1889-1890
-McConnell began boxing in 115-lb Amateur contests
Undated (Prior to 4/08/1895)
Eddie Dougherty Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Eddie Owens Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
-Some sources report "W 2"
Jack Golden Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
George Grossman Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
Jim O'Brien ND 3
Mike Boyle TK 2
-Some sources report "W 2"
Charles Berret Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Tommy Edwards Philadelphia, Pa ND
William "Billy" Duke Baltimore, Md W 4
Tommy Kennedy TK 2
-This bout was held in "private";
Some sources report "W 2"
Jack Greeley TK 12
-This bout was held in "private";
Some sources report "W 12"
Johnny Hagen D
Benny Peterson D
-This bout possibly took place in Philadelphia on 4/29/1893
Benny Peterson D
Chappie Hess D 8
-This bout was stopped
1892
Jun 28 Benny Peterson Philadelphia, Pa ND
Aug 27 John Bradley Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 26 Pat McHale Philadelphia, Pa ND
Dec 12 Edward Rogers Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
-Rogers quit
1893
Jun 24 Pat McHale Philadelphia, Pa ND
Jul 1 Pat McHale Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Oct 24 Jim Bradley Philadelphia, Pa ND
Oct 31 Billy Welch Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1894
Feb 26 Mike Conley Camden, NJ ND 4
-Some sources report "EX 4"
Apr 31 Dan Curley Philadelphia, Pa ND
Apr 18 Mike Coyle Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 2 Stock Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Aug 24 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss Camden, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; McConnell was ill;
Some sources report 8/28/1894
Oct Frank "Indian" Wongo near Chester, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 3 Paddy McHale Philadelphia, Pa ND
Dec 22 Leslie Pearce Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1895
Jan 5 Leslie Pearce Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
-Both men were knocked down during round three
Jan 28 Tom Moriarty Philadelphia, Pa D 4
Feb 2 Tom Moriarty Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Mar -McConnell opened a saloon in Philadelphia, Pa
Mar 9 Andy Watson Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Mar 14 Billy Payne Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Mar 18 John O'Donnell Manayunk, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 18 Tommy Devlin Philadelphia, Pa D 4
-Some sources report "ND 4"
Mar 21 Leslie Pearce Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 26 Frank "Indian" Wongo Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 27 Jimmy Fox Chester, Pa ND 4
Jun 6 Billy Payne Baltimore, Md TK 4
-McConnell used the name of "Jack McBride"
Sep 23 William "Billy" Duke Baltimore, Md D 8
Oct 29 Tommy Devlin Philadelphia, Pa D 4
Nov 11 Billy Ernst Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 11/14/95;
Some sources report "LK 6"; Some report "LT 6"
Dec 14 Billy Dougherty Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Dec 23 Charles Johnson Philadelphia, Pa LF 4
-Some sources report "LT 4"
1896
Jan 8 Charles Johnson Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report "Joe Devlin";
Some sources report "L 4"
Jan 28 Tom Moriarty Holyoke, Ma LT 4
-Some sources report 1/29/1896
Mar 14 Charles Wood Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Apr 9 Al O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa D 6
May 7 Martin Judge Philadelphia, Pa L 6
Jul 9 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa L 4
Sep 17 Joe Dougherty Philadelphia, Pa L 6
Nov 26 Joe Elliott Philadelphia, Pa D 6
1897
Jan 2 Harris Montrey Philadelphia, Pa TK 1
Jan 9 Al O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report "W 6"
Jan 11 Eugene Rowan Philadelphia, Pa ND 5
-Some sources report "ND 6"
Feb 6 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 15 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 16 Tommy Devlin Lancaster, Pa ND 4
Feb 23 Reddy Connelly Trenton, NJ ND 12
Feb 26 Frank "Indian" Wongo Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Mar 8 Reddy Connelly Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 9 Stanton Abbott Trenton, NJ W 10
-Some sources report "W 12"
Apr 23 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
May 3 Jim Carey Philadelphia, Pa TK 3
May 17 Martin Judge Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 24 Charles Wood Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 7 Frank Majane Atlantic City, NJ ND 4
Sep 6 Howard Wilson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 27 Young Smyrna Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 5 Al O'Brien Athens, Pa ND 10
Oct 18 Young Smyrna Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 13 Tommy Cleary Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 16 John O'Donnell Lancaster, Pa ND 4
Dec 7 Martin Flaherty New Haven, Ct L 15
Dec 13 Tommy Cleary Athens, Pa ND 10
1898
Jan 8 Young Smyrna Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 29 Kid Murphy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 29 Barney Furey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report this bout held 1/29/98 also
Jan 31 William "Matty" Matthews Trenton, NJ LF 7
-Some sources report "WF 7"
Feb 15 Billy Farren Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 7 John "Young" Mahoney Athens, Pa LT 11
-Some sources report "L 15"
Apr 11 Reddy Connolly Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "Frank Young"
1899
Feb 18 George "Young" Franklin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 22 Howard Wilson Wilmington, De W 6
Feb 25 George "Young" Franklin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 28 Charles Wood Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 11 Frank Young Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 25 Fred Stricker Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 7 George "Young" Franklin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 22 Howard Wilson Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Apr 25 Howard Wilson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources reported Wilson fought "Dan O'Connell"
Jun 19 Jack Donahue Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 26 Tommy Cleary Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 7 Dan Danvers Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 7/08/1899
Aug 18 Tim Donahue Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 25 Billy Farren Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 15 George Richardson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 25 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 26 Charles Hitte Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 29 Dan Danvers Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 30 Tommy Cleary Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 13 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 20 Jack Dougherty Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 23 Charles Dowling Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 30 Nelson Hall Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 13 William "Spike" Sullivan Trenton, NJ LT 5
Nov 27 John "Jack" Blackson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 1 Charles Hitte Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 13 Jack Blackson Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 18 Dan Danvers Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1900
Jan 15 Martin Judge Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 29 Billy Farren Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 5 Charles Norton Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 5 Bobby Thompson Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 24 Charles Norton Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "L 6"
Apr 9 William "Matty" Matthews Niles, Oh LK 3
-Some sources report "Youngstown, Oh"
May 11 Billy Farren Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 19 Kid Krause Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 22 Jack Ryan Brooklyn, NY LT 9
-Some sources report "LT 10"
Jun 18 Eddie Kennedy Millvale, Pa LK 5
Jun 25 Tommy Cleary Philadelphia, Pa LT 5
-Some sources report "LK 3"
Oct 27 Bobby Thompson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1901
Feb 16 Bobby Thompson Toronto, Ont, Canada D 20
Mar 11 Bobby Thompson Hamilton, Ont, Canada D 20
-Some sources report "Toronto, Ont, Canada" on 3/12/1901
Jun 20 Steve Judge Ashland, Pa ND 10
-Some sources report 6/19/1901
Oct 4 Joe Gans Baltimore, Md LK 3
1902
Feb 24 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 2/23/1902
Apr 9 Bobby Thompson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 29 Joe Hanrahan Lancaster, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 9/30/1902
Oct 23 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss Lancaster, Pa LT 4
1903
Mar 2 Jim Heyward Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 6 Jim Heyward Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-McConnell retired from boxing (only to return later)
1904
Sep 16 Frank Haines Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1906
Mar 22 John Murray Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 29 Neil Shanshaw Philadelphia, Pa LK 1
-McConnell retired again from boxing and worked
as a boxing trainer in Philadelphia, Pa
1909
Apr 8 John Moseley Philadlephia, Pa KO 5
May 20 Willie Davis Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 3 Willie Davis Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
*** Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte and Luckett Davis ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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