1888
Nov 27 Fred Plummer Haverstraw, NY KO 5
Dec 6 Fred Plummer Haverstraw, NY TK 2
-Some sources report "W 2"
1889
Feb 23 an unnamed opponent Cambridge, Ma KO
Mar 13 Mike Lavelle Haverstraw, NY KO 3
-Some sources report "W 3"
May 7 Mike Cody Haverstraw, NY KO 1
Aug 12 Tommy Doris Yonkers, NY D 8
-Some sources report "W 8"
1890
Jul 3 John Monahan Highland Falls, NY TK 5
-Some sources report "W 5"
Jul 14 Billy Seely Newburgh, NY KO 1
-Some sources report "KO 2"
Sep 22 Billy Burke Baltimore, Md KO 2
Oct 16 Lewis Miller Cambridge, Ma KO 2
1891
Mar 4 James Gibbons Paterson, NJ W 3
-Some sources report "KO 3" in 1890
Aug 5 George Stevens Philadelphia, Pa W 3
-Some sources report "W 5"
Dec 6 Jim Garrett Philadelphia, Pa TK 5
-Some sources report "W 5"
Dec 17 Owen Ziegler New York, NY L
1892
Feb 6 Billy Burke New York, NY KO 2
-Some sources report "Charles Burke"
Apr 9 Charles Burke New York, NY KO 1
May 7 Billy Wallace New York, NY W 6
-Some sources report "W 3";
Some sources report "Brooklyn, NY"
May 14 Jack Lynch Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
May 28 Tom Roach Philadelphia, Pa W 3
Jun 22 John A. Sullivan New York, NY W 10
-Some sources report "W 6"
Oct 22 Mike Hughes New York, NY W 6
Nov 19 Joe Harmon New York, NY D 6
-Some sources report 11/29/92
Dec 24 Hite Peckham New York, NY KO 1
1893
Jan 23 Jake Pitz Brooklyn, NY W 8
-Some sources report 1/22/93;
Some sources report "W 3" ?
Jan 28 Owen Ziegler Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Jan 28 Jack McAuliffe New York, NY EX 3
Feb 16 Johnny Martin Newark, NJ KO 1
-Some sources report "Albany, NY"
Mar 1 Paddy Keenan New York, NY TK 2
-Two sources report "Denver, Co";
Reports vary - "TK 3" -"W 3"
Mar -Vernon engaged Con Riordan as trainer vs Billy Lavigne
Mar 13 Billy Lavigne Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed
Apr 5 Billy Lavigne Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Jun 5 Billy Dacey Newark, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Jun 22 Billy Ernst Coney Island, NY LK 8
-Reports vary - "LK 9" - "KO 7"
Jul 29 Austin Gibbons Philadelphia, Pa D 4
Sep 22 Stanton Abbott Brooklyn, NY EX 3
-Some sources report "D 4"
Oct 17 Jack Aiken Brooklyn, NY KO 3
-Some sources report "KO 2"
Dec 30 Joe Harmon New York, NY W 6
1894
Jan 29 Billy Ernst Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Police intervened and prevented the bout
Some sources report "New York, NY";
Some sources report "Long Island, NY"
Feb 17 Murray New York, NY W 4
Feb 24 Tommy Ryan New York, NY EX 3
Mar 17 Billy Ernst Brooklyn, NY ND 4
-Police intervened;
Some sources report "New York, NY";
Reports vary - "NC 4" - "W 4"
Mar 24 -Vernon was scheduled to spar in New York, NY the coming week
Apr 17 Dan Murphy New York, NY W 4
-Some sources report "ND 4"
May 6 Hugh Winters New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun Mike Harris Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 23 Harry Pigeon Port Jefferson, NY KO 3
-Some sources report "TK 4"
Nov 26 Bobby Dobbs Brooklyn, NY LK 4
-Reports vary - "LK 5" - "LK 11"
Dec 26 Bobby Dobbs Brooklyn, NY (1:47) LK 4
-Perhaps, this is the same as the 11/26/94 bout
Dec Billy Ernst Brooklyn, NY LK
1895
Jan 9 -Vernon challenged Owen Ziegler to a bout
Jan 16 Jack Green Albany, NY D 4
Feb 13 Jack Fallon Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb Frank Garrard Cleveland, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 21 Jack Everhardt Cleveland, Oh EX 6
-The men were scheduled to fight fifteen rounds;
When Everhardt's manager saw the small crowd,
he refused; Some sources report "NC 4"
May 30 Tim McDermott Brooklyn, NY W 3
Jun 8 George Green (Young Corbett I) New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 2 George Green (Young Corbett I) New York, NY D 5
-Corbett floored Vernon in round five;
Vernon's corner yelled "foul";
The referee called the bout a "draw"
Jul 27 Charles "Kid" McCoy New York, NY EX 3
Sep 10 John Butler Boston, Ma W 4
Oct 17 Jerry Miller Philadelphia, Pa KO 4
Nov Frank Garrard Cleveland, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1896
Jan 22 Jack Watts near Mattewan, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 19 Jack Bennett Allentown, Pa D 6
Mar 4 Billy Ernst Brooklyn, NY LK 8
Mar 22 Charley Johnson Philadelphia, Pa D 4
-Some sources report "ND 6" on 3/24/96
Mar 31 Jimmy Handler Boston, Ma LT 2
Apr 6 -Vernon seconded James "Doc" Payne vs Dick O'Brien in New York, NY
May 18 Billy Dacey Brooklyn, NY TK 4
-Some sources report 5/18/95
Jul 14 Billy Ernst Albany, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 5 Tommy Cawley Syracuse, NY WF 6
Oct 15 Joe Dougherty Philadelphia, Pa LK 3
-Some sources report 10/16/96
Oct 26 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Syracuse, NY D 20
-This man was "Cornelius T. Moriarty"
Dec 19 "Hoboken" Tommy Kelly Weehawken, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 29 Billy Ernst Brooklyn, NY D 4
1897
Jan 1 Charley Nagle Toronto, Ont, Canada SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jan 1 Billy Tucker West Brighton, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 1 Owen Ziegler New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Mar 1 "Wilmington" Jack Daly New York, NY LK 9
-This man was "Cornelius T. Moriarty"
Some sources report "L 12"
Mar 30 Jack Hanley Toronto, Ont, Canada SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 5 Tom Keenan Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Apr 20 Leslie Pierce Athens, Pa LK 14
-Vernon collapsed in the ring and could not be revived
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1880-1883
Dick Yarwood Boston, Ma W 3
*** Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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