James corbit was the first person to "win" it from John L Sullivan
Jack Johnson
The countries that won the bronze medals in the Men's Heavyweight Boxing event at the Rio 2016 Olympics were Uzbekistan and Cuba.
Cuba .. Félix Savón won his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in heavyweight class boxing at the 2000 Games.
Cuba was the country that won the gold medal in the Men's Light Heavyweight Boxing event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Michael spinks was the first reigning light heavyweight champion to move up and claim the world heavyweight title. bob fitzsimmons won the heavyweight title before winning the lt heavy crown.
The silver medalist in the Men's Heavyweight Boxing event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Vassiliy Levit.
The gold medal in the Men's Heavyweight Boxing event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Evgeny Tishchenko.
george foreman. Won the title at age 45
Russia was the country winning the gold medal in the Men's Heavyweight Boxing event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The country winning the silver medal in the Men's Heavyweight Boxing event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Kazakhstan.
The silver medal in the Men's Light Heavyweight Boxing competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Adilbek Niyazymbetov.
The bronze medal winners in the Men's Heavyweight Boxing event at the Rio 2016 Olympics were Rustam Tulaganov and Erislandy Savon.