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Final wrap-up and comments, here's the roll-call of champions heading into 1928 action (month and year won title and number of successful defenses in parens):

HW

WBA: Gene Tunney (July 1927) (1)
NABF: George Godfrey (July 1927) (2)
USBA: Martin Burke (Aug. 1927) (0)
CBU: George Thompson (Aug. 1927) (1)
GBU: Tom Cowler (Jun. 1927) (1)
EBU: Bartley Madden (Apr. 1926) (2)
OPBF: Cyril Whitaker (Sep. 1927) (0)

LH

WBA: Tommy Loughran (Aug. 1926) (5)
NABF: Ad Stone (Nov. 1926) (2)
USBA: Lou Bogash (Jan. 1927) (1)
CBU: Len Harvey (Apr. 1924) (4)
GBU: Gypsy Daniels (Dec. 1927) (0)
EBU: Len Harvey (Oct. 1925) (1)

MW

WBA: Mickey Walker (Apr. 1925) (9)
NABF: Billy Angelo (Jul. 1927) (1)
USBA: Jack McVey (Nov. 1926) (1)
CBU: Alf Stewart (Apr. 1926) (2)
GBU: Tommy Milligan (Feb. 1927) (1)
EBU: Rene DeVos (May 1925) (5)
OPBF: Ceferino Garcia (Jul. 1927) (1)

WW

WBA: Young Corbett III (Dec. 1927) (0)
NABF: Vacant
USBA: Pete Latzo (Nov. 1927) (0)
CBU: Bermondsey Billy Wells (Mar. 1924) (6)
GBU: Hamilton Johnny Brown (Aug. 1923) (3)
EBU: Bermondsey Billy Wells (Jan. 1925) (4)
OPBF: Lope Tenorio (Dec. 1926) (3)

JWW

WBA: Pinkey Mitchell (Jul. 1923) (5)
USBA: Johnny Jadick (Apr. 1927) (0)

LW

WBA: Benny Valgar (Nov. 1927) (0)
NABF: Jimmy Goodrich (Aug. 1927) (1)
USBA: Tommy O'Brien (Feb. 1927) (1)
CBU: Billy Grime (Dec. 1924) (3)
GBU: Ernie Rice (Jul. 1922) (3)
EBU: Vacant

JLW

WBA: Tod Morgan (Aug. 1927) (1)
USBA: Eddie Wagner (Oct. 1927) (0)

FW

WBA: Andre Routis (Dec. 1927) (0)
NABF: Benny Bass (Apr. 1926) (3)
USBA: Steve Smith (Jul. 1927) (1)
CBU: Leo Roy (Nov. 1927) (0)
GBU: Dom Volante (Jul. 1926) (1)
EBU: Vacant
OPBF: Young Nationalista (Jan. 1927) (3)

BW

WBA: Panama Al Brown (Feb. 1927) (3)
NABF: Howard Mayberry (Mar. 1927) (2)
USBA: Bushy Graham (Oct. 1927) (0)
CBU: Vic Foley (Sep. 1927) (0)
GBU: Johnny Brown (Jul. 1927) (1)
EBU: Charles Ledoux (Sep. 1926) (1)
OPBF: Pete Sarmiento (Dec. 1923) (0)

FLY

WBA: Jimmy Wilde (Sep. 1927) (1)
NABF: Black Bill (Oct. 1927) (0)
USBA: Fidel LaBarba (May 1927) (1)
CBU: Vacant
GBU: Kid Socks (Mar. 1926) (0)
EBU: Kid Socks (Dec. 1927) (0)
OPBF: Pancho Villa (Sep. 1926) (2)

Comments: Lots of turnover, as well over half (32 of 54) of the title belts changed hands in 1927. Only three World Champs retained their belts during the year, with Pinkey Mitchell having the longest tenure while Mickey Walker has made the most successful defenses. Longest reigning in the lesser belts are Rice (1922) and Sarmiento (1923) who haven't defended all that often.

Starting with 1928 action, I may try to move things along more, which may mean less detailed fight reports and more fast-forwarding and sims of lesser bouts to keep things from bogging down. We'll see how it works, starting with the initial Jan. 1928 fights starting today.