Horace M. Leeds
BORN November 1 1865; Atlantic City, New Jersey (Some sources report 1867) HEIGHT 5-8 WEIGHT 135-145 lbs MANAGERS Dominick McCaffrey, Charles Glori
Leeds was a crafty boxer who used excellent footwork; He focused on avoiding blows by moving in and out; Leeds began his athletic career by helping to train and box with many of the well-known pugilists who worked out in Atlantic City
During his boxing career, he defeated such men as Billy Young, "Wilmington" Jack Daly, Charles "Bull" McCarthy, and Isadore StraussUndated Hite Peckham SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 1885-1890 Willie Clark Atlantic City, NJ EX Al O'Brien Atlantic City, NJ EX Billy Leedom Atlantic City, NJ EX John Clark Atlantic City, NJ EX Dominick McCaffrey Atlantic City, NJ EX Jim Corbett Atlantic City, NJ EX 1890 Dec 17 Joe Harman New York, NY W Dec 20 Jim Rice New York, NY W -Leeds won the Championship Competition of the Amateur Athletic Union; Some reports state Leeds lost but should have won; Rice was battered 1891-1892 -Leeds met and defeated many amateur boxers 1892 Feb 27 Jim Rice Brooklyn, NY SCH -This bout was scheduled but fell through May 7 John Easley Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Nov 18 Jerry Buckley Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Nov 26 Frank Reed Atlantic City, NJ EX 1893 Jan 5 P. Mallon Philadelphia, Pa W Jan 5 J. Kalien Philadelphia, Pa W Jan 5 William Pfeiffer Philadelphia, Pa W 1 -The previous 3 bouts were part of the National AAU Lightweight Preliminaries (135 lbs) Jan 7 Jimmy A. Carr Philadelphia, Pa WF 1 -National AAU Lightweight Championship (135 lbs); Feb Al O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa EX -Leeds was a sparring partner for O'Brien during late Jan-early Feb 1893; A number of bouts were held Feb 16 Al O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa EX Horace McDonnell Atlantic City, NJ ND 3 Apr 1 Jack McAuliffe Philadelphia, Pa ND 4 Jul 4 Al O'Brien New York, NY ND 6 Aug 15 Billy Young Atlantic City, NJ W 4 -Police intervened Aug 19 Owen Ziegler Atlantic City, NJ D 4 -Some sources report "Coney Island, NY" Oct 9 Billy Ernst Coney Island, NY KO 8 Oct 14 Dominick McCaffrey Reading, Pa EX Nov Dominick McCaffrey Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Dec 21 John Clark Lancaster, Pa EX 3 1894 Feb "Wilmington" Jack Daly Washington, DC SCH -This bout was tentatively scheduled but not held; This man was actually "Cornelius T. Moriarty" Mar 10 Ed Myers Atlantic City, NJ EX Mar 22 John Clark New York, NY EX Aug 19 Owen Ziegler Atlantic City, NJ ND 4 -Some sources report "D 4" on 8/20/94 Nov 15 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Wilmington, De SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known; This man was "Cornelius T. Moriarty" Dec 11 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Wilmington, De W 3 1895 Jan 21 -Leeds met all-comers in Philadelphia, Pa during the week Jan 21-26 Jan 24 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 4 Jan 26 Charles McKeever Philadelphia, Pa KO 4 Feb 2 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 4 Feb 8 -Leeds was scheduled to spar at Philadelphia, Pa Mar 4 Young Griffo Coney Island, NY L 12 -Some sources report "ND 12" Mar 17 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 4 Apr 29 -Leeds seconded Thomas Roberts vs Frank Livingstone in Atlantic City, NJ Jul 24 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa W 4 Aug 10 Owen Ziegler Sea Isle City, NJ SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Oct 3 -Leeds was scheduled to spar at Philadelphia, Pa Jack Bennett Philadelphia, Pa L 6 1896 Mar 30 Jack Everhardt Maspeth, NY LK 15 May 3 Billy Ernst Brooklyn, NY W 8 Aug 15 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Atlantic City, NJ L 4 1897 Feb 15 Jack Bennett Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 28 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 3/01/97 Mar 21 Maurice Hagerstrom Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 3/22/97 Apr 12 Isadore Strauss Philadelphia, Pa KO 5 Aug 7 Young Griffo Atlantic City, NJ ND 4 1898 Jun 17 John "Young" Mahoney Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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