1882
Jack McKenna San Francisco, Ca TK 7
-Some sources report "W 7"
1883
Oct 12 Owen McNulty San Francisco, Ca LK 22
1884
Jack Heeney San Francisco, Ca TK 2
-Some sources report "W 2"
Jack Kelly San Francisco, Ca W 3
-Some sources report "W 4";
Some sources report "KO 3"
Gus Muller San Francisco, Ca W 12
-Some sources report "KO 12"
Tom Moran San Francisco, Ca W 4
George Bennett San Francisco, Ca TK 2
-Some sources report "W 2"
George Bobado W 4
-Some sources report "W 2";
Some sources report "TK 2"
1885
Pat Cassidy W 8
Jack Campbell San Francisco, Ca TK 7
-Some sources report "W 7"
1886
Jul Charles Carr West Berkeley, Ca W 3
-Some sources report "KO 3"
Aug 8 Pete O'Brien Alameda, Ca TK 24
-Bare Knuckles were used for this bout
Sep 1 Jack Campbell San Francisco, Ca EX
Nov 1 Tom Cleary San Francisco, Ca LT 7
-Some sources report "L 7"
Nov 22 Henry Steward San Francisco, Ca W 4
Undated
Tom Patterson San Francisco, Ca W 4
1887
Jan 21 Tom Avery San Francisco, Ca KO 26
-Some sources report "W 9";
Some sources report "TK 9"
George Smith San Francisco, Ca W 6
-Some sources report "KO 6"
1888
May 21 Montana Kid San Francisco, Ca EX 3
"Young" Jack Dempsey San Francisco, Ca W 10
-Some sources report "W 9"
Aug 20 Tom Meadows San Francisco, Ca LT 7
-Some sources report "L 7";
Some sources report "LK 8";
Some sources report 8/21/88;
Some sources report 8/22/88
Sep Gus Gannon San Francisco, Ca KO 18
Oct 19 Jim Lahey San Francisco, Ca TK 33
-Some sources report "W 33"
1889
Jan 9 George Mulholland San Francisco, Ca D 87
-Lightweight Championship of the Pacific Coast;
Gloves were used for this bout
Mar 18 John A. Sullivan San Francisco, Ca D 64
Apr 23 Paddy Gorman Alameda, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
John A. Sullivan San Francisco, Ca KO 49
Jun 19 Ed Cuffe Los Angeles, Ca EX
Jun 28 John A. Sullivan San Francisco, Ca L 4
Jul 31 George Mulholland Los Angeles, Ca TK 38
1890
Feb 27 Jimmy Griffin San Francisco, Ca KO 27
-Some sources report "Johnny Griffin";
Some sources report 2/17/90
Mar Jack Delancey San Francisco, Ca L
Apr 28 Billy Shannon San Francisco, Ca KO 15
-Some sources report 4/29/90
Jun 20 Austin Gibbons in California SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 14 Danny Needham Seattle, Wa LK 43
-Reports vary - 9/14/90 - 10/15/90;
Some sources report "LK 40"; Some report "LT 44";
Some sources report 1889
1891
Jul 29 Danny Needham San Francisco, Ca LT 29
-Reports vary - "LK 20" - "LK 22" - "LK 30"
Aug Charles Kemmick San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1892
Feb 8 Billy Gallagher San Francisco, Ca LK 5
-Some sources report 2/08/93;
Some sources report "Neill Gallagher"
Nov 23 Jim Burge San Francisco, Ca LK 26
-Some sources report "ND 26"
1893
Feb 5 Bobby Dobbs Sacramento, Ca L 10
-Some sources report 2/20/93;
Some sources report "LK 10"
Aug 30 Dudley Evans Portland, Or KO 4
1893-1894
Gus Gudger Boise City, Id ND 6
George Harkness Boise City, Id ND 9
Paddy Fryer Delamar, Id ND 6
Frank Richard Salt Lake City, Ut ND 10
1894
Feb 3 John Fenton Boise City, Id NC 3
Nov 10 Paddy Purtell Denver, Co D 20
-Some sources report 11/12/94;
Some sources report 11/19/94
Nov "Utah" Bob Thompson Denver, Co D 30
-Some sources report "D 50"
Dec 8 Paddy Purtell Denver, Co KO 21
-Purtell reportedly broke a bone in his right wrist
in round 3 and a bone in his left wrist in round 5
1895
Feb Jim Williams Denver, Co LK 3
1894-1896
Jimmy Lewis Cripple Creek, Co ND 22
Jack Crowley Cripple Creek, Co LK 21
"Mexican" Pete Everett Cripple Creek, Co L 15
-Some sources report "LK 15"
1896
James "Rube" Ferns LK 6
1896-1898
Bob Douglass St. Louis, Mo W 4
Bert Woods Chicago, Il W 6
1897
Oct 3 Brownlow Sexton near St. Louis, Mo SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Authorities prevented it
1898
Aug 8 Jack Moffatt Chicago, Il LK 3
-Some sources report 8/01/98;
Some sources report "L 6"
1899
Mar Jim Sellers Dubuque, Ia KO 9
1900
Mar 17 Tom Cleary Chicago, Il LK 2
Mar 30 Dick O'Connell Chicago, Il LF 4
-Some sources report "Buffalo, NY"
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1884
Jack Sullivan TK 21
-Some sources report "W 21"
1897
James "Rube" Ferns LK 6
*** Photo And Some Data Was Provided By Alan Knox ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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