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Gus Gardner

BORN   June 26 1884; Resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Early sources report 1879)
DIED June 10 1959
WEIGHT 133-150 lbs
MANAGER Robinson
Undated
       Eddie Lenny                                                  W   
       Rufus McNabb                                                 W   

1899
Aug 25 Young Edwards              Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  2
Aug 31 Billy Devine               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  5
          -This bout was stopped by the referee in round five;
           Crowd noise made it impossible for fighters to hear
           referee's instructions; Gardner was better
Nov 13 Sapper Asch                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec  4 Jimmy Simister             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6

1900
Jan  1 Billy Devine               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan  5 John Loxley                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan  9 Jimmy Mullen               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 12 Jack Ashton                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 19 Billy Fairburn             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb  5 Fred McFadden              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 16 Harry Burke                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 19 Kidder Kimble              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Feb 20 John Henry Johnson         Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 26 Billy Devine               Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  5
Mar  5 Vernon Campbell            Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar  9 "Cyclone" Jack O'Brien     Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 10 Johnny Woolem              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 12 Tim Callahan               Reading, Pa                      ND 10
Mar 26 Howard Wilson              Reading, Pa                       L 10
Apr 30 Herman "Kid" Stein         Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  4
          -Some sources report "KO 5"
May 18 Vernon Campbell            Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 19 George Richardson          Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  3
Jun 14 Jack Falvey                Buffalo, NY                      LF  8
Jul 26 Tommy Kennedy              Olean, NY                        KO 11
Aug 10 James "Curley" Supples     Erie, Pa                          D 20
Aug 30 Harry Lemons               Niagara Falls, NY                LF  2
Sep 17 Joe Leonard                Erie, Pa                         LT 11
Sep 28 Loudon Campbell            Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  8
          -Some sources report Millvale, Pa; Some sources report "D 10"; 
           Some sources report "W 8"
Oct 29 Jack Carrig                Youngstown, Oh                   TK 19
Nov 22 Art Simms                  Youngstown, Oh                    L 20
Nov 24 Art Simms                  Youngstown, Oh                    D 20
Dec 18 Jimmy Smith                Youngstown, Oh                   TK  5
          -Police intervened; Some sources report "TK 4" 
 
1901
Jan  9 George "Young" Gibbs       Ashtabula, Oh                    LT  8
Apr 24 Eugene Bezenah             Grand Rapids, Mi                  D 10
May 13 Eddie Gardner              Wheeling, WV                      D 20
Nov  8 Eugene Bezenah             Cincinnati, Oh                    L 10
Dec  9 Roxey Kanell               Cincinnati, Oh                   KO  3
Dec 30 Eddie Gardner              Cincinnati, Oh                    D 10

1902
Mar  1 George "Elbows" McFadden   Chicago, Il                       W  6
Mar 21 Frank Erne                 Chicago, Il                       L  6
May 10 Eddie Cain                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 12 Jack Falvey                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 29 George "Elbows" McFadden   Waterbury, Ct                    LF 10
Sep 17 Joe Gans                   Baltimore, Md                    LK  5
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Dec  5 Willie Fitzgerald          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6

1903
Jan  1 Joe Gans                   New Britain, Ct                  LF 11
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Mar  4 George Cole                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 27 Charlie Sieger             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 13 Billy Armstrong            Savannah, Ga                     KO  3
Jun 16 Mike Ward                  Point Huron, Mi                  LF  3
Jul 27 Jimmy Duggan               Saginaw, Mi                      KO  7
Aug 31 Martin Duffy               Saginaw, Mi                       D 10
Oct 12 Harry Lemons               Saginaw, Mi                      LF  5
Nov  2 Harry Lemons               Saginaw, Mi                      KO  2
Nov 10 William "Buddy" Ryan       Milwaukee, Wi                     L  6
Nov 12 Dick Fitzpatrick           Lansing, Mi                       W 10
Nov 23 Con McCarthy               Saginaw, Mi                      KO  2
Dec 15 Jack O'Keefe               Chicago, Il                       L  6

1904
Jan  1 Joe Grim                   Saginaw, Mi                       W 15
Feb  4 Otto Knopp                 Saginaw, Mi                      KO  5
Mar 28 Joe Gans                   Saginaw, Mi                       L 10
          -Some sources report Lightweight Championship of the World
May 16 Mike "Twin" Sullivan       Toledo, Oh                        L 10
          -Some sources report "LT 10"
Sep 29 George Memsic              St. Louis, Mo                     L 15

1905
Mar 14 George "Elbows" McFadden   Detroit, Mi                       W 15
Mar 20 Willie Fitzgerald          Indianapolis, In                  L 10
Apr 20 Charlie Coffey             Mt. Pleasant, Mi                  D 10
May  3 Jack Dougherty             Bay City, Mi                      D 15
Aug 28 Cy Flynn                   Buffalo, NY                       D 10
Sep 12 Cy Flynn                   Buffalo, NY                       D 15
Oct 24 Mike Donovan               Buffalo, NY                      LT  7
          -Some sources report "LT 8"
Nov 17 Mike Donovan               Buffalo, NY                       D 15
Dec  4 Charles McCarthy           Buffalo, NY                      TK  5
          -Perhaps, this man was "Con McCarthy" (see 11/23/1903 bout)
Dec 22 James "Curley" Supples     Buffalo, NY                      KO  2

1906
Jan  1 Joe Leonard                Buffalo, NY                      LK  6
Jan 15 Leo Craig                  Buffalo, NY                      KO  9
Jan 29 Cy Flynn                   Buffalo, NY                      LK  8
Feb  7 Jack Mitchell              Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 TK 14
          -Some sources report "near Pittston, Pa"
Feb 12 James "Rube" Ferns         Buffalo, NY                       D 15

1908
Mar  9 Sandy Williams             Baltimore, Md                     W  6
Mar 23 Eddie Carter               Baltimore, Md                     W 15

1909
Apr 16 Young Evans                Savannah, Ga                      L 15
Apr 28 Billy Bowman               Chattanooga, Tn                  LF  6
Jul  2 Paddy Lavin                Terre Haute, In                  LT  3
          -Some sources report "LT 4"

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

1900
Sep 15 Jack Leonard               Philadelphia, Pa                 LT 11
Sep 17 Fred Wright                Hamilton, Ont, Canada            KO 18
Sep 18 Joe Leonard                Erie, Pa                         LT 11
Dec  3 Jack Hamilton              Youngstown, Oh                    L 20
       -Hamilton fought Oscar Gardner

1901
       Emil Sanchez               Chicago, Il                      KO  6
          -Some sources report "W 8" in Hamilton, Ohio on Nov 15

1902
       Eddie Toole                Baltimore, Md                    KO  1

*** Much Data And Photo Was Provided By William Schutte ***

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