1881
an unknown opponent KO
-Clow fought this man because he insulted Clow's girl
1882
Nov 15 William Cash Denver, Co KO 17
Dec 3 Tom H. Brennan Leadville, Co KO 13
1883
Jan 18 William Cash Denver, Co LF 1
Feb Peter Clark Denver, Co EX
Apr 25 Dominick McCaffrey Denver, Co LK 4
Jul 7 Harry Pierson Denver, Co W 10
-Some sources report there was a second
Clow-Pierson bout
Aug George Morrison Denver, Co W 10
1884
Jun 18 Charles Lange Indianapolis, In SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Lange did not show;
A substitute filled in for Lange; Clow knocked him out in
three rounds
Jun 18 an unnamed opponent Indianapolis, In KO 3
Aug 10 George Morrison near Denver, Co W 6
Oct 18 "Omaha" Jack Davis Denver, Co LK 11
-Davis agreed to call the verdict a "Draw"
and the purse was divided
1883-1885
Harry Pierson W
Alex Sheador W
Charlie Dore W
Tom O'Leary W
Con Morris W
Harry Bennie W
Harry Hynds W
-Perhaps, this is the 8/01/85 bout;
Some sources report "Harry Hylands"
1885
Feb 16 Harry McCoy Fort Worth, Tx D 6
May 15 "Captain" James Dalton Chicago, Il D 5
Aug 1 Harry Hynds Rawlings, Wy KO 6
-Championship of Colorado and Wyoming
Aug "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Rawlings, Wy SCH
-This bout was scheduled to be held during Aug-Sep 1885;
The outcome is not known
Sep 30 Jack Burke Denver, Co ND 4
-Police intervened;
Some sources report 10/01/85;
Some sources report "D 4"
Oct 10 Jack Burke Leadville, Co D 4
Nov 7 "Denver" Ed Smith Dodge City, Ks WF 10
-Some sources report 10/07/85
Some sources report "WF 4"
Nov 21 "Denver" Ed Smith Wichita, Ks LK 6
-Some sources report 10/20/85
1885-1886
Burt Ellis W
Tom Davis W
1886
Feb Mike Fitzgerald Salt Lake City, Ut D 5
Feb 20 Duncan McDonald Butte, Mt D 6
Mar 16 John Murphy Butte, Mt ND 6
May 8 Jack Stewart Denver, Co W 3
May 8 W. Duell Denver, Co W 3
May 8 W. Switzer Denver, Co W 3
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
May 22 Dave Campbell Portland, Or D 6
-Reports vary - "W 6" - "L 6"
Jun 23 Jim Fell Muskegon, Mi D 12
-Police intervened; Clow was better and should have won;
Some sources report "D 13" in "Denver, Co"
Jul 10 Jim Fell Cincinnati, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Gloves were to be used for this bout
Jul 10 Hugh Sexton Kansas City, Ks SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Clow was arrested before the fight began
Jul 25 Hugh Sexton near Kansas City, Ms KO 12
-Some sources report 7/26/86;
Some sources report "KO 11"
Aug 29 "Omaha" Jack Davis Leadville, Co L 5
-Some sources report "L 6";
Clow left the ring and Referee William Evans
declared Davis the winner; Clow bit Davis twice
Nov 6 Duncan McDonald Omaha, Ne D 6
-Some sources report "Butte, Mt"
Nov 6 -Clow challenged any man in America (except John L. Sullivan)
Nov 22 M. Joyce Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Nov 22 Jack Farrell Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 27 Joe Denning Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
Nov 29 Denny Kelliher Philadelphia, Pa D 4
Dec 6 Mike Boden Philadelphia, Pa W 4
Dec 8 Tom Kelly Philadelphia, Pa D 4
Dec 9 Bill Dunn Philadelphia, Pa W 4
Dec 10 Denny Killen Philadelphia, Pa W 3
Dec -Clow challenged Dominick McCaffrey to a bout
Dec 22 Jake Kilrain Baltimore, Md L 4
-Some sources report "EX 4"
Joe Collins W
1887
Mar 10 Jack Hanley Omaha, Ne KO 1
Apr 13 Pat Killen Duluth, Mn EX 3
Apr 23 -Sources report that Clow had 38 wins as of this date
Apr 26 Martin Fahey St. Paul, Mn KO 9
May O.H. Smith St. Paul, Mn KO 3
-Some sources report 5/06/87
May 6 Pat Killen St. Paul, Mn EX 4
Jun 3 Pat Killen Minneapolis, Mn EX 4
Jun 24 Tom Hinch Minneapolis, Mn KO 3
Oct 17 Peter Nolan Cincinnati, Oh D 1
-Police intervened
Nov 14 Frank Glover Minneapolis, Mn D 15
Dec 4 Paddy McDonald Duluth, Mn W 6
1888
Mar 30 -Clow refereed the John P. Donner vs Charles Gleason bout in Duluth, Mn
Apr 7 Mike Conley Ashland, Wi LT 4
-This bout was promoted as the Heavyweight Championship
of the Northwest; Some sources report "LT 3" on 4/08/88
1890
May 29 -A source reports that Clow was shot by Grant Hughes in a quarrel
over money in Denver; It is not known if he died from this wound
Dec 8 -Another source reports that Clow was shot by F.C. Marshall on this
date in Denver and died on December 9
Undated
"Omaha" Jack Davis D
-Perhaps, this is the 8/29/86 bout
-Clow owned a saloon in Duluth, Mn
(It is not known for how long)
*** Some Data Provided By Jake Wegner ***
*** Some Data Provided By Clint Black ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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