1. John L. Sullivan………………..1882
  2. James J. Corbett………………1892
  3. Bob Fitzsimmons………………1897
  4. James J. Jeffries……………….1899
  5. Jack Johnson…………………..1910
  6. Jess Willard……………………1915
  7. Jack Dempsey…………………1919
  8. Gene Tunney……………….1926–1928 Retired as champion.
  9. Max Schmeling……………….1930–Recognized as champion.
  10. Jack Sharkey…………………1932
  11. Primo Carnera……………….1933
  12. Max Baer……………………..1934
  13. James J. Braddock…………..1935
  14. Joe Louis……………………..1937
  15. Ezzard Charles……………….1950
  16. Jersey Joe Walcott…………..1951
  17. Rocky Marciano……………..1952–1956 Retired as champion.
  18. Floyd Patterson……………….1956–Recognized as champion.
  19. Ingmar Johansson……………1959
  20. Floyd Patterson……………….1960
  21. Sonny Liston………………….1962
  22. Muhammad Ali……………….1964
  23. Joe Frazier……………………1971
  24. George Foreman……………..1973
  25. Muhammad Ali……………….1974
  26. Leon Spinks…………………..1978
  27. Muhammad Ali……………….1978
  28. Larry Holmes…………………1980
  29. Michael Spinks……………….1985
  30. Mike Tyson……………………1988
  31. James “Buster” Douglas……..1990
  32. Evander Holyfield…………….1990
  33. Riddick Bowe………………….1992
  34. Evander Holyfield……………..1993
  35. Michael Moorer………………..1994
  36. George Foreman………………1994
  37. Shannon Briggs………………..1997
  38. Lennox Lewis………………….1998
  39. Hasim Rahman………………..2001
  40. Lennox Lewis………………..2001–2004 Retired as champion.

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