The top 10 world champions named Joe

To celebrate the announcement of the heavyweight clash concerning Joe Joyce and Joe Parker, we choose a search at 10 other Joes who turned planet champions

1 Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow, as good a technician as there has ever been, reigned as heavyweight winner from 1937 right up until 1949 and gathered 25 consecutive defences. He received the title versus James J. Braddock, then defended it towards the likes of Tommy Farr, Max Schmeling, Billy Conn and “Jersey” Joe Walcott.

2 Joe Frazier

“Smokin’” Joe became planet heavyweight champion in 1968 when knocking out Buster Mathis in 11 rounds just before heading on to defeat Muhammad Ali in ’71. He would continue being winner for a total of 5 a long time right up until operating into George Foreman, following which he battled two extra instances with Ali.

3 Joe Gans

Recognized as the “Old Master”, Gans is regarded by some to be the finest light-weight of all time, owning grow to be the initially African-American planet winner of the 20th century and having reigned constantly as light-weight champion from 1902 to 1908.

4 Joe Walcott

Nevertheless known as “Jersey” Joe, Walcott was born Arnold Raymond Cream. He would, adhering to a difficult occupation, at last acquire the environment heavyweight title in 1951 when knocking out Ezzard Charles within seven rounds.

5 Joe Calzaghe

By no means overwhelmed in 46 professional fights, Calzaghe built 20 defences of the WBO super-middleweight title, which includes job-best wins from Jeff Lacy and Mikkel Kessler, right before transferring to mild-heavyweight to defeat Bernard Hopkins.

6 Joey Maxim

Real name Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, this jab-content fighter from Cleveland, Ohio knocked out Freddie Mills in 10 rounds to become world mild-heavyweight champion in 1950. That was a belt he would retain against “Sugar” Ray Robinson in advance of at some point losing it to Archie Moore.

7 Joey Giardello

Born Carmine Orlando Tilelli, the Brooklyn fighter greater recognized as Joey Giardello reigned as entire world middleweight champion from 1963 to 1965, scoring victories versus the likes of Dick Tiger, Rubin Carter and “Sugar” Ray Robinson.       

8 Joe Brown

“Old Bones” Joe Brown received the environment light-weight title in 1956, besting Wallace “Bud” Smith over 15 rounds. He then built 11 prosperous defences of the belt ahead of shedding in opposition to Carlos Ortiz in ’62.

9 Joe Choynski

“Chrysanthemum” Joe won the inaugural earth mild-heavyweight title in 1899 when outpointing Jim Ryan about 20 rounds in Iowa. He also both equally knocked out Jack Johnson (in 1901) and taught him loads of his methods all through their time collectively in jail.

10 Joey Gamache

Infamous for getting stopped by Arturo Gatti in a mismatch, Gamache experienced very long prior to that defeated Jerry Ngobeni to carry the WBA super-featherweight title in 1991 and the subsequent year beat Chil Sung Jun to gain the WBA light-weight belt.