1881
-Cardiff left Eganville, Ontario, Can and ended up
in Toledo, Ohio where he worked for two years
1883
-Cardiff went to Chicago, Illinois and worked for a year
1883-1884
-Cardiff migrated to Peoria, Illinois where he
attended Charlie Flynn's gym and met Kid Simpson
Kid Simpson Bloomington, In EX
-Perhaps, this bout was held in "Bloomington, Il"
1884
May 3 Richard Dunn Bloomington, Il W 3
May 25 Jem Goode Peoria, Il KO 3
-Police intervened; Some sources report "Chicago, Il"
May -Cardiff challenged John L. Sullivan
Ed Crooks Chicago, Il TK 4
-Some sources report "KO 3"
Jul 3 James McClarney Chicago, Il W 4
-Heavyweight Championship of Illinois
Jul 26 James McClarney Chicago, Il KO 6
-Some sources report "D 5"
Aug 25 Bill Bradburn Chicago, Il TK 4
-Police intervened several times
Sep 22 Jack King St. Louis, Mo W 4
-Police intervened
Nov 7 O.H. Smith St. Paul, Mn L 4
-Smith lasted and claimed win;
Some sources reports "W 4"
Nov 14 Barnes St. Paul, Mn EX
Nov 21 Tom Anderson Peoria, Il EX
Dec 22 John Flood Bloomington, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 24 an unnamed opponent Bloomington, Il EX
1884-1885
-Cardiff and Dominick McCaffrey toured the eastern
United States and gave boxing exhibitions
1885
Jan 7 Bill Gabig Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
-Some sources report "W 4"
Jan Dominick McCaffrey Philadelphia, Pa EX
-Cardiff and McCaffrey sparred during Jan 9-14 1885
Jan 31 Denny Kelliher Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
-Some sources report "W 4"
Tom Hinch Bloomington, In D 6
Jun 12 Bill Bradburn Minneapolis, Mn D 4
Jun 14 Billy Wilson St. Paul, Mn KO 9
-Heavyweight Championship of the Northwest;
Some sources report this bout held 6/17/85
-Cardiff defeated several minor opponents
during Jun-Aug
Sep 24 John Donaldson Minneapolis, Mn W 4
"Captain" James Dalton W
Oct 16 John Donaldson Milwaukee, Wi EX
Oct 23 Jim Brady St. Paul, Mn ND 4
-Some sources report 10/24/85;
Reports vary - "W 4" - "L 4"
Harry McCrossen W
Nov 5 Billy Wilson Minneapolis, Mn D 4
-Some sources report "Billy Watson"
Nov John W. Curtis Eau Claire, Wi L
-Some sources report "LF 1"
1884-1886
Tom Baldwin SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1886
Jan 4 Jim Brady Fargo, ND D 4
-Some sources report 1/05/86;
Reports - "D 7" - "L 7"
Jan 22 Jack Colwell Minneapolis, Mn W 4
Mar 5 George Rooke Minneapolis, Mn W 6
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Jun 1 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Minneapolis, Mn SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Jun 11 Charlie Mitchell Minneapolis, Mn D 5
-Cardiff knocked Mitchell down;
Most observers thought Cardiff won
Jun -Cardiff challenged Jack Burke; Burke refused
Jun 25 Billy Wilson St. Paul, Mn KO 7
-Some sources report "W 7"
Sep 30 -Cardiff refereed the Tommy Danforth-Tommy Warren
bout in Minneapolis, Mn
1887
Jan 18 John L. Sullivan Minneapolis, Mn D 6
-Sullivan broke a bone in his right arm
Aug 5 Pat Killen Minneapolis, Mn D 10
-Heavyweight Championship of the Northwest
Dec 23 "Captain" James Dalton Milwaukee, Wi SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Cardiff was trying for a fight with Jake
Kilrain and did not want to risk loss or
injury
1888
Jan 23 Paddy Ryan SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Feb O.H. Smith Peoria, Il EX 3
Jun 26 Pat Killen Minneapolis, Mn LK 4
-Heavyweight Championship of the Northwest;
Some sources report 6/28/88;
Some sources report "LK 5"
1887-1889
George Godfrey Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1889
Jan 18 Paddy McDonald Duluth, Mn KO 7
Jan 21 Jim Fell Minneapolis, Mn W 15
-Gloves were used for this bout;
Some sources report "WF 15" on 1/22/89
Mar John Donaldson Helena, Montana Territory EX
Apr 26 Peter Jackson San Francisco, Ca LT 10
-Jackson knocked Cardiff down in the 6th and 7th rounds;
The bout was stopped due to arm injury to Cardiff
Jun 17 Peter Jackson Minneapolis, Mn EX 4
Jun 26 Pat Killen St. Paul, Mn EX 4
Aug 30 Danny Needham Ashland, Wi EX 3
Sep 7 Mike Conley Ashland, Wi SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Police intervened
Sep 14 Danny Needham Hurley, Wi EX 3
Sep 18 Frank Tebo Hurley, Wi EX 3
Sep 20 Frank Tebo Eagle River, Wi EX 3
Sep 24 Frank Tebo Wausau, Wi EX 4
Sep 24 Billy Woodson Wausau, Wi EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 5 Frank Tebo Iron Mountain, Mi EX 3
Oct 12 Jack King Red Jacket, Mi L 4
-King lasted and claimed win
Nov 16 Frank Lewis Red Wing, Mn W 3
1890
Mar 8 George Godfrey Providence, RI LK 16
Oct Dan Hart in Texas SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1891
Dec 29 Joe McAuliffe San Francisco, Ca LT 15
1892
Feb 4 Pat McHugh Portland, Or EX 4
Apr 26 Billy Keough Portland, Or LK 13
-Some sources report "Billy Kehoe";
Some sources report 4/27/92
Nov 11 -Cardiff kept a saloon in Portland, Or;
He had recently been ill with typhoid
1907
Feb 10 -Cardiff was alive and prospering financially
in the house-moving business in Portland, Or
*** Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
*** Some Data Was Provided By Jake Wegner ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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