1883
Charles Lange
Cleveland, Oh W
-Lange quit and left the ring
1885
Nov 29 -Gallagher challenged Lewis Rabshaw to fight with or without gloves
within one week; Rabshaw offered to fight for $50 to $100 without
gloves to a finish; The outcome is not known
1886
Feb 2 -Gallagher challenged fighters identified as Ed Dillon (the lightweight
champion of Michigan, Frank Ryan and Lewis Rabshaw with Dillon
preferred
Jul 28 James "One-Eyed" Connolly Cleveland, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Criminal action was threatened
Aug 19 James "One-Eyed" Connolly Cleveland, Oh W 6
Sep 11 George LaBlanche Cleveland, Oh EX
Sep 18 Jimmy Carroll Cleveland, Oh EX
Nov 2 Al Rumsey Cleveland, Oh EX 1
-This bout was scheduled for four rounds but Rumsey
retired after the first round
Nov 24 Lucien Marc Christobal Cleveland, Oh SCH
-This was a wrestling exhibition was scheduled but not held;
Lucien declined to wrestle due to poor attendance; Only 30
people paid to watch.
1887
Jan 25 Pete McCoy Cleveland, Oh D 6
-Police intervened and stopped the fight in the sixth round
Mar 18 Dick Collier Cleveland, Oh KO 1
Mar Jack Fogarty Pittsburgh, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Fogarty broke his hand prior to the contest;
There are reports that Gallagher defeated
Fogarty at a later date
May 2 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Cleveland, Oh D 6
-Dempsey broke his left arm just below the elbow
in the second round but finished the bout
Jul 28 Charley Mitchell Cleveland, Oh L 6
-Gallagher retired after six rounds;
Mitchell broke his own little finger;
Some sources report 7/23/87
Sep -Gallagher went on a sparring tour with Mervine Thompson,
O. E. Pooler, Mark Lamb and Al Woods through Ohio
Nov 2 Dick Collier Cleveland, Oh EX 4
Nov 12 Matsada Sorakichi Cleveland, Oh EX
-This was a wrestling exhibition; Gallagher won $50
by staying 15 minutes with no falls
1888
Feb 7 Sam Bittle Cleveland, Oh W 6
-Gallagher knocked Bittle down several times
Mar 5 Mike Leary Buffalo, NY ND 4
Mar Martin Snee Cleveland, Oh EX
-Some sources report "Stephan 'Reddy' Gallagher" boxed Martin Snee
May 30 Pete Mannen Cleveland, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Gallagher's mother passed away
Sep 28 Will Zachritz Cleveland, Oh LF 3
-Gallagher was winning when a foul was allowed;
The match was awarded to Zachritz
Dec 27 Jake Kilrain Cleveland, Oh EX
Dec 27 Jake Kilrain Cleveland, Oh EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
Gallagher twice substituted for Charley Mitchell;
This was part of a "Parson" Davies tour with
Kilrain and Mitchell
1889
May 8 George LaBlanche San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Gallagher would not agree to the stipulated
weight of 158 lbs
May 9 Mike Lucie Troy, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 1 Martin Flynn Carlstadt, NJ ?
-This bout was held; the outcome is not known
Sep Billy McCarthy San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Gallagher traveled from Cleveland, Oh and
could not reach San Francisco in time
1890
May 29 Billy McCarthy San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Gallagher contracted malaria;
Bob Fitzsimmons was substituted
Oct 18 Matsada Sorakichi Denver, Co W
-This was a wrestling match for $3,000;
Gallagher won in 15 minutes 45 seconds.
1891
Sep 23 Young Mitchell (John Herget) San Francisco, Ca L 13
-Some sources report a knock out because Gallagher was unable
to continue after thirteen rounds; Others say Gallagher was out
cold; Peter Jackson was the referee; The fight was for $5,000
with $750 to loser
1892
Nov -Gallagher became Captain of the Denver (Co) Athletic Club
professional football team; He played right guard
1893
Jan 30 Jess Smith Denver, Co W 2
-Gallagher agreed to knock out Smith in two rounds;
Smith and his backer, Bat Masterson, tried to avoid
contact to win the prize money of $1,000; Fight was
awarded to Gallagher by the referee; Some call it win
by disqualification of Smith
Jul 4 “Denver” Ed Smith Denver, Co W 4
-Smith agreed to knock out Gallagher in four rounds;
Gallagher lasted and was awarded the match; Some call
this a draw
1894
Oct 13 J. McCormick Denver, Co EX
-This was a wrestling exhibition
Oct 28 -Gallagher married and announced that he had promised his wife
that he would not fight again
1895
Apr 5 Harry Dunn Denver, Co W
-This was a wrestling match; Gallagher won the
Graeco-Roman portion in under 5 minutes; In
collar-and-elbow the match was called a draw
after more than two hours
1896
Aug 5 Jim Corbett Denver, Co EX
-Corbett was preparing for a match with Billy Woods at Cripple Creek, Co
Sep 8 Joe Choynski Denver, Co EX
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1888
Mar 11 Jack Fogarty near Pittsburgh, Pa (on a barge) ?
-Reportedly, this bout was held; The outcome is not known
*** Most Data In This Record Was Provided By Mark T. Dunn ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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