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Denny Butler
(Dennis F. Butler)

BORN   1859; Blissville, Long Island, New York
HEIGHT 5-11
WEIGHT 146-160 lbs

Butler was a talented athlete who was famous as a boxer, world-class swimmer and fight manager

He defeated such men as Johnny Reagan, Black Domino and Jack Brennan

1884
Aug 16 Jim Edwards                 Stamford, Ct                     W  3
          -Police intervened
Dec  2 Mike Donovan                New York, NY                    EX  3
Dec  3 Jim McDevitt                Philadelphia, Pa                KO  2
Dec  5 Bill Gabig                  Philadelphia, Pa                LK  4

1885
Jan  1 A. Behage                   Brooklyn, NY                    EX  3
Mar 21 Jack Lytton                 New York, NY                    EX   
          -Gloves were used for this bout
Apr 16 Jim Fell                    Harlem, NY                      LK 21
Apr 24 Mike Donovan                New York, NY                    EX   
Oct 27 George Thompson             Flatbush, NY                    KO 17
Nov 12 Joe Denning                 New York, NY                     D  6
Dec 13 Jack Brennan                Long Island, NY                 KO  3

1886
May  7 John Harrington             Philadelphia, Pa                EX  3
Aug  3 -Butler refereed the John Banks-Kentucky Rosebud bout
          at Philadelphia, Pa
Aug 20 -Butler refereed the Billy Davis-Johnny Kenny bout
          at Long Island, NY
       James Donnelly                                             SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 17 Black Domino                Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
          -Butler knocked Black Domino down four times

1887
Feb 11 Johnny Reagan               Philadelphia, Pa                WF  3
Mar  8 Charles Marshall            Philadelphia, Pa                KO  1
Mar 16 Fred Woods                  Boston, Ma                       L  7

1888
Dec 28 Sailor Brown                Williamsburg, NY                LK  3
          -Reports vary - "L 2" - "LT 2"

1889
May   -Butler became manager of Andy Bowen
Jun  1 Bob Lynd                    New Orleans, La                 EX  1
Jun  1 P.J. Kennedy                New Orleans, La                 EX  1
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct    Mike Beatty                 Wilkes-Barre, Pa                KO  2

1894
Nov  9 Frank Craig                 London, England                 EX  3
Nov 12 Frank Craig                 London, England                 EX  3
Nov 12 Frank Craig                 London, England                 EX   
          -The 11/12/94 date is doubted by many historians;
          The previous 2 bouts were held the same date


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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