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Dave Holly
| BORN |
March 2
1881; Westchester, Pennsylvania |
| DIED |
July 25
1912; Camden, New Jersey (of blood poisoning - the result of a
dog-bite) |
| WEIGHT |
133-140 lbs |
| MANAGERS |
Doc Nolte,
Billy McCarney |
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Holly was a quality fighter as a
featherweight and as a lightweight; He fought the very best around and more
than held his own
During his career, Holly defeated such men as Sam Langford, Joe Walcott,
Rufus Turner, John Henry Johnson, Joe Handler, Billy Farren, Young
Starr, Belfield Walcott, Tim Kearns and Steve Crosby |
1900
Jan 1 Donkey King Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 27 Donkey King Chester, Pa ND 6
Feb 19 George Hammond Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
Feb 26 George Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Apr 1 Tody Banks Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 20 Donkey King Allentown, Pa TK 6
May 5 Ollie Butler Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
May 14 Jack Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 5
-Some sources report "ND 6"
May 19 Jack Ramsey Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
May 26 Ollie Butler Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Jun 9 Jimmy Hill Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 18 Jack Sharp Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 25 Jack Sharp Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Sep 10 Vernon Campbell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "Art Buckley"
Sep 15 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa WF 4
Sep 24 Harry Perry Philadelphia, Pa TK 1
Oct 5 Frank Henry Philadelphia, Pa NC 2
-Some sources report "Frank Bryant";
Some sources report "ND 6"
Oct 8 Charlie Leonard Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 22 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 5 Jimmy Hill Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Nov 12 Vernon Campbell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1901
Dec 28 James McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa TK 3
1902
Jan 30 Bob O'Bryan Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
Feb 6 Kid Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 14 Kid Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 20 John Henry Johnson Philadelphia, Pa TK 6
Feb 25 Kid Fitzgerald Lancaster, Pa ND 6
Feb 27 George Krall Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 1 Bill Jackson Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
Mar 6 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 7 Charley Mulhall Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
Mar 8 Al Johnson Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
Mar 13 George Krall Philadelphia, Pa KO 4
Mar 14 Jimmy Hill Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 20 Joe Grim Lancaster, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report "Philadelphia, Pa"
Mar 21 Tommy Wallace Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 22 Al Johnson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 25 Joe Reed Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 27 Frank Martin Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
Apr 1 Fred McFadden Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
Apr 7 Howard Wilson Philadelphia, Pa NC 4
-Some sources report "ND 6"?
Apr 19 Jack Kelly Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Apr 22 Jack Hanlon Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
May 1 Al Johnson Philadelphia, Pa TK 3
May 5 Eugene Spencer Philadelphia, Pa NC 3
-Holly received a broken ankle
Jul 10 Vernon Campbell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 31 Vernon Campbell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 21 Joe Handler Bordertown, NJ WF 5
-Handler quit after claiming foul
Sep 16 Jimmy Hill Philadelphia, Pa KO 7
Sep 18 Vernon Campbell Lancaster, Pa ND 6
Oct 14 Joe Gans Lancaster, Pa ND 10
Oct 30 Danny Duane Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 19 Jim Heyward Philadelphia, Pa TK 1
Nov 29 Jack Hopkins Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
Dec 6 Harry Berger Philadelphia, Pa KO 4
Dec 14 Danny Dunn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-This man was not the "Danny Dunn";
He used Dunn's name
Dec 30 Jimmy Hill Philadelphia, Pa KO 6
1903
Jan 8 Lew Dockstader Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 10 Joe Handler Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
Jan 15 Vernon Campbell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 12 Vernon Campbell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 4 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 5 Kid Terrill Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 9 Kid Terrill Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 25 Kid Wilson Chester, Pa ND 6
Jun 4 Bobby Thompson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 6 Ed Smith Chester, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 6/08/03
Jun 11 Kid Wilson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources name this man "Jack Sullivan"
Jun 13 Vernon Campbell Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 15 Sam Bolen Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 19 Fred Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 22 Sam Bolen Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 21 Billy Farren Philadelphia, Pa KO 6
Aug 6 Billy Farren Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 8/07/03
Sep 3 William "Spike" Sullivan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 10 William "Spike" Sullivan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 1 Young Starr Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
Oct 9 Sam Bolen Lancaster, Pa KO 6
Oct 23 Joe Gans Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 21 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 7 Joe Gans Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 30 Belfield Walcott Boston, Ma W 12
1904
Jan 7 Tim Kearns Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
Feb 22 Ed Smith Chester, Pa ND 6
Feb 25 Kid Wilson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 17 Steve Crosby Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 29 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 11 Sam Langford Cambridge, Ma W 10
-Some sources report "ND 10"
Apr 29 Jewey Cooke Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 5 Ed Smith Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 26 Jack Bennett Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 2 Kid Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 6 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 27 Joe Gans Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 15 Charlie Sieger Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 26 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Aug 27 Fred Douglas Philadelphia, Pa LF 1
Sep 10 Joe Walcott Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 30 Sam Langford Baltimore, Md D 15
Oct 15 Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown) Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 4 Sam Langford Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 25 Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown) Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 17 George Cole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 28 Rufe Turner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1905
Jan 20 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 13 Sam Langford Salem, Ma D 15
Mar 29 Kid Wilson Wilmington, De ND 6
-Some sources report 3/30/05
Apr 6 Kid Wilson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 29 Steve Crosby Reading, Pa KO 2
Nov 30 Cub White Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1906
Jan 10 Fred Blackburn Wilmington, De L 6
-Some sources report "ND 6"
Jan 17 George Walker Brooklyn, NY KO 3
Jan 25 Joe Walcott New York, NY WF 3
-Some sources report "NC 2"
Jan 30 Sam Bolen Brooklyn, NY ND 3
-Some sources report "ND 6"
Mar 7 Fred Blackburn Lancaster, Pa ND 6
May 31 Kid Wilson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 21 Rufe Turner Seattle, Wa W 20
Jul 23 Joe Gans Seattle, Wa L 20
Oct 11 Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct George Gunther LK 4
Nov 1 George Gunther Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1907
Apr 12 Joe Gaines Cambridge, Ma KO 2
-Some sources report 4/11/07
May 28 Sailor Burke Bridgeport, Ct LT 3
-Police intervened;
Some sources report "L 3"
1908
Nov 19 Jack Robinson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1910
Jan 13 Jeff Clark Philadelphia, Pa LK 3
Mar 3 Frank Hunter Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr Sammy Harris Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 10 Hayward Briggs Chelsea, Ma L 8
-Some sources report "L 9"
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1901-1902
Jack Blackburn Philadelphia, Pa D 6
1904
Joe Grim L 6
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
3.05.06
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