1896
Dec 14 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 19 George Russell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 23 Bobby Dobbs Chester, Pa D 4
1897
Jan 11 Bobby Dobbs Conshohocken, Pa L 4
Jan 12 Martin Judge Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 28 Martin Judge Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 8 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 15 Dan McConnell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb Leslie Pearce Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 15 Billy Payne Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 6 Bobby Dobbs Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
May 4 Young Smyrna Chester, Pa D 4
May 24 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 3 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 7 Barney Connors Baltimore, Md D 15
Jun 9 Paddy Sheehan Reading, Pa D 4
Jun 25 Martin Judge Reading, Pa W 6
Jun 27 Jack Hanlon Reading, Pa W 6
Jul 26 Martin Judge Reading, Pa D 6
Oct 12 Joe Dougherty Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Dec 31 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1898
Jan 10 Barney Connors Baltimore, Md W 8
Jan 17 Paddy Sheehan Reading, Pa W 6
Jan 29 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 31 Young Smyrna Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 4 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 14 Jack McCann Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
Apr 15 Young Smyrna Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr Dick Kelly Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Aug 12 Billy Payne Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Dec 17 Hugh McWinters Brooklyn, NY W 20
1899
Jan 7 Fred Stricker Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Jan 7 Tom Cavanaugh Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Jan 21 George Cole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 28 Jack Collier Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 11 Billy Payne Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Feb 11 Dick Kelly Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Feb 23 Billy Payne Philadelphia, Pa ND 8
-This bout was held in "private"
Mar 20 George Cole Trenton, NJ W 20
May 15 Tony Drew Trenton, NJ KO 7
Jun 20 Kid Baxter Chicago, Il W 6
Jun 27 Walter Nolan Chicago, Il KO 4
Jul 21 Shorty Ahearn Chicago, Il W 6
Aug 4 Tom McCune Clinton, Ia KO 12
Aug 29 Billy Murray Dubuque, Ia KO 3
Sep 15 Tom Tracey Chicago, Il W 6
1900
Jan 6 Al Neill San Francisco, Ca D 15
-Police intervened; Referee called it a "Draw";
Some sources report 1/05/00;
Some sources report "D 20"
Feb 14 "Young" Peter Jackson San Francisco, Ca LT 13
-O'Brien far ahead on points when bout stopped
Apr 13 Bob Long Chicago, Il W 6
May 25 John "Young" Mahoney Chicago, Il W 6
Jun 7 Charley Bell Iowa City, Ia KO 2
Jun 14 Jack Lewis Des Moines, Ia KO 7
Jun 21 Jim Adams Des Moines, Ia D 5
Jul 3 Jim Adams Des Moines, Ia D 6
Sep 21 Andy Walsh Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 26 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
Oct 1 Jack Bonner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 8 George Cole Trenton, NJ WF 10
Oct 15 Tommy West Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "L 6"
Oct 29 Jimmy Handler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 6 Billy Payne Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 12 Jimmy Handler Philadelphia, Pa TK 6
-Handler knocked O'Brien down in the 1st round
1901
Feb 25 Harry Smith Newcastle, Eng TK 3
Mar 20 Jack Thompson Newcastle, Eng KO 2
Mar 24 Big Bourbon Nice, Fr TK 9
May 20 George Chrisp Newcastle, Eng TK 11
Jun 25 Harry Neumeier Newcastle, Eng KO 6
Aug 3 Jack Scales Newcastle, Eng TK 6
Aug 19 Dido Plumb Newcastle, Eng KO 6
Sep 3 Mike Lynch West Hartlepool, Eng KO 3
Sep 23 Jack McDonald Liverpool, Eng KO 1
Sep 23 Jasper White Liverpool, Eng KO 2
Sep 30 Harry Smith Leeds, Eng KO 3
Sep 30 Andy "Cock" Robin Leeds, Eng KO 3
Nov 7 Jack Scales Liverpool, Eng KO 1
Nov 18 Frank Craig London, Eng WF 7
Dec 12 Yank Kenny Liverpool, Eng WF 12
1902
Jan 18 Frank Kelly Edinburgh, Scot TK 4
Jan 20 Pat McDonald Glasgow, Scot TK 2
Jan 27 Charles McKeever London, Eng WF 3
Feb 1 Yank Kenny West Hartlepool, Eng WF 5
Mar 3 Andy Walsh Philadelphia, Pa TK 3
Mar 10 Charles McKeever Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 19 Ed Denfass Philadelphia, Pa TK 5
Mar 20 Rufus Graham Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 26 Jack McCann Reading, Pa EX 2
-O'Brien knocked McCann out
Mar 26 Morris Mahoney Reading, Pa EX 2
Apr 1 Charles McKeever Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 11 Joe Walcott Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 28 "Young" Peter Jackson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 3 George Cole Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
May 10 Tom Lenihan Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
May 10 Jack Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
May 23 Jack Bonner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 2 Charles McKeever Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Jun 6 Al Neill Chicago, Il KO 3
Jun 12 George Cole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 16 Jack Bonner Paterson, NJ ND 6
-This bout was a "pre-arranged Draw"
Jun 20 Yank Kenny Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Jun 30 Jim Driscoll Chicago, Il W 6
Jun 30 Jack Beauscholte Chicago, Il W 6
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 29 Jack Lewis Mount Clemens, Mi KO 1
Sep 12 Billy Stift Chicago, Il W 6
Sep 29 Joe Choynski Chicago, Il W 6
Oct 3 Peter Maher Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 22 Jim Jeffords Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 10/23/02
Oct 30 Peter Maher Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 19 Marvin Hart Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-O'Brien knocked Hart down
Dec 15 Charles McKeever Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 18 Jim Watts Philadelphia, Pa KO 4
-O'Brien knocked Watts down 13 times
1903
Jan 1 Al Weinig Fort Erie, Ont, Can KO 12
Jan 8 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-O'Brien broke a knuckle on his right hand
Feb 26 Al Weinig Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
-O'Brien knocked Weinig down 7 times
Mar 5 Jack Butler Lancaster, Pa ND 6
Mar 9 Jim Jeffords Allegheny, Pa ND 10
Mar 19 Billy Payne Philadelphia, Pa TK 3
Mar 30 Joe Choynski Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 20 Joe Walcott Boston, Ma D 10
-Sources report that O'Brien deserved the win
May 5 Marvin Hart Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 14 George Feeley Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
May 23 George Byers Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 26 Jack Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 24 Jack Bonner Mauch Chunk, Pa ND 10
Jul 1 Edward "Kid" Carter Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 11 Jim Jeffords Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 21 Paddy Sheehan Bethlehem, Pa ND 6
Sep 21 Charles Haghey Newcastle, Eng KO 3
Oct 12 Jack Mullen Newcastle, Eng KO 9
Oct 26 Bill Heveron Newcastle, Eng KO 5
Nov 18 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 5 Jack Williams Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Dec 12 Mike Schreck Chicago, Il W 6
Dec 18 "Diamond" Dick Torpey Chicago, Il W 6
Dec 22 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Boston, Ma W 15
Dec 24 Jim Jeffords Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 29 Hugo Kelly Kansas City, Mo D 10
1904
Jan 27 Tommy Ryan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 22 Charles Mack Chicago, Il TK 3
Mar 10 Mike Schreck St. Louis, Mo W 15
Mar 18 Hugo Kelly Chicago, Il W 6
-Reports vary - "L 6" - "D 6"
Apr 14 Jack "Twin" Sullivan St. Louis, Mo KO 3
Apr 28 Edward "Kid" Carter St. Louis, Mo TK 3
-Police intervened
May 14 Charles "Kid" McCoy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 25 George Cole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 8 Bob Fitzsimmons Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed; Mayor Weaver ordered the police
to prevent the contest
Jul 23 Bob Fitzsimmons Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 13 Hugo Kelly Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 9/14/04
Sep 23 Billy Stift Baltimore, Md KO 2
Sep 27 Billy McLean Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
-McLean was 72 years old
Sep 29 Joe Butler Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Oct 7 Tommy Burns Milwaukee, Wi W 6
Oct 21 Jim Jeffords Baltimore, Md KO 3
Nov 9 John Wille Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 12 Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown) Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 18 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 10 Larry Temple Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 12/11/04
Dec 19 Morris Harris Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1905
Feb 1 John Wille Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 24 "Young" Peter Jackson Baltimore, Md WF 2
-O'Brien insisted on clean breaks in this bout;
In the second round, Jackson hit O'Brien coming
out of a clinch and knocked him out; The crowd
cheered what they thought had been a Jackson
knockout victory; But after Jackson had left
the ring, the referee declared him the loser
by foul
Apr 7 "Young" Peter Jackson Baltimore, Md W 10
Apr 25 Hugo Kelly Indianapolis, In L 10
Jul 4 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada D 20
-O'Brien had the best of the fighting
Aug 31 Bill Bates Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada W 10
-Bates knocked O'Brien down in the 2nd round;
Bates was 30 lbs heavier than O'Brien
Sep 9 Bill Bates Fairbanks, Ak WF 6
-O'Brien won by disqualification; Jack was
winning easily when the bout was stopped
Oct 27 Al Kaufmann San Francisco, Ca KO 17
Dec 20 Bob Fitzsimmons San Francisco, Ca TK 13
-Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
1906
Jul 16 Sam Berger Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 20 Ted Beecham New Castle, Pa KO 2
Oct 16 Fred Cooley Los Angeles, Ca KO 3
Oct 16 Jim Trimble Los Angeles, Ca KO 9
Nov 28 Tommy Burns Los Angeles, Ca D 20
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
1907
Feb 22 Abdul Malgan Los Angeles, Ca WF 5
May 8 Tommy Burns Los Angeles, Ca L 20
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Dec 13 Bill Heveron Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
1908
Feb 11 Bob Ward Charleston, WV W 10
Mar 2 Jack Bonner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 4 Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
Jun 10 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 29 Jack Rush Clarksburg, WV KO 7
Sep 7 Larry Temple Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 23 Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
Sep 25 Tom Lenihan Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
Nov 9 George Cole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1909
Jan 4 Jack Reed Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
Jan 4 Fred Cooley Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
Jan 4 Jack Cooper Philadelphia, Pa EX 2
Feb 11 Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
Mar 26 Stanley Ketchel New York, NY ND 10
-O'Brien was saved by the bell
May 19 Jack Johnson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 9 Stanley Ketchel Philadelphia, Pa LT 3
Jul 30 "Fireman" Jim Flynn Denver, Co ND 6
Aug 20 "Fighting" Dick Gilbert Denver, Co EX 4
Nov 29 Charles Stevenson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1910
Jan 19 Al Kaufmann Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 21 Al Kaufmann Pittsburgh, Pa ND 6
May 2 Mike Schreck Lexington, Ky W 10
1911
Aug 15 Sam Langford New York, NY LT 5
Nov 27 Harry Ramsey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1912
Apr 18 "Young" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
Jun 17 Ben Koch Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1921
Jun 19 Jack Dempsey Atlantic City, NY EX 1
1930
Jack Johnson EX 3
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1897
Jan 31 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 26 Edward "Kid" Carter Brooklyn, NY WF 11
-This bout was reported but likely belongs to "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien
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Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
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