Category:Australian Welterweight Title Contests
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26 March Otto Cribb W CO 13 Tot Higgins, Metropolitan AC, Sydney | 26 March Otto Cribb W CO 13 Tot Higgins, Metropolitan AC, Sydney | ||
| − | 20 April Otto Cribb W CO 8 | + | 20 April Otto Cribb W CO 8 Snowy Frank Sturgeon, Metropolitan AC, Sydney |
| − | 2 July Otto Cribb DREW 20 | + | 2 July Otto Cribb DREW 20 Snowy Frank Sturgeon, Metropolitan AC, Sydney |
1 September Otto Cribb W CO 2 Tot Higgins, Golden Gate AC, Sydney | 1 September Otto Cribb W CO 2 Tot Higgins, Golden Gate AC, Sydney | ||
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22 July Mick Dunn W CO 9 Otto Cribb, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney. Cribb died on 23 July, Dunn announcing his retirement on the same day | 22 July Mick Dunn W CO 9 Otto Cribb, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney. Cribb died on 23 July, Dunn announcing his retirement on the same day | ||
| − | 23 December George Johns W PTS 10 | + | 23 December George Johns W PTS 10 Snowy Frank Sturgeon, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney. Sturgeon was contracted to stop Cribb inside ten rounds |
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Revision as of 16:24, 18 April 2012
Weight Limit: 149lbs
1900
26 March Otto Cribb W CO 13 Tot Higgins, Metropolitan AC, Sydney
20 April Otto Cribb W CO 8 Snowy Frank Sturgeon, Metropolitan AC, Sydney
2 July Otto Cribb DREW 20 Snowy Frank Sturgeon, Metropolitan AC, Sydney
1 September Otto Cribb W CO 2 Tot Higgins, Golden Gate AC, Sydney
1 October Otto Cribb W CO 7 Mick Dunn, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney
1901
22 July Mick Dunn W CO 9 Otto Cribb, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney. Cribb died on 23 July, Dunn announcing his retirement on the same day
23 December George Johns W PTS 10 Snowy Frank Sturgeon, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney. Sturgeon was contracted to stop Cribb inside ten rounds
1902
12 May George Johns W PTS 20 Billy McCoy, Sydney
21 July Tom Mitchell W CO 2 Jack Willis, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney. Billed for the title, the winner of this one would get an immediate crack at George Johns, who was seen by most as the legitimate champion
19 August George Johns W CO 4 Tom Mitchell, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney
15 December George Johns W CO 15 Tom Mitchell, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney
1903
2 February George Johns W CO 3 Jack Grace, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney
21 March George Johns W CO 10 Tom Mitchell, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney
26 June Jack Willis W CO 14 Bob Whitelaw, Victoria Theatre, Newcastle. Unable to get a match with George Johns, who was mainly inactive, Willis claimed the title on beating Whitelaw
1 December Jack Blackmore W CO 1 Jack Willis, NSC, Sydney
1904
29 March Ted Nelson W CO 9 Jack Blackmore, NSC, Sydney
19 April George Johns W CO 8 Ed Williams, NSC, Sydney
28 June George Johns W PTS 20 Ted Nelson, NSC, Sydney
26 December George Johns DREW 20 Ted Nelson, Crystal Palace Rink, Perth
1905
13 June George Johns W PTS 20 Al Neill, NSC, Sydney
1906
24 July George Johns W CO 8 Bob Quigley, NSC, Sydney
7 August George Johns W PTS 20 Jack Blackmore, NSC, Sydney. With Johns inactive from September, Jack Willis, Jack Blackmore, Ted Nelson and Bob Whitelaw all tried to claim the title without much backing or success. Eventually it was Whitelaw who became generally recognised
15 December Bob Whitelaw DREW 20 Monty Andrews, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney
1907
5 January Bob Whitelaw W DISQ 5 Ted Whiting, NSC, Sydney
4 March Bob Whitelaw DREW 20 Monty Andrews, Richmond Racecourse, Melbourne
1908
14 March Bob Whitelaw W DISQ 6 Mark Higgins, Summer Park, Newcastle
18 July Bob Whitelaw W CO 11 Bob Turner, Athletic Stadium, Newcastle
1909
13 January Bob Whitelaw W RSC 20 Monty Andrews, The Stadium, Sydney
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