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World Middleweight Championship
(1893 — 1931)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Ed Atherton 1893 -- --
Current American champion is recognized in New York, NY, in June 1893.
Tom Connors Jan 19, 1894 Live Event Warren, USA
Still champion as of August 12, 1894.
-- Aug 12, 1894 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1895 --
Ed Atherton [2] 1895 -- --
Recognized as champion in January 1895.
-- 1895 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1901 --
Dan McLeod 1901 -- --
Still champion as of September 12, 1902.
-- 1902 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1902 --
Ed Atherton [3] 1902 -- --
Recognized as champion in December 1902.
Fred Barth Feb 18, 1903 Live Event Kittanning, USA 331 days
Ed Atherton [4] Jan 15, 1904 Live Event Batavia, USA 3 days
Walter Willoughby Jan 18, 1904 Live Event Buffalo, USA
-- Jan 18, 1904 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1908 --
Peter Jack 1908 -- --
Recognized in Reading, PA, in September 1908.
-- 1908 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1909 --
Sam Anderson 1909 -- --
Recognized as champion in Eastern Pennsylvania as of April 10, 1909.
-- 1909 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1912 --
Joe Turner 1912 -- --
Jack Jordan Apr 23, 1913 Live Event Waverly, USA
Still champion as of December 20, 1913.
-- Dec 20, 1913 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1915 --
Mike Yokel 1915 -- --
-- 1915 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1915 --
Young Hackenschmidt 1915 -- --
Recognized as champion in April 1915.
-- -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1915 --
George Bothner 1915 -- --
Recognized as Middleweight, Welterweight, and Lightweight champion after November 1915.
-- 1915 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1916 --
Henri Irslinger 1916 -- --
Recognized as champion in November 1916.
Joe Turner [2] 1916 -- --
Recognized as champion in November 1916.
Jack Ozar Apr 30, 1917 Live Event Lebanon, USA 207 days
Gene Westergaard Nov 23, 1917 Live Event Mechanicville, USA 6 days
Ozar continues to be recognized in Lebanon, PA.
Jack Ozar [2] Nov 29, 1917 Live Event Lebanon, USA
Waino Ketonen 1918 -- --
Recognized as champion in January 1918.
-- 1918 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Apr 10, 1918 --
Joe Turner [3] Apr 10, 1918 Live Event Lebanon, USA
-- Apr 28, 1919 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1922 --
Carl Johnson 1922 -- --
Recognized as champion in March 1922.
-- 1922 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1922 --
Joe Turner [4] 1922 -- --
Recognized as winning a tournament in New York, NY, for the title. Still champion as of August 21, 1922.
-- 1922 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1922 --
Joe Parelli 1922 -- --
Recognized as champion in September 1922.
Peter Jarvis Sep 12, 1922 Live Event Asbury Park, USA 50 days
Ed Fields Nov 1, 1922 Live Event New York, USA 30 days
Peter Jarvis [2] Dec 1, 1922 Live Event New York, USA
-- Dec 1, 1922 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1923 --
Johnny Meyers 1923 -- --
Recognized in March 1923.
-- 1923 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1925 --
Walter Miller 1925 -- --
-- 1925 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1927 --
Johnny Meyers [2] 1927 -- --
Still champion as of June 29, 1931.