Gardner-Root 1903 Fight Video Clip
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1897
Nov 5 Hugh Colgren
Manchester, NH
W 4
1898
Mar 7 Matt Leary
Manchester, NH
W 4
Mar 10 J. Young
Manchester, NH
KO 3
Mar 17 J. Young
Manchester, NH
KO 2
Apr 10 Tom Moore
Manchester, NH
KO 4
Apr 27 Tom O'Brien
Manchester, NH
KO 1
Nov 20 Hugh Colgren
Manchester, NH
KO 3
Dec 10 Professor Evans
Manchester, NH
TK 3
Dec 25 Ed "Thunderbolt" Smith Montreal, Que, Can
KO 7
1899
Jan 20 Bob Montgomery
Manchester, NH
D 10
Mar 24 Andy Moynahan
Manchester, NH
KO 3
Apr 9 John Butler
Lowell, Ma
TK 7
Jun 7 Young Sharkey
Lowell, Ma
TK 9
Jul 31 "Wild" Bill Hanrahan
Lowell, Ma
D 6
Aug 5 Harry Fischer
Brooklyn, NY
TK 17
Sep 16 Jimmy Handler
Brooklyn, NY
LT 18
-Some sources report 10/16/99;
Some sources report "L 18"
Nov 5
George Byers
Lynn, Ma
D 15
Dec 12 Jack Moffatt Brooklyn, NY TK 8
-Some sources report "W 7";
Some sources report that
Moffatt broke an arm
1900
Jan 9 Harry Fischer
Lynn, Ma
TK 12
Jan 16 George
Byers
Lynn, Ma
D 15
-Some sources report 2/02/00
Feb 12 Jimmy Handler
Brooklyn, NY
TK 3
Feb 22
George
Byers
Hartford, Ct WF 14
Mar 14 Jack Burke
Lynn, Ma
TK 4
Apr 17 J. Fitzpatrick
Portland, Me
TK 9
Apr 23 Dick Baker
Manchester, NH
KO 4
-Some sources report "Dick Burke";
Some sources report "Bill Hanrahan";
Some sources report "KO 9"
at
"Portland, Me"
May 2
Charlie Goff
Utica, NY TK 7
May 14
George
Byers
Boston, Ma
ND 15
-Some sources report "D 15"
May 29
Edward "Kid" Carter Brooklyn,
NY WF 19
Sep 10 Frank Craig
London, Eng
WF 4
-Some sources report "KO 4"
Sep 30 Jack Scales
London, Eng
TK 3
1901
Apr 8 Tim Hurley
Manchester, NH
TK 5
-Some sources report 4/18/01
Jul 4 Jack Moffatt
San Francisco, Ca TK 3
Aug
30
Edward "Kid" Carter San Francisco, Ca
TK 18
Sep 27
Joe Walcott
San Francisco, Ca
L 20
Dec 20 Edward "Kid" Carter
San Francisco, Ca
KO 8
1902
Jan 31
Jack Root
San Francisco, Ca
LF 7
Apr 25
Joe Walcott
San Francisco, Ca
W 20
Aug 18 Jack Root
Salt Lake City, Ut
TK 17
Oct 3
Joe Choynski Los Angeles, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Oct 31
Jack Johnson
San Francisco, Ca
L 20
Dec 11 Billy Stift
Chicago, Il
W 6
Dec 29 Edward "Kid" Carter
Chicago, Il
W 6
-Some sources report 12/29/1903
1903
Feb 9
Bob Armstrong
Philadelphia, Pa
NC 4
Feb 13 Al Weinig
Boston, Ma
TK 7
Apr 6
Peter
Maher
Boston, Ma
KO 1
Apr 21 Charles Haghey
Boston, Ma
SCH
-This bout was scheduled;
The outcome is not known
May 13 Marvin Hart
Louisville, Ky
TK 12
Jul 4 Jack Root
Fort Erie, Ont, Can
TK 12
-Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 25
Bob Fitzsimmons
San Francisco, Ca
L 20
-Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
1904
Jan 5
Marvin Hart
Boston, Ma
D 15
Feb 8 Fred Cooley
Chicago, Il
W 6
Feb 8 Jim Driscoll
Chicago, Il
W 6
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same
date
Feb 19
Edward "Kid" Carter
Milwaukee, Wi
W 6
Feb 26 Jack Root
Chicago, Il
D 6
May 2
Jack Root
Chicago, Il
L 6
Jul 1 John Wille
Chicago, Il
D 6
Aug 15
Jim
Jeffords
Butte, Mt
KO 3
Sep 16
"Fireman" Jim Flynn Denver, Co
D 10
1905
Feb 24
Morgan Williams Denver, Co SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed
Apr 17 Mike Schreck
Salt Lake City, Ut
LT 20
Jun 19 Billy Stift
Ogden, Ut
KO 5
1906
Jan 24
Jim Jeffords
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Apr 19 Mike Schreck
Chelsea, Ma
NC 2
Dec 21 Al Kaufmann
Los Angeles, Ca
LK 14
1907
Apr 17
"Fireman" Jim Flynn
San Diego, Ca LK 18
Oct 12
Terry Mustain
San Diego, Ca
D 20
1908
Jan 29 Terry Mustain
San Diego, Ca
LK 8
May 18 Tony Ross
New Castle, Pa
LT 7
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1898
May 20 Hugh McWinters
Manchester, NH
KO 6
-Some sources report that Gardner boxed "Hugh Winters"
1908
Apr 17 Terry Mustain
San Diego, Ca
LK 18
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research
Organization
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