| Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics |
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| Flyweight | men | |
| Bantamweight | men | |
| Featherweight | men | |
| Lightweight | men | |
| Welterweight | men | |
| Middleweight | men | |
| Light heavyweight | men | |
| Heavyweight | men | |
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, August 8, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.
Ten boxers from ten nations competed.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Arturo Rodríguez Argentina (ARG) |
Nils Ramm Sweden (SWE) |
Michael Michaelsen Denmark (DEN) |
| Round of 16 August 8 |
Quarterfinals August 9 |
Semifinals August 10 |
Final August 11 |
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| Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) | - | ||||||||||||
| Bye | - | Sørsdal (NOR) | W | ||||||||||
| Alexander Kaletchitz (USA) | - | Kaletchitz (USA) | KO1 | ||||||||||
| Bye | - | Sørsdal (NOR) | L | ||||||||||
| Nils Ramm (SWE) | - | Ramm (SWE) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Bye | - | Ramm (SWE) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Hans Schönrath (GER) | - | Schönrath (GER) | L | ||||||||||
| Bye | - | Rodríguez (ARG) | W | ||||||||||
| Michael Michaelsen (DEN) | - | Ramm (SWE) | KO1 | ||||||||||
| Bye | - | Michaelsen (DEN) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Georges Gardebois (FRA) | - | Gardebois (FRA) | L | ||||||||||
| Bye | - | Michaelsen (DEN) | L | Bronze medal bout | |||||||||
| Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) | W | Rodríguez (ARG) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Matt Flanagan (IRL) | KO1 | Rodríguez (ARG) | PTS | Michaelsen (DEN) | W | ||||||||
| Sam Olij (NED) | PTS | Olij (NED) | L | Sørsdal (NOR) | w/o | ||||||||
| Joe Goyder (GBR) | L | ||||||||||||
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