List of United States national amateur boxing light heavyweight champions
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Below is a list of National
National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur light heavyweight champion
, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. It is contested at a 178 lb limit.
List
- 1913 – Joe Brown, Pawtucket, RI
- 1914 – W. Hanna, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 1915 – Edward Carr, Boston, MA
- 1916 – Patrick McCarthy, Roxbury, MA
- 1917 – Ted Jamieson, Milwaukee, WI
- 1918 – John McMinimen, Camp Devens, MA
- 1919 – Al Roche, Somerville, MA
- 1920 – J. Burke, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1921 – Mangu Larsen, New York, NY
- 1922 – Charles McKenna, New York, NY
- 1923 – Henry Fay, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1924 – Tom Kirby, Boston, MA
- 1925 – Henry Lamar, Washington, DC
- 1926 – Henry Lamar, Washington, DC
- 1927 – George Hoffman, New York, NY
- 1928 – Leon Lucas, Philadelphia, PA
- 1929 – Martin Levandowski, Grand Rapids, MI
- 1930 – Frank Tucker, San Francisco, CA
- 1931 – Tony Poloni, Reno, NV
- 1932 – Homer Brandeis, San Francisco, CA
- 1933 – Max Marke, Chicago, IL
- 1934 – Joe Louis, Detroit, MI
- 1935 – Joseph Bauer, Cleveland, OH
- 1936 – John Lasinski, New York, NY
- 1937 – Tim Hill, Detroit, MI
- 1938 – William Muldune, Cleveland, OH
- 1939 – Jimmy Reeves, Cleveland, OH
- 1940 – Vic Hutton, Farmersburg, IN
- 1941 – Shelton Bell, Wilberforce, OH
- 1942 – Bob Foxworth, St. Louis, MO
- 1943 – Bob Foxworth, St. Louis, MO
- 1944 – Ray Stadifer, Cleveland, OH
- 1945 – Richard Nutt, Alexandria, VA
- 1946 – Bob Foxworth, St. Louis, MO
- 1947 – Grant Butcher, San Francisco, CA
- 1948 – Grant Butcher, San Francisco, CA
- 1949 – Delopez Oliver, Honolulu, HI
- 1950 – Eldridge Thompson, Washington, DC
- 1951 – John Boutillier, Boston, MA
- 1952 – Eldridge Thompson, Washington, DC
- 1953 – Frank Perry, Lockland, OH
- 1954 – Warnell Lester, Baltimore, MD
- 1955 – John Horne, Washington, DC
- 1956 – John Horne, Omaha, NE
- 1957 – (Ignaz) Lindy Lindmoser, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 1958 – Sylvester Banks, St. Louis, MO
- 1959 – Cassius Clay, Louisville, KY
- 1960 – Cassius Clay, Louisville, KY
- 1961 – Bob Christopherson, University of Wisconsin
- 1962 – Billy Joiner, Cincinnati, OH
- 1963 – Fred Lewis, US Air Force
- 1964 – Bob Christopherson, US Air Force
- 1965 – Roger Russell, Philadelphia, PA
- 1966 – John Griffin, Cleveland, OH
- 1967 – John Griffin, Cleveland, OH
- 1968 – Len Hutchins, Detroit, MI
- 1969 – Dave Matthews, Cleveland, OH
- 1970 – Nathaniel Jackson, Memphis, TN
- 1971 – Marvin Johnson, Indianapolis, IN
- 1972 – Hernando Molyneauz. New York, NY
- 1973 – D.C. Barker, Denver, CO
- 1974 – Leon Spinks, US Marines
- 1975 – Leon Spinks, US Marines
- 1976 – Leon Spinks, US Marines
- 1977 – Larry Strogen, Shert, LA
- 1978 – Elmer Martin, US Navy
- 1979 – Tony Tucker, Grand Rapids, MI
- 1980 – Jeff Lampkin
- 1981 – Alex DeLucia, Portland, OR
- 1982 – Bennie Heard, Augusta, GA
- 1983 – Ricky Womack, Detroit, MI
- 1984 – Loren Ross, US Army
- 1985 – Loren Ross, US Army
- 1986 – Loren Ross, US Army
- 1987 – Andrew Maynard, US Army
- 1988 – Andrew Maynard, US Army
- 1989 – Jeremy Williams, Long Beach, CA
- 1990 – Jeremy Williams, Long Beach, CA
- 1991 – Terry McGroom, Chicago, IL
- 1992 – Montell Griffin, Chicago, IL
- 1993 – Antonio Tarver, Orlando, FL
- 1994 – Benjamin McDowell, Fort Bragg, NC
- 1995 – Antonio Tarver, Orlando, FL
- 1996 – Anthony Stewart, Chicago, IL
- 1997 – Anthony Stewart, Chicago, IL
- 1998 – Olanda Anderson, Fort Carson, CO
- 1999 – Michael Simms Jr., Sacramento, CA
- 2000 – Olanda Anderson, Fort Carson, CO
- 2001 – DeAndrey Abron, Fort Carson, CO
- 2002 – Curtis Stevens, Brooklyn, NY
- 2003 – Andre Ward, Oakland, CA
- 2004 – Marcus “Marker” Johnson, Killeen, TX
- 2005 – William Rosinsky, Queens, NY
- 2006 – James Brumley,Manchester, KY
- 2007 – Christopher Downs, Fort Carson, CO
- 2008 – Dorian Anthony, Lynwood, CA
- 2009 – Robert Brant, Oakdale, MN
- 2010 – Jeffery Spencer, Fountain, CO
- 2011 – Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, PA
- 2012 – Marcus Brown, Staten Island, NY
- 2015 – Heniel Alfonso Luciano, Brooklyn, New York
- 2016 - Devonte “Bully” Campbell, Manhattan, New York