World title lineage

NYSAC MIDDLEWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of NYSAC middleweight champions since 1913 — 30 champions across 48 reigns. EMILE GRIFFITH is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to EMILE GRIFFITH (64y 7m, 4 defences).

  1. 48
    EMILE GRIFFITHCURRENT CHAMPION

    1962–present · 64y 7m · 4 defences

  2. 47

    1961–1962 · 6m · 0 defences

  3. 46

    1961 · 4m · 0 defences

  4. 45

    1961 · 1m · 0 defences

  5. 44

    1961 · 21d · 0 defences

  6. 43

    1960–1961 · 1y 2m · 1 defence

  7. 42

    1959–1960 · 7m · 0 defences

  8. 41

    1958–1959 · 1y 4m · 0 defences

  9. 40

    1957–1958 · 6m · 0 defences

  10. 39

    1957 · 5m · 0 defences

  11. 38

    1957 · 2m · 0 defences

  12. 37

    1957 · 2m · 0 defences

  13. 36

    1956–1957 · 4m · 0 defences

  14. 35

    1956 · 4m · 0 defences

  15. 34

    1956 · 2m · 0 defences

  16. 33

    1955–1956 · 3m · 0 defences

  17. 32

    1955 · 6m · 1 defence

  18. 31

    1954–1955 · 1y 2m · 2 defences

  19. 30

    1953–1954 · 7m · 0 defences

  20. 29

    1952–1953 · 1y 3m · 0 defences

  21. 28

    1951–1952 · 1y 4m · 2 defences

  22. 27

    1950–1951 · 5m · 0 defences

  23. 26

    1950 · 1m · 0 defences

  24. 25

    1949–1950 · 1y 2m · 1 defence

  25. 24

    1948–1949 · 9m · 0 defences

  26. 23

    1947–1948 · 9m · 1 defence

  27. 22

    1946–1947 · 1y 3m · 0 defences

  28. 21

    1941–1946 · 5y 7m · 0 defences

  29. 20

    1940–1941 · 10m · 2 defences

  30. 19

    1939–1940 · 8m · 1 defence

  31. 18

    1938–1939 · 11m · 0 defences

  32. 17

    1937–1938 · 1y 11m · 2 defences

  33. 16

    1933–1937 · 3y 2m · 0 defences

  34. 15

    1933 · 3m · 0 defences

  35. 14

    1932–1933 · 1y 6m · 0 defences

  36. 13

    1931–1932 · 3m · 0 defences

  37. 12

    1927–1931 · 4y 4m · 1 defence

  38. 11

    1926–1927 · 1y 1m · 0 defences

  39. 10

    1925–1926 · 8m · 0 defences

  40. 9

    1925 · 3m · 0 defences

  41. 8

    1924–1925 · 1y 1m · 1 defence

  42. 7

    1923–1924 · 9m · 2 defences

  43. 6

    1923 · 6m · 0 defences

  44. 5

    1922–1923 · 4m · 0 defences

  45. 4

    1920–1922 · 2y 7m · 1 defence

  46. 3

    1917–1920 · 2y 6m · 0 defences

  47. 2

    1914–1917 · 3y 7m · 0 defences

  48. 1

    1913–1914 · 6m · 0 defences

The Ring Record

Rankings derived from the Mike Paul / Bob Bordier heavyweight rating system.

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