Undated
C.A.C. Smith L 3
1883
Jul 15 Billy Baker Navy Island, Ont, Canada LK 7
-This bout was held near Buffalo, NY;
Some sources report "L 7"
1884
Feb 5 Jack Stewart Cleveland, Oh KO 3
Feb 18 Jack Welch Cleveland, Oh KO 2
Mar 5 Jack Stewart London, Ont, Canada ND 6
Mar 10 C.A.C. Smith Cleveland, Oh KO 9
-Some sources report "KO 7"
Aug 4 John Lawler Cleveland, Oh KO 3
Sep 6 -Thompson challenged Dominick McCaffrey to a bout
Paddy Brennan W
1885
Feb 18 John Welsh Cleveland, Oh KO
May 26 Billy Wilson St. Paul, Mn LK 1
Jul 19 Charles Hadley St. Paul, Mn LF 5
1886
Mar 20 Andy Guinsey Brooklyn, Oh KO 3
Apr 20 Pat Killen Cleveland, Oh WF 4
-Killen knocked Thompson down 4 times;
On the last knockdown, the crowd broke
into the ring; The referee (from Cleveland)
panicked and gave the win to Thompson on
a foul; Some sources report 4/02/86
Oct 2 Pat Killen Omaha, Ne LK 4
Tom Robinson SCH
-This bout was scheduled as a "finish" fight;
The outcome is not known
1887
Feb -Thompson challenged Jack Brady (of Buffalo, NY)
Apr Jake Kilrain Baltimore, Md EX
Apr Jimmy O'Day Baltimore, Md LK 4
Jun 23 Jack King Cleveland, Oh ND 8
-This bout was held and lasted 8 rounds;
The true outcome is not known
1888
Jan 16 George Peters Cleveland, Oh LK 5
Feb 15 George Peters SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1889
Jan 8 Bert Schiller near Nashville, Ky LF 28
-Thompson drew first blood; Both men were bloody;
Thompson hit Schiller when he was down and lost
by foul; London rules and gloves were used
Nov 30 "Big Six" (Alfred Walker) Birmingham, Al LK 2
-Some sources report 12/02/89
1891
May 7 Elmer Grant Beaver Falls, Pa LK 2
-This fight was declared to be a fake
1883-1893
-Thompson competed as a wrestler, meeting some of
the best men in the country
1891-1893
-Thompson made his living as a circus strongman
after his ring and wrestling careers ended
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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