Boxing · All-time honour roll

World Heavyweight Championship (World)

11 champions

11 with a known date

Max Schmeling

1930

Metro

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Date

1930-06-12

Gene Tunney

1926

Metro

—

Date

1926-09-23

Jack Dempsey

1919

Metro

—

Date

1919-07-04

Jess Willard

1915

Metro

—

Date

1915-04-05

Jack Johnson

1908

Metro

—

Date

1908-12-26

Tommy Burns

1906

Metro

—

Date

1906-02-23

Marvin Hart

1905

Metro

—

Date

1905-07-03

James J. Jeffries

1899

Metro

—

Date

1899-06-09

Bob Fitzsimmons

1897

Metro

—

Date

1897-03-17

James J. Corbett

1892

Metro

—

Date

1892-09-07

John L. Sullivan

1885

Metro

—

Date

1885-08-29

Season	Champion	Metro	Date
1930	Max Schmeling	—	1930-06-12
1926	Gene Tunney	—	1926-09-23
1919	Jack Dempsey	—	1919-07-04
1915	Jess Willard	—	1915-04-05
1908	Jack Johnson	—	1908-12-26
1906	Tommy Burns	—	1906-02-23
1905	Marvin Hart	—	1905-07-03
1899	James J. Jeffries	—	1899-06-09
1897	Bob Fitzsimmons	—	1897-03-17
1892	James J. Corbett	—	1892-09-07
1885	John L. Sullivan	—	1885-08-29

Champion shows the team's name at the time of victory; where it differs, the current canonical name follows. Metro reflects the era-correct home city. Dates are filled progressively.