PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

  

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  DANNY DOUGHERTY

World Bantamweight Champion

5/26/1900 - 4/30/1901

 
       
 

PHILADELPHIA JACK O'BRIEN

Light-Heavyweight Champion

12/20/1905 - 6/17/1912 (retired)

 
           
 

HARRY LEWIS

World Welterweight Champion

1/23/1908 - 1/25/1911 (relinquished title)

   
         
 

BATTLING LEVINSKY

Light-Heavyweight Champion

10/24/1916 - 10/12/1920

 
           
 

BENNY BASS

World Featherweight Champion

9/19/1927 - 2/10/1928

   
         
 

TOMMY LOUGHRAN

World Light Heavyweight Champion

10/07/1927 - 09/1929 (relinquished title)

 
           
 

BENNY BASS

World Jr. Lightweight Champion

12/20/1929 - 7/15/1931

   
         
 

MIDGET WOLGAST

N.Y. World Flyweight Champion

3/21/1930 - 9/16/1935

 
           
 

JOHNNY JADICK

World Jr. Welterweight Champion

1/18/1932 - 09/1932 (Jr. title no longer rec'zed)

   
         
 

BOB MONTGOMERY

N.Y. World Lightweight Champion

5/21/1943 - 11/19/1943

 
           
 

BOB MONTGOMERY

N.Y. World Lightweight Champion

3/03/1944 - 8/04/1947

   
         
 

PERCY BASSETT

Interim World Featherweight Champion

2/09/1953 - 11/1954 (Saddler returns from Army)

 
           
 

HAROLD JOHNSON

NBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

2/07/1961 - 6/01/1963

   
         
 

HAROLD JOHNSON

World Light Heavyweight Champion

5/12/1962 - 6/01/1963

 
           
 

SONNY LISTON

World Heavyweight Champion

9/25/1962 - 2/24/1964

   
         
 

JOEY GIARDELLO

World Middleweight Champion

12/07/1963 - 10/21/1965

 
           
 

JOE FRAZIER

N.Y. World Heavyweight Champion

3/04/1968 - 1/22/1973

   
         
 

JOE FRAZIER

World Heavyweight Champion

2/16/1970 - 1/22/1973

 
           
 

MIKE ROSSMAN

WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

9/15/1978 - 4/14/1979

   
         
 

MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD

WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion

4/22/1979 - 12/19/1981

 
           
 

JEFF CHANDLER

WBA World Bantamweight Champion

11/14/1980 - 4/07/1984

   
         
 

CHARLIE 'CHOO-CHOO' BROWN

IBF World Lightweight Champion

1/30/1984 - 4/15/1984

 
           
 

TIM WITHERSPOON

WBA World Heavyweight Champion

3/09/1984 - 8/31/1984

   
         
 

TIM WITHERSPOON

WBA World Heavyweight Champion

1/17/1986 - 12/12/1986

 
           
 

GARY HINTON

IBF World Jr. Welterweight Champion

4/26/1986 - 10/30/1986

   
         
 

BUSTER DRAYTON

IBF World Jr. Middleweight Champion

6/04/1986 - 6/27/1987

 
           
 

MELDRICK TAYLOR

IBF World Jr. Welterweight Champion

9/03/1988 - 3/17/1990

   
         
 

ROBERT HINES

IBF World Jr. Middleweight Champion

11/04/1988 - 2/05/89

 
           
 

MELDRICK TAYLOR

WBA World Welterweight Champion

1/19/1991 - 10/31/1992

   
         
 

FRED PENDLETON

IBF World Lightweight Champion

1/10/1993 - 2/19/1994

 
           
 

BERNARD HOPKINS

IBF World Middleweight Champion

4/21/1995 - 7/16/2005

   
         
 

NATE MILLER

WBA World Cruiserweight Champion

7/22/1995 - 11/08/1997

 
           
 

CHARLES BREWER

IBF World Super Middleweight Champion

6/21/1997 - 10/24/1998

   
         
 

DAVID REID

WBA World Jr. Middleweight Champion

3/06/1999 - 3/03/2000

 
           
 

BERNARD HOPKINS

WBC World Middleweight Champion

4/14/2001 - 7/16/2005

   
         
 

BERNARD HOPKINS

IBF World Middleweight (Undisputed) Champion

9/29/2001 - 7/16/2005

 
         
   

BERNARD HOPKINS

Linear World Light Heavyweight Champion

6/10/2006 - 4/19/2008

   
           
   

STEVE CUNNINGHAM

IBF Cruiserweight Champion

5/26/2007 - 12/11/2008

 
         
   

STEVE CUNNINGHAM

IBF Cruiserweight Champion

6/05/2010 - 10/01/2011

   
           
   

BERNARD HOPKINS

WBC Light Heavyweight Champion

5/21/2011 - 04/28/12

 
         
   

DANNY GARCIA

WBC Jr. Welterweight Champion

3/24/2012 - 10/03/2015 (relinquished title)

   
           
   

DANNY GARCIA

WBA & Ring Jr. Welterweight Champion

7/14/2012 - 10/03/2015 (relinquished title)

   
           
   

BERNARD HOPKINS

IBF Light Heavyweight Champion

3/09/2013 - 11/08/2014

   
           
   

BERNARD HOPKINS

WBA Light Heavyweight Champion

4/19/2014 - 11/08/2014

   
           
   

DANNY GARCIA

WBC Welterweight Champion

1/23/2016 - 3/04/17

   
           
   

TEVIN FARMER

IBF Junior Lightweight Champion

5/03/2018 - 01/30/20

   
           
   

JULIAN WILLIAMS

WBA & IBF Jr. Middleweight Champion

5/11/2019 - 01/18/20

   
           
   

STEPHEN FULTON JR.

WBO Junior Featherweight Champion

1/23/2021 - 07/25/2023

 
           
   

STEPHEN FULTON JR.

WBC Junior Featherweight Champion

11/27/2021 - 07/25/2023

 
           
   

JARON ENNIS

IBF Interim Welterweight Champion

01/07/2023 - 11/08/2023

 
           
   

JARON ENNIS

IBF Welterweight Champion (Elevated)

11/09/2023 - Present

 
           
   

STEPHEN FULTON JR.

WBC Featherweight Champion

02/01/2025 - Present

 
           
 
 

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