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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
11.09.05
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