WBU Rankings (End of January 1901)
Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries
15-0-2(12)
Awarded title December 1900
Next Opponent: George Byers (Black Heavyweight Champion) March 1901
1 - James J Corbett 11-4-3(5)
2 - Bob Armstrong 16-8-6(12)
3 - Charles "Kid" McCoy 73-6-10(56)
4- Hank Griffin 21-2-3(17)
5 - Tom Sharkey 36-6-6(34)
6- Bob Fitzimmons 61-5-4(55) --- EBU Champion
7 - Frank Childs 33-4-7(18)
8 - George Byers 14-3-15(10)
9 - Gus Ruhlin 28-7-2(15)
10 - John "Klondike" Haynes 22-5-3(10)
Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
40-6-16(8)
Awarded title December 1900
Next Opponent: Winner of Choynski vs Root (Scheduled for Feb)
1 - Joe Choynski 50-12-5(32)
2 - Jack Root 36-0-1(25)
3 - Joe Butler 40-16-3(33)
4 - Panos Stratis 7-1-0(4) (RFG Rating 8) --- EBU Champion
Middleweight Champion George Gardiner
28-1-3 (22)
Won vacant title 01-1901 against Mike Donovan
Next Opponent: TBD
1 - Jack Bonner 51-19-15 (34)
2 - Harry Peppers 14-10-2(11)
3 - Jack Lalor - 7-4-2(6)
4 Charley Johnson 63-29-30(46)
* Gardiner is also the recognized EBU champion.
Welterweight Champion Joe Walcott
73-7-10(47)
Won vacant title 01-1901 against Tommy Ryan
Next Opponent: Rematch vs Ryan
1 - Tommy Ryan 64-2-10(47) --- EBU Champion
2 - Young Peter jackson 38-7-9(24)
3 - Rube Ferns 35-7-2(27)
4 - Owen Ziegler 44-26-23(17)
5 - Billy Gardner 12-2-9(9)
Lightweight Champion Joe Gans
95-7-14(60)
Won vacant title 01-1901 against Barney Malone
Next Opponent: Willie Fitzgerald
1 - Willie Fitzgerald 17-3-2(9)
2 - Kid McPartland 38-11-15(16)
3 - Patsy Sweeney 35-3-12(24)
4 - George Lavigne 34-6-10(19)
5 - Battling Nelson 14-2-3(9) --- EBU Champion
Featherweight Champion George "Little Chocolate" Dixon
63-9-28(30)
Won vacant title 01-1901 against Young Corbett II
Next Opponent: Solly Smith, Feb
1- Solly Smith 30-11-17(19)
2 - Ben Jordon 13-1-1(6) --- EBU Champion
3 - Young Corbett II 32-4-6(27)
4 - Tommy White 37-8-31(14)
5 - Aurelio Herrera 32-0-2(30)
Bantamweight Champion "Terrible" Terry McGovern
54-2-5(38)
Won vacant title 01-1901 against Harry Harris
Next Opponent: Casper Leon, March
1 - Casper Leon 40-13-21(15)
2 - Harry Harris 35-3-6(12)
3 - Pedlar Palmer 21-2-1(5)
Note: EBU = European Boxing Union...Pug = randomly created 0 level fighter...RFG = randomly created fictional fighter