List of Champions
Eighteen men were recognized as World Colored Heavyweight Champion, combining for 28 total reigns.
| # | Name | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Defenses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Smith, Charles !Charles C. Smith | 01 !1 | 01876-01-011876 | Unknown | 0 !— | 0 | |
| 02 !2 | Grant, Morris !Morris Grant | 01 !1 | 01878-01-011878 | Unknown | New York City, New York, USA | 1 | |
| 03 !3 | Hadley, Charles !Charles Hadley | 01 !1 | 01881-01-14January 14, 1881 | 770 | New York City, New York, USA | 03 !3 | |
| 04 !4 | Godfrey, George 1853 !George Godfrey | 01 !1 | 01883-02-23February 23, 1883 | 2009 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 02 !2 | |
| 05 !5 | Jackson, Peter !Peter Jackson | 01 !1 | 01888-08-24August 24, 1888 | 3041 | San Francisco, California, USA | 0 | |
| 06 !6 | Armstrong, Bob !Bob Armstrong | 01 !1 | 01896-12-21December 21, 1896 | 404 | New York City, New York, USA | 01 !1 | |
| 07 !7 | Childs, Frank !Frank Childs | 01 !1 | 01898-01-29January 29, 1898 | 228 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 02 !2 | |
| 08 !8 | Byers, George !George Byers | 01 !1 | 01898-09-14September 14, 1898 | 913 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 04 !4 | |
| 09 !9 | Childs, Frank 2 !Frank Childs | 02 !2 | 01901-03-16March 16, 1901 | 345 | Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA | 0 | |
| 10 | Ed Martin | 01 !1 | 01902-02-24February 24, 1902 | 346 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 02 !2 | |
| 11 !11 | Johnson, Jack !Jack Johnson | 01 !1 | 01903-02-05February 5, 1903 | 2151 | Los Angeles, California, USA | 17 !17 | |
| 12 !12 | McVea, Sam !Sam McVea | 01 !1 | 01909-02-20February 20, 1909 | 56 | Paris, France | 01 !1 | |
| 13 !13 | Jeanette, Joe !Joe Jeanette | 01 !1 | 01909-04-17April 17, 1909 | 507 | Paris, France | 01 !1 | |
| 14 !14 | Langford, Sam !Sam Langford | 01 !1 | 01910-09-06September 6, 1910 | 476 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 03 !3 | |
| 15 !15 | McVea, Sam 2 !Sam McVea | 02 !2 | 01911-12-26December 26, 1911 | 104 | Sydney, Australia | 0 | |
| 16 !16 | Langford, Sam 2 !Sam Langford | 02 !2 | 01912-04-08April 8, 1912 | 753 | Sydney, Australia | 02 !2 | |
| 17 !17 | Wills, Harry !Harry Wills | 01 !1 | 01914-05-01May 1, 1914 | 209 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | 01 !1 | |
| 18 !18 | Langford, Sam 3 !Sam Langford | 03 !3 | 01914-11-26November 26, 1914 | 403 | Los Angeles, California, USA | 0 | |
| 19 !19 | Wills, Harry 2 !Harry Wills | 02 !2 | 01916-01-03January 3, 1916 | 39 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | 0 | |
| 20 !20 | Langford, Sam 4 !Sam Langford | 04 !4 | 01916-02-11February 11, 1916 | 349 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | 0 | |
| 21 !21 | Tate, Bill !Bill Tate | 01 !1 | 01917-01-25January 25, 1917 | 97 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | 0 | |
| 22 !22 | Langford, Sam 5 !Sam Langford | 05 !5 | 01917-05-02May 2, 1917 | 347 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | 01 !1 | |
| 23 !23 | Wills, Harry 3 !Harry Wills | 03 !3 | 01918-04-14April 14, 1918 | 3103 | Panama City, Panama | 25 !25 | |
| 24 !24 | Godfrey, George 1897 !George Godfrey | 01 !1 | 01926-11-08November 8, 1926 | 628 | Buffalo, New York, USA | 03 !3 | |
| 25 !25 | Gains, Larry !Larry Gains | 01 !1 | 01928-08-15August 15, 1928 | Unknown | Buffalo, New York, USA | 0 | |
| 26 !26 | Godfrey, George 1897 2 !George Godfrey | 02 !2 | 01931-08-24August 24, 1931 | 777 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 03 !3 | |
| 27 !27 | Walker, Obie !Obie Walker | 01 !1 | 01933-10-09October 9, 1933 | 649 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 0 | |
| 28 !28 | Gains, Larry 2 !Larry Gains | 02 !2 | 01935-07-20July 20, 1935 | Unknown | Leicester, England | 03 !0 |
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