Schedule News Current Champs WAIL! Encyclopedia Links Store Home
The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer
Joe Thomas
(Joseph Daly)
BORN
August 30 1886; Beverly, Massachusetts
DIED
February 1 1926; Boston, Massachusetts
HEIGHT
5-8
WEIGHT
154-164 lbs
Thomas was a "top quality" fighter - ready, willing and able - who could box and punch; He tangled with the best middleweights during the teens; Joe is most famous for his four bouts with Stanley Ketchel in which they knocked each other around; Reportedly, Thomas was a brother-in-law to Billy Gardner
During his career, Thomas defeated such men as Billy "Honey" Mellody, Bill McKinnon, Eddie Chambers, Terry Kellar, Vic Hansen and Terry Martin1904 Feb 11 Jack Morarity San Francisco, Ca KO 3 Mar 4 Jack Brown San Francisco, Ca W 4 Mar 28 Sailor Platt San Francisco, Ca KO 3 Apr 23 George Braun San Francisco, Ca KO 3 May 4 George Cooper San Francisco, Ca KO 2 May 30 George Petersen San Francisco, Ca L 4 Jun 14 Sailor Stuart San Francisco, Ca W 4 Jul 4 Bouar Wilt San Francisco, Ca KO 4 Aug 7 Ted Wolff San Francisco, Ca W 4 Sep 3 Frank Mayfield San Francisco, Ca W 4 Oct 12 Jack Mclaughlin San Francisco, Ca W 4 Nov 14 Kid Layfette San Francisco, Ca W 6 Dec 22 George Petersen San Francisco, Ca W 4 1905 Jul 17 George “K.O.” Brown Colma, Ca D 10 Aug 29 Jack Clancy Vallejo, Ca KO 9 Oct 19 Jack Burke Sacramento, Ca KO 5 Dec 16 Kid Gorman Redding, Ca KO 15 1906 Jan 11 Al Neill Vallejo, Ca KO 14 Jan 29 George Herberts Colma, Ca TK 10 -Some sources report 1/30/06 May 25 Jules Klein Terre Haute, In KO 2 Jun 11 Mike Donovan Terre Haute, In D 10 Jul 12 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jul 30 Tommy Sullivan Chelsea, Ma TK 9 -Some sources report "KO 11"; Some sources report 7/31/06 Sep 3 Billy “Honey” Mellody Chelsea, Ma TK 11 Sep 29 Harry Lewis Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Oct 24 Dick Fitzpatrick Colma, Ca KO 10 -Some sources report "KO 16" at "San Francisco, Ca" Nov 30 Frank McConnell San Francisco, Ca KO 1 Nov 30 Al Neill San Francisco, Ca L 10 -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date; Thomas was to knockout Neill or forfeit the decision; Neill lasted and claimed the win 1907 Mar 5 Billy “Honey” Mellody Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 3/06/07 May 18 Tommy Sullivan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 5/16/07 Jun 26 Kid Cowles Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jul 4 Stanley Ketchel Marysville, Ca D 20 Sep 2 Stanley Ketchel Colma, Ca LK 32 -Many sources report Middleweight Championship of the World; Some sources report "San Francisco, Ca" Dec 12 Stanley Ketchel San Francisco, Ca L 20 -Early sources report Middleweight Championship of the World 1908 Jan 21 Jack “Twin” Sullivan Los Angeles, Ca ND 10 -Some sources report 1/31/08 Aug 18 Stanley Ketchel San Francisco, Ca LT 2 -Some sources report Middleweight Championship of the World; Other sources insist that it was not a title bout Nov 24 Sailor Burke Boston, Ma L 12 1909 Feb 25 Hugo Kelly New York, NY LK 5 -Some sources report "LK 6" May 3 Joe Williams Schenectady, NY KO 4 -Some sources report "Jim Williams" Jun 29 Tommy Sullivan Boston, Ma L 12 Aug 17 Harry Mansfield Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Sep 20 Bartley Connolly Glens Falls, NY ND 10 -Some sources report "D 10" Nov 4 Jack Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 29 Bill McKinnon Schenectady, NY ND 10 -Some sources report "W 10" on 11/30/09 Dec 7 Tommy Crawford Lowell, Ma TK 5 -Some sources report "KO 7" Dec 18 Frank Klaus Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1910 Jan 21 Harry Mansfield Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 1/25/10 Mar 3 “Montana” Jack Sullivan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 21 Eddie Chambers Philadelphia, Pa KO 3 May 19 Billy Papke San Francisco, Ca LK 16 Jul 28 Terry Kellar Ogden, Ut TK 12 -Some sources report "W 12" 1911 Jan 18 Tommy Sullivan Manchester, NH D 15 Feb 4 Andy Morris Portland, Me ND 6 Feb 8 Frank Mantell Augusta, Me ND 12 -Some sources report "ND 6" on 2/06/11; Some sources report 2/07/11 Apr 5 Bill McKinnon Manchester, NH L 15 Jun 15 Leo Houck Lancaster, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 6/16/11 Oct 21 Vic Hansen Coalinga, Ca KO 13 Nov 15 Fritz Holland Oakland, Ca L 10 -Some sources report 11/16/11 1912 Apr 12 Terry Martin Lowell, Ma KO 8 Jul 4 Jack Dillon Terre Haute, In LT 8 Oct 23 Patsy Haley New York, NY W 10 Dec 13 Billy Grupp New York, NY ND 10 -Some sources report "Willie Grupp" on 12/13/11 Dec 27 Bill McKinnon D 12 1913 Jan 17 Battling Eldredge Lowell, Ma TK 3 Feb 14 Blink McCloskey Lowell, Ma WF 8 -Some sources report "TK 8" Feb 26 Tommy Sullivan Lawrence, Ma D 12 -Some sources report 2/27/12 1916 Mar 10 Anton The Greek Racine, Wi LK 1 1921 Feb 19 Jack “Twin” Sullivan Boston, Ma LT 3
Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
