Barney Ross FIRST 3 three weight divisions champ.

The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." As always, ludicrous decisions of "sanctioning bodies" are ignored. The title had been created by the New York Legislature in the Walker Law (1920).The NBA recognized the division on Jan. 22, 1922, but no champion was named. Several fighters claimed the title -- "Oakland" Jimmy Duffy, Richie Mitchell, his brother Pinky Mitchell, and Eddie Fitzsimmons. The Boxing Blade magazine held a vote whereby the fans named Pinky Mitchell as the inaugural champion, and we start our lineage with that democratic decision. Explore our On-Line Boxing Encyclopedia for more info. Comments can be sent to the Editors.Ciao!

And than we have the LINE
THE CYBER BOXING ZONE
presents
THE LINEAL JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONS
The following list gives credit to "The Man Who Beat The Man." As always, ludicrous decisions of "sanctioning bodies" are ignored. The title had been created by the New York Legislature in the Walker Law (1920).The NBA recognized the division on Jan. 22, 1922, but no champion was named. Several fighters claimed the title -- "Oakland" Jimmy Duffy, Richie Mitchell, his brother Pinky Mitchell, and Eddie Fitzsimmons. The Boxing Blade magazine held a vote whereby the fans named Pinky Mitchell as the inaugural champion, and we start our lineage with that democratic decision. Explore our On-Line Boxing Encyclopedia for more info. Comments can be sent to the Editors.Ciao!



Pinky Mitchell (1922-1926)
Mushy Callahan (1926-1930)
Jackie "Kid" Berg (1930-1931)
Tony Canzoneri (1931-1932)
Johnny Jadick (1932-1933)
Battling Shaw (1933)
Tony Canzoneri (1933)
Barney Ross [1933-1935, vacates title]

 

Also Boxing Rec Also Called it a World Jr title.There was no mention of it being some backward title in Illios.

 

It was a WORLD TITLE. The Ring REFUSE to give any JR titles at the time no honors because Nat did not belive in them. And Ross beat Caniz for the title. It was not taking it from some jouryman. Most books will say Ross was the WORLD JR title.

The Untimate Enecyclopedia of Boxing by Harry Mullan called it a WORLD Title.

 

It was the World Championship of the World. Cani and others before him beat any one before Ross that had a claim to that belt. Cani made it WORLD Championship.

 

page 162 of The Untimate Enecyclopedia of Boxing by Harry Mullan.

When it does it line.

Ross beats Canzi than goes on to defend it against Farr, Cani, Fullmer, Nebo, Panco, Panco again, Klick and Woods before he gives the title up on April 9th 1935.

 

Also from the book

Controversy dogged the new divsion, weight limit, 140lbs. The New York commission redrew recognition in 1930,(Kid Berg was champ) and the British Board would not even accept there own Jack Kid Berg as champion when he beat Mushy Callahan at the Albert Hall in 1930. The Divsion fell out of order when Ross opted to defend his Welter-weight title instand. Carlos Ortiz got it up and running.

 

And Shaw won it from Jadick who beat Caniz for the title.

 

And Shaw WON it from Johnny Jadick, WHO BEAT Caniz for the title. Caniz beat Berg who beat Callahnan who NBA withdrew from only because he denfeded the title in England.