John "Rouse" O'Brien
BORN April 7 1885; South Boston, Massachusetts (Some sources report April 17 1886) HEIGHT 5-6 1/2 WEIGHT 128-135 lbs RACE White; Irish-American
O'Brien was a capable two-handed fighter who competed on a high level around the turn of the century
During his career, O'Brien defeated such men as Tommy Feltz, Emergency Kelly, Andy Daly, Tommy Scully, Abe "Kid" Goodman, and Dave Deshler1903 Apr 20 Johnny "Young" Fitzgerald Boston, Ma W 6 May 6 Ed White Boston, Ma L 6 Jun 19 Eddie Carr Boston, Ma L 6 Jun 22 Joe Hunter Boston, Ma W 6 Oct 2 Danny Murray Boston, Ma W 6 Oct 5 Jimmy "Young" Boudreau Boston, Ma KO 2 -Some sources report "KO 4" Oct 7 Kid Terrell Boston, Ma TK 4 -Some sources report "W 4" Oct 9 Patsy McKenna Boston, Ma D 8 Nov 6 Young Simms Boston, Ma TK 2 Nov 9 Danny Murray Roxbury, Ma W 6 Nov 26 Kid Lewis Roxbury, Ma WF 4 Dec 2 Patsy McKenna Boston, Ma W 12 Dec 18 Young Cahill Boston, Ma W 6 -Some sources report "KO 6" Dec 22 Danny Murray Boston, Ma TK 6 1904 Jan 8 Patsy McKenna Boston, Ma TK 7 -Some sources report "W 8" Feb 22 Johnny Lynch New Bedford, Ma KO 5 Mar 31 Al Delmont Fitchburg, Ma L 12 Apr 22 Tommy Scully Chicago, Il LK 5 May 7 Kid Taylor Chicago, Il W 6 May 14 Kid Taylor Chicago, Il D 6 Jun 27 Johnny Lynch Cambridge, Ma W 6 Aug 4 Eddie Carr Marlboro, Ma W 8 Aug 22 Al Delmont Cambridge, Ma D 9 -Some sources report "D 10" Oct 3 Eddie Carr Cambridge, Ma W 10 Oct 20 Peter "Young" Kelly Cambridge, Ma D 10 Oct 21 Tony Lewis Brockton, Ma KO 2 Nov 10 Emergency Kelly Cambridge, Ma WF 2 -Some sources report "WF 1" vs "Young" Kelly Nov 28 Emergency Kelly Cambridge, Ma W 10 -Some sources report "Young" Kelly Dec 19 Andy Daly Cambridge, Ma W 10 1905 Feb 20 Pinky Evans Brockton, Ma D 15 Mar 17 Kid Taylor Chelsea, Ma W 15 Apr 10 Tommy Feltz Portland, Me ND 12 Apr 19 Tommy Feltz Chelsea, Ma W 15 May 22 Tommy Scully Brockton, Ma KO 4 -Some sources report "KO 2" Oct 14 Frank "Kid" Carsey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 18 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 30 Johnny Dwyer Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 16 Tommy O'Toole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1906 Jan 20 Johnny Dwyer Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jan 29 Johnny Dwyer Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 22 Frank "Kid" Carsey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 12 Chester Goodwin Chelsea, Ma D 15 Apr 7 Grover Hayes Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Apr 16 Johnny Allen Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 4/15/06 May 5 Jack Langdon Philadlephia, Pa ND 6 May 24 Chester Goodwin Chelsea, Ma L 15 Oct 23 Matty Baldwin Chelsea, Ma ND 15 -Some sources report "D 15" Dec 25 Young Kloby Lawrence, Ma D 12 1907 Jan 26 Johnny Allen Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 7 Abe "Kid" Goodman Thornton, RI W 15 Mar 11 Matty Baldwin Thornton, RI ND 15 -Some sources report "D 15" on 3/31/07 May 16 Kid Stinger New York, NY ND 6 May 22 Johnny Marto New York, NY ND 6 May 23 Robert "Bert" Keyes New York, NY ND 6 Jun 1 Kid Stinger New York, NY ND 6 Jun 6 Harry Ferns New York, NY ND 6 Jun 12 Johnny Dwyer New York, NY ND 6 Jun 28 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy New York, NY ND 6 -Some sources report "LK 6" Jul Jack Britton ND 6 Sep 20 Willie Moody Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Oct 8 Dave Deshler Chelsea, Ma W 10 -Some sources report "ND 10" Oct 22 Young Donahue Cheslea, Ma L 10 -Some sources report "D 10" Nov 5 Dick Nelson Chelsea, Ma L 10 -Some sources report "ND-D 10" at "Boston, Ma"; Some sources report 11/08/07 Nov 6 "Battling" Bill Hurley New York, NY ND 10 -Some sources report "D 6" Nov 20 Dave Deshler Boston, Ma D 12 1908 Jan 1 Jack Goodman New York, NY ND 6 Jan 15 Abe "Kid" Goodman New York, NY ND 6 Apr 2 Willie Mango New York, NY LT 3 1910 Apr 28 George Alger Augusta, Me ND 6 1911 Feb 23 Johnny Baker Bronx, NY ND 10 Apr 25 Milburn "Young" Saylor Indianapolis, In LT 6 May 5 Johnny Ritchie Terre Haute, In ND 10 *** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1905 Frank "Kid" Carsey ND 1907 May 26 Robert "Bert" Keyes New York, NY ND 6
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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