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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

"Chief" John Metoquah

BORN   January 19 1898; Chickasa, Oklahoma;
Resided in Hutchinson, Kansas
HEIGHT 6-4
WEIGHT 173-216 lbs
MANAGER Jim Elmer
Amateur Bouts

1919-1920
          -Metoquah served in the United States Navy during World War I
       Frank Lamino               Charleston, SC                   KO   
       Frank Lewis                Newport News, Va                 KO   
       Jeff Marshall              Newport News, Va                 KO   
          -The previous 3 bouts were fought while serving in the United States Navy

Professional Bouts

1920
Mar 30 Elmer Guthrie              Arlington, Ks                    ND 10
Aug 21 "Wild" Bill Patterson      Turon, Ks                        KO  1
Aug 21 Roy Smith                  Turon, Ks                        EX  2
Sep  6 Jim Harper                 Hutchinson, Ks                   KO  1
Nov 20 "Sailor" Dick Morris       Hutchinson, Ks                   ND  3

1921
Jan  1 Benny Cyrus                Hutchinson, Ks                  SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Aug  6 Mike Schubert              Larned, Ks                       KO  4
Sep 21 Battling Axtell            Guymon, Ok                       KO  3
Sep 29 Heinie Zimmerman           Larned, Ks                       KO  1
Oct 13 Mike O'Dowd                Larned, Ks                      SCH   
Oct 13 Mike Gibbons               Larned, Ks                      SCH   
          -The previous 2 bouts were scheduled; The outcomes are not known
Dec  2 Jack Fuentes               Wichita, Ks                      KO  2
Dec 23 Hugh Walker                Hutchinson, Ks                   ND 10

1922
Feb 10 Mike Nestor                Larned, Ks                       KO  3
Feb 15 Texas Tate                 Hutchinson, Ks                   KO  2
Feb 20 Hugh Walker                Wichita, Ks                      ND 10
Mar  2 Battling Brooks            Hoisington, Ks                  SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Apr 26 "Frisco" Ed Warner         Larned, Ks                       ND 10
May  3 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Guymon, Ok                       KO  6
Jul  4 Hugh Walker                Guymon, Ok                        D 10
Nov  9 Andy Schmader              Wichita, Ks                      KO  7
Nov    -Metoquah worked out daily with Bob Armstrong in Larned, Ks
           during Nov-Dec 1922
Dec 12 Ole Anderson               Wichita, Ks                      ND 10
Dec 28 Ole Anderson               Wichita, Ks                      ND 10

1923
Jan 15 "Sailor" Glenn Clickner    Wichita, Ks                      ND 10
Nov  8 Dan Bright                 Yonkers, NY                       D 10
          -Some sources report "W 10" in "New York, NY"
Dec 21 Bill Haynes                New York, NY                     KO  2

1924
Jan  5 Antolin Fierro             Havana, Cuba                     KO  2
          -Some early sources report Heavyweight Championship of Cuba;
           Some sources report 1/10/1924
Feb  2 Santiago Esparraguera      Havana, Cuba                     LK  2
          -Some early sources report Heavyweight Championship of Cuba
Aug 17 Andres Balsa               Lima, Peru                        W 10
Oct 19 Ben Johnson                Lima, Peru                        W 12
Nov  8 Emilio "King" Solomon      Panama City, Panama               W 15
Nov 30 "Gunboat" Smith            Panama City, Panama              KO  6
          -This man was not the famous white fighter, Ed "Gunboat" Smith

1925
Jan 26 Santiago Esparraguera      Havana, Cuba                     LF  3
Feb 24 "Wild" Bill Reed           West Palm Beach, Fl              LT  2
May  1 Hugh Walker                Great Bend, Ks                   ND 10
May 25 W.L. "Young" Stribling     Hutchinson, Ks                   ND 10
Dec 23 Neil Clisby                Los Angeles, Ca                  LK  1

1926
Jan 22 "Long" Tom Hawkins         San Diego, Ca                    WF  4
Jan 28 Jack Roper                 Pasadena, Ca                     KO  9
Feb 12 Jimmy Byrne                San Diego, Ca                     W 10
Feb 18 Kid Ireland                Perth Amboy, NJ                  ND  4
Jul 14 Joe White                  Dayton, Ky                       TK  2
Jul 20 Nick Newman                Brooklyn, Oh                     ND 10
Jul 23 Tom Sayers                 Toledo, Oh                       ND 10
Jul 28 George Mulholland          Dayton, Ky                       KO  7
Aug  6 Jim Stone                  Dayton, Oh                       ND  8
Aug 10 Mike Arnold                Denver, Co                       TK  3
Aug 24 Joe Lohman                 Denver, Co                        W  4
Aug 31 George Manley              Denver, Co                        L  4
Sep 14 Charles "Chuck" Wiggins    Lawrence, In                     ND 10
Sep 17 Joe Sekyra                 Dayton, Oh                       ND  8
Sep 20 Joe Sekyra                 Dayton, Ky                       ND 10
Sep 27 Charles "Chuck" Wiggins    Indianapolis, In                 ND 10
Oct  6 Jack McCann                Denver, Co                       KO  2
Oct 15 Tom Sayers                 Detroit, Mi                      ND 10
Oct 19 George Manley              Denver, Co                        L  4
Nov 19 Charles "Chuck" Wiggins    Toledo, Oh                       ND 12
Dec 13 Chuck Burns                Louisville, Ky                   LF  9

1927
Jan  1 "Fighting" Bob Lawson      Kalamazoo, Mi                    WF  8
Jan 25 Jack DeMave                Kalamazoo, Mi                    LK  4
Feb 21 Bartley Madden             Chicago, Il                       L 10
          -Some sources report 2/01/1927
Feb  7 George Williams            Trenton, NJ                       D   
Jun  6 "Tiny" Jim Herman          Cincinnati, Oh                   TK  5
Jun 17 Art Weigand                Toledo, Oh                       LK  1
Jun 22 Johnny Risko               Lawrence, In                     ND 10
Aug  5 Ed "Bearcat" Wright        Cedar Rapids, Ia                 ND 10
Aug 25 Monte Munn                 New York, NY                     LF  1
Sep 10 George Manley              Denver, Co                        L 10
Dec 13 "Cowboy" Bill Owens        Denver, Co                        W 10

1928
Jun 13 Jack Roper                 Wilmington, Ca                    L 10
Aug  7 John Lester Johnson        Modesto, Ca                       L 10
Sep  7 Ted Jernigan               San Francisco, Ca                KO  1
Oct 26 Larry Seratti              San Francisco, Ca                LF  4

1929
Mar 15 Grant "Happy" Shade        Cedar Rapids, Ia                 LT  2
1931
Jun 29 -Metoquah was sentenced to 1 to 14 years for writing a bad check and
           violating terms of his probation on a prior forgery conviction

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

1921
Oct 21 "Frisco" Ed Warner         Larned, Ks                        W 10

1922
Jul 11 Hugh Walker                Guymon, Ok                        D 10

1924
Jun  9 Antolin Fierro             Havana, Cuba                     KO  2
          -This bout is likely an incorrect reference of the 1/05/1924 bout

1927
       Ed "Bearcat" Wright        Cedar Rapids, Ia                 ND 10

*** Much Data Provided By Mike DeLisa ***

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