Dynamite Jackson
(Ernest Bendy)

BORN   (Fought out of Santa Monica, California)
HEIGHT 6-1
WEIGHT 196-213 lbs
MANAGER   Wirt Ross

Jackson was a talented fighter who met some of the top performers in the ring during his years; He won the Heavyweight Championship of California during his career

During his career, Jackson defeated such men as Joe Lohman, Tony Stabenau, Cecil "Seal" Harris, Leon "Bombo" Chevalier, Neil Clisby, Les Kennedy, Hans Birkie, "Wild" Bill Reed, Jack Redman, Jack Roper, Andy Mitchell and Fred Feary

Sources report that Jackson refereed boxing contests after he retired from the ring; It is also reported that he owned a Jazz Club in Los Angeles in the 1940s on Central Avenue called "Dynamite Jackson's" 

1928
Oct  9 Leroy Kinney                Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  4

1929
Feb  5 Bill "Bad News" Johnson     Los Angeles, Ca                   W  6
          -Some sources report "Battling Johnson"
Mar  8 Joe Lohman                  San Diego, Ca                     W 10
          -Some sources report "W 6"
Mar 15 Joe Lohman                  Ventura, Ca                       W 10
Apr 26 Jack Beasley                San Diego, Ca                    KO  1
May 14 Tony Stabenau               Los Angeles, Ca                   W  6
Jul 12 Cecil "Seal" Harris         San Diego, Ca                     W 10
Aug  9 Leon "Bombo" Chevalier      San Diego, Ca                     W 10
Sep  6 Neil Clisby                 San Diego, Ca                     W 10
         -Some sources report "L 10"

1930
Jan 15 Sam Baker                   Ocean Park, Ca                   TK  1
Jan 21 Ernie Owens                 Los Angeles, Ca                   D  8
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Feb 18 Les Kennedy                 Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Mar 18 Dewey Massey                Fresno, Ca                       TK   
Aug 12 Chet Shandel                Modesto, Ca                      KO  1
Aug 19 Alex Rowe                   Fresno, Ca                       KO  1
Oct 29 Hans Birkie                 Oakland, Ca                       W 10
Dec  3 Ernie Owens                 Oakland, Ca                      KO  5
Dec 26 "Wild" Bill Reed            San Diego, Ca                    TK  2

1931
Jan  7 Jack Beasley                Oakland, Ca                      TK  4
Jan 27 Les Kennedy                 Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10
          -Heavyweight Championship of California;
           Some sources report 1930
Feb 24 Ernie Schaaf                Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10
Apr 10 Walter "Biff" Hoffman       San Francisco, Ca                KO  1
May  1 Jack Redman                 San Diego, Ca                     L 10
Jun  2 Jack Redman                 Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Jun 11 Jack Johnson                Los Angeles, Ca                  EX  3
Jun 23 Les Kennedy                 Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  4
          -Heavyweight Championship of California;
           Some sources report 1930
Jul 28 Salvatore Ruggirello        Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  5
Sep 15 Asa "Ace" Hudkins           Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10
          -Heavyweight Championship of California
Oct 19 Arthur DeKuh                Los Angeles, Ca                  LT  7
          -Some sources report 10/20/31;

1932
Jan 26 Frank Simms                 Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Feb    "Tiger" Jack Fox                                             LK  5
Feb 19 "Cowboy" Bill Owens         San Diego, Ca                    KO  1
Mar 15 Royal "Dutch" Elliott       Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  8
Jun 10 Leon "Bombo" Chevalier      San Diego, Ca                    KO  2
Jun 21 Tom Patrick                 Los Angeles, Ca                  LT  8
          -Heavyweight Championship of California
Sep 30 Jim Braddock                San Diego, Ca                     L 10
Oct 19 Frank Van Hee               Seattle, Wa                      TK  6
Nov 18 an unknown opponent         Bakersfield, Ca                  KO  1
Dec  6 Wally Hunt                  Los Angeles, Ca                   W  4

1933
May  4 Jack Willis                 Pasadena, Ca                      W  6
May 15 Fred Feary                  Stockton, Ca                      L  8
Jun 13 Joe "Popeye" Benson         Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  3
Jun 30 Ralph Carpenter             Phoenix, Az                       W 10
Aug 11 Andy Mitchell               San Francisco, Ca                KO  7
Aug 15 Maxie Rosenbloom            Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10
Oct 31 Jack Roper                  Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Nov  7 Fred Feary                  Stockton, Ca                      W 10

1934
Apr 10 Leroy Haynes                Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10
May  1 Tony Souza                  Bakersfield, Ca                   W 10
Jun 14 William McGee               Long Island City, NY              W  5
Jul  5 Salvatore Ruggirello        Asbury Park, NJ                   L 10

1935
       Max Baer                                                     EX   
Dec 13 "Tiger" Jack Fox            San Diego, Ca                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 

1936
Feb 20 Harold "Millionaire" Murphy Fresno, Ca                        W 10
Aug 12 Willie Davies               St. Louis, Mo                     W  6
          -Some sources report 8/20/36
Aug 28 Harry Thomas                Chicago, Il                      LT  2

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

Undated
       Harry Smith                                                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1927
       Andy Mitchell                                                 L  6

1928
       Andy Mitchell                                                 L  6

1929
       Joe Lohman                                                    W 10

1930
       Dewey Kimrey                                                 KO  4
       Chief Whitehorse                                             KO  1
       Man Mountain Erickson                                        KO  2
       Bill "Bad News" Johnson                                       W 10
          -Perhaps, this is the 2/05/29 bout 

1932
Feb    "Tiger" Jack Fox                                             LK  5

1932-1933
        Natie Brown                                                   L 10

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization