1884
Jan 28 Jim Picton London, England EX 3
Feb 15 Jack Donoghue London, England W 3
Feb 15 Arthur Cooper London, England W 3
Feb 15 Jack Picton London, England W 3
-The previous 3 bouts were part of a 10 Stone 4 Pounds Competition
Feb 20 Jim Picton London, England EX 3
Mar 12 Jim Picton London, England EX 3
Mar 27 Jim Picton London, England EX 3
May 12 Jim Picton London, England EX 3
Sep 4 Tommy Hill London, England EX 4
Sep 22 Jim Picton London, England EX 3
Sep 26 Charlie Parrish London, England EX 3
Oct 6 Jim Picton London, England EX 3
Oct 6 Bill Cheese London, England EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 13 Tom Symonds London, England EX 3
Oct 27 H. Bussard London, England EX 3
Nov 18 Keightly London, England EX 3
Nov 25 J. Thompson London, England EX 3
Dec 23 Bill Cheese London, England EX 3
1885
Jan 5 Bill Cheese London, England EX 3
Jan 13 George "Rough" Pearson London, England EX 3
Jan 26 H. Boswell London, England EX 3
Jan 27 George "Rough" Pearson London, England EX 3
Feb 2 Jim Picton London, England EX 3
Feb 2 Bob Dunbar London, England EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 14 Bill Long London, England EX 3
Feb 24 Manning Salmon London, England EX 3
-Wall was called the 10 Stone 4 Pounds Champion of England
Mar 16 Bill Cheese London, England EX 3
Mar 17 Bill Cheese London, England EX 3
Apr 20 Bill Cheese London, England EX 3
Apr 22 Bob Preston London, England EX 3
May 11 J. "Yorkey" Cashley London, England EX 3
Jul 14 George "Rough" Pearson London, England TK 63
-The first 42 rounds were fought in Epping Forest;
Police intervened; The fight continued 3 miles away
at Chingford for the next 21 rounds;
Bare knuckles were used
Sep 22 McCarthy London, England EX 3
Oct 23 an unnamed opponent London, England EX 3
Oct 26 an unnamed opponent London, England EX 3
Nov 2 Richardson London, England EX 3
Nov 3 J. Thurgood London, England EX 3
Nov 17 an unnamed opponent London, England EX 3
Nov 26 an unnamed opponent London, England EX 3
Nov 30 J. "Yorkey" Cashley London, England EX 3
Dec 7 Ching Ghook London, England EX 3
Dec 8 Bob Dunbar London, England EX 3
Dec 8 Jack "Baby" Partridge London, England EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 30 an unnamed opponent London, England EX 3
1886
Jan 19 Tom Smith London, England EX 3
Jan 21 Jack "Baby" Partridge London, England TK 2
Jan 21 Jack Donoghue London, England W 3
Jan 21 Ted Burchell London, England W 3
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
as part of a 10 Stone 4 Pounds Competition
Jan 25 Pat Condon London, England EX 3
Jan 26 Jack "Baby" Partridge London, England EX 3
Feb 8 an unnamed opponent London, England EX 3
Feb 8 A. Kilbride London, England EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 23 H. Pearson London, England EX 3
Mar 2 Jim Picton London, England EX 3
Mar 5 Jim Young London, England EX 3
Mar 13 -Wall challenged all of England to a bout at 10 Stone 8 Pounds
Mar 13 Jack McKay London, England EX 3
Mar 17 -Wall challenged all of England to a bout at 10 Stone 8 Pounds
Mar 25 Tom Smith Liverpool, England EX 3
Mar 27 Tom Smith Manchester, England EX 3
Mar 29 Tom Smith Manchester, England EX 3
Apr 5 Bill Cheese London, England EX 3
Apr 12 C. Mellorship London, England EX 3
Apr 13 Tom Smith London, England EX 3
Apr 15 William "Coddy" Middings London, England EX 3
Apr 20 Tom Smith London, England EX 3
Apr 22 Tom Smith London, England EX 3
Apr 28 Tom Smith London, England EX 3
May 3 Tom Smith London, England EX 3
May 5 A.F. "Peggy" Bettison London, England EX 3
May 6 -Wall challenged any man in the world to a bout at 10 Stone
to 10 Stone 8 Pounds
May 10 Jack McKay London, England EX 3
May 18 A.F. "Peggy" Bettison London, England EX 3
May 19 -Sporting Life reported that Wall was leaving for America
to take on "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey for the 10 Stone
8 Pounds Championship of the World
May 24 Jem Smith London, England EX 3
-Wall outclassed Smith and knocked him down
May 25 Jem Smith London, England SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Smith did not show
Jun 3 Bill Cheese London, England EX 3
Jun 28 Ching Ghook London, England EX 3
Jun 28 J. "Yorkey" Cashley London, England EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 16 Bill Samuels Cardiff, Wales EX 3
Jul 22 Jack "Baby" Partridge London, England EX 3
Jul 26 T. Evans Cardiff, Wales EX 3
Jul 26 Bill Samuels Cardiff, Wales EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 27 Bill Samuels Cardiff, Wales EX 3
Jul 28 Bill Samuels Cardiff, Wales EX 3
Jul 29 Bill Samuels Cardiff, Wales EX 3
Jul 30 Bill Samuels Cardiff, Wales EX 3
Jul 31 Bill Samuels Cardiff, Wales EX 3
Aug William "Coddy" Middings Newport, Isle of Wight EX 3
Aug 6 J. "Yorkey" Cashley London, England EX 3
Aug 11 Wolf Bendoff London, England EX 3
Oct 19 Jim Young London, England EX 3
Dec 2 W.J. King London, England EX 3
Dec 7 Alec Roberts London, England EX 3
Dec 13 Robert "Bob" Hair London, England EX 3
-Some sources report Wall was drunk and had difficulty
in this fight
Dec 16 Jem Kendrick London, England EX 3
1887
Jan 4 Bill Wall Smithfield, England EX 3
Feb 7 Jack McKay London, England EX 3
-Some sources report "Young McKay"
Feb 15 Jack Knifton London, England EX 3
-Some sources report this as the Championship of a
Catchweight Competition; Some sources report "W 3"
Feb 16 Jack Wannop London, England EX 3
Feb 16 Dick Roberts London, England EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 17 Jem Smith Leeds, England EX 3
-Some sources report "London, England"
Feb 18 Jim Young London, England EX 3
-Wall was billed as the 11 Stone 4 Pounds Champion of England
Apr 14 Jem Smith Leeds, England EX 3
Apr 15 Jem Smith Leeds, England EX 3
Apr 16 Jem Smith Leeds, England EX 3
May 11 Jem Smith London, England EX 3
May 25 Jem Smith London, England EX 3
Jun 24 Jem Smith London, England EX 3
Jul 2 Jem Smith London, England EX 3
Jul 3 Jem Smith London, England EX 3
Aug 15 Jem Smith Birmingham, England EX 3
Sep 30 Alf Mitchell London, England EX 3
Dec 12 Bill Wall Dalston, England EX 3
-Wall was billed as the 11 Stone 4 Pounds Champion of England
Dec 29 -St. Louis (Mo) Post-Dispatch reported "Nonpareil Jack Dempsey
said that after he fights Dominick McCaffrey, he will go to
England to fight for the Middleweight Championship of the World
- probably against Toff Wall"
1888
Jan 6 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Jan 16 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Jan 19 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Jan 20 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Jan 21 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Jan 30 Jack Hickey London, England EX 3
Jan 31 Jack Hickey London, England EX 3
Feb 1 Jack Hickey London, England EX 3
Feb 2 Jack Hickey London, England EX 3
Feb 3 Jack Hickey London, England EX 3
Feb 4 Jack Hickey London, England EX 3
Feb 6 Jack Hickey London, England EX 3
Feb 24 -Wall was reported to be the 11 Stone 4 Pounds Middleweight
Champion of the Universe
Feb 27 Jack Davis London, England EX 3
-It was reported that Wall as going to America to take
on "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey for the 11 Stone 4 Pounds
Championship of the World
Mar 3 -Wall was challenged by Jack Hickey to a bout for the
11 Stone Middleweight Championship of England
Apr 7 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Apr 23 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Apr 24 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Apr 25 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Oct 8 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Oct 9 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Oct 10 Bill Wall Cadogan, England EX 3
Oct 11 Bill Wall Cadogan, England EX 3
Oct 12 Bill Wall Cadogan, England EX 3
Nov 5 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 6 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 7 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 8 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 9 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 10 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 12 Ted White London, England EX 3
Nov 12 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 13 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 14 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 15 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 16 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 17 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Nov 30 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Dec 3 Ted Burchell London, England W 3
Dec 6 Mike Moore London, England TK 1
-Some sources report "W 3"
Dec 8 Alf Mitchell London, England W 4
-The previous 3 bouts were held as part of a Catchweight Competition
1889
Jan 22 -Wall, 11 Stone Middleweight Champion, says he is open to meet anyone
Jan 22 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Jan 28 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Jan 29 Bill Hatcher London, England EX 3
Feb 4 -Phila (Pa) Item reported the San Francisco (Ca) AC was trying
to match Wall against "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey; Wall refused
Feb 10 -Phila (Pa) Item reported that Bill "Chesterfield" Goode
challenged Wall to a bout
Feb 16 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Feb 23 Jack Fenton London, England EX 3
Feb 25 Bill Wall Cambridge, England EX 3
Mar 6 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Mar 9 -Wall is recognized as the 11 Stone 4 Pounds Champion of England
Mar 19 Jack "Baby" Partridge London, England EX 3
Apr 12 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
May 7 -Phila (Pa) Item reported "Toff Wall is sick again;
It is said he is never ill unless there is a chance
Bill Goode will be his next opponent"
May 14 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
May 14 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 24 Jack Welland London, England EX 3
Jul 30 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Jul 30 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 24 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Aug 31 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Sep 2 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Sep 6 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Sep 12 -Phila (Pa) Item reported Sailor Brown was going to
England to get a bout with Wall
Sep 28 -Phila (Pa) Item reported "The defeat of Jack Dempsey by
George LaBlanche did not surprise the sports of England;
They consider their own - Toff Wall and Ted Pritchard -
to be better fighters than Dempsey"
Oct 9 -Phila (Pa) Item reported "An "Unknown" is being matched
against George LaBlanche; Many think he is Toff Wall,
the English middleweight"
Oct 12 -Wall challenged any man in the world to a bout for the 11 Stone
4 Pounds Middleweight Championship of England
Oct 21 Jim Young Bristol, England EX 3
Oct 22 Jim Young Bristol, England EX 3
Oct 23 Jim Young Bristol, England EX 3
Oct 25 Jim Young Bath, England EX 3
Oct 26 Jim Young Bath, England EX 3
Oct 28 -Phila (Pa) Item reported "George W. Atkinson writes that
Toff Wall is going from England to America and challenge
any middleweight to a fight"
Nov 9 Jack Welland London, England EX 3
Nov Jack Fallon in England SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 16 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Dec 17 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Dec 18 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Dec 18 -Phila (Pa) Item reported "Jack Fallon writes that he is
returning to America and bringing Jack Hickey with him;
Hickey is the Irish Champion and has sparred with Fallon
in Europe; He is a middleweight and very clever; He has
won over Toff Wall and Bill Goode"
Dec 19 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Dec 20 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Dec 21 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
1890
Feb Alf Ball London, England SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 8 Bill "Chesterfield" Goode London, England W 12
-11 Stone 4 Pounds Middleweight Championship of England;
Queensberry rules and two-ounce gloves were used;
Goode drew first blood in round seven;
Wall stepped up the pace in round nine and won handily;
Phila (Pa) Item reports 2/07/90 at "Pelican AC"
Feb George LaBlanche in England SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 14 Jim Burchell London, England EX 3
Feb 24 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Feb 25 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Feb 26 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Feb 27 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Feb 28 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Mar 1 Bill Wall Bristol, England EX 3
Jul 10 -Phila (Pa) Item reported George LaBlanche was going to
England to get a bout with Wall
Jul 17 -Phila (Pa) Item reported Johnny Reagan was going to
England to get a bout with Wall
Nov 26 Jim Burchell Bedford, England EX 3
1891
Jan 3 Ted Burchell London, England EX 3
Jan 10 Ted Burchell London, England EX 3
Jan 15 Ted Burchell London, England EX 3
Jan 17 Ted Burchell London, England EX 3
Feb 24 -Wall was challenged by Bob Fitzsimmons to a bout for the
11 Stone 4 Pounds Championship of the World
Feb 25 -Wall accepted the challenge of Bob Fitzsimmons
Mar 26 Jem Porter London, England EX 3
Apr 27 Jem Porter London, England EX 3
May 23 Jim Richardson London, England EX 3
Oct 13 -St. Louis (Mo) Post-Dispatch reported "George LaBlanche
has accepted an offer to fight Toff Wall in England"
*** Note ***
-On Dec 21 John O'Brien (Cardiff) knocked out Alf Mitchell (Cardiff)
in 8 rounds for the 11 Stone 4 Pounds Championship of England;
Wall was not considered because he promised buts and did not
follow through with them
1892
Feb 1 Bill Wall London, England EX 3
Mar 15 Jim Burchell London, England EX 3
May 2 William "Cock Robin" Robinson London, England EX 3
Dec 6 Jim Young London, England EX 3
1893
Jan 16 Jim Young London, England EX 3
Feb 1 Joe Steers London, England EX 3
Sep 29 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
Nov 23 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
Nov 25 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
1894
Jan 15 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
Dec 3 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
-Some sources report "EX 4"
1895
Feb 5 George Jones London, England EX 3
Mar 20 William "Cock Robin" Robinson London, England EX 3
Apr 26 George Jones London, England EX 3
Dec 16 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
1896
Feb 26 Jem Smith London, England EX 3
Mar 12 George Jones London, England EX 3
Dec 5 Bill Day London, England EX 3
Dec 14 George "Rough" Pearson Northampton, England EX 3
Dec 19 Ginger Jones London, England EX 3
1897
May 20 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
Sep 1 -Plumb claimed the 11 Stone (Middleweight) Championship of England
held by Wall
Dec 27 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
Dec 28 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
Dec 29 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
Dec 30 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
Dec 31 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
1898
Jan 1 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
Oct 26 Dido Plumb Hounslow, England EX 3
-Some sources report "EX 4"
Dec 12 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
-Some sources report "West Brighton, England"
1900
Jun 21 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
1901
Mar 28 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
-Some sources report 3/21/00
Apr 1 Dido Plumb London, England EX 3
May 6 Dido Plumb Ponders End, England EX 3
Jul 17 an unnamed opponent London, England KO 6
1916
Aug 18 Bill "Chesterfield" Goode London, England EX 3
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
Kohl [Coll] ?
-Reportedly, this bout was held but the outcome is not known
Jem Mace Liverpool, England EX 3
1887
Apr 11 Jem Smith Bradford, England EX
Bill Samuels Cardiff, Wales KO 2
-Perhaps, this bout was held during 1886
1893
Dido Plumb W 10
*** Much Data Provided By Harold Alderman and William Schutte ***
*** Photo Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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