John H. "Sandy" Ferguson

BORN   July 24 1879; Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
DIED   February 26 1919; Providence, Rhode Island
HEIGHT 6-3
WEIGHT 200-220 lbs

 

Ferguson was a big, strong fellow who was not smooth and flashy but was durable and capable; He served as a "trial-horse" for many up and coming fighters of the time; He fought anyone who wanted to fight - black or white - and dodged no one; Ferguson was a White Hope of the teens

Among those he defeated during his career were Ben Taylor, Yank Kenny, Dick O'Brien, George Byers, Bob Armstrong, Tom Carey, Joe Walcott, Klondike, Charles Haghey, Jim McCormick, Al Kubiak, Jim Barry and Joe Jeannette

1898
Nov 18 Sid West                   Chelsea, Ma                       W  3
Dec  8 Sid West                   Chelsea, Ma                       W  6
Dec 26 Paul Watson                Chelsea, Ma                      KO  1

1899
Jan 13 J. McLoughlin              Chelsea, Ma                       W  5
Feb 22 Paddy Fenton               Chelsea, Ma                      EX  4
Mar 15 Maxwell Page               Chelsea, Ma                       W  2
Nov 25 Tom Shaw                   Boston, Ma                        W  3
Dec 24 Mike Schalow               Boston, Ma                        W  3

1900
Jan 25 Tom Shaw                   Cambridge, Ma                     D  6
Feb  1 Jack Buckley               East Boston, Ma                   D  6
          -Some sources report "Boston, Ma"
Feb  9 Jim Gallagher              East Boston, Ma                   D  6
Feb 22 Billy Jordan               Boston, Ma                        W  6
Mar 14 Charley Rogers             Lynn, Ma                          W  3
Mar 29 Tim Fogarty                Boston, Ma                        W  5
Apr 19 Mike Higgins               Boston, Ma                        D  6
Apr 30 Tom Carpenter              Chelsea, Ma                       D  6
Jun  4 Mike Schalow               Chelsea, Ma                       D  8
Jun 10 Charley O'Rourke                                            LK  4
Nov 26 Tom Shaw                   Lynn, Ma                         KO  1
Dec 17 Dick O'Brien               Lynn, Ma                         LF  4

1901
Jan  4 Dick O'Brien               Lewiston, Me                     LF  4
Apr 30 John McDonald              Gloucester, Ma                   KO  1
Dec 21 Ben Taylor                 Woolwich, Eng                     L  6
          -Some sources report "LF 5"
Dec 28 Jack Welsh                 in England                        W  1

1902
Jan  4 Charles McKeever           London, Eng                       D  4
Jan 14 Bill Davis                 in England                        W  4
Jan 18 J. Davenport               in England                        W  3
Feb  3 J. Maloney                 in England                        W  3
Mar  3 Ben Taylor                 London, Eng                       W 10
Mar 21 Yank Kenny                 in England                       KO  3
May 10 Ben Taylor                 Woolwich, Eng                     D  6
          -Some sources report 5/12/02;
           Some sources report "D 10"
Jun 25 "Denver" Ed Martin         London, Eng                      LT  5

1903
Jan 22 George Byers               Brighton, Ma                     ND  8
          -Some sources report "D 3" at "Boston, Ma"
Mar 25 Dick O'Brien               Brighton, Ma                     KO  4
          -Some sources report "Boston, Ma"
Apr  7 George Byers               Brighton, Ma                      W 12
          -Some sources report "Boston, Ma"
Apr 16 Jack Johnson               Boston, Ma                        L 10
Apr 27 Dick O'Brien               Gloucester, Ma                   KO  6
          -Some sources report 4/28/03
May 26 Gus Ruhlin                 Boston, Ma                        D 15
Jul 31 Jack Johnson               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 20 Bob Armstrong              Boston, Ma                       KO  1
          -Some sources report 8/24/03
Sep  3 Tom "Jabber" Carey         Boston, Ma                        W 12
Nov 10 Joe Walcott                Boston, Ma                        W 15
Dec 11 Jack Johnson               Colma, Ca                         L 20
          -Some sources report "San Francisco, Ca"
Dec 26 Klondike (John Haynes)     Chicago, Il                       W  6
          -Some sources report "KO 6" on 12/28/03

1904
Jan 18 Jim Galvin                 Boston, Ma                       KO  2
          -Some sources report 1/17/04
Feb  6 Jack Johnson               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -Some sources report "NC 5"
Mar 16 Marvin Hart                Hot Springs, Ar                   L 20
          -Some sources report 3/17/04
May 23 Joe Walcott                Portland, Me                      L 10
          -Some sources report "D 10" on 5/22/04
Nov 24 Charley Haghey             Bangor, Me                       KO  1
          -Some sources report 11/25/04

1905
Jan 27 Jim McCormick              Hot Springs, Ar                  WF  5
          -Some sources report "W 5"
Jul 18 Jack Johnson               Chelsea, Ma                      LF  7
          -Some sources report "L 7"

1906
May 28 Gus Ruhlin                 New York, NY                     ND  4
          -Some sources report "ND 6"

1907
Aug 15 Charley Stevenson          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  3
Aug 15 Morris Harris              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  3
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 12 Morris Harris              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6

1908
Apr 30 Morris Harris              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 19 Sam Langford               Boston, Ma                        L 12
Sep 15 Joe Jeannette              Boston, Ma                        L 12

1909
Mar  9 Al Kubiak                  Boston, Ma                       KO  4
Apr  6 Jim Barry                  Boston, Ma                       WF 10
Apr 27 Sam Langford               Boston, Ma                        D 12
May  8 Herbert Hall               Paris, Fr                        KO  1
May 22 Joe Jeannette              Paris, Fr                         L 20
Jun 22 Joe Jeannette              Boston, Ma                        W 12
Aug 27 Joe Jeannette              New York, NY                     LT  8

1910
Apr  1 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Boston, Ma                        L 10
May 31 Jack Burns                 Los Angeles, Ca                  ND 10 
Jun 17 Jim Barry                  Los Angeles, Ca                  ND 10
Oct 16 Jim Barry                  McDonoughville, La               LT 14
          -Some sources report "L 14" at "New Orleans, La"

1911
Jan  3 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Boston, Ma                        L 10
Jan 24 Jim Barry                  Boston, Ma                        L 12
Apr    Andy Morris                Portland, Me                     ND  6 
Jul 28 Tony Ross                  New York, NY                     LT  5
          -Some sources report "L 5"

1912
May 21 Tom Kennedy                Boston, Ma                        L 10
May 28 Tom Kennedy                Boston, Ma                        D 10
          -Some sources report 5/28/13

1913
May 19 Jeff Madden                Gloucester, Ma                    L 10
          -Some sources report "W 10"

1915
Aug 10 Sam McVea                  Boston, Ma                       LT  8
Aug 15 George "Kid" Cotton        Boston, Ma                       EX  3
Sep 14 Battling Levinsky          Chelsea, Ma                       L 12
          -Some sources report 9/24/15 at "Boston, Ma"

1916
Dec  8 Homer Smith                Philadelphia, Pa                 LK  4

*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1901
Dec  2 Charles "Kid" McCoy        in England                       LF  4

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