NYSAC World Heavyweight Title Fights

Heavyweight title fights as recognized by the New York State Athletic Commission.

• The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).
• One of the traditional eight divisions.

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No.	Date	Boxer	Result	Boxer	Defenses	Location
1	1922 Jul 24	Jack Dempsey	PTS 4	Jimmy Darcy	Inaugural	Buffalo, New York, USA
2	1923 Jul 4	Jack Dempsey	PTS 15	Tommy Gibbons	1	Shelby, Montana, USA
3	1923 Sep 14	Jack Dempsey	KO 2	Luis Angel Firpo	2	New York, New York, USA
4	1926 Sep 23	Gene Tunney	UD 10	Jack Dempsey	-	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
5	1927 Sep 22	Gene Tunney	UD 10	Jack Dempsey	1	Chicago, Illinois, USA
6	1928 Jul 26	Gene Tunney	TKO 11	Tom Heeney	2	Bronx, New York, USA
7	1930 Jun 12	Max Schmeling	DQ 4	Jack Sharkey	Vacant	Bronx, New York, USA
8	1932 Jun 21	Jack Sharkey	SD 15	Max Schmeling	-	Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
9	1933 Jun 29	Primo Carnera	KO 6	Jack Sharkey	-	Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
10	1934 Mar 1	Primo Carnera	UD 15	Tommy Loughran	1	Miami, Florida, USA
11	1934 Jun 14	Max Baer	TKO 11	Primo Carnera	-	Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
12	1935 Jun 13	Jim Braddock	UD 15	Max Baer	-	Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
13	1937 Jun 22	Joe Louis	KO 8	Jim Braddock	-	Chicago, Illinois, USA
14	1937 Aug 30	Joe Louis	UD 15	Tommy Farr	1	Bronx, New York, USA
15	1938 Feb 23	Joe Louis	KO 3	Nathan Mann	2	New York, New York, USA
16	1938 Jun 22	Joe Louis	KO 1	Max Schmeling	3	Bronx, New York, USA
17	1939 Jan 25	Joe Louis	KO 1	John Henry Lewis	4	New York, New York, USA
18	1939 Jun 28	Joe Louis	TKO 4	Tony Galento	5	Bronx, New York, USA
19	1939 Sep 20	Joe Louis	KO 11	Bob Pastor	6	Detroit, Michigan, USA
20	1940 Feb 9	Joe Louis	SD 15	Arturo Godoy	7	New York, New York, USA
21	1940 Mar 29	Joe Louis	TKO 2	Johnny Paychek	8	New York, New York, USA
22	1940 Jun 20	Joe Louis	TKO 8	Arturo Godoy	9	Bronx, New York, USA
23	1940 Dec 16	Joe Louis	RTD 5	Al McCoy	10	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
24	1941 Jan 31	Joe Louis	KO 5	Red Burman	11	New York, New York, USA
25	1941 Feb 17	Joe Louis	KO 2	Gus Dorazio	12	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
26	1941 Mar 21	Joe Louis	TKO 13	Abe Simon	13	Detroit, Michigan, USA
27	1941 Apr 8	Joe Louis	TKO 9	Tony Musto	14	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
28	1941 May 23	Joe Louis	DQ 7	Buddy Baer	15	Washington, District of Columbia, USA
29	1941 Jun 18	Joe Louis	KO 13	Billy Conn	16	New York, New York, USA
30	1941 Sep 29	Joe Louis	TKO 6	Lou Nova	17	New York, New York, USA
31	1942 Jan 9	Joe Louis	KO 1	Buddy Baer	18	New York, New York, USA
32	1942 Mar 27	Joe Louis	TKO 6	Abe Simon	19	New York, New York, USA
33	1944 Nov 14	Joe Louis	KO 1	Johnny Davis	20	Buffalo, New York, USA
34	1946 Jun 19	Joe Louis	KO 8	Billy Conn	21	Bronx, New York, USA
35	1946 Sep 18	Joe Louis	KO 1	Tami Mauriello	22	Bronx, New York, USA
36	1947 Dec 5	Joe Louis	SD 15	Jersey Joe Walcott	23	New York, New York, USA
37	1948 Jun 25	Joe Louis	KO 11	Jersey Joe Walcott	24	Bronx, New York, USA
38	1950 Sep 27	Ezzard Charles	UD 15	Joe Louis	Vacant	Bronx, New York, USA
39	1950 Dec 5	Ezzard Charles	KO 11	Nick Barone	1	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
40	1951 Jan 12	Ezzard Charles	TKO 10	Lee Oma	2	New York, New York, USA
41	1951 Mar 7	Ezzard Charles	UD 15	Jersey Joe Walcott	3	Detroit, Michigan, USA
42	1951 May 30	Ezzard Charles	UD 15	Joey Maxim	4	Chicago, Illinois, USA
43	1951 Jul 18	Jersey Joe Walcott	KO 7	Ezzard Charles	-	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
44	1952 Jun 5	Jersey Joe Walcott	UD 15	Ezzard Charles	1	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
45	1952 Sep 23	Rocky Marciano	KO 13	Jersey Joe Walcott	-	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
46	1953 May 15	Rocky Marciano	KO 1	Jersey Joe Walcott	1	Chicago, Illinois, USA
47	1953 Sep 24	Rocky Marciano	TKO 11	Roland LaStarza	2	New York, New York, USA
48	1954 Jun 17	Rocky Marciano	UD 15	Ezzard Charles	3	Bronx, New York, USA
49	1954 Sep 17	Rocky Marciano	KO 8	Ezzard Charles	4	Bronx, New York, USA
50	1955 May 16	Rocky Marciano	TKO 9	Don Cockell	5	San Francisco, California, USA
51	1955 Sep 21	Rocky Marciano	KO 9	Archie Moore	6	Bronx, New York, USA
52	1956 Nov 30	Floyd Patterson	KO 5	Archie Moore	Vacant	Chicago, Illinois, USA
53	1957 Jul 29	Floyd Patterson	TKO 10	Tommy Jackson	1	New York, New York, USA
54	1957 Aug 22	Floyd Patterson	KO 6	Pete Rademacher	2	Seattle, Washington, USA
55	1958 Aug 18	Floyd Patterson	RTD 12	Roy Harris	3	Los Angeles, California, USA
56	1959 May 1	Floyd Patterson	KO 11	Brian London	4	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
57	1959 Jun 26	Ingemar Johansson	TKO 3	Floyd Patterson	-	Bronx, New York, USA
58	1960 Jun 20	Floyd Patterson (2)	KO 5	Ingemar Johansson	-	New York, New York, USA
59	1961 Mar 13	Floyd Patterson (2)	KO 6	Ingemar Johansson	1	Miami Beach, Florida, USA
60	1961 Dec 4	Floyd Patterson (2)	KO 4	Tom McNeeley Jr.	2	Toronto, Ontario, CAN
61	1962 Sep 25	Sonny Liston	KO 1	Floyd Patterson	-	Chicago, Illinois, USA
62	1968 Mar 4	Joe Frazier	TKO 11	Buster Mathis	Vacant	New York, New York, USA
63	1968 Jun 24	Joe Frazier	TKO 2	Manuel Ramos	1	New York, New York, USA
64	1968 Dec 10	Joe Frazier	UD 15	Oscar Natalio Bonavena	2	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
65	1969 Apr 22	Joe Frazier	KO 1	Dave Zyglewicz	3	Houston, Texas, USA
66	1969 Jun 23	Joe Frazier	RTD 7	Jerry Quarry	4	New York, New York, USA
67	1970 Feb 16	Joe Frazier	RTD 4	Jimmy Ellis	5 1	New York, New York, USA

Footnotes

¹ - Last sanctioned bout for NYSAC before it was adopted into and became part of the World Boxing Council (WBC)