Talk:Lineal Middleweight Title Fights

The main wiki's list of middleweight world champions, the middleweight world champions list on Hickoksports.com and BoxRec (e.g. the NYSAC World middleweight title fights list, the NBA World middleweight title fights list, and the IBU World middleweight title fights list) having been consulted, possible middleweight world title fights are listed in the following: (Fights held at weights for which BoxRec does not specify a weight division are not included.)

Date	Boxer	Result	Boxer	Title in BoxRec	Location
1886 Mar 14	Nonpareil Jack Dempsey	TKO 13	George LaBlanche	World (US)	Larchmont, New York, USA
1890 Feb 18	Nonpareil Jack Dempsey	TKO 28	Professor Billy McCarthy	World	San Francisco, California, USA
1891 Jan 14	Bob Fitzsimmons	RTD 13	Nonpareil Jack Dempsey	World	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1893 Mar 8	Bob Fitzsimmons	KO 4	Jim Hall	¹	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1894 Sep 26	Bob Fitzsimmons	KO 2	Dan Creedon	World	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1896 Mar 2	Charles (Kid) McCoy	KO 15	Tommy Ryan	²	Maspeth, Queens, New York, USA
1896 May 18	Charles (Kid) McCoy	DQ 6	Mysterious Billy Smith	³	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1896 Dec 26	Charles (Kid) McCoy	KO 9	Bill Doherty	World	Johannesburg, Gauteng, RSA
1897 Dec 17	Charles (Kid) McCoy	TKO 15	Dan Creedon	World (US) ⁴	Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
1897 Dec 20	Tommy Ryan	KO 3	Bill Heffernan	⁵	Buffalo, New York, USA
1898 Feb 25	Tommy Ryan	KO 18	George Green	⁶	San Francisco, California, USA
1898 Jun 13	Tommy Ryan	TKO 14	Tommy West	⁷	New York, New York, USA
1898 Oct 24	Tommy Ryan	PTS 20	Jack Bonner	World ⁸	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1898 Dec 23	Tommy Ryan	TKO 14	Dick O'Brien	World	Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1899 Mar 1	Tommy Ryan	KO 8	Charley Johnson	World ⁹	Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
1899 Aug 31	Tommy Ryan	PTS 20	Jack Moffat	World ¹⁰	Dubuque, Iowa, USA
1899 Sep 18	Tommy Ryan	TKO 10	Frank Craig	World	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1901 Mar 4	Tommy Ryan	TKO 17	Tommy West	World	Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1902 Jun 24	Tommy Ryan	KO 3	Johnny Gorman	World ¹¹	Covent Garden, London, UK
1902 Sep 15	Tommy Ryan	KO 6	Kid Carter	World	Fort Erie, Ontario, CAN
1903 Dec 22	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	PTS 15	Jack (Twin) Sullivan	¹²	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1904 Apr 14	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	KO 3	Jack (Twin) Sullivan	¹³	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
1905 Mar 7	Tommy Burns	PTS 20	Jack (Twin) Sullivan	¹⁴	Tacoma, Washington, USA
1905 Apr 7	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	PTS 10	Young Peter Jackson	¹³	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1905 Apr 25	Hugo Kelly	PTS 10	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	¹⁵	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1905 Jun 7	Hugo Kelly	PTS 10	Tommy Burns	¹⁶	Detroit, Michigan, USA
1905 Oct 17	Jack (Twin) Sullivan	PTS 20	Tommy Burns	¹⁷	Los Angeles, California, USA
1905 Dec 11	Hugo Kelly	PTS 10	Young Mahoney	¹⁶	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1906 Mar 9	Hugo Kelly	PTS 20	Jack (Twin) Sullivan	¹⁸	Los Angeles, California, USA
1906 Jun 25	Hugo Kelly	KO 3	Young Mahoney	¹⁶	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1906 Aug 24	Hugo Kelly	KO 6	Tony Caponi	¹⁶	Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
1907 May 10	Hugo Kelly	PTS 20	Jack (Twin) Sullivan	¹⁸	Los Angeles, California, USA
1907 Dec 12	Stanley Ketchel	PTS 20	Joe Thomas	¹⁹	San Francisco, California, USA
1908 Feb 22	Stanley Ketchel	KO 1	Mike (Twin) Sullivan	²⁰	Colma, California, USA
1908 May 9	Stanley Ketchel	KO 20	Jack (Twin) Sullivan	²⁰	Colma, California, USA
1908 Jun 4	Stanley Ketchel	PTS 10	Billy Papke	World	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1908 Jul 31	Stanley Ketchel	KO 3	Hugo Kelly	World	San Francisco, California, USA
1908 Sep 7	Billy Papke	TKO 12	Stanley Ketchel	World	Vernon, California, USA
1908 Nov 26	Stanley Ketchel	KO 11	Billy Papke	World	Colma, California, USA
1909 Jul 5	Stanley Ketchel	UD 20	Billy Papke	World	Colma, California, USA
1910 Mar 19	Billy Papke	KO 3	Willie Lewis	²¹	Paris, Paris, FRA
1910 Oct 26	Billy Papke	KO 6	Ed Williams	World	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1911 Feb 11	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	PTS 20	Billy Papke	²²	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1911 Feb 22	Harry Lewis	PTS 25	Blink McCloskey	²³	Paris, Paris, FRA
1911 May 3	Leo Houck	PTS 20	Harry Lewis	²⁴	Paris, Paris, FRA
1911 Jun 8	Billy Papke	KO 9	Jimmy Sullivan	²⁵	London, UK
1911 Aug 17	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	NWS 10	Frank Klaus	²⁶	New York, New York, USA
1911 Aug 22	Billy Papke	NWS 10	Sailor Burke	²⁷	New York, New York, USA
1912 Jan 1	Jack Dillon	TKO 6	Leo Houck	²⁸	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1912 Feb 22	Frank Mantell	PTS 20	Billy Papke	²⁹	Sacramento, California, USA
1912 Feb 22	Frank Klaus	PTS 20	Sailor Ed Petroskey	³⁰	San Francisco, California, USA
1912 Feb 29	Georges Carpentier	KO 2	Jimmy Sullivan	³¹	Monte Carlo, MON
1912 Mar 23	Frank Klaus	PTS 20	Jack Dillon	³²	San Francisco, California, USA
1912 Mar 30	Frank Mantell	PTS 20	Jack Herrick	³³	Vernon, California, USA
1912 Apr 4	Georges Carpentier	PTS 20	George Gunther	³⁴	Paris, Paris, FRA
1912 May 23	Georges Carpentier	PTS 20	Willie Lewis	³⁴	Paris, Paris, FRA
1912 Jun 24	Frank Klaus	DQ 19	Georges Carpentier	World ³⁵	Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, FRA
1912 Jun 29	Billy Papke	TKO 16	Marcel Moreau	²⁷	Paris, Paris, FRA
1912 Sep 23	Eddie McGoorty	KO 1	Jack Harrison	³⁶	New York, New York, USA
1912 Oct 7	Eddie McGoorty	TKO 5	Jack Denning	³⁶	New York, New York, USA
1912 Oct 23	Billy Papke	TKO 18	Georges Carpentier	²⁷	Paris, Paris, FRA
1912 Dec 4	Billy Papke	TKO 7	Georges Bernard	²⁷	Paris, Paris, FRA
1912 Dec 4	Eddie McGoorty	NWS 10	Mike Gibbons	³⁷	New York, New York, USA
1913 Mar 5	Frank Klaus	DQ 15	Billy Papke	World	Paris, Paris, FRA
1913 Jun 13	Jimmy Clabby	PTS 12	Eddie McGoorty	³⁸	Butte, Montana, USA
1913 Oct 11	George Chip	TKO 6	Frank Klaus	World	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1913 Nov 15	George Chip	ND 6	Leo Houck	World	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1913 Nov 15	Jeff Smith	PTS 20	Georges Bernard	³⁹	Paris, Paris, FRA
1913 Nov 25	George Chip	NWS 10	Tim O'Neil	World	Racine, Wisconsin, USA
1913 Dec 23	George Chip	TKO 5	Frank Klaus	⁴⁰	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1914 Jan 1	Eddie McGoorty	KO 1	Dave Smith	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1914 Jan 12	George Chip	NWS 10	Gus Christie	World	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1914 Jan 19	George Chip	TKO 2	Tim O'Neil	World	Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
1914 Jan 26	George Chip	ND 6	Joe Borrell	World	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1914 Feb 7	Eddie McGoorty	PTS 20	Pat Bradley	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1914 Mar 14	Jeff Smith	PTS 20	Eddie McGoorty	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1914 Apr 7	Al McCoy	KO 1	George Chip	World ⁴¹	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1914 Apr 11	Eddie McGoorty	KO 10	Dave Smith	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1914 Apr 13	Jeff Smith	KO 16	Pat Bradley	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1914 Jun 6	Jeff Smith	PTS 20	Jimmy Clabby	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1914 Nov 28	Mick King	PTS 20	Jeff Smith	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1914 Dec 26	Jeff Smith	PTS 20	Mick King	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1915 Jan 23	Jeff Smith	DQ 5	Les Darcy	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1915 Feb 20	Jeff Smith	PTS 20	Mick King	World (AUS)	Melbourne, Victoria, AUS
1915 Apr 6	Al McCoy	NWS 10	George Chip	World	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1915 May 4	Al McCoy	NWS 10	Jimmy Clabby	World	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1915 May 22	Les Darcy	DQ 2	Jeff Smith	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1915 May 31	Al McCoy	NWS 10	Silent Martin	World	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1915 Jun 12	Les Darcy	RTD 10	Mick King	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1915 Jul 31	Les Darcy	TKO 15	Eddie McGoorty	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1915 Sep 4	Les Darcy	PTS 20	Fighting Billy Murray	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1915 Sep 9	Al McCoy	NWS 10	Young Ahearn	World	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1915 Oct 9	Les Darcy	RTD 6	Fred Dyer	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1915 Oct 23	Les Darcy	PTS 20	Jimmy Clabby	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1915 Nov 25	Al McCoy	NWS 15	Silent Martin	World	Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
1915 Dec 27	Les Darcy	TKO 8	Eddie McGoorty	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1916 Jan 1	Al McCoy	NWS 10	Young Ahearn	World	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1916 Jan 18	Mike Gibbons	KO 1	Young Ahearn	⁴²	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1916 Mar 17	Mike Gibbons	NWS 10	Jeff Smith	⁴³	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1916 May 13	Les Darcy	TKO 4	Alex Costica	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1916 May 18	Mike Gibbons	NWS 10	Ted (Kid) Lewis	⁴³	New York, New York, USA
1916 Sep 9	Les Darcy	PTS 20	Jimmy Clabby	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1916 Sep 30	Les Darcy	KO 9	George Chip	World (AUS)	Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
1917 Jul 4	Mike Gibbons	NWS 12	George Chip	⁴³	Youngstown, Ohio, USA
1917 Oct 12	Mike Gibbons	KO 3	Frank Mantell	⁴³	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1917 Nov 14	Mike O'Dowd	KO 6	Al McCoy	World	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1917 Dec 15	Mike O'Dowd	NWS 6	Billy Kramer	World	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1918 Feb 25	Mike O'Dowd	NWS 10	Harry Greb	World	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1919 Aug 11	Mike O'Dowd	NWS 10	Jackie Clark	World	Syracuse, New York, USA
1919 Sep 1	Mike O'Dowd	NWS 10	Ted (Kid) Lewis	World	Syracuse, New York, USA
1919 Sep 19	Mike O'Dowd	NWS 10	Soldier Bartfield	World	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1919 Nov 6	Mike O'Dowd	KO 2	Billy Kramer	World	Paterson, New Jersey, USA
1919 Nov 10	Mike O'Dowd	KO 2	Jimmy O'Hagan	World	Detroit, Michigan, USA
1919 Nov 21	Mike O'Dowd	NWS 10	Mike Gibbons	World	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1920 Mar 17	Mike O'Dowd	NWS 10	Augie Ratner	World	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1920 May 6	Johnny Wilson	PTS 12	Mike O'Dowd	World	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1920 Jul 1	Johnny Wilson	NWS 12	Soldier Bartfield	World	Newark, New Jersey, USA
1921 Feb 10	Johnny Wilson	KO 2	Navy Rostan	World	Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
1921 Mar 17	Johnny Wilson	SD 15	Mike O'Dowd	World/NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1921 Jul 27	Johnny Wilson	DQ 7	Bryan Downey	⁴⁴	Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1921 Sep 5	Johnny Wilson	NWS 12	Bryan Downey	World	Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
1921 Dec 12	Bryan Downey	KO 5	Happy Littleton	World (OH)	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1922 Feb 22	Bryan Downey	NWS 12	Frank Carbone	World (OH)	Canton, Ohio, USA
1922 May 15	Bryan Downey	PTS 12	Mike O'Dowd	World (OH)	Columbus, Ohio, USA
1922 Aug 14	Dave Rosenberg	PTS 15	Phil Krug	Vacant NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1922 Sep 18	Jock Malone	PTS 12	Bryan Downey	World (OH)	Columbus, Ohio, USA
1922 Nov 30	Mike O'Dowd	DQ 8	Dave Rosenberg	NYSAC	Brooklyn, New York, USA
1923 Mar 16	Jock Malone	KO 1	Mike O'Dowd	⁴⁵	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1923 Aug 31	Harry Greb	PTS 15	Johnny Wilson	World	New York, New York, USA
1923 Dec 3	Harry Greb	UD 10	Bryan Downey	World	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1924 Jan 18	Harry Greb	UD 15	Johnny Wilson	World	New York, New York, USA
1924 Mar 24	Harry Greb	TKO 12	Fay Keiser	World	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1924 Jun 26	Harry Greb	UD 15	Ted Moore	World	Bronx, New York, USA
1925 Jul 2	Harry Greb	UD 15	Mickey Walker	World	New York, New York, USA
1926 Feb 26	Tiger Flowers	PTS 15	Harry Greb	World	New York, New York, USA
1926 Aug 19	Tiger Flowers	PTS 15	Harry Greb	World	New York, New York, USA
1926 Dec 3	Mickey Walker	PTS 10	Tiger Flowers	World	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1927 Jun 30	Mickey Walker	KO 10	Tommy Milligan	World	Kensington, London, UK
1928 Jun 5	Mickey Walker	NWS 10	Jock Malone	World	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1928 Jun 21	Mickey Walker	SD 10	Ace Hudkins	World	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1929 Oct 29	Mickey Walker	PTS 10	Ace Hudkins	World	Los Angeles, California, USA
1931 Aug 25	Gorilla Jones	PTS 10	Tiger Thomas	⁴⁶	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1932 Jan 25	Gorilla Jones	TKO 6	Oddone Piazza	Vacant NBA	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1932 Apr 26	Gorilla Jones	UD 12	Young Terry	NBA	Trenton, New Jersey, USA
1932 Jun 11	Marcel Thil	DQ 11	Gorilla Jones	NBA/Vacant IBU	Paris, Paris, FRA
1932 Jul 4	Marcel Thil	PTS 15	Len Harvey	NBA/IBU	White City, London, UK
1933 Jan 13	Ben Jeby	TKO 12	Frank Battaglia	NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1933 Mar 17	Ben Jeby	PTS 15	Vince Dundee	NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1933 Jul 10	Ben Jeby	PTS 15	Young Terry	NYSAC	Newark, New Jersey, USA
1933 Aug 9	Lou Brouillard	KO 7	Ben Jeby	NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1933 Aug 21	Teddy Yarosz	PTS 10	Vince Dundee	World (PE)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1933 Oct 2	Marcel Thil	PTS 15	Kid Tunero	IBU	Paris, Paris, FRA
1933 Oct 30	Vince Dundee	UD 15	Lou Brouillard	NBA/NYSAC	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1933 Dec 8	Vince Dundee	SD 15	Andy Callahan	NBA/NYSAC	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1934 Feb 12	Teddy Yarosz	PTS 10	Jimmy Smith	World (PE)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1934 Feb 26	Marcel Thil	UD 15	Ignacio Ara	IBU	Paris, Paris, FRA
1934 Apr 6	Teddy Yarosz	PTS 12	Ben Jeby	World (PE)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1934 May 3	Vince Dundee	PTS 15	Al Diamond	NBA/NYSAC	Paterson, New Jersey, USA
1934 May 3	Marcel Thil	PTS 15	Gustave Roth	IBU	Paris, Paris, FRA
1934 Sep 11	Teddy Yarosz	PTS 15	Vince Dundee	NBA/NYSAC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1934 Oct 15	Marcel Thil	PTS 15	Carmelo Candel	IBU	Paris, Paris, FRA
1935 May 4	Marcel Thil	TKO 14	Vilda Jaks	IBU	Paris, Paris, FRA
1935 Jun 1	Marcel Thil	PTS 15	Ignacio Ara	IBU	Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, ESP
1935 Jun 28	Marcel Thil	PTS 15	Carmelo Candel	IBU	Paris, Paris, FRA
1935 Jul 13	Marcel Thil	PTS 15	Kid Tunero	IBU	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, FRA
1935 Sep 19	Eddie (Babe) Risko	UD 15	Teddy Yarosz	NBA/NYSAC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1936 Jan 20	Marcel Thil	DQ 4	Lou Brouillard	IBU	Paris, Paris, FRA
1936 Feb 10	Eddie (Babe) Risko	PTS 10	Tony Fisher	NBA/NYSAC	Newark, New Jersey, USA
1936 Jul 11	Freddie Steele	UD 15	Eddie (Babe) Risko	NBA/NYSAC	Seattle, Washington, USA
1937 Jan 1	Freddie Steele	UD 10	Gorilla Jones	NBA/NYSAC	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1937 Feb 15	Marcel Thil	DQ 6	Lou Brouillard	IBU	Paris, Paris, FRA
1937 Feb 19	Freddie Steele	UD 15	Eddie (Babe) Risko	NBA/NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1937 May 11	Freddie Steele	KO 3	Frank Battaglia	NBA/NYSAC	Seattle, Washington, USA
1937 Sep 11	Freddie Steele	KO 4	Ken Overlin	NBA/NYSAC	Seattle, Washington, USA
1937 Sep 23	Fred Apostoli	TKO 10	Marcel Thil	IBU ⁴⁷	New York, New York, USA
1938 Feb 19	Freddie Steele	TKO 7	Carmen Barth	NBA/NYSAC	Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1938 Jul 26	Al Hostak	KO 1	Freddie Steele	NBA	Seattle, Washington, USA
1938 Nov 1	Solly Krieger	MD 15	Al Hostak	NBA	Seattle, Washington, USA
1938 Nov 18	Fred Apostoli	TKO 8	Young Corbett III	NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1939 Jun 27	Al Hostak	TKO 4	Solly Krieger	NBA	Seattle, Washington, USA
1939 Oct 2	Ceferino Garcia	KO 7	Fred Apostoli	NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1939 Dec 11	Al Hostak	KO 1	Erich Seelig	NBA	Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1939 Dec 23	Ceferino Garcia	TKO 13	Glen Lee	NYSAC	Manila, Metro Manila, PHI
1940 Mar 1	Ceferino Garcia	PTS 10	Henry Armstrong	⁴⁸	Los Angeles, California, USA
1940 May 23	Ken Overlin	UD 15	Ceferino Garcia	NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1940 Jul 19	Tony Zale	TKO 13	Al Hostak	NBA	Seattle, Washington, USA
1940 Nov 1	Ken Overlin	MD 15	Steve Belloise	NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1940 Dec 13	Ken Overlin	SD 15	Steve Belloise	NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1941 Feb 21	Tony Zale	KO 14	Steve Mamakos	NBA	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1941 May 9	Billy Soose	UD 15	Ken Overlin	NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1941 May 28	Tony Zale	KO 2	Al Hostak	NBA	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1941 Nov 28	Tony Zale	UD 15	Georgie Abrams	World/NBA/NYSAC	New York, New York, USA
1946 Sep 27	Tony Zale	KO 6	Rocky Graziano	World/NBA/NYSAC	Bronx, New York, USA
1947 Jul 16	Rocky Graziano	TKO 6	Tony Zale	World/NBA	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1948 Jun 10	Tony Zale	KO 3	Rocky Graziano	World/NBA	Newark, New Jersey, USA
1948 Sep 21	Marcel Cerdan	RTD 11	Tony Zale	World/NBA	Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
1949 Jun 16	Jake LaMotta	TKO 10	Marcel Cerdan	World/NBA	Detroit, Michigan, USA
1950 Jun 5	Sugar Ray Robinson	UD 15	Robert Villemain	Vacant World (PE)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1950 Jul 12	Jake LaMotta	UD 15	Tiberio Mitri	World	New York, New York, USA
1950 Aug 25	Sugar Ray Robinson	KO 1	Jose Basora	World (PE)	Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
1950 Sep 13	Jake LaMotta	KO 15	Laurent Dauthuille	World	Detroit, Michigan, USA
1950 Oct 26	Sugar Ray Robinson	KO 12	Carl (Bobo) Olson	World (PE)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1951 Feb 14	Sugar Ray Robinson	TKO 13	Jake LaMotta	World	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1951 Jul 10	Randy Turpin	PTS 15	Sugar Ray Robinson	World	Kensington, London, UK
1951 Sep 12	Sugar Ray Robinson	TKO 10	Randy Turpin	World	New York, New York, USA
1952 Mar 13	Sugar Ray Robinson	UD 15	Carl (Bobo) Olson	World	San Francisco, California, USA
1952 Apr 16	Sugar Ray Robinson	KO 3	Rocky Graziano	World	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1953 Oct 21	Carl (Bobo) Olson	UD 15	Randy Turpin	Vacant World	New York, New York, USA
1954 Apr 2	Carl (Bobo) Olson	MD 15	Kid Gavilan	World	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1954 Aug 20	Carl (Bobo) Olson	UD 15	Rocky Castellani	World	San Francisco, California, USA
1954 Dec 15	Carl (Bobo) Olson	TKO 11	Pierre Langlois	World	San Francisco, California, USA
1955 Dec 9	Sugar Ray Robinson	KO 2	Carl (Bobo) Olson	World	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1956 May 18	Sugar Ray Robinson	KO 4	Carl (Bobo) Olson	World	Los Angeles, California, USA
1957 Jan 2	Gene Fullmer	UD 15	Sugar Ray Robinson	World	New York, New York, USA
1957 May 1	Sugar Ray Robinson	KO 5	Gene Fullmer	World/NBA	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1957 Sep 23	Carmen Basilio	SD 15	Sugar Ray Robinson	World	Bronx, New York, USA
1958 Mar 25	Sugar Ray Robinson	SD 15	Carmen Basilio	World	Chicago, Illinois, USA
1959 Aug 28	Gene Fullmer	TKO 14	Carmen Basilio	Vacant NBA	San Francisco, California, USA
1959 Dec 4	Gene Fullmer	UD 15	Spider Webb	NBA	Logan, Utah, USA
1960 Jan 22	Paul Pender	SD 15	Sugar Ray Robinson	World	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1960 Apr 20	Gene Fullmer	PTS 15	Joey Giardello	NBA	Bozeman, Montana, USA
1960 Jun 10	Paul Pender	SD 15	Sugar Ray Robinson	World	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1960 Jun 29	Gene Fullmer	TKO 12	Carmen Basilio	NBA	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1960 Dec 3	Gene Fullmer	PTS 15	Sugar Ray Robinson	NBA	Los Angeles, California, USA
1961 Jan 14	Paul Pender	TKO 7	Terry Downes	World	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1961 Mar 4	Gene Fullmer	UD 15	Sugar Ray Robinson	NBA	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1961 Apr 22	Paul Pender	UD 15	Carmen Basilio	World	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1961 Jul 11	Terry Downes	TKO 10	Paul Pender	World	Wembley, London, UK
1961 Aug 5	Gene Fullmer	SD 15	Florentino Fernandez	NBA	Ogden, Utah, USA
1961 Dec 9	Gene Fullmer	KO 10	Benny Paret	NBA	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1962 Apr 7	Paul Pender	UD 15	Terry Downes	World	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1977 Nov 26	Marvin Hagler	KO 12	Mike Colbert	Vacant World (MA)	Boston, Massachusetts, USA

¹ Bob Fitzsimmons vs. Jim Hall on March 8, 1893: "Billed as a World Middleweight title fight both men weighed in well above the limit"

² Charles 'Kid' McCoy vs. Tommy Ryan on March 2, 1896: "McCoy claimed the World Middleweight title at 154lbs"

³ Charles 'Kid' McCoy vs. Mysterious Billy Smith on May 18, 1896: "... It had been reported that McCoy would claim the "middleweight championship" if he won. The Los Angeles Times"

⁴ Charles 'Kid' McCoy vs. Dan Creedon on December 17, 1897: "Billed as World Middleweight Title - American Version"

⁵ Tommy Ryan vs. Bill Heffernan on December 20, 1897: "Billed World 150 lbs Middleweight Title"

⁶ Tommy Ryan vs. George Green on February 25, 1898: "Ryan defends his World Middleweight title claim."

⁷ Tommy Ryan vs. Tommy West on June 13, 1898: "Although listed in Ring Record Books as a title fight, the agreement was a catchweight contest with both men above the then welter limit (142lbs). In reality it was a defence by Ryan of his World Middleweight Title claim. New York Journal gave Ryan's weight as 142lb."

⁸ Tommy Ryan vs. Jack Bonner on October 24, 1898: "Generally accepted as being for the undiputed title"

⁹ Tommy Ryan vs. Charley Johnson on March 1, 1899: "Bout fought at 150lbs and should be considered a defense of Ryan's claim to the middleweight championship."

¹⁰ Tommy Ryan vs. Jack Moffat on August 31, 1899: "Billed as a World Welterweight title fight but with both men above welter it was in fact for Ryan's middleweight title"

¹¹ Tommy Ryan vs. Johnny Gorman on June 24, 1902: "Although billed as a catchweight bout with both men scaling inside 158lbs Ryan's title was at stake"

¹² Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Jack "Twin' Sullivan on December 22, 1903: "For World Middleweight title claim (158lbs)"

¹³ Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. different opponents on different dates in 1904/05: "For O'Brien's World Middleweight title claim at 158lbs"

¹⁴ Tommy Burns vs. Jack "Twin' Sullivan on March 7, 1905: "Was billed as for the middleweight championship of the world."

¹⁵ Hugo Kelly vs. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on April 25, 1905: "Kelly takes over O'Brien's World Middleweight title claim at 158lbs"

¹⁶ Hugo Kelly vs. different opponents on different dates in 1905/06: "For Kelly's World Middleweight title claim at 158lbs"

¹⁷ Jack "Twin' Sullivan vs. Tommy Burns on October 17, 1905: "Sullivan claims World Middleweight title"

¹⁸ Hugo Kelly vs. Jack "Twin' Sullivan on different dates in 1906/07: "Kelly and Sullivan were the leading contenders for the World Middleweight title given up by Tommy Ryan "

¹⁹ Stanley Ketchel vs. Joe Thomas on December 12, 1907: "Ketchell claims World Middleweight title"

²⁰ Stanley Ketchel vs. different opponents on different dates in 1908: "Ketchell defended his claim as World Middleweight champion"

²¹ Billy Papke vs. Willie Lewis on March 19, 1910: "Thinking Stanley Ketchel had relinquished the middleweight title, Papke claimed it after his victory."

²² Billy Papke vs. Cyclone Johnny Thompson on February 11, 1911: "Thompson claimed World Middleweight Title"

²³ Harry Lewis vs. Blink McCloskey on February 22, 1911: "Lewis claims World Middleweight title"

²⁴ Harry Lewis vs. Leo Houck on May 3, 1911: "Lewis loses his claim as World Middleweight champion"

²⁵ Billy Papke vs. Jimmy Sullivan on June 8, 1911: "Billed for British version of World Middleweight title"

²⁶ Cyclone Johnny Thompson vs. Frank Klaus on August 17, 1911: "Thompson was claiming the World Middleweight title"

²⁷ Billy Papke vs. different opponents on different dates in 1911/12: "Papke defended his claim as World Middleweight champion"

²⁸ Leo Houck vs. Jack Dillon on January 1, 1912: "Dillon claims World Middleweight title"

²⁹ Billy Papke vs. Frank Mantell on February 22, 1912: "Mantell claimed the World Middleweight title. Papke continued to claim the title because he failed to make the weight for Mantell."

³⁰ Frank Klaus vs. Sailor Ed Petroskey on February 22, 1912: "Klaus claimed World Middleweight title."

³¹ Georges Carpentier vs. Jimmy Sullivan on February 29, 1912: "Carpentier claims World Middleweight title"

³² Frank Klaus vs. Jack Dillon on March 23, 1912: "Klaus defended his claim as World Middleweight champion. Dillon loses his claim."

³³ Frank Mantell vs. Jack Herrick on March 30, 1912: "Mantell defended his claim as World Middleweight champion"

³⁴ Georges Carpentier vs. different opponents on different dates in 1912: "Carpentier defended his claim as World Middleweight champion"

³⁵ Frank Klaus vs. Georges Carpentier on June 24, 1912: "Klaus defended his claim as World Middleweight champion while Carpentier lost his claim"

³⁶ Eddie McGoorty vs. different opponents on different dates in 1912: "McGoorty claims World Middleweight title"

³⁷ Eddie McGoorty vs. Mike Gibbons on December 4, 1912: "McGoorty defends his World Middleweight title claim"

³⁸ Eddie McGoorty vs. Jimmy Clabby on June 13, 1913: "McGoorty loses his World Middleweight title claim"

³⁹ Jeff Smith vs. Georges Bernard on November 15, 1913: "Billed for the World Middleweight title at 160lbs"

⁴⁰ George Chip vs. Frank Klaus on December 23, 1913: "This bout should not be considered a middleweight title fight because it was fought at catchweights. Both men weighed close to 160lbs at 3 o'clock."

⁴¹ George Chip vs. Al McCoy on April 7, 1914: "Chip's title was "at risk" because McCoy was below the middleweight limit (although Chip was not). Actually, McCoy never was widely recognized as world champion at the time, judging from newspaper coverage and comment in New York, Pittsburgh, Boston, and other cities."

⁴² Young Ahearn vs. Mike Gibbons on January 18, 1916: "Ahearn's World Middleweight title claim was at stake"

⁴³ Mike Gibbons vs. different opponents on different dates in 1916/17: "Gibbons' World Middleweight title claim was at stake"

⁴⁴ Johnny Wilson vs. Bryan Downey on July 27, 1921: "... The referee disqualifies Downey, but the Cleveland and Ohio commissions disagree with the result and recognize Downey as winning by 7th round kayo. Downey is recognized as Middleweight champion in Ohio from this point."

⁴⁵ Jock Malone vs. Mike O'Dowd on March 16, 1923: "Malone recognized as champion in Ohio & several other states; query whether O'Dowd still recognized by NYSAC. In May 1923 the NYSAC re-instated Johnny Wilson as their champion"

⁴⁶ Gorilla Jones vs. Tiger Thomas on August 25, 1931: "Sometimes recorded as a World Middleweight Title bout. It was only a first round eliminator of the NBA Middleweight Tournament."

⁴⁷ Marcel Thil vs. Fred Apostoli on September 23, 1937: "... Under compulsion of the NYSAC, both boxers had to sign an agreement stipulating that no title was at stake, as the Commission recognized Freddie Steele as champion ..."

⁴⁸ Ceferino Garcia vs. Henry Armstrong on March 1, 1940: "Billed as a World Middleweight Title fight recognized only by California."

Possible further claims:

The middleweight world champions list on Hickoksports.com states Lou Bogash as an NYSAC-recognized champion in 1923.
According to the entry on Dave Smith vs. Jimmy Clabby held on January 17, 1911: "Based upon his previous victory over Billy Papke and this bout, [Dave] Smith claims the Middleweight Championship of the World. Tacoma Daily News"
According to the entry on Georges Carpentier vs. George Gunther held on April 4, 1912: "... [George] Gunther had been claiming the world title since 1911 when Billy Papke refused to fight him in Australia"

Some boxers won possible world middleweight title fights (see above) but have not been included in the world middleweight champions category:

--Emaster 18:01, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

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