The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete.

[1] Johansson spent the entire bout backpedalling, without throwing a single punch.

After receiving several warnings from the referee, he was finally disqualified for being excessively passive, and was not awarded the silver medal.

2 Lansiaux retired from the competition due to injury.