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World Middleweight Title [Tennessee & Alabama & Kentucky]
Fred Bartl
1907-04-29
Chattanooga, TN
Defeats Chicago Sandow (Billy Sandow / Wilhelm Bauman) for the title (The News, Chattanooga, TN, 07-04-30); also defeats Al Ackerman, the world welterweight champion, on 07-07-04 in Chattanoga, TN to defend the title; most likely leaves the state in 07-09; inactive for few months after suffering injury during a match against Al Ackerman on 07-09-27 in Akron, OH.
Wins the world title "in a big tournament" (Nashville Banner, 21-01-03); Walter Evans is billed as champion in Knoxville, TN as of 10-10-08 but Anderson disputes the claim; Anderson, billed as English chamion, defeats United States champion Joe Turner on 11-02-21 in Bristol, TN to be recognized as the world champion.
Holder of the Washington, DC version, also recognized in Memphis, TN (Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, 15-02-28); also recognized in Knoxville, TN as of 16-08 (The Knoxville Sentinel, 16-08-28); loses to Walt Evans on 20-05-12 in Knoxville, TN but refuses to give up the title due to Evans not making the weight limit (The Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, TN, 20-05-13); Evans also claims the title as late as 21-02-14.
Wrestles his final match on 22-12-11 in Little Rock, AR (Arkansas Democrat, 22-12-12) before temporarily leaving the territory; no longer billed as champion when Rentrop returns in 23-01.
Pete Dallas
1926-01-08<
Billed as champion in Columbus, MS; still champion in Birmingham, AL as of 26-04-22.
Has defeated Lou Talaber for the title on 25-04-15 in Chicago, IL; defends in Paducah, KY on 27-05-06 (Paducah Evening Sun, 27-05-07); recognition withdrawn by the National Boxing Association, which awards the title to Gus Kallio who has defeated Charlie Fischer on 28-08-07 in Chicago, IL (Collyer's Eye, Chicago, IL, 28-08-12).
Defeats Charlie Fischer by decision after a 2 1-2
hour match, originally to meet the world champion Johnny Meyers; officially recognized by the National Boxing Association on 28-08-11 (Collyer's Eye, Chicago, IL, 28-08-12); defends in Memphis, TN on 29-07-24; wins tournament to be recognized by the National Boxing Association, defeating Ray Carpenter in final on 30-04-09 in Columbus, OH.
