The World’s Championship Crown
History of the Contests
Date. Winner. 1891 May 21 (Peter Jackson) (J. J. Corbett) 1892 Sept. 7 J. J. Corbett 1894 Jan. 25 J. J. Corbett 1896 Feb. 21 Bob Fitzsimmons 1897 March 17 Bob Fitzsimmons 1899 June 9 J. J. Jeffries 1899 Nov. 3 J. J. Jeffries 1900 May 11 J. J. Jeffries 1902 July 25 J. J. Jeffries 1903 August 14 J. J. Jeffries 1904 August 26 J. J. Jeffries 1906 Feb. 23 Tommy Burns 1907 May 7 Tommy Burns 1907 July 4 Tommy Burns 1907 Dec. 2 Tommy Burns 1908 Feb. 10 Tommy Burns 1908 March 17 Tommy Burns 1908 June 13 Tommy Burns 1908 August 24 Tommy Burns 1908 Sept. 2 Tommy Burns 1908 Dec. 26 Jack Johnson 1909 Oct. 16 Jack Johnson 1910 July 4 Jack Johnson 1915 Jess Willard 1919 July 4 Jack Dempsey 1921 July 2 Jack Dempsey 1923 July 2 Jack Dempsey 1923 Sept. 14 Jack Dempsey 1926 Sept. 23 Eugene Tunney 1927 Sept. 23 Eugene Tunney
Loser Rds. Venue. Draw 61 San Francsico J: L. Sullivan 21 New Orleans C. Mitchell 3 Jacksonville P. Maher 1 Langtry, Tex. J. J. Corbett 14 Carson, Nev. Bob Fitzsimmons 11 Coney Is., N.Y. Tom Sharkey 25 Coney Is., N.Y. J. J. Corbett 23 Coney Is., N.Y. Bob Fitzsimmons 8 San Francisco J. J. Corbett 10 San Francisco Jack Muhro San Francisco Marvin Hart 20 Los Angeles Jack O’Brien 20 Los Angeles . Bill Squires 1 Colma, Cal. Gunner Moir 10 N.S.C. Jack Palmer 4 London Jem Roche 1 Dublin Bill Squires 8 Neuilly Bill Squires 13 Sydney Bill Lang: 6 Melbourne Tommy Burns 14_Sydney Stanley Ketchell 12 Colma, Cal. J. J. Jeffries 15 Reno, Nev. Jack Johnson 26 Havana, Cuba Jess Willard 4 Toledo, Ohio Georges Carpentier 4 Jersey City Tom Gibbons 15 Shelby L. A. Firpo 2 New York Jack Dempsey 10 Philadelphia Jack Dempsey 10 Chicago
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 416, 26 July 1928, Page 1
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317The World’s Championship Crown Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 416, 26 July 1928, Page 1
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