1888
Martin O’Hara Dublin, Ire KO 2
-This was an amateur bout
Tim O’Doherty Dublin, Ire W 3
Apr 3 Robert "Bob" Hair London, Eng L 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Aug 27 John Seenan Dublin, Ire KO 5
-Middleweight Championship of Ireland
Some sources report "Belfast, Ire"
Jack Wallis Dublin, Ire W 3
Tom Waters Dublin, Ire W 3
Larry Drew Dublin, Ire W 3
-The previous 3 bouts were part of a John L. Sullivan Tournament
1889
Dec 24 Peter Jackson Dublin, Ire LK 2
-Some sources report 12/25/89;
Some sources report "EX 3";
Some sources report "D 3"
1890
Harvey de Cross in Ireland W
-Heavyweight Championship of Ireland
Aug 27 Alf Bowman Dublin, Ire KO 6
1891
Feb 7 Gus Lambert London, Eng KO 1
-Lambert was reportedly the Heavyweight Champion of Canada
Oct 7 -Maher arrived in New York, NY
Oct 21 Jack "Bubbles" Davis Philadelphia, Pa W 4
Oct 23 Jim Daly Philadelphia, Pa TK 1
-Daly was knocked under the ropes and seemed unhurt;
The referee stopped the bout; Many felt that it was
a fix-up to give Maher a one round knockout
Oct 31 Jack Fallon New York, NY TK 2
-Some sources report "W 2"; Police intervened
Nov Hite Peckham Rochester, NY EX 4
-Peckham lasted and claimed a "win"
Nov 18 Tom Lynch Buffalo, NY KO 2
Nov 27 Jack Fallon New York, NY EX
Dec 17 Jack Smith New York, NY KO 1
Dec 17 "Sailor" Charles Brown New York, NY TK 1
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 19 Jack Fallon Washington, DC ND 3
1892
Jan 16 Joe Godfrey Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Mar 2 Bob Fitzsimmons New Orleans, La LT 12
Mar 21 Mike Monahan Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Mar 23 Bill Gabig Philadelphia, Pa EX
-Some sources report that Maher stopped Gabig
Mar 28 Bob Fitzsimmons New York, NY EX
Mar 30 Joe Godfrey Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
-Some sources report that Maher stopped Godfrey
Dec 8 Joe Goddard Coney Island, NY LK 3
1893
Apr 21 Bob Fitzsimmons Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
-Fitzsimmons stopped Maher
Jun 26 Val Flood Roby, In KO 4
Jul 14 "Denver" Ed Smith Salt Lake City, Ut ND 4
Aug 7 Denis "Ike" Hayes Helena, Mt KO 1
Aug 26 Tom Johnson San Francisco, Ca KO 1
Aug 26 Nick Burley San Francisco, Ca KO 1
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
Some sources report 9/26/93
Oct 7 Joe McAuliffe San Francisco, Ca D 4
1894
Jan 25 Joe Butler Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 28 George Godfrey Boston, Ma KO 6
Jul 16 Frank Craig Boston, Ma KO 2
Jul Joe Butler Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Oct 5 Peter Courtney Hoboken, NJ W 3
Oct 27 Peter Courtney Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
1895
Feb 13 "Mysterious" Billy Smith Lynn, Ma EX
Feb 22 Jim Hall Boston, Ma D 6
Apr 29 Al Lawson Washington, DC KO 1
May 2 Jerry Slattery Washington, DC EX 1
May 4 Al Johnson Washington, DC KO 1
May 10 Jerry Slattery Baltimore, Md KO 1
May 20 Bob Marshall Brooklyn NY KO 1
Jun 8 Billy Hennessey New York, NY EX
Jun 15 Dominick McCaffrey Long Island, NY ND 3
Jun 27 Peter Burns New York, NY EX 3
Jul 4 Joe "Stiff" Dunfee Syracuse, NY ND 3
Aug 16 Peter Johnson Dublin, Ire KO 1
Aug 26 Patsy Gregson Glasgow, Scot KO 4
Nov 11 Steve O'Donnell Maspeth, NY KO 1
-This bout was promoted as a Heavyweight Championship
of the World contest; Jim Corbett said he would award
his title to the winner
Dec 28 Billy Woods New York, NY ND 4
Dec 28 Peter Burns New York, NY ND 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1896
Feb 21 Bob Fitzsimmons Coahuila, Mexico LK 1
-This bout was promoted as a Heavyweight
Championship of the World contest - near
Langtry, Tx
Feb 29 Bob Fitzsimmons New York, NY ND 3
-Some sources report "EX 3"
Jun 18 Frank "Paddy" Slavin New York, NY TK 4
-Police intervened
Jul 3 George Shankly Pittsburgh, Pa KO 1
-Perhaps, this was an exhibition bout
Aug 31 Charlie Mitchell New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 16 Joe Choynski New York, NY KO 6
Dec 25 Steve O'Donnell Brooklyn, NY KO 1
Dec 26 Joe Choynski Pittsburgh, Pa EX 3
1897
Jan 2 George Geis Pittsburgh, Pa W 3
Feb 15 C.A.C. Smith Buffalo, NY W 6
Apr 7 Steve O'Donnell Buffalo, NY ND 6
Apr 26 Steve O'Donnell Philadelphia, Pa W 6
Jun 9 Tom Sharkey New York, NY D 7
-Police interfered
Jun 30 -Maher married Agnes Torpey in Philadelphia, Pa
1898
Jan 21 Yank Kenny Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Feb 15 Ed "Thunderbolt" Smith Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Mar 16 Steve O'Donnell Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
May 12 Joe Goddard Philadelphia, Pa LK 1
-Some sources report 5/13/98
Jul 8 Joe Goddard New York, NY TK 8
Dec 9 Ed Dunkhorst Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1899
Feb 15 Tom "Stockings" Conroy Hartford, Ct TK 7
-Police intervened
Mar 17 Charles Stevenson Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
-Some sources report 3/16/99
May 2 Gus Ruhlin New York, NY D 20
Jun 20 Mike Morrissey New York, NY KO 1
Sep 25 Joe Kennedy New York, NY KO 2
-Some sources report 9/26/99
Oct 23 Ed Dunkhorst Syracuse, NY WF 7
1900
Jan 1 Charles "Kid" McCoy Coney Island, NY LK 5
Feb 16 Joe Choynski Chicago, Il L 6
Mar 9 Tom “Stockings” Conroy Youngstown, Oh WF 5
Jul 6 Steve O'Donnell New York, NY KO 1
Aug 20 Klondike (John Haines) Trenton, NJ WF 5
-Some sources report "TK 5"
Aug 29 Peter Burns New York, NY EX 3
Sep 14 Jim Jeffords Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
Dec 17 Gus Ruhlin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1901
Aug 8 Thomas Jenkins Atlantic City, NJ L
-This was a wrestling match; Falls: 0-2
Oct 3 Jim Jeffords Lancaster, Pa ND 6
Oct 8 Jim Jeffords Baltimore, Md KO 2
-Some sources report 11/08/01
1902
Jan 17 Tom Sharkey Philadelphia, Pa NC 3
-The men were accused of “faking”
Mar 21 Gus Ruhlin Philadelphia, Pa LK 2
Jun 10 Fred Russell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 11 Jim Jeffords Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Oct 3 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 30 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 3 Kid Carter Philadelphia, Pa LK 3
-Some sources report "LK 2"
1903
Jan 26 Joe Choynski Philadelphia, Pa LK 2
Apr 6 George Gardner Boston, Ma LK 1
Jul 15 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa WF 3
Nov 7 Jack Munroe Philadelphia, Pa LK 4
-Some sources report 11/04/03
1904
Apr 30 Jim Jeffords Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
May 7 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 24 Jack Williams Philadelphia, Pa LK 1
Jul 14 Jack Williams Philadelphia, Pa LK 2
Aug 11 Jack Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 27 Fred Cooley Philadelphia, Pa LK 1
1905
Apr 27 Joe Butler Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
May 19 Billy Burke Philadelphia, Pa KO 4
Jun 2 Morris Harris Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed
Dec 25 Morris Harris Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
1906
Jan 16 Pat O’Rourke New York, NY W 3
-Some sources report 1/15/06
Mar 10 Paddy O’Rourke New York, NY KO 3
Mar 28 Sailor Burke New York, NY LK 2
Apr 20 Joe Hagan New York, NY WF 1
Nov 15 Eddie Haney Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1907
Apr 1 Marvin Hart Hot Springs, Ar LK 2
1908
Jul 24 Charles "Kid" McCoy New York, NY LK 2
-Some sources report 7/25/08
Dec 15 Bob Evans Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Dec 26 Jeff Clark Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1909
Jan 18 Billy Tournage Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
-Some sources report "KO 5"
Feb 3 Jeff Clark Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 24 Billy Tournage Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Apr 16 Jeff Clark Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 26 Jack Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa LK 1
1910
Mar 29 Jim Smith Philadelphia, Pa LT 2
-Some sources report 3/28/10
1911
Aug 1 Jim Dougherty New York, NY KO 1
1913
Apr 4 Fred McKay New York, NY EX
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1887
Joe Brohan Dublin, Ire W 3
Jack Hays Dublin, Ire KO 4
Fred Stanislaus Dublin, Ire KO 2
1888
Joe Rafferty Dublin, Ire W 4
Alfred Galway Dublin, Ire KO 1
Jack Watson Dublin, Ire W 3
Tom Burns Dublin, Ire KO 2
1889
Tom Sweeney Dublin, Ire KO 1
Tom Hughes Dublin, Ire W 3
Larry Drew Dublin, Ire KO 2
Nick Murphy Cork, Ire KO 3
Jim White Limerick, Ire KO 4
Mike Healy Waterford, Ire KO 1
Jim Foley Carrick, Ire W 3
1890
Joe Burke Belfast, Ire KO 2
Jim Kearns Fermoy, Ire W 3
Frank O'Neal Tralee, Ire KO 4
Jack Whelan Mallow, Ire KO 1
Frank McNamara Dublin, Ire KO 2
1891
George Neilson Dublin, Ire KO 2
Bus Tierney Athlone, Ire KO 1
Pat Tracey Mullingar, Ire KO 2
Terry Flanagan Galway, Ire KO 1
Steve Taylor Sligo, Ire KO 3
1894
Pat Cleary Mahonoy City, Pa W 3
Jim Foster Shenandoah, Pa KO 1
1895
-Maher toured with a vaudeville company and
took on all-comers
George Peters Cleveland, Oh KO 2
Stanley Cutter Cleveland, Oh KO 2
Gus Ruhlin Akron, Oh W 3
Mike Mack Salem, Oh KO 1
Charles Ock Bellaire, Oh KO 2
John Gallagher Uniontown, Pa KO 3
Billy Bissell McKeesport, Pa KO 1
Tom McCarthy Altoona, Pa KO 3
Bob Crown Lynn, Ma TK 2
John Carney Lowell, Ma KO 1
Jack O'Rourke Willimantic, Ct TK 2
Harry Jameson Bridgeport, Ct KO 4
Harry Martin Providence, RI W 3
Harry Robinson Binghamton, NY KO 2
Bucky Smith Williamsport, Pa KO 1
D. Dougherty Wilkes-Barre, Pa W 3
Jerry Wurtwright Scranton, Pa W 3
Pat Murphy Scranton, Pa KO 3
John Dunn Carbondale, Pa KO 1
E.D. Splain Bloomsburg, Pa KO 2
Rufus Sharp St. Louis, Mo KO 3
Jack King St. Louis, Mo W 3
Bill Zagerzte St. Louis, Mo KO 1
Henry Miller St. Louis, Mo KO 1
Bill Neisse St. Louis, Mo KO 1
Bill Callaghan Vincennes, In KO 1
John O'Brien Washington, DC KO 1
Bix Six (Albert Walker) Baltimore, Md KO 2
Jerry Tobin Baltimore, Md W 3
Harry Nikirk Pittsburgh, Pa KO 1
Charles L. Shull Pittsburgh, Pa KO 2
Jim McCoy Pittsburgh, Pa KO 1
*** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis ***
*** Some Data Was Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***
Record courtesy of
Tracy Callis and
Barry Deskins,
Historians,
International Boxing Research Organization
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