1882
Jerry Saunders Queensland, Aus D
Jerry Saunders Queensland, Aus KO 8
Jerry Saunders Queensland, Aus W 3
1885
Martin Power Charter Towers, Que, Aus W 4
Tom Burke Charter Towers, Que, Aus KO 4
Jim Fogarty W 4
1886
-Slavin met all-comers while traveling with an
athletic and boxing troupe in Queensland, Aus
Shanahan Gympie, Que, Aus KO 2
Stan Burke Rockhampton, Que, Aus KO 1
Hall (of Hugheden) 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, Aus KO 2
1887
Jan 1 Bob Fitzsimmons Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jan 8 Jack Malloy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jan 15 Ivo Bligh Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Jan 22 Tom Taylor Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Jan 29 Snow Sydney, NSW, Aus W 4
Feb 2 Jack Malloy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 5 Jim Fogarty Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 3
-Some sources report "ND 4"
Feb 12 Prevot Sydney, NSW, Aus W 4
Feb 15 Jack Malloy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Mar 17 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 10
-Some sources report 3/24/87
Apr 2 Pablo Frank Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Apr 9 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Sydney, NSW, Aus D 34
Apr 16 Mick O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 4 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 14 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 6
May 21 Peter Jackson SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Negotiations fell through
Jul 14 Wiliam Miller Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 4
Sep 3 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Albury, NSW, Aus KO 9
Sep 24 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Melbourne, Vic, Aus EX 6
Oct 3 Peter Newton Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 6
Oct 29 Bill Farnan Melbourne, Vic, Aus KO 2
-This was a "private" fight
Dec 26 Billy McCarthy Sydney, NSW, Aus D 17
1888
Jan Bob Fitzsimmons Sydney, NSW, Aus 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, Aus D 8
Aug 18 Joe Goddard Gippsland, Vic, Aus KO
Aug 20 J.W. Patterson Bairnsdale, Vic, Aus KO 2
Oct Bill Slavin in Victoria, Aus EX
Oct Jack Hall in Victoria, Aus EX
-Slavin, his brother Bill, and Jack Hall gave
a series of exhibitions in Victoria during
October 1888
Dec 8 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus 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, Aus KO 3
May 1 Mick O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 1 Wiliam Miller Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 4
-Some sources report "ND 4";
The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 6 Wiliam Miller Newcastle, NSW, Aus EX
May 8 Wiliam Miller West Maitland, NSW, Aus EX
Jul -Slavin left Australia on the Carthage for England
Aug 11 -Slavin arrived in London, England
Oct 17 Bill "Chesterfield" Goode London, Eng KO 5
Nov 8 Frank Young London, Eng TK 1
Dec 23 Jem Smith Bruges, Bel 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, Eng KO 2
1891
Mar 5 Charlie Mitchell London, Eng EX 4
Mar 7 Jack Ellis London, Eng KO 2
Apr 9 Charlie Mitchell Liverpool, Eng 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 Charlie Mitchell Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Slavin and Mitchell were to spar during the first
week of January 1892
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, Can EX
Mar Charlie Mitchell Montreal, Que, Can EX
May 30 Peter Jackson London, Eng 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, Eng LK 7
1895
-Slavin toured Scotland with Jem Mace giving
boxing exhibitions
Mar 11 Frank Craig London, Eng KO 1
Apr 22 Jack McCarthy near Alton, Ms KO 9
Nov 5 Bob Armstrong Hoboken, NJ LK 10
1896
Apr 12 George Robertson Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
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
1897
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, Can LK 7
1898
May 28 Tom Lees Dawson City, Yukon, Can W 20
1900
Jul 10 Bill Perkins Dawson City, Yukon, Can KO 13
Dec 21 Vincent White Dawson City, Yukon, Can D 10
1901
Sep 25 Frank Gotch Klondike, Yukon, Can WF 4
Nov Yank Kenny Klondike, Yukon, Can KO 3
1902
Apr 24 Nick Burley Dawson City, Yukon, Can LT 9
-Heavyweight Championship of the Yukon Territory;
Some sources report 4/14/02
Nov 23 Will Devine Klondike, Yukon, Can KO 15
-Some sources report "KO 1"
1903
Jun 12 Ben Howard Bonanza, Yukon, Can TK 2
Jun 12 Nick Burley Bonanza, Yukon, Can EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1907
Dec 7 Nick Burley Victoria, BC, Can 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
Record courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian,
International Boxing
Research Organization
2.09.06
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