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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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
Defeats Bobby Reakes for the American lightweight title and claims the world welterweight title later in the year; loses to Alexander Swanson on 03-12-03 in New York, NY but still billed as the world champion in Dayton, OH as of 04-01-28; "ex-champion" as of 05-02-03 (Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH).
Also holds Ohio Title; also defeats title claimant Alexander Swanson on 06-10-30 in Lima, OH.
Fred Bartl
1907-01-22
Marion, OH
Still champion as of 07-08-09; inactive for several months after suffering the brain injury as a result of receiving a knockout ina prize fight in Youngstown, OH (The Times-Democrat, Lima, OH, 08-08-14).
Claims the title while Batl is inactive due to injury; defeats Fred Bartl in what may be a non-title match on 09-01-01 in Columbia, SC; still/again champion as of 09-10-28 and 11-05-26.
Billed as champion in Newark, OH (The Coshocton Tribune, Coshocton, OH, 18-01-11); also defeats William Johansen in Columbus, OH on 18-10-01 (Columbus Evening Dispatch, 18-10-02).
Defeats Chick to end the dispute; recognized by National Boxing Association after defeating Charlie Grip on 30-02-21 in Cincinnati, OH; vacates on 30-03-22.
Recognized as champion at the NBA & NWA joint annual convention on 35-09-17; loses to Jack Domar in 37 (sometime before 37-03-19) in Toledo, OH but Domar later gives up the title being over weight limit; vacates in 37 in order to move up to heavier weight division.
