1881
Lew Weis Baltimore, Md KO 1
1882
Mike Richter Chicago, Il KO 1
1883
Nov 24 James Conley Chicago, Il KO 2
Dec 15 James Conley Chicago, Il EX
Dec 15 James McLaughlin Chicago, Il L
-This was a wrestling match; Falls: 0-2;
The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1883-1884
James Donnelly W 2
-Donnelly broke his arm in the 2nd round; The referee gave Glover the win
1884
Jan 22 William Mehan Chicago, Il W 4
Mar 13 Tom Hinch Chicago, Il W 4
Nov 20 Charles B. Lomasney Streator, Il KO 2
Dec 5 Charles B. Lomasney Streator, Il KO 1
Dec 5 J. Lynch Streator, Il KO 1
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1885
Mar 2 Tommy Chandler Chicago, Il LK 2
Mar 2 Tommy Chandler Chicago, Il KO 3
-The previous 2 bouts were actually parts of what should
have been one bout; Glover was called the Heavyweight
Champion of Illinois; Chandler knocked Glover down and
he lay there for 21 seconds but the round had expired;
He was carried to his corner by Jack Dempsey, his second;
When Glover was revived, the fight resumed with Glover
knocking Chandler out rounds later; Some sources report
"KO 5"
Mar 25 Tom Hinch Chicago, Il KO 5
Apr 17 Frank Whitten Milwaukee, Wi KO 3
-Some sources report "Frank Witter"
Apr 17 Alf Greenfield Milwaukee, Wi EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same night
May 17 Patsy Mellen St. Paul, Mn (0:30) KO 1
-Some sources report 5/20/1885; Some sources report "Minneapolis, Mn"
Jun 1 Bill Bradburn Chicago, Il D 5
Jul 6 Bill Bradburn Chicago, Il D 6
-Some sources report "W 4"
Jul 25 William Weiss Milwaukee, Wi KO 4
Jul 25 Jack Burke Milwaukee, Wi EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 4 Henry Reis Milwaukee, Wi KO 2
-Some sources report "KO 4"
Sep 12 Tom Hinch Milwaukee, Wi W 4
Sep 29 William Ford Chicago, Il KO 2
Nov 13 Dan Daly Chicago, Il W 4
Nov 13 Tommy Chandler Chicago, Il KO 1
-The previous 2 bouts are reported for the same date ???
Nov 30 Tommy Chandler Chicago, Il W 6
-Heavyweight Championship of Illinois
Dec 29 Charles B. Lomasney Streator, Il WF 4
-Some sources report 12/02/1885; Some sources report "KO 2"
1884-1886
Bill Bradburn Chicago, Il L
-This was a barroom fight
1886
Jan 11 Bill Bradburn Chicago, Il D 7
-Police intervened; Some sources report "W 6"
Mar 8 Jack Burke Chicago, Il L 6
-Most observers agree this was an unfair decision; Glover deserved the win
Mar 10 -Glover posted a forfeit to fight Burke to a finish; Burke refused
Mar 22 John W. Curtis St. Paul, Mn KO 3
-Some sources report "Eau Claire, Wi"; Some sources report "KO 2"
Mar 24 -Glover refereed the John W. Custis-Hadley bout in St. Paul, Mn
May 3 Jack Burke Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled but was not held; Glover still had an injured
hand from the Curtis bout; The Ring Record Book states that Burke
won a forfeit from Glover
Sep 13 Paddy Ryan Chicago, Il D 2
-Reports vary - "W 2" - "L 2";
London Rules were used for this bout; Police intervened;
Police Gazette (Oct 2 1886 p 10) reports that Ryan arranged
for police to stop the fight if he was losing; It was possibly
stopped during round 1 or just after; The bout was fought on
a boat in the rain
Oct 25 Paddy Ryan Chicago, Il SCH
-Arrangements were made for a private purse fight to the finish;
Ryan left town
Nov 6 -Glover challenged Ryan to an 8-round glove fight, $1,000 to be paid
if he failed to knockout Ryan, or to a finish fight under any rules (any
time on 24 hours notice)
Dec -Glover rejected $1,000 to meet all-comers for one week in Philadelphia, Pa
(Theatre Comique)
1887
May -Glover denied all rumors of retirement
Jul 27 Bill Bradburn near Gibson, In LK 9
Nov 14 John P. Clow Minneapolis, Mn D 15
Dec 7 Florrie Barnett Chicago, Il EX 4
1888
May 22 Joe McAuliffe San Francisco, Ca (3:15:00) LK 49
-Gloves were used for this bout;
Some sources report 5/21/1888
Jun 30 Jim Corbett San Francisco, Ca D 3
-The Ring Record Book dates this bout in 1888;
Police Gazette dates this bout in 1886;
Reports vary - "W 2" - "EX 4" - "D 8"
Jun 30 Joe McAuliffe San Francisco, Ca EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 23 -Glover refereed the Paddy Gorman-Tom Cleary bout in San Francisco, Ca
Dec 10 -Glover refereed the Jack Sullivan-Tom Meadows bout in San Francisco, Ca
Prior to the 1889 Joe Choynski fight --
(Some statements in this article do not agree with findings)
The Alta California paper recorded that Glover was being trained and handled by Pete O’Brien.
“Unlike Choynski, Glover has a record that has won for him the reputation of being a first-rate
ring tactician. He defeated Rich of Chicago with bare knuckles, London Prize Ring Rules, in one
round; defeated Frank Whitton of Milwaukee, Marquis of Queensberry Rules, in two rounds;”
The article mentions several other rather obscure victims, but lists a Tommy Chandler as losing
on two separate occasions to Glover. If this is “the” Tommy Chandler, he was a useful heavyweight
who had fought John L. Sullivan. Frank also fought the famous heavy Jack Burke, the "Irish Lad",
who had given both Corbett and Sullivan lively bouts. Glover fought Burke six rounds and later
claimed he had been cheated out of victory. He later lost to John P. Clow of Denver in fifteen
rounds and also to Joe McAuliffe in forty-nine 3-minute rounds.
1889
Feb 26 Joe Choynski San Francisco, Ca LK 14
May -Glover was arrested and jailed when police raided the Frank Britton-Billy Scott
fight in Seattle, Wa
Aug 20 Jim Bates Lake Park, Ut KO 4
-Lake Park was near Salt Lake City; Bates was from Butte, Mt;
He scored first blood and first knockdown
Nov 15 "Australian" Billy Smith San Francisco, Ca LT 9
1890
Jan 27 -Glover refereed the "Australian" Billy Smith-Joe Bowers bout in San Francisco, Ca
Jul 3 Jack Ashton Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled as the Main Event but was cancelled;
In a Preliminary bout, Frank Garrard knocked out Billy Brennan;
Brennan died on the spot; The rest of the program was cancelled
Mar 20 Mike Conley Portland, Or L 2
-Police intervened and stopped the contest; Some sources report 3/22/1890;
Some sources report "D 2"
1891
May 1 Dick Moore St. Paul, Mn LK 3
Undated
Nief (of Detroit, Mi) KO 2
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1884-1886
James Dohogany D
James Dohogany D
James Dohogany D
1883-1887
Tom Hinch L 6
Tom Hinch L 6
Tom hinch L 6
-Hinch lasted in the previous bouts and claimed wins
1884-1888
"Australian" Billy Smith L
*** Much Data And Sketch Were Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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