LIST OF CHAMPIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 147, 23 June 1937, Page 13

LIST OF CHAMPIONS

The follo\ring is the list of championship contests to date:—

Date. ■ ! • Winner. Loser. - Hds. ■ Venue. 1597 17th Mar. .... Bob Fltzsimmons .. James J. Corbett. ... 14 .. Carson, Not. 1599 9th June .... James J. Jeffries .... Bob Fltzsimmons „. 31 ...Coney Is., N.T. 1899 3rd Nov. .... James J. Jeffries ... Tom Sbarkey .. 25 .. Coney Is.. t«.Y. 1900 6th Anil James J. Jeffries ... Jack Flnnegan , 1 ..Detroit. iaOO 11th"'May .... James J. Jeffries-... James J. Corbett. ... 23 ...Coney Is., tv.T. 1901 17th Sept. .. James J. Jeffries ... Hank Clriffen 4., Los- Anseles. 190! ?'.th Sept. ... James J. Jeffries ... Joe Kennedy 2....L0s Angeles. 1801 IPth Nov. ...■ James J. Jeffries ... Gus Ruhlln • 5 .. San Francisco. T902 25th July .... James J. Jeffries ... Bob Fltzslmmonn .. .8 .. San Francisco. l!>03 14th Aust James J. Jeffries ... James J. CorDett. ... 10 .. San Francisco. 1904 20th Aug James. J. Jeffries ... Jack Munro 2., San Francisco. Jeffries then retired ana the title reverted b3ck to Bob Fttzsimnions, the former holder., 1905 20th Dec. ... Jack O'Bilen Hot) Kltzslmmoua .. 13 .. Sail Francisco. 1907 7th May .... Tommy Burns ...... Jack O'Brien 20 .. Los Angeles 1907 4th July .... Tommy Burna Bill.Squires 1 .-. Colma, Cal. IUO7 2nd Dec .... Tommy Burns ...... Gunner Molr 10 .. London. _ 1907 Tommy Burns ...... Jce Grimra ........ 3.. Philadelphia. 1907 Tommy Burns Jack O'Brien 20 .. Los Angeles. 1908 10th Feb......' Tommy Burns .. ... Jack Palmer ........ 4-.. London.- • 1808 17th Mar. .... Tommy Burns Jem Rocfco ....... 1.. Dublin. 1908 . Tommy Burns Jewey Smith' ...... o .. Paris. 1908 13th Juno.... Tommy Kurns Wily Squires. 8 ...Neullly, Franci 1908 24th Aug. ~.. Tommy Burns ....... Billy Squires •.;.... 13 .. Sydney 1908 -nd Sept Tommy Burns Bill Lang ..,. 13 .. Melbourne. 1908 20th Dec Jack Johnson Tommy Burns 14 .. Sydne* 190» 10th March .. Jack Johnson Victor MacLa'glan .. 0 n.d \ ancouver. 1009 19th May .... Jack Johnson Jack ..O'Brien « n.d. Philadelphia. 1909 30th Jun Jack Johnson Tray Ross 0 n.d. Pittsburgh. 1909 9th Sept Jack Johnson Al Kaufman 10 n.d. ban ■ Francisco 1909 16tn Oct Jack Johnson . Stanley Ketchel .... 12 .. Colnu. Cal. 1910/.4 th July■■■;."..■. Jack Johnson James J. Jeffries ... lo .. Reno, J>ey. JSI2 4th July .... Jack Johnson ...... Jim Flynn 9.. Las Vegas. 3913 27th Juna Jack Johnson ..... Frank Moran ...... 20 .. Paris. 1918 28th Not Jack Johnson A: Spoul, - ... Paris. 1913 .Wb .Dec Jack Johnson Jira Johnson *> .. Paris. 1915 sth April .... Jess WMlard Jack Johnson 26 .. Havana. 1016 2oth Marcb .. Jess VTlUafd Frank .Moran .10 n.d. New York. 1919 4tb July .... Jack Dempsey Jess Wlllard 3.. Toledo. 3020 6th Sept Jack Dempsey Billy Miske •• 3 Benton Harbour • 1920 4th Dec. ..... Jack Dempsey ...... Bill Brennan 12 .. t^ew iork. 1921. 2nd July .... Jack Dempsoy Georges Carpentler . 4.. Jersey City 1923 2nd July .... Jack Dempsey Tom Gibbons ....... 1a..-. Shelby 1923 ■ 14th Sept. .... Jack Dempsey Lul- tftrpo 2.. Ivew York 1924 25th Feb. .. jack Dempsey ...... Dutch Siefert 1.. Memphis 1926 23rd Sept .... Gene Tunney ...... Jack. Dempsey 10 .. Philadelphia. . 1927 22nd Sept Gene Tunney Jack Dempsey .... 10 .. Chicago. J928 26th July .... Gene Tunney Tom Heeney 11 ..New Tori. IDM 12th June .... Max Sehmellnit JacS Sharkej 4.. hew York. 1931 3rd. July Max Schmeling Toung Sfrlbilng • j... lj .. Cleveland. 1932 21st June .... Jack Sharkey Wax SchmeJlnj! .... 6.. New York.. 19D3 '29th June ..... P Carr:ra 'lack Shnrkc , lo .. New 1953. 22nd Oct. .... P. Camera P. Uzcudun lo .. I;.°™% ■ 1934-14 th June .... Max Bser .......... P. Camera 11 .. New Tore. 1935 13th Juna .... J. 'B.raddocfc Mas Baer . - ln..Newlork. 1937 22nd June "J. Louis J. .Braddock .... 8... Chicago .