History of the 1920s Bantamweight Title - Revision history

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	"This was during the so-called Golden Twenties when boxing rings from coast to coast were overrun with the little busy bees. Every hamlet had its bantamweight fighter and how the public loved them! The turnstiles clicked so merrily whenever they performed that they should have been called the Golden Bantams. Like the cocky birds from which they derived their names they waged unceasing warfare upon each other. They became standard bearers of the places they represented and local pride was as much at stake when they met each other as professional standing.		"This was during the so-called Golden Twenties when boxing rings from coast to coast were overrun with the little busy bees. Every hamlet had its bantamweight fighter and how the public loved them! The turnstiles clicked so merrily whenever they performed that they should have been called the Golden Bantams. Like the cocky birds from which they derived their names they waged unceasing warfare upon each other. They became standard bearers of the places they represented and local pride was as much at stake when they met each other as professional standing.

	"They were born too soon, the bantam battlers of the 1920-1929 era. That group would have been enough to take care of today’s rapacious demand of TV for talent. Back in those days, there was so much action among these little guys that by themselves they kept boxing interest high throughout the ~~county~~...."		"They were born too soon, the bantam battlers of the 1920-1929 era. That group would have been enough to take care of today’s rapacious demand of TV for talent. Back in those days, there was so much action among these little guys that by themselves they kept boxing interest high throughout the country...."
	<small>[[Ted Carroll]] in the [[Ring Magazine: December 1953\|December 1953]] [[The Ring Magazine]], pp. 12-13.</small>		<small>[[Ted Carroll]] in the [[Ring Magazine: December 1953\|December 1953]] [[The Ring Magazine]], pp. 12-13.</small>
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	'''History of the 1920s World Bantamweight Title'''		'''History of the 1920s World Bantamweight Title'''

			"This was during the so-called Golden Twenties when boxing rings from coast to coast were overrun with the little busy bees. Every hamlet had its bantamweight fighter and how the public loved them! The turnstiles clicked so merrily whenever they performed that they should have been called the Golden Bantams. Like the cocky birds from which they derived their names they waged unceasing warfare upon each other. They became standard bearers of the places they represented and local pride was as much at stake when they met each other as professional standing.

			"They were born too soon, the bantam battlers of the 1920-1929 era. That group would have been enough to take care of today’s rapacious demand of TV for talent. Back in those days, there was so much action among these little guys that by themselves they kept boxing interest high throughout the county...."
			<small>[[Ted Carroll]] in the [[Ring Magazine: December 1953\|December 1953]] [[The Ring Magazine]], pp. 12-13.</small>
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	[[Joe Lynch (Boxer)\|Joe Lynch]] was the first [[National Boxing Association]] [[NBA World Bantamweight Title Fights\|(NBA) Bantamweight World Champion]], having won the title December 22, 1922, over [[Midget Smith]]. By early 1927 the NBA title had become vacant.		[[Joe Lynch (Boxer)\|Joe Lynch]] was the first [[National Boxing Association]] [[NBA World Bantamweight Title Fights\|(NBA) Bantamweight World Champion]], having won the title December 22, 1922, over [[Midget Smith]]. By early 1927 the NBA title had become vacant.

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	Yet Rosenberg wasn't too concerned about forfeiting his world title. He had found it too hard to get down to 118 pounds anyway. So he went after the heavier featherweight crown instead.		Yet Rosenberg wasn't too concerned about forfeiting his world title. He had found it too hard to get down to 118 pounds anyway. So he went after the heavier featherweight crown instead.

	Then [[Tony Canzoneri]] challenged [[Charles (Bud) Taylor]] of Terre Haute, Indiana, for the National Boxing Association's bantam crown. Brooklyn's [[Archie Bell]] wanted in on the action, too. So did Filipino [[Frisco Grande]] of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and another Brooklyn lad, Benny Tell.		Then [[Tony Canzoneri]] challenged [[Charles (Bud) Taylor]] of Terre Haute, Indiana, for the National Boxing Association's bantam crown. Brooklyn's [[Archie Bell]] wanted in on the action, too. So did Filipino [[Frisco Grande]] of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and another Brooklyn lad, [[Benny Tell]].

	Taylor and Canzoneri got their chance at the NBA crown on March 27, 1927, in Chicago. Their fight ended in an inconclusive draw, leaving promoter [[Jim Mullen]] holding the $4,000 diamond-studded bantamweight championship belt.		Taylor and Canzoneri got their chance at the NBA crown on March 27, 1927, in Chicago. Their fight ended in an inconclusive draw, leaving promoter [[Jim Mullen]] holding the $4,000 diamond-studded bantamweight championship belt.

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	(Panama Al Brown would unify the title from 1931 (or 1932) to 1934, but would lose the National Boxing Association's support in 1934, when [[Sixto Escobar]] would win the title from the NBA and some other boxing commissions. The Bantam World Title would not be unified again until Escobar did so on August 31, 1936.)		(Panama Al Brown would unify the title from 1931 (or 1932) to 1934, but would lose the National Boxing Association's support in 1934, when [[Sixto Escobar]] would win the title from the NBA and some other boxing commissions. The Bantam World Title would not be unified again until Escobar did so on August 31, 1936.)

	~~See also,~~ [[The Golden Bantams]]		---------------------------------------------------
			*[[NBA World Bantamweight Title Fights]]
			*[[NYSAC World Bantamweight Title Fights]]
			*[[The Golden Bantams]]
	[[Category:World Bantamweight Title Fights\|History of the 1920s Bantamweight Title]]		[[Category:World Bantamweight Title Fights\|History of the 1920s Bantamweight Title]]

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	'''History of the 1920s World Bantamweight Title'''		'''History of the 1920s World Bantamweight Title'''

	[[Joe Lynch (Boxer)\|Joe Lynch]] was the first [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) Bantamweight World Champion, having won the title December 22, 1922, over [[Midget Smith]]. He lost a bout March 21, 1927, to [[Abe Goldstein]] for the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) bantam title.		[[Joe Lynch (Boxer)\|Joe Lynch]] was the first [[National Boxing Association]] [[NBA World Bantamweight Title Fights\|(NBA) Bantamweight World Champion]], having won the title December 22, 1922, over [[Midget Smith]]. By early 1927 the NBA title had become vacant.

			Lynch lost a bout March 21, 1927, to [[Abe Goldstein]] for the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] [[NYSAC World Bantamweight Title Fights\|(NYSAC) bantam title]]. Goldstein had won that NYSAC world title Oct. 19, 1923. Goldstein would lose that title to [[Cannonball Eddie Martin]] in late 1924.

	====[[Charley Phil Rosenberg vs. Bushy Graham]]: 4 Feb 1927====		====[[Charley Phil Rosenberg vs. Bushy Graham]]: 4 Feb 1927====

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	'''History of the 1920s World Bantamweight Title'''		'''History of the 1920s World Bantamweight Title'''

			[[Joe Lynch (Boxer)\|Joe Lynch]] was the first [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) Bantamweight World Champion, having won the title December 22, 1922, over [[Midget Smith]]. He lost a bout March 21, 1927, to [[Abe Goldstein]] for the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) bantam title.

	====[[Charley Phil Rosenberg vs. Bushy Graham]]: 4 Feb 1927====		====[[Charley Phil Rosenberg vs. Bushy Graham]]: 4 Feb 1927====
	[[File:GrahamRosenberg.JPG\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Graham looks on as Rosenberg forfeits the World Bantam Title on the scales]]		[[File:GrahamRosenberg.JPG\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Graham looks on as Rosenberg forfeits the World Bantam Title on the scales]]
	Not since 23-year-old [[Charley Phil Rosenberg]] had forfeited his ~~[[New York State Athletic Commission]] (~~NYSAC) Bantamweight World Championship on the scales February 4, 1927, had anyone been acknowledged the "true" world champion. For days preceding this world title fight at [[Madison Square Garden]] with [[Bushy Graham]] of Utica, Rosenberg and his manager claimed he was within a couple of pounds of the 118 pound bantam weight limit. On the eve of the fight his manager [[Harry (Champ) Segal]] assured the public that Rosenberg weighed only 118¾ pounds, and that he would lose the extra fat in time for the title fight. At the weigh-in, however, it turned out Rosenberg was actually 122 pounds. The fight had to go on, although the bantam world title was no longer in the offering. When the crowd learned they had paid good money for a fight that would not produce a world champion, they booed and jeered when the fighters entered the ring; but they later cheered Rosenberg as he left the ring, after he had decisively clobbered the hapless 117-pound Graham throughout the 15 rounds.		Not since 23-year-old [[Charley Phil Rosenberg]] had forfeited his NYSAC Bantamweight World Championship on the scales February 4, 1927, had anyone been acknowledged the "true" world champion. For days preceding this world title fight at [[Madison Square Garden]] with [[Bushy Graham]] of Utica, Rosenberg and his manager claimed he was within a couple of pounds of the 118 pound bantam weight limit. On the eve of the fight his manager [[Harry (Champ) Segal]] assured the public that Rosenberg weighed only 118¾ pounds, and that he would lose the extra fat in time for the title fight. At the weigh-in, however, it turned out Rosenberg was actually 122 pounds. The fight had to go on, although the bantam world title was no longer in the offering. When the crowd learned they had paid good money for a fight that would not produce a world champion, they booed and jeered when the fighters entered the ring; but they later cheered Rosenberg as he left the ring, after he had decisively clobbered the hapless 117-pound Graham throughout the 15 rounds.

	The NYSAC, however, wasn't as forgiving. It withheld the purse and suspended both fighters, their managers, promoter [[Jess McMahon]] and Madison Square Garden for this fiasco. It also took the unusual step of issuing subpoenas to eight participants to appear at a hearing to answer questions. The boxers and managers would remain suspended until early April after it had been discovered that the two managers had come to a secret agreement well before the fight. Rosenberg was ultimately suspended for over a year; his next fight wasn't until March 1928. By February 10, some disgruntled fans formed an organization they called the "Sport Followers of Fair Play" league and filed law-suits against every one connected with the bout for $3.00 in damages for each fan, claiming the bout was advertised as a bantamweight championship contest when in fact no title was at stake. (The NYSAC, by rule, limited the cost of fight tickets to $7.00, but tickets to championship contests could be sold for $10.00.) (One report says, however, that if Graham had beaten Rosenberg, he could have rightly claimed the bantam crown.)		The NYSAC, however, wasn't as forgiving. It withheld the purse and suspended both fighters, their managers, promoter [[Jess McMahon]] and Madison Square Garden for this fiasco. It also took the unusual step of issuing subpoenas to eight participants to appear at a hearing to answer questions. The boxers and managers would remain suspended until early April after it had been discovered that the two managers had come to a secret agreement well before the fight. Rosenberg was ultimately suspended for over a year; his next fight wasn't until March 1928. By February 10, some disgruntled fans formed an organization they called the "Sport Followers of Fair Play" league and filed law-suits against every one connected with the bout for $3.00 in damages for each fan, claiming the bout was advertised as a bantamweight championship contest when in fact no title was at stake. (The NYSAC, by rule, limited the cost of fight tickets to $7.00, but tickets to championship contests could be sold for $10.00.) (One report says, however, that if Graham had beaten Rosenberg, he could have rightly claimed the bantam crown.)

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	Not since 23-year-old [[Charley Phil Rosenberg]] had forfeited his [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) Bantamweight World Championship on the scales February 4, 1927, had anyone been acknowledged the "true" world champion. For days preceding this world title fight at [[Madison Square Garden]] with [[Bushy Graham]] of Utica, Rosenberg and his manager claimed he was within a couple of pounds of the 118 pound bantam weight limit. On the eve of the fight his manager [[Harry (Champ) Segal]] assured the public that Rosenberg weighed only 118¾ pounds, and that he would lose the extra fat in time for the title fight. At the weigh-in, however, it turned out Rosenberg was actually 122 pounds. The fight had to go on, although the bantam world title was no longer in the offering. When the crowd learned they had paid good money for a fight that would not produce a world champion, they booed and jeered when the fighters entered the ring; but they later cheered Rosenberg as he left the ring, after he had decisively clobbered the hapless 117-pound Graham throughout the 15 rounds.		Not since 23-year-old [[Charley Phil Rosenberg]] had forfeited his [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) Bantamweight World Championship on the scales February 4, 1927, had anyone been acknowledged the "true" world champion. For days preceding this world title fight at [[Madison Square Garden]] with [[Bushy Graham]] of Utica, Rosenberg and his manager claimed he was within a couple of pounds of the 118 pound bantam weight limit. On the eve of the fight his manager [[Harry (Champ) Segal]] assured the public that Rosenberg weighed only 118¾ pounds, and that he would lose the extra fat in time for the title fight. At the weigh-in, however, it turned out Rosenberg was actually 122 pounds. The fight had to go on, although the bantam world title was no longer in the offering. When the crowd learned they had paid good money for a fight that would not produce a world champion, they booed and jeered when the fighters entered the ring; but they later cheered Rosenberg as he left the ring, after he had decisively clobbered the hapless 117-pound Graham throughout the 15 rounds.

	The ~~[[New York State Athletic Commission]] (~~NYSAC), however, wasn't as forgiving. It withheld the purse and suspended both fighters, their managers, promoter [[Jess McMahon]] and Madison Square Garden for this fiasco. It also took the unusual step of issuing subpoenas to eight participants to appear at a hearing to answer questions. The boxers and managers would remain suspended until early April after it had been discovered that the two managers had come to a secret agreement well before the fight. Rosenberg was ultimately suspended for over a year; his next fight wasn't until March 1928. By February 10, some disgruntled fans formed an organization they called the "Sport Followers of Fair Play" league and filed law-suits against every one connected with the bout for $3.00 in damages for each fan, claiming the bout was advertised as a bantamweight championship contest when in fact no title was at stake. (The NYSAC, by rule, limited the cost of fight tickets to $7.00, but tickets to championship contests could be sold for $10.00.) (One report says, however, that if Graham had beaten Rosenberg, he could have rightly claimed the bantam crown.)		The NYSAC, however, wasn't as forgiving. It withheld the purse and suspended both fighters, their managers, promoter [[Jess McMahon]] and Madison Square Garden for this fiasco. It also took the unusual step of issuing subpoenas to eight participants to appear at a hearing to answer questions. The boxers and managers would remain suspended until early April after it had been discovered that the two managers had come to a secret agreement well before the fight. Rosenberg was ultimately suspended for over a year; his next fight wasn't until March 1928. By February 10, some disgruntled fans formed an organization they called the "Sport Followers of Fair Play" league and filed law-suits against every one connected with the bout for $3.00 in damages for each fan, claiming the bout was advertised as a bantamweight championship contest when in fact no title was at stake. (The NYSAC, by rule, limited the cost of fight tickets to $7.00, but tickets to championship contests could be sold for $10.00.) (One report says, however, that if Graham had beaten Rosenberg, he could have rightly claimed the bantam crown.)

	Yet Rosenberg wasn't too concerned about forfeiting his world title. He had found it too hard to get down to 118 pounds anyway. So he went after the heavier featherweight crown instead.		Yet Rosenberg wasn't too concerned about forfeiting his world title. He had found it too hard to get down to 118 pounds anyway. So he went after the heavier featherweight crown instead.
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	====[[Tony Canzoneri vs. Bud Taylor (2nd meeting)]]: 24 June 1927====		====[[Tony Canzoneri vs. Bud Taylor (2nd meeting)]]: 24 June 1927====
	~~Vacant National Boxing Association [[NBA]] World Bantamweight Title~~		On Saturday, June 24, 1927, Bud Taylor and Tony Canzoneri met on Wrigley Field in Chicago to determine for a second time the better man for the vacant NBA title. Apparently Taylor was. He won the verdict after 10 rounds but suffered a split bone over his left optic nerve, requiring surgery in early July. Canzoneri soon found the bantam weight limit too hard to reach so he, too, decided to pursue the vacant featherweight title instead. He would win that title in February 1928. By December 1927 Bud Taylor had also out-grown the bantam weight limit and gave up his claim to the NBA world crown. The field then became wide-open for all contenders.
	On Saturday, June 24, 1927, Bud Taylor and Tony Canzoneri met on Wrigley Field in Chicago to determine for a second time the better man for the ~~Bantam Title~~. Apparently Taylor was. He won the verdict after 10 rounds but suffered a split bone over his left optic nerve, requiring surgery in early July. Canzoneri soon found the bantam weight limit too hard to reach so he, too, decided to pursue the vacant featherweight title instead. He would win that title in February 1928. By December 1927 Bud Taylor had also out-grown the bantam weight limit and gave up his claim to the NBA world crown. The field then became wide-open for all contenders.

	====[[Kid Chocolate vs. Fidel LaBarba]]: 22 May 1929====		====[[Kid Chocolate vs. Fidel LaBarba]]: 22 May 1929====

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	'''History of the 1920s World Bantamweight Title'''		'''History of the 1920s World Bantamweight Title'''

	====[[Charley Phil Rosenberg vs. Bushy Graham]]====		====[[Charley Phil Rosenberg vs. Bushy Graham]]: 4 Feb 1927====
	Not since 23-year-old [[Charley Phil Rosenberg]] had forfeited his [[~~National Boxing Association~~]] (~~NBA~~) Bantamweight World Championship on the scales February 4, 1927, had anyone been acknowledged the true world champion. For days preceding ~~his~~ world title fight at [[Madison Square Garden]] with [[Bushy Graham]] of Utica, Rosenberg and his manager claimed he was within a couple of pounds of the 118 pound bantam weight limit. On the eve of the fight his manager [[Harry (Champ) Segal]] assured the public that Rosenberg weighed only 118¾ pounds, and that he would lose the extra fat in time for the title fight. At the weigh-in, however, it turned out Rosenberg was actually 122 pounds. The fight had to go on, although the bantam world title was no longer in the offering. When the crowd learned they had paid good money for a fight that would not produce a world champion, they booed and jeered when the fighters entered the ring; but they later cheered Rosenberg as he left the ring, after he had decisively clobbered the hapless 117-pound Graham throughout the 15 rounds.		[[File:GrahamRosenberg.JPG\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Graham looks on as Rosenberg forfeits the World Bantam Title on the scales]]
			Not since 23-year-old [[Charley Phil Rosenberg]] had forfeited his [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) Bantamweight World Championship on the scales February 4, 1927, had anyone been acknowledged the "true" world champion. For days preceding this world title fight at [[Madison Square Garden]] with [[Bushy Graham]] of Utica, Rosenberg and his manager claimed he was within a couple of pounds of the 118 pound bantam weight limit. On the eve of the fight his manager [[Harry (Champ) Segal]] assured the public that Rosenberg weighed only 118¾ pounds, and that he would lose the extra fat in time for the title fight. At the weigh-in, however, it turned out Rosenberg was actually 122 pounds. The fight had to go on, although the bantam world title was no longer in the offering. When the crowd learned they had paid good money for a fight that would not produce a world champion, they booed and jeered when the fighters entered the ring; but they later cheered Rosenberg as he left the ring, after he had decisively clobbered the hapless 117-pound Graham throughout the 15 rounds.

	The [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC), however, wasn't as forgiving. It withheld the purse and suspended both fighters, their managers, promoter [[Jess McMahon]] and Madison Square Garden for this fiasco. It also took the unusual step of issuing subpoenas to eight participants to appear at a hearing to answer questions. The boxers and managers would remain suspended until early April after it had been discovered that the two managers had come to a secret agreement well before the fight. Rosenberg was ultimately suspended for over a year; his next fight wasn't until March 1928. By February 10, some disgruntled fans formed an organization they called the "Sport Followers of Fair Play" league and filed law-suits against every one connected with the bout for $3.00 in damages for each fan, claiming the bout was advertised as a bantamweight championship contest when in fact no title was at stake. (The NYSAC, by rule, limited the cost of fight tickets to $7.00, but tickets to championship contests could be sold for $10.00.) (One report says, however, that if Graham had beaten Rosenberg, he could have rightly claimed the bantam crown.)		The [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC), however, wasn't as forgiving. It withheld the purse and suspended both fighters, their managers, promoter [[Jess McMahon]] and Madison Square Garden for this fiasco. It also took the unusual step of issuing subpoenas to eight participants to appear at a hearing to answer questions. The boxers and managers would remain suspended until early April after it had been discovered that the two managers had come to a secret agreement well before the fight. Rosenberg was ultimately suspended for over a year; his next fight wasn't until March 1928. By February 10, some disgruntled fans formed an organization they called the "Sport Followers of Fair Play" league and filed law-suits against every one connected with the bout for $3.00 in damages for each fan, claiming the bout was advertised as a bantamweight championship contest when in fact no title was at stake. (The NYSAC, by rule, limited the cost of fight tickets to $7.00, but tickets to championship contests could be sold for $10.00.) (One report says, however, that if Graham had beaten Rosenberg, he could have rightly claimed the bantam crown.)
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	Taylor and Canzoneri got their chance at the NBA crown on March 27, 1927, in Chicago. Their fight ended in an inconclusive draw, leaving promoter [[Jim Mullen]] holding the $4,000 diamond-studded bantamweight championship belt.		Taylor and Canzoneri got their chance at the NBA crown on March 27, 1927, in Chicago. Their fight ended in an inconclusive draw, leaving promoter [[Jim Mullen]] holding the $4,000 diamond-studded bantamweight championship belt.

	That same evening, on the same fight card, Archie Bell defeated Boston's [[Johnny Vacca]]. When he returned to New York, Bell deposited $2,500 in forfeit money with the NYSAC, challenging both Taylor and Canzoneri for the title. He then headed off to do battle May 5 with Britain's [[Teddy Baldock]] in London for the vacant British World Bantamweight Title. Bell's manager suggested a May 13th title shot in Madison Square Garden with Canzoneri, but Tony's manager Sam Goldman preferred another bout with Bud Taylor. The Commission eventually returned Bell's money because of the lack of a recognized champion.		====[[Archie Bell vs. Teddy Baldock]]: 5 May 1927====
			That same evening, March 27, 1927, on the same fight card, [[Archie Bell]] had defeated Boston's [[Johnny Vacca]]. When he returned to New York, Bell deposited $2,500 in forfeit money with the NYSAC, challenging both Taylor and Canzoneri for the title. He then headed off to do battle May 5 with Britain's [[Teddy Baldock]] in London for the vacant British World Bantamweight Title. Bell's manager suggested a May 13th title shot in Madison Square Garden with Canzoneri, but Tony's manager Sam Goldman preferred another bout with Bud Taylor. The Commission eventually returned Bell's money because of the lack of a recognized champion.

	Bell lost to Baldock after 15 rounds of hard fighting, but it was described as one of the cleanest and finest contests ever seen at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]. All were impressed with Bell's sportsmanship. Archie Bell would later defeat [[Alf Kid Pattenden]] June 30 in London. (Four years later he would be offered a bantam world title fight in Montreal.) After defeating Bell, Teddy Baldock was the first to be crowned the World Bantamweight Champion since Rosenberg had forfeited the title. He would lose that title to South Africa's [[Willie Smith]] five months later.		Bell lost to Baldock after 15 rounds of hard fighting, May 5, 1927, but it was described as one of the cleanest and finest contests ever seen at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]. All were impressed with Bell's sportsmanship.

	~~On Saturday,~~ June ~~25, 1927, Bud Taylor and Tony Canzoneri met on Wrigley Field~~ in ~~Chicago to determine for a second time the better man for the Bantam Title~~. ~~Apparently Taylor was. He won the verdict after 10 rounds but suffered a split bone over his left optic nerve~~, ~~requiring surgery in early July. Canzoneri soon found the bantam weight limit too hard to reach so~~ he~~, too, decided to pursue the vacant featherweight title instead. He~~ would ~~win that~~ title in ~~February 1928. By December 1927 Bud Taylor had also out-grown the bantam weight limit and gave up his claim to the NBA world crown. The field then became wide-open for all contenders~~.		Archie Bell would later defeat [[Alf Kid Pattenden]] June 30 in London. (Four years later, May 1931, he would be offered a bantam world title fight in Montreal with [[Pete Sanstol]].)

	====[[Kid Chocolate vs. Fidel LaBarba]]====		After defeating Bell, Teddy Baldock was the first to be crowned the World Bantamweight Champion since Rosenberg had forfeited the title. He would lose that title to South Africa's [[Willie Smith]] five months later.
	The Bantamweight World Title was still vacant by the ~~Spring~~ of 1929, when the New York State Athletic Commission decided that the winner of the May 22 [[Fidel LaBarba]]-[[Kid Chocolate]] bout would be the logical successor to the bantam crown. According to contemporary newspaper accounts, the bout was "for what is unofficially considered the world's bantamweight championship. Though the New York boxing commission has not officially designated the bout a title affair, it has 'strongly advised' the pair to weigh in at 118 pounds, the bantam limit." The bout was scheduled for 15 rounds, but both fighters entered the ring over 118 pounds. So it was reduced to 10 rounds.
			====[[Tony Canzoneri vs. Bud Taylor (2nd meeting)]]: 24 June 1927====
			Vacant National Boxing Association [[NBA]] World Bantamweight Title
			On Saturday, June 24, 1927, Bud Taylor and Tony Canzoneri met on Wrigley Field in Chicago to determine for a second time the better man for the Bantam Title. Apparently Taylor was. He won the verdict after 10 rounds but suffered a split bone over his left optic nerve, requiring surgery in early July. Canzoneri soon found the bantam weight limit too hard to reach so he, too, decided to pursue the vacant featherweight title instead. He would win that title in February 1928. By December 1927 Bud Taylor had also out-grown the bantam weight limit and gave up his claim to the NBA world crown. The field then became wide-open for all contenders.

			====[[Kid Chocolate vs. Fidel LaBarba]]: 22 May 1929====
			The Bantamweight World Title was still vacant by the spring of 1929, when the New York State Athletic Commission decided that the winner of the May 22 [[Fidel LaBarba]]-[[Kid Chocolate]] bout would be the logical successor to the bantam crown. According to contemporary newspaper accounts, the bout was "for what is unofficially considered the world's bantamweight championship. Though the New York boxing commission has not officially designated the bout a title affair, it has 'strongly advised' the pair to weigh in at 118 pounds, the bantam limit." The bout was scheduled for 15 rounds, but both fighters entered the ring over 118 pounds. So it was reduced to 10 rounds.

	"Fidel LaBarba and Kid Chocolate having failed to heed the suggestion of the Boxing Commission and make the bantamweight limit for their fight in the New York Coliseum last Wednesday night, the Solons [slang for "boxing commissioners"] decided to give ear to the plea of Al Brown that he be given an opportunity to prove he is the best 118-pound fighter here, there and everywhere. Hence they announced they would start the ball a-rolling by matching him with Vidal Gregorio, [[Pete Sanstol]] or Kid Chocolate, the fight to be held in the Queensboro Stadium on June 11. On that night the Blowdeo will be for the benefit of the National Sports Alliance Relief Fund.		"Fidel LaBarba and Kid Chocolate having failed to heed the suggestion of the Boxing Commission and make the bantamweight limit for their fight in the New York Coliseum last Wednesday night, the Solons [slang for "boxing commissioners"] decided to give ear to the plea of Al Brown that he be given an opportunity to prove he is the best 118-pound fighter here, there and everywhere. Hence they announced they would start the ball a-rolling by matching him with Vidal Gregorio, [[Pete Sanstol]] or Kid Chocolate, the fight to be held in the Queensboro Stadium on June 11. On that night the Blowdeo will be for the benefit of the National Sports Alliance Relief Fund.
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	Then both Brown and Gregorio offered to fight for no compensation whatsoever, which "staggered" the NYSAC. "The Boxing Commissioners couldn't believe their ears. When they recovered they announced that the winner would be recognized by them as the 'defending' bantam champion." ''The World'', May 29, p. 13.		Then both Brown and Gregorio offered to fight for no compensation whatsoever, which "staggered" the NYSAC. "The Boxing Commissioners couldn't believe their ears. When they recovered they announced that the winner would be recognized by them as the 'defending' bantam champion." ''The World'', May 29, p. 13.

	====[[Panama Al Brown vs. Vidal Gregorio]]====		====[[Panama Al Brown vs. Vidal Gregorio]]: 18 June 1929====

	[[file:Gregorio.Vidal.jpg\|left\|frame\|<center>Vidal Gregorio</center>]]		[[file:Gregorio.Vidal.jpg\|left\|frame\|<center>Vidal Gregorio</center>]]
	~~The 18 June 1929 [[Panama Al Brown vs. Vidal Gregorio]]~~ bout has often been incorrectly recorded as being for the undisputed, unified World Bantamweight Title. Some sources, including the 1980 [[Ring Record Book]], even assert that this fight was the culmination of an official bantamweight elimination tournament, when there is no mention in the contemporary papers to support that claim either.		This bout has often been incorrectly recorded as being for the undisputed, unified World Bantamweight Title. Some sources, including the 1980 [[Ring Record Book]], even assert that this fight was the culmination of an official bantamweight elimination tournament, when there is no mention in the contemporary papers to support that claim either.

	Three days before the June 18 Al Brown-Vidal Gregorio fight the ''New York Times'' had reported: "At its [New York State Athletic Commission] meeting yesterday... [d]ecision was reserved on the question of designating a main bout Tuesday night at the National Sports Alliance Relief Fund benefit show. Al Brown is to battle Vidal Gregorio virtually for the bantamweight title."		Three days before the June 18 Al Brown-Vidal Gregorio fight the ''New York Times'' had reported: "At its [New York State Athletic Commission] meeting yesterday... [d]ecision was reserved on the question of designating a main bout Tuesday night at the National Sports Alliance Relief Fund benefit show. Al Brown is to battle Vidal Gregorio virtually for the bantamweight title."

Ric: noted some early 1930s history

2021-10-24T22:15:19Z

noted some early 1930s history

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	On October 7, then-NBA President [[Edward Foster]] announced that, following a telegraphic conference among its members, the National Boxing Association had proclaimed Panama Al Brown its World Bantamweight Champion. (''New York Times'', Oct. 8, p. 24.) This was the first time that Brown was recognized by the NBA--not earlier, as was often erroneously recorded.		On October 7, then-NBA President [[Edward Foster]] announced that, following a telegraphic conference among its members, the National Boxing Association had proclaimed Panama Al Brown its World Bantamweight Champion. (''New York Times'', Oct. 8, p. 24.) This was the first time that Brown was recognized by the NBA--not earlier, as was often erroneously recorded.

			(Panama Al Brown would unify the title from 1931 (or 1932) to 1934, but would lose the National Boxing Association's support in 1934, when [[Sixto Escobar]] would win the title from the NBA and some other boxing commissions. The Bantam World Title would not be unified again until Escobar did so on August 31, 1936.)

	See also, [[The Golden Bantams]]		See also, [[The Golden Bantams]]
	[[Category:World Bantamweight Title Fights\|History of the 1920s Bantamweight Title]]		[[Category:World Bantamweight Title Fights\|History of the 1920s Bantamweight Title]]

Ric: added Category link; I'll add early 1920s bouts soon

2021-10-24T22:11:04Z

added Category link; I'll add early 1920s bouts soon

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	See also, [[The Golden Bantams]]		See also, [[The Golden Bantams]]
			[[Category:World Bantamweight Title Fights\|History of the 1920s Bantamweight Title]]