Lineal Heavyweight Championship from John L Sullivan to Oleksandr Usyk

Oleksandr Usyk recently became the lineal world heavyweight champion in addition to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion when he beat Tyson Fury in an historic heavyweight championship boxing match.

During the 1880s John L Sullivan was recognized as the first lineal world heavyweight champion under the Marquess of Queensbury rules, and the heavyweight lineage can be traced from Sullivan all the way to Usyk, where along the way there have been a total of 39 recognized lineal world heavyweight champions. This video will provide a boxing documentary recap of the entire history of the lineal world heavyweight championship.

In addition to Sullivan and Usyk, the following heavyweights have been recognized as lineal world heavyweight champions: James J Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, James J Jeffries, Marvin Hart, Tommy Burns, Jack Johnson, Jess Willard, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey, Primo Carnera, Max Baer, James Braddock, Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott, Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson (2x), Ingemar Johansson, Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali (3x), Joe Frazier, George Foreman (2x), Leon Spinks, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield (2x), Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Shannon Briggs, Lennox Lewis (2x), Hasim Rahman, Wladimir Klitschko, and Tyson Fury. There have additionally been a few other boxers along the way who arguably held the distinction of being the lineal world heavyweight champion, including Peter Maher, Tom Sharkey, and perhaps even Vitali Klitschko, among others.

This video will provide a recap of the entire history of the lineal world heavyweight championship from John L Sullivan to Oleksandr Usyk.

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Lineal Heavyweight Championship from John L Sullivan to Oleksandr Usyk