Undated
-Lambert took on all-comers at Harry Hill's in New York, NY
-Lambert took on all-comers at Owney Geoghegan's in New York, NY
James "Sparrow" Golden LK 4
1880
Dec 24 James H. McCormick New York, NY D 6
1882
Mar 27 Viro Small New York, NY W
-This bout was a "catch-as-catch-can" wrestling match;
There is some question about the date;
Small was known as "Black Sam";
May 5 Charley Jones New York, NY KO 1
-Some sources report 5/05/82
May 10 Billy McCullough New York, NY L 4
Jun 7 Billy McCullough New York, NY KO 3
Nov 16 Morris Grant New York, NY ND 4
Dec 28 Viro Small New York, NY D
-This was a wrestling match; Falls: 1-1;
Small was known as "Black Sam"
Dec 28 John McMahon New York, NY W
-This wrestling match is also reported on this date
1883
John McMahon L
John McMahon L
Sam Cooley in Connecticut W
-This bout could have been held in New York;
The previous 3 bouts were wrestling contests
Jan 4 John Hughes Troy, NY KO 3
Jan Walter Watson New York, NY EX
Feb 8 George Rooke New York, NY D 4
-The previous 3 bouts were boxing contests
Feb 22 Viro Small New York, NY D
-This was a wrestling match; Falls: 1-1;
Small was known as "Black Sam"
Mar 10 John Keefe New York, NY KO 2
Apr 9 Harry Woodson New York, NY EX
-Woodson was known as the "Black Diamond";
Some sources report "ND 4"
Apr 15 Dominick McCaffrey New York, NY W 4
-Some sources report "L 4"; Lambert denied that McCaffrey
ever defeated him
Aug 15 Jack Davis New York, NY W 4
-Davis was from England
Oct McHenry Johnson New York, NY EX 3
-Johnson was called the "Minneapolis Star"
Oct 25 Denny Costigan New York, NY EX
Nov 10 Billy McMullen New York, NY EX
1884
Mar 15 John Hughes New York, NY KO 3
May 5 James "Sparrow" Golden New York, NY KO 20
-The previous 2 bouts were boxing contests
Aug 1 Dick Pennell Philadelphia, Pa W
-This bout was a "catch-as-catch-can" wrestling match
Aug -Lambert took on all-comers at John Clark's in Philadelphia, Pa
during Aug-Nov 1884; Lambert offered to beat anyone in fifteen
minutes of wrestling
Aug Mike Welch in Canada W
-This was a scheduled wrestling match; Lambert won by forfeit
1885
Oct 26 Jim Fell Montreal, Que, Canada KO 2
-Boxing Championship of Canada
1886
Jan 20 Leopold Arnade Montreal, Que, Canada W
-Wrestling Championship of Canada;
This bout was a "catch-as-catch-can" wrestling match
Apr 10 Andre Cristal Montreal, Que, Canada W
-Wrestling Championship of Canada;
This bout was a "catch-as-catch-can" wrestling match
Jun 22 David Michand Montreal, Que, Canada W
-Wrestling Championship of Canada;
This bout was a "catch-as-catch-can" wrestling match
1888
Apr 6 -Lambert seconded Harry Woodson vs Jim McLaughlin in Long Island City, NY
1889
Jan -Lambert opened a sporting house in Brooklyn, NY
May Tom Allen Brooklyn, NY EX
May 14 Pete McCoy Brooklyn, NY EX
-Some sources report "ND"
Jun 7 John McGrath Troy, NY KO 1
Jul 15 Mike Boden Cohoes, NY KO 12
-Some sources report "KO 13" in "New York, NY"
James C. Dailey SCH
-This bout was scheduled as a "mixed" wrestling contest;
The outcome is not known
1890
Feb 15 Johnny Saunders New York, NY KO
Mar 5 Peter Jackson Troy, NY ND 4
-Police intervened; This was a rough bout;
Lambert mauled and wrestled Jackson;
Some sources report "LK 4"
Jun 26 Jim Daly New Orleans, La SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 7 Teddy O'Neill London, England SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Police intervened and arrested the men
1891
Feb 7 Peter Maher London, England LK 1
-Lambert was reportedly the heavyweight champion of Canada
Feb 12 Teddy O'Neill Dublin, Ireland L 3
Apr 23 Teddy O'Neill Dublin, Ireland W 12
*** Much Data And Photos Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research
Organization
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