Undated
Eddie Sweeney D 10
-Perhaps, this is the 7/23/95 bout
Eddie Sweeney W 10
Manly Coon KO 2
Harry Kyle W 10
Harry Kyle W 10
Dan Murphy KO 5
1892
Dec 5 Joe Walcott New York, NY D 4
1893
Jack Skelly New York, NY L 6
Aug 10 Barney O'Hara New York, NY KO 2
Aug 22 Charles Barnett New York, NY D 4
1894
Jan 17 George "Elbows" McFadden New York, NY LK 3
Apr 25 John Lee New York, NY TK 4
Dec 7 George "Elbows" McFadden New York, NY W 4
1895
Jan Joe Hopkins New York, NY D 8
Mar 5 Joe Hopkins New York, NY D 6
Mar 7 George Dixon New York, NY EX 6
-Dixon was better; Some sources report "L 6"
Mar 26 Eddie Loeber New York, NY W 6
Mar 30 Joe Hopkins New York, NY LK 2
Apr 29 Tommy Butler Brooklyn, NY D 8
May 18 Joe Hopkins Brooklyn, NY L 4
-Some sources report 5/19/95;
Some sources report "LK 2"
Jun 27 George Dixon New York, NY EX
Jul 23 Ed Sweeney New York, NY D 6
Oct 22 -Bolan was scheduled to spar at New York, NY
Oct 25 Eddie Loeber Brooklyn, NY W
Nov 18 Jack Downey Brooklyn, NY L 8
Dec 28 Jack Skelly Brooklyn, NY ND
1896
Jan 6 Harry Styles Philadelphia, Pa ND 10
Jan 17 Eddie Loeber Brooklyn, NY W 6
-Some sources report "W 4"
Jan 28 Joe Purdy Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jan 30 Young Starlight New York, NY W 4
Feb 29 Frank Bryant Brooklyn, NY W 6
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Feb 29 Kid McPartland New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
The previous 2 bouts were to be held the same date
Mar 14 Jack Burge Brooklyn, NY D 6
Mar 17 Jack "Lefty" Kennedy Brooklyn, NY W 8
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Mar 23 Eddie Curry Brooklyn, NY D 8
-Some sources "D 6"
Apr 7 Marty McCue New York, NY W 8
-Some sources report "Brooklyn, NY"
Apr 11 Harry Styles New York, NY W 10
-Some sources report "KO 10"
Apr 18 Marty McCue New York, NY W 8
-Some sources report 4/17/96
May 4 Adolph "Dolly" Lyons Brooklyn, NY D 12
May 22 Eddie Sweeney Brooklyn, NY D 8
Jul 3 Jack Woods Albany, NY W 10
Aug 31 Joe Hopkins New York, NY W 4
-Some sources report "W 8"
Sep 12 Marty McCue New York, NY L 6
-Some sources report "George McFadden"
Sep -Bolan trained George Dixon at College Point, Long Island
for his bout vs Tommy White
Oct 19 Andy Cuneo Bronx, NY W 10
Oct 20 Con Dugan Brooklyn, NY W 10
-Some sources report 10/21/96;
Some sources call this a "bad decision";
Some sources report "KO 10"
Nov 27 Larry Burns New York, NY LT 8
-Some sources report "LT 4"
Dec 22 Larry Burns Troy, NY L 10
1897
Jan Billy Whistler Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 22 Eddie Hayes Brooklyn, NY TK 9
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Mar 13 Fred Bryant Brooklyn, NY W 10
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Mar 23 Marty McCue Troy, NY D 20
Apr 8 Billy Joh New York, NY KO 12
Apr 19 Marty McCue Waterbury, Ct D 15
May 12 Jack Burge New York, NY W 15
-Some sources report "D 15"
Jun 2 Danny McBride SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1898
Sep 9 Oscar Gardner New York, NY LK 10
1899
Feb 18 Frank "Crocky" Boyle Brooklyn, NY ND 25
-Some sources report "ND 15"
Mar 16 Frank "Crocky" Boyle Brooklyn, NY ND 10
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Apr 14 Billy Needham Brooklyn, NY ND 10
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
May 8 Harry Warren Athens, Pa KO 9
-Some sources report "KO 8"
Jun 2 Kid Thomas Brooklyn, NY WF 1
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Jun 5 Gilbert "Kid" Goulette Wheeling, WV D 20
Jul 3 George Dixon Louisville, Ky LK 3
-Some sources report Featherweight Championship of the World
Jul 28 Ned "Kid" Broad Brooklyn, NY D 6
-Some sources report "New York, NY";
Some sources report "D 10"
Sep 1 Herman Miller Brooklyn, NY KO 3
Sep 1 Frank Carroll Brooklyn, NY D 6
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
Some sources report "New York, NY"
Sep 27 Fred Bryant New York, NY TK 4
Oct 21 George Jansen Brooklyn, NY D 20
-Some sources report 10/22/99
Nov 2 Denny Ward Brooklyn, NY W 12
Nov 29 Kid Thomas New York, NY W 15
-Some sources report "Utica, NY"
Dec 21 Jack McClelland Wheeling, WV D 20
1900
Jan 6 Jack Farrell Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jan 6 Harry Murtha Brooklyn, NY KO 10
Jan 27 Jack Smith Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 22 Louden Campbell Wheeling, WV WF 14
Mar 11 Jack "Cyclone" Quinn Brooklyn, NY KO 4
-Some sources report 3/10/00;
Some sources report "Cyclone Jim Quinn"
Mar 19 Herman "Kid" Stein Trenton, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 31 Arthur Jones Brooklyn, NY KO 3
Jun 26 Kid Thomas Coney Island, NY D 6
Jun 30 Frank Bradley Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 4 Jack "Cyclone" Quinn Brooklyn, NY W 12
-Some sources report "W 10" on 7/03/00;
Some sources report "Cyclone Jim Quinn"
Jul 31 Jack "Cyclone" Quinn Brooklyn, NY KO 2
Aug 7 Jack Downey Brooklyn, NY KO 7
-Some sources report "KO 8"
1901
Mar 16 Kid Dooley Denver, Co KO 2
Mar 22 Rufus "Rufe" Turner Denver, Co D 5
-Some sources report 3/21/01
Some sources report "W 6" in Aspen, Co
Apr 12 "Birdlegs" Collins Denver, Co W 5
Apr 19 Alex McDonald Denver, Co TK 1
Apr 26 James "Spider" Kelly Denver, Co LK 2
-Some sources report "LK 3" at San Francisco, Ca
Jul 12 Walter Burgo Bridgeport, Ct W 6
1902
Mar 1 Howard Wilson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 13 "Fighting" Joe Allen Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 4 Frank "Crocky" Boyle Chester, Pa ND 6
Apr 10 Herman "Kid" Stein Chester, Pa ND 6
Apr 15 William "Spike" Sullivan New Britain, Ct D 20
May 20 Willie Fitzgerald New Britain, Ct SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 22 Joe Handler New Britain, Ct KO 6
-Some sources report "Hartford, Ct";
Some sources report "KO 5"
May 29 "Fighting" Joe Allen Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Bolen did not show
Oct 16 Martin Flaherty New Britain, Ct D 20
-Some sources report 10/15/02
Dec 20 Kid Terrill Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 27 Jack Falvey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1903
Jan 1 Danny Duane Waterbury, Ct D 20
Jan 3 Kid Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 5 Herman "Kid" Stein Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 4 Jack Waldron Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
Mar 9 Jack Falvey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 31 Herman "Kid" Stein Lancaster, Pa ND 10
Apr 22 Bobby Thompson Lancaster, Pa ND 10
May 14 Charles Mulhall Lancaster, Pa KO 3
-Some sources report "KO 2"
Jun 15 Dave Holly Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 22 Dave Holly Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 21 Kid Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 9 Dave Holly Lancaster, Pa LK 6
-Some sources report "LK 4"
Oct 12 Jack Falvey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 19 Jack Sullivan Lancaster, Pa ND 6
Dec 10 Kid Williams Lancaster, Pa ND 6
Dec 22 Henry Senter Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report Bolen boxed "Harry Carter"
1904
Jan 8 Charles "Jack" Blackburn Baltimore, Md D 12
-Some sources report "D 15"
Feb 29 Harry Lenny Chester, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "Eddie Lenny" on 2/28/04
Mar 28 Ed Smith Chester, Pa ND 6
Apr 21 Joe Gans Baltimore, Md L 15
Nov 25 Steve Crosby Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 3 Charles "Jack" Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 5 Ed Smith Chester, Pa ND 6
1905
Jan 2 Kid Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 5 Steve Crosby Lancaster, Pa ND 6
Feb 25 Rufus "Rufe" Turner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1906
Jan 30 Dave Holly Brooklyn, NY ND 3
-Some sources report "New York, NY";
Some sources report "ND 6"
1909
Apr 4 Harry Powers ND 10
1910
Jan 7 Young Ketchell Troy, NY KO 5
Feb 21 Harry Powers Troy, NY ND 10
Feb 28 Joe Black Troy, NY D 10
Dec 27 Joe Palmer Albany, NY ND 10
1911
Jan 2 Marty O'Brien Albany, NY ND 6
Jan 17 Kid Cummings Albany, NY KO 6
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1909
Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown) LK 6
*** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis and Bill Schutte ***
*** Some Data Provided By Kevin Smith ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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