Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files
Billed as American champoin on arrival in Sydney, NSW in 24-11; billed as the world champion from 24-12; loses to Clarence Eklund on 26-06-02 in Columbus, OH, USA but continues to claim the title in AUS.
Has been recognized in many territories in the United States; defeats another title claimant Ad Santel on 28-09-29 in Melbourne in the contendership eliminator final (The Age, Melbourne, 28-09-30) and Thye on 28-10-06 (The Age, Melbourne, 28-10-08) to become the undisputed champion; declines invitation to participate in tournament sponsored
by the National Boxing Association in 30 and retires as champion in 31.
