1872
Oct 18 Patsy Hogan New York, NY KO 17
Oct 25 Martin "Fiddler" Neary near Flushing, Long Island, NY KO 76
-Some sources report 57 rounds
1873
Aug 4 Jack Boylan Sands Point, NY KO 23
-Some early sources report this as a bout for the
middleweight championship of America
1874
Jan 27 Billy Edwards New York, NY L 3
-Perhaps, this is the undated bout referenced at the bottom of this record;
Some sources report "L 5"
1875
Mar 11 Steve Taylor New York, NY EX
Apr 27 Steve Taylor Brooklyn, NY EX
Nov 27 Mike Coburn New York, NY L 3
Dec 23 Johnny Saunders New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 23 Hoboken Clipper New York, NY L 3
Dec 29 John Gallagher New York, NY EX
1876
Jan 20 Billy Madden New York, NY EX
Jan 24 -Croker seconded Steve Taylor vs John J. Dwyer in New York, NY
Jan 27 Billy Madden New York, NY EX
Apr 24 Larry Powers Brooklyn, NY EX
Aug 30 William C. McClellan New York, NY EX
Oct 17 Arthur Mullen New York, NY L
Dec 28 Patsy Hogan New York, NY EX
1877
Mar 29 John Gallagher New York, NY EX
Sep 24 Arthur Mullen Brooklyn, NY EX
Oct 8 John Leary Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 3 John Leary Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1879
Oct -Croker's brother, Thomas Croker, 54 and a blacksmith, died
1880
Dec 23 Mike Mullery New York, NY EX 3
*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
Billy Edwards New York, NY ?
-This bout is reported; The outcome is not given;
In this bout, Edwards struck Croker with a "pin-point"
straight right hand blow to the face; Within five minutes,
Croker's eye, nose, and cheek were puffed greatly
*** Much Data And Sketch Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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