▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁There , ▁he ▁won ▁three ▁f ights ▁that ▁year , ▁and ▁drew ▁one ▁in ▁Mary sv ille ▁against ▁the ▁man ▁many ▁considered ▁the ▁World ▁Middle weight ▁Champion , ▁Joe ▁Thomas . ▁In ▁his ▁next ▁bout , ▁Thomas ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁rem atch ▁and ▁K etch el ▁won , ▁by ▁knock out ▁in ▁ 3 2 ▁r ounds . ▁K etch el ▁was ▁then ▁recognized ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁World ▁Middle weight ▁Champion . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁be ating ▁Thomas ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁decision . ▁ ▁Middle weight ▁champion ▁▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁K etch el ▁met ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁generally ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁World ▁Wel ter weight ▁Champion ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁middle we ights ▁of ▁the ▁era , ▁Mike ▁" T win " ▁S ull ivan , ▁knock ing ▁him ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁and ▁winning ▁general ▁recognition ▁as ▁World ▁Middle weight ▁Champion . ▁S ull ivan ▁often ▁fought ▁above ▁the ▁wel ter weight ▁limit , ▁making ▁him ▁a ▁light ▁middle weight . ▁Whether ▁K etch el ▁became ▁world ▁champion ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁Thomas ▁or ▁Mike ▁S ull ivan ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁up ▁to ▁debate , ▁but ▁the ▁fact ▁remains ▁that ▁Mike ▁S ull ivan ▁and ▁not ▁Thomas ▁is ▁histor ically ▁remembered ▁as ▁a ▁world ▁champion . ▁ ▁He ▁proceeded ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁title ▁against ▁Mike ' s ▁tw in ▁brother , ▁Jack ▁" T win "