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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

John P. Donner

WEIGHT 150-165 lbs
1885
Mar 30 -Donner was scheduled to appear in Eau Claire, Wi
Jun 21 W. Wylie                   Minneapolis, Mn                   W  2
          -Police intervened
Jun 21 Paddy Norton               Bayfield, Wi                      W 16
          -Some sources report "W 8";
           The previous 2 bouts were reported for the same date

1886
Jan 23 Tom Devine                 Hurley, Wi                      SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; the outcome is not known
Sep  4 Big Mack                   Hurley, Wi                      SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; the outcome is not known
Sep 25 a Japanese wrestler        Ashland, Wi                       L   
          -This was a wrestling match; Falls: 1-2
Oct 13 a Japanese wrestler        Hurley, Wi                        L   
          -This was a wrestling match; Falls: 2-3 
Nov 10 Bob Thomas                 Hurley, Wi                        D  4
Nov 21 Frank Faulkner             Hurley, Wi                      SCH   
          -This wrestling match was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1887
Jan 16 Jack Carkeek               Hurley, Wi                      SCH   
          -This wrestling match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jan 29 D.A. McMillan              Hurley, Wi                        L   
          -This was a wrestling match; Falls: 0-5 
Mar 19 Harry James                Hurley, Wi                      SCH   
          -This wrestling match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 27 William Daniels            Ironwood, Mi                      W  
          -Donner threw Daniels to the floor; Daniels injured an arm
           and could not continue; Donner was declared the winner
Nov 15 Frank Stevens              Ashland, Wi                     SCH   
          -This wrestling match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 17 "Black Frank" Taylor       Ashland, Wi                      LF 12
Dec 30 Paddy McDonald             Duluth, Mn                        D  8
          -Some sources report "D 5"

1888
Feb 24 "Black Frank" Taylor       Duluth, Mn                        D 10
Mar 30 Charles Gleason            Duluth, Mn                       ND  6
          -Donner was to knockout Gleason in six rounds;
           Gleason lasted and claimed win
Apr  7 -Donner married Anna Erick in Ashland, Wi
Apr 13 J.W. Curtis                Duluth, Mn                        L 10
          -Reportedly, the men had fought several times before this contest
May  4 Paddy Ryan                 San Francisco, Ca                KO  3
          -This man was the famous boxer who fought John L. Sullivan;
           Some sources report "Duluth, Mn"
Jun  1 Harris Martin (Black Pearl) St. Paul, Mn                     L 10
          -Some sources report "Minneapolis, Mn"
Oct  2 Jim Fell                   Duluth, Mn                        W  6
          -Fell was to knockout Donner in six rounds;
           Donner lasted and claimed win
Oct 18 Jim Fell                   Ashland, Wi                       D 10
Dec 21 Billy Wilson               Duluth, Mn                        L  6
          -Police intervened

1890
May 13 Matsada Sorakichi          Seattle, Wa                       L   
          -This was a wrestling match
May 30 Lucien Marc Cristol        Seattle, Wa                       W   
          -This was a wrestling match; Falls: 2-1

1891
Mar  8 -Spokane (Wa) Spokane Falls Review newspaper reported that Donner 
           had opened a gym in Moscow, Idaho
Mar 28 Charles Gleason            Spokane, Wa                       L  7
May 19 Jim Burns                  Moscow, Id                        W 30
Jun 19 an unnamed opponent        Spokane, Wa                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul  4 Billy Newell               Coeur d'Alene, Id               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 25 Ed L. Kenefic              Spokane, Wa                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 12 Ed Cuffe                   Spokane, Wa                      LK 18
Oct    -In a newspaper article, Pat McHugh claimed he had defeated Donner;
           Donner said he never fought McHugh

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization