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"Bert" Keyes
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| BORN | March 3 1886; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| HEIGHT | 5-4 |
| WEIGHT | 133 lbs |
| RACE | White; Irish-American |
| MANAGER | Jim Buckley |
Keyes was a
scrappy fighter who was muscular and sturdy; He had a fairly good career
and got better over the years
During his career, he defeated such men as Tommy Lowe, Clarence Forbes,
Frank "Kid" Carsey,
1904 Feb 2 Frank "Kid" Carsey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 13 Harry Decker Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 20 Ace of Spades Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 12 Shine Brown Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 26 John Mullin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 14 Mike Maloney Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 21 Kid Allen Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jun 18 Kid Collins Philadelphia, Pa KO 2 Aug 15 Harry Decker Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Aug 22 Patsy Britt Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Aug 25 Patsy Britt Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 8/26/04 Aug 31 Charles "Kid" Curley Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Sep 30 Phil Griffin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 9/20/04 Oct 10 Joe Smith Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Oct 20 Kid Stinger Lancaster, Pa ND 6 Oct 22 Tommy Devlin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 17 Walter Groff Lancaster, Pa ND 6 Nov 23 Kid Stinger Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 28 Willie Gibbs Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 12 John "Young" Kilpatrick Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 24 Harry Decker Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Grover Hayes Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Grover Hayes Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1905 Jan 9 Jack Lansing Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 13 Willie Moody Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 1 Phil Griffin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 13 Jack Lansing Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Apr 8 Frank "Kid" Carsey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 22 Jack Lansing Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 24 Kid Stinger Wilmington, De ND 6 Al Carsey KO 2 Tommy Stone ND 3 Jimmy Connors ND 3 William "Itsey" Ryan ND 3 Oct 30 Phil Griffin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 20 George Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 24 Young Nitchie Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 27 John "Young" Kilpatrick Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 15 George Hoey New York, NY ND 3 Dec 21 Al Cary New York, NY ND 3 1906 Jan 1 Joe Wagner New York, NY ND 3 Jan 8 George Hoey New York, NY ND 3 Jan 11 Mike Egan New York, NY ND 3 Jan 15 Alex Dunsheath New York, NY ND 3 Jan 18 Jack Durane New York, NY ND 3 Jan 25 Al Cary New York, NY ND 3 Feb 8 Alex Dunsheath New York, NY ND 3 Feb 13 Chester Goodwin Thornton, RI D 15 Feb 22 Alex Dunsheath New York, NY KO 3 -Some sources report "ND 3" Feb 26 Jack Goodman New York, NY ND 3 Feb 28 Howard Smith New York, NY ND 3 Mar 5 Arthur Edmunds New York, NY ND 3 Mar 13 Harry Ferns New York, NY ND 3 Mar 19 Harry Ferns New York, NY ND 3 Mar 24 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy New York, NY ND 3 Apr 3 Clarence Forbes Tuckahoe, NY ND 10 Apr 12 Jack Goodman New York, NY ND 3 May 3 Kid Stinger New York, NY ND 4 May 10 Kid Stinger New York, NY NC 4 Tommy Lowe W 15 Austin Rice ND 6 Phil Brock L 5 Nov 27 Billy Ryan Wilkes-Barre, Pa ND 6 Dec 10 Johnny Dohan Wilkes-Barre, Pa ND 6 1907 Feb 7 Todo Moran New York, NY ND 6 Feb 14 Lew Sheppard New York, NY ND 6 -Some sources report Sheppard fought "Johnny Keyes" Feb 20 "New York" Jack O'Brien New York, NY ND 6 Mar 14 George Hoey New York, NY ND 6 Mar 25 Tony Bender New York, NY ND 6 Apr 5 Harry Ferns New York, NY ND 6 Apr 8 Willie Moody Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Apr 22 Jimmy Kelly New York, NY ND 3 Apr 29 Frank "Kid" Carsey New Castle, Pa ND 12 May 2 Arthur Edmunds New York, NY ND 6 May 23 John "Rouse" O'Brien New York, NY ND 6 May 30 Clarence Forbes New York, NY W 6 Jun 19 Matty Baldwin New York, NY ND 6 Jun 26 Tony Bender New York, NY ND 10 Jul 25 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy Brooklyn, NY ND 6 Aug 7 Clarence Forbes Tuckahoe, NY W 15 Aug 22 Frank "Kid" Carsey New Castle, Pa ND 12 Aug 25 Billy Ryan Scranton, Pa KO 6 Aug 28 Johnny Dwyer New York, NY ND 10 Sep 7 Johnny Dohan Scranton, Pa ND 6 Sep 21 Phil Brock New York, NY ND 10 Nov 1 Johnny Summers New Haven, Ct D 10 Nov 7 Jack Dorman New York, NY ND 6 Nov 14 Johnny Marto New York, NY ND 6 Nov 22 Johnny Dwyer New York, NY ND 6 Nov 27 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy New York, NY ND 6 Dec 5 Matty Baldwin Philadelphia, Pa ND 12 Dec 6 Matty Baldwin Waterbury, Ct ND 12 -Perhaps, this is the same as the 12/05/07 bout 1908 Jan 14 Packey McFarland Boston, Ma L 12 -Some sources report "L 13" Feb 5 Johnny Summers New York, NY ND 6 Feb 19 Johnny Summers New York, NY ND 6 Mar 3 Thomas "Young" Loughrey New York, NY LF 4 Mar 13 Johnny Summers Schenectady, NY ND 6 Apr 13 Leach Cross New York NY ND 6 Apr 24 Abe "Kid" Goodman Schenectady, NY ND 6 May 5 "Fighting" Dick Hyland New York, NY ND 6 Jun 23 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy Brooklyn, NY ND 6 Aug 12 Billy Ryan Binghamton, NY ND 6 Aug 21 Charles Griffin New York, NY TK 5 -Some sources report "W 5" Sep 4 Matty Baldwin New York, NY ND 6 Oct 7 Abe "Kid" Goodman New York, NY ND 6 Oct 30 Charles Griffin New York, NY ND 6 Nov 25 Kid Sullivan Savannah, Ga KO 18 -Some sources report 11/26/08; Some sources report "KO 11" 1909 Feb 3 Kid Sullivan New York, NY ND 10 Mar 15 Johnny Frayne Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Mar 25 Young Corbett II New York, NY ND 10 Apr 12 Cy Smith Schenectady, NY ND 10 Apr 23 Young Corbett II New York, NY ND 10 Jul 16 Johnny Marto New York, NY ND 10 Aug 7 Sammy Smith Saratoga, NY ND 10 Nov 16 Matty Baldwin Schenectady, NY ND 10 1910 Aug 8 Cy Smith Albany, NY ND 10 Sep 19 "Syracuse" Billy Ryan Syracuse, NY ND 10 Sep 26 Kid Sullivan Albany, NY ND 10 Nov 12 Jack Britton Savannah, Ga L 15 Dec 2 Walter Little Savannah, Ga D 10 1911 Jan 11 Harry Ferns New York, NY ND 10 Jan 25 K.O. Brown New York, NY ND 10 Feb 6 Packey McFarland Pittsburgh, Pa ND 6 Feb 17 Pal Moore New York, NY ND 10 Mar 6 Joe Bedell New York, NY ND 10 Mar 24 "Young" Sammy Smith New York, NY ND 10 Jun 19 "Fighting" Dick Hyland New York, NY ND 10 Aug 28 Andy Bezenah Jeffersonville, In D 10 Oct 3 Tommy Ginty New York, NY ND 10 -Some sources report 10/04/11 Oct 18 Walter Little New York, NY ND 10 Nov 1 Monte Dale New York, NY ND 10 Nov 27 K.O. Brown New Haven, Ct ND 15 Johnny Dohan ND 10 1912 Jan 15 Leach Cross New York, NY ND 10 Jan 30 Cy Smith Rochester, Pa ND 10 Feb 7 Joe Sieger Atlanta, Ga D 10 Joe "Kid" Kansas ND 10 Nov 27 Harry Trendall St. Louis, Mo ND 8 1913 May 31 Dick Peters New York, NY ND 10 Jun 6 Johnny Harvey New York, NY ND 10 Dec 13 Battling Keats New York, NY ND 10 *** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1904 Harry Lewis Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report "Chester, Pa" George Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Perhaps, this is the same as the 11/20/05 bout 1907 Johnny Summers L 10 May 26 John "Rouse" O'Brien New York, NY ND 6 1910 Apr 16 Darkey Haley Paris, Fr D 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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