1998-99 Heavyweight Winners
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
| Date | Winner | Loser | Result | Title | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 24 | Vitali Klitschko | Mario Schiesser | KO 2 | EBU | Hamburg, GER |
| Nov. 6 | Brian Nielsen | Lionel Butler | KO 1 | — | Copenhagen, DEN |
| Nov. 9 | Jorge Luis Gonzalez | Josh Dempsey | KO 10 | — | Bismarck, N.D. |
| Dec. 5 | Vitali Klitschko | Francesco Spinelli | KO 1 | EBU | Kiev, UKR |
| Dec. 8 | Kirk Johnson | Al Cole | MDraw 10 | — | New York City |
| Dec. 8 | Jesse Ferguson | Obed Sullivan | Ws 10 | — | New York City |
| Dec. 8 | Shannon Briggs | Marcus Rhode | TKO 1 | — | New York City |
| Dec. 19 | David Tua | Hasim Rahman | TKO 10 | USBA | Miami |
| Jan. 16 | Mike Tyson | Frans Botha | KO 5 | — | Las Vegas |
| Jan. 21 | Razor Ruddock | Tony La Rosa | TKO 3 | — | Marksville, La. |
| Jan. 30 | Andrew Golota | Jesse Ferguson | Wu 10 | — | Atlantic City |
| Jan. 30 | Michael Grant | Ahmad Abdin | TKO 10 | NABF | Atlantic City |
| Feb. 12 | Brian Nielsen | Peter McNeeley | TKO 3 | — | Copehagen, DEN |
| Mar. 6 | Henry Akinwande | Reynaldo Minus | TKO 2 | — | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Mar. 6 | Lou Savarese | Lance Whitaker | Ws 10 | — | Atlantic City |
| Mar. 7 | James Toney | Terry Porter | TKO 8 | — | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Mar. 12 | Hasim Rahman | Mike Rush | TKO 5 | — | New York City |
| Mar. 13 | Lennox Lewis | Evander Holyfield | Draw 12 | WBA/WBC/IBF | New York City |
| Mar. 13 | John Ruiz | Mario Cawley | KO 4 | — | New York City |
| Mar. 20 | Ike Ibeabuchi | Chris Byrd | KO 5 | — | Tacoma, Wash. |
| Mar. 20 | Kirk Johnson | Al Cole | Wu 10 | — | Washington, D.C. |
| Apr. 15 | Hasim Rahman | David Weathers | KO 1 | — | Miami |
| Apr. 16 | Brian Nielsen | Tim Witherspoon | TKO 4 | — | Copenhagen, DEN |
| May 8 | Chris Byrd | John Sargent | TKO 2 | — | Philadelphia |
| May 15 | Henry Akinwande | Najee Shaheed | KO 9 | — | Miami |
| June 3 | Chris Byrd | Jose Ribalta | TKO 3 | — | Mt. Pleasant, Mich. |
| June 5 | Jorge Luis Gonzalez | Alex Stewart | TKO 3 | — | Las Vegas |
| June 12 | John Ruiz | Fernely Feliz | TKO 7 | — | Worcester, Mass. |
| June 18 | Larry Holmes | James Smith | TKO 8 | — | Fayetteville, N.C. |
| June 18 | Greg Page | Tim Witherspoon | TKO 7 | — | Fayetteville, N.C. |
| June 19 | Michael Grant | Lou Savarese | Wu 10 | — | New York City |
| June 26 | Vitali Klitschko | Herbie Hide | KO 2 | WBO | London, ENG |
| June 26 | Andrew Golota | Quinn Navarre | KO 6 | — | Wroclaw, POL |
| July 17 | David Tua | Gary Bell | TKO 1 | USBA | Stateline, Nev. |
| July 17 | Vitali Klitschko | Joseph Chinangu | TKO 5 | WBO | Dusseldorf, GER |
| July 25 | Jorge Luis Gonzalez | Tommy Martin | Ko 9 | — | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Aug. 7 | Frans Botha | Shannon Briggs | MDraw | — | Atlantic City |
| Sept. 25 | Vladimir Klitschko | Axel Schulz | TKO 8 | — | Cologne, GER |
| Oct. 9 | Vitali Klitschko | Ed Mahone | KO 3 | WBO | Oberhausen, GER |
| Major Bouts, 1998-99 | Cruiserweights (190 lbs) |
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