1896
Jack Dougherty KO 2
Tom Mackey KO 16
Harry Pigeon KO 19
Fred Ross KO 13
Billy Mahan KO 6
Cass Whitman KO 3
Nov 7 Paddy Purtell Galena, Ks LK 3
-Some sources report 11/09/98
1897
"Scaldy" Bill Quinn Chicago, Il W 6
Kid Gardner Chicago, Il D 6
Walter Montgomery W 10
Hugh McManus KO 13
Jun 7 Louis DeMonge Brooklyn, NY KO 8
1898
Mar 15 Billy Emerson KO 10
Apr 1 Frank "Dutch" Neal Galena, Ks KO 6
Jun 8 Frank "Dutch" Neal Galena, Ks KO 7
Jul 12 George Fitzgerald KO 2
Oct 6 Ben Smith W 12
Nov 19 Paddy Purtell KO 5
-Some sources report 12/02/98
Dec 11 Walter Montgomery KO 9
Dec 23 Spot Robinson KO 2
1899
Feb 7 Charles McKeever Chicago, Il L 6
Feb 9 Shorty Ahearn Chicago, Il W 6
Apr 5 Otto Minke Philadelphia, Pa KO 6
May 27 Shorty Ahearn Chicago, Il W 6
Jun 22 Shorty Ahearn Chicago, Il KO 6
Jul 18 Bert Young Hartford, Ct LT 9
Sep 21 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
O'Brien sustained an injury in training
Sep 29 Bobby Dobbs Buffalo, NY W 20
Nov 30 Sammy Callaghan Buffalo, NY KO 1
Dec 28 Walter Burgo Fort Erie, Ont, Can KO 2
1900
Jan 15 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Buffalo, NY WF 21
-Smith knocked Ferns down fifteen times before fouling him
Feb 22 Mike Donovan Buffalo, NY W 20
Mar 20 Jack Hanley Fort Erie, Ont, Can KO 6
May 24 Jack Bennett Toronto, Ont, Can KO 1
Jul 19 Joe Reptie Buffalo, NY TK 2
Jul 19 Otto Knopp Buffalo, NY KO 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 12 Eddie Connolly Buffalo, NY TK 15
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep 1 William "Matty" Matthews Detroit, Mi W 15
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 16 William "Matty" Matthews Detroit, Mi L 15
-Welterweight Championship of the World
1901
May 24 William "Matty" Matthews Toronto, Ont, Can KO 10
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep 23 Frank Erne Fort Erie, Ont, Can KO 9
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Nov 28 Charles "Dutch" Thurston Detroit, Mi W 15
Dec 18 Joe Walcott Fort Erie, Ont, Can LT 5
-Welterweight Championship of the World
1902
Jan 3 Jack Bennett Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
Jan 27 Tim Draffin Murphy Chicago, Il W 6
Feb 25 Tom Tracey Portland, Or L 20
-Some sources report 2/26/02
Mar 21 Al Neil San Francisco, Ca LK 12
May 29 Owen Zeigler Joplin, Mo KO 3
Nov 27 Hugo Kelly Kansas City, Ks L 10
Dec 22 William "Matty" Matthews Pittsburgh, Pa L 10
1903
Apr 27 William "Matty" Matthews Fort Erie, Ont, Can TK 19
-Matthews tumbled out of the ring
May 28 Martin Duffy Louisville, Ky LK 13
Dec 19 Dick O'Brien Parsons, Ks D 10
1904
Feb 26 Martin Duffy Hot Springs, Ar L 20
Mar 31 Eugene Bezenah Weir City, Ks D 20
1905
Sep Jack Dunleavy Kansas City, Mo D 17
Sep 24 Billy Rhodes Kansas City, Mo LT 13
1906
Feb 12 Gus Gardner Buffalo, NY D 15
Feb 22 Bobby Delaney Grand Rapids, Mi KO 4
Mar 16 William "Matty" Matthews Buffalo, NY TK 9
Mar 17 Mike Donovan Pittsburgh, Pa W 6
-Some sources report "L 6"
Mar 21 Charlie Sieger Buffalo, NY D 15
Apr 18 Charles Hitte Albany, NY LF 7
May 15 Charlie Conkle Niagara Falls, NY WF 3
Jun 1 Art Mason Buffalo, NY ND 15
-Some sources report "D 15"
Jun 20 Charlie Sieger Lockport, NY D 20
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1897
Billy Mahan
KO 6
Jul 2 Bobby Dobbs Hartford, Ct
L 8
*** Assistance Was Provided By Ron Brammer (Columbia, Md) ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis,
Historian,
International Boxing Research Organization
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