Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
# Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 3 to 10 September 1972. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.

## Medalists

| Gold | Teófilo Stevenson Cuba |
| - | - |
| Silver | Ion Alexe Romania |
| Bronze | Peter Hussing West Germany |
| Bronze | Hasse Thomsén Sweden |

## Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

| Rank | Name | Country |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Teófilo Stevenson | Cuba |
| 2 | Ion Alexe | Romania |
| 3T | Peter Hussing | West Germany |
| 3T | Hasse Thomsén | Sweden |
| 5T | Oscar Ludeña | Peru |
| 5T | Duane Bobick | United States |
| 5T | Jürgen Fanghänel | East Germany |
| 5T | Carroll Morgan | Canada |
| 9T | Ludwik Denderys | Poland |
| 9T | Yury Nesterov | Soviet Union |
| 9T | József Réder | Hungary |
| 9T | Atanas Sapundzhiev | Bulgaria |
| 9T | Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle | Nigeria |
| 9T | Jean Bassomben | Cameroon |

### First round

* Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Ludwik Denderys (POL), TKO-1
* Duane Bobick (USA) def. Yuri Nesterov (URS), 5:0
* Ion Alexe (ROU) def. Jozsef Reder (HUN), 5:0
* Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR) def. Atanas Suvandzhiev (BUL), KO-1
* Carroll Morgan (CAN) def. Fatai Ayinla (NGR), 3:2
* Hasse Thomsén (SWE) def. Jean Bassomben (CMR), 4:1

### Quarterfinals

* Peter Hussing (FRG) def. Oscar Ludeña (PER), KO-1
* Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Duane Bobick (USA), TKO-3
* Ion Alexe (ROU) def. Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR), 5:0
* Hasse Thomsén (SWE) def. Carroll Morgan (CAN), KO-3

### Semifinals

* Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Peter Hussing (FRG), TKO-2
* Ion Alexe (ROU) def. Hasse Thomsén (SWE), 5:0

### Final

* Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Ion Alexe (ROU), walk-over
