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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Martin "Fiddler" Neary

BORN August 31 1849; Birmingham, England
DIED November 20 1903; New York, New York
WEIGHT 135-140 lbs

1866
       Pat Rooney                   Birmingham, England              KO 36
       Jimmy Shields                Birmingham, England               D 30
       Paddy Carney                 Birmingham, England               W 11

1870
       Matthews (of Birmingham)     Birmingham, England               L 12

1872
Oct 25 Peter Croker                 near Flushing, Long Island, NY   LK 76
          -Some sources report 57 rounds

1876
       Pete McGuire                                                  KO  3
Jul    Mike Gillespie               Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Aug 23 Mike Gillespie              
near Wilmington, De              LK 21
          -Some sources report "LK 19"; Some sources report "LK 20"

1880
Sep  7 Mike Mullery                 New York, NY                      D 16
          -Neary was better at first but tired;
           Mullery battered Neary who threw in the sponge;
           But, the fight was stopped and called a "draw"
           before the sponge came in

1882
Mar 27 Johnny Saunders              New York, NY                     EX  

1883
Jan 25 "Philadelphia" Jimmy Ryan    New York, NY                     ND  4
Mar 19 Mike Gillespie               Boston, Ma                       EX  3
          -Police intervened; Some sources report 03/18/1883;
           Some sources report "W 3"
Apr 11 George Cook                  New York, NY                     EX  
May  7 Jack Yonkers                 Newburgh, NY                     EX  
May 16 John Cash                    New York, NY                     EX  
Aug  6 Bob Farrell                  New York, NY                     EX  
Nov 30 Jim Connolly                 Boston, Ma                        L  6

1884
Jan  7 Tom Allen                    New York, NY                     EX  3
          -This man was not the famous boxer
Jun 26 Tom Allen                    New York, NY                     EX  
          -This man was not the famous boxer
Jun 26 Tommy Ferguson               New York, NY                     EX   
          -The previous 2 bouts were reported by different sources for the same date;
            Perhaps, they were held on the same date
Oct  6 Jack Keenan                  New York, NY                     EX  
Oct 18 Jack McDonnell               Westchester, NY                   D  5
          -Police intervened
Dec 19 Jack Keenan                  New York, NY                     EX  

1886
Dec 22 Patsy O'Leary                Philadelphia, Pa                  D  4

1887
Feb 10 Jack Williams                Philadelphia, Pa                  W  6
May 15 Jake Hynes                   New York, NY                     KO  2
Oct 31 Jack Harding                 Boston, Ma                       LK  3

1888
Jan 31 Jimmy Connors                Jersey City, NJ                  EX  
Nov 27 Paddy Lee                    Brooklyn, NY                     EX  
Nov 28 Frank Weston                 Cleveland, Oh                    KO  1

1889
Sep 16 Young Pointer                Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Oct 31 Jack Lynch                   Lancaster, Pa                    EX  
Oct 31 Jack Lynch                   Lancaster, Pa                    EX    
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov  8 Young Pointer                                                 KO  2
Nov 11 Sweeney                      Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 21 Jack Lynch                   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  
Nov 25 Jack Lynch                   Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 27 Jack Lynch                   Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1890
Apr    Jack Files                                                   SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Nov 13 John Van Heest               near Bradford, Pa                LK  7

          -This bout was held in New York state but near Bradford, Pa;
            Some sources report "L 7" on 11/14/1890


1891
Feb 16
Jack Harding                 Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  
Mar 12
Jack Harding                 Philadelphia, Pa                SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

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

1880-1883
       Pete McCoy                                                     L  
          -This bout was likely held during the early 1880's

1883
       Jim Connolly                 Boston, Ma                       LK  1
       Tom Cleary                                                    LK  2

1886
Oct  7 Jack Lynch                   Philadelphia, Pa                  L  
          -Featherweight Championship of Philadelphia

1892
Jul  9
Jack Harding                 Gloucester City, NJ             SCH  
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1893
Nov 20
Jack Harding                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  

*** Most Data And Photo Was Provided By William Schutte ***


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