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JCWeb · 03-28-2006, 07:08 PM

1907 WBA Light Heavy Title Bouts: O'Brien successfully defended three times, versus McWatt, the British TC (TKO 6), Jack Root (TKO 6) and George Gardner (UD 15) to make it a total of 6 successful defenses prior to his move up to HW. With his surprise win over Jack Johnson, the LH title will become vacant as of Jan. 1908.

NABF Title: John Wille defended twice, both against the USBA titleholder, teenager Leo Houck, winning two close decisions (SD 12 and MD 12) to bring his total successful defenses to 5 of the title he won in Nov. 1905.

USBA Title: Houck defended only once (UD 12 versus Charlie Haghey) in between the two tussles with Wille.

CBU Title: TC Jeremy McWatt made two more defenses, making it a total of five successive defenses dating back to 1904.

GBU Title: McWatt made his 7th successive defense of the title he won back in 1903.

EBU Title: First fought for in August 1907, won by George Gardner of Ireland (TKO 7 over McWatt). No defenses as of yet.

Top Ten Rankings (PP and changes from last year included):

Title: recently vacated by O'Brien who won HW crown
1. John Wille 25-4-2 (17) 927 pts up 1
2. Jack Sullivan 26-12 (15) 747 pts up 4
3. George Gardner 38-8-1 (26) 735 pts down 2
4. Leo Houck 19-5-1 (9) 636 pts down 1
5. *Jeremy McWatt 26-18-2 (3) 595 pts down 1
6. Charlie Haghey 23-12-2 (20) 567 pts up 1
7. Jack Root 33-12 (25) 527 pts down 2
8. Billy Stift 40-20 (30) 420 pts up 2
9. Charles Kid McCoy 53-13 (45) 419 pts new, was #3 at MW
10. *Clifford Marvine 21-19-3 (3) 350 pts

Comparing this to the HW rankings, it's easy to see how thin the LH division is by comparison, with two TCs ranked in the Top 10, and also the lower PPs are indicative perhaps also of a lower level of top flight fighters for the most part. Look for Wille (who is on a 5-bout win streak) and Sullivan (on a 6-bout win streak) to meet up for the vacant WBA Title in early 1908 -- Sullivan is hungry after not having a title shot of any kind for the past two years. Gardner enters post-prime in 1908 (his retirement year) and I set TCs McWatt and Marvine at post-prime as well to hopefully shake things up. (A third British TC, Chuck Carrick, dropped out of the Top 10, after being ranked 9th the prior year.) Stift was actually on his way out when he managed to TKO McCoy in his final bout. McCoy, like Gardner, is at Post-Prime and Root, after two successive TKO losses, has reached the final stage of his career.

Billy Stift's career totals:
1893-1907 40-20 (30) NABF and USBA Champ

Obviously, the division is in need of some new blood, and in 1908 look for the only active real-life fighter outside the top ten, Fred Cooley, to step up, along with two talented newcomers -- Frenchman Georges Carpentier and Jack "The Giant Killer" Dillon, two boxers who became LH champs IRL.

03-28-2006, 07:08 PM	#32
JCWeb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,042	1907-Light Heavyweights 1907 WBA Light Heavy Title Bouts: O'Brien successfully defended three times, versus McWatt, the British TC (TKO 6), Jack Root (TKO 6) and George Gardner (UD 15) to make it a total of 6 successful defenses prior to his move up to HW. With his surprise win over Jack Johnson, the LH title will become vacant as of Jan. 1908. NABF Title: John Wille defended twice, both against the USBA titleholder, teenager Leo Houck, winning two close decisions (SD 12 and MD 12) to bring his total successful defenses to 5 of the title he won in Nov. 1905. USBA Title: Houck defended only once (UD 12 versus Charlie Haghey) in between the two tussles with Wille. CBU Title: TC Jeremy McWatt made two more defenses, making it a total of five successive defenses dating back to 1904. GBU Title: McWatt made his 7th successive defense of the title he won back in 1903. EBU Title: First fought for in August 1907, won by George Gardner of Ireland (TKO 7 over McWatt). No defenses as of yet. Top Ten Rankings (PP and changes from last year included): Title: recently vacated by O'Brien who won HW crown 1. John Wille 25-4-2 (17) 927 pts up 1 2. Jack Sullivan 26-12 (15) 747 pts up 4 3. George Gardner 38-8-1 (26) 735 pts down 2 4. Leo Houck 19-5-1 (9) 636 pts down 1 5. Jeremy McWatt 26-18-2 (3) 595 pts down 1 6. Charlie Haghey 23-12-2 (20) 567 pts up 1 7. Jack Root 33-12 (25) 527 pts down 2 8. Billy Stift 40-20 (30) 420 pts up 2 9. Charles Kid McCoy 53-13 (45) 419 pts new, was #3 at MW 10. Clifford Marvine 21-19-3 (3) 350 pts Comparing this to the HW rankings, it's easy to see how thin the LH division is by comparison, with two TCs ranked in the Top 10, and also the lower PPs are indicative perhaps also of a lower level of top flight fighters for the most part. Look for Wille (who is on a 5-bout win streak) and Sullivan (on a 6-bout win streak) to meet up for the vacant WBA Title in early 1908 -- Sullivan is hungry after not having a title shot of any kind for the past two years. Gardner enters post-prime in 1908 (his retirement year) and I set TCs McWatt and Marvine at post-prime as well to hopefully shake things up. (A third British TC, Chuck Carrick, dropped out of the Top 10, after being ranked 9th the prior year.) Stift was actually on his way out when he managed to TKO McCoy in his final bout. McCoy, like Gardner, is at Post-Prime and Root, after two successive TKO losses, has reached the final stage of his career. Billy Stift's career totals: 1893-1907 40-20 (30) NABF and USBA Champ Obviously, the division is in need of some new blood, and in 1908 look for the only active real-life fighter outside the top ten, Fred Cooley, to step up, along with two talented newcomers -- Frenchman Georges Carpentier and Jack "The Giant Killer" Dillon, two boxers who became LH champs IRL.