1882
Jan Jack Evans Salt Lake City, Ut KO 2
-Some sources report Apr 1883
1883
Apr Jack Waite Salt Lake City, Ut D
May Dave Cusick Butte, Mt EX
-Some sources report "ND"
1883-1884
Jack Rowell W 119
-Early sources report Championship of Montana;
Rowell was the Champion of Montana;
London Rules were used for this bout;
Some sources report 1886-1887
1884
May 18 Pete McCoy Butte City, Mt LT 31
-McDonald broke his hand but continued fighting;
This bout may have been held 3/18/84
Nov John Donaldson Butte, Mt W 4
-McDonald lasted and claimed the win
1885
Jul 25 Tom McNally Butte, Mt W 6
-Some sources report "Miles McNally";
Some sources report "KO 6"
Oct 2 Jim McCormick Omaha, Ne D 8
-Some sources report 10/23/86;
Some sources report "W 8"
Nov 25 Tom McNally Butte, Mt W
-Some sources report "Miles McNally";
1886
Jan 20 Johnny Murphy W 6
Feb 13 Con Orem Butte, Mt KO 2
-Some sources report "EX 2"
Feb 20 John Clow Butte, Mt D 6
Jul 3 -McDonald refereed the Jim Corbett-Frank Smith bout
in Salt Lake City, Ut
Jul 14 Jim Corbett Salt Lake City, Ut D 6
Jul 22 Jim Corbett Salt Lake City, Ut EX 3
-McDonald and Corbett possibly had other exhibitions;
Corbett used the name "Jim Dillon" while in Salt Lake City
Aug 7 -McDonald was operating a sporting house in Butte City, Mt
Sep 3 Frank Hays Salt Lake City, Ut EX 3
Sep 20 Herbert Slade Salt Lake City, Ut KO 9
-Some sources report 8/28/86
Nov 6 John Clow Omaha, Ne D 6
-Some sources report "Butte, Mt"
Dec 18 George LaBlanche Butte, Mt EX 3
Dec 27 John L. Sullivan Colorado Springs, Co EX
Dec 28 John L. Sullivan Denver, Co EX 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Dec 29 John L. Sullivan Denver, Co EX
Dec 30 John L. Sullivan Georgetown, Co EX
1886-1887
Jim Corbett Evanston, Wy L 4
-Reports vary - "L 6" - "D 4"
1887
Jan 1 John L. Sullivan Denver, Co EX
Feb 7 Martin Fahey St. Paul, Mn D 10
Mar 4 Pat Killen Minneapolis, Mn LK 2
-Police intervened; Some sources report "LK 1"
Mar 28 -McDonald was a member of the John L. Sullivan
Combination in Hoboken, NJ
Apr 9 O.H. Smith Eau Claire, Wi EX
Apr 9 Pat Killen Eau Claire, Wi EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
McDonald was a member of the Pat Killen Combination
1895
Oct 18 Jim Corbett Little Rock, Ar EX 3
1903
Jun 13 -McDonald refereed the Jimmy Britt-Jack O'Keefe bout
in Butte, Mt
Oct 29 -McDonald refereed the Aurelio Herrera-Eddie Santry bout
in Anaconda, Mt
1905
Jun 16 -McDonald refereed the Stanley Ketchel-Kid Lee bout
in Helena, Mt
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
Jim Bates W
Mike Fitzgerald ND 8
-Reportedly, McDonald was the Champion of Montana
1886
Jul Pete McCoy L
-This fight reportedly was held during Jul-Sep 1886;
Perhaps, it is the same as the 5/18/84 bout
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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