Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
Listed only to provide a historical information from the segregation era in the United States of America. This website has no intention of racial discrimination whatsoever.
Lee Anderson
1921-05-30
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Defeats Kid Norfolk and claims the title; still champion as of 21-07-04.
Kid Norfolk (William Ward)
1921-12-20
New York, NY, USA
Defeats the Jamaica Kid and claims the title; vacant on 22-03-02 upon losing his bid for the heavyweight title.
