Robert "Bert" Keyes

BORN    March 3 1886; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
HEIGHT  5-4
WEIGHT  133 lbs
RACE    White; Irish-American
MANAGER Sam Miller, Jim Buckley

Keyes was a scrappy fighter who was muscular and sturdy; He had a fairly good career and got better over the years

During his career, he defeated such men as Tommy Lowe, Clarence Forbes, Charles Griffin and Kid Sullivan

1904
Feb 13 Harry Decker               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 20 Ace of Spades              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 12 Shine Brown                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 26 John Mullin                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 14 Mike Maloney               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 21 Kid Allen                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jun 18 Kid Collins                Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  2
Aug 15 Harry Decker               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 22 Patsy Britt                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 25 Patsy Britt                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -Some sources report 8/26/1904
Aug 31 Charles "Kid" Curley       Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Sep 30 Phil Griffin               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -Some sources report 9/20/1904
Oct 10 Joe Smith                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Oct 20 Kid Stinger                Lancaster, Pa                    ND  6
Oct 22 Tommy Devlin               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 17 Walter Groff               Lancaster, Pa                    ND  6
Nov 23 Kid Stinger                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 28 Willie Gibbs               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 12 Tommy "Young" Kilpatrick   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 24 Harry Decker               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6

1905
Jan  9 Jack Lansing               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 13 Willie Moody               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar  1 Phil Griffin               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 13 Jack Lansing               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr  8 Frank "Kid" Carsey         Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 22 Jack Lansing               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 24 Kid Stinger                Wilmington, De                    L  6
Oct 30 Phil Griffin               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 20 George Williams            Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 24 William "Young" Nitchie    Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 27 Tommy "Young" Kilpatrick   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 15 George Hoey                New York, NY                     ND  3
Dec 18 Jack Goodman               New York, NY                     ND   
Dec 21 Al Cary                    New York, NY                     ND  3
Dec 25 George Hoey                New York, NY                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1906
Jan  1 Joe Wagner                 New York, NY                     ND  3
Jan  8 George Hoey                New York, NY                     ND  3
Jan 11 Mike Egan                  New York, NY                     ND  3
Jan 15 Alex Dunsheath             New York, NY                     ND  3
Jan 18 Jack Durane                New York, NY                     ND  3
Jan 25 Al Cary                    New York, NY                     ND  3
Feb  8 Alex Dunsheath             New York, NY                     ND  3
Feb 13 Chester Goodwin            Thornton, RI                      D 15
Feb 22 Alex Dunsheath             New York, NY                     KO  3
          -Some sources report "ND 3"
Feb 26 Jack Goodman               New York, NY                     ND  3
Feb 28 Howard Smith               New York, NY                     ND  3
Mar  5 Arthur Edmunds             New York, NY                     ND  3
Mar 13 Harry Ferns                New York, NY                     ND  3
Mar 19 Harry Ferns                New York, NY                     ND  3
Mar 24 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy      New York, NY                     ND  3
Apr  3 Clarence Forbes            Tuckahoe, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report 4/4/1906
Apr 12 Jack Goodman               New York, NY                     ND  3
May  3 Kid Stinger                New York, NY                     ND  4
May 10 Kid Stinger                New York, NY                     NC  4
          -Keyes quit, claiming a foul; Some sources reports "LT 4"
Sep 11 Tommy Lowe                 Providence, RI                    L 15
Nov 27 Billy Ryan                 Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 10 Johnny Dohan               Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 ND  6

1907
Feb  7 Todo Moran                 New York, NY                     ND  6
Feb 14 Lew Sheppard               New York, NY                     ND  6
          -Some sources report Sheppard fought "Johnny Keyes"
Feb 20 "New York" Jack O'Brien    New York, NY                     ND  6
          -Some sources report Keyes boxed "Jack Dorman"
Mar 14 George Hoey                New York, NY                     ND  6
Mar 25 Tony Bender                New York, NY                     ND  6
Apr  5 Harry Ferns                New York, NY                     ND  6
Apr  8 Willie Moody               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr 22 Jimmy Kelly                New York, NY                     ND  3
Apr 29 Frank "Kid" Carsey         New Castle, Pa                   ND 12
May  2 Arthur Edmunds             New York, NY                     ND  6
May 23 John "Rouse" O'Brien       New York, NY                     ND  6
Jun 19 Matthew "Matty" Baldwin    New York, NY                     ND  6
Jun 26 Tony Bender                New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul 25 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy      Brooklyn, NY                     ND  6
Aug 22 Frank "Kid" Carsey         New Castle, Pa                   ND 12
Aug 25 Billy Ryan                 Scranton, Pa                     KO  6
Aug 28 Johnny Dwyer               New York, NY                     ND 10
Sep 21 Phil Brock                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov  1 Johnny Summers             New Haven, Ct                     D 10
Nov  7 Jack Dorman                New York, NY                     ND  6
Nov 14 Johnny Marto               New York, NY                     ND  6
Nov 22 Johnny Dwyer               New York, NY                     ND  6
Nov 27 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy      New York, NY                     ND  6
Dec  6 Matthew "Matty" Baldwin    Waterbury, Ct                    ND 12

1908
Jan 14 Packey McFarland           Boston, Ma                        L 12
          -Some sources report "L 13"
Feb  5 Johnny Summers             New York, NY                     ND  6
Feb 19 Johnny Summers             New York, NY                     ND  6
Mar  3 Thomas "Young" Loughrey    New York, NY                     LF  4
Mar 13 Johnny Summers             Schenectady, NY                  ND  6
Apr 13 Leach Cross                New York NY                      ND  6
Apr 24 Abe "Kid" Goodman          Schenectady, NY                  ND  6
          -Some sources report "D 6"; Some sources report "ND 10"
May  5 "Fighting" Dick Hyland     New York, NY                     ND  6
Jun 23 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy      Brooklyn, NY                     ND  6
Aug 12 Billy Ryan                 Binghamton, NY                   ND  6
Aug 21 Charles Griffin            New York, NY                     TK  5
          -Some sources report "W 5"
Sep  4 Matthew "Matty" Baldwin    New York, NY                     ND  6
Oct  7 Abe "Kid" Goodman          New York, NY                     ND  6
Oct 30 Charles Griffin            New York, NY                     ND  6
Nov 25 Kid Sullivan               Savannah, Ga                     KO 18
          -Some sources report 11/26/08;
           Some sources report "KO 11"

1909
Feb  3 Kid Sullivan               New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar 15 Johnny Frayne              Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Mar 25 Young Corbett II           New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 12 Cy Smith                   Schenectady, NY                  ND 10
Apr 23 Young Corbett II           New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul 16 Johnny Marto               New York, NY                     ND 10
Aug  7 Sammy Smith                Saratoga, NY                     ND 10
Nov 16 Matthew "Matty" Baldwin    Schenectady, NY                  ND 10

1910
Aug  8 Cy Smith                   Albany, NY                       ND 10
Sep 19 "Syracuse" Billy Ryan      Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
Sep 26 Kid Sullivan               Albany, NY                       ND 10
Nov 12 Jack Britton               Savannah, Ga                      L 15
Dec  2 Walter Little              Savannah, Ga                      D 10

1911
Jan 11 Harry Ferns                New York, NY                     ND 10
Jan 25 Valentine "Knockout" Brown New York, NY                     ND 10
Feb  6 Packey McFarland           Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Feb 17 "Philadelphia" Pal Moore   New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar  6 Joe Bedell                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar 10 Winfield "Dummy" Decker    Baltimore, Md                     W 15
Mar 24 "Young" Sammy Smith        New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun 19 "Fighting" Dick Hyland     New York, NY                     ND 10
Aug 28 Andy Bezenah               Jeffersonville, In                D 10
Oct  3 Tommy Ginty                New York, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report 10/04/1911
Oct 18 Walter Little              New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov  1 Monte Dale                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 27 Valentine "Knockout" Brown New Haven, Ct                    ND 15
Dec 30 Johnny Dohan               Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10

1912
Jan 15 Leach Cross                New York, NY                     ND 10
Jan 30 Cy Smith                   Rochester, Pa                    ND 10
Feb  7 Joe "Kid" Sieger           Atlanta, Ga                       D 10
Nov 27 Harry Trendall             St. Louis, Mo                    ND  8

1913
May 31 Dick Peters                New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun  6 Johnny Harvey              New York, NY                     ND 10
Dec 13 Battling Keats             New York, NY                     ND 10

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1904
Feb  2 Frank "Kid" Carsey         Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
       Harry Lewis                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -Some sources report "Chester, Pa"
       George Williams            Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -Perhaps, this is the same as the 11/20/05 bout
       Grover Hayes               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
       Grover Hayes               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6

1905
       Al Carsey                                                   KO  2
       Tommy Stone                                                 ND  3
       Jimmy Connors                                               ND  3
       William "Itsey" Ryan                                        ND  3
Oct 21 Grover Hayes               New York, NY                     ND  6
Dec 27 Grover Hayes               New York, NY                     ND  6

1906
Mar    Austin Rice                New York, NY                     ND  6
Apr 17 Clarence Forbes            New York, NY                     ND  3
       Phil Brock                                                   L  5

1907
May 26 John "Rouse" O'Brien       New York, NY                     ND  6
May 30 Clarence Forbes            New York, NY                      W  6
Aug  7 Clarence Forbes            Tuckahoe, NY                     ND 15
Sep  7 Johnny Dohan               Scranton, Pa                     ND  6
       Johnny Summers                                               L 10

1910
Apr 16 Edward "Darkey" Haley      Paris, Fr                         D 10

1912
       Joe "Kid" Kansas                                            ND 10

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization