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he won the vacant New York state athletic commission world title in march '68 from buster mathis, and the wba title from jimmy Ellis in feb 1970 (when the nysac title also became the wbc belt), and held the titles 'till george foreman beat him in '73. (almost 5 years) and made a total of 9 successful defenses.

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