Undated
Jake Kilrain EX
Billy Edwards EX
Deacon Smith D 6
Punch Jones Youngstown, Oh KO 2
Tom McGuire KO
John Cash SCH
John Cash SCH
Jim Carroll SCH
-Perhaps, this man was "Brooklyn Jimmy Carroll";
The previous 3 bouts were scheduled and held;
The outcomes are not known
George Mulholland KO
-This fight was in a barroom prior to 11/20/89
1879
Ed Davis New York, NY KO 9
Billy Fields New York, NY W
Billy Fields New York, NY W
-Some sources report that McCoy beat Fields several times
Edward McGlinchey New York, NY EX 3
Sep 29 William "Dooney" Harris Brooklyn, NY EX
1880
Mar 1 Billy Madden Brooklyn, NY EX 3
Mar 20 Edward McGlinchey New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 24 Billy Madden Bridgeport, Ct EX 3
Dec Edward McGlinchey New York, NY EX 4
1881
Sep 9 Bob Farrell Philadelphia, Pa EX
Nov John L. Sullivan Buffalo, NY EX
Nov 28 John L. Sullivan Cincinnati, Oh EX
Nov 29 Bob Farrell Cincinnati, Oh EX
-Some sources report the previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 24 John L. Sullivan New Orleans, La EX
1882
Mar 28 Bob Farrell Jersey City, NJ EX
Apr 15 John L. Sullivan EX
Apr 24 Dick Yarwood New York, NY W 6
Oct 26 Bob Farrell Bloomington, Il EX 3
Oct 26 John L. Sullivan Bloomington, Il EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 30 John L. Sullivan Chicago, Il EX 3
Oct 31 John L. Sullivan Chicago, Il EX 3
Nov 13 John L. Sullivan Washington, DC EX 3
Nov 17 John L. Sullivan Washington, DC EX 3
1883
Jan 15 Jim Popp Toronto, Ont, Canada KO 3
Feb 22 John L. Sullivan Boston, Ma EX 3
Mar 6 John L. Sullivan New York, NY EX 3
Mar 15 Paddy McDermott New York, NY KO 3
Apr 6 -McCoy refereed the Harry Woodson (Black Diamond)
vs Jim McLaughlin bout in Long Island, NY
Apr 12 John Cash Brooklyn, NY EX
Apr 20 Mike Mullery New York, NY EX
Apr 21 Mike Donovan New York, NY W 3
-Some sources report "EX 3"
Apr 28 George Rooke New York, NY EX 3
May 14 Mike Mullery New York, NY EX
Aug 6 Mike Mullery New York, NY EX 1
-McCoy knocked Mullery out
Oct 24 an unnamed opponent Newark, Oh EX
Dec 17 Frank Moran Atchison, Ks EX 4
Dec 17 Mike Gillespie Atchison, Ks EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 18 an unnamed opponent Leavenworth, Ks SCH
-The previous bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 29 an unnamed opponent Denver, Co EX
1884
Jan 10 Herbert Slade Helena, Mt EX 3
Jan 10 Mike Gillespie Helena, Mt EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 11 an unnamed opponent Helena, Mt EX
Jan 12 an unnamed opponent Butte, Mt EX
Jan 13 Dave Cusick Butte, Mt KO 2
Jan 17 an unnamed opponent Reno, Nv EX
Jan 23 Herbert Slade Reno, Nv EX
Jan 23 Mike Gillespie Reno, Nv EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar 6 Young Dutchy San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Police intervened - stopped or prevented the bout
Mar 21 John L. Sullivan Tucson, Az EX 3
Apr 9 John L. Sullivan Galveston, Tx EX 3
Apr 12 John L. Sullivan New Orleans, La EX 2
Apr 13 John L. Sullivan New Orleans, La EX
Apr 23 Mike Donovan Atlanta, Ga EX 4
Apr 23 Mike Gillespie Atlanta, Ga EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 9 Herbert Slade Portland, Or EX 3
May 9 Mike Gillespie Portland, Or EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
They may have been held 3/09/84
May 18 Duncan McDonald Butte City, Mt TK 31
-McDonald broke his hand but continued fighting;
This bout may have been held 3/18/84
Jun 30 John Bagley New York, NY EX
Jun 30 Charles Hadley New York, NY EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 17 Jack Stewart Arlington, Ma KO 1
Jul 29 Ned Craig Springfield, Ma TK 4
-Some sources report "Boston, Ma";
Aug 25 Dominick McCaffrey Boston, Ma D 3
-Some sources report 1886; Police intervened several times;
John L. Sullivan was the referee
Oct 6 Denny Costigan New York, NY EX
1885
Jan 19 Mike Gillespie New York, NY EX 3
Jan 29 Mike Cleary New York, NY EX 4
Apr 17 George LaBlanche Boston, Ma D 2
-Police intervened; Some sources report "D 8"
Apr 28 George Rooke New York, NY EX 3
Aug 6 George LaBlanche Fall River, Ma D 4
-Some sources report "LK 4"; Some sources report "L 4";
Police intervened
Aug Denny Kelliher near Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 15 George LaBlanche Saugus Center, Ma D 5
-Some sources report "Lynn, Ma"; Some sources report "D 6"
Dec 22 Tim Ashford Flushing, NY D
1883-1886
Joe McAuliffe LK
-McCoy used the name "Tom Harrigan";
Some sources report "LK 9" in "San Francisco, Ca" on 10/15/85
1886
Jan 26 Alf Powers Hoboken, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 8 Mike Boden Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report 2/14/86; Some sources report Mar 1886
Feb 24 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Jersey City, NJ L 6
May 4 Denny Kelliher Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 27 Jack Ashton Bridgeport, Ct SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 20 Jack Ashton Nantasket, Ma EX 3
-Some sources report 8/24/86
Aug 20 Denny Kelliher Nantasket, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held on the same date
Fred Woods D 4
Oct 30 Frank Burke Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Nov 20 Jim Daly Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report "Jimmy Dailey"
Nov 26 Jack Langdon Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
-Some sources report 11/27/86
Nov 30 -McCoy refereed the Mike Boden-Tom Kelly bout in Philadelphia, Pa
Dec 11 Jack McGinley Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
1887
Jan 14 Jack Kelly Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Jan 25 Stephan "Reddy" Gallagher Cleveland, Oh D 6
-Police intervened
Feb 28 -McCoy refereed the Jack McAuliffe-Walter Campbell bout
in Philadelphia, Pa
Mar 20 Frank Bosworth Wilmington, De EX
Jun 27 Denny Kelliher Boston, Ma D 8
Aug 29 Denny Kelliher Boston, Ma D 8
-Some sources report 8/30/87
Oct 3 Jack Fallon Hoboken, NJ ND 4
Nov "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled for the first week
of Nov 1887 but was cancelled; McCoy became
barred from fighting at the club
Dec 27 Jack Fallon Brooklyn, NY EX
-Some sources report 1886
1888
Mar Billy Madden Brooklyn, NY L
Apr 9 Dennis Mahoney Providence, RI W
1889
Feb 4 -McCoy seconded George Godfrey vs Joe Lannon in Boston, Ma
Mar 9 Jack Files New York, NY W 4
-Some sources report 3/08/89
Apr 23 -McCoy seconded Denny Kelliher vs Jim Daly in Boston, Ma
Apr 24 Frank Faber Brooklyn, NY EX
May 14 Gus Lambert Brooklyn, NY EX
-Some sources report "ND"
May Frank Faber Brooklyn, NY EX
May 27 Jim Butler Cambridge, Ma ND 4
Oct 29 Ed Cuffe Los Angeles, Ca KO 2
-Some sources report 10/31/89; Some sources report 11/01/89;
Some sources report "San Francisco, Ca"
Dec 23 -McCoy seconded Danny Needham vs Paddy Smith in San Francisco, Ca
1890
Jan Tom Cleary San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; he outcome is not known
Feb 12 Charles Gleason San Francisco, Ca KO 6
-Some sources report 2/12/89
Mar 4 Charlie Norton Elizabeth, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar James Gleason San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled for Mar-Apr 1890;
The outcome is not known
Apr 17 Johnny Reagan Long Island City, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed
May 1 Johnny Reagan Long Island City, NY W 10
Sep 19 -McCoy was teaching boxing at Greenpoint, NY
Nov 19 Jack Fallon Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 24 Paddy Smith Brooklyn, NY EX
Dec 21 "Brooklyn" Jimmy Carroll New York, NY EX
1891
Feb 17 Jack Magee Boston, Ma LT 20
-Some sources report "L 20"
Jun Bill Dunn D 9
Nov 28 Frank Myers New York, NY W 6
1892
Apr 2 William Wallace New York, NY D 6
-Some sources report "Willy Hall"; Some sources report "W 6"
Apr 30 Johnny Reagan Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Some sources report "Philadelphia, Pa"
Jul 23 an unnamed opponent Philadelphia, Pa EX
Nov 26 Jake Pitz New York, NY W 6
1893
Mar 6 Paddy Gorman Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 10 -In a report given yesterday by Captain Daniel McNulty
of the ocean tug Scranton, bound from Hoboken to Boston,
he describes Pete McCoy as having either fallen or
jumped overboard from the tug; This took place four
miles this side of Cornfield Point Lightship on Wed (Nov 8)
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1880-1883
Martin "Fiddler" Neary W
Dick Yarwood Boston, Ma W 3
1883
Nov 29 Billy Edwards New York, NY EX
1882-1884
Charlie Clark KO 6
Jim Riley LK 7
1884
Feb Jack O'Brien Victoria, BC, Canada W
Patsy McGrath Victoria, BC, Canada W
Tom Heenan in Oregon W
Billy Lynn in Arizona KO 2
Tim Collins in Washington (state) KO 2
1886
Jul Duncan McDonald W
-This fight reportedly was held during Jul-Sep 1886;
Perhaps, it is the same as the 5/18/84 bout
Dominick McCaffrey Boston, Ma D 4
-Police intervened;
Perhaps, this is the same as the 8/25/84 bout
*** Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte and Mike DeLisa ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis,
Historian,
International Boxing Research Organization
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