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Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee
World Middleweight Championship
(April 1907 — 1945)
World Middleweight Championship
(April 1907 — 1945)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Fred Bartl | Apr 29, 1907 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | |
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Defeated Chicago Sandow to become champion.
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| ** Vacated ** | 1907 | -- | -- | |
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Possibly due to injury suffered during a match against Al Ackerman on September 27, 1907 in Akron, OH.
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| -- 1907 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1910 -- | ||||
| Sam Anderson | 1910 | -- | -- | |
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Claims to have won "a big tournament" for the title.
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| Walt Evans | Mar 17, 1911 | Live Event | Bristol, USA | 147 days |
| Fred Beell | Aug 11, 1911 | -- | -- | |
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Bill as "undisputed champion", still champion as of January 26, 1912.
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| -- Jan 26, 1912 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1915 -- | ||||
| Joe Turner | 1915 | -- | -- | |
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Current Washington D.C. champion is recognized in Memphis, TN, in February 1915.
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| Charles Rentrop | Sep 4, 1922 | Live Event | Little Rock, USA | 45 days |
| Waino Ketonen | Oct 19, 1922 | Live Event | Little Rock, USA | 20 days |
| Charles Rentrop [2] | Nov 8, 1922 | Live Event | Little Rock, USA | |
| ** Vacated ** | Dec 1922 | -- | -- | |
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Final match in Arkansas was on December 11, 1922.
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| -- Dec 1922 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1926 -- | ||||
| Pete Dallas | 1926 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized in Columbus, MS, and Birmingham, AL in January 1926.
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| -- 1926 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1927 -- | ||||
| Johnny Meyers | 1927 | -- | -- | |
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Current Illinois champion is recognized in Paducah, KY, starting May 6, 1927.
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| ** Vacated ** | Aug 1928 | -- | -- | |
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After recognition is withdrawn by the National Boxing Association.
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| Gus Kallio | Aug 11, 1928 | -- | -- | 2460 days |
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Recognized after winning a contender match against Charlie Fischer, which was originally to determine who would face Johnny Meyers.
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| Joe Gunther | May 7, 1935 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 38 days |
| Gus Kallio [2] | Jun 14, 1935 | Live Event | Mobile, USA | |
| Tarzán López | Oct 1943 | -- | -- | |
| Tuffy Truesdale | Dec 1943 | -- | -- | |
| Blacksmith Pedigo | Aug 23, 1944 | Live Event | Jackson, USA | 7 days |
| Tuffy Truesdale [2] | Aug 30, 1944 | Live Event | Jackson, USA | 44 days |
| Blacksmith Pedigo [2] | Oct 13, 1944 | Live Event | Bowling Green, USA | 14 days |
| Gus Wisbar | Oct 27, 1944 | Live Event | Bowling Green, USA | 60 days |
| Yaqui Joe | Dec 26, 1944 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 14 days |
| Gus Wisbar [2] | Jan 9, 1945 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 119 days |
| Ace Freeman | May 8, 1945 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 62 days |
| Johnny Carlin | Jul 9, 1945 | Live Event | Miami, USA | 52 days |
| Tuffy Truesdale [3] | Aug 30, 1945 | Live Event | Bowling Green, USA | |
| ** Vacated ** | Nov 1945 | -- | -- | |
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After leaving the territory.
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