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
Recognized in St. Lous, MO; retires in 98 or 99 (The Baltimore Sun, 1904-03-18).
Emil Beck
1899<
Claims to have the title inherited to him when Jones retires in 98 or 99 (The Baltimore Sun, 1904-03-18); loses to Columbus on 1904-03-28 in Baltimore, MD (see below).
Bill Murphy
1894-12-07<
Recognized in Chicago, IL; still champion as of 95-02-15.
Young Muldoon
1901-07-07<
Recognized in Boston, MA; recognized as American champion in Philadelphia, PA and Baltimore, MD; also defeats Frank Huseman on 03-04-09 to be recognized as world champion in Washington, DC.
Columbus (Anthony Wallenofer)
1903-12-04
Baltimore, MD
Also defeats another title claimant Emil Beck on 04-03-28 in Baltimore, MD (see above).
Clarence Boulden
1904-03-25
St. Paul, MN
Defeats Max Luttbeg.
H.W. Titus
1905-01-15<
Recognized in New York and several other states; still champion as of 05-03-14.
Claims the title in Council Bluffs, IA; also holds bantamweight title; also recognized in Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Ohio, California, Washington, and most likely other states; also defeats title claimant Will Hurley on 22-05-30 in Clinton, IA (see below); also listed as champion in Boston, MA (The Boston Post, 23-10-14); still featherweight champion as of 23-12-19; still/again claims lightweight, featherweight, and bantamweight titles as of 35-04-01.
George Herbert
1909-04-29<
Claims the title in Newport News, VA.
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George Cutlanous
1913
Montreal, QC *
Wins 22-man tournament (The Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, 14-01-11).
George Herbert [2]
1914-01-16
Richmond, VA
Johnny Cunningham
1915-06-03
Wilmington, NC
Harvey Donaldson
1912-11-19<
Claims featherweight and bantamweight titles in Pacific Northwest.
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Loyd Erwin Ireland
1914-02-17<
Recognized in Oregon.
Snowball O'Connor
1915-07-09
Centralia, WA
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Loyd Erwin Ireland [2]
1917-04-19<
Recognized in Washington, Montana, California, New York, and Pennsylvania; still champion as of 18-01-15.
Young Butters
1913-10-25
Marengo, IA
Defeats Kid Lowe and claims the title.
George Cutlanous
1914-11-03<
Claims the title in Cincinnati, OH.
Young Hackensmith
1916-01-25<
Holds featherweight and bantamweight titles at the same time; still/again claims both titles as of 28-02-19.
Dynamite Jordan (Young Pappas)
1917-07-12<
Claims the title in Akron, OH.
Joe Holland
1919-10-03<
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Joey Smith
1920-07-19<
Billy Love
1921-04-25
Decatur, IL
Still champion as of 22-04-11.
Jack Finn
1922-02-14<
Will Hurley
1922-02-21
Clinton, IA
Loses to Vernon Breedlove on 22-05-30 in Clinton, IA (see above).
