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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Harry Maynard

BORN April 24 1851; Lambeth, London, England
DIED September 23 1908; Sacramento, California (on a train from Tucson Springs)
HEIGHT 5-6
WEIGHT 125-130 lbs

 

1871
Feb 14 George White                 Napier, NZ             (1:10:00) TK 25

1872
Oct 25 Bob Scott                    Napier, NZ               (15:00)  W  4

1873
Apr  2 Dan Holmes                   Auckland, NZ             (50:00) TK 18
          -Some sources report 54:00
Dec  4 Dave Gleason                 Thames, NZ               (30:00) TK  9
          -Some sources report 50:00

1874
Nov 10 Barney McGee                 Sydney, NSW, Australia   (20:00)  W  6

1877
Oct  8 John McArdle                 San Jose, Ca             (20:00)  W  6
          -Some sources report 10/04/1877

1878
Jan  6 Henry Veeker                 San Francisco, Ca        (45:00) TK 13
          -Some sources report "Henry Reeker"; Some sources report 01/07/1878
Feb  2 Billy Riley                  San Francisco, Ca        (58:00) TK 24
          -Some sources report "Billy Reilly"
Apr 20 "New York" Patsy Hogan       San Francisco, Ca        (30:00)  D  6
May 10 Barney Farley                San Francisco, Ca        (24:00)  W  8
Jul 27 "New York" Patsy Hogan       San Francisco, Ca        (20:00) TK  7
          -Lightweight Championship of the Pacific Coast; Some sources report "W 7"
Nov 12 Jack Hamilton                Virginia City, Nv                TK  3
          -This man was not the famous boxer

1879
Jan    Harry Morgan                                                   W  3 
Dec 27 Charles Wilkes               Virginia City, Nv                 W  4

1880
          -Maynard accepted a challenge from Charlie Mitchell
           to last four rounds but the bout did not take place;
           Maynard put up money but did not get it back

1881
Mar    Denny Haggerty               San Francisco, Ca                 L  4
          -This bout was held during Mar-Apr 1881

1882
Dec    Smith (of California)        San Francisco, Ca                KO  1

1883
Jul 28 J.O. Scott                   San Francisco, Ca                KO  3
Sep 14 Johnson (of Portland)        San Francisco, Ca                EX   
Sep 22 Mike Houston                 San Francisco, Ca                KO  3

1884
Nov    George Hamill                San Francisco, Ca                LK  1

1886
Nov 13 Jack Maynard                 San Francisco, Ca                EX   

1890
Oct  2 Martin Murphy                San Francisco, Ca                EX   
          -The article reads like the men sparred in dress suits

1891
Oct 22 -New York Illustrated News reported Maynard won 20 bouts 
          as the Lightweight Champion of the Pacific Coast
Nov 25 Martin Murphy                San Francisco, Ca                EX   

1892
Oct 14 Martin Murphy                Palo Alto, Ca                    EX   

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