Martin Burke

BORN : September 10 1897; New Orleans, Louisiana DIED : Unknown HEIGHT : 6-3 WEIGHT : 170-190 lbs ETHNICITY : White; Irish-American MANAGER : Jimmy Dunn Burke fought all of the top names in the middlweight through heavyweight divisions. He also served as a sparring partner for Jack Dempsey. In retirement, Burke became a successful boxing & wrestling promoter in the New Orleans area.
AMATEUR
1912 --- V. Polistini W --- M. Cannar W --- C. Dubois W --- C. Dubois W -90-lb Championship of the South 1913 --- E. Monthieu W --- E. Monthieu W --- L. Connors W -Bantamweight Championship of the South 1914 --- J. Morrestein W --- L. Connors W --- W. Hacker L -Featherweight Championship of the South 1915 --- L. Smith W --- C. Moledous W -Lightweight Championship of the South 1916 --- A. Helmar KO 1 --- Walter Scanlon W --- Jake Stall W --- Jake Stall W --- Red Mertzweiler W -145-lb Championship of the South --- Mark Corets Boston, Ma W -National AAU 145-lb Semi-Finals --- Eugene Brousseau Boston, Ma L -National AAU 145-lb Finals 1917 --- F. Vilac KO 2 --- G. Votier KO 2 --- Soldier Eddings W --- Sailor Wabo W -Middleweight and Welterweight Championship of the South Apr 9 -Burke defeated four opponents at Boston, Ma and won the National AAU Heavyweight and Middleweight Championships 1918 Mar 2 F. Clements Birmingham, Al L 4 Apr 8 F. Mitchell Boston, Ma W 3 Apr 9 Frank Graybar Boston, Ma W 3 Apr 9 Magloire Labelle Boston, Ma W 3 Apr 9 Sam Lagonia Boston, Ma W 3 Apr 9 Soldier Searle Boston, Ma W 3 -1918 was Burke's final year as an Amateur
PROFESSIONAL
1919 Apr 1 Soldier Kinley Long Branch, NJ ND 8 May 28 Bill Beverly New Orleans, La KO 7 Jun 9 Terry Kellar New Orleans, La W 15 --- Bartley Madden L 12 Jul 1 Jack Fitzgerald New Orleans, La KO 1 Jul 30 George "K.O." Brown New Orleans, La W 15 Sep 8 Russell Manieri New Orleans, La KO 9 Oct 13 John "Happy" Littleton New Orleans, La W 20 Nov 11 Dick O'Brien New Orleans, La KO 10 Nov 28 George Chip New Orleans, La LT 10 -Burke broke his collarbone in the 2nd round 1920 Apr 9 Ole Anderson New Orleans, La W 15 May 10 Al Reich New Orleans, La W 15 Jun 13 Young Denny New Orleans, La L 15 Jul 5 Willie Meehan New Orleans, La W 15 Aug 2 Young Denny New Orleans, La D 15 Aug 12 Pat Sullivan New Orleans, La KO 2 Aug 23 Bartley Madden Jersey City, NJ ND 12 Sep 7 Billy Edwards New Orleans, La KO 3 Nov 29 Frank Carbone New Orleans, La W 15 Dec 13 "Sailor" Ed Petroskey New Orleans, La W 15 1921 Jan 17 Eddie O'Hara New Orleans, La L 15 Jan 31 "Fighting" Bob Martin New Orleans, La LT 5 Feb 28 Eddie O'Hara New Orleans, La D 15 Mar 9 "Captain" Bob Roper New Orleans, La W 15 Mar 18 Bartley Madden New Orleans, La L 15 Mar 28 Harry Foley Memphis, Tn ND 8 --- Chuck Wiggins L 20 Jun 2 Carl Morris Covington, Ky LK 3 Jun 9 Joe Downey Columbus, Oh KO 1 Jun 25 Dick O'Brien Columbus, Oh KO 9 Jul 25 Chuck Wiggins New Orleans, La L 15 Aug 16 Gene Tunney New York, NY L 10 Nov 18 Jim Coffey New Orleans, La W 15 Dec 17 Chuck Wiggins New Orleans, La L 15 --- Harry Foley W 15 --- Joe White ND 10 --- Joe White ND 10 1922 Jan 13 Knockout Smith Houston, Tx TK 4 Feb 13 "Young" Bob Fitzsimmons New Orleans, La W 15 Feb 20 Harry Krohn Galveston, Tx W 12 Mar 27 Billy Shade New Orleans, La L 15 Apr 27 Billy Miske New Orleans, La L 15 --- Sully Montgomery W 10 Jul 10 Billy Miske Denver, Co ND 12 Jul 21 Charley Weinert New Orleans, La D 15 Oct 2 Fred Fulton New Orleans, La W 15 Dec 1 Jeff Smith New Orleans, La L 15 1923 Feb 16 Jim Tracey New Orleans, La W 15 Mar 12 Francis "Farmer" Lodge New Orleans, La ND 15 Apr 16 Charley Weinert Rochester, NY L 12 May 9 Joe Lohman Toledo, Oh ND 12 May 17 Percy "Pal" Reed Columbus, Oh W 12 Jun 20 Chuck Wiggins Indianapolis, In ND 10 Oct 8 "Fighting" Bob Martin New Orleans, La TK 7 Nov 6 Jimmy Delaney Los Angeles, Ca L 4 1924 Feb 11 Jack Dempsey New Orleans, La EX 2 Feb 15 Gene Tunney New Orleans, La L 15 Mar 17 Billy Walsh Barberton, Oh KO 1 Jun 12 Harry Greb Cleveland, Oh ND 10 Aug 21 Erminio Spalla Paterson, NJ ND 12 Oct 1 Johnny Risko Cleveland, Oh ND 10 Oct 4 Fred Fulton St. Paul, Mn ND 10 Oct 24 Quinton Romero-Rojas Minneapolis, Mn ND 10 Dec 12 "Tiny" Jim Herman Omaha, Ne ND 10 1925 Feb 17 Sully Montgomery Washington, DC ND 10 May 18 Floyd Johnson New Orleans, La ND 15 Jun 1 Billy McGowan Mobile, Al KO 7 Jun 11 Tommy Loughran Brooklyn, NY L 12 Jun 19 Homer Smith New Orleans, La ND 15 Sep 29 George Godfrey Los Angeles, Ca L 10 Dec 23 George Godfrey New York, NY L 10 1926 Jan 18 Tony Stabenau Cleveland, Oh ND 8 May 4 "Young" Tony Marullo New Orleans, La ND 15 Jun 7 George Cook Cincinnati, Oh NC 9 Jul 3 Frank Moody New Orleans, La KO 13 Sep 23 Yale Okun Philadelphia, Pa L 6 Oct 18 Tommy Loughran Chicago, Il L 10 Nov 12 Art Weigand Buffalo, NY D 6 Dec 22 Otto von Porat New York, NY TK 8 1927 Feb 4 Harry Ebbets Manchester, NH LK 3 Feb 7 Blackie Miller New York, NY TK 2 Jul 21 Ray Neuman New York, NY W 6 Jul 28 Larry Gains New York, NY W 10 Aug 15 Nick Newman Flint, Mi KO 4 Aug 19 Larry Gains Toronto, Ont, Can L 10 Sep 5 Joe Lohman Birmingham, Al W 10 Sep 22 Benny Krueger Chicago, Il W 6 Oct 7 Carl Augustine Fond du Lac, Wi KO 7 Oct 17 Jamaica Kid New Bedford, Ma KO 3 Nov 4 Billy Vidabeck New York, NY W 10 Dec 9 Joe Lohman Milwaukee, Wi W 10 1928 Jan 23 W.L. "Young" Stribling Miami, Fl LK 1 Jun 16 Charlie Van in Michigan KO 4 Jul 4 Quinton Romero-Rojas Fond du Lac, Wi KO 4 Jul 27 Jimmy Defoe San Francisco, Ca D 8 Aug 13 W.L. "Young" Stribling Mobile, Al LK 1 Sep 4 Jack League San Antonio, Tx ND 10 Oct Jack Matlock El Dorado, Ar KO 7 Oct 15 Alvin "Babe" Hunt Oklahoma City, Ok L 10 Dec 7 Clayton "Big Boy" Peterson New Orleans, La D 10 1929 Feb 11 Alvin "Babe" Hunt Hutchinson, Ks ND 10
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