Undated
Jack O'Brien W 3
Charles Hillery W 2
1889
Nov 14 Billy Kramer San Francisco, Ca W 5
-Some sources report "W 4"
Nov 15 E.S. Toadvin San Francisco, Ca W 4
-Some sources report "William Todavin"; Corbett won the
Featherweight Competition in a Boxing Tournament
1890
Charles Strong W 3
1891
Billy Dooley W 4
Jack Strong W 5
1892
Billy Dooley W 4
Frank Gilbert SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Gilbert did not show
Aug Jim Whalen San Francisco, Ca D 16
-Some sources report "KO 10"
Dec Jack Ring Lake County, Ca KO 2
-Some sources report "Jack King"
1893
Jul 31 "San Fran" Paddy Smith Roby, In LT 28
-Some sources report 7/24/93
1894
Jack Smith KO 5
-Some sources report 1891
Billy O'Brien KO 2
-Some sources report 1891
Sep 6 Frank Kelly Colma, Ca TK 12
-Some sources report "Spider Kelly";
Reports vary - "W 12" - "W 14";
Police intervened
Nov 29 Frank Kelly Tacoma, Wa KO 4
1895
Mar -William Brady was trying to arrange a bout between Corbett
and Young Griffo
May 4 Mike Coyle Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
May 6 Jim Holmes Coney Island, NY TK 7
-Some sources report "W 7";
Some sources report "W 8"
May 11 -Corbett was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
Jun 15 Eddie Pierce Coney Island, NY KO 3
-Some sources report "NC 3";
Police intervened
Jun 8 Billy Vernon New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun -Parson Davies, manager of Harry Pigeon, was trying
to arrange a bout between Pigeon and Corbett
Jun 27 Jim Foley New York, NY EX 3
-Some sources report "KO 3" vs "Jack Foley" in 1891
Jul 2 Billy Vernon New York, NY D 5
-Corbett floored Vernon in round five;
Vernon's corner yelled "foul";
The referee called the bout a "draw"
Tom Hayes KO 2
-Some sources report "Jack Hayes" in 1891
Jul 19 Billy "Shadow" Maber Baltimore, Md KO 7
-Some sources report "Brooklyn, Md"
Jul 27 Charles McKeever Sea Isle City, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
1896
Feb 8 Danny Needham San Francisco, Ca TK 8
-Some sources report "W 8"
May 1 Owen Ziegler San Francisco, Ca W 10
Aug 1 Bob McArthur San Francisco, Ca ND 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Oct 8 Tom Tracey San Francisco, Ca W 10
Ed Stockball KO 1
1897
Jan 23 Willie Lewis Paso Robles, Ca KO 2
-Some sources report "Billy Lewis" in 1896
Feb 25 Jim Corbett Shaw's Hot Springs, Nv EX
Mar 17 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Carson City, Nv TK 12
-Some sources report "W 11";
Some sources report "W 12"
May 26 Charles McKeever San Francisco, Ca W 15
-Some sources report "W 16"
Sep 26 Joe Walcott San Francisco, Ca LK 18
-Some sources report 8/26/97
Nov 10 Owen Ziegler San Francisco, Ca KO 1
1898
Feb Billy Gallagher San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 21 Joe Choynski San Francisco, Ca EX
-This was a sparring contest
Feb 25 Tommy Ryan San Francisco, Ca LT 18
-The verdict was not "L 18 "
Jun 17 Joe Silverthorn Vancouver, BC, Can W 6
-Some sources report "W 5";
Some sources report "WF 6"
Jul 28 Jim Corbett Asbury Park, NJ EX
Jul 29 "Mysterious" Billy Smith New York, NY L 25
Sep 23 Frank McConnell San Francisco, Ca KO 10
-Some sources report "W 10"
Dec 30 Dan Creedon San Francisco, Ca W 20
1899
May 31 Al Neill San Francisco, Ca L 20
Jul 20 Charlie Goff San Francisco, Ca KO 19
-Some sources report "KO 11"
Paddy Purtell KO 6
Nov 24 Al Neill San Francisco, Ca LT 20
-Some sources report "L 20"
1900
Nov 30 Phil "Soldier" Green San Francisco, Ca KO 16
1901
Oct 10 Tommy Ryan Kansas City, Mo WF 6
1902
Jan 30 Tommy Ryan Kansas City, Mo LK 7
1909
Jun 19 Kid Krantz Colma, Ca D 10
Jul 5 Russell Kane Grass Valley, Ca L
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1907
Jan 16 Joe Gans Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
*** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis ***
*** Photo And Some Data Was Provided By Alan Knox ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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