World Welterweight Title

WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

Karloff Lagarde

This is a combined list of different versions of the World Welterweight Titles, each of which was probably the most significant version at the time. Each version may or may not be connected to another. However, I did NOT make up any title change. All title changes are either actual or "official" unless indicated with symbol(s). For the complete/detailed listings, I recommend Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan & Gary Will.

National Boxing Association/National Wrestling Association	(	30	-	40s?	)
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	(	40s?	-		)
National Wrestling Alliance/E.M.L.L.	(	50s?	-		)

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Herbert Hale 1895/08/31<

[...]

Harvey Parker 1901/06<

Alexander Swanson 03/12/03 New York, NY

Still champion as of 05/06/27.

[...]

Harvey Parker [2] 06/08/11<

Joe Turner 07

Loses to Walter Miller on 16/01/24 in Billings, MT (see below).

Tom Rolowitz 05

Walter Evans 12/02/12

Charles Conkle 09<

Otto Suter 09/05/14 Cleveland, OH

Chris Jordan 12/02/02 Battle Creek, MI

[...]

Otto Suter [2] 12/11<

Walter Miller 12/11/19 Duluth, MN

Also defeats Joe Turner on 16/01/24 in Billings, MT.

[...]

Otto Suter [3] 16/04/24<

Paul Prehn 16/04/28 Mason City, IA

Otto Suter [4] 16/06/02 Mason City, IA

George Kaiser 11/04<

George Roumas 11/09/18<

Fred Beell 11/12/07<

Recognized in Wisconsin.

Johnny Billiter 13/04/30<

[...]

Billy Schober 13/12<

Still/again champion as of 15/09.

Pete Buzukos 15/08/10<

Recognized in Texas, Arizona, California, etc.; still/again champion as of 17/03/31.

George Bothner 16/12<

Johnny Meyers 17/06/07<

Recognized in Indiana.

Young Hackenschmidt (Neil Olsen) 18/03/14 New York, NY

Defeats Louis Nelson.

Gus Kallio 21/12/03<

Claims the title until 27/01; moves up to the junior middleweight division.

Jack Reynolds 17/05/08<

Tommy Record 25/03/05 Indianapolis, IN

Jack Reynolds [2] 25/03/18 Columbus, OH

Matty Matsuda 25/06<

Bobby Roscoe 25/06/24 Columbus, OH

Jack Reynolds [3] 25/08/13 Columbus, OH

Bert Willard 27/08/17 Columbus, OH

Jack Reynolds [4] 27/09/07 Columbus, OH

Bobby Chick 28/03 Louisville, KY

Jack Reynolds [5] 28/05/23 Columbus, OH

Defeats Robin Reed, who has been claiming the title since 26/03, on 29/01/01 in Columbus, OH; recognized by National Boxing Association in 30 after defeating Charlie Grip; vacates on 30/03/22.

Jack Reynolds [6] 30/04/12

Reinstated by NBA president Stanley Isaacs on 30/04/12; Earl McCann defeats Reynolds on 33/02/17 in Cincinnati, OH, but the decisions is reversed after the match; Reynolds defeats McCann on 33/07/06 in Cincinnati, OH.

Lord Lansdowne 35/01/31 San Francisco, CA

Probably a local version as Reynolds is recognized as champion at the NBA & NWA joint annual convention on 35/09/17.

Jack Reynolds [7] 35/11/18 Hollywood, CA

Regains from Lansdowne; may trade the title with Emil Barbla and Jack Domar in 37; vacates upon retirement 37; still listed as champion by NWA on 38/09/15.

Scotty Williams 38/04/23<

Wins vacant title; still recognized as of 40/07/23.

Robin Reed 32/01/14<

Wins tournament.

Henry Jones 32/07/20 Salem, OR

Recognized in California; also claims to have defeated Jack Reynolds in Ohio in 37; recognized in Utah as Intermountain champion after 34.

Sammy Stein 41/05/15<

Recognized in California.

Freddy Lamm 41

Billy Weidner 44/07/28<

May be recognized by MWA in Ohio.

El Santo 46/03/15 Mexico City

Defeats Pete Pancof.

Jack O'Brien 47/02/15 Mexico City

Gory Guerrero 49/04/29 Mexico City

Bobby Bonales 51/07/11

El Santo [2] 52/09/26

* See N.W.A. World Welterweight Title

Other Existing World Welterweight Titles

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