National Amateur Middleweight Champions
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Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing
Middleweight
Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing
, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). It is one of the two premier amateur boxing tournaments, the other being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur middleweight champion.
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing
USA Boxing
USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style amateur boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Amateur Boxing Association , who sets its rules....
, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). It is one of the two premier amateur boxing tournaments, the other being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur middleweight champion.
- 1888 - P. Cahill, S.A.A.C.
- 1889 - P. Cahill, S.A.A.C. and W.H. Stuckey, New York, New York
- 1890 - P. Cahill, S.A.A.C
- 1891 - W.H. Stuckey, New York, New York
- 1892 - Not Held
- 1893 - A. Black, PASC
- 1894 - O. Harney, New York, New York
- 1895 - M. Lewis, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1896 - George Schwegler, NYAC
- 1897 - A. McIntosh, New York, New York
- 1898 - Not Held
- 1899 - A. McIntosh, New York, New York
- 1900 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York
- 1901 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York
- 1902 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York
- 1903 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York
- 1904 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York
- 1905 - Charles MayerCharles Mayer (boxer)Charles Mayer was an American middleweight and heavyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.He won two medals in boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics, one of only five boxers in Olympic history to ever do so. In the middleweight category he defeated fellow American Benjamin Spradley...
, St. Georgia - 1906 - Henry Ficke, San Francisco
- 1907 - W. McKinnon, St. Phillip's
- 1908 - Henry HallHenry Hall (boxer)Henry "William" Hall was a boxer from Louisiana.-Pro career:At one point in 1948 he beat Archie Moore, the future world light-heavyweight champion.He is from Shreveport, Louisiana-External links:...
, Boston, Massachusetts - 1909 - Dan Sullivan, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1910 - William Beckman, New York, New York
- 1911 - Napoleon Boutellier, Boston, Massachusetts
- 1912 - Arthur Sheridan, Brooklyn, New York
- 1913 - William Barrett, New York, New York
- 1914 - William Barrett, New York, New York
- 1915 - Adolph Kaufman, New York, New York
- 1916 - Adolph Kaufman, New York, New York
- 1917 - Eugene Brosseau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 1918 - Martin Burke, New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1919 - Sam Lagonia, New York, New York
- 1920 - Sam Lagonia, New York, New York
- 1921 - Sam Lagonia, New York, New York
- 1922 - William Antrobus, New York, New York
- 1923 - Homer Robertson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1924 - Ben FunkBen FunkBenjamin "Ben" Franklin Funk was an American boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born and died Bloomington, Illinois....
, Yale University - 1925 - Clayton Frye, Los Angeles, California
- 1926 - Arthur Flynn, Lawrence, Massachusetts
- 1927 - Joseph Hanlon, New York, New York
- 1928 - Harry HendersonHarry Henderson (boxer)Harry Havelock Henderson was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in Weston, Massachusetts and died in Virginia Beach, Virginia....
, Annapolis, Maryland - 1929 - Ray Lopez, Watertown, Massachusetts
- 1930 - Ring Larson, Quincy, Massachusetts
- 1931 - Frank Fullam, New York, New York
- 1932 - Fred Caserio, Chicago, Illinois
- 1933 - Tom Chester, New York, New York
- 1934 - Fred ApostoliFred ApostoliAlfredo "Fred" Apostoli was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognized as the world champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937. He was elected to The Ring's Boxing Hall of Fame...
, San Francisco, California - 1935 - Dave Clark, Detroit, Michigan
- 1936 - Jimmy Clark, Jamestown, New York
- 1937 - Ted Cerwin, Detroit, Michigan
- 1938 - Bradley Lewis, New York, New York
- 1939 - Ezzard CharlesEzzard CharlesEzzard Mack Charles was an African-American professional boxer and former world heavyweight champion. He holds wins over numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three different weight classes. Charles retired with a record of 93 wins, 25 losses and 1 draw.-Career:He was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia,...
, Cincinnati, Ohio - 1940 - Joey MaximJoey MaximGiuseppe Antonio Berardinelli was an American boxer. He was a light heavyweight champion of the world. He took the ring-name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun, the world's first self-acting machine gun, based on his ability to rapidly throw a large number of left jabs.-Early career:Maxim was born in...
, Cleveland, Ohio - 1941 - James Mulligan, Lowell, Massachusetts
- 1942 - Sampson Powell, Cleveland, Ohio
- 1943 - Sampson Powell, Cleveland, Ohio
- 1944 - Frank Sweeney, Washington, D.C.
- 1945 - Allen Faulkner, Buffalo, New York
- 1946 - Harold Anspach, Cherry Point, New York
- 1947 - Nick Ranieri, Chicago, Illinois
- 1948 - Raymond Bryan, New York, New York
- 1949 - Albert Raymond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1950 - Wes Echols, Atwater, California
- 1951 - Thomas Nelson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1952 - Floyd PattersonFloyd PattersonFloyd Patterson was an American heavyweight boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion. At 21, Patterson became the youngest man to win the world heavyweight title. He was also the first heavyweight boxer to regain the title. He had a record of 55 wins 8 losses and 1 draw, with 40 wins by...
, New York, New York - 1953 - Bryant Thompson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1954 - Donald McCray, Roxbury, Massachusetts
- 1955 - Paul Wright, U.S. Air Force
- 1956 - Paul Wright, U.S. Air Force
- 1957 - Alex Ford, Youngstown, Ohio
- 1958 - José TorresJosé TorresJosé Torres , was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC and WBA light heavyweight championships...
, New York, New York - 1959 - Jimmy McQueen, Elyria, Ohio
- 1960 - Leotis MartinLeotis MartinLeotis Martin was an American boxer, the first ever NABF heavyweight champion and best known for his victory over former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Martin was a good puncher and a fairly skilled heavyweight who fought from 1962 to 1969...
, Toledo, Ohio - 1961 - Leotis MartinLeotis MartinLeotis Martin was an American boxer, the first ever NABF heavyweight champion and best known for his victory over former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Martin was a good puncher and a fairly skilled heavyweight who fought from 1962 to 1969...
, Toledo, Ohio - 1962 - Richard Gosha, Chicago, Illinois
- 1963 - Robert Williams, U.S. Air Force
- 1964 - Will CrossWill CrossWilliam H. Cross is an American mountain climber.He has ascended the highest peaks on all seven continents and walked to both the North and South Poles. He has also led expeditions to 15 unmapped, unexplored mountains in Greenland and also in Patagonia, Mountains of the Moon, the Sahara Desert, and...
, Portland, Oregon - 1965 - George Cooper, Oakland, California
- 1966 - Martino Berzewski, San Antonio, Texas
- 1967 - Len Hutchins, Detroit, Michigan
- 1968 - Al Jones, Detroit, Michigan
- 1969 - Larry WardLarry WardLarry Ward may refer to:* Larry Ward , American voice actor who provided the voices of Greedo in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi...
, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 1970 - John Magnum, Michigan
- 1971 - Joey Hadley, Memphis, Tennessee
- 1972 - Mike Colbert, Portland, Oregon
- 1973 - Marvin HaglerMarvin HaglerMarvelous Marvin Hagler , is a former professional boxer who was undisputed world middleweight champion between 1980 and 1987. Hagler holds the distinction of having the highest KO% of all middleweight champions at 78%...
, Brockton, Massachusetts - 1974 - Vonzell Johnson, Columbus, Ohio
- 1975 - Tommy BrooksTommy BrooksTommy Brooks is a boxing trainer and a former boxer. He is best known as the trainer of Evander Holyfield.-Pro Boxing Career:Brooks turned pro and had a reported career record of 7-3...
, U.S. Air Force - 1976 - Keith Broom, U.S. Navy
- 1977 - Jerome Bennett, U.S. Air Force
- 1978 - Jeff McCracken, U.S. Marines
- 1979 - Alex RamosAlex RamosAlex Ramos is a former middleweight boxer from the 1980s. A native of Manhattan, New York, he is Puerto Rican by his parents' side. He was nicknamed "The Bronx Bomber", after Joe Louis, whose nickname was "The Brown Bomber"....
, Bronx, New York - 1980 - Martin PierceMartin PierceMartin Pierce is a furniture and hardware designer born in Worcester, England, and now residing in Los Angeles, California. He has lived in Los Angeles since 1980 and has over this period developed several unique styles of furniture, which include his signature Hedgerow dining chair and Hedgerow...
, Flint, Michigan - 1981 - Michael Grogan, Atlanta, Georgia
- 1982 - Michael Grogan, Atlanta, Georgia
- 1983 - Michael Grogan, Atlanta, Georgia
- 1984 - Percy Harris, Baltimore, Maryland
- 1985 - Darin AllenDarin AllenDarin Eric Allen is a former American amateur and professional boxer....
, Columbus, Ohio - 1986 - Anthony HembrickAnthony HembrickAnthony Hembrick was an amateur champion American boxer in the middleweight class and a member of the 1988 US Olympics team.-Amateur career:...
, U.S. Army - 1987 - Anthony HembrickAnthony HembrickAnthony Hembrick was an amateur champion American boxer in the middleweight class and a member of the 1988 US Olympics team.-Amateur career:...
, U.S. Army - 1988 - Jerome James, Sioux Falls, SD
- 1989 - Ray LathonRay LathonRay Lathon, was an American boxer.-Amateur career:Known as "Lethal", Lathon was a stellar amateur, and in 1989, he was the U.S. Amateur Middleweight champion and won the Golden Gloves and USA Boxing titles...
, St. Louis, Missouri - 1990 - Michael DeMoss, U.S. Marines
- 1991 - Chris ByrdChris ByrdChris Cornelius Byrd is a retired and former professional boxer. He is the former WBO and IBF heavyweight champion. His nickname is "Rapid Fire".- Early life :...
, Flint, Michigan - 1992 - Chris ByrdChris ByrdChris Cornelius Byrd is a retired and former professional boxer. He is the former WBO and IBF heavyweight champion. His nickname is "Rapid Fire".- Early life :...
, Flint, Michigan - 1993 - Eric Wright, U.S. Army
- 1994 - Shane Swartz, Fort Collins, Colorado
- 1995 - Shane Swartz, Fort Collins, Colorado
- 1996 - Omar SheikaOmar SheikaOmar Sheika is an American boxer of Palestinian descent. As of October 2010 he holds a professional record of 30 wins and 10 losses.-Amateur career:...
, Paterson, New Jersey - 1997 - Jorge Hawley, Fontana, California
- 1998 - Jeff LacyJeff LacyJeffrey Scott Lacy is an American boxer. He is a former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion.-Amateur career:...
, St. Petersburg, Florida - 1999 - Arthur Palac, Hamtramck, Michigan
- 2000 - Matt Godfrey, Providence, Rhode Island
- 2001 - Andre WardAndre WardAndre Ward is an American professional boxer and the current WBA super middleweight champion.Currently, Ward is rated among the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. He is rated #6, #7 and #10 by Yahoo! Sports, Sports Illustrated, and The Ring...
, Oakland, California - 2002 - Julius Fogle, Fort Carson, Colorado
- 2003 - Andre DirrellAndre DirrellAndre Dirrell is an American boxer, who won the middleweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
, Flint, Michigan - 2004 - James Johnson (boxer)|James Johnson, Converse, Texas
- 2005 - Edwin Rodriguez (boxer)|Edwin Rodriguez, Worcester, Massachusetts
- 2006 - Daniel Jacobs (boxer)|Daniel Jacobs, Brooklyn
- 2007 - Fernando Guerrero (boxer)|Fernando Guerrero, Salisbury, Maryland
- 2008 -Luis Arias , Milwaukee, WI
- 2009 - Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, OH
- 2010 - Bryan Lalanne, Newark, NJ