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.

Results
The following boxers took part in the event:

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