List of Middleweight Boxing Champions - Historical

Historical

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
1884-07-30 1891-01-14 Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (USA/Ireland) World
1891-01-14 1894-09-26 – vacated Bob Fitzsimmons (Great Britain) World
1896-12-26 1897-12-17 – vacated Kid McCoy (USA) World
1898-10-24 1907-05-28 – vacated Tommy Ryan (Ireland) World
1907-09-02 1908-09-07 Stanley Ketchel (USA/Poland) World
1908-09-07 1908-11-26 Billy Papke (USA) World
1908-11-26 1910-06-10 – vacated Stanley Ketchel (USA/Poland) World
1912-02-22 1913-10-11 Frank Klaus (USA) World
1913-10-11 1914-04-07 George Chip (USA) World
1914-04-07 1917-11-14 Al McCoy (USA) World
1917-11-14 1920-05-06 Mike O'Dowd (USA) World
1920-05-06 1923-08-31 Johnny Wilson (USA) World
1923-08-31 1926-02-26 Harry Greb (USA) World
1926-02-26 1926-12-03 Tiger Flowers (USA) World
1926-12-03 1929-10-29 – vacated Mickey Walker (USA) World
1932-01-25 1932-06-11 Gorilla Jones (USA) NBA
1932-06-11 1932-07-04 Marcel Thil (France) NBA
1933-10-30 1933-10-30 Lou Brouillard (Canada) World
1933-10-30 1934-09-11 Vince Dundee (USA) World
1934-09-11 1935-09-19 Teddy Yarosz (USA) World
1935-09-19 1936-07-11 Eddie Babe Risko (USA) World
1936-07-11 1938-07-26 Freddie Steele (USA) World
1937? 1939? Fred Apostoli (USA) World
1938-11-01 1939-06-27 Solly Krieger (USA) World
1939-06-27 1940-07-19 Al Hostak (USA) World
1939-10-02 1940-05-23 Ceferino Garcia (Philippines) World
1940-05-23 1941-05-09 Ken Overlin (USA) World
1941-05-09 1941 Billy Soose (USA) World
1940-07-19 1947-07-16 Tony Zale (USA) NBA
1947-07-16 1948-06-10 Rocky Graziano World
1948-06-10 1948-09-21 Tony Zale World
1948-09-21 1949-06-16 Marcel Cerdan World
1949-06-16 1951-02-14 Jake LaMotta World
1951-02-14 1951-07-10 Sugar Ray Robinson World
1951-07-10 1951-09-12 Randy Turpin World
1951-09-12 1952-04-16 – vacated Sugar Ray Robinson World
1953-10-21 1955-12-09 Bobo Olson World
1955-12-09 1957-01-02 Sugar Ray Robinson World
1957-01-02 1957-05-01 Gene Fullmer World
1957-05-01 1957-09-23 Sugar Ray Robinson World
1957-09-23 1958-03-25 Carmen Basilio World
1958-03-25 1960-01-22 Sugar Ray Robinson World
1960-01-22 1961-07-11 Paul Pender World
1961-07-11 1962-04-07 Terry Downes World
1962-04-07 1962-04-07 – vacated Paul Pender World
1962-08-10 1963-12-07 Dick Tiger Universal (WBA/WBC)
1963-12-07 1965-10-21 Joey Giardello Universal (WBA/WBC)
1965-10-21 1966-04-25 Dick Tiger Universal (WBA/WBC)
1966-04-25 1967-04-17 Emile Griffith Universal (WBA/WBC)
1967-04-17 1967-09-29 Nino Benvenuti Universal (WBA/WBC)
1967-09-29 1968-03-04 Emile Griffith Universal (WBA/WBC)
1968-03-04 1970-11-07 Nino Benvenuti Universal (WBA/WBC)
1970-11-07 1974-02-09 – title split Carlos Monzón Universal (WBA/WBC)
1976-06-26 1977-08-29 – retired Carlos Monzón Universal (WBA/WBC)
1980-09-27 1987-04-06 – title split Marvin Hagler Universal (WBA/WBC/IBF)
2004-09-18 2005-07-16 Bernard Hopkins Universal (WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO)
2005-07-16 2005-10-11 – title split Jermain Taylor Universal (WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO)

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