1885
Feb 14 Bill Gabig Philadelphia, Pa LK 30
-Bare knuckles were used; Gabig was taller and heavier
Mar 27 John Ryan Philadelphia, Pa KO 5
Apr 13 Ben Bailey Philadelphia, Pa D 6
Apr 29 Bill Gabig Philadelphia, Pa KO 7
-Donohue got into a fight with Gabig in a saloon;
He reportedly knocked Gabig out in round seven;
Some sources report the 8th round
1886
Apr 29 Bill Gabig Philadelphia, Pa D 4
Jun -Donohue was in the Pennsylvania House of Corrections
Aug 13 -Donohue rushed into a house that was burning; Bill Gabig
had gone in earlier to help put out the fire; It seemed
that Gabig was trapped inside; But, he got out; Donohue
inhaled lots of smoke but got over it gradually
Sep 14 Frank Burke Philadelphia, Pa L 4
1887
Jan 7 Tommy "Fatty" Langtry Philadelphia, Pa LK 3
-Philadelphia (Pa) Times reported that police intervened and arrested
the men; So, it is questionable as to whether they actually fought
Feb 18 Dave Davenport Philadelphia, Pa LK 3
Sep 5 -Donohue finished serving 30 days in jail
1889
Jan 28 Ed Scerling Reading, Pa L 3
-Donohue strongly denied that he was knocked out by Scerling;
Some sources report "LK 2"
Feb "Sleepy" Joe Buster Reading, Pa EX
Feb 15 Bob Garrison LK 3
-It is believed that this fight was held in Camden, New Jersey
Feb 18 -Donohue decided to withdraw permanently from the fistic arena
(only to return later)
Mar 11 -Donohue was sent to jail for 20 days for drunkenness by Mayor Kenney
Apr 5 Ben Wilson Shamokin, Pa WF 5
-Wilson (of Newark, NJ) was black; Weights: 175-155
Oct 28 -Donohue assaulted his wife and was arrested; He was also trying
to start a fire in his home; He was acquitted but held in a hospital
for a serious drinking problem; In January 1890, he was transferred
from the hospital to the County Prison
1890
Jan 24 -Donohue was charged some time ago with assault and battery on his
wife; He was also charged with arson. He was acquitted of the assault
charges on the grounds of "insanity" due to alcoholism and sent to the
Norristown Hospital; He had recovered and was back in prison awaiting
trial for the arson; It was committed on the same day as the assault
Jan 25 -Donohue was convicted of arson for trying to set his house on fire;
Judge Arnold was seriously concerned about Clipper's mental condition
Mar 7 -Donohue was called an ex-pugilist who was convicted last January of
arson, was transferred from the County Prison to the Insane Department
of the Philadelphia Hospital
1891
Jan 23 -Donohue was refused admission to the Norristown Asylum and
sent to the county prison
1892
Jan 1 -Jack Cassidy challenged Donohue to a fight
Feb 6 Paddy Sheehan Allentown, Pa ND 4
-Sheehan fought as "Joe Gorman's Unknown";
Some sources report that Donohue won by a first round knock out
Feb 22 Jack Reilly near Seidersville, Pa L 14
Feb 27 Jack Reagan Allentown, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 30 Young Magic Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1895
May 27 -Donohue was arrested for being drunk and noisy in Camden, NJ
1900
Jan 11 -Donohue was released from the Philadelphia Hospital
Jan 26 -A benefit was scheduled for Donohue to be held at the U/I Club
located at 1015 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia
1904
Aug 27 -Donohue was sent to prison for 5 days (disorderly conduct) by
Magistrate Yates
1907
Aug 9 -Donohue was in court due to his stealing a mattress. He said he took it to sell
in order to pay some debts he had, being out of money; He received a ten day
sentence in jail
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
John L. Sullivan D 4
Mike Boden Philadelphia, Pa D
John Madden ND
Harry Dobbs Philadelphia, Pa ND
-Perhaps, this man was Robert "Bobby" Dobbs
1883
Frank Herald LK 2
1889
Eddie Doyle SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Compiled By
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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