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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Abe "Kid" Goodman
(Abraham Goodman)

BORN   August 19 1885; Odessa, Russia
HEIGHT 5-2
WEIGHT 130 lbs

 

Goodman was a scrappy fighter who tangled with many of the top men of his day; He was wiry and quick - and willing to "rumble"; He was not an overpowering hitter but struck well-placed blows

During his career, Abe defeated such men as Harry Lewis, Danny Dougherty, Chester Goodwin, Tommy Feltz, Patsy Haley, Joe Bernstein, Austin Rice and "Fighting" Dick Hyland

1899
Nov  7 Kid Black                  Boston, Ma                       KO  3
Dec 10 Young Magee                Boston, Ma                       KO  2
Dec 17 Jimmy Howard               Boston, Ma                       KO  3
Dec 24 Smoke Connors              Boston, Ma                        D  6

1900
Jan  2 Jack Callahan              Lowell, Ma                       KO  2
Jan 15 "Young" Kid Powers         Boston, Ma                       KO  2
Jan 27 Ike Woods                  Boston, Ma                       KO  3
Feb  7 Rocky Nadeau               Boston, Ma                        W  6
Feb 21 Scotty Coyne               Gloucester, Ma                    D 12
Feb 28 Archie McGowan             Gloucester, Ma                   KO  4
Mar 17 Johnny Sheehan             Cambridge, Ma                     D  6
Mar 25 Scotty Coyne               Manchester, NH                    D  6
Apr 10 Eddie Nadeau               Boston, Ma                        W 11
Apr 29 Young Sullivan             Medford, Ma                       D  6
May 10 Eddie Nadeau               Boston, Ma                        W  6
May 24 Johnny Sheehan             Fall River, Ma                    D  6
Jun  9 Jimmy Connors              Bangor, Me                       KO  2
Jun 17 Jack Hogan                 Lowell, Ma                        W  6
Jul 28 Billy Davis                Brockton, Ma                      W  6
Aug 30 Young Woods                Boston, Ma                       KO  5
Sep 24 Jimmy Connors              Bangor, Me                       KO  4
Oct  2 Young Kelly                Cambridge, Ma                     D 20
Oct 10 Scotty Coyne               Manchester, NH                    L  6
Oct 30 Tommy Dixon                Gloucester, Ma                   KO  3
Oct 31 Scotty Coyne               Manchester, NH                    L  8
Nov  4 Jim Miller                 Gloucester, Ma                   KO  1
Nov  6 Young Kelly                Gloucester, Ma                    D  8
Nov  8 Johnny Sheehan             Cambridge, Ma                     D  6
Dec 17 Young Sullivan             Medford, Ma                       W  6
Dec 28 Young Nadeau               Boston, Ma                        D  6

1901
Jan  7 Young Woods                Cambridge, Ma                    TK  3
          -Some sources report "W 3"
Jan 28 Scotty Coyne               Gloucester, Ma                    D 10
          -Some sources report "D 15"
Feb 26 Jimmy Connors              Bangor, Me                        W  6
          -Some sources report 2/20/01
Mar  6 Jimmy Connors              Bangor, Me                        W  4
Mar 25 Harry Gilman               Boston, Ma                       TK  2
          -Some sources report "W 2"
Apr 25 Johnny Sheehan             Cambridge, Ma                     D  6
          -Some sources report 4/15/01
Aug  2 Tommy Kelly                Cambridge, Ma                     D 20
Oct  8 Young Miller               Gloucester, Ma                   KO  1
Oct  8 Young Dixon                Gloucester, Ma                   KO  3
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 14 Tommy Kelly                Boston, Ma                        D  6
Oct 24 Fred Bryson                Cambridge, Ma                     D  6
Nov 11 Kid Terrill                Boston, Ma                       TK  2
          -Some sources report "W 2"
Nov 28 Peter Brooks               Boston, Ma                        D  4
          -Some sources report "W 4"
Dec  5 Young Nadeau               Cambridge, Ma                     D  6
Dec  9 Peter Brooks               Boston, Ma                       TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 6"
Dec 20 Tommy Kelly                Biddeford, Me                     W  8
          -Some sources report "W 6"
Dec 26 Tommy Kelly                Portland, Me                      W  6

1902
Jan  9 Harry Bowles               Cambridge, Ma                     D  6
          -Some sources report "Harry Boler"
Jan 23 Harry Bowles               Hartford, Ct                      W 10
          -Some sources report "Harry Boler" on 1/28/02
Feb  3 Charley Kelly              Hartford, Ct                     KO  1
Feb  7 Jim Connolly               Boston, Ma                       TK  1
Feb 17 Al Fellows                 Chicago, Il                       D  6
Mar  3 Al Fellows                 Chicago, Il                      KO  2
Mar  6 Gus Bezenah                Chicago, Il                       D  6
Mar 13 Harry Forbes               Chicago, Il                       L  6
Apr  7 Casper Leon                Hartford, Ct                      W 15
Apr 11 Peter Brooks               Boston, Ma                       KO  2
Apr 19 Chester Goodwin            Boston, Ma                        D  6
Apr 30 Tommy Feltz                Boston, Ma                        D 15
May 21 Danny Dougherty            Boston, Ma                        D 15
          -Some sources report 3/31/02
Jun 16 George Halliday            New Britain, Ct                  KO  2
Jul 31 Johnny Reagan              St. Louis, Mo                     D 20
Aug  9 Danny Dougherty            St. Louis, Mo                    TK 15
          -Some sources report "W 15";
          Police intervened
Nov 19 Tommy Kelly                Bangor, Me                       TK  3
Nov 27 Chester Goodwin            Boston, Ma                        W 12
Dec  9 Tommy Feltz                Boston, Ma                        D 12
          -Some sources report "L 12"

1903
Jan 21 Tommy Feltz                Boston, Ma                        D  8
          -Some sources report 1/22/03
Jan 28 Jimmy Briggs               Boston, Ma                        D  6
Feb  2 Tommy Feltz                Boston, Ma                        L 10
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Feb 21 Dave McNeill               Boston, Ma                       TK  3
          -Some sources report 2/20/03 at "Chelsea, Ma"
Mar  4 Patsy Haley                Boston, Ma                       TK  3
Apr  2 Austin Rice                Bellows Falls, Vt                 D 15
Apr  6 Billy Ryan                 Boston, Ma                        D  8
          -Some sources report "D 10"; Some sources report "ND 8"
Apr  8 Jimmy Briggs               Boston, Ma                        D 15
Apr 14 Tommy Feltz                Boston, Ma                        W 15
Apr 20 Young Erne                 Lawrence, Ma                      W 12
          -Some sources report "John Burdick"
Apr 25 Hugh Murphy                Boston, Ma                       ND 12
          -Some sources report "D 12"
May  5 Joe Bernstein              Boston, Ma                       TK  5
May 15 Hugh Murphy                Boston, Ma                       ND 15
          -Some sources report 5/13/03
Jun 17 Jimmy Briggs               Boston, Ma                        D 12
Aug 25 Tony Moran                 Boston, Ma                       TK  4
          -Some sources report "W 4";
          Some sources report "Roxbury, Ma" on 8/26/04
Sep  2 Tommy Daly                 Boston, Ma                        L 15
Sep  9 Jack Lowery                Boston. Ma                        W 15
Sep 29 Eddie Lenny                Boston, Ma                       ND 12
          -Some sources report "D 12"
Oct 22 Eddie Lenny                Boston, Ma                       ND 12
          -Some sources report "D 12"
Nov  4 Austin Rice                Fall River, Ma                    D 15

1904 Feb 12 Lew Ryall Marlborough, Ma D 15
Mar 26 Mike King Chicago, Il W 6 Apr 2 Joe Galligan Chicago, Il KO 6 -Some sources report "KO 5" Apr 9 Clarence Forbes Chicago, Il D 6 Apr 11 Austin Rice Peoria, Il W 10 Apr 21 Aurelio Herrera St. Louis, Mo ND 20 May 12 Jack McClelland St. Louis, Mo ND 10 May 17 Aurelio Herrera St. Louis, Mo L 20 Nov 19 Eddie Randall Chicago, Il KO 2 Nov 26 Tommy Herman Chicago, Il W 6 Dec 3 Billy Finucane Chicago, Il W 6 Dec 9 Charley Neary Milwaukee, Wi D 6 1905 Jan 13 Chester Goodwin Boston, Ma W 15 Jan 27 Art Simms Chelsea, Ma KO 6 Feb 2 Johnny Burdick Portland, Me TK 3 -Some sources report 2/04/05 Feb 22 Abe Attell Chelsea, Ma ND 15 -Some sources report "D 15" at "Boston, Ma" May 17 Aurelio Herrera Chelsea, Ma L 15 Jul 8 Harry Lewis Chelsea, Ma W 15 -Some sources report 7/07/05 Jul 10 Young Erne Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Oct 31 Young Corbett II Chelsea, Ma D 15 1906 Jan 1 Dave Deshler Chelsea, Ma LF 5 Jan 8 Dave Deshler Chelsea, Ma LF 11 Jan 22 Benny Yanger Chelsea, Ma D 12 -Some sources report "ND 12" Feb 16 Arthur Cote Biddeford, Me LF 11 Apr 2 Matthew "Matty" Baldwin Chelsea, Ma LF 15 Apr 14 Jack O'Neil Philadelphia, Pa KO 2 Apr 14 Adam Ryan Philadelphia, Pa ND 4 -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date May 9 Matthew "Matty" Baldwin Chelsea, Ma L 15 Jun 14 Charley Neary Chelsea, Ma L 10 -Some sources report "L 15" Sep 18 Aurelio Herrera Chelsea, Ma L 15 Oct 9 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy Chelsea, Ma L 15 Nov 11 Tommy Daly Baltimore, Md TK 11 Dec 13 Kid Sullivan Baltimore, Md L 15 1907 Feb 7 John "Rouse" O'Brien Thornton, RI L 15 Apr 16 Packey McFarland Davenport, Ia L 15 Sep 2 Kid Wilson Fort Wayne, In KO 4 Oct 23 Packey McFarland Fort Wayne, In L 10 Nov 11 "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson Boston, Ma D 12 -Some sources report "Chelsea, Ma" 1908 Jan 15 John "Rouse" O'Brien New York, NY ND 6 Jan 28 Matthew "Matty" Baldwin Boston, Ma L 12 Apr 8 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy New York, NY ND 6 Apr 21 Young Cote Augusta, Me TK 3 -Perhaps, this man was "Arthur Cote" Apr 24 Robert "Bert" Keyes Schenectady, NY ND 6 -Some sources report "D 6"; Some sources report "ND 10" Sep 22 "Fighting" Dick Hyland Boston, Ma TW 12 -Some sources report "W 12" Oct 7 Robert "Bert" Keyes New York, NY ND 6 Nov 20 Ray Bronson Dayton, Oh L 20 1909 Jan 6 Fred Corbett Essington, Pa L 15 Feb 17 Arthur Cote Brockton, Ma D 12 -Some sources report "Boston, Ma" Sep 7 Young Donahue Lowell, Ma D 12 Sep 9 Jack Lowery Boston, Ma W 8 Oct 29 Young Donahue Manchester, NH ND 15 Dec 17 Arthur Cote Manchester, NH L 15 1910 Feb 1 Tommy O'Keefe Boston, Ma L 10 Feb 10 Tommy Bergin Lewiston, Me ND 6
Mar 5 Henri Piet Boston, Ma LF 1 -Some sources report "NC 1" Apr 12 Frank Madole Boston, Ma L 8 May 3 Young O'Neil Boston, Ma KO 3 May 26 Tommy Bergin Lewiston, Me ND 12 May 27 Kid Shea Brockton, Ma ND 6 May 30 Johnny Stewart Bangor, Me ND 6 Jun 15 Tommy Bergin Augusta, Me ND 12
Jul 4 Billy Madden Bangor, Me KO 2 Jul 4 Johnny Glover Bangor, Me ND 6
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date Aug 13 Johnny Stewart Bangor, Me ND 6
Aug 26 Kid Shea Bangor, Me ND 6
Sep 5 Young Donahue Canton, Oh L 10
Sep 17 Tommy Kelly Bangor, Me ND 6
Oct 18 Valentine "Knockout" Brown Boston, Ma LT 4 Nov 18 Paul Kohler Canton, Oh L 10
1911 Jan 27 Tommy Bergin Auburn, Me ND 6 Feb 7 Terry Brooks Bronx, NY LT 2 Mar 2 Johnny Glover Quincy, Ma L 10 Apr 10 Johnny Dundee New York, NY ND 6 Apr 15 Frank Madole Pittsburgh, Pa ND 6 Sep 1 "Fighting" Harry Fitzpatrick Rockaway Beach, NY KO 1 Nov 30 Jimmy Moriarty Lawrence, Ma D 12 Dec 22 Jimmy Moriarty Lowell, Ma D 8 -Some sources report "LK 8" 1912 Jan 1 Mickey McIntyre Glace Bay, NS, Canada D 12 Jan 11 Jeff Doherty Worcester, Ma D 10 Jan 13 Joe Dorn New York, NY LK 4 Jan 25 Johnny Connolly Worcester, Ma ND 10 Dec 10 Joe Shears New York, NY ND 10 1913 Mar 7 "Pekin" Kid Herman New York, NY ND 10 -Some sources report "ND 6" May 30 Joe Eagan Lowell, Ma LT 7 Jun 30 Artie Franklin New York, NY KO 6 Aug 19 Mike Clancy New York, NY ND 10 Aug 20 Mickey Dunn New York, NY ND 10
Aug 26 Willie Brown Rockaway, NY ND 10 Sep 6 Bobby Grant Far Rockaway, NY ND 10 Oct 3 Artie Edwards New York ND 10 Oct 25 Patsy White New York, NY ND 10 Nov 1 Frankie Conifrey New York, NY ND 10 Dec 8 Eddie Doyle Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1914 Feb 21 Willie Kohler Long Island City, Queens, NY ND 10 Feb 28 Artie Edwards New York, NY TK 6 Mar 9 Johnny Carroll Harlem, NY TK 8 Mar 23 Billy Doyle New York, NY L 10 Mar 27 Young Monday New York, NY ND 6 Apr 17 Mickey Dunn New York, NY ND 10 May 4 Lew Tendler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jul 25 Lew Tendler ND 6 Oct 12 Billy Bevan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1915 Apr 19 Billy Bevan Wilkes-Barre, Pa ND 10 Sep 7 Johnny "Young" Rosner Rockaway, NY ND 10 Oct 25 Johnny Campi Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 6 Lew Tendler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1916 Feb 11 Mickey Dunn New York, NY ND 10 Apr 27 Al Shubert Lawrence, Ma L 12 Jul 27 "Memphis" Pal Moore Queens, NY ND 10 *** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1900 Oct 25 Kid Sullivan Brockton, Ma W 6 1902 Jan 21 Kid Brady Gloucester, Ma ND 10 1903 Aug 29 Chester Goodwin Boston, Ma TK 8

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization