1890
Apr 5 Billy Gale Chicago, Il EX
Apr 15 Frank Murphy Chicago, Il EX
Apr 22 Billy Gale Chicago, Il EX
-No decision was reported
Apr 28 Al Schrosbee Chicago, Il EX
Nov 15 George Siddons Chicago, Il EX
Dec 24 an unnamed opponent Chicago, Il EX
1891
Jan Fred Larson Chicago, Il KO 1
Jan 24 an unnamed opponent Chicago, Il EX
Mar 17 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Chicago, Il EX 3
Mar 30 Billy Gale Chicago, Il EX
Mar 31 John Van Heest Chicago, Il EX
Jun 8 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Chicago, Il TK 4
-Some sources report "TK 3"
Jun 10 "Young" Mellington Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Perhaps, it is the 2/01/92 bout vs "Billy Wellington"
Jun 24 Joe Gates Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 17 Tommy White Chicago, Il EX
Jul 20 Con Doyle Chicago, Il EX
Aug 3 Con Doyle Chicago, Il EX
Aug 6 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Evanston, Il EX
Aug 11 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Chicago, Il EX
Aug 24 "Jockey" Freeman Sloane Chicago, Il W 3
-Some sources report "KO 3"
Aug 31 Billy Boyle Chicago, Il EX
Sep 21 Tim O'Leary Chicago, Il EX
Sep 26 Tommy Foley Chicago, Il EX
Joe Gates Chicago, Il KO 2
-This bout was held prior to Nov 28, 1891
Dec 19 Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il EX
1892
Jan 4 Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il EX
Jan 13 McShane Chicago, Il EX
Feb 1 Billy Wellington Chicago, Il W 6
Feb 10 Link Pope Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 10 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Chicago, Il KO 4
Feb 12 Link Pope Chicago, Il EX
Feb 15 Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il EX
Feb 20 Dan "Dummy" Rowan Chicago, Il KO 4
Mar 2 Billy Joyce Chicago, Il KO 3
Mar 12 Paddy Snow Chicago, Il KO 2
Apr 3 Jack Smith Chicago, Il W 5
Apr 4 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX
May 10 Kid Corbett Chicago, Il W 4
May 23 Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il EX
Jun 8 Romeo Durant Chicago, Il W 4
Jul 4 Dick Reddy Chicago, Il KO 4
Aug 8 Young Moran Chicago, Il KO 2
Aug 24 N.C. Browand Fort Wayne, In SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 3 Frank Murphy Springfield, Il KO 7
Oct 11 Joe Gates Chicago, Il W 6
Oct 17 Mike Bradley Chicago, Il EX
Nov 7 Romeo Durant Chicago, Il EX
Nov 14 Romeo Durant Chicago, Il W 6
Dec 7 Henry Baker Chicago, Il EX
Dec 21 Bob McQuade Fort Wayne, In W 10
Dec 29 Bob McQuade Fort Wayne, In SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1893
Jan 8 Max Eaufeldt Chicago, Il KO 1
-Some sources report "Max Saufeldt"
Jan 14 Bob McQuade Chicago, Il KO 10
Jan 16 Frank Murphy Chicago, Il EX
Jan 20 Billy Murphy Chicago, Il KO 1
Jan 26 Bob McQuade Fort Wayne, In SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 6 Jack Hopper Brooklyn, NY EX
Mar 8 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX
Mar 17 -Bill Barry, Jimmy's brother, was buried on this date
Mar 20 "Jockey" Freeman Stanton Chicago, Il KO 2
-Perhaps, this man was "Jockey" Freeman Sloane
Mar 27 Young Kelly Chicago, Il EX
Apr 5 Lou Simmons Chicago, Il W 6
Apr 7 Con Sheehan Chicago, Il W 5
Apr 8 Young Kelly Chicago, Il EX
Jul 10 Pete Shea Roby, In TK 4
Sep 4 Johnny Connors Roby, In SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 6 Tom Cassidy Chicago, Il KO 6
Nov 13 Jack Fitzgerald Chicago, Il W 4
Nov 27 Johnny Connors Roby, In SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 4 John Van Heest Chicago, Il EX 6
Dec 5 Jack Levy Roby, In KO 17
-100 lb Championship of America;
This was a "private" fight with gloves
1894
Jan 10 Harry Dally Chicago, Il TK 2
-Some sources report 1/10/97
Jan 16 Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX
Jan 22 "Young" Joe Cranston Chicago, Il KO 3
Feb 6 Joe McGrath Chicago, Il TK 3
Feb 9 Billy Plimmer Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 18 Young Spitz Chicago, Il KO 8
-Some sources report 2/18/96
Feb 19 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX
Feb 20 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX
Feb 21 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX
Feb 22 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX
Feb 23 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX
Feb 28 Bob Costello Chicago, Il W 2
Jun 2 Jimmy Gorman New Orleans, La KO 10
-Some sources report "W 11"; Some "TK 11"
Jul 3 Eddie Horan Pittsburgh, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 3 Harry Brooks Bradford Falls, Pa W 4
-Some sources report "Bradford Falls, Ks"
Sep 15 Casper Leon Lemont, Il KO 28
-105 lb Championship of America;
Weights were announced as 105-105;
The men actually fought at 112 lbs;
Following this fight, Barry claimed the
Bantamweight Championship of the World
Sep 24 Casper Leon Chicago, Il EX
Nov 14 George Church Chicago, Il W 8
Dec 4 John Van Heest Chicago, Il EX 6
Dec 10 Johnny Connors New Orleans, La SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 13 Jack "Kid" Madden New Orleans, La SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1895
Feb 11 an unnamed opponent Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 19 Frank Maciewski Cincinnati, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Mar 6 -Barry traveled to Kansas City, Mo with "Parson" Davies,
Tommy Ryan, Joe Choynski and Tommy White to appear at
a benefit being offered for a fighter named Billy Williams
Mar 6 Tommy White Kansas City, Mo EX
Mar 7 Billy Plimmer Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Barry had traveled to Kansas City, Mo
Mar 21 Joe Bertrand Chicago, Il TK 6
Mar 30 Casper Leon Chicago, Il D 14
-Bantamweight Championship of the World;
Police intervened
Apr 15 Jack "Kid" Madden Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Barry suffered an injury in the "Casper Leon" bout
May Tommy Ryan Deal Lake, NJ EX
-Barry and others sparred with Ryan nearly every day
prior to Ryan's bout with "Mysterious" Billy Smith
on 5/27/95
Jun 8 an unnamed opponent New York, NY EX
Jun 24 Jack "Kid" Madden Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Police intervened
Jun 27 Dan Tynan New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Jun 27 Jimmy Hickey New York, NY EX 3
Jul 15 Dave Ross Boston, Ma TK 2
-Some sources report "Dave Realts";
Some sources report 7/25/95
Aug 19 Dan Tynan New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Aug 19 Casper Leon New York, NY EX
Sep 16 Jack "Kid" Madden Jersey City, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 30 Jack Lynch Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
-Barry was better
Oct 3 an unnamed opponent Philadelphia, Pa EX
Oct 5 an unnamed opponent Cleveland, Oh EX
Oct 14 Casper Leon Jersey City, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 21 Jack "Kid" Madden Maspeth, NY TK 4
-Bantamweight Championship of the World;
Some sources report 10/21/91
Dec 21 an unnamed opponent Chicago, Il EX
1896
Jan 12 Young Lyons Chicago, Il KO 1
Mar 15 Johnny Murphy El Paso, Tx SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Some sources report February 1896
Mar 15 Jim McGuire Chicago, Il KO 2
Apr 20 Joe O'Donnell Chicago, Il KO 3
Apr 25 Harry Dally Chicago, Il EX 3
Jul 24 Casper Leon Elmira, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Some sources report "EX 6"
Aug 11 Steve Flanagan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "W 6" on 8/10/96
1897
Jan 18 Jack Berger Chicago, Il KO 1
Jan 30 Sammy Kelly Brooklyn, NY D 20
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Mar 1 Jack Ward New York, NY W 20
Mar 9 an unnamed opponent Omaha, Ne EX
Mar 12 an unnamed opponent Denver, Co EX 6
Mar 13 an unnamed opponent Cripple Creek, Co SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 14 an unnamed opponent Victor, Co SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 15 an unnamed opponent Colorado Springs, Co SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 23 Jimmy Anthony San Francisco, Ca W 20
-Bantamweight Championship of the World;
Some sources report 4/27/97
Apr 30 an unnamed opponent Denver, Co EX
May 3 Billy Brown Creighton, Ne EX 4
May 4 "Kid" Brown Omaha, Ne EX 4
-This man was probably "Billy Brown"
May 4 Bob Armstrong Omaha, Ne EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 15 Frank Fitzgerald Kalamazoo, Mi EX
Jun 16 an unnamed opponent Grand Rapids, Mi EX
Jun-Jul -Barry toured Wisconsin and sparred frequently
Aug 1 Johnny Ritchie Chicago, Il D 6
Aug 7 Barney McCall Chicago, Il EX 5
Aug 7 Sig Hart Chicago, Il EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 6 Walter Croot London, Eng KO 20
-Bantamweight Championship of the World;
Croot struck his head on the floor as he fell;
He died of brain injuries following this bout;
Barry was exonerated
1898
Jan an unnamed opponent Cincinnati, Oh EX 4
Jan 31 Fred Bogan Cincinnati, Oh EX
Feb 4 Billy Curtis Cincinnati, Oh W 4
Feb 5 Dan "Dummy" Rowan Cincinnati, Oh EX
Feb an unnamed opponent Detroit, Mi EX 4
Feb 15 June Sommers Louisville, Ky W 3
Feb 16 Kid Hennessey Louisville, Ky EX 4
Mar 17 Johnny Connors Chicago, Il W 6
Mar 26 Johnny Ritchie Chicago, Il W 6
Apr 18 Billy Rotchford Chicago, Il D 6
May 28 an unnamed opponent Toronto, Ontario, Canada EX
-This man was a brother of "Jim Popp"
May 30 Casper Leon New York, NY D 20
-Bantamweight Championship of the World;
Jun 3 Steve Flanagan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "D 6"
Aug 13 Johnny Ritchie Chicago, Il D 6
Oct 6 Fred Bogan Lexington, Ky SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 8 Jimmy Rose Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 17 Joe Sturch Chicago, Il EX 4
Oct 24 Campbell Hudson Chicago, Il EX 4
Oct 29 Joe Sturch Chicago, Il EX 4
Oct 31 Frank Bartley Chicago, Il D 4
Oct -Barry was sparring regularly with Hudson, Bartley and Frank Fitzgerald
during Oct-Nov in preparation for his upcoming bout with Leon
Nov 18 Sammy Harris Chicago, Il EX 4
Nov 21 Casper Leon Chicago, Il D 6
Dec 29 Casper Leon Davenport, Ia D 20
-Bantamweight Championship of the World
1899
Mar 18 Frank Fitzgerald St. Louis, Mo EX
Sep 1 Harry Harris Chicago, Il D 6
Dec 11 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX 3
1900
Sep 18 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX
1904
Jun 27 Frankie Neil Chicago, IL EX
1913
May 6 Johnny Coulon Springfield, Il EX 2
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1891
Al Shrosbree Chicago, Il W 4
Dick Ward Chicago, Il KO 3
Jack Miller Chicago, Il W 4
Tom Cassidy Chicago, Il W 6
Tom Cassidy Chicago, Il KO 2
"Young" Joe Cranston Chicago, Il KO 3
Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il KO 3
Barney McCall Chicago, Il W 4
Spud Murphy Chicago, Il W 4
Jack Ghetlain Chicago, Il KO 1
Jack Kelly Chicago, Il KO 1
Young Lyons Chicago, Il KO 1
Al Newman Chicago, Il KO 1
*** Assistance Was Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***
*** Most New Data Was Provided By Mark Dunn ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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