Won 69 (KOs 44)  |  Lost 6 (KOs 1)

Drawn 0  |  Bouts 75

Rounds 579  |  Debut 1973-03-21

75 Win (69-6) vs Eric “Butterbean” Esch
UD 10 | Jul 27, 2002

74 Win (68-6) vs Mike Weaver
TKO 6 (10), 0:45 | Nov 17, 2000

73 Win (67-6) vs James Smith
TKO 8 (10), 2:00 | Jun 18, 1999

72 Win (66-6) vs Maurice Harris
SD 10 | Jul 29, 1997

71 Loss (65-6) vs Brian Nielsen
SD 12 | Jan 24, 1997
For IBO heavyweight title

70 Win (65-5) vs Anthony Willis
KO 8 (10), 1:13 | Jun 16, 1996

69 Win (64-5) vs Quinn Navarre
UD 10 | Apr 16, 1996

68 Win (63-5) vs Curtis Sheppard
KO 4 (10), 2:41 | Jan 9, 1996

67 Win (62-5) vs Ed Donaldson
UD 10 | Sep 19, 1995

66 Loss (61-5) vs Oliver McCall
UD 12 | Apr 8, 1995
For WBC heavyweight title

65 Win (61-4) vs Jesse Ferguson
UD 10 | Sep 8, 1994

64 Win (60-4) vs Garing Lane
UD 10 | Mar 8, 1994

63 Win (59-4) vs José Ribalta
UD 10 | Sep 28, 1993

62 Win (58-4) vs Paul Poirier
RTD 6 (10), 3:00 | May 18, 1993

61 Win (57-4) vs Ken Lakusta
RTD 7 (10), 3:00 | Apr 13, 1993

60 Win (56-4) vs Rocky Pepeli
RTD 4 (10), 3:00 | Mar 9, 1993

59 Win (55-4) vs Everett Martin
UD 10 | Jan 5, 1993

58 Loss (54-4) vs Evander Holyfield
UD 12 | Jun 19, 1992
For WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles

57 Win (54-3) vs Ray Mercer
UD 12 | Feb 7, 1992

56 Win (53-3) vs Jamie Howe
TKO 1 (10), 1:57 | Nov 12, 1991

55 Win (52-3) vs Art Card
UD 10 | Sep 17, 1991

54 Win (51-3) vs Michael Greer
KO 4 (10), 1:18 | Aug 24, 1991

53 Win (50-3) vs Eddie Gonzales
UD 10 | Aug 13, 1991

52 Win (49-3) vs Tim Anderson
TKO 1 (10), 2:03 | Apr 7, 1991

51 Loss (48-3) vs Mike Tyson
TKO 4 (12), 2:55 | Jan 22, 1988
For WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles

50 Loss (48-2) vs Michael Spinks
SD 15 | Apr 19, 1986
For IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles

49 Loss (48-1) vs Michael Spinks
UD 15 | Sep 21, 1985
Lost IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles

48 Win (48-0) vs Carl Williams
UD 15 | May 20, 1985
Retained IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles

47 Win (47-0) vs David Bey
TKO 10 (15), 2:58 | Mar 15, 1985
Retained IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles

46 Win (46-0) vs James Smith
TKO 12 (15), 2:10 | Nov 9, 1984
Retained IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles

45 Win (45-0) vs Marvis Frazier
TKO 1 (12), 2:57 | Nov 25, 1983
Retained The Ring heavyweight title

44 Win (44-0) vs Scott Frank
TKO 5 (12), 1:28 | Sep 10, 1983
Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

43 Win (43-0) vs Tim Witherspoon
SD 12 | May 20, 1983
Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

42 Win (42-0) vs Lucien Rodriguez
UD 12 | Mar 27, 1983
Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

41 Win (41-0) vs Randall Cobb
UD 15 | Nov 26, 1982
Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

40 Win (40-0) vs Gerry Cooney
TKO 13 (15), 2:52 | Jun 11, 1982
Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

39 Win (39-0) vs Renaldo Snipes
TKO 11 (15), 1:05 | Nov 6, 1981
Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

38 Win (38-0) vs Leon Spinks
TKO 3 (15), 2:34 | Jun 12, 1981
Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

37 Win (37-0) vs Trevor Berbick
UD 15 | Apr 11, 1981
Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

36 Win (36-0) vs Muhammad Ali
RTD 10 (15), 3:00 | Oct 2, 1980
Retained WBC heavyweight title, won vacant The Ring heavyweight title

35 Win (35-0) vs Scott LeDoux
TKO 7 (15), 2:05 | Jul 7, 1980
Retained WBC heavyweight title

34 Win (34-0) vs Leroy Jones
TKO 8 (15), 2:56 | Mar 31, 1980
Retained WBC heavyweight title

33 Win (33-0) vs Lorenzo Zanon
KO 6 (15), 2:39 | Feb 3, 1980
Retained WBC heavyweight title

32 Win (32-0) vs Earnie Shavers
TKO 11 (15), 2:00 | Sep 28, 1979
Retained WBC heavyweight title

31 Win (31-0) vs Mike Weaver
TKO 12 (15), 0:44 | Jun 22, 1979
Retained WBC heavyweight title

30 Win (30-0) vs Ossie Ocasio
TKO 7 (15), 2:38 | Mar 23, 1979
Retained WBC heavyweight title

29 Win (29-0) vs Alfredo Evangelista
KO 7 (15), 2:14 | Nov 10, 1978
Retained WBC heavyweight title

28 Win (28-0) vs Ken Norton
SD 15 | Jun 9, 1978
Won WBC heavyweight title

27 Win (27-0) vs Earnie Shavers
UD 12 | Mar 25, 1978

26 Win (26-0) vs Ibar Arrington
TKO 10 (10), 1:38 | Nov 5, 1977

25 Win (25-0) vs Fred Houpe
TKO 7 (10), 0:47 | Sep 14, 1977

24 Win (24-0) vs Horace Robinson
TKO 5 (10) | Mar 17, 1977

23 Win (23-0) vs Tom Prater
UD 8 | Jan 16, 1977

22 Win (22-0) vs Roy Williams
UD 10 | Apr 30, 1976

21 Win (21-0) vs Fred Askew
TKO 2 (10), 2:18 | Apr 5, 1976

20 Win (20-0) vs Joe Gholston
TKO 8 (10), 2:32 | Jan 29, 1976

19 Win (19-0) vs Billy Joiner
TKO 3 (10), 2:29 | Dec 20, 1975

18 Win (18-0) vs Leon Shaw
KO 1 (10) | Dec 9, 1975

17 Win (17-0) vs Rodney Bobick
TKO 6 (10), 2:46 | Oct 1, 1975

16 Win (16-0) vs Charlie James
PTS 10 | Aug 26, 1975

15 Win (15-0) vs Obie English
TKO 7 (10) | Aug 16, 1975

14 Win (14-0) vs Ernie Smith
KO 3 (8) | May 16, 1975

13 Win (13-0) vs Robert Yarborough
KO 4, 2:58 | Apr 26, 1975

12 Win (12-0) vs Oliver Wright
TKO 3 | Apr 9, 1975

11 Win (11-0) vs Charley Green
KO 1 (8), 1:57 | Mar 24, 1975

10 Win (10-0) vs Joe Hathaway
TKO 1 (8), 2:47 | Dec 11, 1974

9 Win (9-0) vs Bob Mashburn
TKO 7 (8) | May 29, 1974

8 Win (8-0) vs Howard Darlington
TKO 4 (6), 2:23 | Apr 24, 1974

7 Win (7-0) vs Kevin Isaac
TKO 3 (6), 1:05 | Nov 28, 1973

6 Win (6-0) vs Jerry Judge
PTS 6 | Nov 14, 1973

5 Win (5-0) vs Bob Bozic
PTS 6 | Sep 10, 1973

4 Win (4-0) vs Don Branch
PTS 6 | Aug 22, 1973

3 Win (3-0) vs Curtis Whitner
TKO 1 (4), 2:14 | Jun 20, 1973

2 Win (2-0) vs Art Savage
TKO 3 (4), 1:32 | May 2, 1973

1 Win (1-0) vs Rodell Dupree
PTS 4 | Mar 21, 1973

Holmes won his first 48 professional bouts, including victories over Ken Norton (the man he defeated in 1978 for WBC Championship), Muhammad Ali, Earnie Shavers, Mike Weaver, Gerry Cooney, Tim Witherspoon, Carl Williams and Marvis Frazier. He fell one short of matching Rocky Marciano’s career record of 49–0 when he lost to Michael Spinks in an upset in 1985. Holmes retired after losing a rematch to Spinks the following year, but made repeated comebacks. He was unsuccessful in four further attempts (against Mike Tyson in 1988, Evander Holyfield in 1992, Oliver McCall in 1995 and Brian Nielsen in 1997) to regain the heavyweight title. Holmes fought for the final time in 2002, aged 52, against the 334lb Eric “Butterbean” Esch, and ended his career with a record of 69 wins and 6 losses, with all of his losses coming in world title fights. He is frequently ranked as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and has been inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame.

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