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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Mike Leary

WEIGHT 132-168 lbs

Not much is known about Mike Leary but he appears to have been a rough-and-ready competitor who was willing to meet the top men of his time

1884
Aug  2 Jack McAuliffe             New York, NY                      L  4
          -Leary knocked McAuliffe down in round 2

1886
May  6 Jack Boylan                New York, NY                     KO  4
          -Some sources report "W 4"
       Johnny Reagan              New York, NY                     LK  3

1887
Mar  8 Billy Teese                Philadelphia, Pa                  D  4

1888
Jan 28 Billy Baker                Buffalo, NY                      ND  4
Feb 16 Tom Lynch                  Buffalo, NY                       D  4   
Mar  1 Tom Lynch                  Buffalo, NY                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar  5 Patrick "Reddy" Gallagher  Buffalo, NY                      ND  4
       "Brooklyn" Jimmy Carroll   Jersey City, NJ                   L  4

1890
Jun  9 Paddy Brennan              Buffalo, NY                      LK 17

1891
Jan 22 John Banks                 New York, NY                     ND   
Feb  2 Paddy Gorman               Jersey City, NJ                   D  6
          -Police intervened; Gorman was better; 
           Some sources report "D 5"
Feb  6 "Brooklyn" Jimmy Carroll   New York, NY                      L  4

1892
Jun 20 "Washington Cyclone"       New York, NY                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 15 Charlie Norton             New York, NY                     EX   
Aug 29 Paddy Smith                Brooklyn, NY                     EX  3

1894
Feb 24 Billy Dacey                New York, NY                     EX  3
          -Some sources report "EX 1" for one minute

*** Photo Provided By William Schutte ***

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