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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Black Dynamite
Kyle Whitney
BORN Fought out of San Francisco, California HEIGHT 5-9 WEIGHT 147 lbs MANAGER Ben Kunelman
Whitney was a talented fighter who compiled a fine record in the days when few "setups" were provided for young fighters; During his career, he fought for the Colored Welterweight Championship of the World
Kyle defeated such men as Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown), Billy "Honey" Mellody, Dick Sullivan, Andy Morris, Al Benedict, "Young" Jack Johnson, "Battling" Bill Hurley and fought "Draws" with Mike "Twin" Sullivan, Frank Mantell and Ralph Calloway; Some sources report that he defeated Joe Walcott1905
Oct 20 Jim Horn San Francisco, Ca L 4
Nov 17 Charley Geraghty San Francisco, Ca W 4
Dec 8 Otto Knopp San Francisco, Ca KO 2
1906
Jan 5 Harry Reilly San Francisco, Ca L 4
Feb 16 Freddie Haas San Francisco, Ca W 4
Sep 7 Ed Carter San Francisco, Ca W 4
Nov 9 "Sailor" Frank Gordon San Francisco, Ca W 4
Dec 14 George Martin San Francisco, Ca W 4
1907
Jan 11 Mike McClure San Francisco, Ca D 4
Mar 1 "Smiling" Joe Kelly San Francisco, Ca W 4
Mar 8 Joe Mitchell San Francisco, Ca KO 4
Apr 5 Joe "Spider" Welsh San Francisco, Ca W 4
Apr 11 George Herbert Vallejo, Ca D 20
May 31 George Peterson San Francisco, Ca TK 4
Jun 21 Beans Carranza San Francisco, Ca TK 3
Jul 5 Dick Hart San Francisco, Ca TK 2
Jul 26 Roughhouse McDonald San Francisco, Ca D 4
Sep 2 Ed Carter Colma, Ca KO 6
Oct 25 Dick Sullivan Marysville, Ca L 12
1908
Mar 26 Billy Burke Vallejo, Ca KO 2
May 6 Ralph Calloway San Francisco, Ca D 4
May 30 Dick Sullivan Vallejo, Ca KO 19
Jun 26 Jack Gardner San Francisco, Ca LT 13
-Some sources report 5/05/08
Sep 13 Jack O'Keefe Vallejo, Ca TK 6
1909
Feb 19 Al Neill San Francisco, Ca LK 14
May 26 Mike "Twin" Sullivan San Francisco, Ca D 20
-Some sources report 5/25/09
Jun 25 Howard Baker Sacramento, Ca D 20
Sep 20 Harry Mansfield Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 12 "Young" Jack Johnson Boston, Ma W 12
-Some sources report "W 10"
Nov 8 Billy Rolfe Boston, Ma W 10
Nov 19 Mickey McDonough Manchester, NH W 15
-Some sources report "W 10"
1910
Jan 14 Billy "Honey" Mellody Boston, Ma W 10
Jan 19 Andy Morris Salem, Ma W 10
-Some sources report "KO 7"
Mar 15 Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown) Boston, Ma W 8
Apr 19 "Battling" Bill Hurley Lawrence, Ma W 15
-Some sources report "W 10";
Some sources report 4/19/09
May 13 Joe Walcott Brockton, Ma TK 9
-Some sources report "W 7";
Some sources report "NC 8"
Aug 11 Frank Mantell Webster, Ma D 12
Sep 19 Al Benedict Glens Falls, NY KO 5
Nov 14 Jumbo Wells Troy, NY D 15
-Some sources report "ND-W 15" in "Watervliet, NY";
Nov 14 Kid Henry Watervliet, NY ND 15
-Were the previous 2 bouts held the same date ?
Nov 22 Christy Williams Boston, Ma D 10
Dec 5 Kid Henry Schenectady, NY NC 7
Dec 22 Hayward Briggs Millvale, Ma TK 8
-Perhaps, this bout was held in "Millvale, Pa"
1911
Jan 25 Eddie Palmer Memphis, Tn L 8
Jan 26 Hock Bones Memphis, Tn L 8
Feb 20 Hock Bones Memphis, Tn D 8
-Some sources report "W 8" on 2/25/11
Mar 23 Jeff Clark Lawrence, Ma D 12
-Some sources report "L 12"
1912
Dec 16 Willie Langford Albany, NY ND 10
1913
Jan 18 Hock Bones Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Jul 14 Gorilla Jones Memphis, Tn W 8
-This man was not the famous William "Gorilla" Jones
1914
Feb 11 "Young" Peter Jackson New Orleans, La W 6
-This man was not the famous "Young" Peter Jackson
May 4 Eddie Palmer New Orleans, La L 20
-Colored Welterweight Championship of the World
Apr Eddie Palmer New Orleans, La LK 16
Sep 14 Eddie Palmer New Orleans, La L 20
1915
Mar 18 Gorilla Jones New Orleans, La TK 8
-This man was not the famous William "Gorilla" Jones
1916
Jan 14 Young Wilson New Orleans, La KO 4
Mar 5 Jeff Clark Tulsa, Ok L 15
Sep 25 Jack Downey Salt Lake City, Ut L 6
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1910
Feb 25 Young Ashport Brockton, Ma TK 2
-Ashport fought "Young" Whitney;
Was "Young" Whitney the same as "Kyle Whitney"
Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization