 |
Bradford "Brad"
Simmons
| BORN
|
Drumright,
Oklahoma |
| DIED |
July
26 1961;
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| HEIGHT
|
6-0 |
| WEIGHT
|
212 lbs |
| MANAGERS
|
Sam
Whitlock, John G. Pargen |
|
|
Simmons was a
strong and durable heavyweight who gave "older" Jack Johnson some tough bouts
during his career and beat him once
Others that Simmons defeated during his career were Sam Langford, "Big"
Bill Hartwell, Jack Thompson, Clem Johnson, "Rough House" Ware and
Battling Gahee |
1920
Art Bruner KO
Kid Thomas KO
Big Boy Brown KO
1921
Ben Miller L 10
Ben Miller L 10
Jul Battling Gahee W 10
Aug Battling Gahee LK 7
Sep 19 Jack Thompson Drumright, Ok KO 1
Sam Langford Cincinnati, Oh D 12
Nov 11 Battling Thompson Drumright, Ok KO 1
1922
Jan 9 Big Boy Brown Stillwater, Ok KO 1
Ben Miller L 10
Mar 3 Battling Gahee Tulsa, Ok LK 6
Apr 14 Clem Johnson St. Louis, Mo WF 5
Aug 11 Sam Langford Wichita, Ks ND 10
Oct 20 Ben Miller Drumright, Ok L 12
1921-1923
"Big" Bill Hartwell W 10
1923
May 28 "Rough House" Ware Drumright, Ok KO 1
Jun 18 "Big" Bill Huntley Drumright, Ok W 6
Aug Battling Gahee W 10
1924
May 13 Cyclone Turner Drumright, Ok KO 8
-Some sources report "KO 5"
Jul 28 Harry Lindsay Drumright, Ok TK 6
Sep Jack Johnson Drumright, Ok SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 27 Battling Monroe Drumright, Ok KO 2
Dec 10 "Young" Kid Norfolk Drumright, Ok D 10
Dec 18 Sonny Goodman San Antonio, Tx KO 7
1925
Jul 5 Ham Pounder Cushing, Ok KO 6
Oct 19 "Fighting" Jack Nelson Drumright, Ok KO 3
Nov 16 "Young" Norfolk Drumright, Ok W 12
-Some sources report "Battling" Norfolk
1926
Jan 12 Jack Davis Cushing, Ok W 10
Apr 12 Ed "Bearcat" Wright Topeka, Ks LK 7
Aug 2 Sam Langford Drumright, Ok TK 1
Aug 10 Ham Pounder Webb City, Ok KO 9
Aug 31 "Big" Bill Hartwell Kansas City, Mo W 10
Sep 6 Jack Johnson Ponca City, Ok W 10
Nov 15 Battling Gahee Drumright, Ok W 10
Nov 29 Nick Grady Pawnee, Ok KO 4
Dec 6 Battling Norfolk Drumright, Ok D 10
-Some sources report "San Antonio, Tx"
Dec 21 William Henry Galveston, Tx L 10
1927
Apr 26 "Big" Bill Hartwell Sedalia, Mo ND 10
Jun 3 Texas Tiger Drumright, Ok KO 4
Jul 4 "Fighting" Bob Lawson Galveston, Tx LK 5
Jul 14 Bill Goethe Drumright, Ok KO 7
Aug 26 "Big" Bill Hartwell Kansas City, Mo W 10
Sep 21 Charlie Tounders Drumright, Ok W 12
Oct 29 "Big" Bill Hartwell Kansas City, Mo L 10
Ed "Bearcat" Wright Galveston, Tx L 10
1928
Jan 7 "Cowboy" Bill Owens Oklahoma City, Ok L 10
Feb 3 Ham Pounder Tulsa, Ok L 10
Apr 1 Battling Wright Drumright, Ok TK 7
Apr 3 Ham Pounder Sepulpa, Ok KO 4
May 2 "Big Boy" Williams Kansas City, Mo ND 10
Oct 18 "Cowboy" Bill Owens Drumright, Ok L 10
Dec 21 Bill "Bearcat" Clemmons Drumright, Ok W 10
1929
Dec 16 Bus Hall Topeka, Ks W 10
1930
Jan 30 "Tiger" Jack Fox Picher, Ok D 10
Jul 28 "Tiger" Jack Fox Springfield, Mo L 10
1931
Mar 4 Jack Johnson Tulsa, Ok W 10
Jack Johnson Tulsa, Ok EX 3
Apr 6 "Tiger" Jack Fox Springfield, Mo L 10
Apr 28 Jack Johnson Wichita, Ks LK 2
Apr 30 -Simmons and Johnson were barred from boxing
in Topeka, Ks
May 20 "Tiger" Jack Fox Springfield, Mo L 10
-Some sources report 5/21/31
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated (1922-1923)
Jack Thompson W 10
Record courtesy of
Tracy Callis
and Tim Leone, Historians, International Boxing Research
Organization
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