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JCWeb · 01-22-2007, 08:55 PM

Continuing with the last of the divisional retrospectives (FLY division is too new for a retrospective), here are the BW WBA Champs:

Johnny Murphy 1888-89
George Dixon 1889-92
Nunc Wallace 1892-95
Cal McCarthy 1895-97
Jimmy Barry 1897-1901
Harry Harris 1901-08, 1909, 1911, 1911-12
Harry Forbes 1908
Biz Mackey 1908
Johnny Coulon 1908-09, 1909-10, 1912-15
Philadelphia Pal Moore 1910-11
Kid Murphy 1911
Frankie Burns 1912
Al Delmont 1915-

Only 13 different champs, unusual in that in this division there were fewer total World Champs than IRL, also alot more consistency (not too much back and forth), particularly in the earlier years with Barry and Harris who held the title for a long time. Only Harris and Coulon thus far have bucked the trend and regained the belt after losing it, remarkable because Harris was well past his Prime in his later championship runs. One big disappointment was the failure of "Terrible Terry" McGovern to succeed at the BW level, something I attribute to the fact that Barry remained past the time period where he retired in real life. On the other hand, there have been a few surprise champs, guys like Mackey, Murphy and Burns who did not make it to the top IRL.

All-Time Records

Total Bouts

Nunc Wallace 74
Phil McGovern 68
Joe Bowker, Harry Forbes, Harry Harris, Thomas Palmer 66

Active: Bowker 66 Mackey 65 Digger Stanley 62 Al Delmont 61

Wins

Nunc Wallace and Jimmy Barry 55
Harry Harris 51
Al Delmont 43
Johnny Murphy, Walter Croot, Joe Bowker, Biz Mackey 39

Active: Delmont 43 Mackey, Bowker 39 Coulon, Kid Murphy 37

KO Wins

Jimmy Barry 40
Nunc Wallace 39
Harry Harris 32
Jimmy Murphy 30
Cal McCarthy 29

Active: Charles Ledoux, Kid Murphy 24 Bowker 20 Delmont, Coulon 17

Consecutive Wins

Jimmy Barry 41
Cal McCarthy, Nunc Wallace 17
Kid Williams, Phila Pal Moore 16

Active: Phila Pal Moore, Kid Williams 16 Jack Wolfe, Ledoux 15

Consecutive KOs

Charles Ledoux 13
Nunc Wallace, Jimmy Barry 12
Cal McCarthy, Harry Harris 10

Active: Ledoux 13 Coulon, Pete Herman, Kid Murphy 9

Extraordinary win streak by Barry in the early years, made possible by the fact that the competition was not as strong back then as it is now.

01-22-2007, 08:55 PM	#239 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 717	BW Recap Continuing with the last of the divisional retrospectives (FLY division is too new for a retrospective), here are the BW WBA Champs: Johnny Murphy 1888-89 George Dixon 1889-92 Nunc Wallace 1892-95 Cal McCarthy 1895-97 Jimmy Barry 1897-1901 Harry Harris 1901-08, 1909, 1911, 1911-12 Harry Forbes 1908 Biz Mackey 1908 Johnny Coulon 1908-09, 1909-10, 1912-15 Philadelphia Pal Moore 1910-11 Kid Murphy 1911 Frankie Burns 1912 Al Delmont 1915- Only 13 different champs, unusual in that in this division there were fewer total World Champs than IRL, also alot more consistency (not too much back and forth), particularly in the earlier years with Barry and Harris who held the title for a long time. Only Harris and Coulon thus far have bucked the trend and regained the belt after losing it, remarkable because Harris was well past his Prime in his later championship runs. One big disappointment was the failure of "Terrible Terry" McGovern to succeed at the BW level, something I attribute to the fact that Barry remained past the time period where he retired in real life. On the other hand, there have been a few surprise champs, guys like Mackey, Murphy and Burns who did not make it to the top IRL. All-Time Records Total Bouts Nunc Wallace 74 Phil McGovern 68 Joe Bowker, Harry Forbes, Harry Harris, Thomas Palmer 66 Active: Bowker 66 Mackey 65 Digger Stanley 62 Al Delmont 61 Wins Nunc Wallace and Jimmy Barry 55 Harry Harris 51 Al Delmont 43 Johnny Murphy, Walter Croot, Joe Bowker, Biz Mackey 39 Active: Delmont 43 Mackey, Bowker 39 Coulon, Kid Murphy 37 KO Wins Jimmy Barry 40 Nunc Wallace 39 Harry Harris 32 Jimmy Murphy 30 Cal McCarthy 29 Active: Charles Ledoux, Kid Murphy 24 Bowker 20 Delmont, Coulon 17 Consecutive Wins Jimmy Barry 41 Cal McCarthy, Nunc Wallace 17 Kid Williams, Phila Pal Moore 16 Active: Phila Pal Moore, Kid Williams 16 Jack Wolfe, Ledoux 15 Consecutive KOs Charles Ledoux 13 Nunc Wallace, Jimmy Barry 12 Cal McCarthy, Harry Harris 10 Active: Ledoux 13 Coulon, Pete Herman, Kid Murphy 9 Extraordinary win streak by Barry in the early years, made possible by the fact that the competition was not as strong back then as it is now.