NABF Heavyweight Champion
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Heavyweight champion as recognized by the North American Boxing Federation.
- The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: NABF Heavyweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leotis Martin | 1969 Dec 6 | 1970 Feb 2R | 0 |
| 2 | Muhammad Ali | 1970 Dec 7 | 1971 Mar 8V | 0 |
| 3 | George Foreman | 1971 May 10 | 1971 Jul 20V | 0 |
| 4 | Muhammad Ali (2) | 1971 Jul 26 | 1973 Mar 31 | 5 |
| 5 | Ken Norton | 1973 Mar 31 | 1973 Sept 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Muhammad Ali (3) | 1973 Sept 10 | 1974 Oct 30V | 1 |
| 7 | Ken Norton | 1975 Mar 24 | 1976 Jan 20V | 0 |
| 8 | George Foreman (2) | 1976 Jan 24 | 1977 Mar 17R | 1 |
| 9 | Leroy Jones | 1978 Aug 19 | 1979 Oct 20V | 0 |
| 10 | Lynn Ball | 1981 Mar 13 | 1982 Jan 30 | 0 |
| 11 | Michael Dokes | 1982 Jan 30 | 1982 Dec 10V | 1 |
| 12 | Tim Witherspoon | 1983 Sept 29 | 1984 Mar 9V | 0 |
| 13 | James Broad | 1984 Aug 23 | 1985 Apr 29 | 0 |
| 14 | Tim Witherspoon (2) | 1985 Apr 29 | 1986 Jan 17V | 1 |
| 15 | Larry Alexander | 1987 Apr 10 | 1987 Nov 25 | 0 |
| 16 | Orlin Norris | 1987 Nov 25 | 1990 Feb 17 | 6 |
| 17 | Bert Cooper | 1990 Feb 17 | 1990 Aug 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Ray Mercer | 1990 Aug 5 | 1991 Jan 11V | 0 |
| 19 | Orlin Norris (2) | 1991 Apr 30 | 1991 Jun 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Tony Tucker | 1991 Jun 3 | 1992 Dec 1V | 1 |
| 21 | Alex Garcia | 1992 Dec 8 | 1994 Mar 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Joe Hipp | 1994 Mar 1 | 1995 Mar 9S | 1 |
| 23 | Alexander Zolkin | 1995 Mar 21 | 1996 May 1S | 2 |
| 24 | Tony Tucker | 1996 Jun 26 | 1996 Dec S | 0 |
| 25 | John Ruiz | 1997 Jan 14 | 1999 Jan 15V | 3 |
| 26 | Michael Grant | 1999 Jan 30 | 2000 Apr 29V | 1 |
| 27 | Robert Davis | 2000 Apr 29 | 2000 Aug 15S | 0 |
| 28 | Clifford Etienne | 2000 Sept 9 | 2001 Mar 6S | 0 |
| 29 | Obed Sullivan | 2001 May 20 | 2001 Sept 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Fres Oquendo | 2001 Sept 2 | 2002 Apr 13 | 0 |
| 31 | David Tua | 2002 Apr 13 | 2003 Mar 29S | 0 |
| 32 | Joe Mesi | 2003 Jun 24 | 2003 Sept 19S | 0 |
| 33 | Elieser Castillo | 2003 Sept 19 | 2004 Apr 17 | 1 |
| 34 | DaVarryl Williamson | 2004 Apr 17 | 2004 Oct 2S | 0 |
| 35 | Samuel Peter | 2004 Dec 4 | 2005 Sept 24 | 1 |
| 36 | Wladimir Klitschko | 2005 Sept 24 | 2006 Apr 22V | 0 |
| 37 | Samuel Peter (2) | 2006 Apr 28 | 2007 May 5V | 2 |
| 38 | Hasim Rahman | 2007 Jun 14 | 2008 Jun 2S | 1 |
| 39 | Travis Walker | 2008 Jun 2 | 2008 Nov 29 | 0 |
| 40 | Chris Arreola | 2008 Nov 29 | 2009 Sept 26V | 1 |
| 41 | Johnathon Banks | 2010 Mar 20 | 2012 May 11S | 3 |
| 42 | Tony Grano | 2012 Jun 23 | 2013 Apr 27 | 0 |
| 43 | Eric Molina | 2013 Apr 27 | 2013 Oct 12S | 0 |
| 44 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | 2013 Nov 24 | 2016 Dec 10S | 5 |
| 45 | Oscar Rivas | 2017 Sept 28 | 2019 Jul 20V | 3 |
| 46 | Arslanbek Makhmudov | 2019 Sept 28 | Present | 1 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated