Lightweight • New York State Athletic Commission

Timeline

  1. 28 May 1917

    Benny Leonard becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  2. 21 Sep 1917

    Benny Leonard beats Leo Johnson via knockout 1/10

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  3. 26 Nov 1920

    Benny Leonard beats Joe Welling via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  4. 14 Jan 1921

    Benny Leonard beats Richie Mitchell via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  5. 6 Jun 1921

  6. 10 Feb 1922

  7. 27 Jul 1922

    Benny Leonard beats Lew Tendler via newspaper decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  8. 23 Jul 1923

    Benny Leonard beats Lew Tendler via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  9. 15 Jan 1925

    Benny Leonard's NYSAC Lightweight world title reign ends

  10. 13 Jul 1925

    Jimmy Goodrich becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  11. 7 Dec 1925

    Rocky Kansas becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  12. 3 Jul 1926

    Sammy Mandell becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  13. 8 Oct 1926

    Sammy Mandell beats Joe Jawson via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  14. 16 Jul 1927

  15. 21 May 1928

  16. 2 Aug 1929

  17. 17 Jul 1930

    Al Singer becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  18. 14 Nov 1930

    Tony Canzoneri becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  19. 24 Apr 1931

  20. 10 Sep 1931

  21. 20 Nov 1931

  22. 4 Nov 1932

    Tony Canzoneri beats Billy Petrolle via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  23. 23 Jun 1933

    Barney Ross becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  24. 12 Sep 1933

  25. 15 Apr 1935

    Barney Ross's NYSAC Lightweight world title reign ends

  26. 10 May 1935

    Tony Canzoneri becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  27. 4 Oct 1935

  28. 3 Sep 1936

    Lou Ambers becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  29. 7 May 1937

  30. 23 Sep 1937

    Lou Ambers beats Pedro Montanez via majority decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  31. 17 Aug 1938

    Henry Armstrong becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  32. 16 Mar 1939

  33. 22 Aug 1939

    Lou Ambers becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  34. 10 May 1940

    Lew Jenkins becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  35. 22 Nov 1940

    Lew Jenkins beats Pete Lello via knockout 2/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  36. 19 Dec 1941

    Sammy Angott becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  37. 15 May 1942

    Sammy Angott beats Allie Stolz via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  38. 14 Nov 1942

    Sammy Angott's NYSAC Lightweight world title reign ends

  39. 18 Dec 1942

    Beau Jack becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  40. 21 May 1943

    Bob Montgomery becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  41. 19 Nov 1943

    Beau Jack becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  42. 3 Mar 1944

    Bob Montgomery becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  43. 28 Jun 1946

    Bob Montgomery beats Allie Stolz via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  44. 26 Nov 1946

    Bob Montgomery beats Wesley Mouzon via knockout 8/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  45. 4 Aug 1947

    Ike Williams becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  46. 25 May 1948

    Ike Williams beats Enrique Bolanos via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  47. 12 Jul 1948

  48. 23 Sep 1948

  49. 21 Jul 1949

    Ike Williams beats Enrique Bolanos via knockout 4/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  50. 5 Dec 1949

    Ike Williams beats Freddie Dawson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  51. 25 May 1951

    Jimmy Carter becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  52. 14 Nov 1951

    Jimmy Carter beats Art Aragon via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  53. 1 Apr 1952

  54. 14 May 1952

    Lauro Salas becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  55. 15 Oct 1952

    Jimmy Carter becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  56. 24 Apr 1953

  57. 12 Jun 1953

  58. 11 Nov 1953

  59. 5 Mar 1954

    Paddy DeMarco becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  60. 17 Nov 1954

    Jimmy Carter becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  61. 29 Jun 1955

    Wallace Bud Smith becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  62. 19 Oct 1955

  63. 24 Aug 1956

    Joe Brown becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  64. 13 Feb 1957

  65. 19 Jun 1957

    Joe Brown beats Orlando Zulueta via knockout 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  66. 4 Dec 1957

  67. 7 May 1958

  68. 23 Jul 1958

    Joe Brown beats Kenny Lane via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  69. 11 Feb 1959

    Joe Brown beats Johnny Busso via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  70. 3 Jun 1959

  71. 2 Dec 1959

    Joe Brown beats Dave Charnley via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  72. 28 Oct 1960

    Joe Brown beats Cisco Andrade via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  73. 18 Apr 1961

    Joe Brown beats Dave Charnley via points decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  74. 28 Oct 1961

    Joe Brown beats Bert Somodio via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight (135 lb)

  75. 21 Apr 1962

    Carlos Ortiz becomes the NYSAC Lightweight world champion

  76. 3 Dec 1962

  77. 7 Apr 1963

    Carlos Ortiz's NYSAC Lightweight world title reign ends