World Middleweight Title

WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE

Gus Kallio

This is a combined list of different versions of the World Middlweight Titles, each of which was probably the most significant version at the time. Each version may or may not be connected to another. However, I did NOT make up any title change. All title changes are either actual or "official" unless indicated with symbol(s). For the complete/detailed listings, I recommend Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan & Gary Will.

National Boxing Association/National Wrestling Association	(	1930	-	1940s?	)
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	(	1930s	-		)
National Wrestling Alliance/E.M.L.L.	(	1952?	-		)

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Dan McLeod 1901/07/29 Buffalo, NY

Defeats Ed Atherton.

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Ed Atherton 09/04<

Walter Willoughby 09/04/12 Milwaukee, WI

Henry Gehring 10/12/28 Cleveland, OH

Has been claiming the title since 09/04/28, defeating Charlie Conkle in Cleveland, OH; defeats Chris Jordan on 10/03/15 in Cleveland, OH; defeats Willoughby on 10/12/28 to become the strongest claimant.

Mike Yokel 13/02/05 Salt Lake City, UT

Also defeats Police Gazette title claimant Joe Turner in 13; Turner still claims the title until losing it in 16 to Paul Bowser, who defends title for 6 years before abandoning it.

Elmer "Pet" Brown 14/05 Houston, TX

Or 14/05/08 in Taylor, TX; still claims the title as of 16/11/24.

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Joe Turner 16 Richmond, VA

Wins tournament; wins a second tournament in New York, NY in 22.

Henry Irslinger 17/11/06 Atlantic City, NJ

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Lou Talaber 19/01/22<

Recognized in Gary, IN.

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Mike Yokel [2] 19/03/28 Boston, MA

Defeats Joe Turner.

Chris Jordan

Waino Ketonen

Mike Yokel [3] 20/02/26 Boston, MA

Waino Ketonen [2]

Pinky Gardner 21/02/27 Boston, MA

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Chris Jordan [2] 21

Henry Engel 20/09/02 Dubuque, IA

Defeats Guy Elliot.

Walter Miller

Ted Thye 21/05/09<

Walter Miller [2] 21/05/28 Los Angeles, CA

Johnny Meyers 20/05/26<

Joe Parelli 24/03/25 Milwaukee, WI

Len Talaber 24/09/23 Salt Lake City, UT

Johnny Meyers [2] 25/04/15 Chicago, IL

Charlie Fischer 29/01/07 Chicago, IL

A disputed win; although Meyers claims the title and obtains a court injunction restraining the Illinois state athletic commission from awarding the crown to anyone else, the commission recognizes Gus Kallio, who has defeated Fischer in Chicago on 28/08/07 (see below).

Walter Miller [3] 24<

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Chris Jordan [3] 26/03/24<

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Gus Kallio 28/08/07 Chicago, IL

Defeats Charlie Fischer by decision after a 2 1/2 hour match.

Hugh Nichols 29/03/08

Nichols moves up to light heavyweight division in 29 or 30.

Gus Kallio [2] 29/06<

Recognized by the National Boxing Association after defeating Ralph Parquat in Cincinnati, OH and Ray Carpenter on 30/04/09 in Columbus, OH.

George Sauer 31<

Gus Kallio [3] 32/07<

Still/again recognized by NBA in 33/12.

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George Romanoff 34/10/02<

Recognized as champion in Florida.

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Gus Kallio [4] 35/09<

Recognized at the NBA & NWA joint annual convention on 35/09/17.

Joe Gunther 37/01 Portland, OR

Gus Kallio [5] 37/07<

Sometime after 37/04/17.

Octavio Gaona 39/02/19 Mexico City

Tarzan Lopez (Carlos Lopez) 40/02/04 Mexico City

Black Guzman 41/12/16 Mexico City

Tarzan Lopez [2] 42/02/11 Mexico City

Gory Guerrero 46/02/23 Mexico City

Mike Kelly 48/04/12 Mexico City

Tarzan Lopez [3] 49/05/28

Sugi Sito 50/09/21

Enrique Llanes 51/09/24 Mexico City

Vacates on 52/02/06.

Tarzan Lopez [4] 52/07/13

Wins tournament.

* See N.W.A. World Middleweight Title

Other Existing World Middleweight Titles

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