Professional Boxing Record
| 69 Wins (44 knockouts), 6 Losses, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Rounds | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 69–6 | Eric Esch | UD | 10 | 27/07/2002 | Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Win | 68–6 | Mike Weaver | TKO | 6 (10) | 17/11/2000 | Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi | |
| Win | 67–6 | James Smith | TKO | 8 (10) | 18/06/1999 | Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, North Carolina | |
| Win | 66–6 | Maurice Harris | SD | 10 | 29/07/1997 | MSG Theater, New York, New York | |
| Loss | 65–6 | Brian Nielsen | SD | 12 | 24/01/1997 | Brondby hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | For IBO heavyweight title. |
| Win | 65–5 | Anthony Willis | KO | 8 (10) | 16/06/1996 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | |
| Win | 64–5 | Quinn Navarre | UD | 10 | 16/04/1996 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | |
| Win | 63–5 | Curtis Sheppard | KO | 4 (10) | 09/01/1996 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | |
| Win | 62–5 | Ed Donaldson | UD | 10 | 19/09/1995 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | |
| Loss | 61–5 | Oliver McCall | UD | 12 | 08/04/1995 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | For WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 61–4 | Jesse Ferguson | UD | 10 | 09/08/1994 | Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee, Minnesota | |
| Win | 60–4 | Garing Lane | UD | 10 | 08/03/1994 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut | |
| Win | 59–4 | Jose Ribalta | UD | 10 | 28/09/1993 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | |
| Win | 58–4 | Paul Poirier | TKO | 7 (10) | 18/05/1993 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | |
| Win | 57–4 | Ken Lakusta | TKO | 8 (10) | 13/04/1993 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | |
| Win | 56–4 | Rocky Pepeli | TKO | 4 (10) | 09/03/1993 | Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | |
| Win | 55–4 | Everett Martin | UD | 10 | 05/01/1993 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi | |
| Loss | 54–4 | Evander Holyfield | UD | 12 | 19/06/1992 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | For Lineal, WBC, WBA, & IBF heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 54–3 | Ray Mercer | UD | 12 | 07/02/1992 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 53–3 | Jamie Howe | TKO | 1 (10) | 12/11/1991 | Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida | |
| Win | 52–3 | Art Card | UD | 10 | 17/09/1991 | Marriott World Center, Orlando, Florida | |
| Win | 51–3 | Michael Greer | KO | 4 (10) | 24/08/1991 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Win | 50–3 | Eddie Gonzales | UD | 10 | 13/08/1991 | Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida | |
| Win | 49–3 | Tim Anderson | TKO | 1 (10) | 07/04/1991 | Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood, Florida | |
| Loss | 48–3 | Mike Tyson | TKO | 4 (12) | 22/01/1988 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey | For WBC, WBA, & IBF heavyweight titles. |
| Loss | 48–2 | Michael Spinks | SD | 15 | 19/04/1986 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada | For The Ring & IBF heavyweight titles. |
| Loss | 48–1 | Michael Spinks | UD | 15 | 21/09/1985 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Lost The Ring & IBF heavyweight titles. Ring Magazine Upset of the year. |
| Win | 48–0 | Carl Williams | UD | 15 | 20/05/1985 | Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada | Retained The Ring & IBF heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 47–0 | David Bey | TKO | 10 (15) | 15/03/1985 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained The Ring & IBF heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 46–0 | James Smith | TKO | 12 (15) | 09/11/1984 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained The Ring & IBF heavyweight titles. |
| On 11 December 1983, Holmes relinquished the WBC title and accepted recognition as champion by the newly-created IBF | |||||||
| Win | 45–0 | Marvis Frazier | TKO | 1 (15) | 25/11/1983 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained The Ring heavyweight title. |
| Win | 44–0 | Scott Frank | TKO | 5 (15) | 10/09/1983 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Retained WBC & The Ring heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 43–0 | Tim Witherspoon | SD | 12 | 20/05/1983 | Dunes Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC & The Ring heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 42–0 | Lucien Rodriguez | UD | 12 | 27/03/1983 | Watres Armory, Scranton, Pennsylvania | Retained WBC & The Ring heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 41–0 | Randall Cobb | UD | 15 | 26/11/1982 | Reliant Astrodome, Houston, Texas | Retained WBC & The Ring heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 40–0 | Gerry Cooney | TKO | 13 (15) | 11/06/1982 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC & The Ring heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 39–0 | Renaldo Snipes | TKO | 11 (15) | 06/11/1981 | Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Retained WBC & The Ring heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 38–0 | Leon Spinks | TKO | 3 (15) | 12/06/1981 | Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan | Retained WBC & The Ring heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 37–0 | Trevor Berbick | UD | 15 | 11/04/1981 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC & The Ring heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 36–0 | Muhammad Ali | RTD | 10 (15) | 02/10/1980 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC & won The Ring heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 35–0 | Scott LeDoux | TKO | 7 (15) | 07/07/1980 | Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota | Retained WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 34–0 | Leroy Jones | TKO | 8 (15) | 31/03/1980 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 33–0 | Lorenzo Zanon | KO | 6 (15) | 03/02/1980 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 32–0 | Earnie Shavers | TKO | 11 (15) | 28/09/1979 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 31–0 | Mike Weaver | TKO | 12 (15) | 22/06/1979 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Retained WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 30–0 | Ossie Ocasio | TKO | 7 (15) | 23/03/1979 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 29–0 | Alfredo Evangelista | KO | 7 (15) | 10/11/1978 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 28–0 | Ken Norton | SD | 15 | 09/06/1978 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | Won WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 27–0 | Earnie Shavers | UD | 12 | 25/03/1978 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | WBC heavyweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 26–0 | Ibar Arrington | TKO | 10 (10) | 05/11/1977 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 25–0 | Fred Houpe | TKO | 7 (10) | 14/09/1977 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 24–0 | Horace Robinson | TKO | 5 (10) | 17/03/1977 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Win | 23–0 | Tom Prater | UD | 8 | 16/01/1977 | Aboard USS Lexington, Pensacola, Florida | |
| Win | 22–0 | Roy Williams | UD | 10 | 30/04/1976 | Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | |
| Win | 21–0 | Fred Askew | TKO | 2 (10) | 05/04/1976 | Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | |
| Win | 20–0 | Joe Gholston | TKO | 8 (10) | 29/01/1976 | Kirby Sports Center, Easton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 19–0 | Billy Joiner | TKO | 3 (10) | 20/12/1975 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Win | 18–0 | Leon Shaw | KO | 1 (10) | 09/12/1975 | D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C. | |
| Win | 17–0 | Rodney Bobick | TKO | 6 (10) | 01/10/1975 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| Win | 16–0 | Charlie James | PTS | 10 | 26/08/1975 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Win | 15–0 | Obie English | TKO | 7 (10) | 16/08/1975 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 14–0 | Ernie Smith | KO | 3 (8) | 16/05/1975 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 13–0 | Robert Yarborough | KO | 4 (?) | 26/04/1975 | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario | |
| Win | 12–0 | Oliver Wright | TKO | 3 (?) | 09/04/1975 | Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Win | 11–0 | Charley Green | KO | 1 (8) | 24/03/1975 | Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio | |
| Win | 10–0 | Joe Hathaway | TKO | 1 (8) | 11/12/1974 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 9–0 | Bob Mashburn | TKO | 7 (8) | 29/05/1974 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 8–0 | Howard Darlington | TKO | 4 (6) | 24/04/1974 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 7–0 | Kevin Isaac | TKO | 3 (6) | 28/11/1973 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Win | 6–0 | Jerry Judge | PTS | 6 | 14/11/1973 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 5–0 | Bob Bozic | PTS | 6 | 10/09/1973 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 4–0 | Don Branch | PTS | 6 | 22/08/1973 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 3–0 | Curtis Whitner | TKO | 1 (4) | 20/06/1973 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 2–0 | Art Savage | TKO | 3 (4) | 02/05/1973 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 1–0 | Rodell Dupree | PTS | 4 | 21/03/1973 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
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