The Heavyweight title Lineage

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  1. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    This is simply "The man who beat the man who beat the man"​


    29th August 1885 - John L. Sullivan W 6 Dominic McCaffrey, Cincinnati, OH
    (Vacant World title fought under the Marquees of Queensbury rules)​

    7th September 1892 - James J. Corbett KO 21 John L Sullivan, New Orleans, LA​

    17th March 1897 - Bob Fitzsimmons KO 14 James J Corbett, Carson City, NV
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOFdL5VkcQM&feature=related[/ame]

    1899 - James J. Jeffries KO 11 Bob Fitzsimmons, Coney Island, NY​

    13th May 1905 - James Jeffries Announces His Retirement. (The Title Is Declared Vacant)​

    3rd July 1905 - Marvin Hart KO 12 Jack Root, Reno, Nevada.​

    23rd February 1906 - Tommy Burns W 20 Marvin Hart, Los Angeles, California.​

    26th December 1908 - Jack Johnson KO 14 Tommy Burns, Sydney, Australia​

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHqelTqa0Iw[/ame]​
     
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    5th April 1915 - Jess Willard KO 26 Jack Johnson, Havana, Cuba



    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhumAxChVa4[/ame]
     
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    4th July 1919 - Jack Dempsey KO 4 Jess Willard, Toledo, Ohio

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3BTycNuY44&feature=related[/ame]
     
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    c-c-c-c-combo breaker...



    Keep posting the stuff up by the way Jeff...'Unforgivable Blackness' is a great book.
     
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    23rd September 1926 - Gene Tunney W Un PTS 10 Jack Dempsey, Philadelphia, PA

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OeeCfbahwQ[/ame]
     
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    3rd July 1928 - Gene Tunney Announces His Retirement. (The Title Is Declared Vacant)


    1930 June 12 - Max Schmeling W Dq 4 Jack Sharkey, New York, NY

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4PS02UbBMo[/ame]
     
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    1932 June 21 - Jack Sharkey W Sp PTS 15 Max Schmeling, Long Island, NY

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcxYoN6-roA[/ame]
     
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    29th June 1933 - Primo Carnera KO 6 Jack Sharkey, Long Island, NY

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trEGY-q_IFA[/ame]
     
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    14th June 1934 - Max Baer KO 11 Primo Carnera, Long Island, NY

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk-7ic9OCKY[/ame]
     
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    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I find it easier to do it backwards :lol:

    Lewis
    Rahman
    Lewis
    Briggs
    Foreman
    Moorer
    Holyfield
    Bowe
    Holyfield
    Douglas
    Tyson
    Spinks
    Holmes
    Ali
    Foreman
    Frazier
    Ali

    I'm lost after that :lol:
     
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    Klitscko is lineal champion now.
     
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    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Debatable :smoke

    In an era as weak as this one a champion realistically has to beat his #1 contender.
     
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    13th June 1935 - James J. Braddock W Un PTS 15 Max Baer, Long Island, NY


    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RINFZ_8BhIw[/ame]
     
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    22nd June 1937 - Joe Louis KO 8 James J. Braddock KO-8 Chicago, IL

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvhscZl7He4[/ame]
     
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    27th September 1950 - Ezzard Charles W Un PTS 15 Joe Louis, New York, NY

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1p5XgB82iE&feature=related[/ame]
     
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