1886
Aug 21 Bill Burgess Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Aug 25 Billy McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Sep 18 Young McKenna Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Oct 2 "Australian" Billy Smith Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Oct 9 "Australian" Billy Smith Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Dec 4 "Australian" Billy Smith Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
1887
May 23 Gray Brisbane, Que, Australia LK 6
Jul 9 Bill Burgess Sydney, NSW, Australia KO 3
Jul 16 Pat Carroll Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Aug 6 George Seale Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Aug 13 Dowling Sydney, NSW, Australia KO 3
Aug 20 Jim Fogarty Sydney, NSW, Australia W 4
Aug 27 Bill Burgess Sydney, NSW, Australia TK 12
Sep 17 Billy McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Australia D 20
1888
Jan 7 Frank "Paddy" Slavin Sydney, NSW, Australia LK 2
Apr 17 "Australian" Billy Smith Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Jul 24 Frank Allen San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Allen injured a hand during training
Jul 23 Tom Cleary San Francisco, Ca KO 9
-This bout was not held during 1886;
Some sources report 7/24/1888;
Some sources report "W 6"
Dec 5 Young Mitchell San Francisco, Ca LK 27
-Welterweight Championship of the Pacific Coast
Dec 22 Ed Cuffe San Francisco, Ca TK 4
1889
Jan 15 "Sailor" Charles Brown San Francisco, Ca W 4
Mar 29 -Gorman seconded Tom Meadows vs Paddy Duffy in San Francisco, Ca
Apr 23 Billy Mahan Alameda, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 22 -Gorman seconded Joe McAuliffe vs Tom Lees in San Francisco, Ca
Jun 10 Tom Ward San Francisco, Ca EX
Jul 30 -Gorman seconded Billy Murphy vs Frank Murphy in San Francisco, Ca
Aug 14 Charles Turner San Francisco, Ca LK 8
-Some sources report 8/17/89
Aug 27 -Gorman seconded George LaBlanche vs "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey
in San Francisco, Ca
Sep 24 -Gorman seconded Tommy Warren vs Frank Murphy in San Francisco, Ca
Oct 16 -Gorman seconded Charles Turner vs Billy Hennessey in San Francisco, Ca;
Some sources report 10/17/89
1890
Jan 13 -Gorman seconded "Torpedo" Billy Murphy vs Ike Weir in San Francisco, Ca
Feb 18 -Gorman seconded Billy McCarthy vs "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey in
San Francisco, Ca
Apr 4 Billy Lynn Portland, Or KO 3
May 2 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Seattle, Wa EX 4
May 27 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Dalles, Or EX 3
Jun 7 -Gorman appeared in Boise City, Id along with "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey
and Dave Campbell
Jun 11 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Butte, Mt EX 3
Jun 13 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Butte, Mt EX 3
Jun 16 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Anaconda, Mt EX 3
Jun 20 Frank Fitzgerald Salt Lake City, Ut SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 20 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Salt Lake City, Ut EX 3
Jun 21 Mike Brennan Salt Lake City, Ut EX
Jun 21 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Salt Lake City, Ut EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 27 Jack Davis Aspen, Co EX
Jun 27 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Aspen, Co EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 2 -Gorman was scheduled to appear in Hutchinson, Ks
Jul 4 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey St. Louis, Mo EX 2
Jul 31 Tom McCarty Bradford, Pa EX
Jul 31 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Bradford, Pa EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 4 Dave Campbell Syracuse, NY EX 3
Aug 4 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Syracuse, NY EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 25 Mike Brennan Brooklyn, NY EX 3
Sep 12 -Gorman seconded "Woburn" Tom McCarthy vs Mike Brennan in Hoboken, NJ
Dec 22 "Philadelphia" Jimmy Ryan Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1891
Feb 2 Mike Leary Jersey City, NJ D 6
-Police intervened; Some sources report "D 5"
Jun 6 Tommy Ferguson Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug Arthur Upham San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 26 Black Pearl (Harris Martin) San Francisco, Ca LK 4
1892
Mar 19 Jack Langdon Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1893
Apr 29 Billy McCarthy New York, Ca L 4
May 6 Snowy Gibson Melbourne, Vic, Australia TK 6
Sep 5 Arthur Walker Newark, NJ W 3
1895
Apr 9 Joe Ellingsworth New York, NY ND 6
Sep 30 Billy McMillan Washington, DC NC 7
1897
May 10 Tommy Ryan Rochester, NY LT 3
1898
Jun 11 Tom Williams Brooklyn, NY LK 4
1899
Feb 23 "Australian" Billy Edwards Yonkers, NY LT 6
Aug 11 Danny McMahon Chicago, Il LT 3
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1888
Bill Thompson W
1890-1891
Pete McCoy Providence, RI SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
1892
Dec Billy Yeager D
-Reportedly, this bout was held during Nov-Dec 1892
1896
Tom Mack (of Bridgeport, Ct) SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1898-1899
Jim Watts New York, NY D 4
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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