Birthplace of each weight class world title

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  1. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Minumweight- Bugok, South Korea
    Light Flyweight- Milan, Italy
    Flyweight- Paris, France
    Super Flyweight- Caracas, Venezuela
    Bantamweight- London, England
    Super Bantamweight-Panama city , Panama
    Featherweight-Kouts, Indiana,USA
    Super Featherweight-New York, USA
    Lightweight-Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Super Lightweight-Milwaukee,Wisconsin,USA
    Welterweight- Fort Foote,Virginia, USA
    Light Middleweight-Portland,Oregon,USA
    Middleweight-Larchmont, New York, USA
    Super Middleweight-Atlantic City,New Jersey, USA
    Light Heavyweight-Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Cruiserweight-Split,Croatia
    Heavyweight- Chester Driving park near Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
     
  2. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think this needs a lot more explaination.
     
  3. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Do you mean where the weight class's first official gloved fight occured
     
  4. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    For some weights yes. But the places I listed above is where the world title was first won. For example sid smith was the first flyweight world champion when he won his title in Paris but the flyweight division existed before that. However when new divisions like cruiserweight were created they had to have a world champion straight away so Marvin Camel fought Mate Parlov in split Croatia in the first ever cruiserweight fight.
     
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    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Do you not count Joe Choynski's Light Heavyweight title claim?

    I don't see a lot of reason for counting the Sullivan McCaffrey as the first gloved heavyweight title fight over the Sullivan Mitchel one (though there were some earlier ones billed for it).

    There was also Harrington Vs Rooke fight at Middleweight, but no one really seems to count that one.
     
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