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For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Light Heavyweight (MMA)

In boxing, the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds up to 175 pounds) division is the weight division between cruiserweight and super middleweight. Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and The light heavyweight division in Mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb (84 and 93 kg) Boxing weight -class names are not always consistent as shown in the following table See also Boxing List of current Cruiserweight is a weight class in Boxing between Light heavyweight and Heavyweight. Super middleweight is a Boxing weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr., to name a few. Tommy Loughran (born November 29, 1902, Philadelphia PA &ndash died July 7, 1982, Altoona PA) was the Light William David Conn ( October 8, 1917 – May 29, 1993) better known in the Boxing world as Billy Conn, was a Light-Heavyweight Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, ( March 28 1922 &ndash June 2 2001) was an American boxer. Before Boxing Moore often found himself in trouble as a youngster and was in a reformatory until 1934 Bob Foster (born December 15, 1938) is a native of Albuquerque New Mexico, USA whom many Boxing critics consider to be one of the greatest Michael Spinks (born July 13, 1956) a native of St Louis, Missouri, is a former boxer who was champion in both the Light heavyweight Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (born January 15, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American boxer Roy Jones Jr (born January 16, 1969) is an American boxer Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association

Many light heavyweight champions unsuccessfully challenged for the heavyweight crown until Michael Spinks became the first reigning light heavyweight champion to win the heavyweight championship. Interestingly, Bob Fitzsimmons captured the light heavyweight championship after losing his heavyweight championship. Robert James "Bob" Fitzsimmons ( May 26, 1863 - October 22, 1917) a British -born New Zealand boxer made Two all-time great heavyweight champions, Ezzard Charles and Floyd Patterson, started out as light heavyweights. Ezzard Mack Charles ( July 7 1921 – May 28 1975) was an African-American professional boxer and former Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson ( January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. Charles defeated Archie Moore and Joey Maxim several times in non-title bouts before becoming heavyweight champion and Patterson lost an eight-round decision to Joey Maxim before becoming heavyweight champion himself.

Olympic champions

Professional Champions

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