- Professional Combat Sport Championship Histories -
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| James Figg | 1719-09-18 | |
| Fighting school owner claims the title as the first champion when upon opning an amphitheatre in London; vacates in 30 upon retirement. | ||
| Tom Pipes | 1730 | |
| Figg's student claims the title after Figg retires. | ||
| Bill Gretting * | 1730 | |
| Tom Pipes * | 1730 | |
| Bill Gretting * | 1732 | |
| Tom Pipes * | 1733 | |
| Jack Broughton | 1734 | |
| May not be for the title; defeats George Taylor for the title in 36 (see below). | ||
| George Taylor | 1734-12-10 | London |
| Defeats Bill Gretting and claims the title after the death of James Figg on 34-12-03, takes over his amphitheatre, and later opens his own. | ||
| Jack Broughton | 1736 | London |
| May also have defeated Tom Pipes in 34 (see above). | ||
| George Taylor [2] | 1741-05 | |
| Reclaims the title after Broughton temporarily retires; Taylor most likely relinquishes his claim when he closes his amphitheatre in 44. | ||
| Jack Broughton [2] | 1743-05-13 | |
| Announces his return and reclaims the title. | ||
| Jack Slack | 1750-04 | London |
| Sometime between 50-04-07 and 50-04-11; "tomorrow" (Derby Mercury, 50-04-06); "yesterday" (Derby Mercury, 50-04-12); George Taylor reclaims the title in 50-04 when Slack refuses to fight him but retires in 51. | ||
| William Stevens | 1760-06-17 | London |
| Defeats Slack for the title. | ||
| George Meggs | 1761-03-02 | London |
| George Millsom | 1762-07 | Calne |
| Tom Juchau | 1765-08-22 | St. Albans |
| William Darts | 1766-05-21 | Guildford |
| Tom Lyons | 1769-06-27 | Kingston-upon-Thames |
| William Darts [2] | 1769 | |
| Reclaims the title when Lyons refuses to fight Darts again. | ||
| Peter Corcoran | 1771-05-18 | Epsom Races |
| Harry Sellars | 1776-10-10 | Staines |
| Duggan Fearns | 1779-09-25 | Slough |
| Harry Sellars [2] | 1779 | |
| Reclaims the title when Fearns never fights again after his title win. | ||
| Tom Johnson | 1787-01-18 | Oakingham |
| Defeats William Warr and claims the title; may have claimed the title since defeating Jack Jarvis in 83-06 in Walworth or Stephen Oliver in 84-06 in Blackseath; vacant in 90 when Johnstno temporarily retires; Daniel Mendoza claims the title during Jonhston's absense. | ||
| Tom Johnson [2] | 1790 | |
| Announces his return and reclaims the title. | ||
| Benjamin Brain | 1791-01-17 | Wrotham |
| Vacant in 91 when Brain becomes ill and temporarily retires. | ||
| Benjamin Brain [2] | 1794 | |
| Announces his return and reclaims the title; passes away on 94-04-08. | ||
| Daniel Mendoza | 1794-11-12 | Bexley Common |
| Defeats William Warr and claims the title; has claimed the title since Tom Johnston's temporary retirement in 90. | ||
| John Jackson | 1795-04-15 | Hornchurch |
| Vacant in 96 upon retirement. | ||
| Thomas Owen | 1796-11-14 | Harrow |
| Defeats William Warr and claims the title. | ||
| Jack Bartholomew | 1797-08-22 | Moulsey Hurst |
| Jem Belcher | 1800-05-15 | Finchley Common |
| Henry Pearce | 1805-12-06 | Scrooby |
| Vacates the title on 07-09-30 due to illness. | ||
| John Gully | 1807-10-14 | Six Mile Bottom |
| Defeats Bob Gregson and claims the title after his scheduled match against Pearce on 07-09-30 is cancelled; vacant in 08 upon retirement. | ||
| Tom Cribb | 1808-10-25 | Moulsey Hurst |
| Defeats Bob Gregson and claims the title after Gully retires; defeats Tom Molineaux, claimant of American title, on 10-12-18 in Copthorne, W. Sussex, ENG, GBR to claim the world title (The Ogden Standard, Ogden, UT, 1919-09-20; Boxing History: Cribb vs. Molineaux); vacates the title when Cribb retires on 22-05-18. | ||
| Tom Spring | 1823-05-20 | Hinckley Downs |
| Defeats Bill Neat and claims the title; vacates the title when Spring retires in 24. | ||
| Tom Cannon | 1824-06-23 | Blackwater |
| Defeats Josh Hudson and claims the title. | ||
| Jem Ward | 1825-07-19 | Warwick |
| Peter Crawley | 1827-01-02 | Royston |
| Announces his retirement two days later. | ||
| Jem Ward [2] | 1827-01-04 | |
| Reclaims the title when Crawley retires and refuses the rematch; vacant on 32-06-25 upon retirement. | ||
| James Burke | 1833-05-30 | London |
| Defeats Simon Byrne and claims the title; however, Ward continues to be regard as the champion. | ||
| William Thompson | 1839-02-12 | Heather |
| Awarded the championship belt by Jem Ward in 39-03 and is recognized as the undisputed champion but vacates the title later in the same month due to knee injury. | ||
| William Perry | 1844-02-27 | Horley |
| Defeats Tass Parker and claims the title. | ||
| Harry Broome | 1851-09-29 | Mildenhall |
| Perry again claims the title when the scheduled title match against Broome in 53-08 is cancelled. | ||
| Tom Paddock | 1856-06-15 | Canvey |
| Has claimed the title since 54-08-27 when Broome and Perry both refuse to fight Paddock; William Perry again claims the title when the scheduled title match against Paddock on 56-10-02 is cancelled; Perry loses to Tom Sayers on 57-06-15 (see below). | ||
| Tom Sayers | 1858-06-16 | Canvey Island |
| Has also defeated title claimant William Perry on 57-06-15 in Isle of Grain; vacant on 60-05-20 upon retirement. | ||
| Sam Hurst | 1860-11-05 | Berkshire |
| Defeats Tom Paddock and is awarded the belt by Sayers. | ||
| Jem Mace | 1861-06-18 | Medway |
| Tom King | 1862-11-26 | Medway |
| Vacant in 64 upon retirement; Mace still/again continues to claim the title as of 66-05-24. | ||
| Joe Wormald | 1865-01-04 | Horley |
| Defeats Andrew Marsden and claims the title. | ||
| Jem Mace [2] | 1865-11-01 | Doncaster |
| Wins by default when the scheduled title match is cancelled due to Wormald's arm injury; also defeats Tom Allen on 70-05-10 in Kennerville, LA, USA for American Title to claim the world title; vacant in 71-12. | ||
| Ben Caunt | 1838-04-03 | Skipworth Common |
| Defeats William Thompson and claims the title. | ||
| Nick Ward | 1841-02-02 | Crookham Common |
| Ben Caunt [2] | 1841-05-11 | Long Marsden |
| William Thompson | 1845-09-09 | Stoney Stratford |
| Vacant in 50 upon retirement (sometime after 50-06-05). | ||
| Jack Knifton (John Knifton) | 1884-07-10 | Pulborough |
| Defeats Jack Massey; has claimed the title with the gloves as early as 77-09-04. | ||
| Jack Davis | ||
| Jem Smith | 1885-12-16 | Godstone, Surrey |
| Frank Slavin | 1889-12-23 | Bruges, BEL |
| Fights Smith to a draw but claims the title. | ||
