Jim Janey
(Jim Jaynie)
BORN Fought out of Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland WEIGHT 142-150 lbs
Janey was a muscular fighter with explosive hitting power; However, he did not possess the best boxing skills
During his career, he defeated such men as Frank Childs, Jim Watts, Pepper Griffin, Billy Payne, Wiley Evans and Lon BeckwithUndated Billy Parker W Tobe Parker W Will "Monk" Robinson W Charles Holcomb D Tobe Parker D 1894 Mar 26 George Ringo near Washington, DC W Jun 9 Humphrey Howard Washington, DC L 4 Jul 9 Will "Monk" Robinson Washington, DC EX 1895 Feb 11 Will "Monk" Robinson Washington, DC D 4 Mar 19 Larry McDonald Washington, DC D 15 1896 Nov 6 Tom Edwards Washington, DC KO 3 1897 Apr 22 Chris Johnson Washington, DC KO 1 Jun 17 Pepper Griffin Baltimore, Md KO 4 Jul 12 Billy Payne Philadelphia, Pa KO 4 -Some sources report "W 4" at "Baltimore, Md" Aug 16 Lon Beckwith Baltimore, Md LK 5 Oct 4 Lon Beckwith Baltimore, Md KO 4 Nov 6 Pepper Griffin Philadelphia, Pa KO 6 Dec 20 Jim Watts Baltimore, Md KO 8 -Some sources report "KO 9" 1898 Jan 18 "Cyclone" Tom Kelly Cleveland, Oh KO 1 -Some sources report "Hoboken Tommy Kelly"; Some sources report 1/17/98 Mar 2 Charley Johnson Baltimore, Md D 8 Mar 11 George Russell Baltimore, Md KO 1 Apr 11 George Russell Baltimore, Md KO 2 Apr 11 Edwin Snowden Baltimore, Md KO 1 -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date Apr 28 Jack Moffatt Chicago, Il D 6 May 11 Jim Brewster Louisville, Ky KO 1 Jun 3 Jack Moffatt Chicago, Il L 6 Jul 1 Wiley Evans Baltimore, Md KO 2 Sep 5 Jack Moffatt Toledo, Oh L 15 Oct 24 Jim Watts Louisville, Ky LK 7 -Some sources report "LF 7" Dec 15 Tom Williams Baltimore, Md KO 3 Dec 27 Dan Sullivan New York, NY TK 4 1899 Jan 7 Andy Walsh Brooklyn, NY L 20 -Some sources report 1/08/99 Jan 24 Harry Fischer Baltimore, Md LK 9 -Some sources report "LK 8"; Some sources report "L 20" on 2/24/99 Jun 6 Frank Childs near Washington, DC KO 4 -Some sources report "KO 2" Jun 19 Joe Gleeves Baltimore, Md KO 4 -Some sources report "W 4" Aug 18 Billy Peyton Washington, DC D 15 Sep 12 Billy Peyton near Washington, DC LK 12 1900 Nov 22 Patsy Raedy Baltimore, Md LK 2 1907 Sep 17 Alec Brown Baltimore, Md ND 5 -Janey had the best of the fighting; Brown lasted and claimed the win 1909 Apr 11 Billy Hill Baltimore, Md LT 9 -Hill was called Muldoon's Pickaninny; Some sources report "LK 4" on 4/01/09 *** Much Data Provided By Laurence Fielding ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis and Kevin Smith, Historians,
International Boxing Research Organization
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