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
Vacates on 52-09-16 upon moving up to the heavyweight class.
Gilbert Leduc
1955-12-17<
Defeats Gerry de Jager, sometime after 55-11-12; FFCP recognition dropped in 58 when Leduc no longer wrestles for the organization; conitues to be recogniazed by FFLP; again recognized by FFCP and FFLP in 61-03 when both groups start working together again; still champion as of 62-10-18.
James Brown
1963-02-02<
Still champion as of 63-03-29.
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Gilbert Leduc [2]
1963-08-14<
Recognized by FFLP and FFCP; still champion as of 71-07-31; recognized by FILC as of 72-03-07; still FILP champion as of 74-11-16.
Daniel Schmid
1974-11
Reims
Sometime between 74-11-17 and 74-11-28; recognized by FILP; still champion as of 75-04-13