joey maxim (born giuseppe antonio berardinelli march 28, 1922 - june 2, 2001) was an american boxer. he was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world from 1951 to 1952. archie moore beat him by decision over 15 rounds for the light heavyweight championship in 1952. during maxim's time as champion, he beat sugar ray robinson in a title defense. he also tried to win the heavyweight championship during this time, but ezzard charles beat him by a unanimous decision.