Mike Farragher
BORN Fought out of Youngstown, Ohio WEIGHT 122-135 lbs
Farragher was a scrappy, feisty fighter who tangled with the best of his time; Win, lose, or draw, he always gave it his best shot
During his career, he defeated such men as Jim Gallagher, Jeff Powers, Tommy Broderick, Jimmy Reeder, and Stanton Abbott (according to some reports)
Farragher also fought "draws" with Johnny Lavack, Billy Steffers, Tom McCune, Joe Martin, and Buck Stelzer
1891 Dec 27 Mike Dugan near Youngstown, Oh ND 7 -Police intervened 1894 Jun 8 Pat Trahey West Middlesex, Pa KO 5 1895 Feb 1 Jim Gallagher near Homestead, Pa WF 23 -Some sources report "KO 23" at "Youngtown, Oh" Feb 28 Jeff Powers Cleveland, Oh W 25 -A "Draw" was declared after fifteen rounds; Ten more rounds were fought to determine a winner Apr 19 Johnny Lavack Cleveland, Oh D 25 Jul 9 John Parry Wheeling, WV KO 13 Oct 15 Billy Steffers Cleveland, Oh D 8 Nov 4 Paddy Smith Wheeling, WV ND 7 -Police intervened Dec 16 John Parry Homestead, Pa D 6 1896 Feb 24 Kid Lloyd Youngstown, Oh KO 17 -Some sources report "Elwood City, Pa" Apr 25 Joe Mullins New York, NY L 8 -Farragher used the name "Mike Murphy" 1897 Jan 16 William "Spike" Sullivan New York, NY LT 11 Jan 26 Tom McCune Perth Amboy, NJ D 4 Jan 30 Tommy Broderick New York, NY W 10 Feb 3 Mickey McManus Albany, NY L 10 -Some sources report "Mike Manus" at "New York, NY" Mar 20 Sam Callahan New York, NY D 10 Mar 27 Stanton Abbott New York, NY TK 7 -Some sources report "TK 8" on 3/29/97 Apr 3 Jack Williams New York, NY D 10 Apr 10 William "Matty" Matthews New York, NY LT 2 Aug 9 Joe Martin Nottingham, Oh D 45 -Some sources report "Youngstown, Oh" Some sources report "Cleveland, Oh" Sep 27 Peter Sheehan McKeesport, Pa D 10 -Some sources report "Pittsburgh, Pa" 1898 Jan 25 Buck Stelzer Wheeling, WV D 20 Mar 22 Oscar Gardner Columbus, Oh LK 3 Apr 22 Joe Martin Springfield, Oh LF 10 Aug 16 "Philadelphia" Tommy Ryan Willoughby, Oh LK 9 Dec 12 Steve Smith Troy, NY L 10 1899 Jan 23 Steve Butler Troy, NY D 10 Feb 4 Eugene Riordan Little Falls, NY D 10 Mar 7 Mike "Kid" Hopkins Little Falls, NY KO 2 Mar 23 Tommy Broderick Yonkers, NY LK 12 May 9 Jim Gorman Troy, NY LK 5 May 22 Jimmy Reeder Youngstown, Oh KO 5 -Some sources report "Altoona, Pa" Jun 5 Louden Campbell Youngstown, Oh L 20 Dec 28 James "Squirrel" Finnerty Niles, Oh KO 13 -Some sources report "LK 13" 1900 Apr 25 Jimmy Reeder Youngstown, Oh LK 6 -Some sources report "Tamaqua, Pa" 1912 Feb 26 Phil Cassidy Youngstown, Oh W 12*** Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization