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Fred Fulton
| BORN |
April 19 1891; Blue
Rapids, Kansas |
| DIED |
July 7 1973; Park
Rapids, Minnesota |
| HEIGHT |
6-4 1/2 |
| WEIGHT |
207-225 lbs |
| MANAGERS |
Mike Collins, Jack
Reddy, Tommy Russell |
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Fulton possessed a very
good jab; When coupled with his height and reach, it made him a talented
fighter; Historian George Blair rates him as the 4th best All-Time
Minnesota Heavyweight;
Fulton was big and strong and
a White Hope
of the teens
During his
career, he defeated such men as Sam Langford, Ed "Gunboat" Smith,
Carl Morris, Frank Moran, Tom "Bearcat" McMahon, Bob Devere, Al
Kaufmann, Arthur Pelkey, Andre Anderson, Terry Kellar, Dan "Porky"
Flynn, "Fireman" Jim Flynn, Al Reich, Tom Cowler, Jack Thompson, John
Lester Johnson, Dan Daily, Homer Smith and Willie Meehan |
1913
Jack Stone KO 2
Dick O'Connell KO 3
Tom Riley KO 6
Sam Salbeny KO 3
Jim Harper KO 1
Ben Tremble W 6
May 15 Luther McCarty EX 4
Billy Miske EX 4
1914
Jan 28 Mike Burns Superior, Wi KO 1
Feb 2 Tom Riley Minneapolis, Mn KO 3
Mar 24 Charley Nelson Hudson, Wi KO 1
Apr 3 Carl Morris Hudson, Wi LF 6
Apr 23 Ray Carciofini Hudson, Wi KO 5
May 7 Mike Gettison Sparta, Wi KO 1
May 22 Al Palzer Hudson, Wi LK 4
Oct 1 Al Ross Fairview, Mt W 12
Oct 12 Jack Hemple San Francisco, Ca KO 3
Oct 26 Al Kaufmann San Francisco, Ca W 4
1915
Feb 15 Stanley Klosby Hudson, Wi KO 1
Apr 29 Jack Moran Sparta, Wi KO 5
May 14 Jess Willard Rochester, Mn EX 4
Jun 4 Frank Farmer Eau Claire, Wi KO 6
Aug 6 Bill Clark Duluth, Mn KO 2
Aug 27 Arthur Pelkey Eau Claire, Wi ND 10
Oct 1 Tim Logan Eau Claire, Wi KO 2
Oct 28 Arthur Pelkey Oshkosh, Wi TK 5
Nov 5 Terry Kellar Duluth, Mn KO 4
Nov 17 Andre Anderson Milwaukee, Wi KO 4
1916
Jan 28 Dan "Porky" Flynn New Orleans, La W 20
Mar 17 "Fireman" Jim Flynn Milwaukee, Wi KO 2
Apr 28 Al Reich New York, NY KO 9
Sep 8 Dan "Porky" Flynn St. Paul, Mn ND 10
Oct 26 Andre Anderson Eau Claire, Wi KO 1
-Some sources report 10/27/16
1917
Jan 9 Tom Cowler Brooklyn, NY KO 1
Feb 12 Charley Weinert New York, NY KO 2
Apr 4 Carl Morris New York, NY LF 5
Apr 27 Jack London New York, NY LK 9
Jun 19 Sam Langford Boston, Ma TK 7
Jun 26 Charley Weinert Buffalo, NY WF 2
Jul 5 Dan "Porky" Flynn Brooklyn, NY KO 4
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Jul 9 Jack Moran St. Louis, Mo KO 3
Sep 3 Carl Morris Canton, Oh WF 6
Oct 19 Bob Devere Milwaukee, Wi TK 5
Nov 27 Ed "Gunboat" Smith Minneapolis, Mn TK 7
Dec 10 Dan "Porky" Flynn Columbus, Oh KO 2
Dec 25 "Texas" Harry Tate Little Rock, Ar LF 1
1918
Jan 4 Jack Coleman Hot Springs, Ar ND 3
Jan 4 Marshall Claiborne Hot Springs, Ar ND 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 10 "Texas" Harry Tate Joplin, Mo KO 2
Jan 18 Billy Miske St. Paul, Mn ND 10
Feb 11 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon Denver, Co TK 4
Feb 25 Frank Moran New Orleans, La TK 3
Mar 1 Jim Harper Chattanooga, Tn KO 2
Mar 11 Tom Cowler St. Louis, Mo KO 5
Apr 6 Rudy Peterson San Francisco, Ca EX 4
Jun 20 Oscar Anderson New York, NY EX 3
Jun 30 Joe Bonds New York, NY EX 3
-Some sources report 6/20/18
Jul 17 Tom Riley Minneapolis, Mn EX 3
Jul 27 Jack Dempsey Harrison, NJ LK 1
Nov 16 Willie Meehan San Francisco, Ca W 4
Dec 14 Dick Russell Bakersfield, Ca KO 1
Dec 20 "Sailor" Ed Petroskey San Francisco, Ca TK 2
-Petroskey used the name "K.O. Kruvoskey" for this fight;
Police intervened; Some sources report 12/21/18;
Dec 27 Sam Langford San Francisco, Ca W 4
-Some sources report 12/28/18
1919
Jan 24 Willie Meehan San Francisco, Ca W 4
Feb 13 Jim Cameron Sacramento, Ca KO 3
Sep 2 Arthur Townley London, Eng KO 1
Oct 10 Matthew "P.O." Curran Plymouth, Eng TK 4
Oct 23 Gordon Cogdill London, Eng KO 3
Nov 5 Gustave Marthuin New Brighton, Eng KO 2
1920
Jan 12 Frank Moran Newark, NJ ND 8
-Some sources report 6/12/20
Jan 19 Silas Green Buffalo, NY TK 4
Jan 21 Tom Cowler Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Feb 3 John Lester Johnson Boston, Ma KO 8
Feb 10 Dan "Porky" Flynn Atlanta, Ga KO 4
-Some sources report 2/11/20
Mar 17 Bartley Madden Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 26 Young Hector Seattle, Wa KO 1
Apr 7 Ed "Gunboat" Smith Milwaukie, Or KO 2
-Some sources report 4/08/20;
Some sources report "Portland, Or"
Apr 21 Jack Thompson Milwaukie, Or TK 6
-Some sources report "Portland, Or"
Jul 26 Harry Wills Newark, NJ LK 3
Nov 15 Harry Williams Winnipeg, Man, Can KO 2
Dec 16 Dick Franklin Springfield, Mo KO 2
1921
Jan 8 "Battling" Jim McCreary Boston, Ma KO 2
-Some sources report 2/11/21
Feb 16 Bobby Gardner New York, NY KO 5
Feb 22 "Rough House" Ware Allentown, Pa KO 3
Feb 28 Mike Carlson Freeport, NY KO 2
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
May 2 Jack Bell Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
-Some sources report "KO 1"
May 4 Jack Hemple Pittsburgh, Pa KO 1
May 16 Jack Goulard Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
-Some sources report 5/15/21
Jun 27 Dan Daily Syracuse, NY KO 1
Nov 11 Jack Heinan Rochester, Mn KO 2
-Some sources report "Rochester, NY"
Nov 22 Carl Morris Winnipeg, Man, Can KO 4
1922
Jan 13 Bartley Madden New York, NY D 12
-Some sources report "D 10"
Mar 14 Jim Holland Philadelphia, Pa KO 6
Apr 7 Homer Smith Grand Rapids, Mi TK 7
-Some sources report "TK 8"
Apr 20 "Captain" Bob Roper Denver, Co KO 4
-Some sources report "W 12"
May 16 "Captain" Bob Roper Denver, Co D 12
Jul 17 "Captain" Bob Roper Newark, NJ ND 12
Aug 25 Billy Miske St. Paul, Mn LK 1
Sep 4 Willie Meehan Fort Worth, Tx TK 5
Oct 2 Martin Burke New Orleans, La L 15
-Some sources report 10/01/22
Dec 18 Carl Morris Tulsa, Ok TK 4
1923
Apr 23 Floyd Johnson Jersey City, NJ ND 12
May 12 Jack Renault Bronx, NY LF 4
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Sep 10 Jack Gorman Park Rapids, Mn ND 6
Oct 1 Jack Renault Boston, Ma LK 9
Nov 23 Walter "Farmer" Lodge Minneapolis, Mn KO 1
1924
Jan 1 George Lamson Portland, Or KO 2
Jan 11 "Tiny" Jim Herman Minneapolis, Mn KO 2
Feb 15 Joe McCann Minneapois, Mn TK 4
-Some sources report "Jack McCann"
Apr 11 "Italian" Jack Herman Minneapolis, Mn KO 1
Oct 4 Martin Burke St. Paul, Mn ND 10
Nov 17 Tony Fuente Culver City, Ca LK 1
-Fulton was banned by the California Athletic Commission
for inept performance
1925
Jan 10 Ed "Bearcat" Wright LK 5
Oct 9 "Sergeant" Jack Adams Belleville, Il LK 1
Dec 18 George Godfrey Minneapolis, Mn LK 5
1930
Mar 30 Tom Havel St. Paul, Mn D 6
Mar 3 Tom Havel Rochester, Mn ND 6
1933
Apr Louis "Kid" Fettig Grand Forks, ND LK 2
-This bout was held during Apr-May 1933
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1914
Oct 9 Carl Morris Hudson, Wi LK 6
Nov 12 Charles "Kid" McCoy San Francisco, Ca EX 4
1915
Ben Tremble Hudson, Wi KO 2
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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