1894
Dec 29 Joe Burke New York, NY D 6
1895
May Johnny Bemis New York, NY KO 12
-Some sources report 1891
Nov 16 Jack Gibbons New York, NY KO 4
Dec 5 Tom Frazier New York, NY TK 7
-Some sources report "KO 12"
1896
Jan 12 Billy Lee New York, NY KO 3
-Some sources report 3/12/96
Feb 11 Nick Collins New York, NY KO 7
Mar 17 Johnny Laughlin Buffalo, NY D 15
May 2 Harry Peterson New York, NY D 8
Jul 27 Mike Leonard New York, NY D 8
Oct 5 Jack Hanley Buffalo, NY W 8
Oct 29 Stanton Abbott Buffalo, NY KO 7
Nov 7 Sam Tonkins New York, NY W 10
1897
Jan 25 Jack Everhardt New York, NY D 15
-Some sources report "D 25"
Feb 6 John Sullivan New York, NY TK 4
Apr 10 Mike Farragher New York, NY TK 2
May 5 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Syracuse, NY L 20
Aug 4 Frank Garrard Jamestown, NY D 20
-Some sources report "Chautaugua Lake, NY"
Sep 27 Frank Garrard Buffalo, NY W 20
Dec 13 Charles McKeever Athens, Pa D 15
Dec 21 Mike Leonard Rochester, NY W 20
Dec 27 Owen Zeigler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1898
Jan 22 Charles Johnson Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report 6/22/98
Jan 31 Dan McConnell Trenton, NJ LF 7
Mar 31 Austin Gibbons Paterson, NJ W 10
Apr 12 Charles McKeever Cleveland, Oh L 20
Apr 20 Tommy Broderick Yonkers, NY W 20
May 9 Owen Zeigler Paterson, NJ W 20
May 26 Tommy Broderick Yonkers, NY KO 4
Jun 18 William "Kid" McPartland Coney Island, NY D 20
Aug 25 "Mysterious" Billy Smith New York, NY L 25
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 21 "Philadelphia" Tom Ryan New York, NY TK 13
Dec 10 Owen Zeigler Toronto, Ont, Can D 15
Dec 24 George "Mystery" Kerwin Toronto, Ont, Can W 20
1899
Jan 2 Owen Zeigler Coney Island, NY D 20
Jan 19 Paddy Fenton Yonkers, NY W 20
Mar 27 "Philadelphia" Tom Ryan Youngstown, Oh W 20
May 8 Frank Bentley Denver, Co D 20
May 13 Owen Zeigler Chicago, Il D 6
-Some sources report 5/12/99
Jun 21 Charles "Rough House" Burns Cincinnati, Oh KO 6
Jun 27 Jack Bennett Wheeling, WV D 20
Jul 10 Otto Sieloff Coney Island, NY TK 9
Jul 31 Eddie Connolly Coney Island, NY W 25
Aug 14 George "Mystery" Kerwin Coney Island, NY TK 16
Sep 14 Bobby Dobbs Coney Island, NY WF 25
Oct 27 Eddie Connolly New York, NY D 25
-Some sources report "Brooklyn, NY"
Nov 17 William "Kid" McPartland Chicago, Il D 6
Nov 20 Charles "Rough House" Burns Cincinnati, Oh W 15
Dec 2 Hugh McWinters Brooklyn, NY W 20
Dec 16 Edward "Kid" Carter Brooklyn, NY W 20
1900
Jan 8 Isadore Strauss Brooklyn, NY TK 12
Jan 11 George "Mystery" Kerwin Waterbury, Ct SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled,
due to poor attendence
Jan 15 Jack Bennett Cincinnati, Oh KO 7
Jan 29 William "Kid" McPartland Brooklyn, NY KO 1
Feb 16 William "Kid" McPartland New York, NY TK 17
Mar 19 Eddie Connolly Brooklyn, NY TK 14
Mar 26 Owen Zeigler Youngstown, Oh KO 2
Apr 6 Charles McKeever Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 9 Billy Payne Niles, Oh W 6
Apr 9 Dan McConnell Niles, Oh KO 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
Some sources report "Youngstown, Oh"
Apr 17 "Mysterious" Billy Smith New York, NY KO 19
-Welterweight Championship of the World;
Some sources report 4/19/00
May 4 William "Kid" Parker Denver, Co D 10
Jun 5 Eddie Connolly Coney Island, NY L 25
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep 1 James "Rube" Ferns Detroit, Mi L 15
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 8 Jack Bennett Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "D 6"
Oct 16 James "Rube" Ferns Detroit, Mi W 15
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 30 Charles "Rough House" Burns Chicago, Il W 6
Nov 21 Owen Zeigler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1901
Apr 29 Tom Couhig Louisville, Ky W 20
-Welterweight Championship of the World
May 24 James "Rube" Ferns Toronto, Ont, Can LK 10
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep 2 Patsy Sweeney Hartford, Ct W 20
Sep 28 Eddie Kennedy Toronto, Ont, Can TK 13
Oct 28 Tom Couhig Fort Erie, Ont, Can WF 5
1902
Mar 6 Tom Couhig Hot Springs, Ar L 20
Mar 10 Martin Duffy Chicago, Il L 6
Jul 18 Billy Emerson Eureka Springs, Ar W 10
Sep 11 Patsy Sweeney New Britain, Ct LK 5
-Some sources report "L 5"
Nov 28 Eddie Kennedy Alleghany, Pa W 10
Dec 10 Owen Zeigler Savannah, Ga WF 6
Dec 22 James "Rube" Ferns Pittsburgh, Pa W 10
1903
Feb 23 Tom Couhig Allegheny, Pa W 10
Apr 27 James "Rube" Ferns Fort Erie, Ont, Can LT 19
Aug 25 Martin Duffy Port Huron, Mi L 10
Aug 29 Isadore Strauss Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
1904
Jan 1 Frank Tyson Norfolk, Va W 6
Jan 13 Billy "Honey" Mellody Boston, Ma L 12
Jan 16 Billy Devine Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 19 Billy Devine Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 16 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 26 Eddie Kennedy Carnegie, Pa D 10
Dec 2 Willie Fay New Orleans, La W 10
Dec 15 Foster Walker Grand Rapids, Mi W 6
1905
Jan 3 "Young" Kid Gilsey New Orleans, La TK 4
-This bout was not held 1/05/05
Mar 1 Willie Fay New Orleans, La W 10
Apr 8 Billy Burke Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 14 "Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan Lawrence, Ma LK 2
Dec 15 Johnny Carroll Brooklyn, NY L 3
-Some sources report "LK 3";
Some sources report "LT 3"
1906
Jan 5 Eugene Bezenah Cincinnati, Oh D 15
Mar 7 Charles Hitte Albany, NY LF 12
Mar 16 James "Rube" Ferns Buffalo, NY LT 19
1908
Aug 19 Patsy Sweeney Brooklyn, NY ND 6
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis,
Historian,
International Boxing Research Organization
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