List of world boxing champions of NYSAC
This list of NYSAC boxing world champions includes all boxers who won the world championship title of the New York State Athletic Commission ( NYSAC for short ), which supported the founding of the WBC organization in 1963 and has not led its own boxing world champions since 1979 .
Flyweight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Isadore Schwartz
|
December 16, 1927 | February 9, 1930 | 5 |
| 2 |
Midget Wolgast
|
March 21, 1930 | September 16, 1935 | 3 |
| 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Small Montana
|
September 16, 1935 | May 23, 1937 | 1 |
World flyweight title of the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
Bantamweight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Abe Goldstein
|
October 19, 1923 | December 19, 1924 | 3 |
| 2 |
Eddie Martin
|
December 19, 1924 | 1925 | 0 |
| 3 |
Charlie Phil Rosenberg
|
February 4, 1927 | March 4, 1928 | 0 |
| 4th |
Bushy Graham
|
May 23, 1928 | February 7, 1929 | 0 |
| 5 |
 Panama Al Brown
|
June 18, 1929 | 1934 | 2 |
| 6th |
Louis Salica
|
August 26, 1935 | November 15, 1935 | 0 |
| 7th |
 Sixto Escobar
|
November 15, 1935 | November 2, 1937 | 1 |
| 8th |
Louis Salica (2)
|
November 17, 1939 | May 15, 1940 | 0 |
World championship in bantamweight of the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
Featherweight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Johnny Dundee
|
August 15, 1922 | 1924 | 0 |
| 2 |
Kid chaplain
|
January 2, 1925 | July 6, 1926 | 0 |
| 3 |
Tony Canzoneri
|
October 24, 1927 | September 28, 1928 | 1 |
| 4th |
 André Routis
|
September 28, 1928 | September 23, 1929 | 0 |
| 5 |
Christopher Battalino
|
September 23, 1929 | January 27, 1932 | 1 |
| 6th |
 Kid Chocolate
|
October 13, 1932 | 1934 | 2 |
| 7th |
.svg){kind=small} Baby Arizmendi
|
August 30, 1934 | 1935 | 0 |
| 8th |
Mike Belloise
|
September 3, 1936 | 1937 | 0 |
| 9 |
Henry Armstrong
|
October 29, 1937 | 1938 | 0 |
| 10 |
Joey Archibald
|
October 17, 1938 | May 20, 1940 | 1 |
| 11 |
Harry Jeffra
|
May 20, 1940 | May 12, 1941 | 1 |
| 12 |
Joey Archibald (2)
|
May 12, 1941 | September 11, 1941 | 0 |
| 13 |
Chalky Wright
|
September 11, 1941 | November 20, 1942 | 2 |
| 14th |
Willie Pep
|
November 20, 1942 | October 29, 1948 | 4th |
World featherweight championship of the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
Super featherweight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Death Morgan
|
December 16, 1927 | December 20, 1929 | 0 |
| 2 |
Benny Bass
|
December 20, 1929 | July 15, 1931 | 0 |
World championship in super featherweight of the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
lightweight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jimmy Goodrich
|
July 13, 1925 | December 7, 1925 | 0 |
| 2 |
Rocky Kansas
|
December 7, 1925 | June 3, 1926 | 0 |
| 3 |
Beau Jack
|
December 18, 1942 | May 21, 1943 | 0 |
| 4th |
Bob Montgomery
|
May 21, 1943 | November 19, 1943 | 0 |
| 5 |
Beau Jack (2)
|
November 19, 1943 | March 3, 1944 | 0 |
| 6th |
Bob Montgomery (2)
|
March 3, 1944 | 4th August 1947 | 2 |
Lightweight world championship from the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
Light welterweight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Carlos Ortiz
|
June 12, 1959 | September 1, 1960 | 0 |
| 2 |
Wilfred Benitez
|
3rd August 1977 | November 30, 1979 | 0 |
World light welterweight title of the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
Welterweight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jimmy Jones
|
July 27, 1923 | 1924 | 1 |
| 2 |
Joe Dundee
|
June 23, 1927 | June 17, 1927 | 0 |
| 3 |
Sugar Ray Robinson
|
December 20, 1946 | February 14, 1951 | 0 |
| 4th |
 Hedgemon Lewis
|
June 16, 1972 | 3rd August 1974 | 1 |
World welterweight title of the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
medium weight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Johnny Wilson
|
March 17, 1921 | 1922 | 0 |
| 2 |
Dave Rosenberg
|
August 14, 1922 | November 30, 1922 | 0 |
| 3 |
Mike O'Dowd
|
November 30, 1922 | December 1922 | 0 |
| 4th |
Ben Jeby
|
January 13, 1933 | August 9, 1933 | 2 |
| 5 |
.svg){kind=small} Lou Brouillard
|
August 9, 1933 | October 30, 1933 | 0 |
| 6th |
Vince Dundee
|
October 30, 1933 | September 11, 1934 | 2 |
| 7th |
Teddy Yarosz
|
September 11, 1934 | September 19, 1935 | 0 |
| 8th |
Eddie Babe Risko
|
September 19, 1935 | July 11, 1936 | 2 |
| 9 |
Freddie Steele
|
July 11, 1936 | February 1938 | 5 |
| 10 |
Fred Apostoli
|
November 18, 1938 | October 2, 1939 | 0 |
| 11 |
Ceferino Garcia
|
October 2, 1939 | May 23, 1940 | 1 |
| 12 |
Ken Overlin
|
May 23, 1940 | May 9, 1941 | 2 |
| 13 |
Billy Soose
|
May 9, 1941 | June 6, 1941 | 0 |
| 14th |
Tony Zale
|
November 28, 1941 | July 16, 1947 | 1 |
World middleweight title of the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
Light heavyweight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bob Moha
|
February 17, 1913 | June 14, 1914 | 0 |
| 2 |
Jack Delaney
|
July 16, 1926 | July 26, 1927 | 1 |
| 3 |
Tommy Loughran
|
October 7, 1927 | July 18, 1929 | 1 |
| 4th |
Jimmy Slattery
|
February 10, 1930 | June 25, 1930 | 0 |
| 5 |
Maxie Rosenbloom
|
June 25, 1930 | November 16, 1934 | 5 |
| 6th |
Bob Olin
|
November 16, 1934 | October 31, 1935 | 0 |
| 7th |
Tiger Jack Fox
|
November 11, 1938 | February 3, 1939 | 0 |
| 8th |
Melio Bettina
|
February 3, 1939 | July 13, 1939 | 0 |
| 9 |
Billy Conn
|
July 13, 1939 | June 5, 1940 | 3 |
| 10 |
Gus Lesnevich
|
August 26, 1941 | July 26, 1948 | 1 |
| 11 |
Archie Moore
|
August 12, 1959 | May 12, 1962 | 1 |
World light heavyweight title of the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
Heavyweight
| No. | World Champion | From | To | Number of title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jack Dempsey
|
July 24, 1922 | September 23, 1926 | 2 |
| 2 |
Gene Tunney
|
September 23, 1926 | July 31, 1928 | 2 |
| 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Max Schmeling
|
June 12, 1930 | January 7, 1931 | 0 |
| 4th |
Jack Sharkey
|
June 21, 1932 | June 29, 1933 | 0 |
| 5 |
 Primo Carnera
|
June 29, 1933 | June 14, 1934 | 1 |
| 6th |
Max Baer
|
June 14, 1934 | June 13, 1935 | 0 |
| 7th |
Jim Braddock
|
June 13, 1935 | June 22, 1937 | 0 |
| 8th |
Joe Louis
|
June 22, 1937 | March 1, 1949 | 26th |
| 9 |
Ezzard Charles
|
September 27, 1950 | July 18, 1951 | 4th |
| 10 |
Jersey Joe Walcott
|
July 18, 1951 | September 23, 1952 | 1 |
| 11 |
Rocky Marciano
|
September 23, 1952 | April 27, 1956 | 6th |
| 12 |
 Floyd Patterson
|
November 30, 1956 | June 26, 1959 | 4th |
| 13 |
 Ingemar Johansson
|
June 26, 1959 | June 20, 1960 | 0 |
| 14th |
Floyd Patterson (2)
|
June 20, 1960 | September 25, 1962 | 2 |
| 15th |
Sonny Liston
|
September 25, 1962 | February 25, 1964 | 1 |
| 16 |
Muhammad Ali
|
February 25, 1964 | May 9, 1967 | 9 |
| 17th |
Joe Frazier
|
4th March 1968 | February 16, 1970 | 5 |
World heavyweight titles from the other major associations: WBC - WBA - IBF - WBO - NBA
Web links
- NYSAC World Heavyweight Champions
- NYSAC World Light Heavyweight Champions
- NYSAC World Middleweight Champions
- NYSAC World Welterweight Champions
- NYSAC World Light Welterweight Champions
- NYSAC World Lightweight Champions
- NYSAC World Super Featherweight Champions
- NYSAC World Featherweight Champions
- NYSAC World Bantamweight Champions
- NYSAC World Flyweight Champions