1897
Sep 1 Hennessey Oakland, Ca KO 1
1898
Jan 17 Marty McCue Oakland, Ca L 8
Mar 18 Yank Savage Oakland, Ca D 6
Aug 12 Ed Chambers Los Angeles, Ca D 10
1899
Mar 3 Johnny Rowan Los Angeles, Ca TK 5
Apr 14 Portland Kid Los Angeles, Ca KO 2
May 15 "Utah" Bob Thompson Los Angeles, Ca LT 13
-DeCoursey was outweighed by nearly 20 pounds
Aug 21 Aurelio Herrera Los Angeles, Ca LT 15
-Some sources report 8/31/00
Oct 13 George Baker Los Angeles, Ca L 20
Dec 14 Chick Finerty Oakland, Ca KO 6
-Some sources report "KO 8"
1900
Feb 21 Willie Cole San Francisco, Ca LF 4
Apr 5 Seward Smith San Diego, Ca KO 6
1901
May 21 Tommy Cox Redding, Ca WF 19
-Featherweight Championship of the Pacific Coast
Sep 3 Aurelio Herrera Los Angeles, Ca W 20
Oct 9 Joe Bernstein Los Angeles, Ca D 20
Nov 30 Tommy Cox Redding, Ca D 20
-Featherweight Championship of the Pacific Coast
1902
Apr 23 Kid Fredericks Seattle, Wa D 20
Jun 26 Tim Hegarty Portland, Or LK 9
-Some sources report 7/26/02;
Some sources report "L 10"
Nov 11 Solomon "Solly" Smith Los Angeles, Ca KO 11
-Some sources report 11/12/02;
Some sources report "KO 10"
Dec 12 Henry Gentsch Monterrey, Ca KO 1
1903
Sep 4 Frankie Neil Los Angeles, Ca LT 15
-Some sources report this bout as a Bantamweight Championship
of the World contest; Some sources report 9/05/03; Some sources
report 9/06/03; Police intervened
1904
Jan 26 Jack "Kid" Madden SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Feb 1 Jack O'Keefe SCH
-This bout was scheduled; the outcome is not known
Feb 16 Johnny Ritchie San Diego, Ca LK 13
Mar 29 Johnny Ritchie San Diego, Ca WF 8
-Reports vary - "NC 8" - "WF 8" - "WF 11"
Jul 1 Billy Brown San Diego, Ca D 4
-Prior to July 1, 1904, DeCoursey had become matchmaker
and manager of the San Diego (Ca) AC (Actual date not
known
1905
Mar 24 Billy Snailham San Diego, Ca D 15
-Some sources report "L 10" on 10/01/05
1906
Sep 14 Johnny Ritchie San Diego, Ca KO 45
-Many fans thought it was a low blow that downed Ritchie
Apr 16 Terry Davis San Diego, Ca D 20
Nov 16 Abe Attell San Diego, Ca L 15
-Featherweight Championship of the World
1908
Jul 23 Danny Webster San Bernardino, Ca L 20
1909
Oct 30 Billy Moore Marshfield, Or W 8
1911
Apr 14 Kid Ash Calgary, Ab, Canada KO 4
1912
Jan 29 Joe Bayley Saskatoon, Sk, Canada LK 15
-Lightweight Championship of Canada
Mar 11 Jack Nutt Regina, Sk, Canada LK 15
1915
Oct 4 Eddie "K.O." Fingard Winnipeg, Mb, Canada LK 10
*** Photo Provided By William Schutte ***
*** Some Data Provided By Chuck Johnston ***
*** Some Data Provided By Luckett Davis ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
|
