15    Ken Norton - New York City
 16.May.1977 - Muhammad Ali      w15    Alfredo Evangelista - Landover, Maryland
 29.Sep.1977 -  Muhammad Ali      w15    Earnie Shavers - New York City
 15.Feb. 1978 - Leon Spinks   w15  Muhammad Ali  - Las Vegas, Nevada
 15.Sep.1977 -  Muhammad Ali      w15   Leon Spinks - New Orleans, Louisiana
*10.Nov.1978-  Larry Holmes   wko 7   Alfredo Evangelista - Las Vegas, Nevada
 23.Mar.1979-   Larry Holmes   wko 7   Ossie Ocasio - Las Vegas, Nevada
  22.Jun.1979-   Larry Holmes   wko 12  Mike Weaver - New York City
 28.Sep.1979-   Larry Holmes   wko 11  Earnie Shavers - Las Vegas, Nevada
  3.Feb. 1980-   Larry Holmes   wko 6    Lorenzo Zanon - Las Vegas, Nevada
 31.Mar.1980-   Larry Holmes   wko 8   Leroy Jones - Las Vegas, Nevada
  7. Jly . 1980-   Larry Holmes    wko 7  Scott LeDoux - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  2.Oct .1980-   Larry Holmes  wret. 10  Muhammad Ali - Las Vegas, Nevada
 11.Apr.1981-   Larry Holmes      w15    Trevor Berbick - Las Vegas, Nevada
 12.Jun.1981-    Larry Holmes     wko 3  Leon Spinks - Detroit, Michigan
  6.Nov.1981-   Larry Holmes   wko 11  Renaldo Snipes - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 11.Jun.1982-    Larry Holmes   wko 13  Gerry Cooney - Las Vegas, Nevada
 26.Nov.1982-  Larry Holmes      w15    Randall 'Tex' Cobb - Houston, Texas
 27.Mar.1983-  Larry Holmes      w12    Lucien Rodriguez - Scranton, Pennsylvania
 20.May.1983-  Larry Holmes      w12   Tim Witherspoon - Las Vegas, Nevada
 10.Sep.1983-   Larry Holmes   wko 5   Scott Frank - Atlantic City, New Jersey
 25.Nov.1983-  Larry Holmes    wko 1   Marvis Frazier - Las Vegas, Nevada
  9.Nov.1984-   Larry Holmes   wko 12  Bonecrusher Smith - Las Vegas, Nevada
15.Mar.1985-   Larry Holmes   wko 10  David Bey - Las Vegas, Nevada
 20.May.1985-  Larry Holmes    w15     Carl Williams - Reno, Nevada
 21.Sep.1985 -  Michael Spinks    w15   Larry Holmes - Las Vegas, Nevada
 19.Apr.1986 -  Michael Spinks    w15   Larry Holmes - Las Vegas, Nevada
  6. Sep.1986 -  Michael Spinks  wko 4  Steffan Tangstead - Las Vegas, Nevada
 15.Jun.1987 -   Michael Spinks  wko 5  Gerry Cooney - Atlantic City, New Jersey
 27.Jun.1988 -   Mike Tyson   wko 1   Michael Spinks - Atlantic City, New Jersey
 25.Feb.1989 -  Mike Tyson   wko 5   Frank Bruno - Las Vegas, Nevada
 21.Jly.1989 -    Mike Tyson    wko 1  Carl Williams - Atlantic City, New Jersey
 10.Feb.1990 -  Buster Douglas  wko 10   Mike Tyson - Tokyo, Japan
 25.Oct.1990 -  Evander Holyfield    wko 3  Buster Douglas - Las Vegas, Nevada
 19.Apr.1991 -  Evander Holyfield      w12   George Foreman - Atlantic City, New Jersey
 23.Nov.1991 - Evander Holyfield    wko 7  Bert Cooper - Atlanta, Georgia
 19.Jun.1992 -   Evander Holyfield      w12   Larry Holmes - Las Vegas, Nevada
 13.Nov.1992 - Riddick Bowe    w12   Evander Holyfield - Las Vegas, Nevada
  6.Feb. 1993 -  Riddick Bowe  wko 1  Michael Dokes - New York City
 22.May.1993 - Riddick Bowe  wko 2  Jesse Ferguson - Washington D.C.
  6.Nov.1993 -  Evander Holyfield     w12  Riddick Bowe -  Las Vegas, Nevada
 22.Apr.1994 -  Michael Moorer   w12   Evander Holyfield - Las Vegas, Nevada
  5.Nov.1994 -  George Foreman  wko 10  Michael Moorer - Las Vegas, Nevada
 22.Apr.1995 -  George Foreman     w12    Axel Schulz - Las Vegas, Nevada
  2.Nov.1996 -  George Foreman     w12    Crawford Grimesley - Tokyo, Japan
 26.Apr.1997 -  George Foreman     w12    Lou Savarese - Atlantic City, New Jersey
 22.Nov.1997 -  Shannon Briggs   w12  George Foreman - Atlantic City, New Jersey
 27.Mar.1998 -  Lennox Lewis   wko 5  Shannon Briggs - Atlantic City, New Jersey
 26.Sep.1998 -  Lennox Lewis      w12   Zeljko Mavrovic - Uncasville, Conneticut
 13.Mar.1999 -  Lennox Lewis     D12    Evander Holyfield - New York City
 13.Nov.1999 -  Lennox Lewis     w12    Evander Holyfield - Las Vegas, Nevada
 29.Apr.2000 -   Lennox Lewis   wko 2   Michael Grant - New York City
 15 .Jly .2000 -   Lennox Lewis   wko 2   Frans Botha - Millwall, England
 11.Nov.2000 -  Lennox Lewis    w12    David Tua - Las Vegas, Nevada
 22.Apr. 2001 - Hasim Rahman   wko 5  Lennox Lewis - Brakpan, S.Africa
 17.Nov.2001-   Lennox Lewis  wko 4  Hasim Rahman - Las Vegas, Nevada
   8. Jun. 2002-   Lennox Lewis  wko 8  Mike Tyson - Memphis, Tennessee
 21. Jun. 2003-   Lennox Lewis  wko 6  Vitali Klitschko - Los Angeles, California
*24.Apr.2004 - Vitali Klitschko  wko 8   Corrie Sanders - Los Angeles, California
  11.Dec.2004 - Vitali Klitschko  wko 8   Danny Williams - Las Vegas, Nevada

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