1883
Oct Jack "Pilot" Roach Port Townsend, Wa W 4
1884
Sep 29 "English" Bill Johnson Denver, Co KO 10
1885
Mar 9 Tom Burke Rawlings, Wy TK 33
May 22 Chris Sommers Chicago, Il WF 3
-Some sources report "KO 3"
Jul 17 Joe Morris Chicago, Il LF 4
-Some sources report "W 4"
Jul 20 Arthur Majesty Bloomington, Il D 4
Aug 21 Andy Hanley Chicago, Il W 4
Oct 4 Arthur Majesty Bloomington, Il D 20
-Some sources report "W" at "Louisville, Ky"
Oct 9 C. Whitney Cincinnati, Oh W 6
1886
Jan 18 Arthur Majesty Louisville, Ky W 20
Mar 10 Arthur Majesty Bloomington, Il W 4
Mar 23 Tommy Barnes Mill Creek, Ky KO 45
-Featherweight Championship of America;
This bout was held near "Louisville, Ky";
Some sources report 3/22/1886
Mar 31 Patsy Cahill Indianapolis, In KO 3
Apr 7 Joe Wehrle Cincinnati, Oh KO 3
Apr 23 Pierce Murphy St. Louis, Mo L 6
-Murphy lasted and claimed win
May 10 "Young" Harry Nolan Chicago, Il W 3
-Police intervened; Some sources report "KO 4"
May 31 John "Pug" Johnson Grand Rapids, Mi W 10
Jun 10 Charles Stevens Grand Rapids, Mi KO 3
Jul 26 Pike Johnson (Jim Collins) Minneapolis, Mn W 8
-Police intervened
Aug 31 Jerry Murphy Minneapolis, Mn W 8
Sep 30 Tommy Danforth Minneapolis, Mn D 10
-This fight was billed as Featherweight Championship of the World
and Richard K. Fox Diamond Championship Belt;
Some sources report 10/01/1886
Nov 8 Patsy O'Leary Muldraugh Station, Ky WF 12
-This bout was held near Louisville, Ky;
Some sources report "Muldraugh's Hill, Ky"
Nov -Dominick McCaffry was authorized to handle the matching
of Willie Clark and Warren; The outcome is not known
Nov 29 Jimmy Hagen Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report "W 4"
Dec 1 Harry Walton Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Dec 3 Billy Peterson Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Dec 10 Jack Farrell New York, NY W 2
-Police intervened; Some sources report "LK 5"
1887
Feb 9 Bob Haight near Albany, NY TK 9
-Featherweight Championship of America;
Some sources report "TK 8" near "Troy, NY"
Mar 14 Harry Walton Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Mar 18 Billy Peterson Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Apr 7 Billy Smith Minneapolis, Mn KO 3
Apr 22 George Phalen Minneapolis, Mn KO 4
May 30 Tommy Danforth Minneapolis, Mn KO 13
Oct 23 George Siddons Duluth, Mn W 8
-Some sources report 10/22/1887
Dec 12 Ike Weir Minneapolis, Mn D 20
-Some sources report Featherweight Championship of the World
1888
Jan Johnny Murphy Louisville, Ky TK 8
-This bout was held during Jan-Feb 1888
Aug 3 Johnny McGill Duluth, Mn KO 2
Aug 8 Billy Maloney West Superior, Wi KO 3
Aug 17 Johnny Murphy Ashland, Wi KO 1
Aug 17 Tom Campbell Ashland, Wi EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
Some sources report 8/18/1888
Aug 28 John Van Heest Ashland, Wi TK 4
Nov 27 Jack Havlin San Francisco, Ca KO 25
1889
Feb 25 Young Huntington SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 20 Frank Murphy San Francisco, Ca ND 88
-Some sources report "NC 68" on 9/24/1889
Jun 28 Johnny T. Griffin San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed
Jul 11 Johnny T. Griffin San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Warren sprained an ankle and could not fight
Oct 8 -Warren got into a barroom fight at San Francisco, Ca
with "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey
1890
Mar 14 "Torpedo" Billy Murphy San Francisco, Ca LK 4
Mar 15 "Torpedo" Billy Murphy San Francisco, Ca LK 6
-This was a "private" bout
May 17 "Boston" Larry Foley Cleveland, Oh W 6
-Some sources report "W 5" on 5/18/1890
Some sources report "ND 6"
Montana Kid Denver, Co L
Jul 30 Jimmy Kennard Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed; Kennard was ill
Aug Bullhead Johnson Warsaw, Il WF 3
-This bout was held on an island in the
Mississippi River near "Warsaw, Il"
Sep 16 John Van Heest near Buffalo, NY D 11
-Some sources report "Bradford. Pa"
Sep Professor Williams Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Oct 20 Ernest M. Bescher New Orleans, La KO 2
-Some sources report "KO 7"
Nov 22 Tommy Miller New Orleans, La TK 3
Dec 30 Tommy Miller Indianapolis, In KO 3
-Some sources report "Tim Miller";
Some sources report "KO 4" on 12/31/1890
1891
Apr 2 Tommy Ward New Orleans, La KO 3
Jul 24 Cal McCarthy Coney Island, NY D 4
Sep 22 Cal McCarthy New Orleans, La LK 21
-Some sources report "LK 22";
Some sources report "L 22"
1892
Jan George Dixon Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
-Dixon knocked Warren out
Jan 20 George Dixon Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
Jan 21 George Siddons New Orleans, La LK 9
Mar 28 Joe Walcott Boston, Ma L 4
Oct 16 -Warren shot and killed Clem Stovall in a saloon
in Waco, Tx; Some sources report he served six
years in prison and was released in June 1898
-Other sources report Warren was was accused of
murder but the charges could not be proven and
he was discharged from police custody in Dallas
on Nov 11 1892
Nov 12 Joe Mayburn Waco, Tx SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
It was likely scheduled before the murder occurred
1900
Apr 20 Terry McGovern New York, NY LT 1
-Some sources report 4/19/1900
May 24 Kid Sullivan near Washington, DC LK 2
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1883
Johnny Keating Sacramento, Ca KO 17
Billy O'Neill Astoria, Or W 6
-Some sources report "KO 6"
John Smith Portland, Or TK 5
Harry Swift Walla Walla, Wa TK 7
Martin Brady Deer Lodge, Mt KO 19
1884
"English" Bill Johnson Denver, Co TK 9
Johnny Burns Denver, Co TK 5
1883-1885
Dave Condon Seattle, Wa W
-Featherweight Championship of the Pacific Coast
1885
Jim Kelly Chicago, Il KO 3
Jack King Cincinnati, Oh KO 3
John Murphy W
1885-1886
Pike Johnson (Jim Collins) Grand Rapids, Mi W
-Perhaps, this is the 5/31/1886 or 7/26/1886 bout
1886
Burt Beachmore KO 2
Frank Smith KO 2
1888
John Van Heest Ashland, Wi D 5
-Some sources report "EX 5"
Jim Connors ND
-This bout was reported; The outcome is not known
1894
Oct 8 Jack Harding Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
*** Assistance Was Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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