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Charles Neary

BORN   May 31 1882; Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Some sources report Nehring, Wisconsin)
HEIGHT 5-4 3/4
WEIGHT 133 lbs
TRAINER Charles Schoepperle

 

Neary was a scrappy fighter whose career peaked and ebbed; Nevertheless, he netted some nice wins along the way and beat some very good men

During his career, Charles defeated such men as Battling Nelson, Jimmy Briggs, "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson, Kid Broad, Aurelio Herrera, Abe "Kid" Goodman, Maurice Sayers, Louie Long, Dave Sullivan, Maurice Thompson and Dave Deshler

1900
Aug 14 Alex Burke                 Milwaukee, Wi                      W  9
Sep 24 Kid Black                  Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Nov 12 Kid Ruhlin                 Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Nov 23 George Loucks              Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
          -Some sources report "KO 6" vs "George Locks"
Nov 30 Alex Burke                 Milwaukee, Wi                      L  6
Dec 14 Kid Wehr                   Milwaukee, Wi                     KO  4

1901
Mar  1 Johnny Stone               Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Nov  1 Jack Dougherty             Milwaukee, Wi                     LK  6
Dec 17 Jack Galligan              Milwaukee, Wi                     WF  5
          -Some sources report "WF 4"

1902
Jan 17 Kid McFadden               Milwaukee, Wi                      W  6
Feb 18 Kid Herrick                Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Mar 18 Maurice Sayers             Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Apr 18 Maurice Sayers             Milwaukee, Wi                     KO  5
May 16 Tommy Cody                 Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Oct  3 Tommy Cody                 Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Nov  7 Harry Griffin              Milwaukee, Wi                      W  6
Nov 21 Eddie Santry               Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6

1903
Jan  6 Jack Dougherty             Milwaukee, Wi                     KO  3
Jan 28 Adam Ryan                  Fond du Lac, Wi                   ND  8
Feb  9 William "Buddy" Ryan       Milwaukee, Wi                      L  6
Mar 27 Kid Farmer                 Milwaukee, Wi                     KO  2
Apr  7 "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson  Milwaukee, Wi                     TK  6
          -Some sources report 4/09/03
Apr 24 Kid Herman                 Milwaukee, Wi                      W  6
May 22 Kid Herman                 Milwaukee, Wi                     TK  4
Jun 19 William "Buddy" Ryan       Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Aug 17 Kid Herman                 Denver, Co                         L 10
Sep 25 Tommy Mowatt               Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
          -Some sources report 9/26/03
Oct 16 Oscar "Battling" Nelson    Milwaukee, Wi                      W  6
Dec  4 Jack McClelland            Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Dec 18 Kid Broad                  Milwaukee, Wi                      W  6

1904
Jan  8 Aurelio Herrera            Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
          -Some sources report 1/06/04
Jan 22 Aurelio Herrera            Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Mar  4 Louie Long                 Milwaukee, Wi                      W  6
Mar 18 Dave Sullivan              Milwaukee, Wi                      W  6
Apr  4 Kid Farmer                 Milwaukee, Wi                     KO  2
Apr  8 Jimmy Briggs               Milwaukee, Wi                      W  6
Apr 22 Jimmy Briggs               Milwaukee, Wi                      W  6
May 20 Benny Yanger               Milwaukee, Wi                      L  6
Jun  6 Clarence English           Chicago, Il                        D  6
Nov 11 Tommy Mowatt               Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Nov 28 Willie Fitzgerald          Blue Island, Il                    L 10
Dec  9 Abe "Kid" Goodman          Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6

1905
Feb 10 Maurice Sayers             Milwaukee, Wi                      D  6
Feb 24 Maurice Thompson           Milwaukee, Wi                      W  8
Jun  8 Aurelio Herrera            Grand Rapids, Mi                   D 10
Jul  4 Aurelio Herrera            Butte, Mt                         NC  1
          -This bout was stopped; Some sources report "LT 1"
Aug 17 Kid Herman                 Denver, Co                         L 10
Sep 15 Maurice Thompson           Spokane, Wa                        D 20
Dec  8 Young Erne                 Milwaukee, Wi                      L  8

1906
Jan 19 Andy Bezenah               Milwaukee, Wi                      W  8
Apr 30 Jimmy Briggs               Chelsea, Ma                        W 15
Jun 14 Abe "Kid" Goodman          Chelsea, Ma                        W 15
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Jul  4 Billy Griffiths            Hamilton, Oh                      KO  3
          -Some sources report 7/06/06
Aug 17 Aurelio Herrera            Milwaukee, Wi                     TK  7
Nov 13 George Memsic (Jimmy Burns) Los Angeles, Ca                  LK  2
Dec 11 "Young" Kid Farmer         Davenport, Ia                     KO  3

1907
Jan  1 Dave Deshler               Milwaukee, Wi                      D 10
Feb  1 Dave Deshler               Milwaukee, Wi                     KO  8
Mar 22 George Memsic (Jimmy Burns) Milwaukee, Wi                     L 10
Jun 28 Packey McFarland           Milwaukee, Wi                      L 10
Sep  2 Eddie Tancel               Milwaukee, Wi                      W 10
Sep 27 "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson  Milwaukee, Wi                      W 10
Oct 11 Maurice Sayers             Milwaukee, Wi                      D 10

1908
Jan 31 Freddie Welsh              Milwaukee, Wi                      D 10
Apr  2 Mike Cunningham            Lewiston, Me                      LK  1

1913
Dec 11 George Alger               Lawrence, Ma                      LT  5

1917
Dec 19 Perry "Kid" Graves         Milwaukee, Wi                     ND 10
          -Some sources report "ND 8" in 1920

*** Photo and Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***

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