1901 7 Sept. 7/1 Jack Roberts, the English feather-weight champion, is to come to America and meet Terry McGovern for the world's title.
1941 47 181 Each new achievement of a Negro—whether it be the winning of a world's title, or a new appointive position in the city government—is hailed by the Negro press as a step forward.
2006 B. Watts & S. Williams vii. 100 I just thought the world's title needed to have a certain class that elevated the sport.