1886
Bill Scott Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Bill Griffiths Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 3
Frank Silver Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 49
1887
Tom Whalen Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 10
-Some sources report "KO 55"
Ben Francis Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 7
-Some sources report "KO 3"
Bob O'Neill Sydney, NSW, Aus W 15
1886-1888
Sam Matthews W 6
1888
an unnamed opponent Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 3
an unnamed opponent Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 4 Arthur Aitken Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 19 Tom Donnelly Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report 2/20/88
Mar 1 Jack Poultney Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Mar 3 Tom Donnelly Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report 3/08/88
Mar 17 Bill Oates Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 6
Mar 24 Jack Heaney Sydney, NSW, Aus W 4
Apr 5 Essy McGuire Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 10
Apr 30 Joe "Young" Pluto Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 8
-Some sources report 5/01/88
May 5 Jack King Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
May 19 Matt Ritchie Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 8
May 26 Joe "Young" Pluto Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 19
-Some sources report "D 23"
Jun 6 Joe "Young" Pluto Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 13
Jul 2 Young Dutchy Melbourne, Vic, Aus KO 4
Aug 8 Jack Smith Adelaide, SA, Aus W 4
Aug 23 Chappie Chapman Adelaide, SA, Aus KO 4
Aug 25 Young Dalley Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
Sep 1 Joe "Young" Pluto Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Sep 8 Frank McShane Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 8
Sep 15 Frank McShane Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
Sep 19 Dick Corbett Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 6
Sep 21 Dick Cook Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 6
Sep 22 Sam McLeod Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 6
-Some sources report 9/21/88
Sep 23 Bill Fogg Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 6
-Some sources report 9/21/88
Sep 24 Alf Lawrence Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 8
Oct 20 Frank McShane Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
Nov 3 Joe "Young" Pluto Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 3
Nov 17 Frank McShane Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 4
-Some sources report 11/20/88
Nov 26 Jones Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
Dec 1 Frank Burns Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
Dec 10 "Torpedo" Billy Murphy Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Dec 15 Matt Ritchie Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
1889
Jan 12 Dick Murphy Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Jan 19 Bill Doolan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 2 Ambrose Taylor Sydney, NSW, Aus D 8
Mar 2 Jack Adams Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report "Jack Adamson"
Mar 27 Mick O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Aus D 8
-Some sources report "ND 4"
Apr 6 Bill Horner Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Apr 16 Mick O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Aus D 8
Apr 22 Mick McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Apr 27 Mick O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 4 Bill Holden Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 20 Mick McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 24 Bill Holden Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 14
Jun 6 Alf Lane Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Jun 15 Kiama Pet Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
-Some sources report "KO 1" on 6/05/89
Jun 29 Young O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 6 Young O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report "Mick O'Brien"
Jul 13 Mick McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 27 Abe Willis Sydney, NSW, Aus D 20
-Some sources report "D 4"
Aug 3 Martin Denny Sydney, NSW, Aus W 20
-Some sources report "D 20"
Aug 5 Martin Denny Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 10 an unnamed opponent Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 17 Doss Patterson Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 4
Aug 24 Abe Willis Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 31 Bill Horner Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report 8/21/89
Sep 14 Bill Horner Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 21 Dodger Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 6
Sep 27 Dodger Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 3
Sep 28 Bill Horner Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Oct 12 Will Sullivan Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 4
-Some sources report "W 6"
Oct 26 Mick McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Nov 9 Bill Holden Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 6
-Some sources report "ND 4"
Nov 12 Dave Lewis Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 3
Nov 18 Jem Dempsey Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 12
-Some sources report "W 4"
Nov 26 Martin Denny Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Dec 12 Joe "Young" Pluto Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 48
-Some sources report "D 70"
Dec 26 Nipper Peakes Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 8
-Featherweight Championship of Australia;
Some sources report 12/27/89
1890
Jan 4 Will "Brummy" Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jan 11 Abe Willis Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 3
-Featherweight Championship of Australia
Jan 18 Bill Horner Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jan 24 Abe Willis Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 1 an unnamed opponent Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 10 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 17 George McKenzie Sydney, NSW, Aus W 15
-Featherweight Championship of Australia;
Some sources report 2/27/90
Mar 1 Midnight Godfrey Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 4
-Some sources report "W 4"
Mar 3 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Mar 15 an unnamed opponent Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 3
Mar 22 Harry Mason Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Mar 24 Doss Patterson Sydney, NSW, Aus W 4
Mar 29 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report "W 4"
Apr 5 Fred Smith Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Apr 6 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 3
Apr 19 George McKenzie Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 6
Apr 28 an unnamed opponent Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 3 George McKenzie Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 6
May 10 Jim Burge Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 17 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 17 Richard "Deerfoot" Rose Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
-Reports indicate the previous 2 bouts were
held the same date
May 19 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus D 43
May 31 Doss Patterson Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Jun 7 Abe Willis Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jun 14 Joe McLeod Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
-Some sources report "Tom McLeod"
Jun 21 Doss Patterson Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Jul 7 Sandy Ross Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 4
Jul 19 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report 6/19/90
Sep 2 "Torpedo" Billy Murphy Sydney, NSW, Aus TK 15
-Featherweight Championship of the World
Sep 8 Jack King Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 9 Pat McShane Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 18 Jack Bateman Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 26 Billy Williams Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
Oct 4 Sandy Ross Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report 10/06/90
Oct 18 Jack Bateman Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Oct 28 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Nov 4 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Nov 14 Paddy Moran Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 13
Nov 19 Jimmy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Nov 24 Jack Nicolson Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report "Bill Nichols"
Nov 26 Bill Holden Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Dec 17 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
1891
Mar 5 Dummy Winters Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report 3/04/91
Mar 12 George Powell Sydney, NSW, Aus WF 20
-Featherweight Championship of the World
Mar 14 Dummy Winters Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Mar 21 George Powell Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 28 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report 5/30/91
Jun 4 Joe Molloy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jun 15 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 22 "Torpedo" Billy Murphy Sydney, NSW, Aus WF 22
-Featherweight Championship of the World
Aug 22 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 3
Sep 1 Ned Burden Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Oct 1 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Oct 17 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Oct 31 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Nov 14 Joe "Young" Pluto Melbourne, Vic, Aus KO 4
-Some sources report 11/16/91
Dec 15 Billy Williams Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 8
-Featherweight Championship of Australia
1892
Jan 5 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report 1/06/92
Jan 12 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 3
Feb 6 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 27 Ned Burden Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report "Ned Burton"
Mar 22 Mick McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 4
Apr 16 Sandy Ross Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Apr 20 Mick McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Apr 22 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 18 Mike Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus W 8
-Some sources report 5/17/92;
Some sources report "Mick Ryan";
Some sources report "ND 8"
Jun 25 Charlie Dunn Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 2 Abe Willis Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 5 Jim Bogie Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 13 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 6
Jul 16 Abe Willis Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 25 Jim Barron Sydney, NSW, Aus D 22
-Lightweight Championship of Australia;
Some sources report "Darlinghurst, NSW, Aus"
Aug 15 George Donnelly Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 20 George Donnelly Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 6
Aug 23 Charlie Murphy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 27 Jimmy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 3 Jack Melaney Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 6 Charlie Murphy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report 9/07/1892
Sep 7 Chiddy Ryan Sydney, NSW, Aus D 45
Sep 13 Charlie Murphy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Nov 9 Martin Denny Sydney, NSW, Aus D 25
-Some sources report "Darlinghurst, NSW, Aus"
Dec 6 Sandy Ross Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Dec 20 Jerry Marshall Sydney, NSW, Aus W 12
-Some sources report "Darlinghurst, NSW, Aus"
1893
Feb 28 Jerry Marshall Sydney, NSW, Aus WF 4
-Some sources report "Darlinghurst, NSW, Aus"
Mar 7 Dummy Winters Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
-Some sources report "W 4"
May 15 -Griffo sailed for California on the Alameda
Jun 9 -Griffo arrived in San Francisco, Ca
Nov 13 Young Scotty Chicago, Il W 6
Dec 8 Solly Smith Chicago, Il LK 1
-This was a "private" fight
Dec 18 Tommy White Chicago, Il D 8
-Some sources report "TK 8"
Dec 20 Reg "Kid" Agnew Chicago, Il D 6
Dec 28 Al Jansen Chicago, Il W 6
1894
Jan 3 Solly Smith Chicago, Il D 6
Jan 23 John Van Heest Chicago, Il D 8
Feb 10 George "Kid" Lavigne Chicago, Il D 8
Feb 24 Jerry Barnett New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Barnett did not show
Mar 7 Ed McCabe New York, NY W 3
Mar 17 Ike Weir Chicago, Il TK 3
-Police intervened;
Some sources report "NC 3"
Apr 23 Johnny T. Griffin Boston, Ma D 8
May 7 "Torpedo" Billy Murphy Boston, Ma W 8
-Some sources report 5/05/94
May 21 Mick Dunn Boston, Ma EX 3
Jun 17 Jimmy Handler Boston, Ma EX
Jun 29 George Dixon Boston, Ma D 20
Jul 29 Walter Campbell Philadelphia, Pa D 4
Aug 4 Walter Campbell Coney Island, NY ND 10
-Some sources report "EX 10";
Some sources report "EX 4"
Aug 27 Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY L 10
-Most observers thought Griffo won
Sep 3 Alf Tompkins Coney Island, NY L 15
Sep -Griffo and Walter Campbell were to be photographed
in a "Boxing Lesson"; These photos are displayed
in the book, "Gladiators of the Prize Ring"
Sep 17 Eddie Loeber New York, NY KO 1
-Some sources report 9/27/94 at "Coney Island, NY"
Sep 21 -Griffo was knocked out by Jack Fogarty in a barroom fight in
New York, NY at the Sixth Avenue resort; The men had been
drinking
Sep 25 Mick Dunn New Orleans, La ND 6
Oct 19 Walter Campbell Lancaster, Pa EX 4
Oct 22 Walter Campbell Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 24 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Nov 29 Kentucky Rosebud Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-This man was Walter Edgerton
Dec 8 Jack Hanley Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
1895
Jan 19 George Dixon Coney Island, NY D 25
Feb 23 Jerome Quigley Philadelphia, Pa D 4
Mar 4 Horace Leeds Coney Island, NY W 12
-Some sources report "ND 12"
Mar 8 Jimmy Dime Boston, Ma D 8
Mar 16 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report 3/17/95
Mar 20 Jack Hanley Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 23 Jerome Quigley Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Mar 26 Joe Harmon New York, NY W 6
Mar 30 Eddie Curry New York, NY EX 3
-Some sources report "ND 3"
Apr 11 George Reynolds Albany, NY ND 6
May 4 Charley Barnett New York, NY KO 4
-Some sources report "W 6"
Oct 1 Billy "Shadow" Maber Coney Island, NY KO
Oct 12 George "Kid" Lavigne Maspeth, NY D 20
Oct 28 George Dixon New York, NY D 10
Nov 7 Jack Randall Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Nov 13 Jack Hanley Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Nov 18 Joe Gans Baltimore, Md D 10
Dec 20 Frank Erne Buffalo, NY D 4
1896
Feb 3 Hugh Behan New York, NY LK 1
Apr 13 Charles McKeever Maspeth, NY L 20
May 25 Jack Everhardt Brooklyn, NY D 6
Jun 1 Sam Tonkins Brooklyn, NY W 10
Jun 6 Billy Ernst Brooklyn, NY D 12
Jul 10 Jack Everhardt Buffalo, NY D 20
Jul 18 Billy Ernst Buffalo, NY D 12
Jul 21 Joe Powers New York, NY D 4
1897
Jun 21 "Philadelphia" Tommy Ryan Brooklyn, NY LT 3
-Griffo quit
Jun 28 George "Kid" Lavigne Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Lavigne did not show
Jun 28 Martin Judge Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 12 Owen Ziegler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 7 Horace Leeds Atlantic City, NJ ND 4
Sep 7 Charles McKeever Athens, Pa D 15
Sep 21 Joe Gans Philadelphia, Pa D 15
-Some sources report "Athens, Pa"
Sep 27 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 12 Adam Ryan Chicago, Il LK 3
Oct 23 Frank Garrard Chicago, Il D 6
Nov 18 Tom Tracey St. Louis, Mo NC 1
-Some sources report "LT 1";
Griffo quit, claiming an injury experienced earlier in the day
Dec 26 Billy Starr San Francisco, Ca TK 4
1898
Jan 11 Billy Lewis Vallejo, Ca W 10
Feb 3 Frank McConnell San Francisco, Ca L 15
Mar 26 "Young" Peter Jackson Red Bluff, Ca WF 5
Apr 27 Charles McCarthy Sacramento, Ca KO 20
-This man was not Charles "Bull" McCarthy of Philadelphia, Pa
Jun 4 Jack Lewis Chicago, Il W 6
Jun 20 Jack Lewis Chicago, Il D 6
1900
Jan 6 Jack Lewis Chicago, Il W 6
Jan 9 Charles "Young" Kenney Chicago, Il W 6
Feb 6 Jack Lewis Philadelphia, Pa W 6
May 11 Jack Lewis Chicago, Il D 6
Jul 10 Joe Gans Brooklyn, NY LT 8
Aug 4 Jim Popp New York, NY W 6
1901
Nov 11 Ole Oleson Chicago, Il W 6
Nov 25 Kid Ash Cincinnati, Oh W 10
Dec 16 Jim Popp Chicago, Il W 6
1902
Jul 25 Tommy Daly Baltimore, Md W 20
Aug 22 Joe Bernstein Baltimore, Md L 20
Oct 22 Joe Bernstein Baltimore, Md D 6
Sep 29 Joe Tipman Baltimore, Md LK 5
Dec 23 Jack "Kid" Bain Baltimore, Md KO 9
-Some sources report "KO 8" on 1/1/03
1903
Dec 26 George Memsic Baltimore, Md D 6
1904
Jan 30 Martin Judge Chicago, Il W 6
Feb 10 Tommy White Chicago, Il LK 1
-Some sources report "TK 1"
1911
May 10 Mike Leonard New York, NY ND 6
Sep 25 Billy "Honey" Mellody Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1888-1889
George Holden W 12
1892-1893
Dan Creedon in Australia EX
1894
Oct 29 Kentucky Rosebud Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-This man was Walter Edgerton
1902
Dec Sammy Phillips Chicago, Il EX 6
1904
Jan 30 Harry Griffin Chicago, Il W 6
*** Assistance Was Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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