Carl Morris
(the "Original White Hope")

BORN    February 23 1887; Fulton, Kentucky
DIED    July 11 1951; Pasadena, California
HEIGHT  6-4
WEIGHT  225-245 lbs
RACE    White; Irish-Cherokee-American
MANAGERS Nate Lewis
Morris was a big, strong heavyweight with a heavy punch; He was slow-moving, a pawing, clubbing type of hitter and not a clever boxer but was still a formidable man; Morris was a White Hope of the teens

During his career, Morris defeated such men as Marvin Hart, Mike Schreck, "Denver" Jack Geyer,
Al Benedict, Al Reich, Fred Fulton, "Fireman" Jim Flynn, "Sailor" Jack Carroll, George "Boer" Rodel, Bob Devere, Arthur Pelkey, Ed "Gunboat" Smith, Dan Daily, Battling Levinsky, Andre Anderson, Martin Burke, James "Tut" Jackson and Joe Bonds
1910
Sep 23 Tim Hurley                 Muskogee, Ok                     KO  3
Oct 21 Ed Anderson                Tulsa, Ok                        KO  4
Nov 18 Battling Britt             Sapulpa, Ok                      KO  1
Nov 24 Jim Harper                 Tulsa, Ok                        KO  3
Dec 20 Marvin Hart                Sapulpa, Ok                      KO  3

1911
Jan 11 Spike Kennedy              Bartlesville, Ok                 KO  2
Mar 28 Mike Schreck               Sapulpa, Ok                      KO  6
Sep 15 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 13 "Denver" Jack Geyer        New York, NY                     TK  9
Nov 18 Bill Bass                  Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  1
Dec 12 Al Williams                Cleveland, Oh                    TK  3
Dec 27 Tom Kennedy                New York, NY                     ND 10

1912
Feb 12 Jim Stewart                Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Mar 20 Jim Stewart                New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 22 Morgan Williams            Oklahoma City, Ok                ND  8
May  3 Luther McCarty             Springfield, Mo                  LK  6
Jul 11 Con Comiskey               Sapulpa, Ok                      KO  1
Nov 12 Jack Keating               Atlanta, Ga                      KO  2
       -Some sources report Heavyweight Championship of Canada
Nov 28 Jack McFarland             Atlanta, Ga                      KO  1
Dec 10 Bob Williams               Chattanooga, Tn                  KO  3
Dec 17 Al Kubiak                  Atlanta, Ga                       L 10

1913
Apr 22 Kingdon Belmont            St. Louis, Mo                    KO  3
Jul  3 "Denver" Jack Geyer        Denver, Co                        D 10
Jul 16 Marty Cutler               Clovis, NM                       KO  2
Jul 25 Al Benedict                Joplin, Mo                       KO  5
Aug 11 Fred McKay                 Winnipeg, Man, Can               KO  3
Sep 19 Al Reich                   New York, NY                     KO  2
Oct  9 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         New York, NY                     LF  5
Dec  3 Jess Willard               New York, NY                     ND 10

1914
Mar 11 Jack Fleming               Joplin, Mo                       KO  2
Apr  3 Fred Fulton                Hudson, Wi                       WF  6
Jun  8 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Joplin, Mo                       WF  9
       -Some sources report "WF 7"
Jul  4 Al Kubiak                  Fort Smith, Ar                   KO  6
Sep  4 "Denver" Jack Geyer        Dallas, Tx                       TK  3
       -Some sources report "NC 3"
Oct 29 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Kansas City, Mo                   W 10
Dec 15 "Sailor" Jack Carroll      St. Joseph, Mo                   WF  3

1915
Jan 21 George "Boer" Rodel        Joplin, Mo                       KO  3
       -Some sources report "KO 2"
Feb 12 Al Norton                  Kansas City, Mo                   W 10
Mar  1 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon      Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Mar  9 Fred McKay                 Baltimore, Md                    KO  1
Mar 27 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr  7 Jim Coffey                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 19 Al Benedict                Brooklyn, NY                     KO  4
Jul 30 Bob Devere                 Tulsa, Ok                         W  8

1916
Feb 11 Arthur Pelkey              Tulsa, Ok                        KO  5
Apr  7 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         Tulsa, Ok                         W 10
Jun 16 Dan Daily                  Tulsa, Ok                        KO  1
Nov 16 Battling Levinsky          Kansas City, Mo                   W 15

1917
Jan  8 Joe Bonds                  Memphis, Tn                       W  8
Mar  2 Joe Bonds                  New York, NY                     TK  4
       -Bonds claimed a foul but it was not allowed
Apr  4 Fred Fulton                New York, NY                     WF  5
Apr  9 Andre Anderson             Baltimore, Md                    KO  3
Apr 23 Jim Coffey                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun  4 Frank Moran                New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul 26 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon      Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND 10
Sep  3 Fred Fulton                Canton, Oh                       LF  6
Sep 28 Billy Miske                New York, NY                     ND 10
Oct  2 Tex McCarthy               Albany, NY                       KO  2
Oct 13 Joe Bonds                  Montreal, Que, Can               KO  3
       -Some sources report 10/03/17
Nov  2 Jack Dempsey               San Francisco, Ca                 L  4

1918
Feb  4 Jack Dempsey               Buffalo, NY                      LF  6
Dec 16 Jack Dempsey               New Orleans, La                  LK  1

1919
Sep  9 Bill "Fat" LaRue           Oakland, Ca                      KO  2
Oct 22 Ole Anderson               Seattle, Wa                       L  6
       -Some sources report 10/23/19
Dec  3 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         Oakland, Ca                       D  4
       -Some sources report "San Francisco, Ca"
Dec 19 Dick O'Brien               San Francisco, Ca                 L  4 

1920
Jan  9 Bill "Fat" LaRue           Fresno, Ca                       TK  2
Jan 23 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         Fresno, Ca                        L  4

1921
Mar 21 Dave Goddard               Nashville, Tn                    KO  1
Apr  5 "Sailor" Jack Carroll      Charleston, WV                   TK  1
Apr 26 Walter "Farmer" Lodge      Tulsa, Ok                        KO  9
Jun  2 Martin Burke               Covington, Ky                    KO  3
       -Some sources report "Jack Burke" at "Cincinnati, Oh"
Jul  2 Battling Levinsky          Tulsa, Ok                        WF  6
Sep 22 "Captain" Bob Roper        Tulsa, Ok                        LK  3
       -Some sources report 9/28/21
Nov 22 Fred Fulton                Winnipeg, Man, Can               LK  4

1922
Feb 10 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Fort Worth, Tx                    W 10
       -Some sources report 2/11/22
Feb 22 Jack Moran                 Henrietta, Ok                    KO  2
Apr 12 "Captain" Bob Roper        Tulsa, Ok                        LF  3
       -Some sources report 4/13/22
Sep  4 Sully Montgomery           Muskogee, Ok                     LF  2
       -Some sources report "KO 2"
Nov 22 James "Tut" Jackson        Dayton, Oh                       KO  9
Dec 18 Fred Fulton                Tulsa, Ok                        LT  4

1924
Jan 31 Dandy Dodgers              Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 WF  4
Jun 13 Willie Powell              Long Branch, NJ                   W  8
Sep 15 Harry Stamford             Leonia, NJ                        W 12

*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1914
Oct  9 Fred Fulton                Hudson, Wi                       KO  6

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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