1886
-Daly met all-comers at various boxing clubs in Philadelphia, Pa
Nov 4 Ed Connors Philadelphia, Pa W 4
-Some sources report "John Connors"
Nov 8 Lem McGregor Philadelphia, Pa L 4
Nov 20 Pete McCoy Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report McCoy fought "Jimmy Dailey"
Dec 14 Bill Gabig Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 21 Bill Gabig Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1888
-Daly traveled with Bill Muldoon's troupe and met
all-comers as "Muldoon's Unknown"
Feb 20 Denny Kelliher Philadelphia, Pa D 10
Billy Leedom Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 20 Denny Kelliher Boston, Ma D 10
-Some sources report "W 10"
1889
Mar 18 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Houtzdale, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 22 Denny Kelliher Boston, Ma L 15
-Daly fought 13 rounds with a broken hand;
Some sources report 2/18/89
May 4 Mike Boden Philadelphia, Pa D
-This was a boxing match; Both men were exhausted
May 4 Mike Boden Philadelphia, Pa L
-This was a wrestling match Graeco-Roman style;
The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 25 Jack Keefe Guthrie, Ok W 6
Jul 1 Bill Gabig TK 6
Jul 15 Jack Fallon Philadelphia, Pa D 6
Nov 5 Bill Gabig Fishkill, NY KO 11
-Some sources report "Newburgh, NY"; Some report "Highland Falls, NY"
Nov 27 Bill Gabig Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1890
Feb 28 Dominick McCaffrey Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
May 17 Mike Boden Atlantic City, NJ LK 10
-Some sources report "W 10"
Jun 16 "Denver" Ed Smith Buffalo, NY L 7
-Police intervened; Reports vary - "L 7" - "LK 6" - "LT 7"
Jun 26 Gus Lambert New Orleans, La SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jim Corbett EX
-Daly worked as a sparring partner for Corbett
during the fall of 1890; They had numerous
sparring exhibitions
Oct 15 Jack Fallon Harrisburg, Pa D 6
1891
Mar 19 Joe McAuliffe Philadelphia, Pa W 6
-Some sources report "Harrisburg, Pa";
Daly lasted and a claimed win;
McAuliffe claimed a draw
Mar 23 Peter Maher Philadelphia, Pa LK
Apr 30 Frank "Paddy" Slavin New York, NY LK 2
Jun 9 Billy Leedom Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 23 Peter Maher Philadelphia, Pa LK 2
-Some sources report "LK 1"
1891-1892
-Daly worked with Jim Corbett in numerous sparring sessions
1892
Jan 14 Jim Corbett Philadelphia, Pa EX
Jan 18 Jim Corbett Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Jan 20 Bill Gabig Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 25 Jim Corbett Boston, Ma EX 3
-Corbett and Daly held several exhibitions in Boston
in late Jan 1892
Mar 2 Tom Kelly Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
-Daly knocked Kelly out
Mar 3 Dennis Dillon Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
-Some sources report "W 2"
Mar 5 Jim Corbett Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
-Some sources report 3/04/92
Mar 5 Joe Godfrey Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar 21 Jim Corbett New York, NY EX
-Corbett and Jim Daly sparred in New York several times
during late Mar 1892
Apr 2 Jim Corbett New York, NY EX
Apr 4 Jim Corbett Providence, RI EX 3
Apr 5 Jim Corbett New Haven, Ct EX 3
Apr 6 Jim Corbett Hartford, Ct EX
Apr Jim Corbett New Haven, Ct EX 3
-Some sources report 4/06/92
Apr 8 Jim Corbett Buffalo, NY EX 3
Apr 11 Jim Corbett Albany, NY EX 3
Apr 13 Jim Corbett Rochester, NY EX 3
Apr 14 Jim Corbett Columbus, Oh EX 3
Apr 16 Jim Corbett St. Louis, Mo EX 3
Apr 18 Jim Corbett Louisville, Ky EX 3
Apr 19 Jim Corbett Memphis, Tn EX 3
Apr 21 Jim Corbett Kansas City, Mo EX 3
Apr 23 Jim Corbett Chicago, Il EX 3
Apr 23 Mike Boden Chicago, Il EX
Apr 23 Jim Corbett Chicago, Il EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 24 Jim Corbett Milwaukee, Wi EX 3
Apr 25 Jim Corbett Minneapolis, Mn EX 3
Apr 26 Jim Corbett Fargo, ND EX 3
Apr 28 Denis "Ike" Hayes Helena, Mt TK 1
Apr 28 Jim Corbett Helena, Mt EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 1 Jim Corbett Anaconda, Mt EX 3
May 3 Jim Corbett Spokane, Wa EX 3
May 5 Jim Corbett Seattle, Wa EX 3
May 6 Jim Corbett Victoria, BC, Canada EX 3
May 7 Jim Corbett Vancouver, BC, Canada EX 3
May 9 Jim Corbett Tacoma, Wa EX 3
May 10 Jim Corbett Portland, Or EX 3
May 13 Jim Corbett San Jose, Ca EX 3
May 14 Jim Corbett San Francisco, Ca EX 3
May 19 Jim Corbett San Francisco, Ca EX 3
May 24 Jim Corbett Los Angeles, Ca EX 3
May 25 Jim Corbett San Bernardino, Ca EX 3
May 27 Jim Corbett Tucson, Az EX 3
May 28 Jim Corbett El Paso, Tx EX 3
May 30 Jim Corbett Trinidad, Co EX 3
Jun 1 Jim Corbett Topeka, Ks EX 3
Jun 3 Jim Corbett Canton, Oh EX 3
Aug 20 Jim Corbett Newark, NJ EX 3
Aug 20 Jim Corbett Newark, NJ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 25 Jim Corbett Asbury Park, NJ EX
Aug 29 Jim Corbett New York, NY EX
Sep 2 Jim Corbett Asbury Park, NJ EX
-This was a wrestling match; Daly and Corbett got rough
and an argument ensued
Sep 5 Jim Corbett near Spartanburg, SC EX
Sep 5 Jim Corbett near Gainsville, Fl EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held on a "training car"
which was part of a southbound train
Sep 5 Jim Corbett New Orleans, La EX
-This was a wrestling match;
The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Sep 12 Jim Corbett New York, NY EX 3
Sep 14 Jim Corbett Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Sep 15 Jim Corbett Providence, RI EX
Sep 16 Jim Corbett Boston, Ma EX
Sep 19 Jim Corbett Hartford, Ct EX 3
Sep 20 Jim Corbett Hoboken, NJ EX 3
Sep 21 Jim Corbett Waverly, NJ EX
Sep 22 Jim Corbett Brooklyn, NY EX
Sep 23 Jim Corbett Waverly, NJ EX 3
Sep 23 Jim Corbett Newburgh, NY EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
The bout at Waverly, during the afternoon;
The bout at Newburgh, at night
Sep 26 Jim Corbett Albany, NY EX 3
Sep 29 Jim Corbett Buffalo, NY EX 3
-One minute rounds were sparred
Dec 29 Tom McCarthy Buffalo, NY KO 28
1893
Apr 19 Edward L. Buchanan Bradford, Pa KO 3
Jun 22 Joe Butler Coney Island, NY LT 6
Jul Jim Corbett Chicago, Il EX
-Corbett boxed exhibitions at the "Chicago World's Fair"
during Jul 3-18 1893; Daly was likely his sparring partner
1894
Jan 22 Tom Lynch Buffalo, NY TK 2
Apr 5 Bob Fitzsimmons Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Apr 11 Mike Brennan Boston, Ma D 4
-Some sources report "Buffalo, NY";
Some sources report "W 4"
May 11 Mike Brennan Buffalo, NY W 6
-Some sources report "L 6"
May Jim Corbett Paris, Fr EX
-This bout was held during May-Jun 1894
Jul 28 Tom Lynch Buffalo, NY KO 1
-Some sources report "Tom Lyncot";
Some sources report "NC 1"
Sep 12 Paddy Brennan Buffalo, NY W 6
Oct 15 Jack Stewart London, Ont, Can W 4
Nov 1 Jack Slavin Buffalo, NY WF 7
Nov 6 Frank "Paddy" Slavin Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Perhaps, this is the same as the 11/01/94 bout
1895
Jan 15 Frank Moynihan Jamestown, NY KO 3
Aug 13 Jim Corbett Buffalo, NY EX 3
Sep 30 Jim Corbett New York, NY EX 1
1896
Jan 23 "Woburn" Tom McCarthy Rochester, NY ND 4
Feb 3 Billy Leedom Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 7 Charles "Kid" McCoy New York, NY LT 3
1898
Feb 17 Gus Ruhlin Akron, Oh EX
Aug 7 Charles "Kid" McCoy Saratoga Lake, NY EX 4
Aug 10 Charles "Kid" McCoy Saratoga Lake, NY EX 4
Aug 11 Charles "Kid" McCoy Saratoga Lake, NY EX 4
1899
Mar 24 Broncho Bill Buffalo, NY W 15
Apr 4 Jim Jeffries Dayton, Oh EX
Apr 5 Jim Jeffries Kansas City, Mo EX 3
Apr 6 Jim Jeffries St. Louis, Mo EX 3
Apr 6 Jim Jeffries St. Louis, Mo EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 8 Jim Jeffries St. Louis, Mo EX 3
Apr 8 Jim Jeffries St. Louis, Mo EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 9 Jim Jeffries Chicago, Il EX 3
-Daly sparred vs. Jim Jeffries for a week
Apr 17 Jim Jeffries Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Apr 17 Jim Jeffries Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
Daly sparred vs. Jim Jeffries for a week
May 30 Jim Jeffries Loch Arbor, NJ EX
May 31 Jim Jeffries Loch Arbor, NJ EX
Jun 7 Jim Jeffries Loch Arbor, NJ EX 3
Jun 7 Jim Jeffries Loch Arbor, NJ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 10 Jim Jeffries Philadelphia, Pa EX
Jun 12 Jim Jeffries Coney Island, NY EX 3
Jun 15 Jim Jeffries New London, Ct EX 3
Jun 17 Jim Jeffries New York, NY EX 3
Jul 10 Al Weinig Buffalo, NY LK 2
1894-1900
-Daly became boxing instructor at the Buffalo (NY) Athletic Club
1900
Mar 27 Bob Fitzsimmons Philadelphia, Pa LT 1
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1886-1887
Mike Boden W
1890
Jul 15 Bob Caffrey Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
1887-1891
Bill Gabig Highland Falls, NY W 6
Bob Farrell Wilmington, De KO 3
-Some sources report 1/15/1887
Tom Green New York, NY KO 2
Tom Kelly Chicago, Il KO 7
John Harrington Long Island, NY W 5
Pete Riley Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Jack Stewart Philadelphia, Pa W 5
Jack Ballard Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Jack Murray Hontzdale, Pa KO 1
-Perhaps, this bout was at "Honesdale, Pa"
Jack Tracey Harrisburg, Pa KO 3
Jack Trainor Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
Bill Brown Altoona, Pa KO 1
Jack Horace New York, NY KO 3
Mike Cunningham New York, NY KO 3
Dick Harrington Reading, Pa W 5
Mike Boden Philadelphia, Pa W 5
Mike Boden New York, NY KO 3
Mike Boden Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Mike Boden New York, NY W 4
Mike Monahan Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Bill Kraemer Reading, Pa KO 1
Patsy Farrell Philadelphia, Pa W 4
Jack Brennan Pittsburgh, Pa KO 3
1892
Apr 12 Jim Corbett Syracuse, NY EX
Apr 30 Jim Corbett Butte, Mt EX
Jack Everhardt Birmingham, (Eng ? Al ?) L 2
*** Assistance Was Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***
*** Assistance Was Provided By Bob Yalen ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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