1894
Apr 3 George Addison St. John, NB, Canada W 5
-Featherweight Championship of Canada
May 21 Danny Smith St. John, NB, Canada W 4
Oct 21 Peter Manning St. John, NB, Canada KO 1
Nov 19 Peter Manning St. John, NB, Canada KO 2
Dec 13 Johnny T. Griffin St. John, NB, Canada W 6
-Some sources report "L 6"
1895
Jan 28 Billy Welsh Boston, Ma TK 5
Mar 28 Paddy Fenton Boston, Ma LF 15
-Some sources report "L 15"
Apr 19 Leslie Pearce Boston, Ma D 15
Jul 1 Joe Flaherty Lynn, Ma D 13
Aug 3 -Connolly was scheduled to participate in a bag-punching contest
at Roxbury, Ma
Oct 15 Frank Garrard Cleveland, Oh KO 3
Nov 5 Eugene Hornbacker SCH
-This bout was scheduled as a "private" fight but was cancelled
1896
Jan 9 Jimmy Dime Cleveland, Oh TK 3
-Some sources report 2/10/95; Dime injured an arm
Feb 10 Maurice Hagerstrom Boston, Ma KO 1
Apr 23 Billy Ernst Lynn, Ma LT 9
Aug 8 Stanton Abbott St. John, NB, Canada D 6
-Reports vary "L 5" - "L 6" - "D 6"; Some sources report 8/13/96
Aug 24 Billy Hennessey Lewiston, Me EX 3
-Some sources report "ND 3"
Nov 24 Tom Causer Birmingham, England KO 5
1897
Jan 27 Dick Burge Birmingham, England D 10
-Some sources report 1/28/97
Feb 16 Cliff Valentine Philadelphia, Pa W 6
Apr 30 George "Kid" Lavigne New York, NY LT 11
-Lightweight Championship of the World;
Some sources report 4/28/97 in "Brooklyn, NY"
Jun 4 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Brooklyn, NY D 20
Jun 26 Johnny Laughlin Buffalo, NY KO 13
Sep 14 Owen Ziegler San Francisco, Ca L 20
Dec 11 Dal Hawkins San Francisco, Ca LK 14
-Some sources report 12/16/97; Some sources report 12/17/97
1898
Feb 15 Tim Kearns Cleveland, Oh D 20
Mar 22 Charley McHugh St. John, NB, Canada KO 1
Jun 23 Jack Robinson St. John, NB, Canada D 12
Jul 25 Joe Mullins St. John, NB, Canada WF 2
-Some sources report 7/26/98
Oct 27 Tommy Broderick Yonkers, NY KO 9
-Some sources report "TK 10"; Broderick's handlers got ammonia in his eye
Nov 26 George "Mystery" Kerwin St Louis, Mo D 20
Dec 17 Jack Bennett Toronto, Ont, Canada D 15
1899
Jan 16 William "Spike" Sullivan New Haven, Ct D 20
Mar 10 Charles McKeever Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 24 William "Kid" McPartland New York, NY D 25
May 9 George "Mystery" Kerwin Buffalo, NY TK 4
Jun 16 Tim Kearns New York, NY LT 22
Jul 30 William "Matty" Matthews Brooklyn, NY L 25
-Some sources report 7/31/99
Oct 27 William "Matty" Matthews New York, NY D 25
-Some sources report "Brooklyn, NY"
Dec 15 William "Kid" McPartland New York, NY W 25
1900
Jan 29 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Buffalo, NY D 25
Mar 19 William "Matty" Matthews Brooklyn, NY LT 14
Apr 18 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Boston, Ma WF 8
May 15 Perry Queenan Chicago, Il W 6
May 19 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Boston, Ma D 15
-Some sources report 5/21/00
Jun 5 William "Matty" Matthews Brooklyn, NY W 25
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Aug 12 James "Rube" Ferns Buffalo, NY LT 15
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Nov 29 Owen Ziegler Hartford, Ct LK 2
-Welterweight Championship of New England
1901
Feb 22 Patsy Sweeney Hartford, Ct LK 5
Apr 10 Tom Couhig Louisville, Ky LT 11
-Police intervened; Some sources report "L 11"
Nov 22 William "Spike" Sullivan New Haven, Ct LK 8
1902
Jan 6 Joe Gans Philadelphia, Pa LT 5
Feb 22 Billy Gardner Boston, Ma L 4
Mar 29 Owen Ziegler Chicago, Il D 6
Apr 19 Barney Connors Chicago, Il KO 4
Apr 28 Charles "Rough House" Burns Chicago, Il KO 3
Jun 21 Pat Daly London, Eng W 15
Jul 19 Jack Palmer Newcastle-on-Tyne, England L 20
-Some sources report "L 15" on 7/22/02
Aug 23 Jack Palmer Newcastle-on-Tyne, England LT 6
-Some sources report "LT 7"
Sep 15 Tom Woodley London, England L 11
-Some sources report "LT 11"
Nov 24 Jack Palmer London, England L 15
-This bout was promoted as a 158 Pound Championship
of Great Britain contest; Some sources report 11/29/02
Dec 29 Jim Clark Liverpool, England L 15
1903
Jan 26 Tom Woodley London, England W 15
Apr 14 Pat Daly London, England W 15
Jun Curley Supples London, England L 15
Jul 22 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Halifax, NS, Canada D 10
Aug 6 Jack "Twin" Sullivan St. John, NB, Canada D 10
Dec 16 Charles Hitte Albany, NY LT 9
1904
Jan 15 Billy "Honey" Mellody Boston, Ma LT 1
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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