1898
Nov 9 an unnamed opponent Chicago, Il W
Nov 12 Kid Lindberg Chicago, Il W 6
Nov 14 Charlie "Kid" Taylor Chicago, Il D 4
Nov 16 Belfield Walcott Chicago, Il W 6
Nov 19 Kid Lindberg Chicago, Il KO 6
Dec 3 Belfield Walcott Chicago, Il D 6
Dec 21 Charlie "Kid" Taylor Chicago, Il KO 4
Dec 24 Morris Rauch Chicago, Il D 6
1899
Jan 2 Jack Ryan Elgin, Il D 6
Jan 9 Charlie "Kid" Taylor Chicago, Il KO 2
Jan 28 Joe Hugelett Chicago, Il KO 4
Jan 30 Barney "Kid" Abel Chicago, Il W 6
Feb 3 Ned Hanlon Chicago, Il TK 3
Feb 8 Jimmy Cummings Chicago, Il KO 2
Feb 9 Belfield Walcott South Bend, In W 6
Feb 25 Joe Bertrand Chicago, Il W 6
Mar 11 Morris Rauch Chicago, Il W 6
Mar 13 Jack Ryan Chicago, Il D 6
Mar 16 Kid Gleason Springfield, Il KO 3
Mar 25 Young Redmond Chicago, Il W 6
Apr 19 Billy Boyd Springfield, Il KO 2
Apr 22 Frank Kromers Chicago, Il W 6
-Some sources report "Frank Kommer"
Apr 29 Sigmund "Sig" Hart Chicago, Il W 6
May 6 Johnny Gallagher Chicago, Il KO 2
May 15 Morris Rauch St. Louis, Mo D 20
Jun 9 Casper Leon St. Louis, Mo W 12
-Some sources report Bantamweight Championship of America
Jun 23 Casper Leon St. Louis, Mo D 12
-Some sources report Bantamweight Championship of the World
Aug 29 Con Suffield Dubuque, Ia KO 11
Nov 3 Con Suffield Chicago, Il KO 4
-Some sources report "W 6"
Nov 6 Spider Kelly Chicago, Il KO 3
-This man was not the famous ex-Champion
Nov 11 Danny Dougherty Chicago, Il KO 6
Nov 18 Tim Ryan Chicago, Il KO 1
Dec 2 Kid O'Brien Chicago, Il KO 5
Dec 11 Mike Riley Chicago, Il KO 3
Dec 15 Terry McGovern Chicago, Il EX 3
Dec 16 Terry McGovern Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1900
Jan 4 Jack Ryan Springfield, Il KO 3
Jan 5 Morris Rauch Chicago, Il D 6
Feb 16 William "Buddy" Ryan Chicago, Il D 6
Mar 2 Mike Bartley Chicago, Il W 6
-Some sources report "KO 2"
Mar 17 William "Buddy" Ryan Chicago, Il LF 1
Apr 6 William "Buddy" Ryan Chicago, Il W 6
Apr 14 Walter Bloom Chicago, Il W 6
Apr 21 Jimmy Smith Toronto, Ont, Canada KO 2
May 4 Morris Rauch Chicago, Il D 6
May 25 Jack Kelly Chicago, Il TK 4
Jun 14 Jack Ryan Des Moines, Ia D 6
Jul 24 Johnny Reagan Brooklyn, NY L 20
Sep 11 Johnny Reagan Chicago, Il L 6
Oct 2 Hugh McPadden Chicago, Il D 6
Oct 19 Walter Bloom Chicago, Il ND 6
Oct 22 Jack Garner Chicago, Il W 6
Oct 29 Charlie "Kid" Taylor Chicago, Il KO 2
Oct 30 Walter Bloom Chicago, Il W 6
Nov 27 Harry Harris Chicago, Il W 6
1901
Feb 5 "Kid" Garfield Memphis, Tn TK 8
Feb 6 Joe Kirkwood Springfield, Il KO 3
Feb 26 Tommy Cody Lyons, Il ND 10
-Several sources report Forbes defeated Cody
Mar 12 Young Edwards Springfield, Il KO 5
Apr 2 Arizona Kid South Bend, In KO 2
Jun 14 Ed McFarland Kansas City, Mo TK 9
Jul 8 Andy Travers Hammond, In W 6
Jul 15 Jack O'Keefe Kansas City, Mo D 15
Aug Tommy Dixon Joplin, Mo SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Aug 31 Jack "Kid" Madden Kansas City, Mo SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 8 Oscar Gardner Kansas City, Mo TK 9
Oct 18 Jack O'Keefe Kansas City, Mo D 15
Nov 13 Billy Finucane St. Joseph, Mo TK 7
Dec 5 Barney "Kid" Abel Chicago, Il D 6
Dec 7 Kid Herman [Landfield] Chicago, Il W 6
Dec 19 Jack O'Keefe Kansas City, Mo D 20
Dec 30 Barney "Kid" Abel Chicago, Il D 6
1902
Jan 3 Maurice Sayers Milwaukee, Wi W 6
Jan 7 Billy Rotchford South Bend, In D 10
Jan 14 Billy Finucane St. Louis, Mo W 7
Feb 3 Billy Finucane Chicago, Il W 6
Feb 7 Billy Finucane Chicago, Il TK 4
Feb 15 Billy Finucane Chicago, Il D 6
Mar 27 Jack Ryan Peoria, Il WF 9
Apr 18 Jack Ryan Peoria, Il W 10
-Some sources report "Jack Ryder"
May 15 Jack Ryan Indianapolis, In D 10
May 29 Jack O'Keefe Chicago, Il W 6
Jun 2 Eddie Brinker Chicago, Il KO 1
Jul 3 Kid Wall Chicago, Il KO 2
Jul 25 Billy Rotchford Indianapolis, In W 10
Sep 8 Kid Herman [Landfield] Chicago, Il W 6
Sep 22 Tony Moran Chicago, Il W 6
Oct 6 Jack Dorman Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Dorman was ill
Oct 6 "Original" Kid Farmer Chicago, Il L 6
Nov 14 Walter "Kid" Parker Chicago, Il KO 1
Nov 17 Johnny Reagan Chicago, Il W 6
Dec 3 Larry Donovan Chicago, Il KO 1
Dec 18 Jack Kelly Springfield, Oh KO 5
1903
Jan 8 Kid Herman [Landfield] Chicago, Il D 6
Jan 15 Frankie Neil San Francisco, Ca LK 6
-Neil was scheduled to fight Harry Forbes;
Clarence took the place of Harry;
Some sources report "LK 7";
Some sources report the fight was fake
Apr 18 George Henning Milwaukee, Wi TK 4
Apr 23 "Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan St. Louis, Mo L 20
May 14 Tommy Feltz St. Louis, Mo LK 1
Jun 4 Tommy Feltz St. Louis, Mo LT 11
-Some sources report "L 11"
Jun 30 Johnny Reagan Memphis, Tn LT 7
Oct 1 Maurice Sayers Aurora, Il W 6
Oct 7 "Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan Omaha, Ne LK 5
Oct 21 Kid Lepper Battle Creek, Mi W 8
Oct 30 Maurice Sayers Milwaukee, Wi W 6
Nov 16 Kid Herman [Landfield] Chicago, Il D 6
Dec 3 Tony Moran Chicago, Il W 6
1904
Feb 10 Kid Herman [Landfield] Kansas City, Mo LK 6
Feb 29 Johnny Reagan Kansas City, Mo D 20
Mar 21 Austin Rice Peoria, Il D 20
Mar 28 Mickey Riley Chicago, Il W 6
Apr 9 Abe "Kid" Goodman Chicago, Il D 6
Apr 15 Harry Cobb Chicago, Il WF 5
Apr 20 Kid Ross St. Louis, Mo KO 3
Jun 6 "Young" Kid Farmer Chicago, Il KO 1
Jun 21 Kid Ross Chicago, Il KO 3
Oct 26 Dennis Sullivan Indianapolis, In TK 2
Oct 26 Charlie "Kid" Dalton Indianapolis, In EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 29 Paddy Nee Chicago, Il W 6
Nov 4 Harry Cobb Detroit, Mi D 10
Nov 12 Patsy "Kid" Hogan Indianapolis, In W 10
Nov 25 Martin "Young" Devaney Denver, Co D 10
Dec 22 Harry Cobb Kalamazoo, Mi D 10
1905
Feb 3 Paddy Nee Indianapolis, In W 10
Feb 10 Harry Cobb Albion, Mi D 10
Feb 14 Chester Goodwin Chelsea, Ma L 15
Feb 22 Frank "Young" Kenny Lawrence, Ma D 12
Feb 25 Young Erne Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 16 Johnny Morrison St. Joseph, Mi LK 6
Aug 24 Joe Green Dubuque, Ia W 10
1906
Jan 24 Jack Durane New York, NY ND 3
Jan 29 Tony Bender Philadelphia, Pa LF 3
-Forbes accidently fouled Bender
Jan 29 Eddie Lenny Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 9 Matthew "Matty" Baldwin New York, NY L 3
Feb 13 Jack Durane New York, NY ND 3
Feb 20 Harry Hafner New York, NY KO 1
Feb 21 Howard Smith Newark, NJ D 3
Mar 5 Emergency Kelly Sharon, Pa TK 6
Mar 26 Artie Edmunds New York, NY ND 3
Mar 28 George Hoey New York, NY ND 3
Apr 3 Robert "Bert" Keyes Tuckahoe, NY ND 10
-Some sources report 4/4/1906
Apr 4 George Hoey New York, NY ND 3
Apr 9 Larry McGrath New York, NY ND 3
Apr 16 Battling Kelly New York, NY ND 3
1907
Sep 22 Freddie Green Springfield, Il LF 5
Oct 4 Art Simms Springfield, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1908
Apr 13 Jimmy Dunn Hot Springs, Ar LK 9
May 18 Art Simms Canton, Oh TK 4
1910
Jan 10 Art Simms Canton, Oh W 4
1912
Jan 22 Charlie "Kid" Taylor Kenosha, Wi ND 8
Feb 14 Steve Ketchel South Bend, In ND 8
Feb 21 Special Delivery Hirsch Kenosha, Wi TK 6
Mar 28 Danny Goodman Indiana Harbor, In ND 10
-Some sources report "L 10" on 4/06/1912
Aug 18 George Stevens Dubuque, Ia D 10
Dec 10 Jeff O'Connell Kalamazoo, Mi LK 5
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1899
May 6 Jack Ahearn Chicago, Il KO 3
1901
Feb 26 Joe Bertrand Chicago, Il W 6
Morris Rauch Chicago, Il D 6
1902
Feb 15 "Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan St. Louis, Mo L 20
Billy Finucane Chicago, Il D 6
1906
Jan 25 Terry Young New York, NY ND 3
Feb 1 Artie Edmunds New York, NY ND 3
-Some sources report "Alex Dunsheath"
Feb 17 Howard Smith New York, NY ND 3
Feb 19 Howard Smith New York, NY ND 3
Feb 21 Tony Bender New York, NY ND 3
Apr 17 Robert "Bert" Keyes New York, NY ND 3
1907
May 30 Robert "Bert" Keyes New York, NY L 6
Aug 7 Robert "Bert" Keyes Tuckahoe, NY ND 15
1908
Sep 13 Jimmy Dunn Hot Springs, Ar LK 9
1909
Aug 30 Frankie White Memphis, Tn L 8
Dec 8 Billy Johnson Saginaw, Mi D 6
1912
Apr 12 Charley Pierson Kansas City, Mo D 10
-Pierson actually fought Clarence "Wildcat" Ferns
*** Photos Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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