Time Machine Boxing Universe

[Kevin]

Time Machine Boxing

First things first: I have stolen the ideas for this universe from postings by many others, particularly Lee's Random Chaos.

Set-up
I used Lee's spreadsheet to generate career start dates for all the fighters in my database. (thanks to cornerwork and researchers out there)
I will not be using any career stage other than prime for all fighters.
I am using nine weight classes; the traditional 8 plus strawweight. All fighters in other divisions are moved down one division. i.e. Cruisers become LightHeavy, Jr. Bantam to Fly.

All fighters are assigned cornermen who are at least as good as the generics. I want to see who the good fighters are without penalizing them with duds for trainers and cutmen.

Career Progression
I have used groups rather than career stages (for simplicity)
Each year rookie fighters in the Begin group fight 12 bouts of 6 rounds against Tomato Cans. They are then moved to Prep group for their second year. In the Prep year they will fight each other once to a maximum of ten fights of 6 rounds. If there aren't enough fighters to generate the 10 fights, the balance are fought against Tomato Cans.

At the end of the second year, Preps with .500 plus records are moved to the Primo group. Losing records go to Club group. Primos fight up to six times (at 8 rounds) a year within that group. At year end, sub .500s go to Club. Fighters with five straight wins or a .750 percentage go to Contenders group. Club fighters fight each other in 6 round bouts six times per year and can move to Primo with a winning record at year end. They may also be used to provide tuneup fights for a contender from time to time.

Contenders fight four times per year as selected by me using whatever criteria feels good at the time. A world champion may be permitted to fight only twice if there aren't enough suitable opponents for a title shot. If their record falls below .750 or they have five straight losses they are dropped back to Primo. As the contender groups fluctuate in size, there may be a second title belt of lower prestige added to a division.

All fighters will retire on the date indicated by the random spreadsheet.

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Looks good - I'll be reading -

[Kevin]

Strawweight History

Title Lineage

April 1903 – Miami - Michael Carbajal UD12 over Jake Matlala
January 1904 – Wichita - Carbajal UD12 over Eagle Akakura
July 1904 – Chicago – Carbajal TKO9 over Matlala
January 1905 – Buffalo – Carbajal TKO10 over Nico Thomas
July 1905 – San Antonio – Carbajal TKO10 over Akakura
January 1906- Chester, WV – Takashi Shiohama TKO9 to beat Carbajal
April 1906 – Tokyo – Shiohama defends MD12 vs Myung-Woo Yuh
October 1906 – Tokyo – Shiohama defends despite Technical Draw 7 over Yuh

Major feud building here!

Rankings – December 31, 1906

Champ – Takashi Shiohama 27-2-2 (17)
1. Myung-Woo Yuh 29-1-2 (12)
2. Carmelo Caceres 33-15-4 (14)
3. Michael Carbajal 38-2-0 (25)
4. Eagle Akakura 36-4-0 (13)
5. Andres Tavarez 26-1-1 (20)
6. Sung Chul Lee 35-14-3 (12)
7. Jake Matlala 35-9-0 (15)
8. Tawat Kiatpuanchinde 29-18-5 (8)
9. Bert Batawang 29-3-0 (25)
10. Wanwin Charoen 33-12-1 (24)


Flyweight History

Title Lineage

August 1903 – The Bronx – Brian Viloria claims title TKO 12 vs Ramon Arias
February 1904 – Bayamon, PR – Eric Morel new champion TKO10 over Viloria
August 1904 – Bayamon, PR – Ramon Arias defeats Morel TKO6
February 1905 – Nicaragua – Luis Alberto Perez over Arias DQ1
August 1905 – San Juan – Morel KO8 reclaims from Perez
November 1905 _ Sacramento – Morel defends MD12 from Viloria
February 1906 – San Juan – Morel UD12 over Kamara Diop
May 1906 – San Juan – Black Bill takes the belt TKO8 from Morel

Rankings – December 31, 1906

Champ – Black Bill 30-3-2 (9)
1. Ignacio Espinal 27-1-0 (17)
2. Suzuki Cabato 26-2-0 (16)
3. Eric Morel 35-3-1 (26)
4. Luis Alberto Perez 33-2-0 (20)
5. Ramon Arias 33-7-3 (7)
6. Mariano Garcia 24-10-4 (6)
7. Kamara Diop 29-2-1 (18)
8. Kongtoranee Payakroon 19-2-1 (16)
9. Brian Viloria 37-6-1 (22)
10. Willie LaMorte 20-1-1 (6)


Bantamweight History

Title Lineage

September 1903 – Bangkok – Ratanachai Sor Vorapin TKO6 over Alex Baba
March 1904 – Cholburi, Thailand – Sor Vorapin TKO8 over Mauricio Pasrana
September 1904 – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin MD12 over Baba
March 1905 – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin UD12 against Johnny Owen
December 1905 – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin UD12 vs Alex Baba
March 1906 – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin retains TKO3 over German Ohm
June 1906 – New Haven – Sor Vorapin retains UD12 vs Connie Curry
December 1906 – Bangkok – Pastrana take title TKO11 over Sor Vorapin

Rankings – December 31, 1906

Champ – Mauricio Pastrana 36-4-0 (22)
1. Johnny Owen 34-11-3 (9)
2. Ratanachai Sor Vorapin 39-1-0 (23)
3. Alex Baba 38-5-1 (28)
4. Somask Sithchatchawal 20-0-2 (16)
5. Heriberto Ruiz 19-0-3 (7)
6. Ernesto Miranda 24-3-1 (11)
7. Pete Sarmiento 23-5-0 (19)
8. Alejandro Barrera 34-13-5 (16)
9. German Ohm 33-15-2 (16)
10. Rafael Herrera 28-19-5 (4)


Featherweight History

Title Lineage

July 1903 – Parenque, Phillipines – Ben Villaflor TKO11 over Billy Hardy
April 1904 – Parenque – Villaflor wins rematch TKO8 vs Hardy
October 1904 – Atlantic City – Villaflor TKO7 over Billy Whelan
January 1905 – Pittsburgh – Villaflor UD12 vs Larry Bolvin
July 1905 – Manila – Villaflor completes trifecta TKO9 vs Hardy
February 1906 – Quezon City – Villaflor KO11 over davey Kotey
April 1906 – Osaka – Villaflor TKO5 over Kazuo Takayama
October 1906 – Las Vegas – Villaflor TKO4 vs Daniel Maldonado

Rankings – December 31, 1906

Champion – Ben Villaflor 37-2-1 (23)
1. Davey Kotey 34-9-4 (10)
2. Billy Hardy 40-5-1 (8)
3. Danny Lopez 26-1-1 (22)
4. Victor Polo 25-3-0 (17)
5. Gabriel Elorde 25-3-0 (11)
6. Pat Iacobucci 20-6-2 (2)
7. Johnny Kibane 20-2-0 (8)
8. Sal Bartolo 21-1-0 (5)
9. Chamaco Ortiz 21-1-0 (7)
10. Tom Johnson 31-19-4 (5)

[Kevin]

Lightweight History

Title Lineage

August 1903 – Hartford – Rene Arredondo TKO4 over Lou Ambers
February 1904 – Las Vegas – Arredondo defends UD12 vs Davey Lee Armstrong
May 1904 – Tijuana – Ray Miller takes belt TKO6 over Arredondo
August 1904 – Denver – Brian Baronet is new champion with UD12 against Miller
February 1905 – Johannesburg – Antonio Cervantes KO10 to dethrone Miller
August 1905 – Milwaukee – Cervantes retains UD12 vs Ambers
February 1906 – San Francisco – Cernates TKO8 over Billy Petrolle
May 1906 – Brooklyn – Cervantes makes quick work TKO1 of Bobby Garcia
August 1906 – Saltillo , Mexico – Cervantes TKO8 against Arredondo
November 1906 – Milwaukee – Cervantes hangs on to belt with a Draw against Ambers

Rankings – December 31, 1906

Champion – Antonio Cervantes 33-0-1 (25)
1. Lou Ambers 36-6-2 (6)
2. Bruno Arcari 28-0-0 (18)
3. Cesar Bazan 26-2-0 (18)
4. Billy Petrolle 31-1-0 (23)
5. Courtney Burton 25-5-2 (14)
6. Harry Kahn 20-11-3 (9)
7. Phil Bloom 19-7-2(3)
8. Rene Arredondo 36-8-0 (28)
9. Nur Mohamed 32-16-4 (5)
10. Mauro Vasquez 34-14-2 (20)


Welterweight History

Title Lineage

September 1903 – Hampton Beach – Michael Lerma wins title UD12 against Keith Holmes
March 1904 – Kansas City – Lerma defends TKO7 over Edwin Mack
June 1904 – Boise – Lerma retains in Draw against Rube Ferns
January 1905 – Chicago – Ferns wins rematch by TKO12 over Lerma
June 1905 – Detroit – Ferns defends KO8 vs Antonio Diaz
December 1905 – Auberry, CA – Ferns TKO8 over Kofi Jantuah
March 1906 – North Charleston – Ferns KO12 against Emmitt Linton
June 1906 – Las Vegas – Ferns defends UD12 v Andrew Facey
September 1906 – San Francisco – Ferns UD12 over Travis Simms
December 1906 – San Francisco – Ferns tops TKO4 Michael Lerma

Rankings – December 31, 1906

Champion – Rube Ferns 36-1-2 (24)
1. Skipper Kelp 24-3-1 (14)
2. Charley Shipes 29-10-1 (12)
3. Keith Holmes 34-8-2 (16)
4. Kassim Ouma 26-2-0 (17)
5. Michael Lerma 36-3-4 (19)
6. Davey Moore 25-2-1 (19)
7. Emmitt Linton 24-3-3 (5)
8. Adolph Pruitt 27-9-6 (10)
9. Clyde Hill 30-18-4 (8)
10. Tyron Trice 19-2-1 (7)

[Kevin]

Middleweight History

Title Lineage

October 1903 – Albuquerque – Maselino Masoe wins title TKO8 over Joey Giardelli
January 1904 – Houston – Masoe defends TKO6 over Lee Sala
July 1904 – Mexico City – Rodrigo Valdez defeats TKO6 Masoe
February 1905 – North Charleston – Valdez knocks out Mike Pusateri KO12
May 1905 – North Little Rock – Valdez TKO5 over Sala
November 1905 – Melbourne – Masoe avenges SD12 over Valdez
January 1906 – North Las Vegas – Masoe dispatches TKO1 Johnny Romero
April 1906 – San Antonio – Masoe defends TKO8 against Ted Wright
July 1906 – Washington – Masoe defeats KO1 Iran Barkley
October 1906 – Newark – Masoe retains TKO4 versus Solly Krieger

Rankings – December 31, 1906

Champion – Maselino Masoe 43-2-0 (27)
1. Daniel Sclarandi 26-2-0 (13)
2. Harry Ebbetts 33-10-2 (23)
3. Johnny Romero 30-2-0 (23)
4. Julio Garcia 19-7-8 (6)
5. Ted Olla 29-17-6 (11)
6. Soldier Eddie Burnbrook 31-12-3 (14)
7. Solly Krieger 27-4-1 (22)
8. Jack Malone 21-0-1 (10)
9. Iran Barkley 33-9-3 (15)
10. Chad Dawson 28-5-3 (14)

[Kevin]

Light-Heavyweight History

Title Lineage

August 1903 – Camden – Maxie Rosenbloom TKO11 over Vadim Tokarev
February 1904 – Philadelphia – Rosenbloom UD12 over Gus Lesnevich
August 1904 – Philadelphia – Rosenbloom retains UD12 vs Tosca Petridis
February 1905 – New York – Rosenbloom hangs on SD12 against Peter Venancio
May 1905 – Canton – Rosenbloom ekes out a SD12 against Virgil Hill
August 1905 – Detroit – Rosenbloom third straight SD12 against Dick Hall
February 1906 – Pittsburgh – Rosenbloom makes it four SD12 vs Dingaan Thobela
May 1906 – Cincinnati – A UD12 feels like a KO as Rosenbloom downs Paco Bueno
August 1906 – Honolulu – Venancio gets revenge KO6 over Rosenbloom
November 1906 – Syracuse – Hill TKO12 over Venancio

Rankings – December 31, 1906

Champion – Virgil Hill 35-1-0 (22)
1. Jesse Shelby 33-11-0 (22)
2. Peter Venancio 35-1-0 (22)
3. Nate Bolden 32-10-3 (5)
4. Dick Hall 34-10-0 (10)
5. Dingaan Thobela 31-1-0 (21)
6. Johnny Nelson 20-0-2 (13)
7. Florantine Fernandez 20-2-0 (13)
8. Tony Mundine 32-17-0 (21)
9. Tosca Petridis 29-11-2 (18)
10. Tony Greene 29-12-5 (15)

[Kevin]

Heavyweight History

Title Lineage

December 1903 – Walker, MN – Herbert Crossley quick KO1 vs Ad Warren
January 1904 – London – Samuel Peter takes out KO2 Crossley
April 1904 – Berlin – Rene Monse SD12 over Peter
July 1904 – Fresno – Joe Jeanette TKO4 over Monse
October 1904 – Las Vegas – Jeanette defends MD12 against Paolino Uzcudun
January 1905 – Boise – Dominic McCaffrey SD12 to gain belt from Jeanette
April 1905 – Uncasville CT – McCaffrey gives an early exit TKO1 to Warren
September 1905 – Seattle – Jimmy Young UD 12 takes the belt from from McCaffrey
December 1905 – Albuquerque – Peter takes out Young TKO8
March 1906 – Baraboo WI – Peter KO7 against Charley Retzlaff
June 1906 – Barcelona – Peter defends UD12 against Uzcudun
September 1906 – Las Vegas – Joe Jeanette reclaims title UD12 from Peter
December 1906 – San Antonio – Jeanette defends TKO6 vs Cesar Brion

Rankings – December 31, 1906

Champion – Joe Jeanette 44-4-0 (21)
1. Samuel Peter 38-4-2 (22)
2. Jimmy Young 34-3-3 (10)
3. Paolino Uzcudun 31-7-6 (22)
4. Cesar Brion 29-9-2 (19)
5. Dominic McCaffrey 33-3-0 (15)
6. Allen Smith 20-0-2 (9)
7. Bert Whitehurst 25-6-5 (6)
8. Andrew Golota 28-0-0 (26)
9. Ezzard Charles 27-0-0 (20)
10. Harry Thomas 32-9-3 (23)

[Kevin]

1907

Notable debuts this year:

LHW – Tony Shucco, Jorge Castro
WW – Thomas Hearns
LW – Arturo Gatti, Joe Brown, Vic Patrick, Micky Ward, Efran Hinogosa
FW – Eugene Criqui
BW – Mario D’Agata

WOW – Lots of opportunities for Ward vs Gatti. Honest, I used a random number generator for this!


Strawweight

January – Tokyo – Takashi Shiohama defends TKO8 vs Carmelo Caceres
April – Tokyo – Myung-Woo Yuh topples SD12 Shiohama
October – Quezon City – Yuh retains MD12 over Bert Batawang

Rankings – December 31, 1907

Champion – Myung-Woo Yuh 33-1-2 (12)
1. Emil Matsushima 34-13-1 (22)
2. Bert Batawang 32-4-0 (27)
3. Wanwin Charoen 37-13-2 (25)
4. Masahide Makiyama 26-1-1 (15)
5. Michael Carbajal 40-3-1 (27)
6. Eagle Akakura 37-5-2 (13)
7. Takashi Shiohama 29-4-2 (18)
8. Thembinkosi Blou 24-2-2 (12)
9. Jake Matlala 38-10-0 (15)
10. Namchai Taksinisan 34-13-1 (22)

Flyweight

February – Havana – Black Bill UD12 over Ignacio Espinal
May – Havana – Luis Alberto Perez SD12 over Bill
August – Managua – Perez UD12 over Eric Morel

Rankings – December 31, 1907

Champion – Luis Alberto Perez 36-2-0 (20)
1. Eric Morel 38-4-1 (26)
2. Ramon Arias 36-8-3 (7)
3. Suziki Cabato 29-3-0 (17)
4. Fidel Bassa 34-11-1 (23)
5. Alfonso Lopez 22-3-3 (9)
6. Kongtorance Payakroon 23-3-2 (19)
7. Willie LaMorte 24-2-2 (6)
8. Barkrek Chartvanchai 35-14-3 (3)
9. Black Bill 32-5-2 (9)
10. Brian Viloria 40-7-1 (23)

[Kevin]

Bantamweight

March – Milwaukee - Mauricio Pastrana retains in a D12 with Johnny Owen
June – Lodi – Pastrana defends SD12 against Alex Baba
September – Panama City – Pastrana TKO7 over Celestino Caballero

Rankings – December 31, 1907

Champion – Mauricio Pastrana 38-4-1 (23)
1. Royal Kobayashi 37-15-2 (23)
2. Ratanachai Sor Vorapin 42-1-1 (25)
3. Alex Baba 40-6-2 (29)
4. Masakazu Sugawara 28-20-4 (9)
5. Celestino Caballero 25-5-2 (22)
6. Vic Toweel 24-3-1 (10)
7. Johnny Owen 35-12-5 (9)
8. Osamu Sato 20-0-2 (9)
9. Lorenzo Safora 24-12-4 (7)
10. Eddie Leonard 21-6-1 (5)

Featherweight

January – Miami – Ben Villaflor KO8 over Pat Iacobucci
July – Quezon City – Victor Polo TKO6 over Villaflor
October – Cleveland – Polo KO8 against Danny Lopez

Rankings – December 31, 1907

Champion – Victor Polo 29-3-0 (21)
1. Ben Villaflor 39-3-1 (24)
2. Danny Lopez 29-2-1 (24)
3. Jimmy Lancaster 19-5-4 (7)
4. Johnny Kilbane 25-3-0 (8)
5. Chamaco Ortiz 25-2-0 (20)
6. Billy Hardy 42-7-1 (8)
7. Gabriel Elorde 28-4-0 (11)
8. Billy Whelan 30-11-5 (9)
9. Percy Lewis 34-14-6 (6)
10. Sal Bartolo 25-3-0 (5)

[Kevin]

Lightweight

February – Lecco, Italy – Bruno Arcari TKO5 de-thrones Antonio Cervantes
May – Chicago – Arcari defends KO10 over Lou Ambers
August – Laredo – Arcari retains TKO11 over Billy Petrolle
November – Pittsburgh – Dujuan Johnson takes the belt TKO11 over Arcari

Rankings – December 31, 1907

Champion – Dujuan Johnson 35-5-0 (29)
1. Jim Witt 27-1-0 (21)
2. Antonio Cervantes 36-1-1 (27)
3. Bruno Arcari 31-1-0 (21)
4. Lou Ambers 39-7-2 (6)
5. Billy Petrolle 33-2-1 (23)
6. Hogan Jimoh 28-17-5 (10)
7. Ray Miller 34-7-3 (13)
8. Freddie Dawson 30-11-3 (4)
9. Harry Wallach 31-16-4 (12)
10. Luis Rayo 24-20-6 (12)

Welterweight

March – Sacramento – Rube Ferns defends TKO9 vs Charley Shipes
June – Pittsburgh – Skipper Kelp downs TKO4 Ferns
September – Pittsburgh – Emmitt Linton UD12 over Kelp
December – Pittsburgh – Linton clings to belt with a Draw vs Marlon Starling

Rankings – December 31, 1907

Champion – Emmitt Linton 27-3-4 (5)
1. Marlon Starling 28-2-2 (15)
2. Izzy Janazzo 25-1-2 (5)
3. Rube Ferns 39-2-2 (25)
4. Pat Lowry 40-14-2 (16)
5. Jae-Hyung Yuh 29-8-0 (16)
6. Antonio Diaz 36-15-5 (20)
7. Ben Tackie 26-1-1 (11)
8. Kofi Jantuah 34-6-1 (25)
9. Milt Aron 21-3-4 (12)
10. Marty Cross 20-1-1 (3)

[Kevin]

Middleweight

January – Buenas Aries – Maselino Masoe TKO6 over Daniel Sclarandi
April – Havana – Masoe TKO5 against Julio Garcia
July – Chicago – Masoe TKO8 over Johnny Romero

Rankings – December 31, 1907

Champion – Maselino Masoe 46-2-0 (40)
1. Robert Allen 31-1-0 (25)
2. Jock Malone 26-0-2 (10)
3. Soldier Eddie Burnbrook 36-12-4 (16)
4. Chad Dawson 31-6-3 (15)
5. Iran Barkley 36-10-3 (17)
6. Cecil Hudson 31-15-7 (4)
7. Tony Valenti 34-20-4 (24)
8. Rodrigo Valdez 39-6-2 (23)
9. Johnny Romero 32-4-0 (2)
10. Mario Veit 21-0-1 (11)

Light-Heavyweight

February – New Haven – Virgil Hill defeats TKO8 Jesse Shelby
May – Pittsburgh – Dingaan Thobela UD12 over Hill
November – Johannesburg – Thobela UD12 against Vadim Tokarev

Rankings – December 31, 1907

Champion – Dingaan Thobela 34-1-0 (21)
1. John Wille 23-3-2 (13)
2. Virgil Hill 38-2-0 (24)
3. Vadim Tokarev 38-7-2 (16)
4. Dick Hall 37-11-0 (11)
5. Danny Nardico 24-1-3 (16)
6. Cordwell Hylton 28-25-7 (15)
7. Billy Jones 36-8-2 (14)
8. Bert Cooper 26-9-0 (21)
9. Lutshadi Mudimbi 26-24-4 (4)
10. Mosese Sarovi 20-5-3 (13)

Heavyweight

March – Las Vegas – Andrew Golota KO5 vs Joe Jeannette
June – Atlantic City – Jimmy Young TKO5 over Golota
September – San Francisco – Young SD12 against Gerhard Zech
December – Newark – Young UD12 vs Paolino Uzcudun

Rankings – December 31, 1907

Champion – Jimmy Young 38-3-3 (11)
1. Samuel Peter 42-4-2 (25)
2. Paolino Uzcudun 34-8-6 (23)
3. Ezzard Charles 30-1-0 (20)
4. John C Heehan 30-2-0 (22)
5. Ad Warren 39-8-1 (25)
6. Andrew Golota 31-1-0 (29)
7. Allen Smith 25-0-3 (9)
8. Jack Gardner 38-8-2 (28)
9. Charley Retzlaff 32-3-1 (26)
10. Joe Jeannette 42-6-0 (22)

TIME MACHINE BOXER OF THE YEAR - MW MASELINO MASOE

Retirements

Harry Ebbetts MW 33-12-4 (23)
Dick Hall LHW 37-11-0 (11) 0-1 in title fights

[Kevin]

1908

Notable Debuts
BW – Israel Vasquez
FW – Manuel Calco
WW – Tommy Bell, Virgil Akins, Dick Turner
MW – William Gorilla Jones
HW – Jem Mace, Tom Sharkey

Strawweight

April – Cleveland – Michael Carbajal SD12 over Myung-Woo Yuh

Rankings – December 31, 1908

Champion – Michael Carbajal 43-3-1 (29)
1. Sang Chul Lee 44-16-4 (15)
2. Myung Woo Yuh 35-2-2 (12)
3. Wele Maqolo 21-0-1 (7)
4. Takashi Shiohama 32-5-2 (19)
5. Wanwin Charoen 41-14-2 (27)
6. Eagle Akakura 40-6-2 (14)
7. Carmelo Caceres 38-18-6 (16)
8. Kwanjai 3Kbattery 24-0-3 (6)
9. Jake Matlala 40-12-2 (17)
10. Bert Batawang 35-5-0 (30)

Flyweight

February – Managua – Luis Alberto Perez defends UD12 over Fidel Bassa
August – Parenque, Phillipines – Perez defeats SD10 Suzuki Cabato
November – Bangkok – Kongtoranee Payakroon TKO12 vs Perez

Rankings – December 31, 1908

Champion – Kontoranee Payakroon 26-3-3 (21)
1. Nathan Barcelona 27-1-0 (14)
2. Luis Alberto Perez 38-3-0 (20)
3. Berkrerk Chartvanchai 39-15-4 (3)
4. Suzuki Cabato 32-4-0 (19)
5. Eric Morel 41-5-1 (28)
6. Ramon Arias 37-9-5 (7)
7. Willie LaMorte 25-3-4 (6)
8. Andrea Sarritzu 23-8-2 (4)
9. Black Bill 35-6-2 (10)
10. Koji Koyama 23-3-2 (9)


Bantamweight

March – Kyoto - Mauricio Pastrana TKO7 over Royal Kobayashi
June – Bang-Wa, Thailand – Ratanachai Sor Vorapin UD12 over Pastrana
September – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin defends KO3 vs Dadoy Andujar
December – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin reatains MD12 vs Alex Baba

Rankings – December 31, 1908

Champion – Ratanachai Sor Vorapin 45-1-2 (26)
1. Alex Baba 43-6-3 (29)
2. Alejandro Barrera 44-14-6 (17)
3. Mauricio Pastrana 40-5-2 (24)
4. Pentti Hamalainen 34-22-8 (7)
5. German Ohm 41-19-2 (17)
6. Donday Andujar 26-3-3 (12)
7. Royal Kobayashi 39-16-3 (24)
8. Johnny Owen 40-13-5 (10)
9. Manny Ortega 23-11-0 (12)
10. Peter Sarmiento 27-8-1 (22)

[Kevin]

Featherweight

January – Scranton – Victor Polo defends TKO9 vs Jimmy Lancaster
April – Biloxi – Polo defends UD12 vs Johnny Kilbane
July – Las Vegas – Polo defends TKO8 vs Frankie Covelli
October – Parenque, Phillipines – Polo retains MD12 vs Gabriel Elorde

Rankings – December 31, 1908

Champion – Victor Polo 32-3-1 (23)
1. Gabriel Elorde 31-4-1 (11)
2. Santiago Zorilla 26-0-1 (11)
3. Ray Echavarria 23-15-2 (11)
4. Ben Villaflor 41-4-2 (26)
5. Frankie Covelli 24-7-5 (10)
6. Eugene Criqui 22-0-0 (13)
7. Davey Kotey 40-13-4 (12)
8. Johnny Kilbane 26-4-2 (8)
9. Nobuhito Honmo 21-4-2 (2)
10. Danny Lopez 32-3-1 (26)

Lightweight

February – Milwaukee – Dujuan Johnson defends UD12 vs Jim Watt
May – Holyoke – Antonio Cervantes re-claims title UD12 vs Johnson

Rankings – December 31, 1908

Champion – Antonio Cervantes 38-1-1 (27)
1. Mauro Vasquez 43-16-3 (25)
2. Bruno Arcari 34-1-1 (22)
3. Ismael Laguna 27-0-1 (13)
4. Jim Watt 29-2-1 (22)
5. Joe Brown 19-3-0 (9)
6. Bobby Garcia 30-10-0 (26)
7. Emory Cabana 29-9-2 (8)
8. Freddie Dawson 34-12-4 (4)
9. Dujuan Johnson 37-7-0 (29)
10. Luis Rayo 29-21-6 (12)

Welterweight

March – Los Angeles – Izzy Jannazzo upsets UD12 vs Emmitt Linton
June – Buffalo – Jannazzo defends SD12 vs Marlon Starling
September – New York – Jannazzo retains belt in a Technical Draw6 vs Ben Tackie
December – Atlanta – Rube Ferns re-claims KO11 vs Jannazzo

Rankings – December 31, 1908

Champion – Rube Ferns 43-2-2 (27)
1. Kofi Jantuah 36-6-3 (27)
2. Ben Tackie 27-1-4 (12)
3. Izzy Jannazzo 27-2-3 (5)
4. Adolph Pruitt 33-11-7 (10)
5. Jose Antonio Rivera 24-3-1 (10)
6. Davey Moore 30-4-2 (22)
7. Antonio Diaz 39-16-5 (21)
8. Milt Aron 24-4-4 (13)
9. Michael Lerma 41-6-4 (20)
10. Marty Cross 24-2-2 (13)

[Kevin]

Middleweight

January – Canton, OH - Maselino Masoe defends TKO4 vs Robert Allen
April - Honolulu – Masoe defends TKO5 vs Jock Malone
July – Cannes – Masoe defends TKO4 vs Charley Humez
October – Miami Beach – Masoe defends KO4 vs Solly Krieger

Rankings – December 31, 1908

Champion – Maselino Masoe 50-2-0 (44)
1. Joey Giardello 37-12-6 (7)
2. Mario Veit 27-0-1 (14)
3. Robert Allen 34-2-0 (26)
4. Jock Malone 29-1-2 (10)
5. Milton Shivers 36-21-7 (6)
6. Solly Krieger 33-6-1 (26)
7. Ernie Vigh 39-14-4 (24)
8. Chad Dawson 32-7-5 (14)
9. Ronnie Harris 20-0-2 (7)
10. Charlie Cotton 25-6-9 (5)

Light-Heavyweight

February – Pittsburgh – Dingaan Thobela defends UD12 vs John Wille
May – Biloxi – Thobela defends KO6 vs Maxie Rosenbloom
August – Sacramento – Thobela defends UD12 vs Virgil Hill
November – Johannesburg – Thobela defends TKO9 vs Peter Venancio

Rankings – December 31, 1908

Champion – Dingaan Thobela 38-1-0 (23)
1. Bert Cooper 30-9-2 (25)
2. Virgil Hill 41-3-0 (24)
3. Peter Venancio 36-6-2 (28)
4. Ernesto Magdalena 24-1-3 (3)
5. Jesse Shelby 39-15-0 (26)
6. Maxie Rosenbloom 40-5-3 (10)
7. Jacques Hairabedian 37-12-1 (8)
8. Klaus Peter Gumpert 32-10-2 (21)
9. Gurcharan Singh 31-9-2 (18)
10. Johnny Nelson 29-1-2 (16)

Heavyweight

March – Portland – Jimmy Young defends TechUD11 vs Samuel Peter
June – Houston – Young retains in a Draw vs Allen Smith
September – Portland – Young defends TKO11 vs Mike Brennan
December – Atlantic City – Andrew Golota takes belt in re-match UD12 vs Young

Rankings – December 31, 1908

Champion – Andrew Golota 35-1-0 (32)
1. Ezzard Charles 34-1-0 (21)
2. Jimmy Young 40-4-4 (12)
3. Samuel Peter 44-5-3 (26)
4. Floyd Patterson 30-6-0 (16)
5. Ernie Terrell 30-5-1 (10)
6. Emmett Rocco 18-3-1 (10)
7. Marcel Nilles 21-1-0 (14)
8. Jack Gardner 40-10-2 (30)
9. Charley Retzlaff 34-5-1 (28)
10. Johnny DuPlooy 29-5-2 (22)

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Fighter of the Year

LHW – Dingaan Thobela

Notable Retirees

BW – Royal Kobayashi 39-16-3 (24) 0-1 in title bouts
LW – Brian Baronet 34-13-1 (21) 1-1 in title bouts
HW – George Rodel 41-13-2 (19)
HW – Harry Wuest 34-17-0 (24)
HW – Steffen Tangstad 32-13-3 (12)

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1909

Top Rated Debuts

FLY – Fermin Gomez
BW – Akeem Anifowoshe
FW – Young Corbett, Johnny Famechon
LW – Randall Bailey, Billy Wallace, Harry Gilmore
WW- Denny Moyer, Rocky Mattioli
MW – Lonnie Bradley
LHW – Rich Lamontagne, Michael Spinks
HW – Oleg Maskaev

Strawweight

January – Ledyard, CT – Michael Carbajal defends UD12 vs Sang-Chul Lee
April – Toms River, NJ – Carbajal defends KO10 vs Eagle Akakura
July – Brooklyn – Carbajal defends KO1 vs Myung-Woo Yuh
October – Portland – Carbajal defends KO10 vs Bert Batawang


Rankings – December 31, 1909

Champion – Michael Carbajal 47-3-1 (32)
1. Rey Hernandez 23-3-2 (21)
2. Myung-Woo Yuh 38-3-2 (12)
3. Eagle Akakura 43-7-2 (16)
4. Kazuhisa Takahasi 28-26-6 (4)
5. Emil Matsushima 38-16-5 (24)
6. Bert Batawang 38-6-0 (33)
7. Tawat Kiatpuangchinda 38-23-9 (9)
8. Jake Matlala 41-13-2 (18)
9. Wele Maqolo 25-1-1 (9)
10. Lyall Appo 23-4-1 (8)

Flyweight

February – Quezon City – Nathan Barcelona takes title MD12 vs Kongtoranee Payakroon
August – Parenque, Phillipines – Barcelona defends SD12 vs Eric Morel
November – Union City, NJ – Brian Viloria re-claims title TKO6 vs Barcelona

Rankings – December 31, 1909

Champion – Brian Viloria 46-9-1 (26)
1. Len Reece 25-9-3 (12)
2. Eric Morel 44-6-1 (29)
3. Nathan Barcelona 29-2-0 (14)
4. Black Bill 38-7-2 (11)
5. Alfonso Lopez 26-7-3 (11)
6. Tae-Il Chang 21-0-1 (5)
7. Willie LaMorte 27-4-5 (6)
8. Wangso Indrajit 24-10-4 (10)
9. Fidel Bassa 37-14-5 (24)
10. Norman Tennant 34-17-4 (11)

Bantamweight

March – Cuernavaca, Mexico – Ratanachai Sor Vorapin defends KO11 vs Alejandro Barrera
June – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin defends UD12 vs Alex Baba (7th fight between the two, fifth title bout. They are very close, but Baba can’t win the big one.)
September – Bangkok – SorVorapin defends TKO6 vs Johnny Owen
December – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin defends UD12 vs Celestino Caballero

Rankings – December 31, 1909

Champion – Ratanachai Sor Vorapin 49-1-2 (28)
1. Alex Baba 46-7-3 (31)
2. Jung-Il Byun 40-20-10 (13)
3. Harry Lake 39-15-4 (18)
4. Johnny Owen 43-14-5 (12)
5. Ernesto Miranda 31-6-3 (13)
6. Celestino Caballero 30-7-3 (26)
7. Chan-Yong Park 21-0-0 (10)
8. Ruben Valdez 28-22-6 (10)
9. Mauricio Pastrana 42-7-2 (25)
10. Manny Ortega 27-13-0 (12)

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Featherweight

January – Kolyoke, MA – Victor Polo defends TKO10 vs Ray Echevarria
April – Liverpool – Polo defends KO9 vs Scott Harrison
October – Detroit – Johnny Kilbane upsets TKO8 vs Polo

Rankings – December 31, 1909

Champion – Johnny Kilbane 29-4-3 (10)
1. Danny Lopez 35-3-2 (29)
2. Victor Polo 34-4-1 (25)
3. Eugene Criqui 27-0-1 (15)
4. Gabriel Elorde 34-5-1 (11)
5. Floyd Robertson 34-29-8 (6)
6. Ben Villaflor 44-5-2 (28)
7. Joe Escriber 23-20-3 (8)
8. Manuel Calvo 22-0-0 (16)
9. Pat Iacobucci 26-14-3 (4)
10. Ray Echivarria 25-17-2 (12)

Lightweight

February – Panama City – Antonio Cervantes defends TKO9 vs Ismael Laguna
May – Puebla, Mexico – Cervantes defends UD12 vs Mauro Vazquez
August – Pachuca, Mexico – Cervantes defends UD12 vs Cesar Bazan

Rankings – December 31, 1909

Champion – Antonio Cervantes 41-1-1 (28)
1. Arturo Gatti 27-1-0 (19)
2. Ajib Albarado 34-10-2 (22)
3. Dujuan Johnson 41-7-0 (32)
4. Bruno Arcari 37-2-1 (24)
5. Jem Carney 32-10-4 (22)
6. Jim Watt 32-3-1 (23)
7. Courtney Burton 32-10-2 (16)
8. Joe Brown 24-4-0 (10)
9. Freddie Dawson 39-13-4 (6)
10. Vic Patrick 25-3-0 (19)

Welterweight

March – Pittsburgh – Rube Ferns defends TKO10 vs Adolph Pruitt
June – Holyoke, MA – Ferns defends TKO11 vs Elco Garcia
September – Las Vegas – Ben Tackie takes title UD12 vs Ferns
December – Denver – Tackie retains MD12 vs Kofi Jantuah (2nd draw in two fights for these fellows)

Rankings – December 31, 1909

Champion – Ben Tackie 30-1-5 (14)
1. Kofi Jantuah 39-6-4 (28)
2. Edwin Mack 37-9-6 (24)
3. Rube Ferns 46-3-2 (20)
4. Floyd Mayweather Sr 24-2-2 (12)
5. Thomas Hearns 26-1-1 (23)
6. Marlon Starling 32-5-3 (16)
7. Izzy Jannazzo 30-3-3 (6)
8. Virgil Akins 21-0-1 (9)
9. Mike Glover 36-11-4 (4)
10. Antonio Diaz 43-17-6 (21)

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Middleweight

January – Pittsburgh – Maselino Masoe defends UD12 vs Joey Giardello
April – Luebeck, Germany – Masoe defends KO6 vs Mario Veit
July – Canton – Masoe defends TKO6 vs Robert Allen
October – Anaheim – Masoe defends TKO4 vs Jock Malone

Rankings – December 31, 1909

Champion - Maselino Masoe 54-2-0 (47)
1. Robert Allen 36-3-1 (28)
2. Johnny Romero 36-5-3 (25)
3. Daniel Sclarandi 33-5-2 (15)
4. Iran Barkley 42-14-3 (20)
5. Joey Giardello 39-13-7(7)
6. Omar Sheika 19-1-2 (7)
7. Ronnie Harris 24-1-3 (8)
8. Mario Veit 29-1-2 (15)
9. Jock Malone 31-2-3 (11)
10. Rito Ruvalcaba 43-15-3 (33)


Light-Heavyweight

February – Cannes – Dingaan Thobela defends TKO11 vs Jacques Hairabedian
May – Stalybridge, UK – Thobela defends TKO5 vs Johnny Nelson
August – Miami Beach – Thobela defends TKO6 vs Ernesto Magdalena
November – Durban, South Africa – Thobela defends UD12 vs Gurcharan Singh

Rankings – December 31, 1909

Champion – Dingaan Thobela 42-1-0 (26)
1. Peter Venancio 40-6-2 (31)
2. Ernest Magdalena 27-2-3 (3)
3. Virgil Hill 44-4-0 (25)
4. Jorge Castro 27-0-1 (26)
5. Gurcharan Singh 34-10-2 (19)
6. Jose Seys 23-3-2 (14)
7. Johnny Nelson 31-2-3 (17)
8. Maxie Rosenbloom 42-6-4 (10)
9. Tony Shucco 26-0-1 (12)
10. Michel Vinot 24-3-1 (18)

Heavyweight
March – Augusta, GA – Ezzard Charles wins title TKO5 vs Andrew Golota
June – Austin – Floyd Patterson wins title TKO7 vs Charles
September – Del Mar, CA – Patterson defends UD12 vs Joe Jeannette
December – Hartford – Patterson defends UD12 vs Bill Brennan

Rankings – December 31, 1909

Champion – Floyd Patterson 34-6-0 (18)
1. Ray Mercer 29-3-0 (19)
2. Jimmy Young 43-4-5 (12)
3. Ezzard Charles 37-2-0 (23)
4. Matt Skelton 28-3-1 (19)
5. Andrew Golota 38-2-0 (35)
6. Samuel Peter 47-6-3 (28)
7. Bill Brennan 30-3-2 (21)
8. Charley Retzlaff 37-6-1 (30)
9. Ernie Terrell 32-7-1 (12)
10. Dominic McCaffrey 39-7-2 (17)

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Fighter of the Year - 1909

BW – Ratanachai Sor Vorapin

Notable Retirees

SW – Wanwin Charoen 43-18-2 (27)
SW – Nico Thomas 36-11-1 (14) 0-1 in title fights
BW – Jung-Il Byun 40-20-10 (13)
MW – Cecil Hudson 38-19-8 (5)
MW – Art Hernandez 30-15-6 (5)
HW – Peter Weiland 45-18-5 (31)
HW – Cesar Brion 38-14-4 (21) 0-1 in title fights

And

The inaugural inductee into the Time Machine Hall of Fame

Featherweight – Ben Villafor 44-5-2 (28) 9-1
The first ever Featherweight Champion, he had nine straight title victories before losing to Victor Polo in 1907.

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1910

Notable Debuts

BW Luis Galvani
BW Bushy Graham
LW Julien Lorcy
LW Saoul Mamby
WW Charkey Ramon
MW Erich Seelig
MW Ken Overlin
MW Mike Gibbons
MW Mike O’Dowd

Strawweight

January – Albuquerque – Michael Carbajal retains belt DRAW12 vs Rey Hernandez
October – Milwaukee – Carbajal defends KO2 vs Eagle Akakura (Akakura is clearly the second best strawweight, but has lost all four title shots so far)

Rankings – December 31, 1910

Champion – Michael Carbajal 49-3-2 (34)
1. Eagle Akakura 46-8-2 (17)
2. Myung-Woo Yuh 41-4-2 (14)
3. Francisco Montiel 38-29-8 (6)
4. Jake Matlala 45-13-2 (21)
5. Oscar Alfonso Flores 38-14-3 (28)
6. Carmelo Caceres 44-20-9 (17)
7. Edgar Sosa 26-2-0 (15)
8. Namchai Taksinisan 38-18-5 (12)
9. Bert Batawang 41-7-0 (36)
10. Kwanjai 3Kbattery 27-4-4 (7)

Flyweight

February – Coconut Creek, FL – Brian Viloria defends UD12 vs Len Reece
May – Philadelphia – Viloria retains belt MD12 vs Alfonso Lopez
November – White Plains, NY – Viloria defends KO5 vs Lopez in the rematch

Rankings – December 31, 1910

Champion – Brian Viloria 48-9-2 (27)
1. Eric Morel 47-6-2 (29)
2. Ilido Julio 37-12-1 (19)
3. Tae-Il Chong 27-0-1 (5)
4. Alfonso Lopez 28-8-4 (12)
5. Fidel Bassa 41-15-6 (26)
6. Suzuki Cabato 37-7-0 (20)
7. Luis Alberto Perez 43-5-1 (22)
8. Paul Chervet 19-1-2 (5)
9. Fermin Gomez 21-0-1 (14)
10. Francis Miyeyucho 22-3-3 (2)

Bantamweight

March – Nottingham, UK – Ratanachai Sor Vorapin defends UD12 vs Harry Lake
June – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin defends KO8 vs Ruben Valdez
September – Bangkok – Sor Vorapin defends UD12 vs Alex Baba (Sor Vorapin now 6-0-2 vs Baba)

Rankings – December 31, 1910

Champion - Ratanachai Sor Vorapin 52-1-2 (29)
1. Alejandro Barrera 50-17-7 (22)
2. Alex Baba 49-8-3 (32)
3. Mauricio Pastrana 46-7-2 (28)
4. Johnny Owen 46-15-5 (12)
5. Israel Vasquez 25-1-1 (19)
6. Frankie Neil 44-16-8 (8)
7. Somsak Sithchatchawal 29-7-4 (20)
8. Connie Curry 33-11-4 (7)
9. German Ohm 47-22-3 (21)
10. Eddie Leonard 27-11-6 (6)