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61 fights	56 wins	5 losses
By knockout	37	1
By decision	19	4

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No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
61	Loss	56–5	Trevor Berbick	UD	10	Dec 11, 1981	39 years, 328 days	Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas
60	Loss	56–4	Larry Holmes	RTD	10 (15), 3:00	Oct 2, 1980	38 years, 259 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBC and vacant The Ring heavyweight titles
59	Win	56–3	Leon Spinks	UD	15	Sep 15, 1978	36 years, 241 days	Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	Won WBA and The Ring heavyweight titles
58	Loss	55–3	Leon Spinks	SD	15	Feb 15, 1978	36 years, 29 days	Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
57	Win	55–2	Earnie Shavers	UD	15	Sep 29, 1977	35 years, 255 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
56	Win	54–2	Alfredo Evangelista	UD	15	May 16, 1977	35 years, 119 days	Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, U.S.	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
55	Win	53–2	Ken Norton	UD	15	Sep 28, 1976	34 years, 255 days	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
54	Win	52–2	Richard Dunn	TKO	5 (15), 2:05	May 24, 1976	34 years, 128 days	Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
53	Win	51–2	Jimmy Young	UD	15	Apr 30, 1976	34 years, 104 days	Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, U.S.	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
52	Win	50–2	Jean-Pierre Coopman	KO	5 (15), 2:46	Feb 20, 1976	34 years, 34 days	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
51	Win	49–2	Joe Frazier	RTD	14 (15), 3:00	Oct 1, 1975	33 years, 257 days	Philippine Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
50	Win	48–2	Joe Bugner	UD	15	July 1, 1975^[382]	33 years, 164 days	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
49	Win	47–2	Ron Lyle	TKO	11 (15), 1:08	May 16, 1975	33 years, 119 days	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
48	Win	46–2	Chuck Wepner	TKO	15 (15), 2:41	Mar 24, 1975	33 years, 66 days	Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, U.S.	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
47	Win	45–2	George Foreman	KO	8 (15), 2:58	Oct 30, 1974	32 years, 286 days	Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, Zaire	Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
46	Win	44–2	Joe Frazier	UD	12	Jan 28, 1974	32 years, 11 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained NABF heavyweight title
45	Win	43–2	Rudie Lubbers	UD	12	Oct 20, 1973	31 years, 276 days	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
44	Win	42–2	Ken Norton	SD	12	Sep 10, 1973	31 years, 236 days	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.	Won NABF heavyweight title
43	Loss	41–2	Ken Norton	SD	12	Mar 31, 1973	31 years, 73 days	Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.	Lost NABF heavyweight title
42	Win	41–1	Joe Bugner	UD	12	Feb 14, 1973	31 years, 28 days	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
41	Win	40–1	Bob Foster	KO	8 (12), 0:40	Nov 21, 1972	30 years, 309 days	Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.	Retained NABF heavyweight title
40	Win	39–1	Floyd Patterson	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	Sep 20, 1972	30 years, 247 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained NABF heavyweight title
39	Win	38–1	Alvin Lewis	TKO	11 (12), 1:15	Jul 19, 1972	30 years, 184 days	Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
38	Win	37–1	Jerry Quarry	TKO	7 (12), 0:19	Jun 27, 1972	30 years, 162 days	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.	Retained NABF heavyweight title
37	Win	36–1	George Chuvalo	UD	12	May 1, 1972	30 years, 105 days	Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Retained NABF heavyweight title
36	Win	35–1	Mac Foster	UD	15	Apr 1, 1972	30 years, 75 days	Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
35	Win	34–1	Jürgen Blin	KO	7 (12), 2:12	Dec 26, 1971	29 years, 343 days	Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
34	Win	33–1	Buster Mathis	UD	12	Nov 17, 1971	29 years, 304 days	Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.	Retained NABF heavyweight title
33	Win	32–1	Jimmy Ellis	TKO	12 (12), 2:10	Jul 26, 1971	29 years, 190 days	Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant NABF heavyweight title
32	Loss	31–1	Joe Frazier	UD	15	Mar 8, 1971	29 years, 50 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
31	Win	31–0	Oscar Bonavena	TKO	15 (15), 2:03	Dec 7, 1970	28 years, 324 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Won vacant NABF heavyweight title
30	Win	30–0	Jerry Quarry	RTD	3 (15), 3:00	Oct 26, 1970	28 years, 282 days	Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
29	Win	29–0	Zora Folley	KO	7 (15), 1:48	Mar 22, 1967	25 years, 64 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
28	Win	28–0	Ernie Terrell	UD	15	Feb 6, 1967	25 years, 20 days	Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles; Won WBA heavyweight title
27	Win	27–0	Cleveland Williams	TKO	3 (15), 1:08	Nov 14, 1966	24 years, 301 days	Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
26	Win	26–0	Karl Mildenberger	TKO	12 (15), 1:30	Sep 10, 1966	24 years, 236 days	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
25	Win	25–0	Brian London	KO	3 (15), 1:40	Aug 6, 1966	24 years, 201 days	Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
24	Win	24–0	Henry Cooper	TKO	6 (15), 1:38	May 21, 1966	24 years, 124 days	Arsenal Stadium, London, England	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
23	Win	23–0	George Chuvalo	UD	15	Mar 29, 1966	24 years, 71 days	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
22	Win	22–0	Floyd Patterson	TKO	12 (15), 2:18	Nov 22, 1965	23 years, 309 days	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
21	Win	21–0	Sonny Liston	KO	1 (15), 2:12	May 25, 1965	23 years, 128 days	Civic Center, Lewiston, Maine, U.S.	Retained WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
20	Win	20–0	Sonny Liston	RTD	6 (15), 3:00	Feb 25, 1964	22 years, 39 days	Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.	Won WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
19	Win	19–0	Henry Cooper	TKO	5 (10), 2:15	Jun 18, 1963	21 years, 152 days	Wembley Stadium, London, England
18	Win	18–0	Doug Jones	UD	10	Mar 13, 1963	21 years, 55 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Charlie Powell	KO	3 (10), 2:04	Jan 24, 1963	21 years, 7 days	Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Archie Moore	TKO	4 (10), 1:35	Nov 15, 1962	20 years, 302 days	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Alejandro Lavorante	KO	5 (10), 1:48	Jul 20, 1962	20 years, 184 days	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Billy Daniels	TKO	7 (10), 2:21	May 19, 1962	20 years, 122 days	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	George Logan	TKO	4 (10), 1:34	Apr 23, 1962	20 years, 96 days	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Don Warner	TKO	4 (10), 0:34	Feb 28, 1962	20 years, 70 days	Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Sonny Banks	TKO	4 (10), 0:26	Feb 10, 1962	20 years, 24 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Willi Besmanoff	TKO	7 (10), 1:55	Nov 29, 1961	19 years, 316 days	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Alex Miteff	TKO	6 (10), 1:45	Oct 7, 1961	19 years, 263 days	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Alonzo Johnson	UD	10	Jul 22, 1961	19 years, 186 days	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Duke Sabedong	UD	10	Jun 26, 1961	19 years, 160 days	Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	LaMar Clark	KO	2 (8), 1:27	Apr 19, 1961	19 years, 92 days	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Donnie Fleeman	RTD	6 (8)	Feb 21, 1961	19 years, 35 days	Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Jim Robinson	KO	1 (8), 1:34	Feb 7, 1961	19 years, 21 days	Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Tony Esperti	TKO	3 (8), 1:30	Jan 17, 1961	19 years, 0 days	Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Herb Siler	TKO	4 (8), 1:00	Dec 27, 1960	18 years, 345 days	Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Tunney Hunsaker	UD	6	Oct 29, 1960	18 years, 286 days	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

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