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NYSAC welterweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1920. Last held in 1974; no longer contested.

World title bouts
114
Champions
31
Longest reign (Freddie Cochrane, 1941–1946)
4 years, 6 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Henry Armstrong, 1938–1940)
19

Last champion

Hedgemon Lewis1972–1974

Reigns and world title bouts

Oct 1969 – Oct 1974

NYSAC
Jose NapolesBilly BackusJose NapolesHedgemon Lewis
1970AprJulOct1971AprJulOct1972AprJulOct1973AprJulOct1974AprJulOct
192019301940195019601970

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Freddie CochraneNYSAC1941–19464 years, 6 months · 0 successful defences
  2. 2Sugar Ray RobinsonNYSAC1946–19514 years, 1 month · 5 successful defences
  3. 3Kid GavilanNYSAC1951–19543 years, 5 months · 7 successful defences
  4. 4Emile GriffithNYSAC1963–19663 years, 1 month · 5 successful defences
  5. 5Barney RossNYSAC1935–19383 years · 2 successful defences
  6. 6Curtis CokesNYSAC1966–19692 years, 7 months · 5 successful defences
  7. 7Jack BrittonNYSAC1920–19222 years, 7 months · 5 successful defences
  8. 8Mickey WalkerNYSAC1923–19262 years, 7 months · 4 successful defences
  9. 9Henry ArmstrongNYSAC1938–19402 years, 4 months · 19 successful defences
  10. 10Joe DundeeNYSAC1927–19292 years, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  11. 11Hedgemon LewisNYSAC1972–19742 years, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  12. 12Jose NapolesNYSAC1969–19701 year, 7 months · 3 successful defences
  13. 13Don JordanNYSAC1958–19601 year, 5 months · 2 successful defences
  14. 14Virgil AkinsNYSAC1957–19581 year, 1 month · 3 successful defences
  15. 15Jackie FieldsNYSAC1932–19331 year · 0 successful defences
  16. 16Pete LatzoNYSAC1926–19271 year · 2 successful defences
  17. 17Carmen BasilioNYSAC1956–19571 year · 1 successful defence
  18. 18Jimmy McLarninNYSAC1933–193411 months · 0 successful defences
  19. 19Emile GriffithNYSAC1962–196311 months · 2 successful defences
  20. 20Benny ParetNYSAC1960–196110 months · 1 successful defence
  21. 21Fritzie ZivicNYSAC1940–19419 months · 1 successful defence
  22. 22Jackie FieldsNYSAC1929–19309 months · 0 successful defences
  23. 23Carmen BasilioNYSAC1955–19569 months · 1 successful defence
  24. 24Jimmy McLarninNYSAC1934–19358 months · 0 successful defences
  25. 25Marty ServoNYSAC1946–19467 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26Tommy FreemanNYSAC1930–19317 months · 0 successful defences
  27. 27Mickey WalkerNYSAC1922–19237 months · 1 successful defence
  28. 28Jack ThompsonNYSAC1931–19316 months · 0 successful defences
  29. 29Billy BackusNYSAC1970–19716 months · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Johnny SaxtonNYSAC1956–19565 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Emile GriffithNYSAC1961–19615 months · 1 successful defence
  32. 32Benny ParetNYSAC1961–19625 months · 0 successful defences
  33. 33Johnny SaxtonNYSAC1954–19555 months · 0 successful defences
  34. 34Jose NapolesNYSAC1971–19714 months · 0 successful defences
  35. 35Jack ThompsonNYSAC1930–19303 months · 0 successful defences
  36. 36Barney RossNYSAC1934–19343 months · 0 successful defences
  37. 37Lou BrouillardNYSAC1931–19323 months · 0 successful defences
  38. 38Young Corbett IIINYSAC1933–19333 months · 0 successful defences
  39. 39Luis RodriguezNYSAC1963–19632 months · 0 successful defences
  40. 40Jimmy JonesNYSAC1923–19232 months · 0 successful defences
  41. 41Tony DeMarcoNYSAC1955–19552 months · 0 successful defences
  42. 42Dave ShadeNYSAC1923–19231 month · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1920

  2. Jack Britton becomes the NYSAC welterweight world champion

    Welterweight · NYSACNew champion

  3. Jack Britton beats Johnny Griffiths via newspaper decision 15/15

    Welterweight · IBU and NYSAC

  4. Jack Britton beats Young Joe Borrell via newspaper decision 8/8

    Welterweight · IBU and NYSAC

  5. Jack Britton and Lou Bogash draw via points decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBU and NYSAC

  6. Jack Britton beats Johnny Tillman via newspaper decision 10/10

    Welterweight · IBU and NYSAC

  7. 1921

  8. Jack Britton beats Ted Kid Lewis via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  9. Jack Britton and Dave Shade draw via points decision 10/10

    Welterweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  10. 1922

  11. Jack Britton and Dave Shade draw via majority decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  12. Jack Britton beats Benny Leonard via disqualification 13/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  13. Mickey Walker beats Jack Britton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew NYSAC champion

  14. 1923

  15. Mickey Walker beats Pete Latzo via newspaper decision 12/12

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  16. Mickey Walker’s reign as the NYSAC welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · NYSAC

    Dave Shade becomes the NYSAC welterweight world champion

    Welterweight · NYSACNew champion

  17. Jimmy Jones beats Dave Shade via points decision 10/10

    Welterweight · NYSACNew champion

  18. Jimmy Jones’s reign as the NYSAC welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  19. Mickey Walker becomes the NYSAC welterweight world champion

    Welterweight · NYSACNew champion

  20. 1924

  21. Mickey Walker beats Lew Tendler via unanimous decision 10/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  22. Mickey Walker beats Bobby Barrett via knockout 6/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  23. 1925

  24. Mickey Walker beats Dave Shade via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  25. Mickey Walker beats Sailor Friedman via newspaper decision 12/12

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  26. 1926

  27. Pete Latzo beats Mickey Walker via unanimous decision 10/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  28. Pete Latzo beats Willie Harmon via knockout 5/12

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  29. Pete Latzo beats George Levine via disqualification 4/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  30. 1927

  31. Joe Dundee beats Pete Latzo via majority decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  32. Joe Dundee beats Billy Drako via newspaper decision 10/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  33. 1929

  34. Jackie Fields beats Joe Dundee via disqualification 2/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  1. 1930

  2. Jack Thompson beats Jackie Fields via points decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  3. Tommy Freeman beats Jack Thompson via points decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  4. 1931

  5. Jack Thompson beats Tommy Freeman via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  6. Lou Brouillard beats Jack Thompson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  7. 1932

  8. Jackie Fields beats Lou Brouillard via unanimous decision 10/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  9. 1933

  10. Young Corbett III beats Jackie Fields via points decision 10/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  11. Jimmy McLarnin beats Young Corbett III via knockout 1/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  12. 1934

  13. Barney Ross beats Jimmy McLarnin via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  14. Jimmy McLarnin beats Barney Ross via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  15. 1935

  16. Barney Ross beats Jimmy McLarnin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  17. 1936

  18. Barney Ross beats Izzy Jannazzo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  19. 1937

  20. Barney Ross beats Ceferino Garcia via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  21. 1938

  22. Henry Armstrong beats Barney Ross via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  23. Henry Armstrong beats Ceferino Garcia via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  24. Henry Armstrong beats Al Manfredo via knockout 3/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  25. 1939

  26. Henry Armstrong beats Baby Arizmendi via points decision 10/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  27. Henry Armstrong beats Bobby Pacho via knockout 4/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  28. Henry Armstrong beats Lew Feldman via knockout 1/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  29. Henry Armstrong beats Davey Day via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  30. Henry Armstrong beats Ernie Roderick via points decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  31. Henry Armstrong beats Al Manfredo via knockout 4/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  32. Henry Armstrong beats Howard Scott via knockout 2/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  33. Henry Armstrong beats Richie Fontaine via knockout 3/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  34. Henry Armstrong beats Jimmy Garrison via points decision 10/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  35. Henry Armstrong beats Bobby Pacho via knockout 4/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  36. Henry Armstrong beats Jimmy Garrison via knockout 7/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1940

  2. Henry Armstrong beats Joe Ghnouly via knockout 5/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  3. Henry Armstrong beats Pedro Montanez via knockout 9/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  4. Henry Armstrong beats Paul Junior via knockout 7/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  5. Henry Armstrong beats Ralph Zannelli via knockout 5/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  6. Henry Armstrong beats Paul Junior via knockout 3/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  7. Henry Armstrong beats Phil Furr via knockout 4/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  8. Fritzie Zivic beats Henry Armstrong via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  9. 1941

  10. Fritzie Zivic beats Henry Armstrong via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  11. Freddie Cochrane beats Fritzie Zivic via points decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  12. 1946

  13. Marty Servo beats Freddie Cochrane via knockout 4/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  14. Marty Servo’s reign as the NYSAC welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  15. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Tommy Bell via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  16. 1947

  17. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Jimmy Doyle via knockout 8/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  18. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Chuck Taylor via knockout 6/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  19. 1948

  20. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bernard Docusen via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  21. 1949

  22. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Kid Gavilan via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1950

  2. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Charley Fusari via points decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  3. 1951

  4. Sugar Ray Robinson’s reign as the NYSAC welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  5. Kid Gavilan beats Johnny Bratton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC and WBANew NYSAC champion

  6. Kid Gavilan beats Billy Graham via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  7. 1952

  8. Kid Gavilan beats Bobby Dykes via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  9. Kid Gavilan beats Gil Turner via knockout 11/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  10. Kid Gavilan beats Billy Graham via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  11. 1953

  12. Kid Gavilan beats Chuck Davey via knockout 10/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  13. Kid Gavilan beats Carmen Basilio via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  14. Kid Gavilan beats Johnny Bratton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  15. 1954

  16. Johnny Saxton beats Kid Gavilan via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  17. 1955

  18. Tony DeMarco beats Johnny Saxton via knockout 14/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  19. Carmen Basilio beats Tony DeMarco via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  20. Carmen Basilio beats Tony DeMarco via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  21. 1956

  22. Johnny Saxton beats Carmen Basilio via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  23. Carmen Basilio beats Johnny Saxton via knockout 9/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  24. 1957

  25. Carmen Basilio beats Johnny Saxton via knockout 2/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  26. Carmen Basilio’s reign as the NYSAC welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  27. Virgil Akins beats Tony DeMarco via knockout 14/15

    Welterweight · NYSACNew champion

  28. 1958

  29. Virgil Akins beats Tony DeMarco via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  30. Virgil Akins beats Isaac Logart via knockout 6/12

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  31. Virgil Akins beats Vince Martinez via knockout 4/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  32. Don Jordan beats Virgil Akins via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  33. 1959

  34. Don Jordan beats Virgil Akins via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  35. Don Jordan beats Denny Moyer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1960

  2. Benny Paret beats Don Jordan via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  3. Benny Paret beats Luis Federico Thompson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  4. 1961

  5. Emile Griffith beats Benny Paret via knockout 13/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  6. Emile Griffith beats Gaspar Ortega via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  7. Benny Paret beats Emile Griffith via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  8. 1962

  9. Emile Griffith beats Benny Paret via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  10. Emile Griffith beats Ralph Dupas via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  11. Emile Griffith beats Jorge Fernandez via knockout 9/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  12. 1963

  13. Luis Rodriguez beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA, WBC and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  14. Emile Griffith beats Luis Rodriguez via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  15. 1964

  16. Emile Griffith beats Luis Rodriguez via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  17. Emile Griffith beats Brian Curvis via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  18. Emile Griffith beats Dave Charnley via knockout 9/10

    Welterweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  19. 1965

  20. Emile Griffith beats Jose Stable via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  21. Emile Griffith beats Manuel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  22. 1966

  23. Emile Griffith’s reign as the NYSAC welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  24. Curtis Cokes beats Manuel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC and WBANew NYSAC champion

  25. Curtis Cokes beats Jean Josselin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  26. 1967

  27. Curtis Cokes beats Francois Pavilla via knockout 10/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  28. Curtis Cokes beats Charley Shipes via knockout 8/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  29. 1968

  30. Curtis Cokes beats Willie Ludick via knockout 5/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  31. Curtis Cokes beats Ramon La Cruz via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  32. 1969

  33. Jose Napoles beats Curtis Cokes via corner retirement 13/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  34. Jose Napoles beats Curtis Cokes via corner retirement 10/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  35. Jose Napoles beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  1. 1970

  2. Jose Napoles beats Ernie Lopez via knockout 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The Ring

  3. Billy Backus beats Jose Napoles via knockout 4/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  4. 1971

  5. Jose Napoles beats Billy Backus via knockout 8/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, NYSAC and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  6. Jose Napoles’s reign as the NYSAC welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  7. 1972

  8. Hedgemon Lewis beats Billy Backus via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSACNew champion

  9. Hedgemon Lewis beats Billy Backus via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  10. 1974

  11. Hedgemon Lewis’s reign as the NYSAC welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · NYSAC