List of North American Heavyweight Champions (Boxing)
This list of North American heavyweight champions provides an overview of all North American heavyweight champions in chronological order since 1969:
| North American Boxing Federation (NABF) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | North American champions | From | To | Number of title defenses |
| 1 |
 Leotis Martin
|
6th December 1969 | 2nd February 1970 | 0 |
| 2 |
Muhammad Ali
|
7th December 1970 | 8: March 1971 | 0 |
| 3 |
George Foreman
|
May 0, 1971 | 20th July 1971 | 0 |
| 4th |
Muhammad Ali (2)
|
July 26, 1971 | March 31, 1973 | 5 |
| 5 |
Ken Norton
|
March 31, 1973 | September 10, 1973 | 0 |
| 6th |
Muhammad Ali (3)
|
September 10, 1973 | October 30, 1974 | 1 |
| 7th |
Ken Norton
|
March 24, 1975 | 20th January 1976 | 0 |
| 8th |
George Foreman (2)
|
January 24, 1976 | March 17, 1977 | 1 |
| 9 |
Leroy Jones
|
19th August 1978 | 20th October 1979 | 0 |
| 10 |
Lynn Ball
|
March 13, 1981 | January 30, 1982 | 0 |
| 11 |
Michael Dokes
|
January 30, 1982 | December 10, 1982 | 1 |
| 12 |
Tim Witherspoon
|
September 29, 1983 | March 9, 1984 | 0 |
| 13 |
James Broad
|
23rd August 1984 | April 29, 1985 | 0 |
| 14th |
Tim Witherspoon (2)
|
April 29, 1985 | 17th January 1986 | 1 |
| 15th |
Larry Alexander
|
April 10, 1987 | November 25, 1987 | 0 |
| 16 |
Orlin Norris
|
November 25, 1987 | 17th February 1990 | 6th |
| 17th |
Bert Cooper
|
17th February 1990 | 5th August 1990 | 0 |
| 18th |
Ray Mercer
|
5th August 1990 | January 11, 1991 | 0 |
| 19th |
Orlin Norris (2)
|
April 30, 1991 | June 3, 1991 | 0 |
| 20th |
Tony Tucker
|
June 3, 1991 | 1st December 1992 | 1 |
| 21st |
 Alex Garcia
|
December 8, 1992 | March 1, 1994 | 4th |
| 22nd |
Joe Hipp
|
March 1, 1994 | March 9, 1995 | 1 |
| 23 |
 Alexander Zolkin
|
March 21, 1995 | May 1, 1996 | 2 |
| 24 |
Tony Tucker
|
June 26, 1996 | December 1996 | 0 |
| 25th |
 John Ruiz
|
January 14, 1997 | January 15, 1999 | 3 |
| 26th |
Michael Grant
|
January 30, 1999 | April 29, 2000 | 1 |
| 27 |
Robert Davis
|
April 29, 2000 | August 15, 2000 | 0 |
| 28 |
Clifford Etienne
|
September 9, 2000 | March 6, 2001 | 0 |
| 29 |
Obed Sullivan
|
May 20, 2001 | September 2, 2001 | 0 |
| 30th |
Fres Oquendo
|
September 2, 2001 | April 13, 2002 | 0 |
| 31 |
 David Tua
|
April 13, 2002 | March 29, 2003 | 0 |
| 32 |
Joe Mesi
|
June 24, 2003 | September 19, 2003 | 0 |
| 33 |
 Eliezer Castillo
|
September 19, 2003 | April 17, 2004 | 1 |
| 34 |
DaVarryl Williamson
|
April 17, 2004 | October 2, 2004 | 0 |
| 35 |
 Samuel Peter
|
4th December 2004 | September 24, 2005 | 1 |
| 36 |
 Wladimir Klitschko
|
September 24, 2005 | April 22, 2006 | 0 |
| 37 |
Samuel Peter (2)
|
April 28, 2006 | May 5, 2007 | 2 |
| 38 |
Hasim Rahman
|
June 14, 2007 | June 2, 2008 | 1 |
| 39 |
Travis Walker
|
June 2, 2008 | November 29, 2008 | 0 |
| 40 |
Chris Arreola
|
November 29, 2008 | September 26, 2009 | 1 |
| 41 |
Johnathon Banks
|
March 20, 2010 | May 1, 2012 | 3 |
| 42 |
 Tony Grano
|
June 23, 2012 | April 27, 2013 | 0 |
| 43 |
Eric Molina
|
April 27, 2013 | October 12, 2013 | 0 |
| 44 |
Andy Ruiz
|
November 24, 2013 | December 10, 2016 | 5 |