Johnny Saunders
| BORN |
Fought out of
New York, New York |
| WEIGHT |
135-140
lbs |
|
1874
Apr 29 Ned Mallahan
New York, NY
EX
Aug 18 Patsy Hogan
Brooklyn, NY
EX
1875
Dec 23
Peter Croker
New York, NY
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1876
Jan 13 Ned Mallahan
New York, NY
EX
Jan 20 Sam Collyer
New York, NY
EX
Mar
-Saunders was to testify on behalf
of a defendant regarding horse-stealing
Aug 30 Ned Mallahan
New York, NY
EX
1877
Mar 29 Johnny Riley
New York, NY
EX
May 1 Johnny Riley
New York, NY
EX
Sep 24 Johnny Riley
Brooklyn, NY
EX
Dec 6 Johnny Riley
New York, NY
EX
1878
May 4 Johnny Riley
New York, NY
EX
May 16
-Saunders was given a benefit in
New York (Harry Hill's)
May 28 Johnny Riley
Brooklyn, NY
EX
-Some sources report 5/27/1878
Sep 12 Jack McGinly
New York, NY
EX 4
-Was this man actually "Johnny Riley" ?
Sep 22
-Saunders seconded Tommy "Duke"
Moore vs Thomas King in Weehawken, NJ
1879
Mar 20 Johnny Riley
New York, NY
EX
Jun 26 Johnny Riley
New York, NY
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 18 Johnny Riley
New York, NY
ND
Sep 18 Mike Coburn
New York, NY
ND
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Sep 29 Jim Riley
New York, NY
EX 3
-Was this man actually "Johnny Riley" ?
1880
Mar 20 Johnny Riley
New York, NY
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr
-Saunders was training George
Rooke at Joe Goss' Atlantic Hotel
at Fort Hamilton
Nov 11
-Saunders was scheduled to appear
in New York, NY but could not
due to a sprained ankle
(Harry Hill's: Houston Street)
Nov 29 an unnamed opponent
New York, NY
EX
1881
Feb 25 Dick Hollywood
New York, NY
EX
May 9 Johnny Reilly
Philadelphia, Pa
EX
Dec 26 Mike Coburn
New York, NY
EX
1882
Jan Dick Hollywood
Bridgeport, Ct
EX
Mar 27 Martin "Fiddler" Neary
New York, NY
EX
Mar 28 Pat Jordan
Jersey City, NJ
EX
Dec 14 Bob Farrell
New York, NY
EX
Dec 28 George Seddons
New York, NY
EX
1883
Mar 1
Bob Farrell
New York, NY
EX
Mar 19 Billy Kilduff
Boston, Ma
EX
Mar 29 Joe Gaffney
New York, NY
EX
Sep 20 Tommy Costello
New York, NY
EX
Sep 20 Steve Taylor
New York, NY
EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1884
Feb 26
-Saunders seconded Eddie Connors
vs Tug Ryan in Hoboken, NJ
Jun
-Saunders trained Mike Cleary for
his upcoming bout with Jake Kilrain
1885
Apr 24 Mike Gillespie
New York, NY
EX
-This bout was part of a benefit for Joe Goss' widow
1886
May 3
Mike Gillespie
New York, NY
EX
1888
Aug 28
-Saunders was in Saratoga, NY
1890
Feb 15 Gus Lambert
New York, NY LK
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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