1897
Jan 17 Steve Flanagan
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Feb 11 Young McAnnany
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Apr 10 Harry Burke
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Apr 17 Young Starr
Philadelphia, Pa
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 1 Adam Ryan
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
May 10 Harry Berger
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
May 11 Tommy Edwards
Manayunk, Pa
ND 3
May 11 Young Smyrna
Manayunk, Pa
ND 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 21 Adam Ryan
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Jul 12 Jack "Young" McDonald
Philadelphia, Pa
TK 4
Jul 26 Bill Brown
Philadelphia, Pa
KO 2
-Some sources report "TK 3"
Aug 9 Kid Krause
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Aug 31 Young Burke
Athens, Pa
KO 9
-Some sources report "TK 8"
Sep 21 Danny McMahon
Athens, Pa
ND 10
Oct 12 Crocky Boyle
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Nov 1 Danny McMahon
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Nov 16 Thomas Devlin
Lancaster, Pa
ND 6
Nov 30 Elwood McCloskey
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
-Some sources report "Frankfurt, Pa"
Dec 30 Eugene Rowan
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
1898
Jan 10 Crocky Boyle
Athens, Pa
ND 10
Jan 25 John Lester
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Feb 16 Tommy White
Athens, Pa
ND 16
-Some sources report "ND 15";
Some sources report
"TK 16"
Feb 26 Tommy Cleary
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Mar 7 Dan McConnell
Athens, Pa
KO 11
-Some sources report "W 15"
Mar 15 Martin Judge
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
-Some sources report "Manayunk, Pa"
Apr 1 Jack Bennett
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Apr 15 Owen Ziegler
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
May 6 William "Spike" Sullivan Philadelphia,
Pa
ND 6
May 20 Jack Everhardt
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Jun 17 Horace Leeds
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Dec 31 Jimmy Murray
Chicago, Il
W 6
1899
Jan 18 Charlie Smith
Philadelphia, Pa
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 7 George "Mystery" Kerwin
Chicago, Il
W 6
Apr 7 Charles McKeever
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Apr 21 "Wilmington" Jack Daly
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
-Some sources report 4/20/99
May 19 Tom Broderick
Yonkers, NY
W 20
-Some sources report 5/18/99
Jun 9 "Wilmington" Jack Daly
Chicago, Il
W 6
Jul 3 Jack Everhardt
Coney Island, NY
W 25
Jul 28 "Mysterious" Billy Smith
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
1900
Jan 27 Tom Duggan
Brooklyn, NY
TK 8
-Some sources report "Toronto, Ont, Can"
Feb 13 Isadore Strauss
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 4
Feb 26 Billy Payne
Bethlehem, Pa
ND 6
Mar 12 "Mysterious" Billy Smith
Brooklyn, NY
D 25
Mar 20 Yock Henninger
Hot Springs, Ar
D 20
May 15 Joe Claybourne
Wissahickon, Pa
ND 6
May 25 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Chicago,
Il
L 6
May 30 Leo Stanton
Youngstown, Oh
D 5
-Police intervened
Jun 29 "Syracuse" Tommy Ryan
Chicago, Il
L 6
Sep 21 Frank Majore
Atlantic City, NJ
TK 11
-Some sources report "Frank Majane"
Oct 1 Isadore Strauss
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Oct 22 Charles Johnson
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Oct 29 Charles Johnson
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 4
-Some sources report "TK 3"
Nov 26 Young Starr
Philadelphia, Pa
LK 1
Dec 27 "Mysterious" Billy Smith
Paterson, NJ
NC 11
-Some sources report "NC 6";
This bout was
stopped;
The men were
faking;
1901
Nov 9 Jack Bennett
Toronto, Ont, Can
L 20
1902
Jan 27 Isadore Strauss
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
May 8 Ray Wyckoff
Philadelphia, Pa
WF 3
-Some sources report "Ray Wickoff";
Some sources report
"LK 3"
May 19 Lew Ryall
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
May 20 Young Bush
Philadelphia, Pa
TK 2
May 27 Barney "Kid" Abel
Philadelphia, Pa
TK 2
Nov 6 Billy Devine
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
1903
Aug 31 Jack McClain
Chester, Pa
KO 2
-Some sources report "L 5"
Sep 10 Charley Golden
Philadelphia, Pa
KO 1
Sep 14 Jack McClain
Chester, Pa
LK 5
1905
Jan 26 Willie Smith
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Feb 25 Kid Slaver
Philadelphia, Pa
KO 1
May 12 Kid Sullivan
Philadelphia, Pa
LK 3
*****
The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1900
Jul 27 Young White
Philadelphia, Pa
ND
Aug 3 Young Murray
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 4
-The previous 2 bouts were amateur bouts
Undated
Young Starr
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
*** A bout with
Tommy Ryan is reported but with a different
"Tommy Ryan" - not the champion
*** Three bouts
with Hugo Kelly are reported but for a
different
"Young" Mahoney (Otto Hauser) of Wisconsin
*** Most Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
Record courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian,
International Boxing Research Organization
