1908
Apr 14 -Johnson made his Professional debut at Memphis, Tn
1910
Jan 3 Battling Harris Memphis, Tn W 8
Feb 14 Jeff Clark Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 19 Tom Overby Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 5 Tom Overby Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 14 Charles Stevenson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 29 Al Kubiak Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 14 Tom Overby Allentown, Pa D 10
Apr 19 Tony Ross Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 14 Sam Langford Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 23 Morris Harris Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 1 Tom Overby Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 7 Sam McVea Neuilly, Fr D 15
-Some sources report a Johnson-McVea bout
in Aug 1910 at Paris, Fr which was won
by McVea; Perhaps, this is that bout
Aug Ben Taylor Paris, Fr KO
Sep 1 Jim Maher Paris, Fr KO 2
-Some sources report "KO 3"
Oct 9 Gustave Marthuin Paris, Fr W 10
Nov 19 Sam McVea Paris, Fr LK 18
-Some sources report "LK 21"
1911
Jan 7 Fred Drummond London, Eng TK 4
Jan 23 Joseph "Jewey" Smith London, Eng TK 11
Jan "Young" Jack Johnson London, Eng KO 11
-Some sources report 1/23/11;
Feb 20 "Seaman" George Pascall London, Eng KO 6
-Some sources report "KO 8"
May 22 Alf Langford Sheffield, Eng LT 4
Dec 1 Matthew "P.O." Curran Plymouth, Eng LF 4
Dec 11 Denis Haugh Plymouth, Eng KO 3
-Some sources report "Dewsbury, Eng"
1912
Jan 29 Alf Langford London, Eng KO 3
-Some sources report "LF 3"
Mar 28 Tom Cowler London, Eng W 15
-Some sources report 3/30/12
Apr 4 Fred Storbeck Liverpool, Eng L 20
May 20 Chuck Carleton Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 29 Joe Jeannette Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 30 Bill Watkins Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
Oct 30 Joe Jeannette New York, NY ND 10
Nov 13 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) New York, NY KO 7
-Some sources report 11/12/12 in "Brooklyn, NY"
Nov 26 Tom Overby Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec "Big" Bill Tate New York, NY KO 2
1913
Jan 1 Joe Jeannette Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Jan 17 Tom Overby Allentown, Pa KO 6
-Some sources report 1/16/13
Jan 21 Joe Jeannette Providence, RI LF 15
-Some sources report "Mariesville, RI";
Some sources report "LF 12"
Apr 3 Con O'Kelly Liverpool, Eng TK 11
Apr 28 Gustave Marthuin London, Eng TK 8
-Some sources report "TK 7"
May 3 Fred "Kid" Jackson Marseille, Fr TK 10
May 26 Bob Scanlon London, Eng TK 6
-Some sources report "TK 5"
Dec 19 Jack Johnson Paris, Fr D 10
-Heavyweight Championship of the World;
This bout was scheduled for 20 rounds but
terminated after 10 rounds due to arm injury
to the Champion
1914
Mar 27 Sam Langford New York, NY ND 10
-Some sources report "Boston, Ma"
May 19 Dan "Porky" Flynn Boston, Ma L 12
Jul 1 Joe Jeannette New York, NY ND 10
Jul 15 Joe Jeannette New York, NY ND 10
Jul 19 Bob McAllister Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 4 Joe Jeannette New York, NY ND 10
Aug 12 Sam Langford New York, NY ND 10
-Some sources report 8/14/14
Sep 15 Sam Langford Boston, Ma D 12
Oct 30 Bob McAllister New York, NY ND 10
Nov 10 Joe Jeannette Boston, Ma D 12
Dec 10 Sam McVea New York, NY ND 10
1915
Jan 11 Fred "Kid" Jackson New York, NY KO 4
-Some sources report "LT 4"
Feb 20 Sam McVea Havana, Cu L 20
Mar 12 Harry Wills New Orleans, La L 20
Apr 6 Sam Langford New York, NY ND 10
Apr 30 Arthur Pelkey Havana, Cu KO 7
May 3 "Battling" Joe Woods Brooklyn, NY ND 10
May 10 Joe Jeannette Montreal, Que, Can ND 10
May 24 "Battling" Joe Woods Brooklyn, NY KO 6
Jun 5 Jack Reed New York, NY ND 10
Jun 8 Sam Langford Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Jun 9 Sam McVea Montreal, Que, Can ND 10
Jun 11 "Sailor" Fred Fritts Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Jul 1 Jack Hemple Brooklyn, NY LT 4
Jul 5 Harry Wills Gloversville, NY ND 10
-Some sources report 7/05/16
Sep 21 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Oct 4 Andre Anderson New York, NY LK 9
-Some sources report 11/04/15;
Some sources report "TK 9"
Oct 15 Jack Reed Brooklyn, NY LT 5
Oct 18 Sam Langford Denver, Co L 15
Nov 25 Jack Thompson Kansas City, Mo D 10
1916
Aug Joe Bonds Boise, Id L 10
Sep 15 Lowe Simms Boise, Id KO 5
Dec 12 Sam Langford St. Louis, Mo LK 12
-Some sources report 12/13/16
1917
Jan 1 Sam Langford Kansas City, Mo L 12
-Some sources report "ND 12"
Feb 7 Harry Wills St. Louis, Mo TK 2
-Wills received a broken arm
Apr 23 Al Thomas Pittsfield, Ma L 12
Jun 1 Harry Wills New York, NY ND 10
Jun 29 Tango Kid Brooklyn, NY LF 8
-Some sources report "LF 6"
Aug 12 Sam McVea Panama City, Pan L 20
-Some sources report "Colon, Pan"
Oct 14 Sam McVea Colon, Pan L 20
1918
Jun 19 Sam Langford Atlanta, Ga L 10
Jul 16 Kid Norfolk New York, NY EX 4
-Some sources report "ND 4"
Aug 5 Sam Langford Atlantic City, NJ ND 8
-Some sources report 8/15/18
Aug Joe Jeannette Newark, NJ ND 8
Aug 22 Sam Langford St. Louis, Mo L 8
-Some sources report "ND 8"
Oct 17 Joe Jeannette Brooklyn, NY ND
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1915
Jack Johnson LK 1
Nov 1 Jeff Clark D 15
Undated (1913-1918)
Jack Thompson LK
1918
Apr 22 Sam Langford St. Louis, Mo ND 8
-Some historians contend this bout never was held
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
|
