Jim Savage

BORN   : 1881; Orange, New Jersey
DIED   : April 1949; Orange, New Jersey
HEIGHT : 5-10 1/2
WEIGHT : 175-199 1/2 lbs

 

Savage was a muscular, rugged boxer who was talented and carried a solid punch; During his career he fought a number of outstanding world-class fighters, was sparring partner for many others, and was trainer of many more

Among those he defeated during his career were "Sailor" Burke, "Sailor" Charles White, Andy Morris, Frank Moran, Al Benedict, Tom Kennedy, Jack Keating, Al Kubiak, Fred McKay, Matthew "P.O." Curran, and Fred Storbeck

After his retirement from the ring, Jim was a Madison Square Garden referee, appeared in movies, belonged to the Friars Club and Motion Picture Club of New York, and was bodyguard for Daniel G. Reid, owner of the American Can Company

Savage was a White Hope of the teens

1908
Jun 30 Sailor Burke                                                 L  3
       -Some sources report "LK 3" at "New York, NY"

1909
Mar 30 Jim Donovan                New York, NY                     KO  1
Apr 13 Cyclone Roberman           New York, NY                     KO  1
May 18 Charley Mann               New York, NY                     TK  7
Jun 15 Charley Mann               New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul 20 Jack Rowan                 New York, NY                     KO  1
Sep  2 "Sailor" Jack Cunningham   New York, NY                     TK  6
Dec 21 Jack Fitzgerald            Far Rockaway, NY                 ND 10
1910
Apr  4 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Brooklyn, NY                      D 10
Dec 19 "Young" Hank Griffin       Utica, NY                        LF  5
Dec 26 Sailor Burke               Newark, NJ                       WF  5

1911
Mar 13 Frank Moran                New York, NY                     TK  7
       -Some sources report "ND 10"
Mar 27 Dummy Maxson               New York, NY                     ND 10
May  8 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Boston, Ma                       LT  9
       -Some sources report 5/09/11; Others report 5/10/11
Jun 13 Andy Morris                New York, NY                     LK  2
Jul 18 Andy Morris                Far Rockaway, NY                 WF  2
Sep 21 Al Benedict                New York, NY                     TK  2
Oct  6 Charles "Kid" McCoy        Far Rockaway, NY                 LK  4

1912
Mar 29 Al Kubiak                  New York, NY                     ND 10
May 11 Bob Williams               New York, NY                     KO  2
Aug 19 Tom Kennedy                New York, NY                     TK  7
Sep 30 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         New York, NY                     LK  3
Oct 24 Jack Keating               New York, NY                     TK  1
       -Some sources report "McKenna"
Dec 12 Dan Daily                  Cleveland, Oh                    ND 10
       -Some sources report 12/13/12
Dec 23 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon      Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
       -Some sources report 12/28/12

1913
Feb 21 Al Kubiak                  Atlanta, Ga                       W 10
       -Some sources report 1/21/13
Apr 16 Tim Logan                  New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun  3 Whitey Allen               New York, NY                     TK  2
Jun 13 "Sailor" Charles White     Atlanta, Ga                      LT  3
       -Some sources report 6/07/13 at "New York, NY"
Aug  8 Al Kubiak                  Far Rockaway, NY                 ND 10
Oct 21 Al McCluskey               Far Rockaway, NY                 TK  7

1914
Feb 10 Tony Ross                  Philadelphia, Pa                  D 10
       -Some sources report "New York, NY"
May 25 Matthew "P.O." Curran      London, Eng                       W 20
Sep  4 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Far Rockaway, NY                  D 10
Nov  4 Tom McCarty                Far Rockaway, NY                 ND 10
Dec 25 Howard Morrow              New York, NY                     ND 10

1915
Jul  7 Al Reich                   New York, NY                     ND 10
       -Some sources report 7/16/16
Aug 31 Charley Weinert            New York, NY                     ND 10
Oct  5 Jack Dillon                Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10

1916
Jan 26 Charley Weinert            New York, NY                     LT  7
Mar 25 Battling Levinsky          New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul  8 Fred Storbeck              New York, NY                     KO  6
Oct 27 John Lester Johnson        New York, NY                     LK  2
       -Some sources report 10/28/16
Nov 17 Jim Conklin                New York, NY                     KO  8

1917
Jul    Paul Samson Korner                                          ND 10
Jul 27 Jack Hanlon                Freeport, NY                     KO  8


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

1903
       Kid McDemitt                                                KO  1
       Bill McNulty                                                KO  1
       Bill Kanz                                                   KO  3
       Tony Michaels                                               KO  1

1904
       Joe Mulvey                                                  KO  3
       Joe Stone                                                   KO  1
       Slim Horton                                                 KO  3
       Bill Conley                                                 KO  3

1905
       Bill Badgeley                                                W  3
       Phil Hanley                                                 KO  3
       Kid Sloane                                                  KO  1
       Sailor Burke                                                LK  3

1906
       Owen Ziegler                                                 W  2
       Bill Nash                                                   KO  2
       Chick Morrison                                              KO  4

1907
       Fred Russell                                                KO  3
       Jack Cooley                                                  W  6
       Phil Bush                                                   KO  3

1908
       Fred Bradley                                                 W  3
       Pat O'Bovile                                                KO  3
       Johnny Carroll                                               W  6
       Joe Butler                                                  KO  4

1909
       Dutch Miller                                                KO  1
       Con Sullivan                                                KO  1
       Jim Donovan                                                 KO  1
       Sam Meeker                                                  KO  3

1910
       Tom Lenihan                                                 KO  6
       Herman Boliman                                              KO  1
       Pat O'Rourke                                                KO 14

1911
       Charley Mann                                                ND 10
       Sailor Burke                                                WF  5
       -Is this the same as the 12/26/10 bout ?
       "Sailor" Charles White                                      KO  7
       Dan "Porky" Flynn                                           ND 10
       -Is this the same as the 4/04/10 bout ?
       Jack Fitzgerald                                             ND  6

1912
       Al Benedict                New York, NY                     KO  2
       Jack Fitzgerald            New York, NY                     ND 10

1913
       Jack Smith                 New Orleans, La                  KO  2
       Hock Jones                 New York, NY                     KO  3
       Al Benedict                New York, NY                     KO  3

1914
       Fred McKay                 Scranton, Pa                     KO  4

1916
       Al Benedict                                                 ND 10

1923
Mar 31 Sam Langford               Mexico City, Mx                  LK  1
               -Heavyweight Championship of Mexico

1926
Nov 22 "Fighting" Bob Lawson      Chicago, Il                       D 10

1927
May 20 Johnny Grosso              New York, NY                     LK  6

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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