Jim Stewart
(Henry John Loerch)
BORN July 20 1887; Brooklyn, New York DIED September 26 1918; Fort Dix, New Jersey (Influenza) HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 200-225 lbs MANAGER Dan McKetrick
Stewart was a big, strong, rugged man who possessed powerful arms, shoulders, and legs and carried a heavy punch; He was a White Hope of the teens
Among those he defeated during his career were Fred Bradley, Jack Bonner, Jim Jeffords, Joseph "Jewey" Smith, Sid Russell, Tom Overby, "Sailor" Charles White, and Fred Storbeck1907 Nov 21 Fred Bradley New York, NY ND 6 Dec 21 Fred Bradley New York, NY ND 6 1908 Jan 9 Fred Bradley New York, NY TK 4 -Some sources report "TK 3" Jan 20 Jack Tenbrook New York, NY KO 2 Feb 24 Frank White New York, NY KO 2 Mar 2 Ed Lenery New York, NY KO 1 Mar 19 Bob Ward New York, NY KO 2 -Some sources report "KO 3" Apr 16 Jack Bonner New York, NY KO 5 -Some sources report 4/17/08 Apr 28 Joe Jeannette New York, NY D 4 May 1 Jim Barry New York, NY LK 4 Sep 17 Jim Jeffords New York, NY KO 2 Sep 21 Jack Bonner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Oct 16 Charles "Kid" McCoy New York, NY ND 6 Oct 23 John Wille Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 30 Al Kubiak Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 17 Jim Prendergast Lawrence, Ma KO 3 1909 Feb 22 Bob Ward Philadelphia, Pa KO 1 Mar 8 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Nov 5 Joseph "Jewey" Smith Paris, Fr KO 6 -Some sources report 11/06/09; Some sources report "LK 6" Nov 14 Sid Russell Paris, Fr D 15 -Some sources report 11/20/09 Dec 14 Albert "Buck" Crouse Pittsburgh, Pa ND 6 1910 Feb 8 Albert "Buck" Crouse Pittsburgh, Pa LK 4 Mar 5 Sid Russell Paris, Fr W 20 Apr 16 Sam McVea Paris, Fr LT 6 Jun 7 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Bronx, NY ND 10 Jun 14 Tom Overby Allentown, Pa KO 6 Jun 16 Joe Jeannette Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Oct 14 "Salinas" Jack Burns New York, NY ND 10 Nov 15 Jim Barry Boston, Ma L 12 Dec 5 Jack "Twin" Sullivan New York, NY LT 4 1911 Sep 25 Andy Morris Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Oct 31 Andy Morris Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Dec 9 Bob Williams Brooklyn, NY KO 1 Dec 16 Jumbo Wells New York, NY KO 2 Dec 22 "Sailor" Charles White Brooklyn, NY KO 9 -Some sources report 12/23/11 Dec 28 Joseph "Jewey" Smith Allentown, Pa TK 5 -Police intervened 1912 Jan 5 Tom Kennedy New York, NY ND 10 Feb 12 Carl Morris Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Mar 20 Carl Morris New York, NY ND 10 May 2 Jack Fitzgerald New York, NY SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known May 9 Ed "Gunboat" Smith New York, NY ND 10 Jun 17 Tom Kennedy New York, NY ND 10 Jul 8 Fred Storbeck New York, NY TK 6 Aug 5 Luther McCarty New York, NY ND 10 Oct 21 Ed "Gunboat" Smith New York, NY LT 7 -Some sources report 10/12/12 Oct 31 George "One-Round" Davis Buffalo, NY LT 7 1915 Jul 31 Jack Hemple New York, NY WF 5 1916 Feb 22 Andre Anderson Brooklyn, NY LT 6 1917 Jul 31 Jack Lundy Freeport, NY SCH Aug 4 Dan Gilligan Brooklyn, NY SCH Sep 18 Harold Cusack Brooklyn, NY SCH -The previous 3 bouts were scheduled; The outcomes are not known *** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***1908 Feb Sid Smith New York, NY KO 2 1909-1911 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns NC 9 -Police Intervened 1911 Frank Moran L 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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