JOSEPH T. "JOE" HIPP 2009 - Boxer - Blackfeet DATE OF BIRTH: December 7, 1962, Browning, Montana TRIBE: Blackfeet EDUCATION: Davis High School 1981 SPORTS DATA: Boxer ACHIEVEMENTS: Won World Boxing Federation (WBF) Heavyweight Championship of the World. Won World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Won North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Heavyweight Championship Ranked #2 in the world by the IBF, number 3 in the world by the WBC, 1995 Fought for the WBA World Heavyweight Championship in August 1995 (Fight stopped, round 10, due to cut) First Native American heavyweight boxer to be rated in the top 10 in the world First Native American to win the North American Heavyweight Title (NABF) First Native American to win a World Heavyweight Title Defended NABF Title and relinquished title undefeated First Native American to fight for a World Heavyweight Championship (August 19, 1995 and June 25, 1999) Won Western States Championship (Sanctioned by the American Professional Boxing Association)