*** SOME AMATEUR BOUTS ***
1891
Nov 4 Charles Kumpf Buffalo, NY W 3
Nov 4 Eugene O'Donnell Buffalo, NY W 3
Nov 4 Louis Callahan Buffalo, NY W 3
Nov 4 Oscar Simon Buffalo, NY TK 2
-The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
1892
Mar 7 Jimmy Warren Buffalo, NY W 3
Mar 12 Ward Buffalo, NY D 3
*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1891
Nov 18 Johnny Warren Buffalo, NY W 4
1892
Mar 17 James McCarthy Buffalo, NY W 6
Sep 29 John Roy Buffalo, NY TK 5
Oct 27 John Roy Buffalo, NY KO 4
Nov 25 Maxie Haugh Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed;
Erne was ill
Dec 8 Maxie Haugh Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1892-1893
Jack Davis TK 5
Jim Daly EX
1893
Jan 26 Joe Diebold Buffalo, NY D 23
Nov 27 Skip Krieger Buffalo, NY W 3
1894
Jan 7 John L. Sullivan Jr. Buffalo, NY TK 2
-Police intervened
Feb 24 Walter Campbell Buffalo, NY ND 4
Mar 17 Buck Kennedy Buffalo, NY ND 4
Mar 31 Fred Warner Buffalo, NY W 4
Apr 7 Hiram Goldman Buffalo, NY W 4
Apr 14 Tommy Dixon Buffalo, NY W 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Apr 21 Pat Schultz Buffalo, NY W 4
May 8 Dan Maloney Buffalo, NY TK 1
May 12 George Siddons Buffalo, NY W 6
-Most observers thought Siddons won
Jun 16 George Siddons Buffalo, NY D 10
Aug 11 Alec Sloan Buffalo, NY W 4
Oct 2 Solly Smith Buffalo, NY D 10
1895
Jan 22 Joe Leonard New York, NY KO 2
Feb 12 Jerry Marshall New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Feb 21 -Erne sailed for England with his manager, E.K. Franklin,
where he arrived on Mar 3; He may have sailed on Feb 20
Mar 9 Pat Perry London, Eng W 4
-Some sources report "Bill Perry"
Jun 8 Casper Leon New York, NY ND
Jun 15 George Dixon Coney Island, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Police intervened
Jun 24 George Dixon Jersey City, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Authorities prevented it
Jun 27 Sam Callahan New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 15 Joe Craig Jersey City, NJ TK 3
Aug 26 Jack Skelly Maspeth, NY KO 7
Oct 4 Jack Skelly New York, NY TK 9
Dec 5 George Dixon New York, NY D 10
-Featherweight Championship of the World
Dec 20 Young Griffo Buffalo, NY D 4
Dec 28 Frank Zimpher New York, NY EX 3
1896
Mar 12 Joe Gans New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Gans' weight was too heavy by 3 pounds
Mar 30 Jack Downey Maspeth, NY D 10
Apr 23 Larry Burns Buffalo, NY KO 5
May 23 Jack Downey Brooklyn, NY D 8
Jun 29 Jack Downey Brooklyn, NY D 12
Nov 27 George Dixon New York, NY W 20
-Some sources report this as a Featherweight
Championship of the World contest
1897
Feb 20 Martin Flaherty New York, NY L 20
Mar 24 George Dixon New York, NY L 25
-Early sources report this as a Featherweight
Championship of the World contest; It was not
held 4/07/97
Apr 19 Joe Hopkins Buffalo, NY W 19
-Some sources report "TK 19"
Sep 13 Larry Becker Buffalo, NY KO 5
Oct 2 Jim Popp Toronto, Ont, Canada D 20
Nov 29 Jack Downey Buffalo, NY D 20
1898
Apr 25 Harry Lemons Buffalo, NY W 20
Sep 12 George "Kid" Lavigne New York, NY SCH
-Lightweight Championship of the World;
This bout was scheduled but not held;
Police intervened
Sep 28 George "Kid" Lavigne New York, NY D 20
-Lightweight Championship of the World;
Some sources report "Brooklyn, NY";
Some sources report "Coney Island, NY"
1899
Mar 3 Dal Hawkins San Francisco, Ca KO 7
May 9 George "Elbows" McFadden New York, NY W 25
-Some sources report "W 20"
Jul 3 George "Kid" Lavigne Buffalo, NY W 20
-Lightweight Championship of the World;
Some sources report "New York, NY"
Dec 4 "New York" Jack O'Brien Brooklyn, NY D 25
-Lightweight Championship of the World
1900
Feb 9 "Chicago" Jack Daly Chicago, Il W 6
Mar 23 Joe Gans New York, NY TK 12
-Lightweight Championship of the World
Jul 16 Terry McGovern New York, NY LT 3
-Erne floored McGovern in round one
Aug 30 Tom Couhig Buffalo, NY D 6
1901
Sep 23 James "Rube" Ferns Fort Erie, Ont, Canada LK 9
-Some sources report this as a Welterweight
Championship of France contest
1902
Mar 17 James "Curley" Supples Fort Erie, Ont, Canada KO 6
-Some sources report this as a Lightweight
Championship of the World contest
Mar 21 Gus Gardner Chicago, Il W 6
May 12 Joe Gans Fort Erie, Ont, Canada LK 1
-Lightweight Championship of the World
Jun 24 Jim Maloney London, Eng KO 7
Nov 26 Jimmy Britt San Francisco, Ca LK 7
1903
May 18 Warren Zubrick Buffalo, NY WF 10
-Some sources report this bout held at
Fort Erie, Ont, Can
1908
Feb Robert "Curley" Watson Paris, Fr W 10
-Some sources report this as a Welterweight
Championship of France contest
*** Assistance Was Provided By Bob Caico ***
*** Assistance Was Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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