World Colored Heavyweight Championship

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The World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a belt issued to black boxers in the early twentieth century. This was the only heavyweight championship available to blacks prior to Jack Johnson being crowned World Heavyweight Champion. The WBC attempted to create a similar championship in 2004 called the All African World Championship, but was met with opposition and ultimately abandoned the idea.

[edit] List of World Colored Heavyweight Champions ^[1]

• 1876-1878 Charles C. Smith “The Black Thunderbolt”
• 1878-1881 Morris Grant
• 1881-1883 Charles Hadley
• 1883-1888 George "Old Chocolate" Godfrey
• 1888-1896 Peter "Black Prince" Jackson
• 1896-1898 Bob Armstrong
• 1898, 1901-1902 Frank Childs
• 1898-1901 George Byers
• 1902-1903 "Denver" Ed Martin
• 1903-1909 Jack Johnson
• 1909, 1911-1912 Sam McVea
• 1909-1910 Joe Jeanette
• 1910-1911, 1912-1914, 1914-1916, 1916-1917, 1917-1918 Sam Langford
• 1914, 1916, 1918-1926 Harry "The Black Panther" Wills
• 1917 Bill Tate
• 1926-1933 George "The Leiperville Shadow" Godfrey
• 1933-1935 Obidiah Walker
• 1935 Larry Gaines

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