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Marvin Hart
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| BORN | September 16 1876; Fern Creek, Kentucky |
| DIED | September 17 1931; Fern Creek, Kentucky |
| HEIGHT | 5-11 1/4 |
| WEIGHT | 185-195 lbs |
| MANAGERS | Tommy Ryan; H.C. Dickins, John McKee |
Hart was
not a stylish boxer, being somewhat awkward and clumsy in technique,
but he was durable and underrated in his overall ability; He was a
tough, determined fighter who could withstand punishment; In
addition, he was a relentless attacker who carried firepower in each
fist
He was not a physical specimen to behold but he was strong, stubborn
and persistent - and kept at the task - always hammering away;
Hart's most impressive wins came in 1905 - against Jack Johnson in
San Francisco and Jack Root in Reno
During his career, Hart defeated such men as Johnson, Root, Peter
Maher, John "Sandy" Ferguson, Tommy West, Dan Creedon, Kid Carter,
Jack Bonner, Tony Ross, John Wille, Dick O'Brien, Al Weinig and
Billy Stift
New Book -
In the Ring With
Marvin Hart by Adam Pollack
1899 Dec 12 William Schiller Louisville, Ky KO 7 1900 Jan 3 John Dempsey Louisville, Ky KO 3 Jan 10 Stormy Goss Louisville, Ky KO 3 Feb 12 William Schiller Louisville, Ky KO 4 -Some sources report "KO 6" Apr 2 Charles Meisner Louisville, Ky KO 1 May 10 Tommy Williams Louisville, Ky KO 2 Jun 12 Louis Seifker Louisville, Ky KO 8 Jun 20 Harry Rogers Louisville, Ky KO 14 -Some sources report 6/26/00 Aug 13 Kid Hubert Louisville, Ky WF 7 -Some sources report 8/18/00 Oct 12 Kid Hubert Louisville, Ky KO 6 Dec 12 Peter Trainor Louisville, Ky KO 17 1901 Jan 14 Al Weinig Louisville, Ky KO 11 -Some sources report 1/21/01 Feb 25 Jimmy Ryan Louisville, Ky KO 8 Mar 29 Tommy West Louisville, Ky TK 16 May 24 Dan Creedon Louisville, Ky KO 7 -Reports vary - "KO 6" - "KO 10" Nov 1 Jack Beauscholte Louisville, Ky KO 10 Dec 17 "Wild" Bill Hanrahan Louisville, Ky LK 1 1902 Jan 20 Billy Stift Louisville, Ky KO 3 Apr 7 Dick O'Brien Louisville, Ky KO 3 -Some sources report "KO 4" May 3 Kid Carter Louisville, Ky TK 9 -Police intervened Aug 18 Billy Stift Chicago, Il W 6 Oct 16 Kid Carter Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 10/18/02 Nov 10 Jack Root Chicago, Il L 6 Nov 19 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1903 Apr 2 Jack Bonner Louisville, Ky WF 4 May 5 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 13 George Gardner Louisville, Ky LT 13 -Some sources report "LT 12" Nov 16 Joe Choynski Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 1 Kid Carter Boston, Ma TK 15 1904 Jan 5 George Gardner Boston, Ma D 15 Jan 25 John Wille Chicago, Il D 6 Mar 16 John "Sandy" Ferguson Hot Springs, Ar W 20 -Some sources report 3/17/04 Mar 21 Gus Ruhlin Philadelphia, Pa SCH -This bout was scheduled but not held; Hart failed to appear Apr 20 Gus Ruhlin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 20 Gus Ruhlin Baltimore, Md D 12 1905 Mar 28 Jack Johnson San Francisco, Ca W 20 May 8 John Wille Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jul 3 Jack Root Reno, Nv KO 12 -Heavyweight Championship of the World 1906 Jan 15 Pat Callahan Butte, Mt EX 2 -Hart knocked Callahan out Feb 23 Tommy Burns Los Angeles, Ca L 20 -Heavyweight Championship of the World May 3 Mike Schreck New York, NY ND 4 1907 Mar 15 Harry Rogers Hot Springs, Ar KO 2 Apr 1 Peter Maher Hot Springs, Ar KO 2 May 30 Mike Schreck Tonopah, Nv LT 21 1908 Mar 17 John Wille Hot Springs, Ar WF 4 Oct 9 Kid Hubert Lexington, Ky D 12 Oct 20 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Boston, Ma WF 5 Nov 14 John Wille Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1909 Mar 12 Tony Ross New Orleans, La WF 13 Jul 26 Mike Schreck Terre Haute, In LT 4 1910 Dec 20 Carl Morris Sapulpa, Ok LK 3 *** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1900 Jan 17 William Schiller Louisville, Ky KO 4 1901 Aug 27 "Wild" Bill Hanrahan Louisville, Ky KO 1
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis and Matt Tegen, Historians,
International Boxing Research Organization
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