Fred Russell
BORN June 25 1878; Northfield, Minnesota (Fought out of Denver, Colorado) HEIGHT 6-4 (Some sources report 6-6; Others 6-2) WEIGHT 200-255 lbs MANAGER Charley Long
Russell was big and strong; He was a puncher and not much of a boxer type
He was considered to be the Champion" of Colorado when he fought Tom Sharkey in 19011899 Curly Carr Cascade Tunnel, Wa KO 1 Oct 12 Theodore Van Buskirk San Francisco, Ca WF 4 -Some sources report "WF 5"; Some sources report "LT 4" Dec 27 Joe Kennedy San Francisco, Ca L 201898-1900 -Russell won many fights against local minor opponents Frank Smith KO 14 Arthur Reed KO 2 Denis "Ike" Hayes Helena, Mt D 15 Bob Hodge Warden, Id TK 2 Vic Langley Missoula, Mt D 6 W. Munroe W 8 -Some sources report "D 8" 1900 Mar 3 Jack Curley Cascade Tunnel City, Wa KO 9 Jun 8 Frank Childs Chicago, Il L 6 Jun 15 Frank Childs Chicago, Il L 6 Jul 20 Frank Childs Denver, Co L 10 Aug 3 Bob Watkins Denver, Co TK 3 Aug 28 "Mexican" Pete Everett Cripple Creek, Co KO 9 Oct 10 "Mexican" Pete Everett Cripple Creek, Co W Nov 2 Joe Choynski Denver, Co LF 4 1901 Feb 1 Jim "Jack" McCormick Denver, Co KO 1 May 3 Tom Sharkey Denver, Co LK 4 Aug 12 "Denver" Ed Martin Seattle, Wa LF 10 -Some sources report "LK 10"; Some sources report 8/13/00 1902 Feb 14 Walter Johnson Chicago, Il W 6 Mar 1 Klondike (John Haines) Chicago, Il KO 3 -Some sources report 3/01/03 Apr 4 Joe Walcott Chicago, Il D 6 May 2 Charles "Kid" McCoy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jun 10 Peter Maher Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Sep 12 Hank Griffin Los Angeles, Ca KO 14 -Some sources report 9/13/02 Nov 1 Sam McVea Oxnard, Ca LK 5 -Some sources report 11/04/02 Dec 4 Jack Johnson Los Angeles, Ca LF 8 -Some sources report 12/05/02 1903 Mar George McSwain Newman, Ca KO 3 1905 Apr 28 Jack Burns Butte, Mt TK 8 -Police intervened; Some sources report "D 8" 1906 Feb 26 Jack Root Kalamazoo, Mi L 10 Apr 4 Jim Barry LaSalle, Il LK 3 1908 May 18 Victor McLaglen Tacoma, Wa LK 2 *** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1902 Nov 13 Sam McVea Oxnard, Ca LK 7 1906 Terry Mustain LK 5 1907 Jim Savage LK 3 *** Much Data Provided By Luckett Davis, Chuck Johnston And Bill Schutte ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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