Reading the January 1925 issue of The Ring and they are talking about the current champions and how they will fare in 1925. The writer (Francis Albertanti) says that only Joe Lynch's Bantam title was defended and he lost to Abe Goldstein. So in the whole of 1924, none of the other World Champions defended their titles? Really? I know that Harry Greb would have fought a lot that year and he faced some greats so would have thought the title would have been defended at some stage.
Harry Greb fought Johnny Wilson in a middleweight title fight. (Jan. 18) Harry Greb fought Fay Keiser in a middleweight title fight. (March 24) Harry Greb fought Ted Moore in a middleweight title fight. (June 26) Mickey Walker fought Lew Tendler in a welterweight title fight. (June 2) Mickey Walker fought Bobby Barrett in a welterweight title fight. (Oct. 1) Steve "Kid" Sullivan fought Johnny Dundee in a junior lightweight title fight. (June 20) Steve "Kid" Sullivan fought Pepper Martin in a junior lightweight title fight. (Aug. 18) Steve "Kid" Sullivan fought Mike Ballerino in a junior lightweight title fight. (Oct. 15) Abe Goldstein fought Joe Lynch in a bantamweight title fight. (March 21) Abe Goldstein fought Charles Ledoux in a bantamweight title fight. (July 16) Abe Goldstein fought Tommy Ryan in a bantamweight title fight (Sept. 8) Abe Goldstein fought Cannonball Martin in a bantamweight title fight (Dec. 19) Pancho Villa fought Georgie Marks in a flyweight title fight. (Feb. 8) Pancho Villa fought Frankie Ash in a flyweight title fight. (May 30)