1878
-Jackson arrived in Australia from the West Indies
1881
-Jackson was a boxing pupil of Larry Foley at the
White Horse Inn in Sydney, NSW, Aus
1882
Jack Hayes Sydney, NSW, Aus D 5
Jack Hayes Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 7
-"Bare-Knuckles" were used for this bout
Dubbo in Australia W
-Dubbo was an Aborigine
Sam Britten Sydney, NSW, Aus KO
-"Bare-Knuckles" were used for this bout
1882-1883
-Jackson fought about 30 exhibitions at various
locations in Australia
1884
Jan 28 George Cave Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 1
Jan 28 Tom Lees Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 6
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 31 Tom Lees Sydney, NSW, Aus W 4
Feb 2 Tom Lees Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jun 25 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 26 Bill Farnan Melbourne, Vic, Aus LK 3
-Heavyweight Championship of Australia
Sep 23 Bill Farnan Sydney, NSW, Aus D 6
-Heavyweight Championship of Australia;
The crowd broke into the ring;
Some sources report "Melbourne, Vic, Aus"
1885
May 1 Larry Foley Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
May 2 William Miller Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 4
1886
Mar 27 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus TK 3
Apr 3 Bob Berbs Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 22 Pablo Frangues Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 12 Tom Taylor Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 3
Jul 17 Dan Hickey Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 7 Riley Sydney, NSW, Aus W 3
Aug 15 Hugh Healey Newcastle, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 25 Tom Lees Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 30
-Heavyweight Championship of Australia
Oct 2 Jack Malloy Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Oct 9 Steve O'Donnell Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Nov 20 Pat Kieley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
1887
Feb 15 Pat Kieley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Mar 3 an unnamed opponent Sydney, NSW, Aus EX 3
Apr 6 Pat Kieley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Apr 25 Mick O'Brien Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 1
May 21 Frank "Paddy" Slavin SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Negotiations fell through
May 23 -Jackson challenged Frank "Paddy" Slavin to a fight; Slavin refused
Jun 4 Jim Nolan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND
Jun 11 an unnamed opponent Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jun 25 Jim Nolan Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 9 Dan Hickey Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 16 Steve O'Donnell Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 6 Tom Taylor Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 24 Jim Nolan Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 1
Oct 1 Steve O'Donnell Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 3
Oct 22 Steve O'Donnell Sydney, NSW, Aus W 3
-Some sources report "ND 3";
Some sources report "ND 4"
Nov 26 Stonewall Jack Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 2
Dec 24 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 2
1886-1888
Billy McCarthy in Australia EX
1888
-Jackson and Frank "Paddy" Slavin got into a barroom fight
Jan 14 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jan 26 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 4 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 11 Tom Taylor Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Mar 17 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 3
-Some sources report 3/11/88
Apr 17 Larry Foley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND
Apr 21 -Jackson left Australia for America
Jun 18 Con Riordan San Francisco, Ca EX 4
-Some sources report 6/04/88
Jun 20 M.J. Sullivan San Francisco, Ca KO 2
Aug 24 George Godfrey San Francisco, Ca TK 19
Dec 27 Joe McAuliffe San Francisco, Ca KO 24
-Some sources report 12/28/88
1889
George Godfrey EX
George Godfrey EX
Feb 9 Joe McAuliffe San Francisco, Ca EX 4
Apr 26 Patsy Cardiff San Francisco, Ca TK 10
-Jackson knocked Cardiff down in the 6th and 7th rounds;
The bout was stopped due to arm injury to Cardiff
May 1 Shorty Kincaid Virginia City, Nv TK 2
Jerry Flowers Spokane Falls, (?) SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 15 Tom Lees Minneapolis, Mn EX 4
-Some sources report 6/20/89
Jun 17 Patsy Cardiff Minneapolis, Mn EX 4
Jul 11 "Sailor" Charles Brown Chicago, Il TK 4
-Gloves were used for this bout
Jul 23 Tom Lees Cincinnati, Oh
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Police intervened
Jul 25 George Peters Detroit, Mi TK 3
Jul -Jackson was scheduled to spar at Baltimore, Md
Jul -Jackson was scheduled to spar at Washington, DC
Jul 27 Tom Lees Erie, Pa EX 4
Jul 29 Billy Baker Buffalo, NY W 4
Jul 30 -Jackson got into a street with Tom Lees at Buffalo, NY;
Lees was angry about money Jackson owed him for training
and sparring
Jul 30 Tom Lynch Buffalo, NY WF 2
-Lynch fought dirty; Police intervened when
he bit Jackson; The referee awarded the verdict
to Jackson
Aug 5 Paddy Brennan Buffalo, NY TK 1
-Jackson split Brennan's nose; Police intervened
Aug 6 Billy Baker Buffalo, NY EX
Aug 8 Jack Ashton New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Aug 8 Billy Baker Hoboken, NJ W 4
Aug 9 James "Ginger" McCormick Hoboken, NJ KO 2
-Jackson used mostly short left jabs which rocked McCormick;
He did not use his right hand; Peter finished his man in round
two with short hard left hand blows; Time: about 2 minutes
Aug 17 Joe Lannon Revere, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Police intervened
Aug 19 Jack Fallon New York, NY TK 2
Aug -Jackson left America for England
Aug 29 -Jackson arrived in Liverpool, Eng
Sep 24 -Jackson reportedly got into a street fight with
Tom Lees at London, Eng; It is questionable that
this occurred since no English papers reported it
Oct 2 Jack Fallon Westminster, Eng EX 3
Oct 3 Jack Fallon Westminster, Eng EX 3
Oct 4 Jem Hook Westminster, Eng EX 3
Oct 5 Alf Mitchell Westminster, Eng EX 3
Oct 7 Jack Partridge Westminster, Eng KO 3
Oct 8 Jack Watson Westminster, Eng EX 3
Oct 9 Jem Young Westminster, Eng EX 3
Oct 10 Jem Young Westminster, Eng EX 3
Oct 11 Jack Watson Westminster, Eng EX 3
Oct 12 Coddy Middings Westminster, Eng EX 3
Oct 14 Jem Young Westminster, Eng W 4
Oct 15 Alf Mitchell Westminster, Eng W 4
Oct 15 Alf Ball Westminster, Eng TK 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 16 Jem Young Westminster, Eng EX 3
Nov 11 Jem Smith London, Eng WF 2
-Smith was disqualified for using wrestling tactics
Nov 14 Jem Smith Westminster, Eng EX 3
Nov 15 Jem Smith Westminster, Eng EX 3
Nov 16 Jem Smith Westminster, Eng EX 3
Nov 19 Jem Smith Westminster, Eng EX 3
Nov 20 Jem Smith Westminster, Eng EX 3
Nov 21 Horace Horrigan Westminster, Eng TK 2
Nov 22 Jem Smith Westminster, Eng EX 3
Nov 23 Charles Burgin Westminster, Eng W 4
-Some sources report "TK 2"
Nov 23 Jem Smith Westminster, Eng EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 25 Wolf Bendoff Plymouth, Eng EX 3
Nov 26 Wolf Bendoff Plymouth, Eng EX 3
Nov 27 Wolf Bendoff Plymouth, Eng EX 3
Nov 27 Skinner Plymouth, Eng WF 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 28 Jem Young Portsmouth, Eng EX 3
Nov 29 Sailor White Portsmouth, Eng TK 3
-White was the Champion of the British Navy
Nov 29 Wolf Bendoff Portsmouth, Eng TK 2
Nov 29 Jem Young Portsmouth, Eng EX 3
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Nov 30 Jem Young Portsmouth, Eng EX 3
Dec Wolf Bendoff Portsmouth, Eng EX 2
Dec 2 Scotchy Gunn Brighton, Eng W 4
-Gunn was considered the best heavyweight
in the South England area
Dec 2 W. Woodhams Brighton, Eng TK 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 9 Jem Young Leeds, Eng EX 3
Dec 10 Jem Young Leeds, Eng EX 3
Dec 11 Jem Young Leeds, Eng EX 3
Dec 12 -Jackson had invitations to fight exhibitions in
Liverpool, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow
from Dec 12 - Dec 14
Dec 16 Jem Young East London, Eng EX 3
Dec 16 Jem Young London, Eng EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 17 Jem Young East London, Eng EX 3
Dec 17 Jem Young London, Eng EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 18 Jem Young East London, Eng EX 3
Dec 18 Jem Young London, Eng EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 19 Jem Young East London, Eng EX 3
Dec 19 Jem Young London, Eng EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 20 Jem Young East London, Eng EX 3
Dec 20 Jem Young London, Eng EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 23 Jack Fallon Dublin, Ire EX 3
Dec 23 Jem Young Dublin, Ire EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 24 Jack Fallon Dublin, Ire EX 3
Dec 24 Jem Young Dublin, Ire EX 3
Dec 24 Peter Maher Dublin, Ire KO 2
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Dec 26 Jem Young Bristol, Eng EX 3
Dec 27 Jem Young Bristol, Eng EX 3
Dec 28 Jem Young Bristol, Eng EX 3
1890
Jan 27 Jack Ashton Brooklyn, NY EX 3
-Gloves were used for this bout
Feb 10 Jack Ashton Hoboken, NJ EX
Feb 11 Jack Ashton Hoboken, NJ EX
Feb 12 Jack Ashton Providence, RI EX 4
Feb 20 "Soldier" James Walker Washington, DC KO 1
-Gloves were used for this bout
Mar 4 Jack Fallon Brooklyn, NY KO 2
Mar 4 Jack Ashton Brooklyn, NY EX 3
-Different reports indicate the previous 2 bouts
were held the same date
Mar 5 Gus Lambert Troy, NY ND 4
-Police intervened; This was a rough bout;
Lambert mauled and wrestled Jackson
Mar 29 Jack Ashton Chicago, Il EX
Apr Dick Keating Louisville, Ky KO 1
May 3 Jack Ashton Buffalo, NY EX 3
May 19 "Denver" Ed Smith Chicago, Il TK 5
Jul 23 Tom Johnson Marysville, Ca TK 4
Aug -Jackson left America for Australia;
Aug 21 -Jackson arrived in Australia
Aug 30 Mick Dooley Newcastle, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 2 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 6 Jack Burke Wagga Wagga, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 8 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
Sep 9 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
Oct 20 Joe Goddard Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 8
-Heavyweight Championship of Australia;
Jackson knocked Goddard down in the 3rd round;
Both men were knocked down in the 5th round
Nov 19 Mick Dooley Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Nov 26 -Jackson left Australia for America
1891
May 21 Jim Corbett San Francisco, Ca NC 61
-Some sources report "D 61"
1891-1892
-Jackson appeared in vaudeville giving exhibitions
1892
Jan 12 "Captain" James Dalton Chicago, Il KO 3
-Some sources report "KO 4"
Jan 12 Jack King Chicago, Il TK 2
-Some sources report Al "Fish" Carter was
the opponent; The previous 2 bouts were
held the same date
Jan 17 Con Riordan New York, NY EX
Feb 15 Al "Fish" Carter Philadelphia, Pa EX
Feb 16 Billy McLean Philadelphia, Pa EX
-This was a friendly session; McLean was 59 years old
Feb 17 Joe Butler Philadelphia, Pa W 3
-This opponent used the name "Joe Butler"
but was not the famous fighter by that name
Feb 18 Milton Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
May 30 Frank "Paddy" Slavin London, Eng KO 10
-Heavyweight Championship of England and Australia
Oct 26 -Jackson sailed for America
Nov 1 John McVey Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
Nov 16 John McVey Norristown, Pa EX
Nov 22 an unnamed opponent Birmingham, Ct EX
Nov 28 Denny Kelliher Philadelphia, Pa W 4
Nov 29 Billy McLean Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
-Gloves were used for this bout
Nov 30 Bob Caffrey Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Dec 1 Billy Leedom Philadelphia, Pa EX
-Some sources report "ND"
Dec 2 Jack Fallon Philadelphia, Pa EX
Dec 3 Joe Butler Philadelphia, Pa EX
1893
Jan 19 Frank Childs Los Angeles, Ca EX 4
1893-1894
-Jackson engaged in occasional boxing exhibitions
-Jackson scheduled bouts with Peter Maher,
Tom Sharkey, Jim Corbett but they fell through
1894
Feb Jim Daly Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Joe Choynski New York, NY EX
-Jackson toured America acting in Uncle Tom's Cabin
Sep 15 -Jackson sailed for St. Thomas, West Indies and on
to England
Dec 3 David St. John London, Eng EX 3
-St. John was said to be the Champion of South Wales
Dec 17 George Sykes London, Eng EX 3
Dec 18 David St. John London, Eng EX
-Jackson was appearing in London for five nights
Dec 17 - Dec 22; He most likely boxed St. John
on Dec 19 - Dec 22
Dec -Jackson was scheduled to appear at Jarrow-on-Tyne,
Glasgow, Manchester, and Paris (following his show
at London)
Dec David St. John Paris, Fr EX
Dec -Jackson was scheduled to spar six more times in Paris
during Dec
1895
Jan 7 David St. John Glasgow, Scot EX
May 29 Gus Wilkie Baltimore, Md ND 6
1896
Jul Bob Fitzsimmons Cardiff, Wales EX
1897
Mar 4 -Jackson opened a Boxing School in London, Eng
1898
Mar 22 Jim Jeffries San Francisco, Ca LT 3
1899
Jim Jeffords Nanaimo, BC, Can EX 10
-Some sources report "D 10"
Jim Jeffords Victoria, BC, Can EX 6
-Some sources report "D 6"
Aug 24 Jim Jeffords Vancouver, BC, Can LK 4
-Some sources report 8/23/99
Sep -Jackson left America for Australia;
This trip took place during Sep-Oct
Dec 2 Billy Warren Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 25
Undated
Billy Woods Denver, Co EX 4
-This bout was held during 1889-1895
Record courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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