- Professional Combat Sport Championship Histories -
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| Frank Klaus | 1912-06-24 | Dieppe, FRA |
| Defeats Georges Carpentier; also defeats another claimant Billy Papke on 13-03-05 in Paris, FRA. | ||
| George Chip | 1913-10-11 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Al McCoy | 1914-04-07 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Mike O'Dowd | 1917-11-14 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Boxing becomes illegal in New York State on this day when the Frawley law dies (The Buffalo Enquirer, 17-11-15); legalized again in New York on 20-03-25 when the Walker Law is passed and NYSAC is reestablished (New York Tribune, 20-03-25). | ||
| Johnny Wilson | 1920-05-06 | Boston, MA |
| Stripped of the title and suspended on 22-06-21 for refusing to fight Harry Greb in a scheduled title match; continues to be recognized by the NBA; reinstated as the champion by NYSAC in 23-04 (see below). | ||
| Dave Rosenberg | 1922-08-14 | Bronx, NY |
| Defeats Phil Krug. | ||
| Mike O'Dowd [2] | 1922-11-30 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Jock Malone # | 1923-03-16 | Minneapolis, MN |
| Defeats O'Dowd and is initially recognized by NYSAC (The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, 23-04-29); recognition withdrawn in 23-04 when NYSAC lifts the suspension of Johnny Wilson and reinstates him as the champion. | ||
| Johnny Wilson [2] | 1923-04-12 | |
| Reinstated as the champion. | ||
| Harry Greb | 1923-08-31 | New York, NY |
| Tiger Flowers | 1926-02-26 | New York, NY |
| Mickey Walker | 1926-12-03 | Chicago, IL |
| Stripped of the title on 31-01-06 for having not had "a license to box in this state in upward of four years" (Daily News, New York, NY, 31-01-07). | ||
| Ben Jeby | 1933-01-13 | New York, NY |
| Previously reported as winning the title by defeating Chick Devlin in tournament final on 32-11-21 in New York, NY (Brooklyn Times Union, 32-11-22); defeats Frank Battaglia on 33-01-13 for the official recognition. | ||
| Lou Brouillard | 1933-08-09 | New York, NY |
| Also recognized by NBA at the annual convention on 33-09-18. | ||
| Vince Dundee | 1933-10-30 | Boston, MA |
| Teddy Yarosz | 1934-09-11 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Eddie Risko | 1935-09-19 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Freddie Steele | 1936-07-11 | Seattle, WA |
| Also recognized by the World Boxing Commission in 38-04 (International News Service, 38-04-22); stripped of the title by NYSAC sometime between 38-05-22 and 38-07-26 (or in 38-05 according to Cyber Boxing Zone) due to his refusal of fighting Fred Apostoli (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 38-07-28, etc.); continues to be recognized by NBA. | ||
| Fred Apostoli | 1938-11-18 | New York, NY |
| Defeats Young Corbett III. | ||
| Ceferino Garcia | 1939-10-02 | New York, NY |
| Ken Overlin | 1940-05-23 | New York, NY |
| Billy Soose | 1941-05-09 | New York, NY |
| Vacates in 41-11 to move up to the light heavyweight class. | ||
| Tony Zale | 1941-11-28 | New York, NY |
| Defeats Georgie Abrams; declared "in abeyance" (The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, 48-03-13) after Rocky Graziano, who has been revoked of his license by NYSAC since 47-02-07 for failure to report an attempted bribe (Daily News, New York, NY, 47-02-08), defeats Zale on 47-07-16 in Chicago, IL to be recognized by NBA. | ||
| Tony Zale [2] | 1948-06-10 | Newark, NJ |
| Regains NBA world title from Rocky Graziano and is also recognized by NYSAC. | ||
| Marcel Cerdan | 1948-09-21 | Jersey City, NJ |
| Jake LaMotta | 1949-06-16 | Detroit, MI |
| Sugar Ray Robinson | 1951-02-14 | Chicago, IL |
| Randy Turpin | 1951-07-10 | London, ENG, GBR |
| Sugar Ray Robinson [2] | 1951-09-12 | New York, NY |
| Vacates on 52-12-19 upon (temporary) retirement. | ||
| Bobo Olson (Carl Olson) | 1953-10-21 | New York, NY |
| American champion, defeats European champion Randy Turpin. | ||
| Sugar Ray Robinson [3] | 1955-12-09 | Chicago, IL |
| Gene Fullmer | 1957-01-02 | New York, NY |
| Sugar Ray Robinson [4] | 1957-05-01 | Chicago, IL |
| Carmen Basilio | 1957-09-23 | New York, NY |
| Sugar Ray Robinson [5] | 1958-03-25 | Chicago, IL |
| Stripped of the title by NBA on 59-05-04 but continues to be recognized by NYSAC. | ||
| Paul Pender | 1960-01-02 | Boston, MA |
| Terry Downes | 1961-07-11 | London, ENG, GBR |
| Paul Pender [2] | 1962-04-07 | Boston, MA |
| Stripped of the title on 62-11-09 due to lack of defenses (Daily News, New York, NY, 62-11-10). | ||
| Dick Tiger | 1962-11-09 | |
| WBA champion, also recognized by NYSAC (Daily News, New York, NY, 62-11-10); defeats Gene Fullmer on 63-08-10 to become the first WBC champion. | ||
* See WBC World Middleweight Title.
