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"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson
(Cecil Lewis Thompson)

BORN   June 20 1876; Ogle County, Illinois
DIED May 28 1951; Sycamore, Illinois
HEIGHT 5-4
WEIGHT 130-159 1/2 lbs
MANAGERS.
Lanny Lichtenstein, Rawhide Kelwe

Thompson was a fire ball of a fighter - a buzzsaw, a hammer; He was not overly impressive with his boxing skills but was aggressive, applied pressure and punched hard; Johnny claimed the Middleweight Championship of the World during his career

The "Cyclone" defeated such men as Billy Papke, Jack Lester, "Fighting" Dick Hyland, Jack Clifford, Maurice Thompson, Rufe Turner, Rudi Unholz, Peter Sullivan, Hughie Mehegan, Jerry Jerome and Charlie "Kid" Dalton

Some sources report that Thompson started his professional career in 1892

1901
Dec 19 E.G. Price                 Chicago, Il                        KO  1

1902
Jan 13 Adam Ryan                  Chicago, Il                         L  6
Jan 20 Emilio "Emil" Sanchez      Chicago, Il                         L  6
Mar 21 Oscar "Battling" Nelson    Chicago, Il                         L  6
Nov  7 Paddy Norton               Milwaukee, Wi                      TK  4
Dec  5 Mickey Riley               Milwaukee, Wi                       D  6
Dec 29 Bob Porter                 Chicago, Il                         W  6

1903
Feb  9 Joe Percente               Milwaukee, Wi                       D  6
          -Some sources report "W 6"
Apr  7 Charley Neary              Milwaukee, Wi                      LT  6
          -Some sources report 4/09/1903
Apr 24 Oscar "Battling" Nelson    Milwaukee, Wi                       L  6
Jun 29 Curley Ulrich              DeKalb, Il                          L  4
Jul 16 Curley Ulrich              DeKalb, Il                          W  6
Aug 11 Curley Ulrich              Sycamore, Il                        W  3
Aug 18 Mickey Riley               Sycamore, Il                        D 10
Aug 23 Curley Ulrich              DeKalb, Il                         LF  5
Oct  1 Harry Griffin              Aurora, Il                         LF  3
Dec  1 Charles Conway             Chicago, Il                        KO  3

1905
Apr 14 Jimmy Potts                Milwaukee, Wi                       L  6
Jun 16 Young Scotty               Duluth, Mn                          W  6
Oct 12 Kid Farmer                 Peoria, Il                          D 10
Oct 13 Otto Sieloff               Beloit, Wi                          D 10

1906
Jan 19 Frank Jordan               LaSalle, Il                         D 10
Feb 15 Otto Sieloff               Ottawa, Ont, Canada                 D 15
Feb 20 Kid Herrick                Janesville, Wi                     LF  6
Feb 23 Frank Jordan               Janesville, WI                      D  8
Apr  5 Otto Sieloff               New Orleans, La                    KO  8
May  2 Edward Purdy               LaSalle, Il                         W 10
May 17 Billy Mayfield             Peoria, Il                          W 10
Jun 21 Kid Black                  Peoria, Il                         KO  2
Jun 29 Harry Griffin              Davenport, Ia                      WF  3
Jul  7 Montana Kid                Los Angeles, Ca                     D 10
          -Some sources report 7/20/1906;
           Some sources report 8/07/1906
Jul 19 Walter "Kid" Parker        Burke, Id                           W  6
Aug 28 "Fighting" Dick Hyland     Los Angeles, Ca                    WF  9
Nov 15 "Fighting" Dick Hyland     Ogden, Ut                           L 20
          -Some sources report 11/16/1906
Nov 28 Lew Powell                 Colma, Ca                          LF 10
Dec 11 Fred Ward                  Vallejo, Ca                        KO  6
Dec 15 Jack Clifford              Marysville, Ca                     KO  5

1907
Jan  8 Maurice Thompson           Ogden, Ut                          TK 15
Feb 22 Rufus "Rufe" Turner        Marysville, Ca                     KO 11
Mar 26 "Fighting" Dick Hyland     San Francisco, Ca                   D 20
Apr 12 George Memsic              Los Angeles, Ca                     L 20
Jul 24 Peter Sullivan             Ogden, Ut                           L 20
Sep  2 Rudolph "Rudi" Unholz      Ogden, Ut                          WF  8
Sep 27 Charley Neary              Milwaukee, Wi                       L 10
Nov  2 Freddie Welsh              Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Nov 11 Abe "Kid" Goodman          Boston, Ma                          D 12
          -Some sources report "Chelsea, Ma"

1908
Mar 14 Johnny Murphy              San Francisco, Ca                  TK  8
May  5 Mickey Gannon              Boston, Ma                          D 12
          -Some sources report 5/06/1908
Jun 29 Peter Sullivan             Salt Lake City, Ut                 KO 12 
          -Some sources report "Ogden, Ut"
Jul 28 Charlie "Kid" Dalton       Ogden, Ut                          KO  5
Oct 29 Rudolph "Rudi" Unholz      San Francisco, Ca                  TK 11
Nov 26 Charlie "Kid" Dalton       Marysville, Ca                     KO 16

1909
Jan 15 Peter Sullivan             Pocatello, Id                       L 20
Mar  5 Mickey Gannon              New York, NY                       ND 10
Mar 22 Adam Ryan                  Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
May 25 Ray Bronson                Columbus, Oh                       ND  6
Jul  5 Danny Goodman              Hammond, In                         W 10
Sep  6 Eddie Tancel               Hawthorne, Wi                      ND  6
Nov  8 Packey McFarland           Kansas City, Mo                     L 10
Dec 17 "Fighting" Dick Hyland     Kansas City, Mo                     W 10

1910
Jan 20 Tommy McCarthy             San Francisco, Ca                   D 20
          -Some sources report 1/28/1910
Mar 23 Charley Norvall            Oakland, Ca                         W 10
Apr 26 Chick Hudson               Oakland, Ca                        TK  8
          -Some sources report "KO 7" on 4/27/1910
May 13 Peter Sullivan             Salt Lake City, Ut                 KO  9
          -Some sources report 5/12/1910
Jun 13 Birdlegs Collins           Salt Lake City, Ut                 KO 17
          -Some sources report 6/15/1910
Jul  4 Peter Sullivan             Pocatello, Id                      TK  9
Aug 18 George Latham              Aurora, Il                         KO  3
Nov  9 Rudolph "Rudi" Unholz      Sydney, NSW, Australia             TK  6
          -Some sources report "W 6"
Dec  3 Hughie Mehegan             Sydney, NSW, Australia             KO  5
Dec 28 Tim Land                   Sydney, NSW, Australia             KO 20

1911
Jan  2 Jerry Jerome               Brisbane, Que, Australia           KO  3
          -Some sources report 1/11/11
Jan 21 Tim Land                   Sydney, NSW, Australia             KO  3
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
Feb  6 Dave Smith                 Sydney, NSW, Australia              L 20
Feb 11 Billy Papke                Sydney, NSW, Australia              W 20
          -Early sources report Middleweight Championship of the World
Apr 28 Hugo Kelly                 Racine, Wi                         ND 10
Jul 27 Willie Lewis               New York, NY                       ND 10
Aug 17 Frank Klaus                New York, NY                       ND 10
Oct    -Thompson relinquished the Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec 16 "Bandsman" Dick Rice       Sydney, NSW, Australia              L 20

1912
Jan 26 Dave Smith                 Sydney, NSW, Australia              L 20
Feb 17 Jack Lester                Sydney, NSW, Australia             KO 20
Mar 23 Jack Lester                Sydney, NSW, Australia              L 20
Jul  3 Frank Mantell              Sacramento, Ca                      D 20
Sep 10 George "K.O." Brown        Peoria, Il                         WF  6
          -Some sources report "KO 5"
Sep 16 Eddie McGoorty             Cincinnati, Oh                     ND 11
          -Some sources report "ND 10"
Oct 10 Art Godfrey                Fond du Lac, Wi                    TK  8

1913
Feb 17 Bob Moha                   Milwaukee, Wi                      ND 10
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Apr  7 Young Mahoney              Superior, Wi                       ND 10

1914
Sep 28 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         Pittsburgh, Pa                     ND  6


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

Undated
       Kid Weimer                                                    KO  3
       Billy Alms                                                    KO  5
       Orville Thorne                                                KO  4
       Jim Balwick                                                   KO  2
       Kid Green                                                     KO  2
       Joe Percente                                                  KO  4
       Jack Calmers                                                  KO  3
       Orville Thorne                                                KO  2
       Kid Weimer                                                    KO  1
       Harry Fields                                                  KO  2
       Hank Mansfield                                                KO  2
       Harry Little                                                  KO  3
       Kid Green                                                     KO  4
       Rocky Swanson                                                 KO  2
       Jack Culp                                                     KO  1
       Sandy Nelson                                                  KO  3
       Kid Sanderson                                                 KO  1
       Henry Erns                                                    KO  3
       Kid Weimer                                                    KO  5
       Kid Ryan                                                      KO  5
       Jack Rock                                                     KO  5
       Kid Weimer                                                     W  6
       Henry Erns                                                     W  6
       Billy Mott                                                     W  6
       Billy Malcolm                                                  W 10
       Jimmy Kileen                                                   W  6
       Kid Goodwin                                                    W  6
       Orville Thorne                                                 W  6
       Henry Fagin                                                    W 10
       Red Morrissey                                                  W 10
       Kid Muncie                                                     W  3
          -Some sources report "Kid Munzie"
       Kid Black                                                      W  4
       Jimmy Kileen                                                   W  4
       Bob Porter                                                     W  4
       Frankie Baker                                                  W  4
       Young Kenny                                                    W  6
       Frank Clancy                                                   W 10
       Freckles O'Brien                                               W  6
       Jack Reed                                                      W  6
       Jack Galligan                                                  W  6
       Frank Jordan                                                   W  6
       Kid Black                                                      W 10
       Ole Oleson                                                     D  6
       Harry Griffin                                                  D  6
       Otto Sieloff                                                   D 15
       Billy Moore                                                    D 15
       Jack Dougherty                                                 D  6
       Otto Sieloff                                                   D 10
       Shine Reed                                                    LF  4

1903
Aug  6 Harry Fails                Houghton, Mi                        D 10

1904
Feb  5 George Memsic              Chicago, Il                         L  6
Feb 28 Kid Farmer                 Chicago, Il                         L  6
Mar 23 Mickey Riley               Green Bay, Wi                       L  6
Apr 21 Harry Fails                Racine, Wi                          D  6
Oct 12 Harry Griffin              Aurora, Il                          W  6
Oct 24 Henry Fagin                Dubuque, Ia                         D 10

*** Assistance Was Provided By Ron Brammer (Columbia, Md) ***

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