- Professional Combat Sport Championship Histories -
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| Jack Britton | 1920-03-25 | |
| Has won the world title from Ted Lewis on 19-03-17 in Canton, OH; boxing is 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). | ||
| Mickey Walker | 1922-11-01 | New York, NY |
| Stripped of the title on 23-06-06 for failure to accept the challenge of Dave Shade within 6 months (The Buffalo Enquirer, 23-06-07). | ||
| Dave Shade | 1923-06-06 | |
| Awarded. | ||
| Jimmy Jones | 1923-07-27 | Boston, MA |
| Stripped of the title on 23-10-08 for fighting Mickey Walker who has been under suspension by NYSAC. | ||
| Mickey Walker [2] | 1923-11 | |
| Restored as the champion. | ||
| Pete Latzo | 1926-05-20 | Scranton, PA |
| Joe Dundee | 1927-06-03 | New York, NY |
| Recgognized by NYSAC. | ||
| Jackie Fields | 1929-07-25 | Detroit, MI |
| Also holds NBA World Title. | ||
| Jack Thompson | 1930-05-09 | Detroit, MI |
| Tommy Freeman | 1930-09-05 | Cleveland, OH |
| Jack Thompson [2] | 1931-04-14 | Cleveland, OH |
| Lou Brouillard | 1931-10-23 | Boston, MA |
| Jackie Fields [2] | 1932-01-28 | Chicago, IL |
| Young Corbett III | 1933-02-22 | San Francisco, CA |
| Jimmy McLarnin | 1933-05-29 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Barney Ross | 1934-05-28 | Long Island City, NY |
| Jimmy McLarnin [2] | 1934-09-17 | Long Island City, NY |
| Barney Ross [2] | 1935-05-28 | New York, NY |
| Henry Armstrong | 1938-05-31 | Long Island City, NY |
| Fritzie Zivic | 1940-10-04 | New York, NY |
| Freddie Cochrane | 1941-07-29 | Newark, NJ |
| Marty Servo | 1946-02-01 | New York, NY |
| Vacant on 46-09-25 upon (temporary) retirement. | ||
| Sugar Ray Robinson | 1946-12-20 | New York, NY |
| Defeats Tommy Bell; vacates on 51-02-14 to move up to the middleweight class. | ||
| Kid Gavilán | 1951-05-18 | New York, NY |
| Defeats NBA champion Johnny Bratton and is also wins the vacant NYSAC recognition (Daily News, New York, NY, 51-05-19). | ||
| Johnny Saxton | 1954-10-20 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Tony DeMarco | 1955-04-01 | Boston, MA |
| Carmen Basilio | 1955-06-10 | Syracuse, NY |
| Johnny Saxton [2] | 1956-03-14 | Chicago, IL |
| Carmen Basilio [2] | 1956-09-12 | Syracuse, NY |
| Vacates on 57-09-23 to move up to the middleweight class. | ||
| Virgil Akins | 1957-10-29 | Boston, MA |
| Defeats Tony DeMarco. | ||
| Don Jordan | 1958-12-05 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Benny Paret | 1960-05-27 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Emile Griffith | 1961-04-01 | Miami Beach, FL |
| Benny Paret [2] | 1961-09-30 | New York, NY |
| Emile Griffith [2] | 1962-03-24 | New York, NY |
| Named the first WBC world champion in 63-02. | ||
| Luis Manuel Rodríguez | 1963-03-21 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Emile Griffith [3] | 1963-06-08 | New York, NY |
| Also wins the middlweight title on 66-04-25; loses lawsuit to retain the welterweight title on 66-08-01 (Associated Press, 66-08-02). | ||
| Curtis Cokes | 1966-08-24 | New Orleans, LA |
| Defeats Manuel Gonzalez. | ||
| José Nápoles | 1969-04-18 | Inglewood, CA |
| Billy Backus | 1970-12-03 | Syracuse, NY |
| José Nápoles [2] | 1971-06-04 | Inglewood, CA |
| Stripped of the title by NYSAC on 71-11-01 for refusing to fight Backus in rematch (Associated Press, 71-11-02) | ||
| Hedgemon Lewis | 1972-06-16 | Syracuse, NY |
| Defeats Billy Backus for the vacant NYSAC recognition (The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, 72-06-17); still recognized by NYSAC as of 73-12-10 (Daily News, New York, NY, 73-12-11); billed as the United States champion by 74-07; loses to WBC & WBA world champion José Nápoles on 74-08-03. | ||
* See WBC World Welterweight Title.
