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American Middleweight Championship
(1886 — 1932)
(1886 — 1932)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Edwin Bibby | Jun 28, 1886 | Live Event | Cincinnati, USA | |
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Defeated James Faulkner to be recognized as champion.
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| ** Vacated ** | 1888 | -- | -- | |
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After announcing retirement.
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| -- 1888 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Mar 17, 1890 -- | ||||
| Tom Connors | Mar 17, 1890 | Live Event | Kankakee, USA | |
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Defeated Sam Matthews to be recognized as champion.
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| -- Mar 17, 1890 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1890 -- | ||||
| James Faulkner | 1890 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Detroit, MI, in October 1890.
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| -- 1890 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Oct 31, 1891 -- | ||||
| Barney McFadden | Oct 31, 1891 | Live Event | Boston, USA | 0 days |
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Recognized after defeating Illinois champion, Henry O. Pearson.
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| -- Oct 31, 1891 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Mar 16, 1893 -- | ||||
| Ed Atherton | Mar 16, 1893 | -- | -- | 0 days |
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Recognized as champion in Erie, PA, in March 1893.
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| -- Mar 16, 1893 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Jan 19, 1894 -- | ||||
| Tom Connors [2] | Jan 19, 1894 | Live Event | Warren, USA | |
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Defeated Ed Atherton to be recognized in Warren, PA.
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| -- Jan 19, 1894 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1895 -- | ||||
| George Baptiste | 1895 | -- | -- | |
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Still recognized as champion in Cairo, IL, as of December 6, 1908.
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| Frank Lewis | 1896 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Winnipeg, MB in July 1896.
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| -- 1896 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1897 -- | ||||
| Jake Snyder | 1897 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Dayton, OH, after defeating Harvey Parker.
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| -- 1897 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- -- | ||||
| Mike Dwyer | -- | -- | ||
| Ed Adamson | Sep 3, 1898 | -- | -- | 201 days |
| Sam Murbarger | Mar 23, 1899 | -- | -- | |
| -- Mar 23, 1899 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1900 -- | ||||
| Tom McMahon | 1900 | -- | -- | |
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Claims title in Washington, D.C. in early 1900.
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| -- -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1903 -- | ||||
| Mike Dwyer [2] | 1903 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Hartford, CT.
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| Frank Coleman | 1903 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in October 1903.
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| -- -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1904 -- | ||||
| Martin Lewis | 1904 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Belvedere, IL.
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| -- 1904 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Dec 1904 -- | ||||
| Alex Bersin | Dec 1904 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Springfield, MA, and Barre, VT, in December 1904.
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| -- Dec 1904 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1905 -- | ||||
| Jim Barnes | 1905 | -- | -- | |
| Fred Beell | 1905 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Duluth, MN, in October 1905.
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| Walter Willoughby | 1906 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Buffalo, NY in February 1906, Indianapolis, IN, in February 1908, and Syracuse, NY in December 1908.
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| Ed Atherton [2] | 1906 | -- | -- | |
| Jim Barnes [2] | May 29, 1906 | Live Event | Springfield, USA | |
| Harvey Parker | 1906 | -- | -- | |
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Claims title in Boston, MA, in December 1906.
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| -- 1906 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1907 -- | ||||
| Young Salmson | 1907 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Tacoma, WA, in May 1907.
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| -- 1907 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Apr 8, 1908 -- | ||||
| Americus | Apr 8, 1908 | Live Event | Baltimore, USA | |
| -- Apr 8, 1908 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1908 -- | ||||
| Dan McLeod | 1908 | -- | -- | |
| Henry Gehring | Sep 18, 1908 | Live Event | Cleveland, USA | |
| Joe Hanson | 1909 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Boston, MA, in April 1909 after defeating Walter Willoughby.
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| Sam Anderson | 1909 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Boston, MA, and Washington, D.C., in June 1909. Still champion in Providence, RI, as of November 9, 1910.
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| Walter Willoughby [2] | 1909 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Boston, MA in October 1909. Later recognized in Chicago in February 1910.
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| -- -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1909 -- | ||||
| Jack Olson | 1909 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Dubuque, IA, in October 1909.
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| -- 1909 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1909 -- | ||||
| Sam Murbarger [2] | 1909 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in November 1909.
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| -- -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1910 -- | ||||
| Joe Turner | 1910 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in North Carolina in March 1910. Possibly vacated after winning World championship on March 24, 1911.
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| Carl Busch | 1910 | -- | -- | |
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Claims title in Aberdeen, WA, still claims title as of January 3, 1911, in Roseburg, OR.
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| Joe Collins | -- | -- | ||
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Stated as having been champion for "several years" as of September 27, 1910, in Little Rock, AR.
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| Young Beell | Nov 1, 1910 | Live Event | Little Rock, USA | |
| -- Nov 1, 1910 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1912 -- | ||||
| Andres Balsa | 1912 | -- | -- | |
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Claims title in El Paso, TX.
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| -- -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1912 -- | ||||
| Scotty McClure | 1912 | -- | -- | |
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Claims championship in Lawrence, KS in July 1912.
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| -- 1912 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1913 -- | ||||
| Gus Pappas | 1913 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Northern California. Still claims title as of December 23, 1914, and continues to claim the title in Southern California in October 1915.
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| -- 1914 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1915 -- | ||||
| Young Hackenschmidt | 1915 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in October 1915.
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| -- 1915 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1917 -- | ||||
| Waino Ketonen | 1917 | -- | -- | |
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Minnesota World champion is recognized in Minnesota in January 1917. Still champion as of February 24, 1917.
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| -- 1917 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1917 -- | ||||
| Joe Acton | 1917 | -- | -- | |
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Claims title in Home City, KS, in April 1917.
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| -- 1917 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1917 -- | ||||
| Ben Reuben | 1917 | -- | -- | |
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Current world champion is recognized in Chicago, IL, in June 1917.
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| -- 1917 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1919 -- | ||||
| Frank Burns | 1919 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Florida in December 1919. Still champion as of January 6, 1920.
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| Gus Pappas [2] | 1920 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Arizona in January 1920. Still champion in November 1920 in Los Angeles, CA, and December 1921 in Tulsa, OK.
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| Jimmy Demetral | Feb 1920 | -- | -- | |
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Starts claiming title in Racine, WI, in February 1920.
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| Billy Schober | 1920 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Ohio in February 1920.
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| Paul Bowser | Feb 19, 1920 | Live Event | Newark, USA | |
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Was claiming the title before defeating Schober to end the dispute.
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| -- Feb 19, 1920 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1920 -- | ||||
| Kid Ross | 1920 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Mishawaka, IN in February 1920.
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| -- 1920 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1920 -- | ||||
| Henri Irslinger | 1920 | -- | -- | |
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Claims title in Wichita Falls, TX in November 1920.
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| -- 1920 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1921 -- | ||||
| Walter Evans | 1921 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Knoxville, TN, in January 1921.
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| -- 1921 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1923 -- | ||||
| Joe Turner [2] | 1923 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Chicago, IL in October 1923.
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| -- 1923 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1924 -- | ||||
| Henry Karhunsaari | 1924 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in Billings, MT in March 1924.
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| -- 1924 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1926 -- | ||||
| Chris Jordan | 1926 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Detroit, MI after defeated Hugh Nichols for the Ohio World championship.
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