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Theodore "Tiger" Flowers
(the "Georgia Deacon")

BORN August 5 1895; Camille, Georgia
DIED November 16 1927; New York, New York (following an operation)
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 157-169 lbs
MANAGER Walk Miller

Flowers was the first black American since Jack Johnson to hold a World Championship; He used a left-handed stance, was fast and elusive and usually avoided heavy punishment; He usually threw many punches and could hit with sharp blows but frequently tapped lightly; His major weakness was his chin

Flowers was a quiet, friendly man who was religious and read the Bible daily; He was a deacon in the church to which he belonged

Charley Rose ranked Flowers as the #5 All-Time Middleweight; Herb Goldman ranked him as the #12 All-Time Middleweight; The "Tiger" was elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1971, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993

1918
       Billy Hooper                Brunswick, Ga                  KO 11
       Kid Fox                                                    KO  2
       "Battling" Henry Williams                                   W 20
       Battling Hazel                                             KO  8
       Rufus Cameron                                               W 10
       Battling Mims                                               W 15

1919
       Battling Mims                                               W 10
       Rough House Baker                                          KO  3

1920
       Eddie Palmer                                               KO  3
          -Some sources report "Andy "Kid" Palmer
       Clarence "Sailor" Darden                                    W 15
Mar 17 Billy Hooper                Brunswick, Ga                   W 20
       Battling Mims                                               W 10
Sep 27 Billy Hooper                Atlanta, Ga                     W 10
Nov  9 Battling Mims               Atlanta, Ga                     W 10

1921
May  2 "Chihuahua" Kid Brown       Atlanta, Ga                    KO  8
       "Chihuahua" Kid Brown                                      KO  2
May 23 Jim Fain                    Atlanta, Ga                    KO  4
Jun  6 Whitey Black                                               KO  1
Jun 14 Battling Troupe             Atlanta, Ga                    KO  4
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
       Battling Mims                                               W 10
Jul 11 Tiger Moore                 Savannah, Ga                   KO  2
          -Some sources report 1920
       Kid Williams                                               KO  3
Aug  8 "Panama" Joe Gans           Atlanta, Ga                    LK  6
Sep 26 "Chihuahua" Kid Brown       Atlanta, Ga                    KO  3
          -Some sources report "KO 1"
Oct 18 Battling Gahee              Atlanta, Ga                     W 10
Oct 24 Whitey Black                Memphis, Tn                     W  8
Nov  7 Battling Gahee              Memphis, Tn                     W  8
          -Some sources report 11/08/21
Dec 15 "Panama" Joe Gans           Atlanta, Ga                    LK  5

1922
       "Evansville" Jack Ray                                      KO  2
Jan 11 Battling Burke              Nashville, Tn                  KO  4
       Kid Norfolk                 Atlanta, Ga                    LK  3
Feb 21 "Original" Gorilla Jones    Juarez, Mex                    KO  4
Mar  7 Jim "Jam" Barry             Juarez, Mex                     D 15
Mar 21 "Chihuahua" Kid Brown       Juarez, Mex                    KO  1
Mar 28 Jim "Jam" Barry             Juarez, Mex                    KO  5
Apr 11 Billy Britton               Juarez, Mex                     W 15
May  9 Lee Anderson                Juarez, Mex                    LK  7
May 16 Frankie Murphy              Juarez, Mex                     W 15
Jun  5 Sam Langford                Atlanta, Ga                    LK  2
Jul 26 Jamaica Kid                 Covington, Ky                  LT  2
Aug 22 Andy "Kid" Palmer           Juarez, Mex                     W 15
       Kid Paddy                                                  KO  1
       Kid Davis                                                  KO  1
       Battling Norfolk            Memphis, Tn                     D  8
       Battling Gahee              Memphis, Tn                     W  8
       Eddie Palmer                Memphis, Tn                     W  8
Dec 13 Eddie Palmer                New Orleans, La                TK 10
Dec 22 Frankie Carbone             Juarez, Mex                    WF 10

1923
Feb 21 Bob Lawson                  Nashville, Tn                   W  8
Feb 28 Battling Mims               Nashville, Tn                   W  8
Mar 19 "Evansville" Jack Ray       Nashville, Tn                  KO  3
Apr 20 Jamaica Kid                 Toledo, Oh                     ND 12
May  8 Kid Norfolk                 Springfield, Oh                LK  1
May 15 Tom King                    Juarez, Mex                     W 15
May 25 "Panama" Joe Gans           Toledo, Oh                     ND 12
Jun    Rufe Cameron                Nashville, Tn                   W 10
Jul  3 James "Tut" Jackson         Atlanta, Ga                     W 12
Jul 18 James "Tut" Jackson         Springfield, Oh                ND 12
Jul 30 Whitey Black                Detroit, Mi                    ND 10
          -Some sources report 7/31/23
Sep  3 Jamaica Kid                 Atlanta, Ga                     W 10
          -Some sources report 9/04/23
Sep 17 "Fireman" Jim Flynn         Mexico City, Mex               LT  5
Nov 27 George Robinson             Atlanta, Ga                     D 12
Dec  6 Rufus Cameron               Albany, NY                     KO  4
Dec 28 Clarence "Sailor" Darden    Atlanta, Ga                     W 12

1924
Jan 23 Herbert Moore               Nashville, Tn                  KO  2
Jan 30 Sam "Sonny" Goodrich        San Antonio, Tx                 W 12
          -Some sources report 1/31/24
Feb 18 Bob Lawson                  Toledo, Oh                     TK 10
Feb 24 Battling Gahee              Barberton, Oh                  ND 12
Mar  3 Jamaica Kid                 Fremont, Oh                    ND 12
          -Some sources report "ND 10"
Mar 19 Bob Lawson                  Nashville, Tn                  KO  6
Mar 29 Lee Anderson                New York, NY                    W 12
Apr  9 Dave Thornton               Nashville, Tn                  KO  2
Apr 19 Jimmy Darcy                 New York, NY                    W 12
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Apr 29 George Robinson             Atlanta, Ga                     W 12
May  3 Ted Jamieson                New York, NY                    W 12
May 14 Willie Walker               New York, NY                   TK  7
Jun 14 Joe Lohman                  New York, NY                    W 12
Jun 20 Battling Gahee              Fremont, Oh                    ND 10
Jun 27 Jamaica Kid                 Grand Rapids, Mi               ND 10
Jul  3 Lee Anderson                Atlanta, Ga                    WF 11
Jul 21 Jamaica Kid                 Covington, Ky                  WF  3
Aug  2 Jack Townsend               New York, NY                   TK 11
Aug 12 Oscar Mortimer              San Antonio, Tx                TK  6
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Aug 21 Harry Greb                  Fremont, Oh                    ND 10
Sep  1 James "Tut" Jackson         Martin's Ferry, WV             TK  8
Sep 15 Jamaica Kid                 Columbus, Oh                   ND 12
Sep 22 Lee Anderson                Columbus, Oh                   ND 12
Sep 29 James "Tut" Jackson         Canton, Oh                     KO  2
Sep 30 Battling Gahee              Zanesville, Oh                 TK  4
Oct 11 Jamaica Kid                 New York, NY                   TK  9
          -Some sources report "TK 8"
Oct 21 Cleve Hawkins               Atlanta, Ga                    KO  3
Oct 23 Joe Lohman                  Hamilton, Oh                   WF  4
Nov  1 George Robinson             New York, NY                    W 12
Nov 10 Jerry Hayes                 Philadelphia, Pa               KO  2
Nov 10 Hughie Clemons              Philadelphia, Pa               TK  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 27 Clem Johnson                Canton, Oh                     ND 12
Dec  1 Battling Gahee              Columbus, Oh                   TK  2
Dec  9 Johnny Wilson               New York, NY                   TK  3
Dec 15 Jack Townsend               New York, NY                   TK  5
          -Some sources report "Philadelphia, Pa"
Dec 26 Frankie Schoell             Buffalo, NY                     D  6

1925
Jan  1 Joe Lohman                  Brooklyn, NY                   TK  3
Jan  5 Billy Britton               Boston, Ma                     TK  4
Jan  7 Dan O'Dowd                  Marieville, RI                 TK  6
          -Some sources report "Providence, RI"
Jan 16 Jack Delaney                New York, NY                   LK  2
Jan 28 Tommy Robson                Boston, Ma                     TK  8
Jan 29 Bill Savage                 Providence, RI                 KO  1
Feb  2 Ted Moore                   Newark, NJ                     ND 12
Feb  5 Jamaica Kid                 Dayton, Oh                     TK 10
Feb 14 Jackie Clark                New York, NY                   TK  5
Feb 16 Lou Bogash                  Boston, Ma                     LF  3
Feb 26 Jack Delaney                New York, NY                   LK  4
Mar 16 Clarence "Sailor" Darden    Toledo, Oh                     ND 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Mar 20 Lou Bogash                  Boston, Ma                      W 10
Apr 29 Clarence "Sailor" Darden    Savannah, Ga                   KO  5
May  4 Battling Mims               Macon, Ga                      KO  5
May 18 Pal Reed                    Boston, Ma                      W 10
May 26 Lou Bogash                  Bridgeport, Ct                  W 10
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Jun  4 Jock Malone                 East Chicago, In               ND 10
          -Some sources report 6/05/25
Jun  8 Lee Anderson                Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Jun 20 Lee Anderson                New York, NY                   WF  3 
Jun 26 Jack Stone                  Elizabeth, NJ                  KO  4
Jul 20 Pat McCarthy                Boston, Ma                      W 10
Jul 24 Lou Bogash                  Aurora, Il                     ND 10
Aug 21 "Allentown" Joe Gans        Grand Rapids, Mi               ND 10
Aug 28 Jock Malone                 Boston, Ma                      W 10
Sep  7 Ted Moore                   Cleveland, Oh                  NC  6
          -The referee stopped the fight; Some sources report "WF 6"
Oct 23 Jock Malone                 St. Paul, Mn                   ND 10
Oct 27 Chuck Wiggins               East Chicago, In               ND 10
          -Some sources report 10/28/25
Nov 30 Benny Ross                  Buffalo, NY                     W  6
Dec 10 Frank Moody                 Boston, Ma                      W 10
Dec 23 Mike McTigue                New York, NY                    L 10

1926
Feb 26 Harry Greb                  New York, NY                    W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
Apr 16 "Allentown" Joe Gans        Wilkes-Barre, Pa                W 10
Jun 18 "Young" Bob Fitzsimmons     Jersey City, NJ                ND 10
Jun 28 Ray Neuman                  Boston, Ma                      W 10
Jul 11 Lee Anderson                Juarez, Mex                    KO  2
Jul 24 Eddie Huffman               Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Aug 10 Battling McCreary           Atlanta, Ga                    WF  3
Aug 19 Harry Greb                  New York, NY                    W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
Sep 16 Happy Hunter                Memphis, Tn                    KO  3
Oct 15 Maxie Rosenbloom            Boston, Ma                     LF  9
Nov 22 Eddie Huffman               Chicago, Il                     W 10
Dec  3 Mickey Walker               Chicago, Il                     L 10
          -Middleweight Championship of the World

1927
Jan  3 James "Tut" Jackson         Grand Rapids, Mi               KO 10
          -Some sources report 1/06/27;
           Some sources report 1/07/27;
           Some sources report "KO 2"
Jan 22 Leo Lomski                  Los Angeles, Ca                 L 10
Jan 24 Lee Anderson                Denver, Co                      W  4
          -Some sources report 1/25/27
Feb 18 Lou Bogash                  Boston, Ma                      W 10
Mar 29 George "Soldier" Jones      Atlanta, Ga                    KO  1
Apr 29 Chuck Wiggins               Buffalo, NY                     W 10
May 13 Chuck Wiggins               Grand Rapids, Mi               ND 10
May 27 Eddie Huffman               Boston, Ma                      W 10
Jun 17 Bob Sage                    Detroit, Mi                     W 10
Jul  4 Maxie Rosenbloom            Chicago, Il                     D 10
Jul 28 Bing Conley                 Norwalk, Ct                     W 10
Aug  3 Chuck Wiggins               Cleveland, Oh                   D 10
Aug 10 Harry Dillon                Portland, Or                    W 10
          -Some sources report 8/11/27
Aug 16 Jock Malone                 Seattle, Wa                     W  6
Sep  1 Joe Anderson                New York, NY                    W 10
Sep 30 Pete Latzo                  Wilkes-Barre, Pa                W 10
Oct 17 Joe Lohman                  Canton, Oh                      W 10
Nov  9 Maxie Rosenbloom            Detroit, Mi                     D 10
Nov 12 Leo Gates                   New York, NY                   TK  4

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

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