1889
-Munroe and his two brothers to Nevada and then on to Butte, Mt
1895-1896
-Munroe played football
1900
May 5
Hank Griffin
Watsonville, Ca
L 20
-Some
sources report 4/18/01
Sep 18 Jack Welsh
San Francisco, Ca
L 4
1901
Mar 7 C. Millward
San Francisco, Ca
EX 1
-Munroe knocked Millward out
Mar 8 J. Galvin
San Francisco, Ca
EX 1
-Munroe knocked Galvin out
Apr 1 W.J. Rodenback
San Francisco, Ca
WForfeit
-Munroe won by forfeit
Apr 18 Hank Griffin
Watsonville, Ca
D 20
Jun 11 Jack Shaughnessy
Tunnel City, Wi
KO 2
Sep 12 T. Mulverhill
Eureka, Nv
KO 2
-Perhaps, this bout was held in "Utah"
1902
Jan 25 C. Stokes Phoenix, BC, Canada KO 1
-Some sources report "Phoenix, Az"
Dec 19 Jim Jeffries Butte, Mt EX 4
Dec 20 Jim Jeffries Butte, Mt EX 4
-Referee
Duncan McDonald ruled Munroe
better;
Some sources state
that Munroe knocked Jeffries
down;
Actually, Jeffries
slipped to the floor while throwing a punch;
Munroe went to the
floor several times to avoid taking blows;
This bout was not
held during 1903 (as some sources report)
1903
Jan 6 "Montana" Jack Sullivan Anaconda, Mt D 4
-Some sources report "W";
Perhaps, this bout was held at "Butte, Mt"
Jan 10 Denis "Ike" Hayes Butte, Mt EX 4
-Munroe battered Hayes; Some sources report
"L 4" on 1/09/03
Jan 25 Billy Elmer
New York, NY
EX 3
-Some sources report 1/24/03
Jan -Munroe
used Tom "Jabber" Carey as a sparring partner
Jan 26 Tom "Jabber" Carey New York, NY EX 4
-It seems that
Munroe and Carey sparred as part of a play
The two men spar three rounds at each performance of the play
Feb -Munroe
and Carey gave a boxing exhibition in New York the
first week or two of February at Minor's Bowery Theater
Nov 7 Peter Maher Philadelphia, Pa KO 4
-Some sources report 11/04/03
Dec 7 Bob
Armstrong
Boston, Ma
EX 3
Dec 15 Al Limerick
Boston, Ma TK 4
1904
Feb
Charles "Kid" McCoy
EX
Feb 27 Tom Sharkey
Philadelphia, Pa ND
6
-This bout was not held 2/28/04
Jun 13
Frank McConnell
San Francisco, Ca
SCH
-This exhibition bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 2 Harry Chester
EX 2
Aug 2 Jack "Twin" Sullivan
EX 2
Aug 2 Andy Gallagher
EX 2
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Aug 11 Harry Chester
EX 2
Aug 11 Jack "Twin" Sullivan
EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 15 Harry Chester
EX 2
Aug 15 Andy Gallagher
EX 2
Aug 15 Charles "Kid" McCoy
EX 3
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Aug 16 Charles "Kid" McCoy
EX 3
Aug 16 Jack "Twin" Sullivan
EX 2
Aug 16 Andy Gallagher
EX 2
Aug 16 Harry Chester
EX 2
-The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
Aug 19 Harry Chester
EX 2
Aug 19 Jack "Twin" Sullivan
EX 2
Aug 19 Andy Gallagher
EX 2
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Aug 20 Charles "Kid" McCoy
EX
Aug 20 Harry Chester
EX
Aug 20 Jack "Twin" Sullivan
EX
Aug 20 Andy Gallagher
EX
-The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
Aug 23 Charles "Kid" McCoy
EX 4
Aug 23 Harry Chester
EX 3
Aug 23 Foley
EX 3
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Aug 26 Jim Jeffries San Francisco, Ca LT 2
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
1905
Mar 25 James "Doc" Payne Atlanta, Ga D 6
Apr 22 James "Doc" Payne Atlanta, Ga KO 6
-Some sources report 4/21/05
May 17 Hank Pardello Savannah, Ga TK 5
-Munroe knocked down Pardello several times
Jun 26 Jack Johnson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 2 Tom Murphy Sydney, NS, Canada W 6
Nov 10 Mike Schalow
St. John’s, NF, Canada
D 10
1906
Apr 4 Alf Allen Ottawa, Ont,
Canada
W 8
-Some sources report "Art Allen"
1914
-Munroe enlisted in the famous "Princess Pats"
and lost an arm at the "Battle of Vimy Ridge"
***
Some Data Was Provided By
Mike Shallow
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Some Data Was Provided By Mike DeLisa ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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