United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champions
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The United States Amateur (National AAU) Light Heavyweight Championship is contested by boxers weighing less than 178 pounds. The class limit was originally 175 pounds, but was raised to 178 pounds in 1952. The following boxers have captured this annual title:
- 1913 - Joe Brown, Pawtucket, RI
- 1914 - W. Hanna, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 1915 - Edward Carr, Boston, MA
- 1916 - Patrick McCarthy, Roxbury, MA
- 1917 - Ted Jamieson, Milwaukee, WI
- 1918 - John McMinimen, Camp Devens, MA
- 1919 - Al Roche, Somerville, MA
- 1920 - J. Burke, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1921 - Mangu Larsen, New York, NY
- 1922 - Charles McKenna, New York, NY
- 1923 - Henry Fay, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1924 - Tom Kirby, Boston, MA
- 1925 - Henry Lamar, Washington, DC
- 1926 - Henry Lamar, Washington, DC
- 1927 - George Hoffman, New York, NY
- 1928 - Leon Lucas, Philadelphia, PA
- 1929 - Martin Levandowski, Grand Rapids, MI
- 1930 - Frank Tucker, San Francisco, CA
- 1931 - Tony Poloni, Reno, NV
- 1932 - Homer Brandeis, San Francisco, CA
- 1933 - Max Marek, Chicago, IL
- 1934 - Joe Louis, Detroit, MI
- 1935 - Joe Bauer, Cleveland, OH
- 1936 - Johnny Lasinski, New York, NY
- 1937 - Tim Hill, Detroit, MI
- 1938 - Willie Muldune, Cleveland, OH
- 1939 - Jimmy Reeves, Cleveland, OH
- 1940 - Vic Hutton, Farmersburg, IN
- 1941 - Shelton Bell, Wilberforce, OH
- 1942 - Bob Foxworth, St. Louis, MO
- 1943 - Bob Foxworth, St. Louis, MO
- 1944 - Ray Standifer, Cleveland, OH
- 1945 - Richard Nutt, Alexandria, VA
- 1946 - Bob Foxworth, St. Louis, MO
- 1947 - Grant Butcher, San Francisco, CA
- 1948 - Grant Butcher, San Francisco, CA
- 1949 - Delopez Oliver, Honolulu, HI
- 1950 - Eldredge Thompson, Washington, DC
- 1951 - John Boutilier, Boston, MA
- 1952 - Eldredge Thompson, Washington, DC
- 1953 - Frank Perry, Lockland, OH
- 1954 - Warnell Lester, Baltimore, MD
- 1955 - John Horne, Washington, DC
- 1956 - John Horne, Omaha, NE
- 1957 - Lindy Lindimosmer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 1958 - Sylvester Banks, St. Louis, MO
- 1959 - Cassius Clay, Louisville, KY
- 1960 - Cassius Clay, Louisville, KY
- 1961 - Bob Christopherson, University of Wisconsin
- 1962 - Billy Joiner, Cincinnati, OH
- 1963 - Fred Lewis, US Air Force
- 1964 - Bob Christopherson, US Air Force
- 1965 - Roger Russell, Philadelphia, PA
- 1966 - John Griffin, Cleveland, OH
- 1967 - John Griffin, Cleveland, OH
- 1968 - Len Hutchins, Detroit, MI
- 1969 - Dave Matthews, Cleveland, OH
- 1970 - Nathaniel Jackson, Memphis, TN
- 1971 - Marvin Johnson, Indianapolis, IN
- 1972 - Hernando Molyneaux, New York, NY
- 1973 - D.C. Barker, Denver, CO
- 1974 - Leon Spinks, US Marines
- 1975 - Leon Spinks, US Marines
- 1976 - Leon Spinks, US Marines
- 1977 - Larry Strogen, Shrevport, LA
- 1978 - Elmer Martin, US Navy
- 1979 - Tony Tucker, Grand Rapids, MI
- 1980 - Jeff Lampkin
- 1981 - Alex DeLucia, Portland, OR
- 1982 - Bennie Heard, Augusta, GA
- 1983 - Ricky Womack, Detroit, MI
- 1984 - Loren Ross, US Army
- 1985 - Loren Ross, US Army
- 1986 - Loren Ross, US Army
- 1987 - Andrew Maynard, US Army
- 1988 - Andrew Maynard, US Army
- 1989 - Jeremy Williams, Long Beach, CA
- 1990 - Jeremy Williams, Long Beach, CA
- 1991 - Terry McGroom, Chicago, IL
- 1992 - Montell Griffin, Chicago, IL
- 1993 - Antonio Tarver, Orlando, FL
- 1994 - Benjie McDowell, Fort Bragg, NC
- 1995 - Antonio Tarver, Orlando, FL
- 1996 - Anthony Stewart, Chicago, IL
- 1997 - Anthony Stewart, Chicago, IL
- 1998 - Olanda Anderson, Fort Carson, CO
- 1999 - Michael Simms, Sacramento, CA
- 2000 - Olanda Anderson, Fort Carson, CO
- 2001 - DeAndrey Abron, Fort Carson, CO
- 2002 - Curtis Stevens, Brooklyn, NY
- 2003 - Andre Ward, Oakland, CA
- 2004 - Marcus Johnson, Killeen, TX
- 2005 - Will Rosinsky, Queens, NY
- 2006 - Christopher Downs, Fort Carson, CO
- 2007 - Christopher Downs, Fort Carson, CO
- 2008 - Dorian Anthony, Lynwood, CA
- 2009 - Robert Brant, Oakdale, MN
- 2010 - Jeffrey Spencer, Fort Carson, CO
- 2011 - Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, PA
- 2012 - Marcus Browne, Staten Island, NY
- 2013 - Geremias Torres, Holyoke, MA
- 2014 - Julius Butler, Saint Louis, MO
- 2015 - Edward Ortiz, San Antonio, TX