Undated
Paddy Carroll KO
Jimmy Murray KO 25
George Hagan W 4
John Duffy D
1889
Mar 28 Frank Burke Philadelphia, Pa ND
Dec 22 Andy Bowen New Orleans, La LK 2
1890
May 7 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Buffalo, NY LK 30
Aug 4 Ed Gorman Bradford, Pa LK 9
Sep 30 Harry Gilmore Minneapolis, Mn TK 10
-Some sources report "John McHale"
1892
Jan 25 Austin Gibbons Philadelphia, Pa LT 2
-Some sources report "EX 2"
Feb 27 Martin Snee New York, NY L 6
Apr 1 Jim Weir Philadelphia, Pa ND
Apr 16 Barney Reilly Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 21 -McHale was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
May 30 Young Small Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 14 Martin Snee Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 25 Ed McCabe Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul -McHale was challenged by William Gibson (145 lbs) who
claimed to have knocked out McHale in 18 rounds once
and to have beaten McHale in eight rounds once
Jul 23 William Parker Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Philadelphias (Pa) Item, 10/14/1892, reported this bout was held "lately"
Aug 27 Jack Burke Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Sep 2 Billy Leedom Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 8 Dennis Call Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 16 -McHale refereed the Michael Grant-McAleary bout
Oct 17 William Gibson Ashland, Pa TK 3
-Some sources report 10/18/1892 in Philadelphia, Pa
Oct 18 -McHale was challenged by Andy Watson to a bout
Oct 29 Billy Plimmer Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov an unnamed opponent in Pennsylvania SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 16 John Murray Philadelphia, Pa ND
Nov 26 -McHale challenged Al O'Brien to a bout
Dec 10 Al O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 2
-The men fought wildly and wrestled at times;
The referee could not stop them; He stopped the bout
Dec 17 -McHale refereed the George Merriman-Jimmy Quinn bout in Philadelphia, Pa
Owen Ziegler Philadelphia, Pa L 3
1893
Feb 4 Jack McAuliffe Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 11 Paddy Carroll Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Feb 15 Young McCall Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 15 Billy Bachman Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Feb 18 -McHale refereed the Jersey Gordon-Cuban Wonder bout in Philadelphia, Pa
Mar 8 James Edwards Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
Mar 18 Owen Ziegler Philadelphia, Pa LT 2
-McHale knocked down Ziegler in round two but broke a hand;
He could not continue
Jim Burge Philadelphia, Pa ND
Jim Burge Philadelphia, Pa ND
Aug 2 -McHale was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
Oct 24 Frank O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 28 Billy Bachman Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 4 Billy Bachman Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 20 Jim Burge Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-This was a "rattling" set-to; McHale was arrested for this fight
1894
Apr -McHale became manager of Walter Edgerton (Kentucky Rosebud)
Sep -McHale, as a boxing instructor, had a pupil, Billy Baxter,
who he was willing to match against any 85-lb man
Jul -McHale was no longer manager of Walter Edgerton (Kentucky Rosebud)
Sep 3 Al O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 8 Mike Hallahan Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Sep 22 -McHale was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
Sep Jimmy Kelly Bethlehem, Pa ND
Sep 29 Barney Reilly Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Oct 8 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 17 Barney Reilly Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-This was a "red hot" fight
Dec -McHale was manager of the Philadelphia, Pa Southwark AC;
He was probably manager for many months before this date
1895
Jan -Jim Duffy challenged McHale to a bout
Feb 2 Jim Dwyer Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report 02/09/1895
Mar 25 Elwood McCloskey Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 4 Billy Ahearn Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 11 -McHale was scheduled to spar in Conshohocken, Pa
Jul Jemmy Carney Slattington, Pa KO 3
Sep 30 -McHale refereed the Jimmy Barry-Jack Lynch bout in Philadelphia, Pa
Oct 9 Dan Barnes Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1896
Jan 11 Jack Brooks Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Feb 24 George Denning Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 23 William Gibson Girardville, Pa KO 8
1897
Jan 9 Charles "Bull" McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 17 "Wilmington" Jack Daly Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1898
Mar 26 "Chicago" Jack Daly Chicago, Il LK 5
1899
Oct 28 Joe Allen Philadelphia, Pa LT 4
1904
Feb 20 Billy Fairburn Philadelphia, Pa LK 4
Mar 5 Eddie "Spike" McAvoy Philadelphia, Pa LK 3
1905
Jan 27 Young Golding Philadelphia, Pa LK 1
*** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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