Eddie Revoire BORN March 4 1892; St. Louis, Missouri (Fought out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) HEIGHT 5-8 1/2 WEIGHT 142-162 1/2 lbs

Revoire was a popular "Philadelphia" fighter with good boxing skills and a fair punch; Fighting in a time of the "No Decision" bouts, he won the majority of "newspaper" verdicts; If the newspaper verdicts were counted as official bouts, he would have won nearly 100 bouts During his career, Eddie defeated such men as Fred Woods, Jimmy Bonner, Pete Henley, Eddie Ramsey, Young Ketchel, Johnny Espen, Kid Sheeler, Eddie Bratton and Jack McCoy

1911
Apr 20 Battling Casey              Philadelphia, Pa               KO  2
Apr 29 Pete Henley                 Philadelphia, Pa               LK  2
          -Some sources report "ND 6"
Sep 16 Pete Henley                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Sep 21 Billy Weidleman             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
          -Some sources report "Young Joe Gans"
Sep 23 Billy Weidleman             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct  3 Henry Hauber                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct  5 Kid Tracey                  Philadelphia, Pa               LK  4
          -Some sources report "L 4"
Dec 28 George Bray                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6

1912
Jan 11 Pete Biddle                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jan 25 Fred Woods                  Philadelphia, Pa               TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
Feb 15 Pete Henley                 Philadelphia, Pa               TK  2
Mar  7 Eddie Hayes                 Philadelphia, Pa               TK  2
Mar 11 Jimmy Bonner                Altoona, Pa                    KO  1
Mar 14 Johnny Hogan                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Mar 19 Eddie Ramsey                Norristown, Pa                 TK  6
Mar 21 Eddie Hayes                 Philadelphia, Pa               KO  1
Mar 28 Johnny Willetts             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Apr 11 Johnny Willetts             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Apr 15 Walter Monaghan             Altoona, Pa                    ND  6
May 22 Joe Hirst                   Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
          -Some sources report 5/23/12
May 28 Eddie Ramsey                Norristown, Pa                 ND  6
Jun 13 Pete Malone                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jun 27 Pete Malone                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jul 16 William "Young" Nitchie     Norristown, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 16 Freddie Kelly               Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Sep 13 William "Young" Nitchie     Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct  5 Tommy Howell                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct 12 Tommy Howell                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct 21 Johnny Willetts             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov 16 Marty McKenna               Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov 28 Tommy Connors               Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Dec 10 Johnny Willetts             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
          -Some sources report 12/11/12
Dec 13 Tommy Ferguson              Scranton, Pa                   LK  5
          -Some sources report "L 6"

1913
Jan    Young Nitchie               Norristown, Pa                  W 10
Jan 17 Henry Hauber                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jan 20 Al Dewey                    Altoona, Pa                    ND  6
Feb  1 Barney Ford                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
          -Some sources report "W 6" vs "Barney Fril"
Feb  8 "Young" Mike Donovan        Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Feb 24 Joe Heffernan               Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Mar  7 Bobby Evans                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
          -Some sources report "W 6" vs "George Evans"
Mar 31 Charley Collins             Norristown, Pa                 ND 10
Apr 18 John "Young" McCartney      Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
May  2 John "Young" McCartney      Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
May 15 Art Magirl                  St. Louis, Mo                  ND  6
Jun 18 Art Magirl                  St. Louis, Mo                  ND  8
          -Some sources report 6/21/13
Jul 24 Johnny Duffy                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Sep 19 Eddie Bratton               Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
          -Some sources report "W 6" in "Norristown, Pa"
Oct  4 Mike Farrell                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct 21 "Young" Martin Canole       Allentown, Pa                  KO  1
          -Some sources report "Philadelphia, Pa"
Oct 25 Jack Toland                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov  4 Marty Rowan                 St. Louis, Mo                  ND  8
Nov 25 Harry "K.O." Baker          Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Dec  9 Harry "K.O." Baker          Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Dec 20 Ben Douglas                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6

1914
Jan  1 Jacob "Soldier" Bartfield   Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
          -Some sources report "Sailor Bradley"
Jan 13 Eddie Bratton               Norristown, Pa                 KO  1
Jan 20 Willie Herman               Norristown, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 23 John "Young" McCartney      Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Mar  4 John "Young" McCartney      Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Mar 28 Jack Toland                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Apr 28 Jimmy Perry                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
May  8 Jack McCarron               Pottsville, Pa                 ND 10
Jun 22 Harry "K.O." Baker          Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jun 30 Willie Adams                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jul 10 Jack Toland                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Aug 12 Harry "K.O." Baker          Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Aug 31 Joe Borrell                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
          -This bout was not held 9/01/14
Sep 19 Tommy Howell                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct 12 "Italian" Joe Gans          Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct 20 Frank Logan                 Baltimore, Md                   W 15
Oct 27 Jack McCarron               Pottsville, Pa                 ND 10
Nov 16 Dave Kurtz                  Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov 26 Frank Logan                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Dec 18 Jimmy Tighe                 Shenandoah, Pa                 ND 10
Dec 25 Frank Mantell               Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6

1915
Jan 25 Al McCoy                    Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jan 28 Pat Malone                  Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Mar  2 "Young" Tommy Coleman       Norristown, Pa                 ND  6
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Mar  4 Jack McCarron               Allentown, Pa                  LK  4
          -Some sources report "LK 6" on 3/03/15;
           Some sources report "Philadelphia, Pa"
Apr  6 Joe Borrell                 Norristown, Pa                 ND  6
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Apr 20 Jack McCarron               Norristown, Pa                 ND 10
May 11 Jimmy Fryer                 Norristown, Pa                 ND 10
May 15 Jackie Clark                Allentown, Pa                  ND 10
May 24 Eugene "Reddy" Holt         Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jun  4 "Young" Tommy Coleman       Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jun 18 Terry Martin                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jun 21 "Sailor" Charles Grande     Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jul 20 "Young" Tommy Coleman       Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jul 30 Tyrone Costello             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Aug  3 Jack Toland                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Aug 24 Henry Hauber                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Aug 27 Jack Toland                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Sep 20 K.O. Sullivan               Shenandoah, Pa                 ND 10
Oct  5 Jackie Clark                Shenandoah, Pa                 ND 10
Oct 12 Bob "K.O." Sweeney          Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov  1 Jackie Clark                Girardville, Pa                ND 10
Nov 12 Tyrone Costello             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov 25 "Young" Tommy Coleman       Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Dec 10 Joe Borrell                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Dec 21 Jackie Clark                Bethlehem, Pa                  ND 10
Dec 28 "Young" Kid Broad           Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6

1916
Feb 15 Willie "K.O." Loughlin      Bethlehem, Pa                  ND 10
Feb 22 "Young" Jack O'Brien        Norristown, Pa                  L 15
Mar  7 Leo Houck                   Reading, Pa                     D  6
Mar 22 Willie "K.O." Loughlin      Bethlehem, Pa                  ND 10
Apr  4 Jack McCarron               Norristown, Pa                 ND 15
Apr 17 Joe Borrell                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
May  8 Jackie Clark                Harrisburg, Pa                 ND 10
Jul 25 Jack Toland                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Aug 11 "Young" Tommy Coleman       Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct 10 Willie "K.O." Loughlin      Bethlehem, Pa                  ND 10
Oct 17 Jack Blackburn              Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov 17 Jack Blackburn              Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov 30 Quartermaster Smith         Philadelphia, Pa               KO  2
Dec 25 Howard Truesdale            Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6

1917
Jan  1 Tyrone Costello             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Jan 21 Leo Houck                   Lancaster, Pa                  ND  6
Feb  6 "Young" Tommy Coleman       Norristown, Pa                 ND 10
Jun  1 Young Ketchell              Shenandoah, Pa                 TK  9
Aug 25 "Young" Tommy Coleman       Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov 29 Clay Turner                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6

1918
Apr 12 Johnny Espen                Baltimore, Md                   W  6
Apr 29 Augie Ratner                Baltimore, Md                   L 10
May 27 Johnny Espen                Baltimore, Md                   W 10

1919
Jul  3 Johnny McLaughlin           Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Nov 18 Harry Murray                Philadelphia, Pa               KO  3
Nov 27 Tyrone Costello             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Dec 25 "Young" Herman Miller       Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6

1920
Jan 21 Leo Houck                   Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov 25 Tom Clifford                Philadelphia, Pa               KO  2
Dec 25 Jimmy Copeland              Philadelphia, Pa               WF  2

1921
Jan  7 Tommy Thompson              Philadelphia, Pa               KO  4
Jan 14 Joe Borrell                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
          -Some sources report "ND-L 8"
Feb  4 Joe Borrell                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
          -Some sources report "ND-L 8"
Mar 15 Harry "K.O." Baker          Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
Mar 29 Buck Ashton                 Harrisburg, Pa                 ND  8
May  3 Jack McCarron               Phillipsburg, NJ               ND 10
Dec  6 Buck Ashton                 Harrisburg, Pa                 ND 10
Dec 26 Henry Hauber                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8

1922
Aug  7 Otto Hughes                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Aug 11 Kid Sheeler                 Philadelphia, Pa               TK  3
Sep  1 Jack Martin                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Oct 20 Paul Dorson                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
Dec  8 Jack Martin                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8

1923
Jan  1 Lee Swope                   Reading, Pa                    ND  8
Jan  5 Jack McCoy                  Philadelphia, Pa               TK  6
Feb 15 Andy "Kid" Palmer           Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
Feb 20 Johnny McLaughlin           Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
Mar 13 Plowboy Harris              Reading, Pa                    ND  8
Mar 15 Len Rowlands                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
Apr  6 Wally Hinkle                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
Apr 10 Tommy Billiards             Reading, Pa                    ND 10
Apr 12 Len Rowlands                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
May  4 Joe Geiger                  Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
May 18 Jack Martin                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
Jun 22 Frankie Britton             Philadelphia, Pa               ND  8
Jun 28 Jimmy McCabe                Conshohocken, Pa               KO  2
Aug  9 Frank Yarchan               Allentown, Pa                  ND  8
Oct 16 Frankie Britton             Reading, Pa                    NC  6

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1911
       Battling Gaytes                                             L 10

1912
Feb    Jacob "Soldier" Bartfield   Brooklyn, NY                   ND  6
       Johnny Willetts                                            ND  6
       Al Dewey                                                   ND  6
       John "Young" McCartney                                     ND  6
       John "Young" McCartney                                     ND  6
       Eugene "Reddy" Holt                                        ND  6

1913
Jan    Eugene "Reddy" Holt         Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
       Teddy Kelly                 Philadelphia, Pa                D  6
       Frank Sharkey               Norristown, Pa                  W  6

1915
Mar 17 Tommy Howell                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6

1919
        Fay Keiser                                                  L  5

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