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Also defeats Otto Suter on 12-11-19 in Duluth, MN and again on 14-02-03 in Winnipeg, MB; also defeats Joe Turner on 16-01-24 in Billings, MT; wins the Middleweight Title in 16-04; no longer billed as the welterweight champion in Minnesota from 17.
Otto Suter
1909-05-13
Cleveland, OH, USA
Defeats Canadian champion Charles Conkle and is recognized as the world champion.
Billed as champion in Thomaston, CT; still/again champion as of 10-01-14 in Burlington, VT, 12-06-24 in Boston, MA, 14-01-21 in Laconia, NH, and 14-03-29 in Richmond, VA.
Claims the title in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Texas for having defeated Young Roeber in 07-12 in New York; still claims the title in Washington, DC as of 12-03-31.
Claims the title in Boston, MA; billed as World Middleweight, Welterweight, and Lightweight champion as of 15-11-30; still/again champion as of 17-01-10.
J.C. Miterlla *
1912
Recognized in Western Canada; may be an amateur title.
Listed as champion (The Knoxville Sentinel, Knoxville, TN, 10-10-01); also defeats title claimant Johnny Meyers on 15-01-01 in El Paso, TX; Meyers continues to claim the title.
Has wrestled Bylund to a draw on 17-05-09 in Cedar Rapids, IA; Reynolds may have claimed the title prior to this match, but Bylund is listed as the title claimant (The Gazette, Cedear Rapids, IA, 17-05-07); also defeats title claimants Peter Buzukos on 19-10-23 in Cedar Rapids, IA (see below), Matty Matsuda on 19-12-30 in Cedar Rapids, IA (see below), and Louis Nelson on 20-10-27 in Cedar Rapids, IA; loses to Matty Matsuda on 20-06-08 in El Paso, TX but continues to claim the title; defeats Matsuda on 20-12-15 in El Paso, TX and 24-07-14 in Indianapolis, IN; George Roumas claims the title as of 17-11 through 19-01.
Adam Krieger
1921-04-24
Lincoln, NE, USA
Has claimed the title in Nebraska as early as 20-01-09.
Reynolds continues to claim the title (see below); Adam Krieger defeats Kallio on 21-11-28 in Jamestown, ND but exceeds the weight limit; Krieger is billed as champion in Kansas in 22-07 but claims the junior middleweight title in Nebraska as of 22-11-13; Kallio claims the welterweight title until 27-01 and moves up to the junior middleweight division.
Peter Buzukos
1914-04-23<
Claims to have won the title in St. Louis, MO in 10; recognized in N. California, Texas, Arizona, etc.; loses to Jack Reynolds on 19-10-23 in Cedar Rapids, IA (see above).
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).
Has claimed the title as early as 17-05; drew against title claimant Bobby Bylund on 17-05-09 in Cedar Rapiz, IA; also defeats title claimants Peter Buzukos on 19-10-23 in Cedar Rapids, IA (see above) and Louis Nelson on 20-10-27 in Cedar Rapids, IA.
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.
Reinstated by NBA president Stanley Isaacs on 30-04-12; Earl McCann defeats Reynolds on 33-02-17 in Cincinnati, OH, but the decisions is reversed after the match; Reynolds defeats McCann on 33-07-06 in Cincinnati, OH.
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; Emil Barbola defeats Reynolds on 37-05-26 in Menasha, WI and takes the belt with his weight exceeting the limit (Reynolds may defeat Barbola in rematch); attempts to vacate the title in 37 in order to move up to heavier weight division but continues to be recognized by the NWA; still listed as champion by NWA on 38-09-15; NWA title is listed as vacant as of 40-09 (The Evening Independent, 40-09-10).
Scotty Williams
1938-02-17
Louisville, KY, USA
Defeats Johnny Stote in tournament final and is awarded the belt by Jack Reynolds, who continues to be recognized by the NWA; vacates in 41 when Williams can no longer maintain the weight limit.
