Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files
Billed as champion in Portland, OR; may be vacant after Berg starts claiming the World Light Heavyweight Title for defeating William Demetral on 11-12-29 in Portland, OR.
Also defeats title claimant Charles Rentrop on 20-02-24 in Spokane, WA; loses to Walter Miller on 21-05-27 in Los Angeles, CA but continues claim the title.
Has been recognized in Chicago, IL as early as 18-03; loses to Ted Thye on 22-06-15 in Spokane, WA but retains the title with Thye exceeding the weight limit; also defeats Walter Miller on 22-08-03 in Los Angeles, CA; vacates on 28-06-28 for not being able to make the 160lb weight limit.
Defeats Charlie Fischer; loses to Hugh Nichols on 29-02-08 in Cincinnati, OH but continues to claim the title; Nichols vacates in 30 upon moving up to the light heavyweight; Kallio defeats Ray Carpenter in tournament final on 30-04-09 in Columbus, OH to be recognized by the National Boxing Association.
