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Southern Light Heavyweight Title
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| Steve Passas | 1929-01-31< | |
| Billed as champion in Macon, GA as of 29-01-31; still champion as of 29-03-28. | ||
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| Jack Ross | 1932-04-17< | |
| Billed as champion on arrival to Augusta, GA as having defeated Pinky Gardner for the title in 17 (Augusta Chronicle, 32-04-18); starts being billed as Southern Heavyweight champion from 32-06. | ||
| A.K. Bell | 1931-12-12< | |
| Also claims the Georgia Title as of 32-11-11; still Southern champion as of 32-12-29; former champion as of 33-04-02. | ||
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| Hugh Winn | 1933-12-11< | |
| Also holds Georgia Title. | ||
| Bill Crussell | 1934-02-19 | Atlanta, GA |
| Wins both titles. | ||
| Fred Lassiter | 1934-02-26 | Atlanta, GA |
| Wins both titles. | ||
| Hugh Winn [2] | 1934-03-05 | Atlanta, GA |
| Wins both titles. | ||
| Jack Ross | 1934-09-14 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ted Radcliffe | 1934-09-21 | Atlanta, GA |
| Tarzan Jordan (Ben Jordan) | 1934-10-12 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ted Radcliffe [2] | 1934-12-14 | Atlanta, GA |
| Still champion as of 35-01-31. | ||
Augusta Branch * Previously listed as "Southern Lightweight Title".
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| Jack Ross [2] | 1936-05-10< | |
| Has defeated Honey Boy Hackney on 35-12-25 in Augusta, GA to win Southern Heavyweight Title; again billed as Light Heavyweight Champion from 36-05. | ||
| Johnny Marrs | 1936-06-11 | Augusta, GA |
| Ross continues to be recognized in Atlanta, GA and loses to Tarzan Jordan on 36-06-15 (see below). | ||
| Lon Chaney | 1936-07-29 | Augusta, GA |
| Mike Nazarian | 1936-09-23 | Augusta, GA |
| Jack Ross [3] | 1936-12-09 | Augusta, GA |
| Raoul Lopez | 1938-01-31< | |
| Sometime after 37-09-20; "several months ago" (Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, GA, 38-02-04). | ||
| Jack Ross [4] | 1938-02-04 | Augusta, GA |
| Also recognized in Atlanta, GA in 38-10 (see below). | ||
Atlanta Branch |
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| Jack Ross [2] | 1936-05-10< | |
| Has defeated Honey Boy Hackney on 35-12-25 in Augusta, GA to win Southern Heavyweight Title; again billed as Light Heavyweight Champion from 36-05; loses to Johnny Marrs in Augusta, GA on 36-06-11 (see above) but continues to be recognized in Atlanta, GA. | ||
| Tarzan Jordan [2] | 1936-06-15 | Atlanta, GA |
| Honey Boy Hackney | 1936-09-07 | Atlanta, GA |
| John Mauldin | 1936-09-11 | Atlanta, GA |
| Petro Rossi | 1936-12-21 | Atlanta, GA |
| Tarzan Jordan [3] | 1936-12-28 | Atlanta, GA |
| Bill Collins | 1937-02-22 | Atlanta, GA |
| Tarzan Jordan [4] | 1937-03-01 | Atlanta, GA |
| Buck Lawson | 1937-05-20 | Avondale, GA |
| George Romanoff | 1938-01-10 | Nashville, TN * |
| Or "six weeks ago" (The Atlanta Constitution, 38-06-09); recognition withdrawn after Romanoff leaves the area in 38-08. | ||
| Jack Ross [3] | 1938-10 | |
| Has defeated Raoul Lopez on 38-02-04 for the recognition in Augusta, GA (see above); recognized in Atlanta, GA as of 38-10-28. | ||
| Young Londos | 1938-10-28 | Atlanta, GA |
| Has claimed the title in Anniston, AL as early as 38-10-04; initially not given the title defeating Ross due to the match being "only a one-match fall" (The Atlanta Constitution, 38-11-04) but is later recognized as the champion. | ||
| Eddie Williams | 1938-11-11 | Atlanta, GA |
| Jack McAdams | 1938-11-14 | Atlanta, GA |
| Honey Boy Hackney [2] | 1939-05-23 | Atlanta, GA |
| Jack McAdams [2] | 1939-07-10 | Avondale, GA |
| Hackney wins one fall before the time runs out in an earlier match; a later match ends as a draw; Hackney continues to claim the title even after losing to The Skull on 39-08-10 in Avondale, GA. | ||
| The Skull (Frank Remille) | 1939-08-24? | Atlanta, GA |
| Faces McAdams for the title and may win the match to end the dispute; recognized as the undisputed champion as of 39-08-28; vacant in 39-09. | ||
| Red Dugan (Elmo Chappell) | 1939-09-18 | Atlanta, GA |
| Defeats The Skull. | ||
| Honey Boy Hackney [3] | 1939-09-06 | Macon, GA |
| Has continued to claim the title after losing to The Skull on 39-08-10 in Avondale, GA; has been recognized as champion in Macon, GA as of 39-08-30; Dugan continues to claim the title but again loses to Hackney on 39-09-27 in Macon, GA. | ||
| Tony Papalino | 1939-11-08 | Macon, GA |
| "Last Wednesday night in Macon," according to a Marittta, GA paper on 39-11-13. | ||
| The Skull [2] | 1939-12-23 | Marietta, GA |
| Still champion as of 40-01-05; Papalino still/again claims the title in Knoxville, TN as of 40-02-26. | ||
| Jack Curtis | 1944-07-07< | |
| Still champion as of 44-11-07. | ||
| Charlie Laye | 1948-06-06< | |
| Still champion as of 48-09-28; Tommy Ward is announced as winning the Southern Junior Heavyweight Title "in Tampa a few weeks ago from Charley Laye" (Marietta Journal, Marietta, GA, 49-04-03). | ||
* See also Southern Junior Heavyweight Title.
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