Mike Queenan
(the "Stockyards Giant")
BORN |
Fought out of
Illinois |
HEIGHT |
6-2 |
WEIGHT |
190-230
lbs |
|
1887
Jan 27 Con Tobin
Chicago, Il
KO 2
-Tobin scored a knockdown in the first round;
Queenan rallied and
knocked Tobin around the ring
in the second; Both
men were battered and bloody;
Two-ounce gloves
were used
1890
Mar 5 Lem McGregor (St. Joe
Kid) Chicago, Il
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 1 Bob Ferguson
Thayer, In
LK 22
-Queenan and Ferguson were about the same size
in height and
weight - about 190 lbs;
Revised Queensberry
Rules and Gloves were used for this bout;
Some sources report
"LK 20"
Oct 27 an unnamed opponent
Chicago, Il
EX
1891
Apr 12 Tom Kinnard
Cedar Lake, Wi
LF 14
Dec 14 Jack King
Chicago, Il
W 6
1892
Jan 4 Paddy Brennan
Chicago, Il
KO 4
-Some sources report Queenan fought Mike
Brennan on 01/05/1892
Jan 9 Mike Boden
Chicago, Il
W 6
Feb 13 Paddy Brennan
SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled; Brennan was ill
Oct 30 Dick Graham
near Peoria, Il
KO 4
-Some sources report 10/31/1892
Dec 11 Henry Kennedy
St. Louis, Mo
WF 1
-Kennedy knocked down Queenan 5 times in less than
2 minutes; He hit
Queenan while he was down and lost;
Some sources report
12/13/1891; Some report "WF 2"
1893
Feb 7 Australian Unknown
St. Louis, Mo
LF 2
Oct 30 Henry Baker
Chicago, Il
LK 2
-Some sources report "L 3"
1895
Apr 22
Nick Burley
Armourdale, Ks
L 3
-Some sources report 04/27/1895; Some report "L 4"
Dec 14
"Denver" Ed Smith
Birmingham, Al
LK 1
-Following the fight, Queenan ended up in jail; In the cell next to
him,
a few days later,
was placed another fighter, Jerry
Slattery, who
had gotten into a
brawl at a local saloon
1896
Aug 6
C.A.C. Smith
Niagara Falls, NY
LT 2
Oct 3 Billy Woods
Cripple Creek, Co
W 12
1897
Feb 16
"Mexican" Pete Everett
Cripple Creek, Co LK 7
1897-1900
"Denver" Ed Martin LK 2
1900
Dec 31 Denis "Ike" Hayes
Walkerville, Mt
TK 4
1901
Jan George Lawler
Helena, Mt
NC 10
-The men were faking
*** Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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