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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer
"Fighting" Joe Allen
BORN Fought out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WEIGHT 130-135 lbs MANAGER Billy Isaacs
1899 Feb 4 Young Sharkey Philadelphia, Pa ND 4 Feb 18 Gus Nelson Philadelphia, Pa TK 1 Mar 4 Kid Doyle Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 25 Billy Mack Philadelphia, Pa KO 1 Apr 22 Pat Quinn Philadelphia, Pa TK 2 Apr 29 Harry "Reddy" Wigmore Philadelphia, Pa KO 3 May 6 "Chester" Jack Root Philadelphia, Pa ND 4 -This man was not the famous fighter May 13 Johnny Loftus Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Oct 6 Milton Tierney Philadelphia, Pa KO 3 Oct 14 Snapper Ack Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Oct 28 Jimmy McHale Philadelphia, Pa TK 4 Nov 3 Kentucky Rosebud Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -This man was "Walter Edgerton" Nov 6 Joe Gowan Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Nov 17 Kentucky Rosebud Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This man was "Walter Edgerton"; This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Nov 20 Dan "Buzzard" Ingram Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Dec 4 John Henry Johnson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 8 Lew Ryall Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 13 Joe Fairburn Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Dec 18 Tim Callahan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 22 Jimmy Simister Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 1900 Jan 12 Elwood McCloskey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jan 26 Joe Sullivan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jan 27 Elwood McCloskey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 10 Jimmy Simister Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 20 Gus Gardner Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Mar 2 Mark Kerwin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 9 Jimmy Simister Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 12 Billy Fairburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report Allen fought "Joe Fairburn" Mar 15 Jerry Marshall Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Apr 6 George Richardson Philadelphia, Pa TK 1 Apr 9 Harry Burke Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Apr 17 Frank Bradley Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Apr 30 Harry Burke Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known May 11 an unnamed opponent Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Jul 2 Kid Conroy New Haven, Ct SCH -This bout was scheduled but postponed Jul 20 Jimmy Simister Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Aug 13 Mike Kearns Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Sep 8 Frank Patterson Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Sep 8 Lew Ryall Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Sep 21 Elwood McCloskey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Oct 5 Marty McCue Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Oct 20 Willie Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 24 Jimmy Simister Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 30 Dan "Buzzard" Ingram Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Dec 3 Willie Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa LK 5 Dec 15 Willie Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1901 Sep 30 Tim Callahan Wilmington, De LT 9 Dec 28 Eddie McCaffrey Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled but not held Dec 28 Lew Ryall Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1902 Jan 13 John Loxley Philadelphia, Pa KO 2 Jan 18 Tom "Young" Daly Philadelphia, Pa TK 2 Jan 20 Fred McFadden Philadelphia, Pa TK 5 Jan 27 Howard Wilson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 1 Kid Krause Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Feb 1 Jack Kelly Philadelphia, Pa TK 2 Feb 8 Billy Fairburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 22 Eddie Cain Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 28 Tommy "Kid" Hogan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 1 Frank "Crocky" Boyle Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 13 Sam Bolen Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Apr 8 Willie Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Apr 12 Harry Burke Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Apr 14 Willie Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 24 Eddie Cain Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known May 29 Sam Bolen Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled but not held; Bolen did not show May 29 George Krall Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jun 26 George Krall Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled but not held; Krall wanted more money and refused to fight Jun 26 Billy Farren Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jul 3 Frank Harris West Collingswood, NJ D 6 Jul 17 George Krall Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1903 Jan 12 Tommy "Kid" Hogan Scranton, Pa LK 7 -Some sources report "LK 6" vs "Jimmy Stone" on 1/13/1903 Jan 17 Willie Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 23 Fred McFadden Williamsport, Pa W 10 Dec 15 Solly Stroup Williamsport, Pa D 10 1905 Feb 16 Fred McFadden Philadelphia, Pa KO 3 Apr 22 Charles "Jack" Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa LT 3 -Some sources report "LT 1" 1907 Jun 11 Gus Feldman Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Aug 31 Johnny Casey Brooklyn, NY SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 1908 Feb 27 Jimmy Hurley Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 *** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1904 Mar 14 Solly Stroup SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 1907 Aug 31 Johnny Casey Brooklyn, NY SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 1911 May 5 Charlie Spangler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 30 Bobby Evans Philadelphia, Pa LK 1 Dec 20 Willie Chandler New York, NY ND 6 1912 Mar 7 Benny Jones New York, NY L 10 Mar 15 Young Goldie New York, NY W 6 *** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis ***
Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization