Thread: Tribute to the linear heavyweight champs

Hello saddoboxing Forum. This is my first post and wanted to introduce myself by giving a tribute to the now lost heavyweight linear champions.

To me one of the biggest reasons the heavyweight division is in such a mess is the lack of a clear champion and the only thing that could save it is a tournament to declare an undisputed king and the beginning of a new era of linear champs.

So in memory of the last era of linear champs here it is the complete list. Sorry for those who are not hear, technically you were never a Hevyweight Champion in my eyes.

After Marciano left undefeated the heavyweight title was vacated and Floyd Patterson faught Archie Moore and knocked him out in the fifth to become the youngest heavyweight champion at the time.

Patterson
Johansson
Patterson (First Heavyweight to Regain the title)
Liston
Ali
Frazier
Foreman
Ali
L. Spinks (Known as the worst Heavyweight champ in history)
Ali (First 3time Heavyweight Champ)
Holmes
M. Spinks
Tyson (Youngest Heavyweight Champ)
Douglas
Holyfield
Bowe
Holyfield
Moorer
Foreman (Oldest Heavyweight Champ)
Briggs
Lewis
Rahman
Lewis

Congratulations True Heavyweight Champions...

welcom rookie have a coolclick but where is ruiz on that list....... he is my hero!

Aite Rookie, nice entry.
Bit depressing, but hey! its the heavyweight division eh...

Anyway, have a on me and welcome to Saddoboxing, hope you can stick around.

P.S Unless your refering to liner champs only (which you probably are) John Tate was by far the worst heavyweight champ in history

cc and welcome ..............but shannon briggs liner champ? ....

I'd argue that a prime 'Neon Leon' would have outworked and outhustled this overweight plodding Briggs !!

Taking it back from Patterson:
Marciano
Walcott
Charles
Louis
Braddock
Baer
Carnera
(who was here?)
Tunney
Dempsey
Willard
Johnson
Burns
(who was here)
Fitzimmons
Corbett
Sullivan

Originally Posted by X

I'd argue that a prime 'Neon Leon' would have outworked and outhustled this overweight plodding Briggs !!

Taking it back from Patterson:
Marciano
Walcott
Charles
Louis
Braddock
Baer
Carnera
(who was here?) Schmeling, Sharkey
Tunney
Dempsey
Willard
Johnson
Burns
(who was here) Hart?
Fitzimmons
Corbett
Sullivan

Originally Posted by MR T

cc and welcome ..............but shannon briggs liner champ? ....

Yeah he "beat" Foreman ina title fight about 15 years ago

Here is the full list of linear HW champions right from the start,I posted it a while back.I think I got a few of the dates wrong before somebody mentions it.


John l Sullivan-1885-1892

James J Corbet 1892-1897

Bob Fitzsimmons 1897-1899

James J Jefries 1899-1905 ret

Marvin Hart 1905-1906

Tommy Burns 1906-1908

Jack Johnson 1908-1915

Jess Willard 1915-1919

Jack Dempsey 1919-1926

Gene Tunney 1926-1928 ret

Max Schmelling 1930-1932

Jack Sharky 1932-1933

Primo Carnera 1933-1934

Max Baer 1934-1935

James J Braddock 1935-1937

Joe Louis 1937-1949 ret

Ezzard Charles 1949-1951

Joe Wallcott 1951-1952

Rocky Marciano 1952-1956 ret

Floyd Patterson 1956-1959

Ingemar Johansson 1959-1960

Floyd Patterson 1960-1962

Sonny Liston 1962-1964

Cassius Clay 1964-1970

Joe Frazier 1970-1973

George Foreman 1973-1974

Muhammad Ali 1974-1978

Leon Spinks 1978

Muhammad Ali 1978-1979ret

Larry Holmes 1980-1985

Michel Spinks 1985-1988

Mike Tyson 1988-1990

James Douglas 1990

Evander Holyfield 1990-1992

Riddock Bowe 1992-1993

Evander Holyfield 1993-1994

Michael Moorer 1994

George Foreman 1994-1997

Shannon Briggs 1997-1998

Lennox Lewis 1998-2001

Hasim Rahman 2001

Lennox Lewis 2001-2004 ret

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Originally Posted by MR T

cc and welcome ..............but shannon briggs liner champ? ....

Yeah he "beat" Foreman ina title fight about 15 years ago

yeahbut wasnt that for some shite alphabet title and from what ive heard briggs had alot of trouble with that senior citizen..................briggs sux

Originally Posted by The Rookie Fan

Hello saddoboxing Forum. This is my first post and wanted to introduce myself by giving a tribute to the now lost heavyweight linear champions.

To me one of the biggest reasons the heavyweight division is in such a mess is the lack of a clear champion and the only thing that could save it is a tournament to declare an undisputed king and the beginning of a new era of linear champs.

So in memory of the last era of linear champs here it is the complete list. Sorry for those who are not hear, technically you were never a Hevyweight Champion in my eyes.

After Marciano left undefeated the heavyweight title was vacated and Floyd Patterson faught Archie Moore and knocked him out in the fifth to become the youngest heavyweight champion at the time.

Patterson
Johansson
Patterson (First Heavyweight to Regain the title)
Liston
Ali
Frazier
Foreman
Ali
L. Spinks (Known as the worst Heavyweight champ in history)
Ali (First 3time Heavyweight Champ)
Holmes
M. Spinks
Tyson (Youngest Heavyweight Champ)
Douglas
Holyfield
Bowe
Holyfield
Moorer
Foreman (Oldest Heavyweight Champ)
Briggs
Lewis
Rahman
Lewis

Congratulations True Heavyweight Champions...

welcome and enjoy your stay

Originally Posted by MR T

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Originally Posted by MR T

cc and welcome ..............but shannon briggs liner champ? ....

Yeah he "beat" Foreman ina title fight about 15 years ago

yeahbut wasnt that for some shite alphabet title and from what ive heard briggs had alot of trouble with that senior citizen..................briggs sux

That Senior citizen was still the Linear champ though

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Originally Posted by MR T

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Originally Posted by MR T

cc and welcome ..............but shannon briggs liner champ? ....

Yeah he "beat" Foreman ina title fight about 15 years ago

yeahbut wasnt that for some shite alphabet title and from what ive heard briggs had alot of trouble with that senior citizen..................briggs sux

That Senior citizen was still the Linear champ though

This is true even thaough Foreman was striped of one of his titles (can't remember which) and he was not really considered a champ by most. No one had defeated him yet until Briggs

[quote=Jimboogie ]

It was November 97 so not even 10 years ago

It was also a gift, an old man out worked him when he was 10 years younger

Originally Posted by ross

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Yeah he "beat" Foreman ina title fight about 15 years ago

It was November 97 so not even 10 years ago

It was also a gift, an old man out worked him when he was 10 years younger

Absomolootly