John Cash
| BORN |
c 1854
(Fought out of New York, New York and Montreal, Quebec,
Canada) |
| HEIGHT |
5-8
(Some sources report 5-9) |
| WEIGHT |
145-157
lbs |
|
1877
Mar 3 William C. McClellan New York, NY LT 9
Mar 29 Warwick "Warry" Edwards New York, NY EX
May 1 James Leary New York, NY ND 3
-Leary knocked Cash down 2-3 times; Cash bloodied Leary's ear;
The fight as stopped by referee Bill Tovee
1878
Feb 19 Billy Edwards Brooklyn, NY EX
-The Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle reports Edwards boxed "John Class"
Feb 23 Billy Edwards New York, NY EX 3
Feb 27 -Cash seconded Jack Moore vs George Tyson in Brooklyn, NY
Mar 20 Joe Denning New York, NY EX
Apr 6 Warwick "Warry" Edwards Brooklyn, NY EX
May 9 -Cash was scheduled to spar in New York, NY (Gilmore's Garden)
May 28 "Blinker" Leary Brooklyn, NY EX
-Some sources report 5/27/1878
Aug 12 James O'Brien New York, NY D 5
-The ring was broken into several times;
Captain Washburne finally intervened and cleared the hall;
Cash and O'Brien were to meet on Aug 14 and decide who was better;
O'Brien did not show
Sep 18 William "Dooney" Harris SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct James O'Brien SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 31 Mike Smith New York, NY TK 3
1879
Jan 1 Professor Jordan New York, NY EX
Feb 21 Billy Edwards New York, NY EX
Feb 28 -St. Louis (Mo) Post-Dispatch reported that "Denver" Ed Smith
had knocked out Johnny Cash in the past
Mar 3 James Carroll Boston, Ma EX
Mar 27 Eugene McCarthy New York, NY EX
1880
Dec 23 Mike Mullery New York, NY EX 3
1881
Jan 21 Billy Edwards Brooklyn, NY EX
1882
Mar 20 Martin Sinnott New York, NY EX
1883
Mar 13 Professor Austin New York, NY EX
Apr 12 Pete McCoy Brooklyn, NY EX
May 16 Martin "Fiddler" Neary New York, NY EX
May 16 Jimmy Murray New York, NY EX
-The previous 2 bouts were reported for the same date
1884
Aug 11 Mike Walsh Montreal, Que, Canada LK 14
Dec 15 Johnny McGlade Montreal, Que, Canada KO 74
-Middleweight Championship of Canada
1885
Nov 9 Sam Bittle Toronto, Ont, Canada D 6
-Cash knocked Bittle down in round six
1891
Feb 9 Bob Fitzsimmons New Orleans, La SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Fitzsimmons did not show
Apr 28 -Chicago (Il) Tribune reported that Cash was scheduled to fight John Henry
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
Pete McCoy SCH
Pete McCoy SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled; The outcomes are not known
1878
Jun 1 Billy Edwards New York, NY EX
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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