Some of boxing’s greatest ever have been undisputed heavyweight champions during their career and now Oleksandr Usyk is the latest.
Iconic fighters like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson achieved the feat while Sonny Liston, George Foreman and Evander Holyfield have also held all the titles at once.
Ali is a boxing icon who was the undisputed heavyweight champion multiple timesNeil Leifer – ‘Boxing. 60 Years of Fights and Fighters’
Ukraine sensation Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 following a split-decision win over Tyson Fury.
In a fight for the ages, Usyk dropped Fury in the ninth round to wrestling the WBC belt from the Gyspy King to add to his WBA, WBO, and IBF titles that he claimed from Antony Joshua.
Usyk has since vacated the IBF gold, meaning his spell as an undisputed champ was short-lived.
But he now joins the 26 stars who have held all of the heavyweight titles at once with the first ever undisputed heavyweight champion being Jack Dempsey in 1922.
Dempsey’s reign lasted four years before Gene Tunney took the honour and it changed hands many times over the next two decades.
Joe Louis is the boxer who has been the undisputed heavyweight champion for the longest, sitting at the top of the sport for 12 years.
Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, Buster Douglas, Liston, Foreman, Tyson and Ali are all some huge names who have also held all the available titles.
Here, talkSPORT.com gives you a rundown of all the undisputed heavyweight boxing champions and how long they held the belts for…
Usyk is now an the world heavyweight legendGETTY
Complete list of undisputed heavyweight boxing champions
Name – Belts – Length of reign
Jack Dempsey – NYSAC, NBA – July 1922 to September 1926
Gene Tunney – NYSAC, NBA – September 1926 to July 1928
Max Schmeling – NYSAC, NBA – June 1930 to January 1931
Jack Sharkey – NYSAC, NBA – June 1932 to June 1933
Primo Carnera – NYSAC, NBA – June 1933 to June 1934
Max Baer – NYSAC, NBA – June 1934 to June 1935
Louis knocked out 23 opponents in 27 title fights, including five world championsGetty
James J. Braddock – NYSAC, NBA – June 1935 to June 1937
Joe Louis – NYSAC, NBA – June, 1937 to March 1949
Ezzard Charles – NYSAC, NBA – September 1950 to July 1951
Jersey Joe Wollacott – NYSAC, NBA – July 1951 to September 1952
Rocky Marciano – NYSAC, NBA – September 1952 to April 1956
Floyd Patterson – NYSAC, NBA – June 1960 to September 1962
Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at age 20Getty
Sonny Liston – NYSAC, WBA – September 1962 to July 1963
Sonny Liston – WBC, WBA – July 1963 to February 1964
Muhammad Ali – WBC, WBA – February 1964 to September 1964
Muhammad Ali – WBC, WBA – February 1967 to April 1967
Joe Frazier – WBC, WBA – February 1970 to January 1973
George Foreman – WBC, WBA – January 1973 to October 1974
Lewis was the last undisputed heavyweight world champion for 25 yearsGetty
Muhammad Ali – WBC, WBA – October 1974 to February 1978
Leon Spinks – WBC, WBA – February 1978 to March 1978
Mike Tyson – WBC, WBA, IBF – August 1987 to February 1990
Buster Douglas – WBC, WBA, IBF- February 1990 to October 1990
Evander Holyfield – WBC, WBA, IBF – October 1990 to November 1992
Riddick Bowe – WBC, WBA, IBF – November 1992 to December 1992
Lennox Lewis – WBC, WBA, IBF – November 1999 to April 2000
Oleksandr Usyk – WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF – May 2024 to – June 2024
