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1998 Anatoly Karpov defeats Viswanathan Anand to retain chess title 1997 Wrestlemania XIII in Chicago, Undertaker beats Psycho Sid for title 1996 San Diego Padres sweep Los Angeles Dodgers in race for NL West title 1996 Dottie Pepper wins Safeway LPGA title 1996 Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavywgt boxing title 1996 Bruce Seldon TKOs Tony Tucker in 7 to win vacated WBA boxing title 1996 Wrestlemania XII - Shawn Michaels beats Brett Hart for WWF title 1996 Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title 1995 Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title 1995 Frank Bruno beats Oliver McCall in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 Bruce Seldon TKOs Joe Hipp in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 George Foreman loses IBF boxing title, refused to fight Axel Schulz 1995 George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker 1994 Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1994 Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1994 Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1993 Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1993 Giants need to beat Dodgers to force a playoff game with Braves for NL West title, but Dodgers destroy Giants 12-1, Giants end year 103-59 1993 Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1992 Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him 1992 Riddick Bowe beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1992 Bobby Fisher beats Boris Spassky to with Chess title in Belgrade 1992 Brett "Hitman" Hart beats Ric Flair for WWF Heavyweight title 1992 Toronto Blue Jays win AL East title 1992 Atlanta Braves wins 2nd straight NL West title 1992 Oakland A's win AL West title 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title 1992 Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1992 Ric Flair wins NWA wrestling title 1991 Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1991 Toronto Blue Jays clinches AL East title and becomes 1st team to draw 4 million fans 1991 Warren Schutte, is 1st non American to win NCAA Div 1 golf title 1991 Thomas Hearns captures WBA light-heavyweight title 1991 Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1991 Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73 1991 Northern Michigan wins its 1st NCAA hockey title 1991 Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Raiders 51-3 for AFC title 1991 Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title 1991 Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title 1991 Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental title 1991 Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title 1991 Edwin Jongejans of Netherlands wins 1-meter springboard diving title 1991 Colorado wins its 1st AP national title poll 1990 Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates wins NL East title 1990 Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year 1990 Oakland A's clinch 3rd straight AL West title 1990 Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf for French Open title 1990 Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1989 Toronto Blue Jays wins AL East title 1989 Oakland wins AL West and San Francisco wins NL West title 1989 Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title 1989 59th French Womens Tennis: A Sanchez Vicario beats S Graf (76 36 75) favored Steffi Graf, also 1st Spaniard to win a grand slam title 1989 Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1988 Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record 1988 Steve Jones wins New York men's marathon; Grete Waitz 9th women's title 1988 Rockin Robin beats "Sensational" Sherri Martel for WWF woman's title 1988 Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak 1988 Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1988 Bob Benoit bowls 1st 300-pt game in a televised title match 1988 Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title 1987 Mike Tyson TKOs Tyrell Biggs in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title 1987 Mike Tyson beats Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Hart Foundation beat British Bulldogs for WWF tag team title 1986 Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title 1986 Ivan Lendl defeats Miloslav Mecir for U.S. Tennis open title 1986 Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Tim Witherspoon KOs Frank Bruno in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title 1986 Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1984 Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title 1984 Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1984 Cubs clinch NL East title 1984 Pinklon Thomas beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1984 Ivan Lendl wins French Open, his 1st grand slam title 1984 Tim Witherspoon beats Greg Page in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Rudi Koopmans retains European middleweight title 1983 Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Michael Dokes and Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for hw boxing title 1983 Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title 1983 Penn State beats Georgia in Sugar Bowl for college football title 1982 Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez 1982 Cards clinching NL East title 1982 Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1982 Tracy Caulkins, 19, wins her 36th U.S. swimming title 1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1981 Mike Weaver beats Quick Tillis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title 1981 Larry Holmes beats Trevor Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1981 Georgia beats Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl for college football title 1980 Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Mike Schmidt's 2-run HR clinches NL East title for Phillies 1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title 1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Scott LeDoux in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium) 1980 Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision 1980 Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbledon title 1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shaver in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Jackie Mercer wins her 4th golf title 31 years after her 1st 1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Phillies clinch NL East title 1978 Cleveland, Houston, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Phillies win 3rd consecutive NL East Division title 1978 Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Bjorn Borg wins French Open Title 1978 Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1977 Yanks win 2nd consecutive AL East title 1977 Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1977 Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title 1977 Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavywgt boxing title 1976 Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Phillies clinch their 1st NL East Division title 1976 Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title 1976 Delta States beat Immaculata, 69-64, for AIWA basketball title 1976 Muhammad Ali KOs Jan Pierre Coopman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Cincinnati Reds, win earliest NL division title 1975 Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it 1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1974 Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th HR, 1st American to win a Japanese HR title 1974 George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 UCLA wins their 7th straight NCAA basketball title 1973 Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title 1973 George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1972 Bobby Fischer (U.S.) defeats Boris Spassky (U.S.S.R.) for world chess title 1972 Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1972 UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title 1971 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 UCLA wins their 5th consecutive NCAA basketball title 1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in 15, retains heavyweight boxing title 1970 Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1970 Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1969 Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title 1969 France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912) 1969 Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1969 Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Jimmy Ellis beats Floyd Patterson in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Joe Frazier TKOs Manuel Ramos in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1968 Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1967 Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title 1967 Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1967 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title 1966 Olga Bicherova, gymnastics, won title at 15 years 33 days 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Karl Mildenberger in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton to retain light-HW boxing title 1966 Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Dave Marr wins PGA title 1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Peggy Fleming, 16, wins ladies senior figure skating title 1964 Cassius Clay TKOs Sonny Liston in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1964 Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing title 1963 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1962 New York Giant YA Title sets NFL season touchdown pass record at 33 with 6 touchdowns vs Dallas (41-31) 1962 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for heavyweight title 1962 Benny Paret, KOed in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later 1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavywgt boxing title 1960 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavywgt boxing title 1960 USC captures NCAA swimming title 1960 Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title 1959 Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavywgt boxing title 1959 Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1959 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title 1958 Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1957 Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1957 Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1956 Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 Rocky Marciano TKOs Don Cockell in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules 1954 Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1954 Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1954 Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition 1953 Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1953 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 1 for heavywgt boxing title 1953 Svetlana Ulmasova, U.S.S.R., 3K, world title 1978 1952 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for hw boxing title 1952 Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for hw boxing title 1952 Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title 1952 Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title 1952 Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title 1951 Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1951 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title 1951 Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title 1951 Dick Button wins U.S. skating title for 6th time 1951 Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight 1950 Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title 1949 Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1949 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title 1949 Willie Pep recaptures world featherweight boxing title 1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1947 Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1946 Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1946 Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1945 DePaul beats Bowling Green for NIT title 1944 Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for U.S. Tennis title 1942 Washington Redskins defeat Chicago Bears 14-6, to win NFL title 1942 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (New York City) 1942 Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1940 Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago 1940 Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1940 Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title 1940 Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Alice Marble wins her 2nd singles U.S. tennis title 1938 Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1937 Russian chess player Aljechin recaptures world title from Max Euwe 1937 Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1937 Joe Louis KOs James J. Braddock in 18 for heavyweight boxing title 1935 James J Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1934 Primo Carnera beats Tommy Loughran in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1933 Primo Carnera beats Paulin in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1933 Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1932 Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for U.S. Tennis title 1932 Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1932 Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title 1931 World Series is a rematch as A's seek 3rd straight title vs Cards 1931 Max Schmeling TKOs Young Stribling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1930 Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a foul in 4 for hw boxing title 1928 Gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1927 Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa for 4th consecutive PGA title 1927 Famous "Long count" fight (Dempsey loses boxing title to Tunney) 1927 Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1927 Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title 1926 Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1923 Jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1923 Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1921 Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier) 1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1920 Pro football playoff game Akron and Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided 1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1st radio broadcast of a prizefight 1916 Jess Willard fights Frank Moran to no decision in 10 for boxing title 1915 Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in 26 for heavyweight boxing title 1914 Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1913 Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for hw boxing title 1912 Jack Johnson TKOs Jim Flynn in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1910 Jack Johnson KOs James J Jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1909 Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1909 Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park) 1909 Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title 1909 Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to no decision in 6 for hw boxing title 1909 Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in 6 for boxing title 1909 Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 for box title 1908 Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds) 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1906 Tommy Burns and Jack O'Brien fight to a draw in 20 for hw boxing title 1906 Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1906 Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for heavyweight boxing title 1905 Marvin Hart KOs Jack Hart in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1904 James J Jeffries TKOs Jack Munroe in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1903 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 10 for heavywgt boxing title 1902 James J. Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1901 James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1900 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title 1900 James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1899 James J. Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title 1899 James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavywgt boxing title 1897 After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" 1894 James J. Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1892 James Corbett KOs John Sullivan in 21 for heavyweight boxing title 1885 Boxing's 1st heavyweight title fight with 3-oz gloves and 3-minute rounds fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey 1878 Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title 1873 Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title 1863 Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for U.S. boxing title in 63rd round 1853 John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans 1751 1st international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M Petit of France in 29 mins in England 1677 Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000 1508 Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned 1178 Anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III

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