Jack Thompson

BORN   Denver, Colorado (Fought out of St. Joseph, Missouri)
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 207 lbs

Thompson was a quick, strong heavyweight who carried a stiff punch; He often sparred with the top fighters of his day

During his career, he defeated such men as Joe Jeannette, Jeff Clark, Alfred "Soldier" Kearns, Jack Taylor, Cleve Hawkins, Tom Cowler, Sam Langford, "Rough House" Ware, John Lester Johnson, George Godfrey, Clem Johnson, "Big" Bill Tate and "Battling" Jim Johnson

1913
Feb 2  Joe Jeannette                                                W   

1913-1915
Jan    Al Kaufmann                                                 ND  6

1915
Jul 16 Sam Langford                 Denver, Co                     LK  1
Nov 25 "Battling" Jim Johnson       Kansas City, Mo                 D 10

1916
Apr 13 Jeff Clark                   Tulsa, Ok                      KO 10
Apr 15 Sam McVea                    St. Louis, Mo                  ND 10
          -Some sources report "ND 8";
          Some sources report 4/14/16;
          Some sources report 4/19/16
Nov 18 Harry Wills                  New York, NY                   LK  9
Dec 26 Harry Wills                  Brooklyn, NY                   LT  4
          -Some sources report "ND 10" on 12/28/16

1917
Jan 26 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns      Brooklyn, NY                   KO  4
Apr 10 Sam Langford                 Brooklyn, NY                   ND 10
Apr 30 Harry Wills                  Brooklyn, NY                   ND 10

1918
Jan 29 George Christian             Philadelphia, Pa               KO  3
Feb 11 Jack Taylor                  Philadelphia, Pa               KO  3
Feb 25 Andrew "Thunderbolt" Johnson Philadelphia, Pa               TK  2
Mar 11 Cleve Hawkins                Philadelphia, Pa               KO  3
Mar 25 Kid Norfolk                  Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Apr 15 Joe Jeannette                Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Apr 29 "Big" Bill Tate              Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
          -Some sources report 4/30/18
May 24 Oscar Anderson               Philadelphia, Pa               KO  2
May 27 Joe Boykin                   Philadelphia, Pa               TK  4
Aug  6 Sam Langford                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Sep 14 Harry Wills                  Philadelphia, Pa               ND  6
Nov 15 Harry Wills                  Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Nov 28 Jamaica Kid                  Philadelphia, Pa               KO  5
Dec 23 Jeff Clark                   Boston, Ma                     TK  6

1919
Jan  1 Jeff Clark                   Philadelphia, Pa               TK  6
          -Some sources report "LF 6";
          Some sources report "NC 6" 
Apr  9 Jeff Clark                   Oakland, Ca                     W  4
Apr 22 Jeff Clark                   San Francisco, Ca               W  4
Jul  9 Willie Meehan                Oakland, Ca                     L  4
          -Some sources report San Francisco, Ca";
          Some sources report "ND 4"
Aug  4 Sam Langford                 Tulsa, Ok                       D 15
Oct  7 Tom Cowler                   Oakland, Ca                     W  4
          -Some sources report "ND 4" on Jul 1919 in "San Francisco, Ca"
Oct 20 Sam Langford                 Tulsa, Ok                       D 15
Nov 24 Sam Langford                 Duluth, Mn                     ND  6
          -Some sources report "L 6"; Some report "LK 6"

1920
Jan  1 Harry Wills                  San Francisco, Ca              NC  3
          -Some sources report "L 4"
Jan 12 Harry Wills                  Tulsa, Ok                       L 15
Apr 11 Pinkey Lewis                 Tulsa, Ok                       W 10
Apr  5 Sam Langford                 Muskogee, Ok                    L 15
          -Some sources report 4/15/20
Apr 21 Fred Fulton                  Milwaukie, Or                  LT  6
          -Some sources report "Portland, Or"
Nov  9 Pinkey Lewis                 Tulsa, Ok                       D 12
Nov 15 Sam Langford                 Memphis, Tn                     W  8

1921
Feb  3 Sam Langford                                                 D 10
Feb 15 George Godfrey               St. Louis, Mo                  KO  4
          -Some sources report 2/18/21
Mar 11 Clem Johnson                 St. Louis, Mo                   W  8
Mar 15 Sam McVea                    Detroit, Mi                    NC  6
Apr  7 Harry Wills                  St. Louis, Mo                  ND  8
          -Some sources report "L 8" on 4/08/21
May 20 Ed "Bearcat" Wright          Omaha, Ne                       D 10
Jun 21 "Big" Bill Tate              New Orleans, La                 W 15
Sep 19 Brad Simmons                 Drumright, Ok                  LK  1
Nov 25 Harry Wills                  Denver, Co                     NC  5
          -Some sources report 11/20/21;
          Some sources report 11/30/21

1922
Mar 26 Al Spaulding                 Juarez, Mex                     W 12
Jun 21 "Big" Bill Tate              New Orleans, La                 W 15
Aug  8 Clem Johnson                 Jersey City, NJ                 W 12
Sep  4 Jack Dempsey                 Michigan City, In              EX  2
Oct  7 Jack Dempsey                 Boston, Ma                     EX  3
Dec  5 George Godfrey               New York, NY                   LT  5

1923
May 20 Jack Johnson                 Havana, Cu                      L 12
          -Some sources report "ND 15"
Nov  5 Harry Wills                  Newark, NJ                     LT  4
Dec 13 "Battling" Jim McCreary      Lowell, Ma                     LT  6

1924
Jun 23 George Godfrey               Philadelphia, Pa               LT  3

1925
Jan 24 Buddy Tobin                  New York, NY                   TK  1
Feb  6 Butch Carr                   Toledo, Oh                     LK  4
Oct 29 Neil Clisby                  San Bernardino, Ca              L 10

1926
       Joe Sekyra                                                  LK  2
Jul 12 Leo Gates                    Gary, In                       LK  2

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

Undated (1913-1915)
       Rufe Cameron                                                KO  4
       Oscar Mortimer                                              KO  3
       Jack Withers                                                KO  1
       Bob Watkins                                                 KO  1
       Ralph Calloway                                              KO  3
       Battling Beatty                                             KO  2
       Jack Wilson                                                 KO  8
       "Fireman" Jim Flynn                                         ND  6
       the "Black Prince"                                          KO  4
       Jack White                                                  KO  3
       Kid Mitchell                                                KO  8
       Kid Keys                                                    KO  2
       Billy Oregon                                                KO  2
       Thunderbolt Smith                                           KO  6
       Thunderbolt Smith                                           KO  5
       Smokey White                                                KO  2
       Bill Pettus                                                 KO  2
       Pete Childs                                                 KO  3
       Burrill Smith                                               KO  3

Undated (1915-1916)
       Harrison Peters                                             KO  1
       Kid Sheehan                                                 KO  4
       Clarence Hicks                                              KO  1
       Al Thomas                                                   KO  2

Undated (1913-1918)
       "Battling" Jim Johnson                                      KO   

Undated (1913-1919)
       Joe Jeannette                                                W 20

Undated (1913-1921)
       "Rough House" Ware           Tulsa, Ok                      KO  9
       John Lester Johnson                                         KO  3

Undated (1919-1920)
       Ed "Bearcat" Wright          Omaha, Ne                       L 10
          -This bout was likely fought during 1920, 
          the year Wright was discharged from the 
          Navy and moved to Omaha, Ne

Undated (1922-1923)
       Brad Simmons                                                 L 10


*** Some Data Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis and Tim Leone, Historians,
International Boxing Research Organization
 
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