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Hank Griffin
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Some sources report
that Griffin was past his prime when he met Jim Jeffries in 1895; They
also state that Griffin had 219 bouts up to that time, winning 103 by
knockout; Photographs of Griffin make him appear to be 6-2 or 6-3 and
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1890 Jun Joe Soto W 4 1891 Jun 12 Bill Manning Los Angeles, Ca W 4 -Some sources report "KO" Sep 15 Happy Jack KO 11 1892 Apr Black Pearl (Harris Martin) Los Angeles, Ca KO 4 1893 Apr Frank Childs Los Angeles, Ca D 20 1895 Jan Ed Woodworth Los Angeles, Ca KO 11 Sep 4 Hank "Kid" Lorraine Los Angeles, Ca ND 4 Sep 19 Jim Jeffries Los Angeles, Ca LK 14 -Some sources report "LT 17"; Some sources report 1896 1896 Oct 15 Hank "Kid" Loraine San Bernardino, Ca KO 4 1897 Sep Tom Massey KO 7 Sep 15 Billy Kennedy D 4 Oct Billy Kennedy Anaheim, Ca KO 2 Nov Herbert Swifty KO 4 Dec 15 Dan Long KO 4 1898 Aug Charles Lampey KO 7 Dec Bob Jones Los Angeles, Ca D 15 1899 Jun Tom Massey KO 4 Sep 4 Lige Robinson Los Angeles, Ca KO 2 Dec John Cramer KO 3 1900 Jan 10 Bob McLain Los Angeles, Ca KO 6 -Some sources report "Bob McClain"; Some sources report "KO 3" Jan 24 A.T. Comes Los Angeles, Ca TK 3 Apr 4 Charles Lawler Oakland, Ca TK 3 May 5 Jack Monroe Watsonville, Ca W 20 -Some sources report 4/18/01 Jack Morrow Watsonville, Ca W 20 -Perhaps, this the 5/05/00 bout Jul Jim Clark Petaluma, Ca KO 4 Oct 28 Bob Jones Vallejo, Ca LT 11 Dec 26 P.J. Maguire San Francisco, Ca KO 1 1901 Mar 29 Rufus Thompson Los Angeles, Ca TK 1 -Some sources report "Rufus Williams"; Some sources report "KO 2" Apr 18 Jack Munroe Watsonville, Ca D 20 May 7 Joe Kennedy Los Angeles, Ca D 20 Jul 2 Joe Kennedy Los Angeles, Ca D 20 Jul 30 Ben Tremble Los Angeles, Ca KO 8 -Reports vary -"WF 8" - "KO 9" - "TK 9" Sep 17 Jim Jeffries Los Angeles, Ca EX 4 -Griffin lasted four rounds and claimed a "Draw"; Jeffries knocked Griffin down three times; Griffin was knocked down in rounds one and two and ran thereafter; Reports vary - "ND 4" - "L 4" Oct 3 "Denver" Ed Martin Los Angeles, Ca LK 7 -Some sources report 10/02/01; Some sources report "L" Nov 4 Jack Johnson Bakersfield, Ca W 20 Nov 22 Con Sheehan Oakland, Ca TK 1 -Some sources report "KO 7" or "TK 7"; Some sources report 11/23/01 Dec 27 Jack Johnson Oakland, Ca D 15 1902 Jun 20 Jack Johnson Los Angeles, Ca D 20 -Some sources report "Oakland, Ca" Jul 6 Jack Johnson Los Angeles, Ca D 20 Aug 9 Bob Fitzsimmons Los Angeles, Ca EX 1 Aug 9 Bob Fitzsimmons Los Angeles, Ca EX 1 Aug 9 Bob Fitzsimmons Los Angeles, Ca EX 1 -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date Sep 12 Fred Russell Los Angeles, Ca LK 14 -Some sources report 9/13/02 Oct 9 Tom Massey Oxnard, Ca D 4 Dec 19 Calvin Shaw Oxnard, Ca TK 3 1903 Mar 18 Tom "Soldier" Wilson Los Angeles, Ca TK 2 Apr 25 Eddie Morris Oxnard, Ca KO 1 Nov 5 Charles Haghey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 10 Frank Strauss Pottsville, Pa KO 4 1904 Jul 15 George Grant Lexington, Ky KO 6 ***** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***** 1899 Jack Johnson Bakersfield, Ca LK 65 1902 Jul 4 Jack Johnson Los Angeles, Ca D 15 Sep Jack Johnson Los Angeles, Ca D 20
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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