1849
Sydney Smith Cambridge, Eng W
-This bout was held at "Wisbech"
Charles Pinfold Norwich Hill, Eng W 4
1850
Apr 17 John Pratt Mousewell Hill, Eng L 50
-This bout was held at "Drayton Becker"
Tom Brewer Horncastle Fair, Eng W
Farden Smith Norwich Hill, Eng W 5
1851
Jan 14 John Pratt Mousewell Hill, Eng W 8
-This bout was held at "Drayton Becker";
Some sources report "W 10"
Martin in England W
1852
Nov 12 Tom Harvey Harlaston Fair, Eng W 31
1853
Tom Harvey in England SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held
"Lincolnshire Bulldog" Dowdham, Eng W
-This bout was held at "Rampling Horse"
Gutteridge in England W
Nickels in England L
1854
Roger Coyne in England SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held
1855
Oct 2 Bob "Slasher" Slack Mildenhall, Eng W 9
1856
Lord Drumlanrig London, Eng W
Johnny Walker London, Eng W
Mo Betson London, Eng W
an unnamed opponent London, Eng W
-The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
1857
Feb 17 Bill Thorpe Canvey Isle, Eng W 18
-Some sources report "Medway, Eng"
Oct 20 Mike Madden SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Mace refused to fight under the selected
referee
1858
May 10 Mike Madden SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Arguments arose in arranging final details;
Mace refused to fight
Sep 21 Bob Brettle Medway, Kent, Eng L 2
-Middleweight Championship of England;
Some sources report "LK 2"
1859
Jan 25 Posh Price Aldershot Common, Eng W 11
1860
Feb 20 Bob Travers Kent Marshes, Eng D 6
-Early sources report "Down River, Eng";
Police intervened
Feb 21 Bob Travers Down River, Eng WF 57
-Some sources report "W 57"
Sep 19 Bob Brettle Wallingford Grove, Eng D 6
-Middleweight Championship of England;
This bout was held at "Clinch's Farm";
Police intervened
Sep 20 Bob Brettle Yantlet Creek, Essex, Eng W 5
-Middleweight Championship of England;
This bout was held near "Foulness Island"
1861
Jun 18 Sam Hurst Medway Island, Eng W 8
-Heavyweight Championship of England
1862
Jan 28 Tom King Godstone, Surrey, Eng W 43
-Heavyweight Championship of England
Nov 26 Tom King Medway, Kent, Eng L 21
-Heavyweight Championship of England;
This bout was held near "Thames Haven"
-Mace challenged King to another fight; King refused
1863
Sep 1 Joe Goss Wooten/Bassett/Plumstead, Eng W 19
-Middleweight Championship of England;
This bout was held in three rings at -
"Wooten, Bassett, and Plumstead Marshes";
Some sources report 1/28/63
Sep 22 -Mace seconded Tom Kelly vs. Bill Brown at Aldershot, Eng
1864
Oct 4 Joe Coburn Pierstown, Ire SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Mace and Coburn could not agree on a referee
Oct 14 Joe Coburn Dublin, Ire SCH
-This bout was scheduled temporarily but
negotiations fell through
1865
Nov 1 Joe Wormald Doncaster, Eng SCH
-Championship of England;
This fight was scheduled but not held;
Wormald injured an arm during training;
Wormald paid forfeit to Mace;
Some sources report 9/16/65;
Some report 9/26/65
1866
May 24 Joe Goss Meopham, Kent, Eng D 1
-Heavyweight Championship of England;
This bout was held at "Longfield Court";
No blows were struck
Aug 6 Joe Goss London, Eng W 21
-Heavyweight Championship of England;
This bout was held at "Purfleet"
1867
Oct 15 Ned O'Baldwin London, Eng SCH
-Heavyweight Championship of England;
This bout was scheduled but not held;
Authorities prevented the bout
1869
Sep an unnamed opponent New York, NY EX
1869-1870
-Mace and John C. Heenan toured America giving
sparring exhibitions
1870
May 10 Tom Allen Kennerville, La W 10
-Heavyweight Championship of England;
Heavyweight Championship of America
Jun 14 Joe Coburn Newark, NJ EX
Jun 15 Joe Coburn Paterson, NJ EX
Jun 16 Joe Coburn Jersey City, NJ EX
Jul 2 Joe Coburn New York, NY EX
1871
Feb 11 John C. Heenan New York, NY EX 3
May 11 Joe Coburn Port Ryeson, Can D 1
-Heavyweight Championship of the World;
Heavyweight Championship of America;
No blows were struck; Police intervened
Jun 2 Joe Coburn Kansas City, Mo SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Coburn did not show
Nov 30 Joe Coburn Bay St. Louis, Ms D 12
-Heavyweight Championship of the World;
Heavyweight Championship of America;
Mace injured a hand in the fifth round;
Some sources report Mississippi Station, Ms
1871-1872
-Mace toured the West with Billy Edwards
Billy Edwards Council Bluffs, Ne EX
-Mace toured California with Billy Edwards
1872
Jun 15 Charles A. Bennett San Francisco, Ca EX 6
Martin in California W
Jul 15 Ned O'Baldwin Baltimore, Md SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Authorities prevented the bout
Aug 14 Ned O'Baldwin Collier's Station, WV SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
A suitable referee could not be agreed upon
John McConnell Glasgow, Scot EX 1
-Mace knocked McConnell out
Jem Stewart Glasgow, Scot EX
1875
Nov 24 Charley Davis London, Eng EX
Nov 30 Joe Goss London, Eng SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1876
Jan 18 Joe Goss London, Eng EX 3
Feb 12 Joe Goss London, Eng EX
Feb 14 Joe Goss London, Eng EX
May 12 Joe Goss Brooklyn, NY EX
May 12 Joe Goss Brooklyn, NY SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled for the same date;
The outcome are not known
May 13 Joe Goss Brooklyn, NY SCH
May 13 Joe Goss Brooklyn, NY SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled for the same date;
The outcome are not known
Jul 24 Steve Taylor Toronto, Ont, Can EX
-Mace and Taylor boxed exhibitions during the week
of Jul 24-29
Jul John Scholes Toronto, Ont, Can EX
Billy Edwards W
Sam Collyer W
Tom Allen Virginia City, Nv W
Dec 16 Bill Davis Virginia City, Nv W 8
1877
Jan 26 Bill Davis San Francisco, Ca KO 4
Mar -Mace arrived in Sydney, NSW, Aus
Mar -Mace gave statuesque illustrations and fencing
exhibitions with Bortwick Reid at the School of
Arts, Sydney, NSW, Aus on Mar 7-10 and Mar 13-14
Mar Larry Foley Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 2 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 3 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 4 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 5 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 6 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 7 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 9 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 10 Larry Foley Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 10 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 11 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 12 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 13 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 14 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 16 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 17 John M. Christie Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 17 Larry Foley Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 18 John M. Christie Newcastle, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 19 John M. Christie Newcastle, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 20 John M. Christie Newcastle, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 21 John M. Christie Newcastle, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 26 John M. Christie Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Apr 27 John M. Christie Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Apr 28 John M. Christie Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Apr 30 John M. Christie Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
May 1 John M. Christie Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
May 1 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 2 John M. Christie Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
May 2 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 3 John M. Christie Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
May 3 Harry Sellers Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Sep 29 Larry Foley Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Oct 1 Larry Foley Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Oct 5 Larry Foley Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
1878
Mar 2 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Mar 4 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Mar 23 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Apr 6 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Apr 13 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Apr 15 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Jun 15 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Jun 22 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Jun 29 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Jul 6 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Jul 13 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Jul 20 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Aug 10 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Aug 24 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Aug 26 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Aug 31 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Sep 2 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Sep 7 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Sep 9 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Sep 14 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Sep 28 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Oct 26 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Nov 2 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Nov 9 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Nov 23 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Nov 30 Larry Foley Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Dec 14 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
1879
Feb 8 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Apr 19 Larry Foley Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Jun 23 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Jul 26 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Aug 16 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Aug 30 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Sep 20 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Sep 27 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Oct 4 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Oct 18 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Nov 8 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Dec 6 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Dec 20 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
1880
Jan 3 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Feb -Mace gave boxing exhibitions was in Hobart, Tasmania
Feb 28 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
Mar 6 John Thompson Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 3
1881
Jack King Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX
1877-1882
-Mace and Larry Foley opened a School of Boxing
and toured Australia and New Zealand
1882
Mar 7 -Mace arrived in Auckland, NZ on the SS Rotorua from Melbourne
Mar 25 Fred Edmonds Auckland, NZ EX 4
Mar 28 H.A. Keesing Auckland, NZ EX 3
Mar 28 R. Davis Auckland, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 11 R. Davis Auckland, NZ EX 3
Apr 11 Fred Edmonds Auckland, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 15 Barney Donovan Auckland, NZ EX 3
Apr 15 H.A. Keesing Auckland, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 29 Fred Edmonds Auckland, NZ EX 3
Apr 29 William Miller Auckland, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 2 Fred Edmonds Auckland, NZ EX 3
May 2 William Miller Auckland, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 3 William Miller Auckland, NZ EX 3
May 4 William Miller Auckland, NZ EX 3
May 5 William Miller Auckland, NZ EX 3
May 6 William Miller Auckland, NZ EX 3
May 8 Fred Edmonds Thames, NZ EX 3
May 8 William Miller Thames, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 9 Fred Edmonds Thames, NZ EX 3
May 9 William Miller Thames, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 20 William Miller Wellington, NZ EX 3
May 22 William Miller Wellington, NZ EX 3
May 23 William Miller Wellington, NZ EX 3
May 24 William Miller Wellington, NZ EX 3
May 25 Fred Edmonds Wellington, NZ EX 3
May 25 William Miller Wellington, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 26 William Miller Wellington, NZ EX 3
May 27 William Miller Wellington, NZ EX 3
May 27 Jack Stagpoole Wellington, NZ EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 3 William Miller Christchurch, NZ EX 3
Jun 5 William Miller Christchurch, NZ EX 3
Jun 6 William Miller Christchurch, NZ EX 3
Jun 7 William Miller Christchurch, NZ EX 3
Jun 9 George Belcher Christchurch, NZ EX 3
Jun 10 George Belcher Christchurch, NZ EX 3
Jun 12 Fred Edmonds Temuka, NZ EX 3
Jun 12 William Miller Temuka, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 13 Fred Edmonds Timaru, NZ EX 3
Jun 13 William Miller Timaru, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 14 Fred Edmonds Timaru, NZ EX 3
Jun 14 William Miller Timaru, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 15 Fred Edmonds Oamaru, NZ EX 3
Jun 15 William Miller Oamaru, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 17 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Jun 18 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Jun 19 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Jun 20 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Jun 21 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Jun 22 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Jun 23 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Jun 29 an unnamed opponent Dunedin, NZ EX 1
Jun 29 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 30 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Jul 1 William Miller Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Aug 5 a local amateur Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Aug 26 Herbert Slade Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Sep 13 Herbert Slade Timaru, NZ EX 3
Sep 13 George Belcher Timaru, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Sep 14 Herbert Slade Timaru, NZ EX 3
Sep 14 George Belcher Timaru, NZ EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 14 Herbert Slade Christchurch, NZ EX 3
Oct 24 Herbert Slade Christchurch, NZ EX 3
Oct 28 George Belcher Christchurch, NZ TK 4
-Some sources report "W 6"
Dec 2 Herbert Slade Auckland, NZ EX 4
Dec 4 H.A. Keesing Auckland, NZ EX 3
Dec 8 -Mace and Herbert Slade left for the USA on a mail steamer
1883
Jan -Mace arrived in America with Herbert Slade
Jan 8 Herbert Slade San Francisco, Ca EX 2
Feb 2 Herbert Slade New York, NY EX 3
Feb 8 Herbert Slade New York, NY EX 3
Mar 6 Herbert Slade New York, NY EX 3
Mar Herbert Slade Cincinnati, Oh EX
-Mace and Herbert Slade sparred several other
exhibitions during Mar 1883
Apr 5 Herbert Slade Pittsburgh, Pa EX 3
Apr 20 Herbert Slade EX 3
May Lord Charles Beresford London, Eng LK
-This was a "private" fight
May 18 Herbert Slade Sheffield, Eng EX 3
May 21 Herbert Slade London, Eng EX 3
May 22 Herbert Slade London, Eng EX 3
May 30 Herbert Slade Manchester, Eng EX 3
Jun 23 Herbert Slade Manchester, Eng EX 3
Aug 3 Herbert Slade Boston, Ma EX 3
Nov Charlie Mitchell Liverpool, Eng EX
1883-1884
-Mace toured England with "Denver" Ed Smith and boxed exhibitions
1884
Jan 18 Jack Smith London, Eng EX 3
Jan 31 Jack Smith Leicester, Eng EX 3
Feb 6 Jack Smith Northampton, Eng EX 3
Feb 7 Jack Smith Northampton, Eng EX 3
Feb 8 Jack Smith Northampton, Eng EX 3
1885
Dec 16 -Mace seconded Jack Davis vs. Jem Smith near
Lingfield, Eng, on the Surrey-Sussex border
1886
Feb 16 -Mace refereed the Jem Smith-Alf Greenfield
bout at Maison-Lafitte, Fr
Jul -Mace and Jack Knifton went on an exhibition
tour of Britain
Sep 23 Jack Knifton Newmarket, Eng EX
1887
Feb 15 Charlie Mitchell Islington, Eng EX
Feb 16 Alf Greenfield Westminster, Eng EX
Feb 17 Pooley Mace Westminster, Eng EX
Charlie Mitchell Liverpool, Eng EX 3
1889
Oct 17 -Mace seconded Frank "Paddy" Slavin vs. Jem Goode
at London, Eng
Dec -Mace and Alf Greenfield went on an exhibition tour
of England
1890
Feb 7 Charlie Mitchell Glasgow, Scot L 4
-This bout was promoted as the Heavyweight
Championship of England; Mace was very critical
of Mitchell and other British heavyweights;
Mitchell fought him to shut him up; The men
wore six-ounce gloves and fought two minute
rounds; Police intervened
Mar -Mace and Charlie Mitchell toured England and
drew large crowds giving boxing exhibitions
1892
Nov Johnny Stringer Leeds, Eng EX
Dec Dick Burge Leeds, Eng EX
1894
Dec 1 -Sources reported that Mace was coming to America
and would box Mike Donovan soon after he arrived
1895
Feb 17 Jack Hall Canning Town, Eng EX
Mar Dick Burge Hexton, Eng EX
Oct 14 Dick Burge London, Eng EX 3
-Mace toured Scotland with Frank "Paddy" Slavin
giving boxing exhibitions
1896
Nov 22 -Mace arrived in New York, NY
Dec 14 Mike Donovan New York, NY D 4
-Some sources report "EX 3" in "Utica, NY"
Dec 25 Billy McLean Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
1897
Jan 8 John Scholes Toronto, Ont, Can EX 3
Mar 1 Jim Butler Rochester, NY EX 4
Mar 8 Tommy Ryan Syracuse, NY ND 4
Aug Mike Donovan Birmingham, Eng SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 3 Mike Donovan Birmingham, Eng D 6
Sep 29 Bob Travers London, Eng EX 3
Oct 1 Bob Travers South London, Eng EX 3
Oct 4 Bob Travers Birmingham, Eng EX 3
1903
Dec -Mace arrived in South Africa on the Avondale Castle
Dec -Mace opened a Boxing Academy in Capetown, COGH, SA
Dec 28 Jack Valentine Capetown, COGH, SA EX 3
1904
Jan 18 Jack Valentine Capetown, COGH, SA EX 3
1905
Apr Wolf Bendoff London, Eng EX 4
Undated
Billy Clark ND
*** Much Data Was Provided By Bill Matthews And Mike Attree ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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