Professional Boxing Record
| 76 Wins (68 knockouts, 8 decisions), 5 Losses (1 knockout, 4 decisions), 0 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 76–5 | Shannon Briggs | MD | 12 | 22/11/1997 | Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Lost Lineal Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 76–4 | Lou Savarese | SD | 12 | 26/04/1997 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Retained Lineal & WBU Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 75–4 | Crawford Grimsley | UD | 12 | 03/11/1996 | Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | Retained Lineal & WBU Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 74–4 | Axel Schulz | MD | 12 | 22/04/1995 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Retained Lineal, & IBF Heavyweight titles. Won vacant WBU Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 73–4 | Michael Moorer | KO | 10 (12) | 05/11/1994 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won Lineal, WBA, & IBF Heavyweight titles. |
| Loss | 72–4 | Tommy Morrison | UD | 12 | 07/06/1993 | Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For vacant WBO Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 72–3 | Pierre Coetzer | TKO | 8 (10) | 16/01/1993 | Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 71–3 | Alex Stewart | MD | 10 | 11/04/1992 | Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 70–3 | Jimmy Ellis | TKO | 3 (10) | 07/12/1991 | Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 69–3 | Evander Holyfield | UD | 12 | 19/04/1991 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | For Lineal, WBC, WBA, & IBF Heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 69–2 | Terry Anderson | KO | 1 (10) | 25/09/1990 | New London Arena, Millwall, London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 68–2 | Ken Lakusta | KO | 3 (10) | 31/07/1990 | New London Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 67–2 | Adilson Rodrigues | KO | 2 (10) | 16/06/1990 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 66–2 | Mike Jameson | TKO | 4 (10) | 17/04/1990 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 65–2 | Gerry Cooney | TKO | 2 (10) | 15/01/1990 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 64–2 | Everett Martin | UD | 10 | 20/07/1989 | Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 63–2 | Bert Cooper | RTD | 2 (10) | 01/06/1989 | Pride Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 62–2 | J. B. Williamson | TKO | 5 (10) | 30/04/1989 | Moody Center, Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 61–2 | Manoel De Almeida | TKO | 3 (10) | 16/02/1989 | Atlantis Theater, Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 60–2 | Mark Young | TKO | 7 (10) | 26/01/1989 | War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York, United States | |
| Win | 59–2 | David Jaco | TKO | 1 (10) | 28/12/1988 | Casa Royal Hotel, Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| Win | 58–2 | Tony Fulilangi | TKO | 2 (10) | 27/10/1988 | Civic Center, Marshall, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 57–2 | Bobby Hitz | TKO | 1 (10) | 10/09/1988 | The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States | |
| Win | 56–2 | Ladislao Mijangos | TKO | 2 (10) | 25/08/1988 | Lee Civic Center, Fort Myers, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 55–2 | Carlos Hernandez | TKO | 4 (10) | 26/06/1988 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 54–2 | Frank Lux | TKO | 3 (10) | 21/05/1988 | Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |
| Win | 53–2 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | TKO | 7 (10) | 19/03/1988 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 52–2 | Guido Trane | TKO | 5 (10) | 05/02/1988 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 51–2 | Tom Trimm | KO | 1 (10) | 23/01/1988 | Sheraton Twin Towers, Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 50–2 | Rocky Sekorski | TKO | 3 (10) | 18/12/1987 | Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 49–2 | Tim Anderson | TKO | 4 (10) | 21/11/1987 | Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 48–2 | Bobby Crabtree | TKO | 6 (10) | 15/09/1987 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 47–2 | Charles Hostetter | KO | 3 (10) | 09/07/1987 | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, United States | |
| Win | 46–2 | Steve Zouski | TKO | 4 (10) | 09/03/1987 | Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Loss | 45–2 | Jimmy Young | UD | 12 | 17/03/1977 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1977 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. |
| Win | 45–1 | Pedro Agosto | TKO | 4 (10) | 22/01/1977 | Civic Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 44–1 | John Dino Denis | TKO | 4 (10) | 15/10/1976 | Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 43–1 | Scott LeDoux | TKO | 3 (10) | 14/08/1976 | Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, United States | |
| Win | 42–1 | Joe Frazier | TKO | 5 (12) | 15/06/1976 | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States | Retained NABF Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 41–1 | Ron Lyle | KO | 5 (12) | 24/01/1976 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won vacant NABF Heavyweight title. 1976 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. |
| Loss | 40–1 | Muhammad Ali | KO | 8 (15) | 30/10/1974 | Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, Zaire | Lost The Ring, WBC & WBA World Heavyweight titles. 1974 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. |
| Win | 40–0 | Ken Norton | TKO | 2 (15) | 26/03/1974 | El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 39–0 | Jose Roman | KO | 1 (15) | 01/09/1973 | Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 38–0 | Joe Frazier | TKO | 2 (15) | 22/01/1973 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | Won The Ring, WBC & WBA World Heavyweight titles. 1973 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. |
| Win | 37–0 | Terry Sorrell | KO | 2 (10) | 10/10/1972 | Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 36–0 | Miguel Angel Paez | KO | 2 (10) | 11/05/1972 | Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, United States | Won Pan American Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 35–0 | Ted Gullick | KO | 2 (10) | 10/04/1972 | Forum, Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Win | 34–0 | Clarence Boone | KO | 2 (10) | 07/03/1972 | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 33–0 | Joe Murphy Goodwin | KO | 2 (10) | 29/02/1972 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 32–0 | Luis Faustino Pires | TKO | 5 (10) | 29/10/1971 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 31–0 | Ollie Wilson | KO | 2 (10) | 07/10/1971 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 30–0 | Leroy Caldwell | KO | 2 (10) | 21/09/1971 | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 29–0 | Vic Scott | KO | 1 (10) | 14/09/1971 | El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 28–0 | Gregorio Peralta | TKO | 10 (15) | 10/05/1971 | Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, United States | Won vacant NABF Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 27–0 | Stamford Harris | KO | 2 (10) | 03/04/1971 | Playboy Club Hotel, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 26–0 | Charlie Boston | KO | 1 (10) | 08/02/1971 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 25–0 | Mel Turnbow | TKO | 1 (10) | 18/12/1970 | Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| Win | 24–0 | Boone Kirkman | TKO | 2 (10) | 18/11/1970 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 23–0 | Lou Bailey | TKO | 3 (10) | 03/11/1970 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 22–0 | George Chuvalo | TKO | 3 (10) | 04/08/1970 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 21–0 | Roger Russell | KO | 1 (10) | 20/07/1970 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 20–0 | George Johnson | TKO | 7 (10) | 16/05/1970 | Forum, Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Win | 19–0 | Aaron Eastling | TKO | 4 (10) | 29/04/1970 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 18–0 | James J. Woody | TKO | 3 (10) | 17/04/1970 | Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 17–0 | Rufus Brassell | TKO | 1 (10) | 31/03/1970 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 16–0 | Gregorio Peralta | UD | 10 | 16/02/1970 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 15–0 | Jack O'Halloran | KO | 5 (10) | 26/01/1970 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 14–0 | Charley Polite | KO | 4 (10) | 06/01/1970 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 13–0 | Gary Hobo Wiler | TKO | 1 (10) | 18/12/1969 | Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| Win | 12–0 | Levi Forte | UD | 10 | 16/12/1969 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | Bob Hazelton | TKO | 1 (6) | 06/12/1969 | International Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Max Martinez | KO | 2 (10) | 18/11/1969 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Leo Peterson | KO | 4 (8) | 05/11/1969 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Roberto Davila | UD | 8 | 31/10/1969 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Vernon Clay | TKO | 2 (6) | 07/10/1969 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Roy Wallace | KO | 2 (6) | 23/09/1969 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Johnny Carroll | KO | 1 (8) | 18/09/1969 | Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Chuck Wepner | TKO | 3 (10) | 18/08/1969 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Sylvester Dullaire | TKO | 1 (6) | 14/07/1969 | Rosecroft Raceway, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Fred Askew | KO | 1 (6) | 01/07/1969 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Don Waldheim | TKO | 3 (6) | 23/06/1969 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Foreman's professional debut. |
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