1869
Oct 14 Ed Harricks Bridgeport, Ct KO 29
1879
May 18 J.H. Brown Waterbury, Ct KO 63
George Godfrey New York, NY D 6
-Some sources report 1882
1881
Jan 14 Morris Grant New York, NY W 3
May 17 Professor Anderson Bridgeport, Ct KO 18
Jun 3 J.H. Brown Bridgeport, Ct KO 3
Dec Morris Grant New York, NY W 3
1882
Jan 14 Morris Grant New York, NY W 3
Jan Morris Grant New York, NY W 1
Jan 26 George Godfrey New York, NY D 4
Mar Tom Sweeney Birmingham, Ct EX
Mar 27 Ed McCarthy New York, NY EX
Mar 28 George Cooley Jersey City, NJ EX
Apr 6 Morris Grant New York, NY KO 2
Apr 26 Morris Grant New York, NY KO 2
May 4 Morris Grant New York, NY ND 4
Jun 20 Morris Grant New York, NY L 4
Jul 26 Frank Johnson New York, NY W 4
Aug 21 Emmett Brennan Bridgeport, Ct EX
Nov 7 Morris Grant New York, NY W
Dec 7 Morris Grant New York, NY KO 3
Dec Morris Grant New York, NY KO 1
1883
Jan 10 Black Diamond (Harry Woodson) New York, NY KO 2
Jan 18 George Godfrey New York, NY D 6
Jan 25 James Woodside New York, NY TK 3
Feb 7 Black Diamond (Harry Woodson) New York, NY L 3
Feb 23 George Godfrey Boston, Ma L 6
-Godfrey claimed the Colored Heavyweight Championship
of the World; John L. Sullivan was the referee;
Some sources report "LK 6" on 2/22/83
Apr 20 Billy Wilson Boston, Ma EX
Black Diamond (Harry Woodson) New York, NY W
-Colored Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct 5 Carroll London, Ont, Can EX
Dec 8 Morris Grant New York, NY W
Dec C.A.C. Smith East Saginaw, Mi EX
1884
Feb 2 C.A.C. Smith East Saginaw, Mi LF 2
Mar 14 Jack Keefe Cleveland, Oh W 5
Jun 30 Pete McCoy New York, NY EX
Dec 23 Billy Wilson Winnipeg, Mb, Can LK 4
1885
Mar 21 Billy Wilson St. Paul, Mn LK 3
Jul 19 Mervine Thompson St. Paul, Mn WF 5
1886
Mar 6 Peter Follett St. Paul, Mn TK 3
Apr 1 Barney Smith Duluth, Mn L 4
Jun 6 E.R. Moler Waseca, Mn KO 14
Aug 31 Black Frank (Frank Taylor) St. Paul, Mn EX 3
1887
Apr 15 Black Pearl (Harris Martin) St. Paul, Mn ND 8
-Black Pearl lasted and claimed a win;
Some sources report "L 8"
1888
Feb the "Strong Boy" Donaldson, La KO 3
Aug 10 Black Pearl (Harris Martin) Minneapolis, Mn D 8
1891
Feb 17 Billy James Amesbury, Ma EX 4
Charlie Cleason LK 1
-Perhaps, this man was "Charles Gleason"
Tom Cleary Albany, NY D
Tom Cleary Amsterdam, NY ND
-Police intervened
*** Assistance Was Provided By Christopher Shelton ***
*** Assistance Was Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***
Record courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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