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Emaster: listed two more possible heavyweight world title fights and a winner of possible world title fights who has not been included in the heavyweight world champions category

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listed two more possible heavyweight world title fights and a winner of possible world title fights who has not been included in the heavyweight world champions category

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Emaster: (isted possible heavyweight world title fights, a possible further claim and winners of possible world title fights who have not been included in the heavyweight world champions category

2010-02-07T18:19:09Z

(isted possible heavyweight world title fights, a possible further claim and winners of possible world title fights who have not been included in the heavyweight world champions category

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[[wikipedia:List of heavyweight boxing champions|The main wiki's list of heavyweight world champions]], the [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/boxchheavy.shtml heavyweight world champions list on Hickoksports.com] and BoxRec (e.g. the [http://boxrec.com/title_search.php?title=NYSAC&division=Heavyweight&SUBMIT=Go NYSAC World heavyweight title fights list], the [http://www.boxrec.com/title_search.php?title=NBA&division=Heavyweight&SUBMIT=Go NBA World heavyweight title fights list], and the [http://www.boxrec.com/title_search.php?title=IBUOLD&division=Heavyweight&SUBMIT=Go IBU World heavyweight title fights list]) having been consulted, world title fights which are included on the associated list but whose recognition as such may need to be specified are listed in the following besides possible heavyweight world title fights:

{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor=#ffdead
!<center>No.</center>
!class="unsortable"| Date
!<center>Boxer</center>
!<center>Result</center>
!<center>Boxer</center>
!<center>Title in BoxRec</center>
!<center>Location</center>
|- align=center
|1
|1885 Aug 29
|[[John L. Sullivan]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John L. Sullivan vs. Dominick McCaffrey|PTS 7]]
|[[Dominick McCaffrey]]
|1
|near Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
|- align=center
|
|1895 Nov 11
|[[Peter Maher]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|KO 1
|[[Steve O'Donnell]]
|World 2
|Maspeth, Queens, New York, USA
|- align=center
|
|1896 Feb 21
|[[Bob Fitzsimmons]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Peter Maher vs. Bob Fitzsimmons (2nd meeting)|KO 1]]
|[[Peter Maher]]
|3
|near Langtry, TX in , Coahuila de Zaragoza, MEX
|- align=center
|
|1896 Dec 2
|[[Tom Sharkey]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|DQ 8
|[[Bob Fitzsimmons]]
|4
|San Francisco, California, USA
|- align=center
|13
|1905 Jul 3
|[[Marvin Hart]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|KO 12
|[[Jack Root]]
|Vacant World 5
|Reno, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|
|1906 Mar 28
|[[Tommy Burns]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|KO 1
|[[Jim O'Brien]]
|6
|San Diego, California, USA
|- align=center
|
|1906 Mar 28
|[[Tommy Burns]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|KO 1
|[[James J Walker]]
|7
|San Diego, California, USA
|- align=center
|
|1913 Dec 20
|[[Sam Langford]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sam Langford vs. Joe Jeannette (10th meeting)|PTS 20]]
|[[Joe Jeannette]]
|World (FRA) 8
|Paris, Paris, FRA
|- align=center
|
|1935 Oct 2
|[[George Godfrey]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|PTS 15
|[[Pierre Charles]]
|IBU
|Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, BEL
|- align=center
|55
|1937 Jun 22
|[[Joe Louis]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Jim Braddock vs. Joe Louis|KO 8]]
|[[Jim Braddock]]
|NBA/NYSAC 9
|Chicago, Illinois, USA
|- align=center
|56
|1937 Aug 30
|[[Joe Louis]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Louis vs. Tommy Farr|UD 15]]
|[[Tommy Farr]]
|World (US)
|Bronx, New York, USA
|- align=center
|57
|1938 Feb 23
|[[Joe Louis]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Louis vs. Nathan Mann|KO 3]]
|[[Nathan Mann]]
|World (US)
|New York, New York, USA
|- align=center
|58
|1938 Apr 1
|[[Joe Louis]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Louis vs. Harry Thomas|KO 5]]
|[[Harry Thomas (of Minnesota)|Harry Thomas]]
|World (US)
|Chicago, Illinois, USA
|- align=center
|
|1944 Nov 14
|[[Joe Louis]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|KO 1
|[[Johnny Davis]]
|10
|Buffalo, New York, USA
|- align=center
|
|1950 Jun 6
|[[Lee Savold]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lee Savold vs. Bruce Woodcock (2nd meeting)|TKO 4]]
|[[Bruce Woodcock]]
|World (UK)
|White City, London, UK
|- align=center
|85
|1950 Sep 27
|[[Ezzard Charles]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ezzard Charles vs. Joe Louis|UD 15]]
|[[Joe Louis]]
|World 11
|Bronx, New York, USA
|- align=center
|
|1951 Jun 15
|[[Joe Louis]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|KO 6
|[[Lee Savold]]
|World (UK) 12
|New York, New York, USA
|- align=center
|
|1955 May 2
|[[Archie Moore]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|PTS 15
|[[Nino Valdes]]
|World (NV)
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|}

1 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=44522 John L. Sullivan vs. Dominick McCaffrey] on August 29, 1885: "... Sullivan is named the '''first Heavyweight Champion''' under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules after this victory."

2 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=181700 Peter Maher vs. Steve O'Donnell] on November 11, 1895: "As awarded by Jim Corbett on his "retirement""

3 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=11854 Peter Maher vs. Bob Fitzsimmons] on February 21, 1896: "Billed as for the '''World Heavyweight Title'''"

4 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=11855 Bob Fitzsimmons vs. Tom Sharkey] on December 2, 1896: "This bout was promoted as for the World Heavyweight Title"

5 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=18623 Marvin Hart vs. Jack Root] on July 3, 1905: "... James J. Jeffries "awarded" the Title to Hart, although in later years denied having done so."

6 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=368641 Tommy Burns vs. Jim O'Brien] on March 28, 1906: "Burns also KO'd a James Walker in first round on same card. Although most regard these as exhibition bouts, they both received the only official sanctioning of their day, billing by the promoters and newspapers as being for the Title."

7 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=368641 Tommy Burns vs. James J Walker] on March 28, 1906: "Billed as for the World heavyweight championship"

8 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=57093 Sam Langford vs. Joe Jeannette] on December 20, 1913: "'''World Heavyweight Title''', as recognized by the French Boxing Federation which had stripped Jack Johnson (and which shortly after stripped Langford)"

9 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=13646 Jim Braddock vs. Joe Louis] on June 22, 1937: "… NYSAC recognized Louis as Champion on June 30; NBA on July 1"

10 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=391310 Joe Louis vs. Johnny Davis] on November 14, 1944: "Heavyweight title at stake per New York State Athletic Commission ruling"

11 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=13667 Ezzard Charles vs. Joe Louis] on September 27, 1950: "After this fight, Charles became universally recognized as the World Heavyweight Champion"

12 [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=13673 Lee Savold vs. Joe Louis] on June, 15 1951: "Prior to this match, Savold was recognized as Heavyweight Champion by the British Boxing Board of Control; following this fight, the BBBC recognized Ezzard Charles."

Possible further claim:

*[[wikipedia:List of heavyweight boxing champions|The main wiki's list of heavyweight world champions]] states [[Sam Langford]] as a UK-recognized champion in 1909.

Some boxers won possible world heavyweight title fights (see above) but have not been included in the [[:Category:World Heavyweight Champions|world heavyweight champions category]]:
*[[Peter Maher]]
*[[Tom Sharkey]]
*[[Sam Langford]]
*[[George Godfrey]]
*[[Lee Savold]]
*[[Archie Moore]]

Talk:Lineal Heavyweight Title Fights - Revision history

Artur128: Artur128 moved page Talk:World Heavyweight Title Fights to Talk:Lineal Heavyweight Title Fights

Emaster: listed two more possible heavyweight world title fights and a winner of possible world title fights who has not been included in the heavyweight world champions category

Emaster: fixed typo

Emaster: (isted possible heavyweight world title fights, a possible further claim and winners of possible world title fights who have not been included in the heavyweight world champions category