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William "Battling" Gahee

BORN   October 8 1895; Memphis, Tennessee (Some sources report 1894; Fought out of Youngstown, Ohio and Memphis, Tennessee)
DIED June 15 1946; Toledo, Ohio
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 158-180 lbs
MANAGER Saint Saxon
Gahee was a scrappy competitor and was a popular sparring partner for some "name" fighters

During his career, he gained wins over such men as Sam Langford, Gorilla Jones, "Young" Peter Jackson, Brad Simmons, "Fighting" Bob Lawson, John Lester Johnson and "Rough House" Ware
1915
Nov 12 One-Round Sylvester        St. Louis, Mo                    LK  3

1916
Jan  8 Earl Murphy                St. Louis, Mo                     D  8
Mar    Texas Brown                St. Louis, Mo                     D  8
Apr  7 "Young" Kid Alberts        St. Louis, Mo                     D  8
Oct 13 Britt Simms                St. Louis, Mo                    KO  6
Oct 27 "Rough House" Bridgemaid   St. Louis, Mo                    KO  3
Dec  6 Kid McCoy                  St. Louis, Mo                     W  8

1917
Feb 16 Herman Belgium             St. Louis, Mo                    KO  1
Mar 16 One-Round Sylvester        St. Louis, Mo                    KO  3
Mar 30 Harry Lindsay              St. Louis, Mo                     D 12
Apr 20 Jack Mitchell              St. Louis, Mo                     W  8
May  3 Lester Williams            St. Louis, Mo                    KO  5
Jul 20 Hock Bones                 Memphis, Tn                       D  8
Jul 24 Gorilla Jones              Memphis, Tn                       D  8
Aug  3 Lester Williams            Memphis, Tn                       W  8
Sep 14 Moon Eye                   Memphis, Tn                      KO  1
Oct  5 "Soldier" Kid Wilson       St. Louis, Mo                     W 10

1919
Oct 27 "Battling" Charley Jude    Memphis, Tn                      KO  3
Nov 10 Cyclone Wilson             Memphis, Tn                       W  8
Dec  1 Cyclone Wilson             Memphis, Tn                       W  8
Dec 29 Jack Mitchell              Memphis, Tn                       L  8

1920
Feb 16 Kid Foster                 Memphis, Tn                      TK  4
Feb 23 Sam Langford               Memphis, Tn                      LK  2
Apr 12 Battling Norfolk           Memphis, Tn                       D  8
          -Some sources report 4/11/20;
           Some sources report 4/13/20
May 24 Jack Mitchell              Memphis, Tn                       W  8
Jun 14 Battling Norfolk           Memphis, Tn                       L  8
Aug 27 "Rough House" Ware         New Orleans, La                   W 15
Sep    "Young" Kid Norfolk        Memphis, Tn                       W  8
Sep 18 Gorilla Jones              New Orleans, La                  KO 15
       George Godfrey                                               L 15

1921
Jan 25 Kid Norfolk                Memphis, Tn                       L  8
          -Some sources report 1/24/21
Feb 14 Joe Woods                  Jamestown, NY                     W 10
Mar  4 "Young" Peter Jackson      Detroit, Mi                       W 10
May 23 Frank Hunter               Memphis, Tn                       W  8
Jun 18 Jack Dempsey               Atlantic City, NJ                EX  2
Jul    Brad Simmons                                                 L 10
Aug    Brad Simmons                                                KO  7
Sep 26 "Battling" Charley Jude    Memphis, Tn                       W  8
Oct 18 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Atlanta, Ga                       L 10
          -Some sources report "Atlantic City, NJ"
Nov  7 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Memphis, Tn                       L  8
          -Some sources report 11/08/21

1922
Mar  3 Brad Simmons               Tulsa, Ok                        KO  6
Jun 11 Jack Leslie                Hamilton, Oh                      W 10
Jul 23 John Lester Johnson        Hamilton, Oh                      W 10
Oct 10 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Memphis, Tn                       L  8
Oct    Charles "Kid" Crutchfield  Washington Court House, Oh       KO  6
Nov  7 "Fighting" Bob Lawson      Washington Court House, Oh        L 12

1923
Mar 31 Forest Jones               Detroit, Mi                      KO 10
Aug    Brad Simmons                                                 L 10 
Sep  3 "Fighting" Bob Lawson      Washington Court House, Oh        L 12
Oct  8 "Fighting" Bob Lawson      Youngstown, Oh                    W 10

1924
Feb 18 Clem Johnson               Detroit, Mi                      ND 10
Feb 24 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Barberton, Oh                    ND 12
          -Some sources report 2/25/24;
           Some sources report "L 12"
Mar  1 James "Tut" Jackson        Youngstown, Oh                    L 12
          -Some sources report "Washington Court House, Oh"
Mar 31 Forest Jones               Detroit, Mi                      KO  9
          -Perhaps, this is the 3/31/23 bout
Jun 20 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Fremont, Oh                      ND 10
Aug 11 John Lester Johnson        Youngstown, Oh                   LK 11
          -Some sources report "LK 9";
           Some sources report the previous bout held during 1923
Sep 30 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Zanesville, Oh                   LT  4
          -Some sources report 9/28/24
Dec  1 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Columbus, Oh                     LT  2

1925
Mar 16 Billy Walsh                Sharon, Pa                        D 10
          -Some sources report 3/22/25 
Jun 16 Pedro Lopez                Canton, Oh                       ND  8
Sep 25 Sam Langford                                                 W  8
       "Fighting" Bob Lawson                                       LK  5
Dec 11 Johnny Risko               Erie, Pa                          L 10

1926
Jan  8 Art Weigand                Erie, Pa                          L 10
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Aug 11 Red Uhlan                  Oakland, Ca                      LT  4
          -Some sources report "L 4"
Nov 15 Brad Simmons               Drumright, Ok                     L 10
Nov 26 Sully Montgomery           Chicago, Il                      LK  4

1927
Mar  3 Emmett Rocco               McKeesport, Pa                    L 10
          -Some sources report "L 6"

1928
Jun 15 "Battling" Dave Thornton   Topeka, Ks                        L 10


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

1921
Sep    "Panama" Joe Gans          Detroit, Mi                      ND 10

1923
       "Rough House" Ware         New Orleans, La                   W 20
          -Perhaps, this is the 8/27/20 bout

1924
       John Lester Johnson                                          W 10

1927-1932
       Jack Redman                                                  L  8
       Jack Redman                                                 LK  1


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