Knockout-To-Win & Knockout-To-Beat-Opponent Percentage in World Heavyweight Title Fights
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Listing of World Heavyweight Champions by the percentage of wins and beaten opponents in title fights by stoppage in the Heavyweight division under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules. The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).
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Highest Knockout-To-Beat-Opponent Percentage in World Heavyweight Title Fights
- Note 1: Only fighters who have defeated 5 or more opponents for the world heavyweight title are included
- Note 2: The names in italics are champions that did not win Undisputed Championship (02.07.1921–present), The Ring Championship or Lineal Championship (1885–02.07.1921)
| Pos. | Name | Opponents Fought | Opponents Finished | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rocky Marciano | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2. | Deontay Wilder | 9 | 8 | 88.89% |
| 3. | Joe Louis | 23 | 20 | 86.96% |
| 4. | Tommy Burns | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| 5. | Joe Frazier | 11 | 8 | 72.73% |
| 6. | Jack Dempsey | 7 | 5 | 71.43% |
| 6. | James J. Jeffries | 7 | 5 | 71.43% |
| 8. | Vitali Klitschko | 17 | 12 | 70.59% |
| 9. | Floyd Patterson | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| 9. | Anthony Joshua | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| 11. | Wladimir Klitschko | 26 | 18 | 69.23% |
| 12. | Lennox Lewis | 17 | 11 | 64.71% |
| 13. | Mike Tyson | 14 | 9 | 64.29% |
| 14. | Muhammad Ali | 22 | 13 | 59.09% |
| 15. | Larry Holmes | 24 | 14 | 58.33% |
Highest Knockout-To-Win Percentage in World Heavyweight Title Fights
- Note 1: Only fighters who have won 5 or more world heavyweight title fights are included
- Note 2: The names in italics are champions that did not win undisputed championship (1922–present), The Ring championship (1922–1989, 2002–) or lineal championship (1885–1921)
| Pos. | Name | Title fights | Title fight finishes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joe Louis | 28 | 24 | 85.71% |
| 2. | Rocky Marciano | 7 | 6 | 85.71% |
| 3. | Tommy Burns | 15 | 11 | 73.33% |
| 4. | Vitali Klitschko | 17 | 12 | 70.59% |
| 5. | Deontay Wilder | 13 | 9 | 69.23% |
| 6. | Joe Frazier | 12 | 8 | 66.67% |
| 7. | James J. Jeffries | 9 | 6 | 66.67% |
| 8. | Wladimir Klitschko | 29 | 19 | 65.52% |
| 9. | Lennox Lewis | 17 | 11 | 64.71% |
| 10. | Anthony Joshua | 11 | 7 | 63.64% |
| 11. | Mike Tyson | 16 | 10 | 62.5% |
| 12. | Jack Dempsey | 8 | 5 | 62.5% |
| 13. | Floyd Patterson | 13 | 8 | 61.54% |
| 14. | Jack Johnson | 7 | 4 | 57.14% |
| 14. | George Foreman | 7 | 4 | 57.14% |