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George Gunther
(the "Australian Kangaroo")
| BORN |
March 24
1881; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| DIED |
August 9
1959; Newark, New Jersey |
| HEIGHT |
5-7 1/4
(Some sources report 5-7 1/2) |
| WEIGHT |
145-170 lbs |
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Gunther
possessed fast hands and fast feet; He was quick and shifty and punched
well; If one goes by the knockouts he scored in the unconfirmed bouts he
had in Australia and those bouts prior to 1904, it is clear that he must have been a
very stiff puncher; Gunther never hesitated to get into the ring with
anyone
George defeated the following quality men during his career - Billy
Hill, Dave Holly, Larry Temple, Andy Watson, Fred Cooley, "Cyclone" Bill
Warren, Charlie Knock, Harry Lewis, Joseph "Jewey" Smith, Matthew "P.O."
Curran, Gaston Pigot and Blink McCloskey |
1904
John E. Butler Cambridge, Ma KO 5
Oct 24 Jack McKeever Cambridge, Ma KO 1
Oct 31 Jimmy Betts Cambridge, Ma KO 2
Dec 5 Walter Burgo Cambridge, M KO 2
Dec 6 Billy Hill Lawrence, Ma W 12
-Some sources report "KO 12"
1905
Jan 2 Charlie O'Rourke Boston, Ma L 10
Jan 20 Sam Langford Chelsea, Ma LT 11
Mar 13 Sam Langford Portland, Me L 12
-Some sources report "D 12"
Mar 24 Charlie O'Rourke Lawrence, Ma D 12
Apr 17 Andy Watson Portland, Me W 12
-Some sources report "D 12"
May 10 Charlie O'Rourke Chelsea, Ma KO 10
Alf Greenwood Beaver Falls, Pa W 15
-Perhaps, this man was "Allie Greenwood"
Alf Greenwood New Castle, Pa W 6
1906
Jan Neill "Mull" Bowser New Castle, Pa W 6
Jan 10 Larry Temple New Castle, Pa D 12
-Some sources report 1/09/06
Jan 31 Jack Blackburn New Castle, Pa L 10
Feb 7 Jack Blackburn Pittsburgh, Pa ND 6
Mar 20 Larry Temple Beaver Falls, Pa TK 13
-Some sources report 4/12/06
Jun 26 George Cole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 5 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 3 Young Mahoney New Castle, Pa ND 12
Sep 29 Butch Zember Beaver Falls, Pa KO 5
Oct Dave Holly KO 4
Nov 1 Dave Holly Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 12 Sam Langford Valley Falls, RI L 12
Nov 29 Sam Langford Haverhill, Ma LT 3
-Some sources report "LT 4"
1907
Feb 7 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 9 George Cole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 19 Tony Caponi New Castle, Pa ND 12
Mar 15 George Cole Altoona, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "D 6"
Mar 21 Jack Graham Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Apr 18 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 2 George Cole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 10 Harry Smith Lorain, Oh D 10
May 15 Jack Blackburn New York, NY ND 10
May 23 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 4 Billy Burke Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 11 Terry Martin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 21 George Cole Wilkes-Barre, Pa ND 6
Oct 28 Mickey McDonough Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 25 Mike Donovan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 6 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa LK 5
1908
Jan 9 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 16 Terry Martin Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 20 Eddie Chambers Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 27 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 20 Larry Temple Boston, Ma D 8
May 28 Eddie "Kid" Butts Newport, RI W 10
Jun 18 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 3 Tommy Crawford Dunkirk ???? D 12
Frank Jeffries Galeton, Pa W 6
Frank Jeffries Galeton, Pa KO 3
Sep 24 Morris Harris New York, NY LK 1
Oct 5 Bartley Connolly Portland, Me D 6
Oct 31 George Cole Brooklyn, NY ND 6
Nov 11 Al Kubiak Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 11/12/08
1909
Jan 19 John Wille Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 30 Al Kubiak Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 10 Tony Ross Pittsburgh, Pa ND 6
Mar 4 Curley Ulrich Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 4 Walter Whitehead Duluth, Mn D 15
-Some sources report "Superior, Wi"
Ben Tremble Bemidji, Mn KO 4
Fred Cooley Superior, Wi KO 2
-Some sources report "KO 3"
Joe Mattjoy Bovie, Mn KO 14
-Some sources report "KO 12"
Walter Whitehead Superior, Wi ND 11
-Police intervened
Dec 4 Hazel Fischer London, Eng W 20
Dec Herbert Hall London, Eng L 6
-Some sources report "W 6"
Dec 20 Seaman Broadbent London, Eng KO 3
Herbert Hall London, Eng W 20
1910
Jan 3 Joe "Gunner" Mills London, Eng KO 5
-Some sources report "W 4"
Jan 9 Harry Croxon London, Eng KO 5
Jan 17 "Cyclone" Bill Warren London, Eng W 20
Jan 24 Charlie Knock London, Eng W 4
-Some sources report "KO 3";
Some sources report "KO 4"
Apr 15 Herbert Hall Hackney, Eng LF 10
Harry Duncan Liverpool, Eng LF 10
Aug 29 "Cyclone" Bill Warren Liverpool, Eng W 20
Oct 11 Bill Cockayne Paris, Fr KO 3
1911
Jan 27 Gunner Hewitt Paris, Fr LF 7
-Some sources report "LF 6"
Feb 11 Seaman Parsons Paris, Fr TK 7
-Some sources report "W 7"
Apr 8 Willie Lewis Paris, Fr D 20
May 13 Young Loughrey Paris, Fr D 15
May 27 Harry Lewis Paris, Fr W 20
Nov 25 Matthew "P.O." Curran Paris, Fr D 20
Dec 28 Joseph "Jewey" Smith Paris, Fr KO 7
-Some sources report 12/28/10
1912
Jan 18 Charles "Kid" McCoy Paris, Fr L 10
-Some sources report 1/10/12
Feb Matthew "P.O." Curran Nice, Fr W 10
Mar 9 Charlie Knock Paris, Fr KO 2
-Some sources report "KO 8"
Apr 4 Georges Carpentier Paris, Fr L 20
-EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
May 2 Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown) Liverpool, Eng LF 15
May 8 Marcel Moreau Paris, Fr L 10
-Some sources report "L 12"
1913
Jan 4 Art Wyns Paris, Fr TK 4
Jan 8 Eugene Stuber Paris, Fr D 10
Jan 31 Gaston Pigot Nice, Fr TK 12
Mar Max Ludo Marseille, Fr KO 5
Mar 17 Georges Carpentier Nice, Fr L 15
1914
Jun 6 Harry Reeve London, Eng L 15
1915
Jan 28 Blink McCloskey London, Eng W 20
Feb 22 Harry Reeve London, Eng L 20
1917
Jul 23 Jackie Clarke Pittsfield, Ma ND 12
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1899
Dummy Knox in Australia KO 3
Joe Flinton in Australia KO 2
Tom Gridley in Australia KO 1
Joe Flinton in Australia KO 1
Sailor Sam in Australia KO 2
Mike Murray in Australia KO 3
Joe Baker in Australia KO 3
Billy Carroll in Australia KO 2
Johnny Rindels in Australia KO 3
an unnamed opponent in Australia KO 5
Jack Burley in Australia KO 2
Charles Brown in Australia KO 4
Owen Stevens in Australia KO 6
Owen Stevens in Australia KO 2
Billy Murray in Australia KO 8
1900
Bob Lee KO 1
Billy Chote KO 2
Danny Barry KO 2
Ned White KO 5
Joe Allen KO 7
Joe Allen KO 2
1901
Bob Lee KO 3
Kenny O'Hearn KO 4
Kenny O'Hearn KO 2
Black Dave KO 5
Sailor Joe KO 6
Sammie Lions KO 4
McDougal KO 2
the "London Iron Man" KO 4
1902
Dave Redding Honolulu, Oahu, Hi KO 3
Sailor Savage Honolulu, Oahu, Hi KO 4
Jim Griffin Honolulu, Oahu, Hi KO 3
1903
Jack Dreamer Seattle, Wa KO 1
Jack Langley Seattle, Wa KO 3
Ike Stewart Seattle, Wa KO 5
Pete Wallace Seattle, Wa KO 2
1912
Feb 25 Willie Gould in Argentina LK
Mar "Cyclone" Billy Warren W 10
Apr "Cyclone" Billy Warren Birkenhead, Eng W 20
Bernard Paris, Fr L 10
Tom Leary Paris, Fr LF 6
Battling LaCroix Dinan, Fr TK 9
1914
Max Robert Dinan, Fr TK 9
*** Most Data Provided By William Schutte ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
3.03.06
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