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  14 .Jan .1991-  Bob Fitzsimmons   wko 13   Nonpareil Jack Dempsey - New Orleans, Louisiana
   26.Sep.1894-  Bob Fitzsimmons     wko 2   Dan Creedon - New Orleans, Louisiana
*17.Dec.1897-   Kid McCoy   w15   Dan Creedon - New York City
*25.Feb.1898-   Tommy Ryan   wko 18   George Green - San Francisco, California
  13. Jun.1898-   Tommy Ryan   wko 14   Tommy West - New York City
  24.Oct.1898-   Tommy Ryan      w20      Jack Bonner - New York City
  18.Sep.1899-   Tommy Ryan      w10      Frank Craig - New York City
    4.Mar.1901-   Tommy Ryan    wko 17   Tommy West - Louisville, Kentucky
  24. Jun.1902-   Tommy Ryan      wko 3    Johnny Gorman - London, England
  15.Sep.1902-   Tommy Ryan      wko 6    Kid Carter - Fort Erie, Canada
*  4. Jly .1907-   Stanley Ketchel     D20    Joe Thomas - Marysville, California
*  2.Sep.1907-   Stanley Ketchel  wko 32  Joe Thomas - San Francisco, California
  12.Dec.1907-   Stanley Ketchel     w20    Joe Thomas - San Francisco, California
  22.Feb.1908-   Stanley Ketchel    wko 1  Mike Twin Sullivan - San Francisco, California
   9.May.1908-   Stanley Ketchel  wko 20  Jack Twin Sullivan - San Francisco, California
  4 .Jun . 1908-   Stanley Ketchel      w10   Billy Papke - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  31 .Jly .1908-   Stanley Ketchel    wko 3  Hugo Kelly - San Francisco, California
 18.Aug.1908-    Stanley Ketchel    wko 2  Joe Thomas - San Francisco, California
   7.Sep.1908-    Billy Papke   wko 12  Stanley Ketchel - Los Angeles, California
 26.Nov.1908-   Stanley Ketchel   wko 11  Billy Papke - San Francisco, California
   2 .Jun .1909-   Stanley Ketchel    wko 4   Tony Caponi - Schnectady, New York
   9. Jun .1909-   Stanley Ketchel    wko 3   Jack O' Brien - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
   5 .Jly . 1909-   Stanley Ketchel     w20     Billy Papke - San Francisco, California
  27.May.1910-  Stanley Ketchel    wko 2   Willie Lewis - New York City
  10 .Jun .1910-  Stanley Ketchel    wko 5    Jim Smith - New York City
* 8 . Jun .1911-  Billy Papke   wko 9   Jim Sullivan - London, England
  22.Feb .1912-  Frank Mantell    w20   Billy Papke - Sacramento, California
  30.Mar.1912-  Frank Mantell    w20   Jack Henrick - Los Angeles, California
*29. Jun .1912-  Billy Papke   wko 16  Marcel Moreau - Paris, France
  23.Oct.1912-   Billy Papke    wdq 17 Georges Carpentier - Paris, France
   4.Dec.1912-   Billy Papke      wko 7  George Bernard - Paris, France
   5.Mar.1913-   Frank Klaus   wdq 15  Billy Papke - Paris, France
  11.Oct.1913-   George Chip   wko 6   Frank Klaus - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  23.Dec.1913-  George Chip  wko 5   Frank Klaus -  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
   6.Apr.1914-   Al McCoy   wko 1   George Chip  - New York City
  26. Jun.1916-  Al McCoy     w15    Hugh Ross - Bridgeport, Conneticut
  14.Nov.1917-  Mike O' Dowd   wko 6    Al McCoy - New York City
  17 .Jly .1919-   Mike O' Dowd   wko 3    Al McCoy - St. Paul, Minnesota
   6. Nov.1919-  Mike O' Dowd   wko 2    Billy Kramer - Paterson, New Jersey
   1.Mar.1920-   Mike O' Dowd    wko 2   Jack McCarron - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  30.Mar.1920-  Mike O' Dowd    wko 5   Joe Eagan - Boston, Massachusetts
   6.May.1920-   Johnny Wilson    w12   Mike O' Dowd - Boston, Massachusetts
  17.Mar.1921-   Johnny Wilson    w15   Mike O' Dowd  - New York City
  27 .Jly .1921-   Johnny Wilson   wdq 7  Bryan Downey - Cleveland, Ohio
  31.Aug.1923-   Harry Greb   w15     Johnny Wilson - New York City
   3.Dec.1923-    Harry Greb   w10     Bryan Downey - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  18. Jan.1924-   Harry Greb    w15    Johnny Wilson - New York City
  24.Mar.1924-   Harry Greb  wko 12 Fay Keiser - Baltimore, Maryland
  26 .Jun. 1924-  Harry Greb     w15    Ted Moore - New York City
   2 .Jly .  1925-  Harry Greb     w15     Mickey Walker - New York City
  13.Nov.1925-  Harry Greb     w15     Tony Marullo - New Orleans, Louisiana
  26.Feb.1926-   Tiger Flowers   w15    Harry Greb - New York City
  19.Aug.1926-   Tiger Flowers   w15    Harry Greb - New York City
   3.Dec.1926-    Mickey Walker    w10   Tiger Flowers - Chicago, Illinois
  30 .Jun.1927-   Mickey Walker  wko 10 Tommy Milligan - London, England
  21. Jun.1928-   Mickey Walker     w10   Ace Hudkins - Chicago, Illinois
  29.Oct.1929-   Mickey Walker      w10   Ace Hudkins - Los Angeles, California
  30 .Jly. 1930-   Mickey Walker   wko 3   Willie Oster - Newark, New Jersey
*25.Aug.1931-   Gorilla Jones   w10   Tiger Thomas - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  25 .Jan.1932-   Gorilla Jones  wko 6  Oddone Piazza - Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
  26.Apr.1932-   Gorilla Jones    w12   Young Terry - Trenton, New Jersey
  11 .Jun.1932-   Marcel Thil    wdq 11  Gorilla Jones -  Paris, France
   4 .Jly . 1932-   Marcel Thil       w15    Len Harvey - London, England
   2.Oct. 1933-   Marcel Thil        w15   Kid Tunero - Paris, France
  26.Feb.1934-   Marcel Thil       w15    Ignacio Arra - Paris, France
   3.May.1934-   Marcel Thil       w15    Gustav Roth - Paris,
  15.Oct.1934-   Marcel Thil       D15    Carmelo Candel - Paris, France
   4.May.1935-   Marcel Thil   wko 14   Vilda Jacks - Paris, France
   3 . Jun.1935-   Marcel Thil       w15     Ignacio Ara - Madrid, Spain
  28.Jun. 1935-   Marcel Thil       w10     Carmelo Candel - Paris, France
  20 .Jan.1936-   Marcel Thil     wdq 4    Lou Brouillard - Paris, France
  15.Feb.1937-   Marcel Thil     wdq 6    Lou Brouillard - Paris, France
  23.Sep.1937-   Fred Apostoli   wko 10   Marcel Thil - New York City
   1.Apr . 1938-  Fred Apostoli     w15      Glen Lee - New York City
  18.Nov.1938-  Fred Apostoli   wko 8     Young Corbett III - New York City
   2. Oct. 1939-  Ceferino Garcia   wko 7   Fred Apostoli - New York City
  23.Dec.1939-  Ceferino Garcia   wko 13  Glen Lee - Manila, Philippines
   1.Mar.1940-   Ceferino Garcia     D10     Henry Armstrong - Los Angeles, California
  23.May.1940-  Ken Overlin     w15    Ceferino Garcia - New York City
   1.Nov.1940-   Ken Overlin      w15    Steve Belloise - New York City
  13.Dec.1940-   Ken Overlin      w15    Steve Belloise - New York City
    9.May.1941-  Billy Soose    w15   Ken Overlin - New York City
*28.May.1941-  Tony Zale   wko 2   Al Hostak - Chicago, Illinois
  28.Nov.1941-  Tony Zale     w15    Georgie Abrams - New York City
  27.Sep.1946-   Tony Zale    wko 6  Rocky Graziano - New York City
  16 .Jly. 1947-   Rocky Graziano   wko 6   Tony Zale - Chicago, Illinois
  10.Jun .1948-   Tony Zale    wko 3  Rocky Graziano - Newark, New Jersey
  21.Sep.1948-   Marcel Cerdan   wko 12   Tony Zale - Jersey City, New Jersey
  16. Jun.1949-   Jake la Motta    wret 10  Marcel Cerdan - Detroit, Michigan
  12 .Jly .1950-   Jake la Motta      w15     Tiberio Mitri - New York City
  13.Sep.1950-   Jake la Motta   wko 15   Laurent Dauthille - Detroit, Michigan
  14.Feb.1951-   Sugar Ray Robinson   wko 13   Jake la Motta -  Chicago, Illinois
  10. Jly .1951-   Randolph Turpin  w15    Sugar Ray Robinson - London, England
  12.Sep.1951-   Sugar Ray Robinson   wko 10 Randolph Turpin - New York City
  13.Mar.1952-   Sugar Ray Robinson     w15    Carl 'Bobo' Olson - San Francisco, California
  16.Apr.1952-   Sugar Ray Robinson    wko 3   Rocky Graziano - Chicago, Illinois
* 9.Jun .1953-    Randolph Turpin   w15   Charles Humez - London, England
  21.Oct.1953-   Carl 'Bobo' Olson    w15   Randolph Turpin - New York City
   2.Apr.1954-    Carl 'Bobo' Olson    w15   Kid Gavilan - Chicago, Illinois
  20.Aug.1954-   Carl 'Bobo' Olson    w15   Rocky Castellani - San Francisco, California
  15.Dec.1954-   Carl 'Bobo' Olson  wko 11 Pierre Langlois - San Francisco, California
   9.Dec.1955-    Sugar Ray Robinson  wko 2   Carl 'Bobo' Olson - Chicago, Illinois
  18.May.1956-  Sugar Ray Robinson  wko 4   Carl 'Bobo' Olson - Los Angeles, California
   2. Jan.1957-    Gene Fullmer    w15  Sugar Ray Robinson - New York City
   1.May.1957-   Sugar Ray Robinson  wko 5  Gene Fullmer - Chicago, Illinois
  23.Sep.1957-   Carmen Basilio   w15  Sugar Ray Robinson - New York City
  25.Mar.1958-   Sugar Ray Robinson   w15  Carmen Basilio -   Chicago, Illinois
  22 .Jan.1960-   Paul Pender    w15   Sugar Ray Robinson - Boston, Massachusetts
  10. Jun. 1960-  Paul Pender    w15   Sugar Ray Robinson - Boston, Massachusetts
  14 .Jan. 1961-  Paul Pender  wko 7   Terry Downes - Boston, Massachusetts
  22.Apr.1961-   Paul Pender    w15   Carmen Basilio -  Boston, Massachusetts
  11. Jly .1961-   Terry Downes   wko 9  Paul Pender  - Wembley, England
   7.Apr.1962-    Paul Pender     w15   Terry Downes - Boston, Massachusetts
*23.Oct.1962-   Dick Tiger   w15   Gene Fullmer - San Francisco, California
  23.Feb.1963-   Dick Tiger   D15   Gene Fullmer - Las Vegas, Nevada
  10.Aug.1963-   Dick Tiger  wko 7 Gene Fullmer - Ibadan, Nigeria
   7.Dec. 1963-   Joey Giardello   w15  Dick Tiger  -  Atlantic City, New Jersey
  14.Dec.1964-   Joey Giardello   w15  Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  21.Oct.1965-   Dick Tiger  w15  Joey Giardello - New York City
  25.Apr.1966-   Emile Griffith   w15  Dick Tiger - New York City
  13 .Jly. 1966-   Emile Griffith   w15  Joey Archer - New York City
  23.Jan .1967-   Emile Griffith   w15  Joey Archer - New York City
  17.Apr.1967-   Nino Benvenuti   w15  Emile Griffith  - New York City
  29.Sep.1967-   Emile Griffith   w15  Nino Benvenuti - New York City
   4.Mar.1968-   Nino Benvenuti    w15   Emile Griffith  -  New York City
  14.Dec.1968-  Nino Benvenuti    w15   Don Fullmer - San Remo, Italy
   4.Oct.1969-    Nino Benvenuti  wdq 7 Fraser Scott - Naples, Italy
  22.Nov.1969-  Nino Benvenuti  wko 1 Luis Rodriguez - Rome, Italy
  23.May.1970-  Nino Benvenuti  wko 8 Tom Bethea - Umag, Yugoslavia
   7.Nov.1970-   Carlos Monzon   wko 12   Nino Benvenuti - Rome, Italy
   8.May.1971-   Carlos Monzon    wko 3     Nino Benvenuti - Monte Carlo, Monaco
  25.Sep.1971-   Carlos Monzon   wko 14    Emile Griffith  -Buenos Aires, Argentina
   4.Mar.1972-   Carlos Monzon     wko 5    Denny Moyer - Rome, Italy
  17.Jun .1972-   Carlos Monzon    wko 12   Jean-Claude Bouttier - Colombes, France
  19.Aug.1972-  Carlos Monzon      wko 5    Tom Boggs - Copenhagen, Denmark
  11.Nov.1972-  Carlos Monzon       w15     Bennie Briscoe -  Buenos Aires, Argentina
   2.Jun . 1973-   Carlos Monzon       w15     Emile Griffith - Monte Carlo, Monaco
  29.Sep.1973-   Carlos Monzon       w15     Jean-Claude Bouttier - Paris, France
   9.Feb.1974-    Carlos Monzon    wko 6     Jose Naploes - Paris, France
   5.Oct.1974-    Carlos Monzon    wko 7     Tony Mundine -  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  30 .Jun.1975-   Carlos Monzon    wko 10   Tony Licata - New York City
  13.Dec.1975-   Carlos Monzon     wko 5    Gratien Tonna - Paris, France
  26.Jun.1976-    Carlos Monzon       w15     Rodrigo Valdez - Monte Carlo, Monaco
  30 .Jly.1977-    Carlos Monzon       w15     Rodrigo Valdez - Monte Carlo, Monaco
* 5.Nov.1977-    Rodrigo Valdez     w15     Bennie Briscoe - Campione, Italy
  22.Apr.1978-   Hugo Corro   w15    Rodrigo Valdez - San Remo, Italy
   5.Aug.1978-    Hugo Corro   w15    Ronnie Harris -    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  11.Nov.1978-   Hugo Corro  w15    Rodrigo Valdez - Buenos Aires, Argentina
  30 .Jun.1979-   Vito Antuofermo   w15   Hugo Corro - Monte Carlo, Monaco
  30.Nov.1979-  Vito Antuofermo   D15   Marvelous Marvin Hagler - Las Vegas, Nevada
  16.Mar.1980-  Alan Minter   w15   Vito Antuofermo - Las Vegas, Nevada
  28 .Jun. 1980-  Alan Minter  wko 8 Vito Antuofermo - Wembley, England
  27.Sep.1980-   Marvelous Marvin Hagler    wko 3   Alan Minter - Wembley, England
  17. Jan.1981-   Marvelous Marvin Hagler    wko 8   Fully Obelmejas - Boston, Massachusetts
  13. Jun.1981-   Marvelous Marvin Hagler    wko 4   Vito Antuofermo - Boston, Massachusetts
  3.Oct.1981-     Marvelous Marvin Hagler   wko 11   Mustafa Hamsho - Rosemont, Illinois
   7.Mar.1982-   Marvelous Marvin Hagler     wko 1   Caveman Lee - Atlantic City, New Jersey
  30.Oct.1982-   Marvelous Marvin Hagler    wko 5    Fully Obelmejas - San Remo, Italy
  11.Feb.1983-   Marvelous Marvin Hagler    wko 6    Tony Sibson - Worcester, Massachusetts
  27.May.1983-  Marvelous Marvin Hagler    wko 4    Wilford Scypion - Providence, Rhode Island
  10.Nov.1983-  Marvelous Marvin Hagler       w15    Roberto Duran - Las Vegas, Nevada
  30.Mar.1984-  Marvelous Marvin Hagler    wko 10   Juan Domingo Roldan - Las Vegas, Nevada
  19.Oct.1984-   Marvelous Marvin Hagler     wko 3    Mustafa Hamsho - New York City
  16.Apr.1985-   Marvelous Marvin Hagler     wko 3    Thomas Hearns - Las Vegas, Nevada
  10.Mar.1986-  Marvelous Marvin Hagler    wko 11   John Mugabi - Las Vegas, Nevada
    6Apr.1987-    Sugar Ray Leonard   w12   Marvelous Marvin Hagler - Las Vegas, Nevada
*29.Oct.1987-   Thomas Hearns  wko 4    Juan Domingo Roldan - Las Vegas, Nevada
   6. Jun.1988-    Iran Barkley   wko 3   Thomas Hearns - Las Vegas, Nevada
  24.Feb.1989-   Roberto Duran   w12   Iran Barkley -  Atlantic City, New Jersey
*25.Mar.1989-   Michael Nunn   wko 1   Sumbu Kalambey - Las Vegas, Nevada
  14.Aug.1989-   Michael Nunn     w12    Iran Barkley - Reno, Nevada
  14.Apr.1990-   Michael Nunn      w12   Marlon Starling - Las Vegas, Nevada
  18.Oct.1990-   Michael Nunn   wko 10  Don Curry - Paris, France
  10.May.1991-  James Toney   wko 11   Michael Nunn - Davenport, Iowa
  29. Jun.1991-   James Toney     w12      Reggie Johnson - Las Vegas, Nevada
  12.Oct.1991-   James Toney    wko 4     Francesco Dell A'quilla - Monte Carlo, Monaco
  13.Dec.1991-  James Toney      D12      Mike McCallum - Atlantic City, New Jersey
   8.Feb.1992-   James Toney      w12      Dave Tiberi - Atlantic City, New Jersey
  11.Apr.1992-  James Toney      w12      Glenn Wolfe - Las Vegas, Nevada
  29.Aug.1992-  James Toney      w12      Mike McCallum - Reno, Nevada
*22.May.1993- Roy Jones   w12   Bernard Hopkins - Washington D.C.
  27.May.1994- Roy Jones  wko2  Thomas Tate - Las Vegas, Nevada
*17.Dec.1994-  Bernard Hopkins    D12   Segundo Mercado - Quito, Ecuador
*29.Apr.1995-  Bernard Hopkins   wko 7 Segundo Mercado - Landover, Maryland
  27.Jan.1996-   Bernard Hopkins   wko 1  Steve Frank - Phoenix, Arizona
  16.Mar.1996- Bernard Hopkins   wko 4  Joe Lipsey - Las Vegas, Nevada
  16 .Jly .1996-  Bernard Hopkins  wko 11 Bo James - Atlantic City, New Jersey
  19.Apr.1997-  Bernard Hopkins   wko 7  John David Jackson - Shreveport, Louisiana
  20 .Jly. 1997-  Bernard Hopkins  wko 11 Glen Johnson - Indio, California
  18.Nov.1997- Bernard Hopkins    w12     Andrew Council - Upper Marlboro, Maryland
  31.Jan. 1998-  Bernard Hopkins    wko 6  Simon Brown - Atlantic City, New Jersey
  28.Aug.1998-  Bernard Hopkins    NC 4   Robbie Allen - Las Vegas, Nevada
   6.Feb.1999-   Bernard Hopkins    wko 7  Robbie Allen - Washington D.C.
  12.Dec.1999-  Bernard Hopkins     w12    Antwun Echols - Miami, Florida
 13.May.2000-  Bernard Hopkins     w12    Syd Vanderpoole - Indianapolis, Indiana
   1.Dec.2000-   Bernard Hopkins  wko 10  Antwun Echols - Las Vegas, Nevada
  14.Apr.2001-  Bernard Hopkins    w12     Keith Holmes - New York City
  29.Sep.2001-  Bernard Hopkins  wko 12  Felix Trinidad - New York City
    2.Feb.2002-  Bernard Hopkins  wko 10  Carl Daniels - Reading, Pennsylvania
  29.Mar.2003-  Bernard Hopkins   wko 8   Morrade Hakkar - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
  13.Dec.2003-  Bernard Hopkins     w12     William Joppy - Atlantic City, New Jersey 
    5. Jun.2004-  Bernard Hopkins     w12     Robbie Allen - Las Vegas, Nevada  
  18.Sep.2004-  Bernard Hopkins    wko 9   Oscar De La Hoya - Las Vegas, Nevada  
  19.Feb.2005-  Bernard Hopkins      w12    Howard Eastman - Los Angeles, California     
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