1882
Jun 14
William Miller Timaru,
NZ
L
-This was a wrestling match; Falls : 0-1
Jun 24
William
Miller Dunedin,
NZ
L
-This was a wrestling match; Falls : 1-3
Jun 29
William
Miller Dunedin,
NZ
EX
-This was a wrestling match
Jun 30
William
Miller Dunedin,
NZ
EX
-This was a wrestling match
Jul 1
William Miller Dunedin,
NZ
EX
-This was a wrestling match
Aug 26
Jem Mace
Dunedin, NZ EX 3
Sep 13
Jem Mace
Timaru, NZ EX 3
Sep 14
Jem Mace
Timaru, NZ EX 3
Oct 14
Jem Mace
Christchurch, NZ EX 3
Oct 28
Jem Mace
Christchurch, NZ EX 3
-Some sources report 10/24/82
Dec 2
Jem Mace
Auckland, NZ EX
4
Dec 4 "Professor" Davis
Auckland, NZ
EX 3
Dec 4 H.A. Kessing
Auckland, NZ
EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same
date
Dec 8
-Slade and
Mace left for the
USA on a mail steamer
1883
Jan
-Slade arrived in America with
Jem Mace
Jan 8
Jem Mace
San Francisco, Ca
EX 3
Jan 15 George Robinson
San Francisco, Ca LK
Feb 2
Jem Mace
New York, NY EX 3
Feb 8
Jem Mace
New York, NY EX 3
Mar 6
Jem Mace
New York, NY EX 3
Mar
Jem Mace
Cincinnati, Oh EX
-Slade and
Mace sparred several other
exhibitions
during Mar 1883
Apr 5
Jem Mace
Pittsburgh, Pa EX 3
Apr 13
Charlie Mitchell SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Police intervened
Apr 20
Jem Mace EX 3
Apr 20 Joe Coburn
Troy, NY EX 3
-Different sources report the previous 2
bouts
on the same date
Apr 23
Joe Coburn
New York, NY
EX
Apr 27
Joe Coburn New York, NY EX 3
May 18
Jem Mace
Sheffield, Eng EX 3
May 21
Jem Mace
London, Eng EX 3
May 22
Jem Mace
London, Eng EX 3
May 30
Jem Mace
Manchester, Eng EX 3
Jun 23
Jem Mace
Manchester, Eng EX 3
Aug
3
Jem Mace
Boston, Ma
EX 3
Aug 6
John L. Sullivan New York, NY LT 3
Sep 11
Charlie Mitchell Kansas City, Mo
SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Slade left town
Sep 18
Charlie Mitchell New York, NY LK
-This was a "private" fight
Sep 28
John L. Sullivan
Baltimore, Md
EX
Sep 29
John L. Sullivan
Baltimore, Md
EX
Oct
Charlie Mitchell
Long Island, NY D
3
Oct 19
Pete McCoy Allegheny City, Pa EX
Oct 19 John L. Sullivan
Allegheny City, Pa
EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same
date
Oct 29
John L. Sullivan
Louisville, Ky
EX
Oct 22
John L. Sullivan
Wheeling, WV
EX
Nov 3
John L. Sullivan
St. Louis, Mo
EX
Nov 5
John L. Sullivan
St. Louis, Mo
EX 2
Nov 6
John L. Sullivan
St. Louis, Mo
EX
Nov 16
John L. Sullivan
Chicago, Il
EX 4
Nov 26 John L. Sullivan
St. Paul. Mn
EX 4
Nov 27 John L. Sullivan
Minneapolis, Mn
EX
Dec 4
John L. Sullivan
Davenport, Ia
EX
Dec 5
John L. Sullivan
Davenport, Ia
EX
1884
Jan 10 Pete McCoy Helena, Mt EX 3
Jan 10
John L. Sullivan
Helena, Mt
EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same
date
Jan 11
John L. Sullivan
Helena, Mt
EX
Jan 12
John L. Sullivan
Butte City, Mt
EX
Jan 23
Pete McCoy Reno, Nv EX
Jan 25
John L. Sullivan
San Francisco, Ca
EX 3
Jan 26 John L. Sullivan
San Francisco, Ca
EX 3
Feb 1
John L. Sullivan
Astoria, Or
EX
Feb 6
John L. Sullivan
Seattle, Wa
EX
Feb 9
John L. Sullivan
Seattle, Wa
EX
Apr 13 Harry Dunn
San Francisco, Ca
L
-This was a wrestling match; Slade lost 0-5 in falls
May 9
Pete McCoy Portland, Or EX 3
-This bout
may have been held 3/09/84
Dec 17 Jack Brady San Francisco, Ca LK 2
-Heavyweight Championship of the Pacific Coast
1886
Jul 24 "Denver" Ed Smith Reno, Nv EX 3
Aug an unnamed opponent on the Pacific Coast LK
Sep 20 Duncan McDonald Salt Lake City, Ut LK 9
-Some sources report 8/28/86
1891
Aug 11 Charles Lange
Salt Lake City, Ut
LK 10
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not
For Herbert Slade ***
1881
Bob Fitzsimmons Timaru, NZ LT 2
-Fitzsimmons
always claimed to have fought
Herbert Slade but was mistaken; He
actually
fought Herbert's brother in 1882
*** Much Data Was Provided By Adam Pollack ***
*** Some Data Was Provided By Dan
Anderson ***
*** Assistance Was Provided By
Sergei Yurchenko ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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