List of bare-knuckle lightweight champions

See also List of bare-knuckle boxers

List of bare-knuckle lightweight champions is a chronological from England and the United States. In some cases, the champions and their reigns can be disputed. The purpose of this list is an attempt to chronicle the evolution of the lightweight division.

Reign Began	Reign Ended	Champion	Recognition
ca. 1799	1804	Template:Flagicon Caleb Baldwin	England
1804	1810-Retired	Template:Flagicon Dutch Sam	England
1810s	1810s-Vacated	Template:Flagicon Jack Randall	England
1820s	1820s-Vacated	Template:Flagicon Dick Curtis	England
1830s	1830s-Vacated	Template:Flagicon “Young” Dutch Sam	England
ca. 1838	1841	Template:Flagicon Jack Hannan	England
1841	1842-Retired	Template:Flagicon Johnny Broome	England
1842	?	Template:Flagicon Jonny Walker	England
1850s	?	Template:Flagicon Bob Travers	England
1855	1856	Template:Flagicon Johnny Moneghan	USA
1856	1856-Vacated	Template:Flagicon James Hart	USA
1856	1857	Template:Flagicon Johnny Moneghan	USA
1857	1858	Template:Flagicon Barney Aaron	USA
1858	ca. 1861-Retired	Template:Flagicon Patrick “Scotty” Brannigan	USA
1861	1863-Retired	Template:Flagicon Owney Geoghegan	USA
1866	1867	Template:Flagicon Sam Collyer	USA
1867	1867-Retired	Template:Flagicon Barney Aaron	USA
1868-Claimed Title	?-Vacated	Template:Flagicon Abe Hicken	USA
1867-Claimed Title	1868	Template:Flagicon Sam Collyer	USA
1868	1872	Template:Flagicon Billy Edwards	USA
1872	1879-Retired	Template:Flagicon Arthur Chambers	USA
1880s-Claimed Title	?	Template:Flagicon Charley Norton	USA
1880s-Claimed Title	ca. 1885-Moved up in Weight	Template:Flagicon "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey	USA
1885	1892-Retired	Template:Flagicon Jack McAuliffe-Last Bare-knuckle Champion/First Gloved Champion	USA

See also

• List of bare-knuckle boxers