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Old 01-17-2018, 01:38 PM   #1282
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Roll of Champions (as of January 1, 1941)

ROLL OF CHAMPIONS
(date acquired title and number of successful defenses in parens)

HW

WBA: Joe Louis (Feb. 1939) (7)
NABF: Jersey Joe Walcott (Dec. 1940) (0)
USBA: Vacant
CBU: Tommy Martin (Dec. 1939) (0)
GBU: Tommy Martin (Aug. 1937) (1)
EBU: Max Schmeling (Sep. 1939) (3)
OPBF: Vacant
LABF: Jimmy Mendes (Nov. 1937) (2)


LH

WBA: Gus Lesnevich (Sep. 1940) (1)
NABF: Billy Conn (Oct. 1940) (0)
USBA: Archie Moore (Jul. 1940) (1)
CBU: Charley Belanger (Aug. 1937) (0)
GBU: Freddie Mills (June 1940) (0)
EBU: Heinz Lazek (Mar. 1940) (0)

MW

WBA: Tony Zale (Dec. 1940) (0)
NABF: Vacant
USBA: Holman Williams (Apr. 1940) (1)
CBU: Lou Brouillard (Nov. 1939) (1)
GBU: Jock McAvoy (Oct. 1930) (10)
EBU: Marcel Cerdan (Aug. 1938) (5)
OPBF: Fred Henneberry (Dec. 1939) (0)
LABF: Antonio Fernandez (Dec. 1940) (0)

WW

WBA: Henry Armstrong (Dec. 1939) (3)
NABF: Jimmy Garrison (Apr. 1940) (1)
USBA: Izzy Jannazzo (Mar. 1940) (2)
CBU: Ernie Roderick (Dec. 1940) (0)
GBU: Ernie Roderick (May 1935) (1)
EBU: Gustav Eder (Jan. 1940) (1)
OPBF: Jack McNamee (Feb. 1939) (1)
LABF: Cocoa Kid (Jul. 1940) (0)

LW

WBA: Tony Canzoneri (May 1940) (1)
NABF: Lou Ambers (Nov. 1939) (2)
USBA: Davey Day (Jul. 1940) (1)
CBU: Jack Kid Berg (Jun. 1938) (4)
GBU: Harry Mizler (Feb. 1937) (3)
EBU: Jack Kid Berg (Jan. 1937) (4)
LABF: Pedro Montanez (Dec. 1938) (1)

FW

WBA: Baby Arizmendi (Aug. 1940) (1)
NABF: Jackie Wilson (Nov. 1940) (0)
USBA: Chalky Wright (Oct. 1940) (0)
CBU: Pete DeGrasse (Nov. 1939) (0)
GBU: Frank Parkes (Sep. 1938) (2)
EBU: Maurice Holtzer (Jun. 1940) (0)
OPBF: Tsuneo Horiguchi (Jul. 1937) (3)
LABF: Filio Julian Echevarria (Mar. 1940) (0)


BW

WBA: Georgie Pace (Aug. 1940) (1)
NABF: Tommy Forte (Jul. 1940) (1)
USBA: Lou Salica (Jun. 1940) (0)
CBU: Benny Sharkey (Mar. 1940) (0)
GBU: Johnny King (Apr. 1940) (0)
EBU: Johnny King (Aug. 1940) (0)
OPBF: Pablo Dano (Nov. 1940) (0)
LABF: Panama Al Brown (Nov. 1940) (0)

FLY

WBA: Jackie Jurich (Aug. 1940) (0)
NABF: Vacant
USBA: Vacant
CBU: Benny Lynch (Jul. 1939) (2)
GBU: Jackie Brown (Dec. 1938) (1)
EBU: Peter Kane (Dec. 1940) (0)
OPBF: Little Dado (Aug. 1940) (0)

Comments: Lots of turnover during the year. At the top, only two of the WBA Champions (Louis at HW and Armstrong at WW) retained the top spot throughout the year. Wolgast, the longest reigning WBA titleholder, had his reign come to an end. Including the lesser titles, only 23 of 59 titles did not change during the year. Jock McAvoy is the longest serving titleholder, now in his second decade as GBU MW Champion, a belt he first won in 1930. Only the HW and LW divisions had a majority of titleholders retain their titles for another year (with a familiar face, Canzoneri, back at the helm as WBA LW Champion.)
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