Undated
Pat Daley D 4
1887-1890
Billy Hook W 6
J. Willis W 9
Tom Euston W 6
Tom Walker London, England W 5
Alf Suffolk in England W
Deaf Boon in England L
-The previous 2 bouts were part of a competition
-Abbott won Coddy Neddington's 9-Stone Competition in London, England
Bill Donohue in England W 3
-Some sources report "W 6"
Jack Kibble Willisden, England W 6
Harry Williams London, England W 6
-Some sources report "W 8"
Fred Mansford W 6
Tom Walker London, England W 9
-Some sources report "W 6"
George Johnson London, England W
-Abbott won a 9-Stone Competition by defeating Johnson
Ginger Elmer London, England W 12
Bill Gibbs London, England W 6
-Abbott won a 9-Stone Competition by defeating Gibbs
Ginger Elmer London, England L
-This bout was part of a 9-Stone Compeitition
-Abbott participated in Frank Hinde's 9-Stone Competition in London, England;
The results are not known
1888
Harry Mead London, England W 6
Mar 6 Bill Baxter London, England L 3
-Some sources report "L 4" on 3/05/1888
Mar 6 Harry Mead London, England L 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
as part of a 126-lb Competition
Jul 6 Dick Gammon London, England KO 3
-Was this man "Dick Gannon" ?
Jul 26 George Johns London, England W 3
-Reports vary - "W 2" - "KO 3"
Oct 5 M. Hyams London, England L 4
Nov 12 Jem Crimmins London, England KO 5
Dec 5 Harry Denny London, England L 3
-This bout was part of a Competition by Frank Hinde;
Some sources report 12/06/1888 at London, England
Dec 11 George Wilson London, England L 3
-Some sources report 12/13/1888 at London, England
1889
Jan 4 Harry Osborne London, England L 12
Feb 20 Harry Mead London, England L 3
-This bout was part of a Competition by Frank Hinde;
Some sources report 2/21/1889 at London, England
Feb 23 Bill Reader London, England W
Aug 13 Billy Willis London, England KO 12
Dec 9 Harry Denny London, England L 3
-Some sources report 12/12/1889 at London, Eng (Clerkenwell)
1890
Mar 27 George Johnson London, England W 3
Apr 9 Bill Hook London, England W 3
May 31 Bill Gibbs London, England W 3
Dec 4 Evan Davie London, England W
Dec 4 Harry Spurden London, England W
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 5 Fred Johnson London, England L 4
-Some sources report "LK 5";
The previous 3 bouts were part of a Lightweight Competition
Dec 15 J. Edwin London, England LK 16
-Perhaps, the verdict was "LK 6"
1891
Mar 17 Ginger Elmer London, England W 12
-Some sources report 3/16/91
Jul 14 Bill Baxter London, England W 12
Oct 5 Bill Baxter London, England W 12
-Some sources report 10/04/91;
Some sources report "KO 12"
Tom Wilson London, England L
-This bout was held as part of Frank Hinde's Competition
1892
Feb 29 Harry Overton London, England KO 12
-Some sources report "W 12"
Oct 10 Sam Baxter London, England L 10
Dec 19 Harry Spurden London, England W 4
-Some sources report 12/19/91
1893
Jan 23 Sam Baxter London, England TK 18
Apr 15 -Abbott arrived in New York City, NY
Apr 29 Jack Hopper New York, NY KO 2
May 1 Tommy Devlin Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
May 1 Tommy Devlin Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 3 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 2
-Police intervened; Some sources report "L 2"
May 6 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Jun 30 Owen Ziegler Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Jul 4 -Abbott refereed the Horace Leeds-Al O'Brien bout in New York, NY
Jul 15 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Aug 10 Mike Harris New York, NY ND 4
Oct 13 Owen Ziegler Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Sep 4 Mike Breslin New York, NY EX 3
Sep 22 Billy Vernon Brooklyn, NY EX 3
-Some sources report "D 4"
Oct Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled to be held during Oct-Nov 1893
Nov Charles McKeever L 4
Dec 22 Billy Frazier Providence, RI D 4
Dec 22 Tommy Ryan Providence, RI ND 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1894
Jan 8 Jack Falvey Providence, RI W 15
-Some sources report "TK 15"
Feb 28 Harry Gilmore Chicago, Il KO 5
-Some sources report "KO 4"
Mar 9 Jimmy Dime New Bedford, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 12 Bobby Dobbs Minneapolis, Mn SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Abbott cancelled when he learned Dobbs was colored
Mar 22 Nick Collins New York, NY EX 4
Mar 26 Willie Clark New York, NY KO 3
-Some sources report "KO 5"
Mar 27 Billy Dacey New York, NY TK 1
-Some sources report "W 1"
Mar 28 Jerry Sullivan New York, NY WF 1
-Sullivan repeatedly grabbed and wrestled;
The referee stopped the bout
Apr 7 Charles "Bull" McCarthy New York, NY D 6
May 7 Andy Bowen New Orleans, La D 10
May 21 Martin Denny London, England SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Abbott refused to sign the agreement to fight
Jul 4 Billy Myer Boston, Ma W 15
-Myer dominated the fight but Abbott had a great last round;
Myer was on the verge of being knocked out
Jul 19 Johnny Young Alexandria, Va TK 4
-Reports vary - "KO 5" - "TK 5" - "KO 9"
Aug 6 Jimmy Nelson New London, Ct SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled; The reason is not known
Aug 21 Jack Everhardt New Orleans, La LK 25
Sep 25 Jack Everhardt New Orleans, La D 25
Oct 13 Owen Ziegler Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Oct 30 Charles Gehring Baltimore, Md KO 3
-Baltimore sports claim they were badly duped by Abbott; He
refused to box Gehring unless Gehring promisd not to knock him
out as he (Abbott) was out of condition; Gehring easily out-pointed
Abbott until Stanton sneaked in a hard shot to the jaw and put
Gehring to sleep
Dec 5 Jack Hanley Philadelphia, Pa LT 4
-Some sources report "ND 4"
Dec 20 Charles McKeever Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1895
Feb 27 Tom Hayes New York, NY W 6
-Some sources report "KO 6" on 2/28/95
Feb 28 George Mickle New Bedford, Ma ND 6
Mar 14 Charles Gehring Baltimore, Md ND 6
-Gehring was equal to Abbott as a boxer; Abbott hit harder
Mar 19 Owen Ziegler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 26 Eddie Jackson Washington, DC KO 4
Mar 29 Charley Holcomb Washington, DC EX 4
-Some sources report "ND 4"
May 1 Jack Falvey Providence, RI D 6
May 15 Al O'Brien New York, NY ND 6
-Some sources report 5/16/95
Jun 3 Leslie Pearce Boston, Ma L 20
-Some sources report "Baltimore, Md"
Jun 14 "Texas" Jack Burke Montreal, Que, Canada D 15
Jul 8 Billy Duke Baltimore, Md KO 8
Jul 9 -Abbott challenged Charles Gehring to another bout
Aug 19 Owen Ziegler Baltimore, Md L 20
Oct 24 Maurice Hagerstrom New York, NY W 6
-Some sources report "W 9" on 10/25/97
Nov 22 Leslie Pearce Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report 11/23/95
Dec 7 Jack Randall Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report 12/07/97
Dec 16 Billy Ernst Paterson, NJ ND 6
-Reports vary - 12/20/95 in New York City, NY;
Another date of 12/16/97;
Some sources report "D 6"; Some report "L 8"
Dec 30 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Washington, DC D 37
-This man was "Cornelius T. Moriarty"
1896
Jan 13 Al O'Brien South Bethlehem, Pa ND 6
Jan 18 Al O'Brien New York, NY ND 4
Feb 1 Al O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Feb 4 Leslie Pearce Boston, Ma D 15
Feb 24 Paddy Sheehan Bethlehem, Pa ND 6
Feb 26 Tom Moriarty Holyoke, Ma D 20
-This man was "Cornelius T. Moriarty";
(also known as "Wilmington" Jack Daly);
Some sources report 2/27/96 at Springfield, Ma
Mar 2 Paddy Sheehan South Bethlehem, Pa ND 6
Apr 20 Paddy Fenton Boston, Ma D 8
May 9 "Texas" Joe Burke Brooklyn, NY TD 6
-Some sources report "Boston, Ma"
May 31 Joe Mullins TK 6
Jul 3 Johnny Young Albany, NY D 10
-Some sources report 7/04/96
Aug 8 Eddie Connelly St. John, NB, Canada LK 5
-Reports vary "L 5" - "L 6" - "D 6";
Some sources report 8/13/96
Aug 17 Kid McPartland New York, NY L 8
-Some soruces report "L 10"
Aug 23 John Ryan Burnville, RI SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled due to a dispute
over the winner/loser share of purse
Sep George Ryan Blackstone, RI ND
-Some sources report "LT"
Oct 29 William "Matty" Matthews Buffalo, NY LK 7
-Some sources report "LK 6"
Nov 20 Billy Ernst Brooklyn, NY LK 4
Dec 5 Mike Leonard Brooklyn, NY LK 3
1897
Jan 18 Jack Bennett Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Mar 9 Dan McConnell Trenton, NJ L 10
-Some sources report "L 12"
Mar 27 Mike Farragher New York, NY LT 7
-Some sources report "LT 8" on 3/29/97
Apr 19 Charles Woods Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 3 Tommy Hayes New York, NY ND 10
Sep 6 Jack Falvey Newport, RI L 15
Oct 25 Maurice Hagerstrom New York, NY TK 9
-Some sources report "W 9"
Nov 24 Leslie Pearce Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Nov 29 Joe Gans Baltimore, Md LT 5
-Some sources report "L 5"
Dec 7 Jack Randall Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Dec 16 Billy Ernst Paterson, NJ D 6
1898
May 23 Martin Riley L 6
Ginger Elmer London, England W 12
1899
Feb 27 Leslie Pearce Wheeling, WV LK 11
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1893
Oct 13 Owen Ziegler Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
1896
Jack Bennett Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Perhaps, this the same as the 1/18/97 bout
1897
Jack Tighe Scranton, Pa W 15
1898
Ginger Elmer London, England W 12
*** Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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