Undated
-Anderson began wrestling as a youth in Chicago, Illinois;
He worked with the Cutler brothers tediously;
Dr. B.F. Roller L
Yussiff Hussane L
-Anderson began working on boxing with Kid Howard in
Chicago, Illinois
1915
May 5 Jack Dillon Lexington, Ky LK 5
Oct 4 "Battling" Jim Johnson New York, NY KO 9
-Some sources report 11/04/15;
Some sources report "LT 9"
Nov 17 Fred Fulton Milwaukee, Wi LK 4
Dec 21 Al Palzer St. Paul, Mn KO 1
1916
Jan 29 Frank Kendall New York, NY KO 4
Feb 11 Bob Devere New York, NY KO 3
-Some sources report 2/09/16
Feb 17 George "Boer" Rodel New York, NY KO 5
-Some sources report 2/16/16
Feb 19 Willie Meehan New York, NY ND 10
Feb 22 Jim Stewart Brooklyn, NY TK 6
Mar 4 Jack Keating Brooklyn, NY ND 10
-Some sources report 5/04/16
Apr 15 Charley Weinert New York, NY LK 2
May 12 -Anderson and another Chicago fighter, Joe Welling,
took a boat trip near Sandy Hook, NJ where their
boat capsized; The men were dumped into the water,
but swam around for several hours awaiting rescue;
Both man survived without serious injury
May 24 "K.O." Bill Brennan Providence, RI D 12
Jun 24 Jack Dempsey Bronx, NY ND 10
-Most sources report that Dempsey won;
Some sources report that Anderson won
Sep 11 Jack Hemple Kansas City, Mo TK 5
Oct 26 Fred Fulton Eau Claire, Wi LK 1
-Some sources report 10/27/16
-Manager Johnston's interest in Anderson as a boxer waned;
Anderson engaged in some wrestling contests
1917
Feb 26 Tom Cowler Rochester, NY LK 1
-Some sources report "Providence, RI"
Mar 26 Jack Sims Baltimore, Md TK 3
Apr 9 Carl Morris Baltimore, Md LK 3
Jul 20 Joe Jeannette Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Aug 17 Sam Langford Buffalo, NY LT 2
1918
Feb -Anderson served in the United States Army
May 23 Homer Smith Rockford, Il ND 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Jun 15 Jim McLaughlin Battle Creek, Mi TK 2
Jul 4 Homer Brantford Camp Grant, Il TK 4
1919
-Anderson returned from the United States Army
and worked as a machinist in Chicago, Il
Sep 1 Homer Smith Kalamazoo, Mi LK 1
-Some sources report "LK 2"
1920
Mar 10 Ed "Gunboat" Smith Fresno, Ca L 4
-Some sources report 3/09/20
Mar 24 "Tiny" Jim Herman Hanford, Ca L 4
May 21 Young Hector Seattle, Wa KO 3
Jun 11 Clem Johnson Portland, Or W 10
Jul 7 "Tiny" Jim Herman Seattle, Wa D 6
Sep 23 Frank Farmer Tacoma, Wa LK 1
-Some sources report "Seattle, Wa"
Oct "Tiny" Jim Herman Vancouver, BC, Can LK 2
1922
Apr 8 Walter "Farmer" Lodge St. Paul, Mn D 6
-Some sources report "L 6"
Sep 7 Jack Dempsey Michigan City, In EX 2
Oct 30 "Guardsman" Charlie Penwill London, Eng LT 8
1923
Feb 9 Walter "Farmer" Lodge Duluth, Mn WF 5
Mar 5 Walter "Farmer" Lodge East Chicago, In LK 6
Mar 29 "Tiny" Jim Herman Omaha, Ne LK 6
Dec 25 Bob Fox Drumheller, Alta, Can LK 3
Undated (1920-1924)
-Anderson wrestled and lost to a number of competitors
such as Allen Eustace, Frank Havelki, Mike Romano,
Fred Meyers, Stanislaus Zbyszko, George Hills
1924
Feb 15 Frank Dietz Portland, Or KO 1
Mar 19 Tommy Gibbons Urbana, Il EX 6
-Anderson worked as a sparring partner for Tommy Gibbons
in preparation for Gibbons bout vs Georges Carpentier
Apr 29 Wayne Munn Chicago, Il L
-This was a wrestling match
Aug 9 Phil Scott London, Eng LK 7
Dec 18 Soren Petersen Copenhagen, Den L 15
-Heavyweight Championship of Denmark
1925
Dec 8 "Wild" Bill Hart Kansas City, Ks KO 2
Dec 23 Wayne Munn Kansas City, Ks KO 1
1926
Jan 19 Buck Brady Kansas City, Ks D 10
-Some sources report "W 10"
Mar 31 -Anderson was shot at a soft drink place in Cicero, Il
by Leo McGovern [Mongoven] during an argument
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1923
Feb 14 Harry Persson Stockholm, Swe LK 9
-Some sources report this bout but Persson
fought Emil Andreasen, not Andre Anderson
*** Much Data Was Provided By Tim Hornbaker ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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