Joe "Hambone" Kelly
(Joseph Kelly)

WEIGHT 168-177 1/2 lbs

Kelly was a man with a punch; He showed great potential in his early career but faded as he stepped up in competition; His bouts were explosive and full of action; Win or lose, they did not last very long

During his career, Kelly defeated such men as George Shade, Wolf Larsen, Ernie McCabe and Archie Skinner

1921
Jan  3 Tom Connors                Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Jan 17 Jack O'Donnell             Boston, Ma                       KO  2
Jan 24 Jack O'Donnell             Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Feb 14 Sharkey Thornton           Boston, Ma                       TK  2
Feb 28 Johnny Neelon              Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Apr  9 Joe Stone                  Boston, Ma                       LT  2
Jul 15 Magloire LaBelle           Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Jul 25 Patsy De Lucca             Boston, Ma                       TK  2
Aug 29 Red Mulkern                Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Sep  1 Happy "K.O." Hayes         New York, NY                     KO  2
Sep 19 Red McNeill                Boston, Ma                       TK  1
Oct  3 Jack Savage                Boston, Ma                       LK  6

1922
Feb  6 Jack Savage                Boston, Ma                       KO  8
May  8 Tony Smith                 Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Jun 23 Dixie Searles              Revere, Ma                       KO  3
          -Some sources report "Nixie Searles";
           Some sources report "Boston, Ma"
Sep  1 George Robinson            Boston, Ma                       LK  4
          -Some sources report "LK 3"

1923
Feb 13 Billy Muldoon              Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Apr 30 Biff Clancy                Boston, Ma                       KO  1
May 24 Cyclone Ketchell           Cambridge, Ma                    KO  1
Jun 19 Ned Flanagan               Revere, Ma                       KO  1
          -Some sources report "Boston, Ma"
Jul  4 George Shade               Manchester, NH                   KO  4
          -Some sources report "Boston, Ma"
Sep 28 Pat McCarthy               Boston, Ma                        L 10

1924
Apr 11 Wolf Larsen                Boston, Ma                       TK  6
Aug 15 Paul Berlenbach            Boston, Ma                       LK  4
          -Some sources report "LK 5"

1925
Mar  3 Maxie Rosenbloom           New York, NY                      L  6
May 11 Ernie McCabe               Boston, Ma                       TK  2
Jun 19 Pat McCarthy               Boston, Ma                        L 10
Oct 23 Archie Skinner             Boston, Ma                       KO  2

1926
May 18 Leo Taylor                 Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Jun  2 Pal Reed                   Boston, Ma                       LT  5
Dec  9 Jack Gagnon                Fall River, Ma                   LK  6

1927
Oct 17 Dan Cronin                 Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Dec 12 Cyclone Harris             Boston, Ma                       KO  1

1928
Feb 13 Joe Monte                  Boston, Ma                       LK  4
Apr  2 Willie Walker              Boston, Ma                       LF  5
          -Some sources report "LF 3"
Oct 16 Big Boy Burlap             Boston, Ma                        W  6
Nov 23 Ted Johnson                Boston, Ma                       TK  2

1929
Jan 31 George Glover              Portsmouth, NH                   LK  1
Apr 29 Larry "Big Boy" Rawson     Boston, Ma                       LK  1


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1923
Jun  9 Cyclone Mitchell           Cambridge, Ma                    KO  1
          -Perhaps, this is the 5/24/23 bout
Sep  8 Pat McCarthy               Boston, Ma                        L 10

1924
Aug 26 Bob Sage                   Los Angeles, Ca                   L  4

1925
Jul  1 Bert Colima                Wilmington, Ca                   LK   

1931
Feb 23 -New York Times reported Kelly was arrested for 
           manslaughter; He hit and killed a man while
           working as a "peacemaker" (bouncer) in a Boston
           lunch room

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