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George Chrisp
(George Crisp)

BORN   1874; Newcastle, Northumberland, England
HEIGHT 5-9
WEIGHT 170-180 lbs

Chrisp was a short and muscular, tough and durable fighter; He was scrappy but too small for the top heavyweights
 
He defeated such men as Jem Smith, Starlight (Edward Rollins) and Ben Taylor

The old reports are very contradictory; If anyone discovers conclusive data that disagrees with these results, please advise

1890 
Dec 18 George Cooper              Hull, England                     W  8

1891
Jan  9 Alf Suffolk                Hull, England                     L  3

1892
Feb  1 Harry Downie               Newcastle, England               KO  4
          -Some sources report "W 4"
Jun    Frank Ring                 London, England (Holborn)         W   
Jun    Jim Richardson             London, England (Holborn)         W   
Jun  4 Jack Hart                  London, England (Holborn)        KO  2
          -The previous 3 bouts were part of a 158 lbs All-England
          Championship Competition

1893
Mar    Ted White                  London, England                   L  3
          -Some sources report 3/05/93
Apr 24 Ted White                  London, England                   L 20
          -Perhaps, the previous 2 bouts are actually the same
Oct  6 Victor Layton              Leeds, England                    W  3
Oct  7 Arthur Akers               Leeds, England                    L  4
          -The previous 2 bouts were part of Shelley's 158 lbs
          English Championship Competition

1894
Apr 19 J. Dorling                 London, England (Westminster)     W   
Apr 20 Nobby Peterson             London, England (Westminster)     W   
Apr 21 Ted Rich                   London, England (Westminster)    KO  1
          -The previous 3 bouts were part of Hinde's 158 lbs
          English Championship Competition
Aug  6 John Howker                Newcastle, England                W  6

1895
Feb 18 Jerry Driscoll             London, England                   L 20
Sep  2 Charley Johnson            Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England     LT 17

1896
Feb  3 Joe Smith                  Newcastle, England                W  4

1897
Feb 19 Jem Smith                  Newcastle, England               WF  5
          -Chrisp claimed the Heavyweight Championship of England;
          Some sources report "TK 5"; Smith was supposed to stop
          Chrisp inside of eight rounds
Jun 23 Starlight (Edward Rollins) Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England     WF 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"

1898
Apr 11 Jim Richardson             Gateshead, England               KO  8
Nov 24 Frank Craig                Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England     LK 13
          -This bout was promoted as the Heavyweight Championship of Britain;
          Some sources report 11/25/98; Some sources report "L 12"

1899
Feb 15 Bill Heffernan             Gateshead, England               LK  2
Aug  7 Jim Jeffries               London, England                  EX  3
Aug  8 Jim Jeffries               London, England                  EX  3
Aug  9 Jim Jeffries               London, England                  EX  3
Aug 11 Jim Jeffries               London, England                  EX  3
Aug 12 Jim Jeffries               London, England                  EX  3
Sep 14 -Jack Scales challenged Chrisp 
Dec  5 Jack Scales                London, England                 SCH   
          -Reportedly, this bout was scheduled but not held;
          Chrisp did not show to sign an agreement for a bout;
          Scales claimed the heavyweight title

1900
Sep 18 -Jack Scales challenged Chrisp
Nov 12 -Chrisp challenged any man in the north, Harry Smith preferred
Dec 17 Harry Smith                Newcastle, England               KO 14
          -This bout was billed as the Heavyweight Championship of England
Dec 19 -Jack Scales challenged Chrisp

1901
Jan 17 Jack Scales                                           L Forfeit  
          -Chrisp lost due to a mistake by his backers
Apr  1 Ben Taylor                 Gateshead, England                KO  8
          -This bout was billed as the Heavyweight Championship of England; 
          It was not accepted by all; Some sources report "W 8"
Apr 17 -Chrisp challenged all of England to a bout
Oct  8 -Scales challenged Chrisp to a bout
May 20 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Newcastle, England               LT 11

1903
Feb 23 Jack Mullen                Newcastle, England                LK 11
          -Some sources report "L 10" vs "Tom Mullen";
          Some sources report "LK 10" 

1906
Jan 27 Tom Lancaster              Newcastle, England                LT 11


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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