Undated
Johnny Gleason W 3
-Some sources report this bout held in 1888
Jack Harding W
Bob Haight W
1888
Jan 23 Jimmy Larkins New York, NY LT 9
Feb 7 Billy Dacey New York, NY EX
Feb 12 -Delancey was challenged to a bout by Jack Grace
Feb 25 Billy Dacey Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 23 Jack Hicks New York, NY KO 4
Apr 19 Billy Dacey Brooklyn, NY EX
-Some sources report 04/10/1888
Jul 23 Simon Besser Pelham, NY KO 23
-Besser sometimes used the name "Swipes the Newsboy";
Some sources report "TK 22" on 7/26/88
Jul 25 Tom White KO 22
Sep 10 Jack Grace near New York, NY KO 6
-This "finish" fight was scheduled to be held within 100 miles
of New York within two weeks from 9/04/88; Small gloves
were to be used; Some sources report "Bay Chester, NY"
1889
Jan 5 Jack "Young" Burke New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed
Jan 9 Jack "Young" Burke New York, NY KO 4
-Some sources report "Brooklyn, NY";
Some source report 1/08/90
Jan 15 Con Dugan Hoboken, NJ L
Feb 4 -Delancey was scheduled to spar at Hoboken, NJ
Feb 25 Billy Dacey Hoboken, NJ ND
Mar 12 Walter Halligan Long Island, NY D 22
-Halligan was a former Amateur Featherweight Champion;
Delancy was seconded by Billy Dacey; Halligan was seconded
by Harry Isaacs; Peter J. Donohue was the referee; Halligan
set the pace for the first four rounds but paid a price in
doing so; Delancy jabbed him as he moved in and made his face
a sorry sight; Delancy drew first blood in round two and Halligan's
eye puffed badly; Halligan did better in rounds six and seven but
Delancy kept jabbing; Round seven was one of hard fighting;
Halligan set the pace but Delancy met him with straight lefts;
At one time, Delancy raised his knee in a suspicious manner;
Halligan's corner claimed foul but it was not allowed; Both men
were bleeding at this point; Round eight was the same - Halligan
boring in, Jack counter-punching; Once again, he raised his knee
and this time was told if he did it again, he would be disqualified;
Once when Halligan was coming in, he was clipped and down he went;
He was up quick and fighting continued; They fought into a corner
and both slipped down; Delancy's ribs showed large lumps; By round
ten, Halligan was a mess - left eye sealed shut, right cheekbone
badly puffed, mouth cut, neck and breast badly marked, and bleeding
freely from the nose; Delancy was hardly marked about the face but
his left side was knuckle marked and swollen; Delancy then began
to move with Halligan chasing; The next few rounds were spent
sparring for wind; Halligan got the worst of it; In round fifteen,
Delancy slipped on the wet floor and was struck in the back of the
neck as he pitched forward; Down he went but scrambled up by nine;
He was floored once more for a count of seven; Delancy fought
cautiously for several rounds; The last round was full of terrific
hitting; Both were as bloody as pigs at the end; Halligan looked
the worst; Time: 1:27:00
* The Chicago (Il) Tribune report makes it sound like
the fight was held at Boston, Ma (Cribb AC)
Mar 23 -Philadelphia (Pa) Item reported that Cal McCarthy thought Delancey
would whip Hab Morgan when they meet
Mar 24 -Delancey seconded "Tommy ??" vs. George Wiseman at Flushing, NY
Mar 25 -Phila (Pa) Item reported in an article by Macon (J.B. McCormick)
wrote that the latest wrinkle in pugilism is to fight for your
opponent's heart; The first man he saw use it effectively was
Jake Kilrain against Joe Godfrey at the Comique in Phila; Mike
Cushing tired mostly for Harry Bartlett's heart in their recent
fight; Jack Delancey did the same to Walter Halligan in their
bout not long ago; Jimmy Carroll gave some of the same to Sam
Blakelock at San Francisco last week; Jem Smith (England) is
the man responsible for this new way of fighting; He plans to
do the same to Charley Mitchell in their upcoming bout
Mar 25 Hab Morgan Scranton, Pa SCH
May 26 Con Dugan SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 10 -Delancey was scheduled to spar at Greenpoint, NY
Jun 11 Ed Myers Westchester, NY TK 6
-Delancey was seconded by Billy Dacey and Spider Kelly;
Myer was seconded by Eugene and Ed Hornbacher;
Pete Donohue was the referee; Fighting was fierce
from the start; Delancey was better; Myer was so
badly whipped by the end of round five, he could not
come out for round six; Small gloves were used; The
Philadelphia (Pa) Item reports "Steve Myers" from
Troy, NY and calls it a "W" verdict
* The Philadelphia (Pa) Item report makes it sound like
the fight was held at Boston, Ma (Cribb AC)
Jun 13 Billy Dacey New York, NY EX
Jun 13 -Philadelphia (Pa) Item reported that Delancey and Billy Dacey
would leave for San Francisco at an early date; Dacey would
meet any of their lightweights while Delancey would tackle any
110-lb men
Jun 15 -Mattie Delacey challenged Delancey to a "finish" fight
Aug 28 Billy Dacey San Francisco, Ca EX
Sep 10 -Jimmy Lynch said he would go to California if necessary
to meet Delancey; He admits Delancey is clever and a hard
one to beat
Sep 10 -Philadelphia (Pa) Item reported that Delancey said he would fight
any 124-lb man in the East or Pacific Coast at the San Francisco
CAC for a purse
Oct 25 Jimmy "Young" Murphy San Francisco, Ca LK 11
-Murphy was from Australia; The men were called lightweights;
Murphy forced the fighting from the start to the finish;
He drew first blood in round four when he split Delancey's
lip; He finished the contest in round eleven with a blow
to the neck; Some sources report 10/26/89
1889-1890
Walter Halligan San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was tentatively scheduled to be held during
the winter; The outcome is not known
1890
Mar -Delancey was the trainer for Tommy Warren vs. Billy Murphy
at San Francisco, Ca; It was claimed that Warren faked the
fight
Mar Billy Mahan San Francisco, Ca W
1891
Jan 22 Mick McCarthy San Jose, Ca LK 20
1892
Oct 5 -Jack Hicks, of San Francisco, Ca, wrote that "Delancey,
who has a reputation for being a quitter, has challenged
him on occasions"; The Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle called
Delancey a clever fighter and a pugilist who was not
inclined to run away from battles
1894
Apr 12 an unnamed opponent Long Island City, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Delancey was in New York on serious civil charges -
taking money that belonged to Andrew G. Slonaker
1897
Feb 20 Jimmy Dime Youngstown, Oh W 20
May 22 Johnny T. Griffin Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held
Dec 23 Tommy Hogan New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1898
Feb 25 Tommy White Yonkers, NY L 20
-Some sources report 2/26/98
Sep 30 Bob Dwyer New York, NY LT 6
Dec 22 Jimmy Dime Youngstown, Oh W 20
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1896
Oct 6 Dave Wall New York, NY D 10
Oct 20 Marty McCue New York, NY D 10
Oct 27 Jack Burge New York, NY W 6
Dec 19 Jimmy Lynch New York, NY D 15
1897
Jan 30 "Torpedo" Billy Murphy New York, NY KO 5
Feb 13 Dave Wall New York, NY W 20
Feb 27 Billy O'Donnell New York, NY LK 19
May 23 "New York" Jack O'Brien New York, NY W 20
Sep 2 George "Elbows" McFadden New York, NY D 10
Dec 4 Tom Broderick New York, NY D 15
1899
Jan 16 Tommy Hogan Youngstown, Oh D 20
Mar 6 Jack Downey Brooklyn, NY D 25
1900
Jan 25 Joe Gleecher Hartford, Ct W 12
Jan 31 Danny Duane Paterson, NJ W 20
Aug 31 Eugene Reardon Little Falls, US LK 7
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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