1873
Bill Hayley
Leed Gate, England
KO 16
1873-1881
Jack Caradis
in England
KO
Jack Caradis
in England
KO
Jack Wepwell
in England
(30:00) KO
Sam Griffiths
in England
D 60
1881
Oct 15
-Fell arrived in America
1882
Bill Brady
KO 5
Jul 5 Jack McLaughlin
KO 5
Aug 22 Tommy McManus
Rich Hill, Ks
(20:00) TK 14
-London Prize Ring rules were used; Some sources report "W
14"
1883
Jul 16 Hugh McManus
near Rich Hill, Mo
LF 92
-Some sources report July 13 near
Kansas City;
Some report July 15
1884; Harry McCoy was the referee
1884
Feb 14
"Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New York, NY
LT 2
-Some sources report "L 2"
Apr 5 O.H. Smith
Omaha, Ne
W 3
-Soft gloves were used
May 13 Jack Hanley
Clear Creek, Ne
(30:00) WF 22
-Some sources report "L"; This bout was held near
Denver, Co; Hanley was
arrested after the fight
and sentenced on May 24
1884 to three years
imprisonment at Nebraska
State Penitentiary; He
was released on Oct 25
1886; Fell escaped after
the fight and avoided
punishment; London Prize Ring
rules and bare knuckles
were used
Dec 12 Joe Popp
Toronto, Ont, Canada
KO 2
-Some sources report 12/13/84
1884-1885
Jack Cooper
New York, NY
W
-This bout was held during the fall of 1884 or early 1885;
Perhaps, this is the same
as the 2/09/85 or 3/06/85 bout
1885
Jan 22
"Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New York, NY
L 4
Jan 26 Jim Fay
New York, NY
TK 3
-Some sources report "John Fay";
Some sources report "W
4";
Gloves were used for this
bout;
Jan 30 Jim Burns
New York, NY
SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Burns did not show
Jan 30 John
Banks
New York, NY
LK 2
-Banks knocked Fell out; When Fell came
to, another round
was fought; Fell quit
after the third round
Feb 9 James Robertson Couper
New York, NY
KO 7
Mar 6 Jim McDevitt
New York, NY
KO 1
Mar 6 James Robertson Couper
New York, NY
TK 1
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar 11 Harry Umlah
Hartford, Ct
KO 2
-Some sources report 3/12/85
Mar 20 John Hughes
in New Jersey
KO 5
Mar 30 John Banks
New York, NY
D 3
Apr 16 Denny Butler
Harlem, NY
KO 21
Jack Smith
W
"New York" Tom Allen
New York, NY
W
George Rooke
Cincinnati, Oh
ND
-Police intervened
Jul 10 Dan Collins
Hamilton, Ont, Canada
L 2
-Gloves were used
Aug 22 George Peters
Detroit, Mi
D 4
-Gloves were used; Some sources report "J. Peters"
Aug 27 John "Buck" Fogle
Troy, NY
(6:00) TK 2
-Some sources report "Buck Foyle";
Some sources report
"W 2";
Hard gloves were used
Sep 1 John "Buck" Fogle
Dayton, Oh
KO 2
-Some sources report "Buck Foyle"
Sep 8 Alf Cliff
Port Huron, Mi
(7:00) W 2
-Hard gloves were used
Sep 17 Tom Robinson
Troy, NY
(23:00) D 6
-Hard gloves were used
Oct 2 Sam Grof
Dayton, Oh
(2:00) W 1
-Gloves were used
Oct 26 Gus Lambert
Montreal, Que, Canada
LK 2
-Boxing Championship of Canada
Nov 5 Billy Peters
Detroit, Mi
L 4
-Perhaps, this man was "George Peters";
Fell failed to knock out
Peters;
Peters knocked Fell down
in the 4th round
Nov 13 George Rooke
Cincinnati, Oh
ND 1
-Gloves were used; Police intervened
Nov 21 Dusty Gibbons
Detroit, Mi
(1:40) W 1
-Gloves were used
Dec 2 Tom O'Donnell
Howard City, Mi
KO 2
-Some sources report "W 2";
Hard gloves were used
1886
Jan 6 Tom Kinnard
Elmore, Mi
KO 5
Feb 9 Tom O'Donnell
Kalamazoo, Mi
D 4
-Police intervened; Some sources report "NC 4"
Feb 14 Jim McCormick
Kansas City, Mo
SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Police intervened and
prevented the fight;
This bout was possibly
held during 1883-1884
Apr 13 Jack Wyman
Alpena, Mi
KO 2
Apr 29 Harry Grebel
Detroit, Mi
KO 1
Jun 23 John Clow
Muskegon, Mi
D 12
-Police intervened: Clow was better and
should have won;
Some sources report "D
13" in "Denver, Co"
Jul 10 John
Clow
Cincinnati, Oh
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Gloves were to be used
for this bout
Oct 30 Jack Brady
McAllister Terrotory, SD ? SCH
-Brady was the "Champion of the Southwest";
This was a finish fight;
Gloves were to be used;
This bout was possibly
held during 1883-1884
1887
Dec 15 Peter J. Nolan
Grand Rapids, Mi
LF 3
-Perhaps, this bout was held at "Detroit, Mi"
1886-1888
Mike Conley
L
1888
Jan
-Fell challenged Jack Fallon
Feb 16 Harry Langdon
New York, NY
TK 1
-Some sources report "W 1"
Feb 17 Bob Ferguson
Long Island City, NY
WF 3
-Ferguson knocked down Fell and then kicked him;
Referee Jere Dunn
declared Fell winner by foul
Mar 19 Joe
Lannon
Brooklyn, NY
LT 2
-Police intervened; Lannon was about to
knock out Fell;
Some sources report "L
2"; Some sources report "ND 2"
Apr 18 Bob Ferguson
Hoboken, NJ
D 9
-Police intervened
May 15
George LaBlanche
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 23 James "Sparrow" Golden
Providence, RI
KO 5
-Some sources report 3/23/88
Jun 12 -A bout was set between
Fell and Denny Kelliher to be held
in Providence, RI
Jun 14 Jack Wannop
Grand Rapids, Mi
D 8
-Fox Rules were used for this bout;
Some sources report "W 8"
on 7/19/88;
Some sources report
7/12/88;
Some sources report Wannop was better
Sep 30 Jim McCormick
Rhinelander, Wi
KO 2
Oct 2 John P. Donner
Duluth, Mn
L 6
-Fell was to knockout
Donner in six rounds;
Donner lasted and claimed win
Oct 5 John W. Curtis
Duluth, Mn
WF 5
Oct 18 John P. Donner
Ashland, Wi
D 10
Oct 25 Jack Ashton
Providence, RI
L 12
-Gloves were used for this bout;
Some sources report "LF
12"
Dec 17 John W. Curtis
Eau Claire, Wi
D 7
-Perhaps, this bout was held 12/18/88
Police intervened
Dec 30 Mart Fahey
near Minneapolis, Mn
D 10
-Fahey threw Fell to the floor twice; In round nine, he
knocked Fell around the
ring and finally down; Fell was
very weak at the end;
Fell landed some hard blows during
the fight; Queensberry
Rules and two ounce gloves were used
1889
Jan 21
Patsy Cardiff
Minneapolis, Mn
L 15
-Gloves were used for this bout;
Some sources report "LF 15" on 1/22/89
May 11 Martin Flemming
Milwaukee, Wi
D 3
-Police intervened
Jul 3 Jim McCormick
Grand Rapids, Mi
ND 10
-This bout was scheduled and held; The outcome is not known
Sep 4 Black Diamond
Rhinelander, Wi
WF 5
-Perhaps, this man was "Harry Woodson"
Sep Frank Keller
Ashland, Wi
EX
Sep Frank Keller
Ashland, Wi
EX
Sep -Fell boxed
several exhibitions with Keller at Ashland, Wi
1890
Feb 12 Frank Keller
San Francisco, Ca
D 4
Mar 9 Jack McAuley
Salinas, Ca
KO 2
May 3 Billy Keough
Virginia City, Nv
LK 27
-Reports vary - "Billy Keogh" - "Billy Kehoe"
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
"Denver" Ed Smith
SCH
C.A.C. Smith
SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled; The outcomes are not known
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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