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JCWeb · 03-29-2006, 01:09 AM

WBA Title -- Well, Terry McGovern's reign as World Champ lasted about 18 months. After two more successful title defenses in 1907 versus the lowly Tommy Love (TKO 4) and all-time great George Dixon (TKO 2), he decided to risk it all in his fifth defense versus former champ Abe Attell. Abe withstood the onslaught to bang out a UD 15 to regain the crown he lost two years earlier to Jem Driscoll.

NABF: Attell began the year with this title, defended it twice (TD 4 with Eddie Santry and UD 12 over Jimmy Walsh), then Young Corbett edged out Walsh (MD 12) for the vacant title once Abe regained the WBA crown.

USBA: Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan continued to defend this belt, with defenses over Joe Bernstein (TKO 11), Harry Lyons (UD 12) and Aurelio Herrera (KO 6) to bring his total successive defenses to 7.

CBU: Young Griffo, now an old-timer, clung to the belt with a 12-round draw with Canadian Percy Cove, but then lost it next time out to Owen Moran (UD 12). Moran, who made the move up from BW, then whipped another aging Aussie vet, Tim Hegarty (UD 12) in his first defense.

GBU: No action, as the title-holder, Jem Driscoll, moved up to LW.

Rankings (including Perf Pts and change from prior year):

Champ: Abe Attell 34-2-1 (13) 1048 pts was #1
1. Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan 33-10-1 (21) 998 pts up 2
2. Terry McGovern 31-12-1 (28) 967 pts was champ
3. Harry Lyons 45-10-1 (25) 780 pts up 1
4. Young Griffo 73-10-4 (29) 683 pts up 1
5. Owen Moran 25-5 (14) 663 pts New -- was #6 in BW
6. Benny Soloman 32-11 (26) 594 pts NC
7. Young Corbett 28-12-4 (19) 588 pts up 3
8. Aurelio Herrera 25-12-2 (23) 577 pts up 3
9. Joe Bernstein 29-17-2 (14) 529 pts down 2
10. Eddie Santry 28-19-2 (17) 491 pts down 2

All in all, an older group of fighters than we see in the other divisions. Attell, Brooklyn Tommy and Moran are all at Prime, but McGovern hits Post-Prime in 1908 as do Soloman and Bernstein, Lyons is already at Post-Prime, Herrera is due to hit Post-Prime in '09, Corbett in '10 and Santry in '11. Young Griffo, remarkably, continues to hang on despite now being the oldest active fighter in the game (born in 1869). His 87 bouts surpasses the record set by the retired great, Peter Jackson, and his 73 wins tie him with Tommy Ryan for most in that category. But, surely, 1908 has got to be his final year!

Two former champs called it quits in 1907: Oscar Gardner and the all-time great George "Little Chocolate" Dixon. Their career marks:

Dixon 1886-1907 58-21-4 (21) WBA Champ in both BW and FW
Gardner 1894-1907 32-18-1 (18) WBA FW Champ

Look for more retirements in the near future as Griffo, fellow Aussie Tim Hegarty, Irishman Dave Sullivan and American Hugh McPadden are all at the End stage of their careers. Top-ranked TC on the charts is Tim Groden, 12-15-2 (3) record, 20th with 171 pts. Snailham (#9 in 1907) dropped out of Top 10 to make way for newcomer Moran. This division is in need of some fresh blood, right now the top prospect is Johnny Kilbane, who is 5-0 all by KO. In 1908, three newcomers arrive, paced by Eddie O'Keefe along with Billy Elliott and Jimmy Hill.

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JCWeb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,042	1907-Featherweights WBA Title -- Well, Terry McGovern's reign as World Champ lasted about 18 months. After two more successful title defenses in 1907 versus the lowly Tommy Love (TKO 4) and all-time great George Dixon (TKO 2), he decided to risk it all in his fifth defense versus former champ Abe Attell. Abe withstood the onslaught to bang out a UD 15 to regain the crown he lost two years earlier to Jem Driscoll. NABF: Attell began the year with this title, defended it twice (TD 4 with Eddie Santry and UD 12 over Jimmy Walsh), then Young Corbett edged out Walsh (MD 12) for the vacant title once Abe regained the WBA crown. USBA: Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan continued to defend this belt, with defenses over Joe Bernstein (TKO 11), Harry Lyons (UD 12) and Aurelio Herrera (KO 6) to bring his total successive defenses to 7. CBU: Young Griffo, now an old-timer, clung to the belt with a 12-round draw with Canadian Percy Cove, but then lost it next time out to Owen Moran (UD 12). Moran, who made the move up from BW, then whipped another aging Aussie vet, Tim Hegarty (UD 12) in his first defense. GBU: No action, as the title-holder, Jem Driscoll, moved up to LW. Rankings (including Perf Pts and change from prior year): Champ: Abe Attell 34-2-1 (13) 1048 pts was #1 1. Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan 33-10-1 (21) 998 pts up 2 2. Terry McGovern 31-12-1 (28) 967 pts was champ 3. Harry Lyons 45-10-1 (25) 780 pts up 1 4. Young Griffo 73-10-4 (29) 683 pts up 1 5. Owen Moran 25-5 (14) 663 pts New -- was #6 in BW 6. Benny Soloman 32-11 (26) 594 pts NC 7. Young Corbett 28-12-4 (19) 588 pts up 3 8. Aurelio Herrera 25-12-2 (23) 577 pts up 3 9. Joe Bernstein 29-17-2 (14) 529 pts down 2 10. Eddie Santry 28-19-2 (17) 491 pts down 2 All in all, an older group of fighters than we see in the other divisions. Attell, Brooklyn Tommy and Moran are all at Prime, but McGovern hits Post-Prime in 1908 as do Soloman and Bernstein, Lyons is already at Post-Prime, Herrera is due to hit Post-Prime in '09, Corbett in '10 and Santry in '11. Young Griffo, remarkably, continues to hang on despite now being the oldest active fighter in the game (born in 1869). His 87 bouts surpasses the record set by the retired great, Peter Jackson, and his 73 wins tie him with Tommy Ryan for most in that category. But, surely, 1908 has got to be his final year! Two former champs called it quits in 1907: Oscar Gardner and the all-time great George "Little Chocolate" Dixon. Their career marks: Dixon 1886-1907 58-21-4 (21) WBA Champ in both BW and FW Gardner 1894-1907 32-18-1 (18) WBA FW Champ Look for more retirements in the near future as Griffo, fellow Aussie Tim Hegarty, Irishman Dave Sullivan and American Hugh McPadden are all at the End stage of their careers. Top-ranked TC on the charts is Tim Groden, 12-15-2 (3) record, 20th with 171 pts. Snailham (#9 in 1907) dropped out of Top 10 to make way for newcomer Moran. This division is in need of some fresh blood, right now the top prospect is Johnny Kilbane, who is 5-0 all by KO. In 1908, three newcomers arrive, paced by Eddie O'Keefe along with Billy Elliott and Jimmy Hill.