Barbados Joe Walcott
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Joe Walcott (March 13, 1873 – October 1, 1935), also known as Barbados Joe Walcott to distinguish him from the more recent American boxer known by the same name, was a professional boxer from Barbados who reigned as the World Welterweight Champion from 1901 to 1906, becoming the first black man ever to capture the title. He was elected to The Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1955 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Walcott had an exceptional power to his punch, with 60% of his wins achieved through knockout.<ref name=":0" /> His manager was Tom O'Rourke.
Nat Fleischer rated Walcott as the greatest welterweight of all time, and in 2003 he was included in the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He was elected to The Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1955 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
"Barbados" Joe Walcott was the idol of the more recent boxer Arnold Cream, who adopted his idol's real name as his own, going by Jersey Joe Walcott in the ring.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Early life and career
Walcott was born on March 13, 1873, in British Guiana but migrated to Barbados at a young age. As a youngster, he set out to see the world and got a job as a cabin boy on a ship sailing to Boston that arrived around 1887.<ref name="CBZ">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He settled in Boston as a piano mover and porter and took other odd jobs as well. Later, he landed a job in a gym and became popular with the best of the boxers as an able opponent before turning professional. His amateur boxing and wrestling years spanned roughly 1887 to 1889.<ref name="JW Bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="CBZ"/>
Professional career
His early professional boxing years, between 1890 and 1896, were focused in the areas of Boston and New York City. One of his more noteworthy bouts included a 15-round draw with Mysterious Billy Smith and a 15-round loss to George "Kid Lavigne" in March and December 1895, respectively. He lost to Welsh-born middleweight Tommy West in 1894 and 1897. West acted as a sparring partner for Walcott in late October 1904.<ref name="CBZ"/>
First attempts at the world lightweight and welterweight championships
Walcott first challenged for the lightweight championship on October 29, 1897, at the Lennox Athletic Club in New York City, but he was TKO'ed by the champion George "Kid" Lavigne in the 12th round. He was also unsuccessful in his first attempt to win the world welterweight championship when Mysterious Billy Smith outpointed him on December 6, 1898. Walcott fought Smith, likely his most frequent opponent, six times in his career.<ref name="JW">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On February 23, 1900, Walcott met the Jewish light heavyweight Joe Choynski, winning in a surprising seventh-round TKO, though outweighed by 16 pounds and conceding his opponent a full foot advantage in height. Likely sensing the need for a quick start against his opponent, Walcott sent Choynski to the mat five times in the first round and was the aggressor throughout the bout.<ref name=JW/> Choynski, a 3-1 betting favorite before the bout, suddenly became a 2-1 underdog after the bell ending the first round.<ref>"Joe Walcott Beats Choynski," Argus-Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, pg. 2, 24 February 1900</ref> Walcott seemed to have a slight advantage in the second, though Choynski landed a solid blow. By the third round, Walcott pressed his advantage with a superior defense and landed blows nearly at will before the sound of the bell. The fourth seemed even and the fifth entirely in Walcott's favor, but in the sixth Walcott cut Choynski's right eye. Walcott sent Choynski to the floor again in the seventh, battering his clearly exhausted opponent. Stopping the final round 38 seconds in, the referee said later that he "felt another blow to Choynski would have put him out."<ref>Choynski sent to the mat five times in the first in "Walcott a Surprise," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, pg. 13, 24 February 1900</ref>
On September 27, 1901, Walcott impressively defeated Irish boxer George Gardner in a twenty-round points decision at the Mechanic's Pavilion in San Francisco, California. The pre-fight betting was light before the match with Gardner a 10-8 favorite.<ref>"Old Joe Walcott Wins Against Gardner," The Missoulian, Missoula, Montana, pg. 1, 28 September 1901</ref> Gardner, at just under six feet, and holding a serious reach advantage over Walcott, would briefly hold the light heavyweight championship of the world from July through November 1903. Walcott was the aggressor throughout the bout, landing more clean blows, though there was a great deal of clinching and wrestling throughout the furious bout, likely a result of the mismatch in reach between the two opponents. In the first round, Walcott brought Gardner to his knees from a left and right to the head for a nine count, though Gardner returned to the fighting unfazed.<ref>"Boxer Joe Walcott Gains Decision," San Francisco Call, San Francisco, California, pg. 4, 28 September 1901</ref>
Taking the world welterweight championship from Rube Ferns, 1901
Walcott won the world welterweight title on December 18, 1901, in Buffalo, New York, from reigning champion James "Rube" Ferns achieving a technical knockout in the fifth round. Ferns, from the reaction of the Buffalo crowd as he entered the ring, appeared to be the favorite. Walcott sent Ferns to the floor twice in the fifth round, the first a solid blow to the jaw. Rube took the count both times. At the end, the referee stopped the bout to prevent a knockout. Ferns began to weaken as early as the third round, and in the fourth Walcott sent Ferns through the ropes.<ref name=JW/><ref>"Rube Ferns is Beaten," Courier Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, pg. 3, 19 December 1901</ref> The bout featured a clinch in the fourth round that brought both boxers to the mat, possibly a result of a tiring Walcott attempting to counter Fern's six-inch height advantage and superior reach. The match brought roughly 2,000 spectators to the clubhouse, and tickets ranged from a respectable $2 to $5.<ref>"Sporting News of the Day," The Buffalo Enquirer, Buffalo, New York, pg. 4, 19 December 1901</ref> The Toronto Star wrote "Walcott battered down Ferns with terrific body blows, and right and left swings to the head. To save Ferns from being completely knocked out, Referee McBride stopped the bout."
After the fight, Rube Ferns stated "Well, he won, and I have nothing to say against it. I don't know anybody at the weight - no, nor a good deal above it - that can beat him."
On June 23, 1902, Walcott faced Tommy West in a title defense of his world welterweight title, facing off against West for the sixth time. In their previous encounter in August 1900, the fight had gone as such according to a newspaper called the Durango Democrat: "The bout had gone eleven rounds very much in Wolcott's favor, as he had punished West very badly about the body and head and had him in a very weakened condition. When the bell rang for the twelfth round, to the surprise of everybody, Wolcott refused to go on, claiming he had injured his left arm. Referee Charlie White, suspecting crookedness, insisted upon Wolcott continuing, but [Wolcott] refused to do so, which left White no alternative other than to declare West the winner. There was quite a large sum of money wagered, with West as favorite and the referee is very outspoken in reference to Wolcott's peculiar actions. Manager Kennedy, on behalf of the club, announced that Wolcott's share of the money would not be given to him, but would be donated to some charitable institution."<ref name="Please login">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> With their first 5 fights having been in America, they fought their final battle, for the world welterweight championship, at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden in London, England. Walcott clearly outpointed the Welsh fighter and retained his championship with a 15 round points decision victory overseas.
On June 18, 1903, Walcott fought Young Peter Jackson, an exceptional black contender to a twenty-round draw, in Portland, Oregon, in a match billed as a world welterweight championship. The title did not change hands due to the draw decision.<ref name=JW/> Walcott would later lose to Jackson on June 10, 1904, in a fourth-round knockout during a non-title fight in Baltimore, after receiving a punch to the stomach. Up until the time of the knockout, Walcott was considered to have a slight lead over Jackson, as his blows to the head and neck of his opponent were not landing with much force.<ref>"Joe Walcott Put Out," The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, pg. 8, 11 June 1904</ref> Walcott had previously fought Jackson twice in the winter of 1902 to a win and a draw.<ref name=JW/>
Controversy vs. Dixie Kid in title match, 1904
On April 29, 1904, Walcott defended his title against black contender, Dixie Kid. He was winning the fight handily when the referee disqualified Walcott for no apparent reason in the final seconds of the 20th round. Dick "Duck" Sullivan," the referee, was a last-minute replacement, and Walcott protested the choice before the bout began. Walcott had appeared to have a clear advantage in all but the seventh round. Many in the crowd were shocked with the decision, and Walcott himself was immediately angered at Sullivan, who made the call.<ref>"Decision Goes to Dixie Kid," San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, pg. 8, 30 April 1984</ref> The match was disregarded as a title bout when it was discovered that Sullivan had bet on Dixie Kid to win the match.<ref name="JW"/>
Mid-career, and loss of the world welterweight championship to Honey Mellody, 1906
Historic draw with Sam Langford, 1904
Walcott fought the exceptional black boxer Sam Langford in a non-title fight before a modest crowd of 1,200 in Manchester, New Hampshire on September 5, 1904, with the fight ending in a fifteen-round draw.
Langford had the better of the bout for the first seven rounds and staged an excellent defence, but in the remaining eight rounds, Walcott fought furiously in a close battle where the crowd could not anticipate the outcome until the referee's decision.<ref>"Langford Outboxed Walcott," Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pg.12, 6 September 1904</ref> In the third round, Langford brought Walcott to one knee with a blow to the jaw.<ref>"Walcott in Draw," The Evening World, New York, New York, pg. 11, 6 September 1904</ref>
Historic draw with lightweight champion Joe Gans, 1904
Walcott met world lightweight champion Joe Gans in a non-title fight at Woodward's Pavilion in San Francisco on September 30, 1904, and scored a draw after 20 rounds. Many in the crowd believed Gans should have received the decision. The lightweight champion gained a lead from the second till the tenth, using his right almost exclusively on the body of Walcott. Walcott, however, put tremendous force behind his blows, weakening the lightweight Gans in several points in the bout.
After the tenth, Gans became the superior boxer, avoiding the blows of Walcott and connecting with solid rights and lefts to the face. In the nineteenth round, Gans landed a solid blow to Walcott's jaw that might have ended the fight. In the final round, Gans showed dominance in the in-fighting, though neither fighter took a clear lead. An examination after the fight showed that Walcott had broken his right elbow in the fourth round, though he continued to fight.<ref>Walcott broke his elbow in "Fought Walcott to a Standstill," Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, New York, pg. 8, 1 October 1904</ref>
After the Gans fight, on October 18, 1904, Walcott accidentally shot himself in the hand, losing several fingers. Walcott took a year off of boxing to recover from the injury, but it may have effectively limited his remaining years as a world class prizefighter. Walcott, however, continued to box until 1911.<ref name="JW"/><ref name="JW Bio"/>
Loss of the world welterweight title to Honey Mellody, 1906
Before a crowd of 3,000, Walcott officially lost the world welterweight championship on October 16, 1906, against William "Honey" Mellody at the Lincoln Athletic Club in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Falling to a twelfth-round technical knockout, Walcott quit the bout, claiming his left arm had been injured in the ninth round.<ref name="JW"/> In the first round Walcott scored a knockdown. Melody, fighting cautiously against the reigning champion, landed mostly body blows throughout the remainder of the fight, but scored enough to appear to dominate.<ref>"Honey Mellody Gets Decision Over Walcott," The Montana Standard, Butte, Montana, pg. 8, 7 October 1906</ref> In the sixth round, Mellody landed a strong right to the jaw which backed Walcott against the ropes. In the eleventh, Mellody landed punches at will, and in the final round he landed a flurry of rights to the stomach before Walcott retreated to his corner before the bell ending the bout.<ref>"Mellody Beat Walcott," Ontario Journal, Ontario, Canada, pg. 2, 30 November 1906</ref>
Returning to the ring on January 15, 1907, Walcott lost a fifteen-round decision on points to Mike Donavan in Providence, Rhode Island. Though winning only a few of his remaining bouts, Walcott succeeded in twice beating George Cole, a competent hard hitting middleweight from Philadelphia, in December 1907 and January 1908. In fact, of their December meeting in Philadelphia, one source noted that "with the exception of the third round when Cole sent over some very hard punches, the "battle was Walcott's all the way."<ref>"Joe Walcott Whipped Coal in a Fast Fight," The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pg. 16, 27 December 1907</ref>
On January 7, 1908, Walcott lost to a noteworthy opponent, Jimmy Gardner, in twelve rounds at the Armory in Boston. Gardner would become a world welterweight contender against Mike "Twin" Sullivan in April of that year. New York's Evening World stated that Walcott's performance "did not come up to expectations" and that Gardner's win "was one of the easiest victories he ever earned."<ref name="JW"/><ref>"Joe Walcott Due For the Scrapheap," The Evening News, New York, New York, pg. 10, 8 January 1908</ref> On November 2, 1911, Walcott fought his last reported bout against Tom Sawyer in Lowell, Massachusetts. He walked out of the ring before the bell at the end of the one-sided 12-round technical knockout, and said to the crowd, "I'm 40 years old and I guess I'm done with this game."<ref name="JW"/>
Later life
Walcott squandered a fortune earned in the ring and eventually found employment as a custodian at the old Madison Square Garden. He died at 62 on October 4, 1935.<ref name="JW"/> He was reported missing in December 1935, by his daughter. He had been last seen around Mansfield, Ohio, on a trip he was taking to find work in Hollywood. It was later reported he died in a car accident in Massillon, Ohio, fifty miles from Mansfield.<ref>"Joe Walcott Missing, His Daughter Reveals," The Bend Bulletin, Bend, Oregon, pg. 8, 14 December 1935</ref><ref>Died of car accident in Massillon, Ohio, in {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
It was believed that Joe was walking along Route 30 in the village of Dalton, Ohio (8 miles west of Massillon) and was struck and killed by a car. His body was not claimed and the village of Dalton buried him at the edge of the cemetery. In 1955 a headstone that reads "Ex Worlds Champion Joe Walcott 1873-1935" was erected on the grave.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Professional boxing record
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,<ref name="Please login"/> unless otherwise stated.
Official record
Template:BoxingRecordSummary All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as "no decision" bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| Template:Abbr | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 157 | Template:No2Loss | 87–24–24 Template:Small | Tom Sawyer | TKO | 8 (12) | Nov 2, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 156 | Template:Yes2Win | 87–23–24 Template:Small | Bobby Lee | KO | 2 (6) | Oct 17, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 155 | Template:No2Loss | 86–23–24 Template:Small | Kyle Whitney | TKO | 9 (12) | May 13, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 154 | Template:No2Loss | 86–22–24 Template:Small | Bill MacKinnon | DQ | 6 (12) | Apr 25, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 153 | Template:DrawDraw | 86–21–24 Template:Small | Jimmy Potts | PTS | 10 | Mar 7, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 152 | Template:DrawDraw | 86–21–23 Template:Small | Young Jack Johnson | PTS | 6 | Dec 3, 1909 | Template:Small | |
| 151 | Draw | 86–21–22 Template:Small | Tom Sawyer | NWS | 6 | Sep 6, 1909 | Template:Small | |
| 150 | Template:No2Loss | 86–21–22 Template:Small | Thunderbolt Ed Smith | PTS | 6 | May 10, 1909 | Template:Small | |
| 149 | Template:No2Loss | 86–20–22 Template:Small | Jack Robinson | PTS | 10 | Nov 18, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 148 | Template:No2Loss | 86–19–22 Template:Small | Larry Temple | TKO | 10 (10) | Nov 11, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 147 | Template:No2Loss | 86–18–22 Template:Small | Bartley Connolly | PTS | 6 | Sep 7, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 146 | Loss | 86–17–22 Template:Small | Jack Robinson | NWS | 6 | Jul 15, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 145 | Loss | 86–17–22 Template:Small | Bill Hurley | NWS | 7 | Jun 29, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 144 | Template:Yes2Win | 86–17–22 Template:Small | Russell Van Horn | PTS | 6 | Jun 18, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 143 | Template:Yes2Win | 85–17–22 Template:Small | Mike Lansing | PTS | 6 | Jun 16, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 142 | Template:Yes2Win | 84–17–22 Template:Small | Charles Kemp | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 11, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 141 | Loss | 83–17–22 Template:Small | Charley Hitte | NWS | 6 | Apr 3, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 140 | Template:DrawDraw | 83–17–22 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 6 | Mar 3, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 139 | Loss | 83–17–21 Template:Small | Terry Martin | NWS | 6 | Jan 30, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 138 | Template:DrawDraw | 83–17–21 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Jan 15, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 137 | Win | 83–17–20 Template:Small | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jan 14, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 136 | Template:No2Loss | 83–17–20 Template:Small | Jimmy Gardner | PTS | 20 | Jan 7, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 135 | Win | 83–16–20 Template:Small | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Dec 26, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 134 | Template:DrawDraw | 83–16–20 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 15 | Oct 24, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 133 | Template:Yes2Win | 83–16–19 Template:Small | Billy Payne | KO | 6 (?) | Oct 17, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 132 | Template:DrawDraw | 82–16–19 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Jun 18, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 131 | Template:No2Loss | 82–16–18 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Jan 15, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 130 | Template:No2Loss | 82–15–18 Template:Small | William "Honey" Mellody | TKO | 12 (15) | Nov 29, 1906 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 129 | Template:No2Loss | 82–14–18 Template:Small | William "Honey" Mellody | PTS | 15 | Oct 16, 1906 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 128 | Template:DrawDraw | 82–13–18 Template:Small | Billy Rhodes | PTS | 20 | Sep 29, 1906 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 127 | Template:Yes2Win | 82–13–17 Template:Small | Jack Dougherty | KO | 8 (15) | Jul 10, 1906 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 126 | Template:Yes2Win | 81–13–17 Template:Small | Dave Holly | DQ | 3 (3) | Jan 25, 1906 | Template:Small | |
| 125 | Template:DrawDraw | 80–13–17 Template:Small | Joe Gans | PTS | 20 | Sep 30, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 124 | Loss | 80–13–16 Template:Small | Dave Holly | NWS | 6 | Sep 10, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 123 | Template:DrawDraw | 80–13–16 Template:Small | Sam Langford | PTS | 15 | Sep 5, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 122 | Template:DrawDraw | 80–13–15 Template:Small | Larry Temple | PTS | 10 | Jul 1, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 121 | Template:Yes2Win | 80–13–14 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 24, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 120 | Template:No2Loss | 79–13–14 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 10, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 119 | Template:DrawDraw | 79–12–14 Template:Small | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 10 | May 23, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 118 | Template:No2Loss | 79–12–13 Template:Small | Dixie Kid | DQ | 20 (20) | Apr 29, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 117 | Loss | 79–11–13 Template:Small | Black Bill | NWS | 6 | Feb 26, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 116 | Template:Yes2Win | 79–11–13 Template:Small | Charlie Haghey | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 18, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 115 | Template:Yes2Win | 78–11–13 Template:Small | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Dec 29, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 114 | Template:No2Loss | 77–11–13 Template:Small | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 15 | Nov 10, 1903 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 113 | Template:Yes2Win | 77–10–13 Template:Small | Kid Carter | PTS | 15 | Nov 3, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 112 | Template:Yes2Win | 76–10–13 Template:Small | Kid Carter | PTS | 15 | Oct 13, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 111 | Template:Yes2Win | 75–10–13 Template:Small | Tom Carey | KO | 5 (?) | Sep 21, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 110 | Win | 74–10–13 Template:Small | Joe Grim | NWS | 6 | Sep 12, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 109 | Template:Yes2Win | 74–10–13 Template:Small | Tom Carey | KO | 8 (15) | Aug 13, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 108 | Template:Yes2Win | 73–10–13 Template:Small | Mose LaFontise | KO | 3 (20) | Jul 3, 1903 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 107 | Template:DrawDraw | 72–10–13 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 20 | Jun 18, 1903 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 106 | Template:Yes2Win | 72–10–12 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | TKO | 4 (20) | May 28, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 105 | Template:DrawDraw | 71–10–12 Template:Small | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1903 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 104 | Template:Yes2Win | 71–10–11 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Apr 15, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 103 | Template:DrawDraw | 70–10–11 Template:Small | Billy Woods | PTS | 20 | Apr 2, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 102 | Template:Yes2Win | 70–10–10 Template:Small | George Cole | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 18, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 101 | Template:Yes2Win | 69–10–10 Template:Small | Charlie Haghey | KO | 5 (15) | Mar 11, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 100 | Template:Yes2Win | 68–10–10 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 99 | Template:No2Loss | 67–10–10 Template:Small | Frank Childs | TKO | 3 (6) | Oct 9, 1902 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 98 | NC | 67–9–10 Template:Small | George Cole | NC | 4 (6) | Oct 6, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 97 | Template:Yes2Win | 67–9–10 Template:Small | Tommy West | PTS | 15 | Jun 23, 1902 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 96 | Template:No2Loss | 66–9–10 Template:Small | George Gardiner | PTS | 20 | Apr 25, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 95 | Loss | 66–8–10 Template:Small | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | Apr 11, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 94 | Template:DrawDraw | 66–8–10 Template:Small | Fred Russell | PTS | 6 | Apr 4, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 93 | Template:Yes2Win | 66–8–9 Template:Small | Billy Stift | PTS | 6 | Mar 15, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 92 | Template:DrawDraw | 65–8–9 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 10 | Mar 13, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 91 | Template:Yes2Win | 65–8–8 Template:Small | Jimmy Handler | KO | 2 (6) | Feb 14, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 90 | Win | 64–8–8 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 6 | Jan 13, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 89 | Template:Yes2Win | 64–8–8 Template:Small | Rube Ferns | TKO | 5 (20) | Dec 18, 1901 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 88 | Template:Yes2Win | 63–8–8 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 20 | Nov 28, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 87 | Template:No2Loss | 62–8–8 Template:Small | Kid Carter | KO | 7 (?) | Oct 15, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 86 | Template:Yes2Win | 62–7–8 Template:Small | George Gardiner | PTS | 20 | Sep 27, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 85 | Template:Yes2Win | 61–7–8 Template:Small | Jack Bonner | PTS | 15 | Jul 26, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 84 | Template:Yes2Win | 60–7–8 Template:Small | Charlie McKeever | TKO | 6 (20) | Mar 21, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 83 | Template:No2Loss | 59–7–8 Template:Small | Kid Carter | DQ | 19 (20) | Jan 17, 1901 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 82 | Template:Yes2Win | 59–6–8 Template:Small | Wild Bill Hanrahan | KO | 12 (?) | Dec 13, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 81 | Template:Yes2Win | 58–6–8 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | DQ | 10 (20) | Sep 24, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 80 | Template:No2Loss | 57–6–8 Template:Small | Tommy West | TKO | 11 (?) | Aug 27, 1900 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 79 | Win | 57–5–8 Template:Small | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | May 11, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 78 | Template:Yes2Win | 57–5–8 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 25 | May 4, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 77 | Template:Yes2Win | 56–5–8 Template:Small | Dick Moore | KO | 4 (20) | Apr 10, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 76 | Template:Yes2Win | 55–5–8 Template:Small | Andy Walsh | PTS | 20 | Mar 29, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 75 | Template:Yes2Win | 54–5–8 Template:Small | Joe Choynski | TKO | 7 (20) | Feb 23, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 74 | Template:Yes2Win | 53–5–8 Template:Small | Bobby Dobbs | KO | 6 (20) | Dec 5, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 73 | Template:Yes2Win | 52–5–8 Template:Small | Dan Creedon | PTS | 20 | Nov 29, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 72 | Template:Yes2Win | 51–5–8 Template:Small | Dan Creedon | PTS | 6 | Nov 25, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 71 | Template:Yes2Win | 50–5–8 Template:Small | Dan Creedon | PTS | 20 | Jun 23, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 70 | Template:Yes2Win | 49–5–8 Template:Small | Harry Fisher | TKO | 12 (20) | Jun 12, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 69 | Template:Yes2Win | 48–5–8 Template:Small | Jimmy Watts | KO | 8 (20) | May 30, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 68 | Template:Yes2Win | 47–5–8 Template:Small | Dick O'Brien | KO | 14 (20) | May 19, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 67 | Template:Yes2Win | 46–5–8 Template:Small | Charley Johnson | TKO | 10 (15) | May 8, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 66 | Template:Yes2Win | 45–5–8 Template:Small | Dan Creedon | KO | 1 (20) | Apr 25, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 65 | Template:Yes2Win | 44–5–8 Template:Small | Jim Judge | KO | 11 (20) | Apr 8, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 64 | Template:Yes2Win | 43–5–8 Template:Small | Australian Billy Edwards | KO | 13 (20) | Mar 16, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 63 | Template:Yes2Win | 42–5–8 Template:Small | Australian Jim Ryan | KO | 14 (15) | Feb 4, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 62 | Template:No2Loss | 41–5–8 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 20 | Dec 6, 1898 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 61 | Win | 41–4–8 Template:Small | Bob Montgomery | NWS | 6 | Nov 14, 1898 | Template:Small | |
| 60 | Template:DrawDraw | 41–4–8 Template:Small | Kid McPartland | PTS | 8 | Apr 28, 1898 | Template:Small | |
| 59 | Win | 41–4–7 Template:Small | Tommy West | NWS | 6 | Apr 22, 1898 | Template:Small | |
| 58 | Template:DrawDraw | 41–4–7 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 25 | Apr 14, 1898 | Template:Small | |
| 57 | Template:DrawDraw | 41–4–6 Template:Small | Tom Tracey | PTS | 6 | Dec 27, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 56 | Template:No2Loss | 41–4–5 Template:Small | George "Kid" Lavigne | TKO | 12 (20) | Oct 29, 1897 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 55 | Template:Yes2Win | 41–3–5 Template:Small | George "Young Corbett" Green | KO | 18 (?) | Aug 26, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 54 | Win | 40–3–5 Template:Small | Tom Tracey | NWS | 6 | Jun 14, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 53 | Template:DrawDraw | 40–3–5 Template:Small | Jimmy Watts | PTS | 4 | Apr 20, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 52 | Template:No2Loss | 40–3–4 Template:Small | Tommy West | PTS | 20 | Mar 3, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 51 | Win | 40–2–4 Template:Small | Bobby Dobbs | NWS | 6 | Jan 16, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 50 | Template:DrawDraw | 40–2–4 Template:Small | Tommy West | PTS | 19 (20) | Dec 9, 1896 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 49 | Template:Yes2Win | 40–2–3 Template:Small | Scaldy Bill Quinn | KO | 17 (20) | Oct 12, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 48 | Template:Yes2Win | 39–2–3 Template:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 6 | Aug 24, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 47 | Template:Yes2Win | 38–2–3 Template:Small | Scaldy Bill Quinn | PTS | 20 | May 29, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 46 | Template:Yes2Win | 37–2–3 Template:Small | Scott Bright Eyes Collins | KO | 7 (20) | Mar 16, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 45 | Template:Yes2Win | 36–2–3 Template:Small | Jim Jackson | PTS | 4 | Jan 30, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 44 | Template:Yes2Win | 35–2–3 Template:Small | Teddy McMahon | KO | 1 (?) | Jan 7, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 43 | Template:No2Loss | 34–2–3 Template:Small | George "Kid" Lavigne | PTS | 15 | Dec 21, 1895 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 42 | Template:Yes2Win | 34–1–3 Template:Small | Dick O'Brien | TKO | 1 (25) | Aug 28, 1895 | Template:Small | |
| 41 | Template:Yes2Win | 33–1–3 Template:Small | Mick Dunn | TKO | 8 (20) | Apr 3, 1895 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 40 | Template:Yes2Win | 32–1–3 Template:Small | Charley Chapman | PTS | 4 | Mar 6, 1895 | Template:Small | |
| 39 | Template:DrawDraw | 31–1–3 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 15 | Mar 1, 1895 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 38 | Template:Yes2Win | 31–1–2 Template:Small | Billy Green | KO | 2 (?) | Nov 15, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 37 | Template:Yes2Win | 30–1–2 Template:Small | George Thomas | KO | 1 (?) | Nov 14, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 36 | Template:Yes2Win | 29–1–2 Template:Small | Shorty Ahearn | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 3, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 35 | Template:Yes2Win | 28–1–2 Template:Small | Frank Neil | TKO | 3 (3) | Nov 2, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 34 | Template:Yes2Win | 27–1–2 Template:Small | Frank Carpenter | PTS | 3 | Nov 1, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 33 | Template:Yes2Win | 26–1–2 Template:Small | Austin Gibbons | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 15, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 32 | Template:Yes2Win | 25–1–2 Template:Small | Jim Bagley | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 20, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 31 | Template:Yes2Win | 24–1–2 Template:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 12 | Jul 6, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 30 | Template:Yes2Win | 23–1–2 Template:Small | Mike Harris | KO | 6 (?) | Jun 22, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 29 | Template:Abbr | 22–1–2 Template:Small | Charley Holcombe | ND | 4 | May 10, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 28 | Template:Yes2Win | 22–1–2 Template:Small | Tom Tracey | TKO | 16 (?) | Apr 19, 1894 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 27 | Template:Yes2Win | 21–1–2 Template:Small | Mike Welsh | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 26, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 26 | Template:Yes2Win | 20–1–2 Template:Small | Tommy West | PTS | 3 | Jan 11, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 25 | Template:Yes2Win | 19–1–2 Template:Small | Ed Russell | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 28, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 24 | Template:Abbr | 18–1–2 Template:Small | Harry Tracy | NC | 1 (?) | Dec 1, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 23 | Template:Yes2Win | 18–1–2 Template:Small | Jack Hall | KO | 1 (4) | Aug 22, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 22 | Template:No2Loss | 17–1–2 Template:Small | Mike Harris | PTS | 4 | Jun 17, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 21 | Template:Yes2Win | 17–0–2 Template:Small | Paddy McGuigan | PTS | 10 | Jun 5, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 20 | Template:Yes2Win | 16–0–2 Template:Small | Patrick Conlon | TKO | 2 (4) | Feb 17, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 19 | Template:Yes2Win | 15–0–2 Template:Small | Lewllyn Wetzell Brown | TKO | 3 (4) | Feb 17, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 18 | Template:Yes2Win | 14–0–2 Template:Small | Thomas Chase | TKO | 1 (4) | Feb 16, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 17 | Template:Yes2Win | 13–0–2 Template:Small | Al Hagen | TKO | 3 (4) | Feb 15, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 16 | Template:Yes2Win | 12–0–2 Template:Small | William Quinn | KO | 2 (4) | Feb 14, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 15 | Template:Yes2Win | 11–0–2 Template:Small | Jack Friesse | TKO | ? (4) | Feb 10, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 14 | Template:Yes2Win | 10–0–2 Template:Small | Jim Carroll | TKO | 1 (?) | Feb 9, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 13 | Template:Yes2Win | 9–0–2 Template:Small | Harrity | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 2, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 12 | Template:Yes2Win | 8–0–2 Template:Small | Tom McCarthy | TKO | 1 (4) | Jan 31, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 11 | Template:Yes2Win | 7–0–2 Template:Small | Billy Harris | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 8, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 10 | Template:DrawDraw | 6–0–2 Template:Small | Sam Bolen | PTS | 4 | Dec 5, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 9 | Template:Yes2Win | 6–0–1 Template:Small | Jack Connors | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 5, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 8 | Template:Yes2Win | 5–0–1 Template:Small | Johnny Lyman | KO | 1 (?) | Nov 12, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 7 | Template:Yes2Win | 4–0–1 Template:Small | Charley Jones | PTS | 3 | Nov 11, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 6 | Template:Yes2Win | 3–0–1 Template:Small | Stonewall Allen | TKO | 3 (4) | Nov 5, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 5 | Template:DrawDraw | 2–0–1 Template:Small | Harry Tracy | PTS | 5 | Nov 4, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 4 | Draw | 2–0 Template:Small | Andy Watson | NWS | 4 | Oct 29, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 3 | Template:Yes2Win | 2–0 Template:Small | Joe Jarg | PTS | 3 | Oct 22, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 2 | Draw | 1–0 Template:Small | Fred Morris | NWS | 4 | Oct 22, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 1 | Template:Yes2Win | 1–0 | Black Pearl | PTS | 4 | Oct 15, 1892 | Template:Small |
Unofficial record
Template:BoxingRecordSummary Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| Template:Abbr | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Template:No2Loss | 96–31–27 Template:Small | Tom Sawyer | TKO | 8 (12) | Nov 2, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 156 | Template:Yes2Win | 96–30–27 Template:Small | Bobby Lee | KO | 2 (6) | Oct 17, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 155 | Template:No2Loss | 95–30–27 Template:Small | Kyle Whitney | TKO | 9 (12) | May 13, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 154 | Template:No2Loss | 95–29–27 Template:Small | Bill MacKinnon | DQ | 6 (12) | Apr 25, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 153 | Template:DrawDraw | 95–28–27 Template:Small | Jimmy Potts | PTS | 10 | Mar 7, 1910 | Template:Small | |
| 152 | Template:DrawDraw | 95–28–26 Template:Small | Young Jack Johnson | PTS | 6 | Dec 3, 1909 | Template:Small | |
| 151 | Template:DrawDraw | 95–28–25 Template:Small | Tom Sawyer | NWS | 6 | Sep 6, 1909 | Template:Small | |
| 150 | Template:No2Loss | 95–28–24 Template:Small | Thunderbolt Ed Smith | PTS | 6 | May 10, 1909 | Template:Small | |
| 149 | Template:No2Loss | 95–27–24 Template:Small | Jack Robinson | PTS | 10 | Nov 18, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 148 | Template:No2Loss | 95–26–24 Template:Small | Larry Temple | TKO | 10 (10) | Nov 11, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 147 | Template:No2Loss | 95–25–24 Template:Small | Bartley Connolly | PTS | 6 | Sep 7, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 146 | Template:No2Loss | 95–24–24 Template:Small | Jack Robinson | NWS | 6 | Jul 15, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 145 | Template:No2Loss | 95–23–24 Template:Small | Bill Hurley | NWS | 7 | Jun 29, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 144 | Template:Yes2Win | 95–22–24 Template:Small | Russell Van Horn | PTS | 6 | Jun 18, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 143 | Template:Yes2Win | 94–22–24 Template:Small | Mike Lansing | PTS | 6 | Jun 16, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 142 | Template:Yes2Win | 93–22–24 Template:Small | Charles Kemp | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 11, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 141 | Template:No2Loss | 92–22–24 Template:Small | Charley Hitte | NWS | 6 | Apr 3, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 140 | Template:DrawDraw | 92–21–24 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 6 | Mar 3, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 139 | Template:No2Loss | 92–21–23 Template:Small | Terry Martin | NWS | 6 | Jan 30, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 138 | Template:DrawDraw | 92–20–23 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Jan 15, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 137 | Template:Yes2Win | 92–20–22 Template:Small | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jan 14, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 136 | Template:No2Loss | 91–20–22 Template:Small | Jimmy Gardner | PTS | 20 | Jan 7, 1908 | Template:Small | |
| 135 | Template:Yes2Win | 91–19–22 Template:Small | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Dec 26, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 134 | Template:DrawDraw | 90–19–22 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 15 | Oct 24, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 133 | Template:Yes2Win | 90–19–21 Template:Small | Billy Payne | KO | 6 (?) | Oct 17, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 132 | Template:DrawDraw | 89–19–21 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Jun 18, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 131 | Template:No2Loss | 89–19–20 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Jan 15, 1907 | Template:Small | |
| 130 | Template:No2Loss | 89–18–20 Template:Small | William "Honey" Mellody | TKO | 12 (15) | Nov 29, 1906 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 129 | Template:No2Loss | 89–17–20 Template:Small | William "Honey" Mellody | PTS | 15 | Oct 16, 1906 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 128 | Template:DrawDraw | 89–16–20 Template:Small | Billy Rhodes | PTS | 20 | Sep 29, 1906 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 127 | Template:Yes2Win | 89–16–19 Template:Small | Jack Dougherty | KO | 8 (15) | Jul 10, 1906 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 126 | Template:Yes2Win | 88–16–19 Template:Small | Dave Holly | DQ | 3 (3) | Jan 25, 1906 | Template:Small | |
| 125 | Template:DrawDraw | 87–16–19 Template:Small | Joe Gans | PTS | 20 | Sep 30, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 124 | Template:No2Loss | 87–16–18 Template:Small | Dave Holly | NWS | 6 | Sep 10, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 123 | Template:DrawDraw | 87–15–18 Template:Small | Sam Langford | PTS | 15 | Sep 5, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 122 | Template:DrawDraw | 87–15–17 Template:Small | Larry Temple | PTS | 10 | Jul 1, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 121 | Template:Yes2Win | 87–15–16 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 24, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 120 | Template:No2Loss | 86–15–16 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 10, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 119 | Template:DrawDraw | 86–14–16 Template:Small | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 10 | May 23, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 118 | Template:No2Loss | 86–14–15 Template:Small | Dixie Kid | DQ | 20 (20) | Apr 29, 1904 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 117 | Template:No2Loss | 86–13–15 Template:Small | Black Bill | NWS | 6 | Feb 26, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 116 | Template:Yes2Win | 86–12–15 Template:Small | Charlie Haghey | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 18, 1904 | Template:Small | |
| 115 | Template:Yes2Win | 85–12–15 Template:Small | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Dec 29, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 114 | Template:No2Loss | 84–12–15 Template:Small | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 15 | Nov 10, 1903 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 113 | Template:Yes2Win | 84–11–15 Template:Small | Kid Carter | PTS | 15 | Nov 3, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 112 | Template:Yes2Win | 83–11–15 Template:Small | Kid Carter | PTS | 15 | Oct 13, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 111 | Template:Yes2Win | 82–11–15 Template:Small | Tom Carey | KO | 5 (?) | Sep 21, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 110 | Template:Yes2Win | 81–11–15 Template:Small | Joe Grim | NWS | 6 | Sep 12, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 109 | Template:Yes2Win | 80–11–15 Template:Small | Tom Carey | KO | 8 (15) | Aug 13, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 108 | Template:Yes2Win | 79–11–15 Template:Small | Mose LaFontise | KO | 3 (20) | Jul 3, 1903 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 107 | Template:DrawDraw | 78–11–15 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 20 | Jun 18, 1903 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 106 | Template:Yes2Win | 78–11–14 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | TKO | 4 (20) | May 28, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 105 | Template:DrawDraw | 77–11–14 Template:Small | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1903 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 104 | Template:Yes2Win | 77–11–13 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Apr 15, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 103 | Template:DrawDraw | 76–11–13 Template:Small | Billy Woods | PTS | 20 | Apr 2, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 102 | Template:Yes2Win | 76–11–12 Template:Small | George Cole | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 18, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 101 | Template:Yes2Win | 75–11–12 Template:Small | Charlie Haghey | KO | 5 (15) | Mar 11, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 100 | Template:Yes2Win | 74–11–12 Template:Small | Professor Mike Donovan | PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1903 | Template:Small | |
| 99 | Template:No2Loss | 73–11–12 Template:Small | Frank Childs | TKO | 3 (6) | Oct 9, 1902 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 98 | NC | 73–10–12 Template:Small | George Cole | NC | 4 (6) | Oct 6, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 97 | Template:Yes2Win | 73–10–12 Template:Small | Tommy West | PTS | 15 | Jun 23, 1902 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 96 | Template:No2Loss | 72–10–12 Template:Small | George Gardiner | PTS | 20 | Apr 25, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 95 | Template:No2Loss | 72–9–12 Template:Small | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | Apr 11, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 94 | Template:DrawDraw | 72–8–12 Template:Small | Fred Russell | PTS | 6 | Apr 4, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 93 | Template:Yes2Win | 72–8–11 Template:Small | Billy Stift | PTS | 6 | Mar 15, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 92 | Template:DrawDraw | 71–8–11 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 10 | Mar 13, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 91 | Template:Yes2Win | 71–8–10 Template:Small | Jimmy Handler | KO | 2 (6) | Feb 14, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 90 | Template:Yes2Win | 70–8–10 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 6 | Jan 13, 1902 | Template:Small | |
| 89 | Template:Yes2Win | 69–8–10 Template:Small | Rube Ferns | TKO | 5 (20) | Dec 18, 1901 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 88 | Template:Yes2Win | 68–8–10 Template:Small | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 20 | Nov 28, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 87 | Template:No2Loss | 67–8–10 Template:Small | Kid Carter | KO | 7 (?) | Oct 15, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 86 | Template:Yes2Win | 67–7–10 Template:Small | George Gardiner | PTS | 20 | Sep 27, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 85 | Template:Yes2Win | 66–7–10 Template:Small | Jack Bonner | PTS | 15 | Jul 26, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 84 | Template:Yes2Win | 65–7–10 Template:Small | Charlie McKeever | TKO | 6 (20) | Mar 21, 1901 | Template:Small | |
| 83 | Template:No2Loss | 64–7–10 Template:Small | Kid Carter | DQ | 19 (20) | Jan 17, 1901 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 82 | Template:Yes2Win | 64–6–10 Template:Small | Wild Bill Hanrahan | KO | 12 (?) | Dec 13, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 81 | Template:Yes2Win | 63–6–10 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | DQ | 10 (20) | Sep 24, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 80 | Template:No2Loss | 62–6–10 Template:Small | Tommy West | TKO | 11 (?) | Aug 27, 1900 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 79 | Template:Yes2Win | 62–5–10 Template:Small | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | May 11, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 78 | Template:Yes2Win | 61–5–10 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 25 | May 4, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 77 | Template:Yes2Win | 60–5–10 Template:Small | Dick Moore | KO | 4 (20) | Apr 10, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 76 | Template:Yes2Win | 59–5–10 Template:Small | Andy Walsh | PTS | 20 | Mar 29, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 75 | Template:Yes2Win | 58–5–10 Template:Small | Joe Choynski | TKO | 7 (20) | Feb 23, 1900 | Template:Small | |
| 74 | Template:Yes2Win | 57–5–10 Template:Small | Bobby Dobbs | KO | 6 (20) | Dec 5, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 73 | Template:Yes2Win | 56–5–10 Template:Small | Dan Creedon | PTS | 20 | Nov 29, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 72 | Template:Yes2Win | 55–5–10 Template:Small | Dan Creedon | PTS | 6 | Nov 25, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 71 | Template:Yes2Win | 54–5–10 Template:Small | Dan Creedon | PTS | 20 | Jun 23, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 70 | Template:Yes2Win | 53–5–10 Template:Small | Harry Fisher | TKO | 12 (20) | Jun 12, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 69 | Template:Yes2Win | 52–5–10 Template:Small | Jimmy Watts | KO | 8 (20) | May 30, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 68 | Template:Yes2Win | 51–5–10 Template:Small | Dick O'Brien | KO | 14 (20) | May 19, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 67 | Template:Yes2Win | 50–5–10 Template:Small | Charley Johnson | TKO | 10 (15) | May 8, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 66 | Template:Yes2Win | 49–5–10 Template:Small | Dan Creedon | KO | 1 (20) | Apr 25, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 65 | Template:Yes2Win | 48–5–10 Template:Small | Jim Judge | KO | 11 (20) | Apr 8, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 64 | Template:Yes2Win | 47–5–10 Template:Small | Australian Billy Edwards | KO | 13 (20) | Mar 16, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 63 | Template:Yes2Win | 46–5–10 Template:Small | Australian Jim Ryan | KO | 14 (15) | Feb 4, 1899 | Template:Small | |
| 62 | Template:No2Loss | 45–5–10 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 20 | Dec 6, 1898 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 61 | Template:Yes2Win | 45–4–10 Template:Small | Bob Montgomery | NWS | 6 | Nov 14, 1898 | Template:Small | |
| 60 | Template:DrawDraw | 44–4–10 Template:Small | Kid McPartland | PTS | 8 | Apr 28, 1898 | Template:Small | |
| 59 | Template:Yes2Win | 44–4–9 Template:Small | Tommy West | NWS | 6 | Apr 22, 1898 | Template:Small | |
| 58 | Template:DrawDraw | 43–4–9 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 25 | Apr 14, 1898 | Template:Small | |
| 57 | Template:DrawDraw | 43–4–8 Template:Small | Tom Tracey | PTS | 6 | Dec 27, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 56 | Template:No2Loss | 43–4–7 Template:Small | George "Kid" Lavigne | TKO | 12 (20) | Oct 29, 1897 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 55 | Template:Yes2Win | 43–3–7 Template:Small | George "Young Corbett" Green | KO | 18 (?) | Aug 26, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 54 | Template:Yes2Win | 42–3–7 Template:Small | Tom Tracey | NWS | 6 | Jun 14, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 53 | Template:DrawDraw | 41–3–7 Template:Small | Jimmy Watts | PTS | 4 | Apr 20, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 52 | Template:No2Loss | 41–3–6 Template:Small | Tommy West | PTS | 20 | Mar 3, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 51 | Template:Yes2Win | 41–2–6 Template:Small | Bobby Dobbs | NWS | 6 | Jan 16, 1897 | Template:Small | |
| 50 | Template:DrawDraw | 40–2–6 Template:Small | Tommy West | PTS | 19 (20) | Dec 9, 1896 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 49 | Template:Yes2Win | 40–2–5 Template:Small | Scaldy Bill Quinn | KO | 17 (20) | Oct 12, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 48 | Template:Yes2Win | 39–2–5 Template:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 6 | Aug 24, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 47 | Template:Yes2Win | 38–2–5 Template:Small | Scaldy Bill Quinn | PTS | 20 | May 29, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 46 | Template:Yes2Win | 37–2–5 Template:Small | Scott Bright Eyes Collins | KO | 7 (20) | Mar 16, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 45 | Template:Yes2Win | 36–2–5 Template:Small | Jim Jackson | PTS | 4 | Jan 30, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 44 | Template:Yes2Win | 35–2–5 Template:Small | Teddy McMahon | KO | 1 (?) | Jan 7, 1896 | Template:Small | |
| 43 | Template:No2Loss | 34–2–5 Template:Small | George "Kid" Lavigne | PTS | 15 | Dec 21, 1895 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 42 | Template:Yes2Win | 34–1–5 Template:Small | Dick O'Brien | TKO | 1 (25) | Aug 28, 1895 | Template:Small | |
| 41 | Template:Yes2Win | 33–1–5 Template:Small | Mick Dunn | TKO | 8 (20) | Apr 3, 1895 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 40 | Template:Yes2Win | 32–1–5 Template:Small | Charley Chapman | PTS | 4 | Mar 6, 1895 | Template:Small | |
| 39 | Template:DrawDraw | 31–1–5 Template:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 15 | Mar 1, 1895 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 38 | Template:Yes2Win | 31–1–4 Template:Small | Billy Green | KO | 2 (?) | Nov 15, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 37 | Template:Yes2Win | 30–1–4 Template:Small | George Thomas | KO | 1 (?) | Nov 14, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 36 | Template:Yes2Win | 29–1–4 Template:Small | Shorty Ahearn | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 3, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 35 | Template:Yes2Win | 28–1–4 Template:Small | Frank Neil | TKO | 3 (3) | Nov 2, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 34 | Template:Yes2Win | 27–1–4 Template:Small | Frank Carpenter | PTS | 3 | Nov 1, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 33 | Template:Yes2Win | 26–1–4 Template:Small | Austin Gibbons | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 15, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 32 | Template:Yes2Win | 25–1–4 Template:Small | Jim Bagley | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 20, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 31 | Template:Yes2Win | 24–1–4 Template:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 12 | Jul 6, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 30 | Template:Yes2Win | 23–1–4 Template:Small | Mike Harris | KO | 6 (?) | Jun 22, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 29 | Template:Abbr | 22–1–4 Template:Small | Charley Holcombe | ND | 4 | May 10, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 28 | Template:Yes2Win | 22–1–4 Template:Small | Tom Tracey | TKO | 16 (?) | Apr 19, 1894 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 27 | Template:Yes2Win | 21–1–4 Template:Small | Mike Welsh | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 26, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 26 | Template:Yes2Win | 20–1–4 Template:Small | Tommy West | PTS | 3 | Jan 11, 1894 | Template:Small | |
| 25 | Template:Yes2Win | 19–1–4 Template:Small | Ed Russell | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 28, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 24 | Template:Abbr | 18–1–4 Template:Small | Harry Tracy | NC | 1 (?) | Dec 1, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 23 | Template:Yes2Win | 18–1–4 | Jack Hall | KO | 1 (4) | Aug 22, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 22 | Template:No2Loss | 17–1–4 | Mike Harris | PTS | 4 | Jun 17, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 21 | Template:Yes2Win | 17–0–4 | Paddy McGuigan | PTS | 10 | Jun 5, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 20 | Template:Yes2Win | 16–0–4 | Patrick Conlon | TKO | 2 (4) | Feb 17, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 19 | Template:Yes2Win | 15–0–4 | Lewllyn Wetzell Brown | TKO | 3 (4) | Feb 17, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 18 | Template:Yes2Win | 14–0–4 | Thomas Chase | TKO | 1 (4) | Feb 16, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 17 | Template:Yes2Win | 13–0–4 | Al Hagen | TKO | 3 (4) | Feb 15, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 16 | Template:Yes2Win | 12–0–4 | William Quinn | KO | 2 (4) | Feb 14, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 15 | Template:Yes2Win | 11–0–4 | Jack Friesse | TKO | ? (4) | Feb 10, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 14 | Template:Yes2Win | 10–0–4 | Jim Carroll | TKO | 1 (?) | Feb 9, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 13 | Template:Yes2Win | 9–0–4 | Harrity | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 2, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 12 | Template:Yes2Win | 8–0–4 | Tom McCarthy | TKO | 1 (4) | Jan 31, 1893 | Template:Small | |
| 11 | Template:Yes2Win | 7–0–4 | Billy Harris | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 8, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 10 | Template:DrawDraw | 6–0–4 | Sam Bolen | PTS | 4 | Dec 5, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 9 | Template:Yes2Win | 6–0–3 | Jack Connors | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 5, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 8 | Template:Yes2Win | 5–0–3 | Johnny Lyman | KO | 1 (?) | Nov 12, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 7 | Template:Yes2Win | 4–0–3 | Charley Jones | PTS | 3 | Nov 11, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 6 | Template:Yes2Win | 3–0–3 | Stonewall Allen | TKO | 3 (4) | Nov 5, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 5 | Template:DrawDraw | 2–0–3 | Harry Tracy | PTS | 5 | Nov 4, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 4 | Template:DrawDraw | 2–0–2 | Andy Watson | NWS | 4 | Oct 29, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 3 | Template:Yes2Win | 2–0–1 | Joe Jarg | PTS | 3 | Oct 22, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 2 | Template:DrawDraw | 1–0–1 | Fred Morris | NWS | 4 | Oct 22, 1892 | Template:Small | |
| 1 | Template:Yes2Win | 1–0 | Black Pearl | PTS | 4 | Oct 15, 1892 | Template:Small |
Boxing honors and achievements
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