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"Young" Dyson
(called "Young" Johnny Dyson by early newspapers)

BORN November 24 1888; New Bedford, Massachusetts
(Fought out of Providence, Rhode Island)
HEIGHT 5-2
WEIGHT   115-135 lbs
1907
Sep 20 Harry Tickle               Providence, RI                      D  6

1908
Jan  9 Ralph Tickle               Thornton, RI                       KO  6   
Feb  4 Eddie Keyes                Boston, Ma                          W  2   
Mar  6 George "Young" Alger       Thornton, RI                        D  8
Jun 17 Johnny Lynch               Providence, RI                      D 15
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Dec 21 Al Limerick                Lymansville, RI                     W 10

1909
Jan 28 George "Young" Alger       Putnam, Ct                          L  8
Feb 23 Al Delmont                 Lymansville, RI                    LT 15
Mar 30 Max Baker                  Boston, Ma                          D  8   
Mar 31 Ralph Tickle               Lymansville, RI                     D 10
Aug 31 Max Baker                  Boston, Ma                         LK  2
Nov 15 Henry Miers                Boston, Ma                          D  8
Nov 25 Jimmy Deshler              Boston, Ma                          W  8

1910
Feb 24 Harry Cronson              Lymansville, RI                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 22 Max Lundy                  Boston, Ma                         KO  4
Mar 30 Eddie Carr                 Lymansville, RI                     W 12   
Apr 12 Alf Lynch                  Boston, Ma                        SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 12 Eddie Donahue              Boston, Ma                         KO  5
          -This result was reported by the New York (NY) Times
Apr 12 Bobby Tickle               Boston, Ma                          W   
          -This result was reported by the Philadelphia (Pa) Inquirer
May 18 Joe "Kid" Coster           Lymansville, RI                     D 15
Nov  2 Benny Kaufman              Thornton, RI                        L 15
Dec  8 Joe Hurley                 New York, NY                       KO  2
Dec 16 Young Guerini              New York, NY                       TK  5

1911
Jan 24 Willie Houck               New York, NY                       KO  7 
Jan 27 Sam Kellar                 New York, NY                       ND 10 
Feb    Bobby Tickle               Thornton, RI                       TK  5 
          -Featherweight Championship of Rhode Island
Feb 27 Al Delmont                 Thornton, RI                        L 15
Mar 14 Benny Kaufman              Boston, Ma                          L 10
Mar 15 Battling Ahearn            New York, NY                       KO  3
Mar 24 Jimmy Dunn                 New York, NY                       ND 10 
Mar 27 Young Murphy               New Bedford, Ma                    TK  9
          -Some sources report "Kid" Murphy 
Mar 30 Benny Kaufman              Providence, RI                     ND 15 
May  4 Fred "Young" Bosse         Waterbury, Ct                      KO  5 
Jun 12 Harry Thomas               New York, NY                       TK  4 
Jun 26 Tommy Houck                New York, NY                       ND 10 
Oct 24 Willie Jones               New York, NY                       ND 10 
Nov 21 Tommy Houck                New York, NY                       ND 10

1912
Jan  2 Tommy Houck                Thornton, RI                        D 20
Jan  9 Battling Mantell           New York, NY                       ND 10
Jan 23 Frankie White              New York, NY                       ND 10
Jan 26 Louis de Ponthieu          New York, NY                       ND 10
Fed  8 Fred "Young" Bosse         Bridgeport, Ct                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Bosse was too ill to fight
Feb  8 Kid Bunyan                 Bridgeport, Ct                     KO  7
Feb 13 Louis de Ponthieu          New York, NY                       ND 10
Feb 22 Louis "Kid" Scaler         Worcester, Ma                       W 10
Mar 13 Biz Mackey                 New Bedford, Ma                    KO  4
Mar 22 Del Bruno                  New York, NY                       TK  7
Apr  8 Jack "Young" Cohen         Albany, NY                         ND 10
Apr 14 Johnny Allen               New York, NY                       KO  4
Apr 19 Bay Wood                   New Bedford, Ma                    ND 12
Apr 25 Joe "Young" Shugrue        Waterbury, Ct                       L 15
May  6 Benny Kaufman              New Bedford, Ma                     D 12
May 20 Charlie Griffin            North Providence, RI                W 15
Sep 12 Joe Phillips               North Providence, RI                W 15
          -Lightweight Championship of Rhode Island
Sep 24 Battling Mantell           North Providence, RI                W 15
Oct  2 Hugo Clements              Albany, NY                         ND 10
Oct 31 Joe Phillips               North Providence, RI                L 15
          -Lightweight Championship of Rhode Island
Nov 16 Jack Graham                Brooklyn, NY                       ND  4
Nov 18 "Philadelphia" Pal Moore   New Haven, Ct                       L 15
Dec 10 Joe "Young" Shugrue        New York, NY                       ND 10
Dec 19 Fred "Young" Bosse         Bridgeport, Ct                      W 10

1913
Feb 22 Joe Black                  New York, NY                       ND 10
Apr 14 Jimmy Anderson             Memphis, Tn                         L  8
Apr 26 Bobby Moore                New York, NY                       KO  4
May  3 Young Reilly               New York, NY                        D 10
May 17 Johnny Kelly               New York, NY                       KO  5
          -Some sources report "Harlem Eddie Kelly"
Jun  2 Eddie Webber               New York, NY                       TK  3
Jun 21 Shamus O'Brien             New York, NY                       ND   
Jun 25 "Young" Abe Brown          New York, NY                       ND 10
Jul  4 Jack Read                  Gloucester, Ma                      L 12
Oct 11 Frank DeMeyer              New York, NY                       KO  2
Oct 14 Johnny Martin              New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 27 Jimmy Fasane               North Providence, RI               LK  8

1914
Feb 17 Mickey Devine              North Providence, RI                W 15
Mar  5 Special Delivery Hirsch    North Providence, RI                L 15
Apr  2 Johnny Kelly               New York, NY                       NC  9
Apr 27 Billy Bennett              New York, NY                       TK  3
Jun  2 Andy Diaz                  New York, NY                       ND 10
Jul  4 Jack Read                  Gloucester, Ma                      L 12 
Jul 13 Dick Stosh                 New York, NY                       ND 10 
Aug 10 Tommy Lowe                 New York, NY                       ND 10
Sep 11 Eddie Fitzsimmons          New York, NY                       KO  7
Oct 20 Young Otto                 New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 26 Walter Mohr                Thornton, RI                        L 15

1915
Jan 18 Walter Butler              Gloucester, Ma                      L 10
Feb 18 Joe Phillips               Gloucester, Ma                      D 12
Mar  8 Young Reggie               Brooklyn, NY                       ND  4
Jun  9 "Young" Abe Brown          North Providence, RI               LT 11
Jun 28 Joe Phillips               Gloucester, Ma                      D 12
Aug  6 Grover Hayes               Chicopee, Ma                        L 12
Sep 13 Pete Hartley               New Bedford, Ma                     D 15

1916
Feb 14 Jimmy Greenwood            New Bedford, Ma                    LT  2

1920
Jun 14 Frankie Fay                New Bedford, Ma                     W 12
Aug 23 Young Repka                Bridgeport, Ct                     LK  9
Oct  4 Patsy Bogash               Bridgeport, Ct                     LK  4

1921
Mar 31 K.O. Mayo                  Augusta, Me                        LK  2

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1906
       Kid Williams                                                  ND  3
       Kid Williams                                                  ND  4

1907
       Kid Conley                                                     W  6
       Kid Conley                                                     W  8
       Kid Williams                                                  KO  1
       Young Ralph                                                   ND  4
       Battling Mack                                                 ND  6
       Ralph Tickle                                                   D  3

1908
       Jim Shepard                                                    W  4
       Battling Mack                                                 KO  8
       Kid Meade                                                      D  8

1909
       Eddie Burns                                                   KO 11
       Young Johnson                                                 KO  6
       Young Lagass                                                  KO  6
       Jim Greenwood                                                  D  8
       Young Burns                                                   EX  4

1910
       Mike, the Newsboy                                             KO  8
       Nap Dufresne                                                   W 12
       Mike, the Newsboy                                              D 15

1911
       Lew "Young" Goldie                                            KO  4
       Spike Hickey                                                  KO  8
       Kid Murphy                                                     W 10

1912
Jan  5 Eddie Souza                New Bedford, Ma                    KO  8
Jan 18 Young Lenny                New York, NY                       KO  7
Jun  3 Ale McKenzie               Glasgow, Scotland                  KO  1
Jun    Eugene Trikie              Liverpool, England                 KO  4
Jul    Con Houghton               Liverpool, England                 KO  2
Nov  9 Johnny Moran               New York, NY                       KO  3
Nov 25 Joe Hennessey              New Bedford, Ma                    KO  4

1913
Sep 20 Sailor Donahue                                                 ?   
          -The previous bout is referenced; The outcome is not known

*** Photo Provided By William Schutte ***

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