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Jack Lynch

BORN February 10 1864; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Some sources report February 1 1865)
DIED 5-5
WEIGHT 112-117 lbs

1883
Jan  7 Jack Cummings                Philadelphia, Pa                  W  4

1884
Nov 28 Dick Ward                    Philadelphia, Pa                  D  4

1885
Mar 21 Young Carroll                Philadelphia, Pa                  D  6
Apr  6 Tom Moore                    Philadelphia, Pa                  W  
May 19 Sam Brady                    Philadelphia, Pa                  W  9
          -This was a "private" fight
Sep  8 George Scott                 Wilmington, De                    W  3

1886
Jan 10 Scotty Connelly              Philadelphia, Pa                  W  3
Aug 19 John Banks                   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Aug 26 Mike Cushing                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Sep  7 Joe Kennedy                  Philadelphia, Pa                  W  4
          -This man was not the famous heavyweight
Sep 14 Billy Peterson               Philadelphia, Pa                  D  4
          -Featherweight Championship of Philadelphia
Sep 20 Con Dugan                    Harlem, NY                        D  5
Oct  8 Jimmy Hagen                  Philadelphia, Pa                  D  8
          -Featherweight Championship of Philadelphia
Nov  5 Joe McCormick                                                  W  3
Nov  8 Charles White                Philadelphia, Pa                  W  4
Nov 19 Jimmy Hagen                  Philadelphia, Pa                  W  3
Dec 30 Jimmy Hagen                  Philadelphia, Pa                  W  4
          -Featherweight Championship of Philadelphia

1887
Jan  8 Johnny Walsh                 Philadelphia, Pa                  W  4
          -Featherweight Championship of Philadelphia
Jan 20 Billy Peterson               Philadelphia, Pa                  W  4
          -Featherweight Championship of Philadelphia
Jan 28 Jimmy Murphy                 Philadelphia, Pa                  D  4
Feb  4 Jack Farrell                 Philadelphia, Pa                  L  4
Sep 28 Willie Clark                 Philadelphia, Pa                  D  4
          -Clark was called the Featherweight Champion of Pennsylvania

1888
Dec 15 James Gluverson              Altoona, Pa                       D  6
Dec 17 Spring Dick                  Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  

1889
Jan 31 Billy Yeager                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
Feb  4 Joe Hart                     Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
Feb 28 W.H. Rocap                   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
          -Rocap was the Amateur Featherweight Champion of America;
           Lynch was so quick and shifty that Rocap had trouble
           landing on him; But, what he did land was hard; Lynch
           hit straight and strong but his blows to the face were
           not that effective
Mar 25 Jack Atkins                  Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
          -Some sources report "Joe Hart"
Mar 28 Charles Maule                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
Apr  6
-Lynch refereed the H.W. Schlichter-Shelly Jones bout in Wayne, Pa
Apr  6 Jimmy Hagen                  Wayne, Pa                        ND  
Apr 26 Charley Fostrich             near Riverside, NJ               ND  3
Apr 26
-Lynch seconded Jake Carter vs Dave Davenport in Riverside, NJ
Apr 29 Joe Hart                     Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 31 Martin "Fiddler" Neary       Lancaster, Pa                    EX  
Oct 31 Martin "Fiddler" Neary       Lancaster, Pa                    EX   
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
           Some sources report that Lynch boxed "Dougherty"
Nov 21 Martin "Fiddler" Neary       Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
Nov 25 Martin "Fiddler" Neary       Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 27 Martin "Fiddler" Neary       Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1890
Feb 20 Walter Campbell              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  

1891
Jun  8 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 20
Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 13 Billy Plimmer                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4

Dec 12 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 26
Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1892
Apr 15 Walter Campbell              Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Apr 16 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 29 Charles McHugh               Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Apr 29 George Holland               Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 23 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 24 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun  9 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 11 Phil McReavy                 Camden, NJ                      SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 25 Phil McReavy                 Gloucester, NJ                  SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 15 Phil McReavy                 Gloucester, NJ                  SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 19 John Hagen                   Gloucester, NJ                  SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct  8 Eugene Hornbacker            Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 21 an unnamed opponent          Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Oct 22 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 26 Billy Plimmer                Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  4
          -Some sources report "ND 4"; This bout was even; Plimmer hit harder
Oct 29 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov  1 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Nov  4 Elwood McCloskey             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Nov  5 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 19 Kentucky Rosebud             Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  3
          -This man was "Walter Edgerton"
Nov 25 Owen Ziegler                 Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Nov 28
-Lynch challenged Jim Hoey to a bout at 110 lbs
Nov 30 Billy Murray                 Reading, Pa                     SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 13
-Lynch and Owen Ziegler were photographed (prior to this date) in fighting poses
Dec 14 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Dec 15 Eugene Hornbacker            Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled; Hornbacker had an injured eye
Dec 15 Kentucky Rosebud             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
          -This man was "Walter Edgerton"

1893
Jan 14 Joe McGrath                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Jan 28 Tommy Russell                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb  4 Tommy Russell                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
Feb  7 Walter Campbell              Chester, Pa                      EX  
Feb 28 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
Mar  1 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
Mar  6 Johnny T. Griffin            Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled; Griffin's mother died
Mar  6 Billy Bachman                Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Mar  7 Barney Reilly                Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Mar  8 Lew McGinley                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar  8 Jack Harding                 Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  3
Mar 11 Tim Murphy                   New York, NY                    SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled; Murphy declined to fight
Mar 11 Billy Weldon                 New York, NY                      W 12
Apr 18 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Apr 21 Phil McReavy                 Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  3
Apr 29 Jimmy Connors                Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled; Connors had a broken hand
Apr 29 James McHugh                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 29 Mike Hallahan                Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  4
Jun 12 George Holland               Tioga, Pa                        ND  
Jul 15 Billy Plimmer                Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  4
Aug  8 Patrick Draper               Norristown, Pa                  SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 15 Walter Campbell              Atlantic City, NJ                ND  3
Aug 26 Billy Bachman                Atlantic City, NJ               SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep  4
-Lynch was challenged by Tom Donnelly to a bout
Sep 21 Tom Donnelly                 Nanticoke, Pa                   SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled but postponed; Donnelly could not make the weight limit
Sep 14 Billy Bachman                Lancaster, Pa                    ND  
Sep 16 Billy Bachman                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
          -Some sources report Bachman fought "Jacob Lynch"
Sep 23 Harry Oswald                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
Sep 26 Jack Donnelly                Pittston, Pa                      W  
          -Some sources report "Tom Donnelly"
Sep 30 -Lynch was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
Oct  2 George Dixon                 Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
          -This bout was held during Oct 2-5 1893
Oct 10 George Dixon                 Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  3
Oct 16 George Dixon                 Burlington, NJ                  SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 17 George Dixon                 Norristown, Pa                  SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 20 George Dixon                 Camden, NJ                       EX  

1894
Jan 28 George Dixon                 Chicago, Il                      EX  3
Mar 26 George Dixon                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled to be held during Mar 26-30 1894;
           The outcome is not known
Jun 16 Andy Rambo                   Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Jul 10 Joe Leonard                  Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  3
Jul 16 Andy Rambo                   Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Jul 16 Billy Whistler               Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 18 -Lynch was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
Aug 27 Billy Bachman                Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Aug 28 Billy Bachman                Camden, NJ                       EX  
Sep  8 Billy Bachman                Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Nov 13 Fred Shannon                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  3
Nov 28 George Dixon                 Allentown, Pa                   SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 16 George Dixon                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
           Dixon and Lynch were to spar all week during Dec 16-21

1895
Apr 18 -Lynch was at the Cleveland, Oh (Hotel Wilmot) very ill with pneumonia
Aug 26 -Lynch was a sparring member of the National AC of America,
          a touring company arranged by Charles "Parson" Davies and
          Tom O'Rourke

Sep 30 Jimmy Barry                  Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  4
          -Barry was better
Oct  3 -Lynch was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
Oct  5 Billy Bachman                Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov  9 Jimmy Ray                    Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 13 John Henry Johnson           Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  3
Nov 16 Jimmy Anthony                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Dec  7 Dodger Donahue               Brooklyn, NY                      D  6

1896
Jan 11 Jimmy Ray                    Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Jan 18 Elwood McCloskey             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Jan 23 Jack Roy                     Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 24 John Carrigan                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Mar 24 Casper Leon                  New York, NY                     LT  7
Mar 31 Casper Leon                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND 10
         -This was a "private" fight
Aug 22 Casper Leon                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 31 Jack Williams                Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Sep  8 Walter Campbell              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Oct  9 Elwood McCloskey             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 12 Casper Leon                  Toronto, Ont, Canada              L 20

1897
Jan  2 Harry Smith                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
          -This man was not the famous "Philadelphia" boxer
Jan 23 Johnny "Midget" Glynn        Wilmington, De                    D  4
Jan 26 Paddy Donovan                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb  6 Jack Kinlaw                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Feb 12 Jack Ashton                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 24 Walter Campbell              Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  3
Mar 29 Danny McMahon                Philadelphia, Pa                 LT  4
May  8 Harry Smith                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -This man was not the famous "Philadelphia" boxer
Jun 14 Jack Mullins                 Brooklyn, NY                     LT  2
          -Police intervened
Jun 21 Harry Smith                  Chester, Pa                      ND  4
Aug  9 Jack Collins                 Trenton, NJ                      KO  2
Nov  1 Mike Kearns                  Tamaqua, Pa                      ND 10
Nov  2 Walter Campbell              Chester, Pa                      ND  4
Nov  2 Jimmy Ray                    Chester, Pa                      ND  4
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date

1898
Apr 23 Jack Williams                Sing Sing, NY                    LK  
Nov  4 Billy Smith                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6

1899
Feb  3 Eddie Daly                   Brooklyn, NY                     LF  3
Feb  4 George Franklin              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  4
Mar 11 Adam Ryan                    Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 20 Dick Baker                   Brooklyn, NY                     KO  5
Nov 28 Fish Ferris                  Allentown, Pa                    ND 10

1900
Jan 19 Bob Gormley                  New York, NY                     LK  1
Apr 21 Tom O'Hara                   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 12 Oliver Lewis                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 18 Bud Artis                    Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jul 26 Mike Hennessey               Olean, NY                         W 10
Sep 24 Billy Devine                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 230 Jack Barrick                Derby, Ct                        LK  3

1901
Jul  4 Solly Stroup                 Galitzin, Pa                     LK  3
Nov  7 Ross                         Lancaster, Pa                    ND  4

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

Undated
       Matt McCarthy                Philadelphia, Pa                  W  4
       George Dixon                 Philadelphia, Pa                  ?  
          -Reportedly, this bout was held; The outcome is not known

1884
Oct 10 Harris Martin (Black Pearl)  Philadelphia, Pa                  W  4

1886
Jan  2 Harris Martin (Black Pearl)  Philadelphia, Pa                  W  4
Oct  7 Martin "Fiddler" Neary       Philadelphia, Pa                  W  
          -Featherweight Championship of Philadelphia

*** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis ***


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