1882
Jerry Saunders Queensland, Australia D
Jerry Saunders Queensland, Australia KO 8
Jerry Saunders Queensland, Australia W 3
1885
Martin Power Charter Towers, Que, Australia W 4
Tom Burke Charter Towers, Que, Australia KO 4
Jim Fogarty in Australia W 4
1886
-Slavin met all-comers while traveling with an
athletic and boxing troupe in Queensland, Aus
Shanahan Gympie, Que, Australia KO 2
Stan Burke Rockhampton, Que, Ausralia KO 1
Hall (of Hugheden) in Australia SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Hall withdrew from the bout
-Slavin was recognized as the Champion of Queensland
Professor Babbs Brisbane, Que, Ausralia KO 2
1887
Jan 1 Bob Fitzsimmons Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Jan 8 Jack Malloy Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Jan 15 Ivo Bligh Sydney, NSW, Australia KO 2
Jan 22 Tom Taylor Sydney, NSW, Australia KO 2
Jan 29 Snow Sydney, NSW, Australia W 4
Feb 2 Jack Malloy Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Feb 5 Jim Fogarty Sydney, NSW, Australia KO 3
-Some sources report "ND 4"
Feb 12 Prevot Sydney, NSW, Australia W 4
Feb 15 Jack Malloy Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Mar 17 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Australia KO 10
-Some sources report 3/24/87
Apr 2 Pablo Frank Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
Apr 9 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Sydney, NSW, Australia D 34
Apr 16 Mick O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
May 4 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
May 14 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 6
May 21 Peter Jackson SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Negotiations fell through
Jul 14 Wiliam Miller Melbourne, Vic, Australia EX 4
Sep 3 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Albury, NSW, Australia KO 9
-Some sources report "D 9"
Sep 24 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Melbourne, Vic, Australia EX 6
Oct 3 Peter Newton Melbourne, Vic, Australia ND 6
Oct 29 Bill Farnan Melbourne, Vic, Australia KO 2
-This was a "private" fight
Dec 26 Billy McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Australia D 17
1888
Jan 7 Paddy Gorman Sydney, NSW, Australia KO 2
Jan Bob Fitzsimmons Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
-Some sources report "W 4"
-Slavin and Peter Jackson got into a "barroom" fight
at Sydney, NSW, Aus
Apr 25 Harry Laing Wanganui, NZ KO 6
-Heavyweight Championship of New Zealand;
Laing reclaimed the Championship of New Zealand
when Slavin left New Zealand
Jul 9 Jack Burke Melbourne, Vic, Australia D 8
Aug 18 Joe Goddard Gippsland, Vic, Australia KO
Aug 20 J.W. Patterson Bairnsdale, Vic, Australia KO 2
Oct Bill Slavin in Victoria, Australia EX
Oct Jack Hall in Victoria, Australia EX
-Slavin, his brother Bill, and Jack Hall gave
a series of exhibitions in Victoria during
October 1888
Dec 8 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Australia KO 1
-Heavyweight Championship of Australia
1889
-Slavin and Wiliam Miller organized a combination
to tour Australia, New Zealand, and New South Wales;
Miller was to wrestle and Slavin was to pay $125 to
any man he did not knock out in four rounds
Feb 4 Jack Burke Melbourne, Vic, Australia KO 3
May 1 Mick O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Australia ND 4
May 1 Wiliam Miller Sydney, NSW, Australia EX 4
-Some sources report "ND 4";
The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 6 Wiliam Miller Newcastle, NSW, Australia EX
May 8 Wiliam Miller West Maitland, NSW, Australia EX
Jul -Slavin left Australia on the Carthage for England
Aug 11 -Slavin arrived in London, England
Oct 17 Bill "Chesterfield" Goode London, England KO 5
Nov 8 Frank Young London, England TK 1
Dec 23 Jem Smith Bruges, Belgium D 14
-Heavyweight Championship of England;
The crowd broke into the ring; Slavin
received the winner's money and was
acknowledged as Champion of England
1890
Feb 22 -Slavin married Edith Slater
Sep 27 Joe McAuliffe London, England KO 2
1891
Feb 9 Charlie Mitchell Dublin, Ireland EX 4
Mar 5 Charlie Mitchell London, England EX 4
Mar 7 Jack Ellis London, England KO 2
Apr 9 Charlie Mitchell Liverpool, England EX 3
Apr 24 -Slavin and Mitchell arrived in New York, NY
Apr 30 Jim Daly New York, NY KO 2
Apr 30 Charlie Mitchell New York, NY EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 16 Jake Kilrain Hoboken, NJ TK 9
Jul 22 Charlie Mitchell EX
-Mitchell knocked Slavin around;
Slavin showed up drunk
1892
Jan 4 Charlie Mitchell Chicago, Il EX
-This bout was part of the play, U and I
Jan 6 Charlie Mitchell Chicago, Il EX
-This bout was part of the play, U and I
Jan 9 Charlie Mitchell Chicago, Il EX
-This bout was part of the play, U and I
Jan 11 Charlie Mitchell Chicago, Il EX
-This bout was part of the play, The Struggle of Life;
The play ran through 1/16/92
Mar 2 Felix Vacquelin New Orleans, La EX 3
Mar 2 Charlie Mitchell New Orleans, La EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar 7 Charlie Mitchell Buffalo, NY EX 3
Mar Charlie Mitchell Toronto, Ont, Canada EX
Mar Charlie Mitchell Montreal, Que, Canada EX
May 30 Peter Jackson London, England LK 10
-Heavyweight Championship of England;
Heavyweight Championship of Australia
-Slavin disliked Jackson intensely; Following the loss to Jackson,
Slavin took to heavy drinking; As a result, his health and fighting
skills deteriorated quickly
1893
May 29 Jim Hall London, England LK 7
1895
-Slavin toured Scotland with Jem Mace giving
boxing exhibitions
Mar 11 Frank Craig London, England KO 1
Apr 22 Jack McCarthy near Alton, Ms KO 9
Nov 5 Bob Armstrong Hoboken, NJ LK 10
1896
Jun 18 Peter Maher New York, NY LT 4
-Police intervened
Jul 13 Joe Butler Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Jul 20 Henry Baker Philadelphia, Pa D 6
Sep 14 Jake Kilrain Baltimore, Md TK 1
Sep 21 Steve O'Donnell Maspeth, NY LK 5
Nov 14 Walter Johnson Philadelphia, Pa D 4
Nov 23 Bob Armstrong Philadelphia, Pa LT 4
-Some sources report "LT 6" on 11/25/96
1894-1897
Ted Pritchard SCH
-This bout was tentatively scheduled but cancelled;
Negotiations fell through
1897
Apr 12 George Robertson Syracuse, NY TK 3
-Some sources report "KO 2" on 4/12/96 in "Philadelphia, Pa"
May 21 Joe Butler San Francsico, Ca LT 1
Jun 10 Henry Baker San Francisco, Ca EX 3
Dec 9 Jim Hall Quebec City, Que, Canada LK 7
1898
May 28 Tom Lees Dawson City, Yukon, Canada W 20
1900
Jul 10 Bill Perkins Dawson City, Yukon, Canada KO 13
Dec 21 Vincent White Dawson City, Yukon, Canada D 10
1901
Sep 25 Frank Gotch Klondike, Yukon, Canada WF 4
Nov Yank Kenny Klondike, Yukon, Canada KO 3
1902
Apr 24 Nick Burley Dawson City, Yukon, Canada LT 9
-Heavyweight Championship of the Yukon Territory;
Some sources report 4/14/02
Nov 23 Will Devine Klondike, Yukon, Canada KO 15
-Some sources report "KO 1"
1903
May 25 Nick Burley Caribou, ---, Canada D 5
May 26 Nick Burley Grand Forks, BC, Canada D 5
Jun 12 Nick Burley Bonanza, Yukon, Canada EX
Jun 12 Ben Howard Bonanza, Yukon, Canada TK 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1907
Dec 7 Nick Burley Victoria, BC, Canada LK 2
1917
Jun E.V. Chandler Seaford, England EX
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1897
Apr 13 George Robinson Syracuse, NY KO 3
*** Some Data Was Provided By Mac Ross ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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