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Arthur Cote
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| BORN | June 27 1877; Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec, Canada (Fought out of Biddeford, Maine) |
| DIED | February 10 1916; Augusta, Maine (from a fall); Some sources report February 11 1916 |
| HEIGHT | 5-8 (Some sources report 5-4) |
| WEIGHT | 130-138 lbs |
Cote was a
scrappy fighter who was a crowd-pleaser; He was better than average
and he came to fight; However, he had difficulty against the top men due
to a somewhat weak chin; During his career, he won the
Lightweight Championship of Maine
During his career, Cote defeated such men as
Jimmy Briggs (three times), Abe "Kid" Goodman (two times), Dave Deshler, Walter Burgo, Jesse Savage Jr. and Young Kloby
1899 Oct 16 Eddie Joyce Saco, Me D 8 1900 May 21 Billy Welch Somersworth, Me WF 1 Nov 23 Dan Murray Saco, Me TK 12 Dec 14 George Phelan Saco, Me W 15 1901 Apr 8 Morris Rosenberg Portland, Me W 15 -Cote assaulted a policeman when drunk at Saco, Me Jun 26 Johnny "Young" Saxe South Berwick, Me TK 14 Oct 18 Patsy Haley Biddeford, Me D 15 -Some sources report "D 12" in "Dover, NH during 1900 Nov 7 Jack McKiever Portland, Me D 10 Nov 29 Mike Sears Lewiston, Me L 10 -Some sources report "Mickey Sears" as Cote's opponent Dec 20 Billy Gardner Biddeford, Me L 15 1902 Jan 3 George Phelan Lewiston, Me KO 5 Jan 16 Martin Flaherty Lewiston, Me D 15 Feb 14 Mike Sears Lewiston, Me L 15 Mar 3 Andy Watson Biddeford, Me D 15 Apr 17 Mike "Twin" Sullivan Lewiston, Me L 15 -Some sources report "D 15" May 9 Mike "Twin" Sullivan Biddeford, Me L 15 -Some sources report "D 15" Sep 2 Belfield Walcott Lewiston, Me D 15 Nov 17 Andy Watson Bath, Me LK 12 Dec 15 Andy Watson Bath, Me D 15 Dec 30 Jimmy Gardner Lewiston, Me LK 5 1903 Feb 11 -Cote went on a rampage and wrecked a drugstore; Later, he was arrested at home, and said that he had no memory of damaging the store Feb 22 John Dwyer Saco, Me KO 5 Mar 30 Joe Handler Bath, Me TK 4 -Handler injured a leg Apr 17 Billy Gardner Biddeford, Me LK 6 Oct 5 Sam Langford Boston, Ma LT 5 Nov 11 Harry Snelling Berlin, NH D 15 Dec 4 Bartley Connolly Biddeford, Me D 15 Dec 30 George Phelan Berlin, NH KO 9 1904 Jan 20 Fred Wright Berlin, NH W 15 Feb 8 Martin Canole New Bedford, Ma LK 2 -Some sources report "LK 6" Mar 30 Joe Reed Berlin, NH D 10 -Some sources report 3/31/1904 Apr 21 Joe Reed Berlin, NH LT 10 May 16 Jesse Savage Jr. Bath, Me LF 9 -Lightweight Championship of Maine Jun 20 Blink McCloskey Portland, Me LK 7 -Some sources report "LK 8" Sep 19 Bartley Connolly Portland, Me D 12 -Some sources report "D 15" Sep 26 Jesse Savage Jr. Bath, Me KO 6 -Lightweight Championship of Maine Oct 31 Walter Burgo Bath, Me WF 3 Nov 7 George Ashley Portland, Me L 15 -Some sources report "D 12" vs "Guy Ashley"; Some sources report "W 15" 1905 Jan 13 Bartley Connolly Berlin, NH L 15 Feb 27 Jim McInnis Bangor, Me KO 10 Mar 22 Jesse Savage Jr. Bangor, Me D 10 -Some sources report "KO 10" Mar 31 Andy Daly Berlin, NH D 10 May 13 Jim McInnis Augusta, Me KO 3 -Some sources report "John McInnis"; Some sources report 5/19/05 Jun 2 Blink McCloskey Augusta, Me L 12 -Some sources report "D 10" Jun 22 Bartley Connolly Rockland, Me D 12 Jun 30 Matthew "Matty" Baldwin Augusta, Me D 12 Oct 6 Bartley Connolly Augusta, Me D 15 Oct 27 Jimmy Briggs Saco, Me W 15 Oct 30 Jimmy Briggs Portland, Me W 15 -Perhaps, this is the 10/27/05 bout ? Nov 17 Dave Deshler Augusta, Me W 15 Nov 27 Jimmy Briggs Portland, Me W 15 -Some sources report "Chelsea, Ma" Nov 30 John "Unk" Russell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 4 Harry Lewis Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 25 Terry Martin Portland, Me LK 13 Dec 29 Kid Pantz Augusta, Me LK 9 1906 Jan 29 Kid Pantz Augusta, Me NC 3 -Some sources report "LF 3" Feb 16 Abe "Kid" Goodman Biddeford, Me WF 11 Feb 26 Peter Sullivan Augusta, Me LK 4 Apr 16 Tommy Quill Thornton, RI W 15 Apr 30 George Ashley Providence, RI D 12 -Some sources report "D 15" vs "Guy Ashley" at "Valley Falls, RI" May 14 Frank "Young" Kenny Southbridge, Ma LK 3 Jun 5 Rudi Unholz Augusta, Me L 15 Jun 25 Frank "Young" Kenny Augusta, Me D 15 Jul 2 Rudi Unholz South Berwick, Me SCH -This bout was scheduled but not held; Cote failed to show Jul 24 Rudi Unholz Sanford, Me W 15 Jul 30 Rudi Unholz Old Orchard, Me D 15 Aug 10 Frank "Young" Kenny Augusta, Me W 15 Aug 14 Fred Sidney Rockland, Me D 15 Sep 21 Harry Edels Haverhill, Ma WF 6 Sep 28 Peter Sullivan Biddeford, Me D 10 -Some sources report "D 9" Oct 4 Frank "Young" Kenny Lowell, Ma L 12 Oct 26 Tommy Lowe Providence, RI D 15 Nov 1 Rudi Unholz Lowell, Ma D 8 Nov 14 Frank "Young" Kenny Haverhill, Ma LK 5 Dec 26 Terry Martin Portland, Me LK 13 Dec 28 Bartley Connolly Rumford Falls, Me LK 1 -Some sources report "LT 2" 1907 Jan 21 Jack Williams Augusta, Me LK 5 Feb 22 Charles Dwyer Saco, Me KO 5 Mar 19 Jimmy Briggs Chelsea, Ma L 10 Mar 22 Dave Deshler Augusta, Me ND 6 Apr 11 Jimmy Briggs New Haven, Ct D 15 Apr 19 Fred Sidney Saco, Me L 8 Apr 25 Kid Pantz Manchester, NH D 15 Jun 14 Fred Sidney Berlin, NH L 10 Jul 3 Jimmy Briggs Calais, Me LT 3 Sep 16 Fred Sidney Bar Harbor, Me W 6 -Some sources report 9/19/07 Dec 27 Jimmy Briggs Lewiston, Me ND 6 1908 Jan 10 Patsy Sweeney Manchester, NH LT 2 Jan 31 Jimmy Briggs Biddeford, Me ND 6 Mar 2 Kid Shea Augusta, Me D 6 Mar 23 Kid Shea Augusta, Me W 6 Apr 9 Thomas "Young" Kloby Lawrence, Ma W 12 May 7 Thomas "Young" Kloby Lawrence, Ma D 12 -Some sources report "L 12" Jul 15 Ollie Kalloch Bar Harbor, Me D 6 Jul 31 Fred Sidney Bar Harbor, Me W 6 -Sidney fought two rounds with a broken arm Aug 6 Young Donohue Bar Harbor, Me D 6 Nov 2 Tom Sawyer Portland, Me L 6 Dec 15 Dick Nelson Albany, NY D 10 1909 Jan 12 Dick Nelson Albany, NY ND 10 Feb 17 Abe "Kid" Goodman Brockton, Ma D 12 -Some sources report "Boston, Ma" Feb 26 Andy Daly Biddeford, Me D 4 Apr 14 Jeff Doherty Webster, Ma D 12 Apr 19 Phil Brock Salem, Ma LK 6 May 21 Jimmy McCarthy Cambridge, Ma TK 8 -Some sources report "Boston, Ma" Jun 14 Kid Henry Albany, NY LK 6 Nov 25 Frank Perron Woonsocket, RI L 10 Dec 6 Fred Wright Glens Falls, NY D 10 Dec 17 Abe "Kid" Goodman Manchester, NH W 15 1910 Jan 1 Kid Mercier Biddeford, Me D 6 Jan 26 Tommy Bergin Augusta, Me D 12 -Some sources report "W 6" Jan 26 Tommy Bergin Augusta, NY L 6 -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date Feb 3 Charlie Sieger Lawrence, Ma D 4 -Police intervened Feb 18 Kid Mercier Biddeford, Me D 12 Feb 22 Dick Nelson Manchester, NH LK 6 Mar 10 Bobby Wilson Utica, NY D 10 -Some sources report "L 10" Apr 28 Kid Wright Boston, Ma W 8 May 17 Paddy Sullivan New York, NY LK 6 Nov 10 Kid Mercier Lawrence, Ma LK 2 1913 Feb 10 Tom Duchesne Newburyport, Ma D 8 *** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1900 George Phelan Biddeford, Me W 10 -This was an "Agreed Draw" 1901 Larry McCormick Portland, Me W 10 1904 Mar Billy Armstrong Berlin, NH KO 10 1909-1910 Al McCoy ND 6 *** Photo And Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization