1857
George Hares Brompton Bushes, ---, England W
1858
Rixon Northants, ---, England W 150
1859
Young Broome in England SCH
-This fight was scheduled but not held;
Goss paid forfeit
Sep 20 Jack Rooke Leaseford, Sussex, England (1:40:00) W 64
Nov 29 Tom Price in England SCH
-This fight was scheduled but not held;
Goss paid forfeit
1860
Feb 10 Tom Price Kingswood Common, ---, England W 15
Mar 20 Charlie Paget Wolverhampton, ---, England W 18
Jul 17 Harry Crutchley Oxford, ---, England W 120
1861
Sep 24 Bill Ryall Home Circuit, ---, England W 37
1862
Feb 11 Bill Ryall Home Circuit, ---, England D 36
Nov 25 Posh Price Stonebridge, ---, England W 66
-Middleweight Championship of England
1863
Sep 1 Jem Mace Wooten/Bassett/Plumstead, ---, England L 19
-Middleweight Championship of England;
This bout was held in three rings at -
"Wooten, Bassett, and Plumstead Marshes";
Some sources report 1/28/63
Dec 16 Ike Baker London, ---, England W 27
1866
May 24 Jem Mace Kent, ---, England D 1
-Heavyweight Championship of England;
No blows were struck
Aug 6 Jem Mace London, ---, England L 21
-Heavyweight Championship of England
1867
Mar 5 Tom Allen Gloucestershire, ---, England D 34
-Middleweight Championship of England;
This bout was fought in three rings at different times
in "Gloucestershire" and "Marshfield" and near "St. Malins";
Earlier sources report "D 31"
Jul -Goss arrived in New York, NY
Sep 7 Tom Allen Cincinnati, Oh WF 1
1868
Mar 3 Joe Wormald SCH
-This fight was scheduled but not held;
Wormald paid forfeit to Goss
Aug Harry Allen D
1876
Jan 18 Jem Mace London, ---, England EX 3
May 12 Jem Mace Brooklyn, NY EX
May 12 Jem Mace Brooklyn, NY SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled for the same date;
The outcomes are not known
May 13 Jem Mace Brooklyn, NY SCH
May 13 Jem Mace Brooklyn, NY SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled for the same date;
The outcomes are not known
Sep 7 Tom Allen Kenton County, Ky D 7
Sep 7 Tom Allen Boone County, Ky WF 14
-Heavyweight Championship of America;
This bout was fought in two rings on the same date;
Allen struck Goss while he was down and was disqualified
Oct 17 John J. Dwyer New York, NY ND 4
-Dwyer knocked Goss down
Oct 19 John J. Dwyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1877
Sep 24 Steve Taylor Brooklyn, NY EX 3
Oct 8 William Miller Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 3 William Miller New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1878
Mar 25 John J. Dwyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
This was a sparring scene in the play, "A Great Encounter"
Mar 26 John J. Dwyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
This was a sparring scene in the play, "A Great Encounter"
Mar 27 John J. Dwyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
This was a sparring scene in the play, "A Great Encounter"
Mar 27 John J. Dwyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
This was a sparring scene in the play, "A Great Encounter"
The previous 2 bouts were scheduled for the same date
Mar 28 John J. Dwyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
This was a sparring scene in the play, "A Great Encounter"
Mar 29 John J. Dwyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
This was a sparring scene in the play, "A Great Encounter"
Mar 30 John J. Dwyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
This was a sparring scene in the play, "A Great Encounter"
Mar 30 John J. Dwyer Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
This was a sparring scene in the play, "A Great Encounter"
The previous 2 bouts were scheduled for the same date
Apr John J. Dwyer Troy, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
May 16 Steve Taylor New York, NY EX
May 27 Steve Taylor Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 22 Paddy Ryan Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled; Ryan refused
to fight when the promoter failed to come up with
the prize money
Sep John J. Dwyer SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 19 William Miller Baltimore, Md L
-Miller won by more "clean" hits, 22-10
1879
Apr 19 -Goss was scheduled to spar in Brooklyn, NY
1880
Mar 20 Steve Taylor New York, NY EX
Apr 6 John L. Sullivan Boston, Ma EX 3
May 30 Paddy Ryan Collier's Station, WV L 87
-Heavyweight Championship of America
1881
Jan 3 John L. Sullivan Boston, Ma EX 3
-Gloves were used for this bout
May 18 Paddy Ryan New York, NY EX 3
1882
Feb 2 John L. Sullivan New Orleans, La EX 3
Aug 19 John L. Sullivan North Adams, Ma EX 2
-A riot broke out in the crowd and police intervened
Aug 19 John L. Sullivan North Adams, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 14 John L. Sullivan New York, NY EX
Undated
-Reportedly, Goss fought Denny Kelliher
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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