Denver Ed Martin
(the "Colorado Giant")


Martin was a strong and shifty competitor who carried a  stiff punch but did not possess a tough chin.

BORN   : September 10 1881; Denver, Colorado
DIED   :  unknown
HEIGHT : 6-3 1/2
WEIGHT : 203 lbs
RACE   : Black
1899
Jun  6 Bob Armstrong             New York, NY                     LK  2
       -Some sources report this bout held 4/05/99
Jul 21 Charley Stevenson         Brooklyn, NY                     KO 14
Aug 25 Walter Johnson            New York, NY                     TK  7

1897-1900
---    Mike Queenan                                               KO  2
---    Tom King (of Texas)                                        KO  6
---    Bob Clayton (of Montana)                                   KO  2
---    Tom Carey                                                  KO  2
---    Jim Galvin                                                 KO  1
---    Earl Thompson                                              KO  1
---    Bud Jackson                                                KO  3
---    Denis "Ike" Hayes                                          KO  2
---    "Mexican" Pete Everett                                     KO 14

1900
Jan 27 Klondike (John Haynes)    Philadelphia, Pa                 LK  6
Mar 23 Bob Armstrong             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jul  7 Frank Scully              Brooklyn, NY                     KO  1
Aug 20 Yank Kenny                Brooklyn, NY                          
       -Kenny refused to fight
Aug 31 Yank Kenny                Brooklyn, NY                     KO  1

1901
Aug 13 Fred Russell              Seattle, Wa                       W 10
Oct  3 Hank Griffin              Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  7
Nov 15 -Martin worked as a second for Gus Ruhlin
        (vs. Jim Jeffries) in San Francisco, Ca

1902

Feb 24 Frank Childs              Chicago, Il                       W  6
Jun 25 John "Sandy" Ferguson     London, Eng                      TK  5
Jul 25 Bob Armstrong             London, Eng                       W 15
Aug 16 Frank Craig               Newcastle, Eng                    W  3
Aug 30 Frank Craig               Newcastle, Eng                   KO  4
Dec 10 Bob Armstrong             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
       -Armstrong knocked Martin down 5 times in the 4th round;
        Some sources report this bout held 12/11/02

1903
Feb  3 Jack Johnson              Los Angeles, Ca                   L 20
       -Colored Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 10 Bob Armstrong             Boston, Ma                       LK  3
Sep 15 Sam McVey                 Los Angeles, Ca                  LK  1

1904

Aug 12 Sam McVey                 Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Oct 18 Jack Johnson              Los Angeles, Ca                  LK  2
       -Colored Heavyweight Championship of the World

---    Frank Childs                                                W  6
       -Colored Heavyweight Championship of the World;

1906
Jan 25 Sam McVey                 San Diego, Ca                    LK  4

1907
Feb 28 Sam McVey                 Sacramento, Ca                   LK 16

1908-1909

---    Edward "Gunboat" Smith                                     ND  6

1911
Jan 23 Ed Hagen                  Seattle, Wa                      WF  3

1914

---    Tom Cowler                                                 LK  2

1921
Nov 18 Harry Wills               Portland, Or                     LK  1 
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