1884
Mar 30 Jack Williams Brooklyn, NY LT 31
-Nelson suffered a broken bone in his arm
1885
Jan 12 Denny McMahon New York, NY EX 3
Feb 10 George Klein Brooklyn, NY EX 3
Apr 12 Joe Heiser Brooklyn, NY D 15
1886
Jan 12 Benny Malone near New York, NY KO 3
Jan 15 Jack McAuliffe New York, NY EX 3
Feb 24 Jack McAuliffe Jersey City, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 11 Jack Walsh Buffalo, NY W 5
Apr 15 Jack Masters Buffalo, NY KO 9
May 3 Jack Hopper Brooklyn, NY EX
Jul 28 Jack Williams Brooklyn, NY EX
1887
Feb Jack McAuliffe EX
Feb 15 Jack Hopper Brooklyn, NY EX 3
Feb 21 Jack Hopper Brooklyn, NY EX 3
Apr 16 Jack McAuliffe New York, NY EX 3
May 31 Jack McAuliffe Troy, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 6 Mortimer Goss New London, Ct LF 16
Dec 12 Jack Hopper Brooklyn, NY EX 4
Dec 12 Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 16 Professor Haley Norwich, Ct TK 22
1888
Apr 9 Arthur Upham Andover, Ma LK 16
-Some sources report "Reading, Ma" or "Reading, Pa" in 1886
Nov 10 Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY EX
Dec 18 Frank Conley Newtown, NY EX
1889
Feb 27 Johnny Reagan New London, Ct EX
-Some sources report 3/05/1889; Some report 2/26/1889
Apr 8 -Nelson was called the champion lightweight of Connecticut
Apr 9 Jack McClellan near Bristol, Ct LK 14
-Lightweight Championship of Connecticut
Apr Guzzills New Haven, Ct KO 10
Apr 23 -Nelson seconded Joe Woolraven vs Pat Gleason at Bergen County, NJ
Nov 4 -Nelson was scheduled to appear in Brooklyn, NY
Nov 5 Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 7 -Nelson was scheduled to appear in Brooklyn, NY
Nov 9 -Nelson was scheduled to appear in Brooklyn, NY
1890
Feb -Nelson was being trained by Martin Dempsey at Providence, RI
for his upcoming bout against Doc O'Connell
Feb Doc O'Connell New London, Ct SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 24 -Nelson and Sailor Brown got into a fight on the street in New London, Ct
Apr Jimmy Connelly Providence, RI SCH
-This bout was scheduled to be held during Apr-May; The outcome is not known
May 11 Christopher Cornell Douglas, Ma KO 16
Jun 7 -Nelson seconded Eddie Avery vs Hugh Boyle at Long Island, NY (Woodside)
Dec 16 -Nelson seconded Jimmy Kennard vs Billy Murray near Stamford, Ct
Dec Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY EX
-Nelson and McAuliffe gave sparring exhibitions during mid-December 1890
Dec -Nelson was the boxing instructor of the Brooklyn AC and trained Batty Weldon
1891
Mar -Ike Weir wanted to fight Nelson
Nov 2 Jack McAuliffe Richmond, In SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1892
Jan 10 -Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle reported that Nelson would be going to Europe
in the future with Jack McAuliffe
Feb -Nelson was in Canada with Jack McAuliffe
Aug Jack McAuliffe Bay St. Louis, La EX
Sep 5 -Nelson seconded Jack McAuliffe vs Billy Myer in Bay St. Louis, La
Sep 10 Jack McAuliffe New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 17 Jack McAuliffe New York, NY EX
Sep 30 Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 4 Tommy Colton Brooklyn, NY ND 3
Nov 1 Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov -Nelson was to give exhibition bouts with Jack McAuliffe in Rochester, NY
Nov 27 Jack McAuliffe Chicago, Il EX 3
Dec 7 Jack McAuliffe Chicago, Il EX 6
Undated
Billy Welsh Buffalo, NY L
"Frenchy" Osbourne Chicago, Il ND
1893
Jan 13 Frank Kerrigan Boston, Ma EX
Jan 14 Jack McAuliffe Boston, Ma EX
Jan 16 Jack McAuliffe Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Jan 19 Jack McAuliffe Philadelphia, Pa EX 1
Jan 30 Jack McAuliffe Philadelphia, Pa EX
Feb 14 -Nelson decided to bring a suit against William Wainwright,
an Assemblyman of New York; As Nelson was leaving the Griffin-
Murphy fight, he was arrested and charged with stealing
Wainwright's pocket book; Soon after Nelson was locked up,
it was discovered that the pocket book was in a pocket of
Wainwright; Nelson was going to sue for false imprisonment
Mar 2 Jack McAuliffe St. Louis, Mo EX
Apr 10 Jack McAuliffe Wilmington, De SCH
-This bout was scheduled as part of a play, "The King of the Turf";
The outcome is not known
Apr 23 Jack McAuliffe Davenport, Ia SCH
-This bout was scheduled as part of an afternoon play, "The King of the Turf";
The outcome is not known
Apr 23 Jack McAuliffe Davenport, Ia SCH
-This bout was scheduled as part of an evening play, "The King of the Turf";
The outcome is not known
Jun 26 -Nelson seconded Bobby Burns vs Hugh Napier in Roby, In
Sep -Nelson was a boxing instructor at his school in New London, Ct
Oct -There was talk of Nelson fighting Stanton Abbott of England
Dec 9 Cash Ford Fort Dodge, Ia SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Authorities prevented it
1894
Feb 17 Jack Skelly Brooklyn, NY EX 3
Mar 3 -Nelson seconded Danny Russell vs George Siddons near Newark, NJ
Aug 6 Stanton Abbott New London, Ct SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled; The reason is not known
Nov 16 Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY EX
Nov 19 -Nelson seconded Jack McAuliffe vs Owen Ziegler at Coney Island, NY
Nov 26 -Nelson seconded Eugene Garcia vs Maxie Haugh at Coney Island, NY
1895
Apr -Nelson was training Jack Skelly at Sutters' Hotel, Flatbush
for his upcoming bout vs Johnny Gorman
Sep 2 -Nelson was scheduled to spar at Bath Beach, NY
1896
Jan 28 Jack McAuliffe Brooklyn, NY EX 6
Jan 28 Billy Ernst Brooklyn, NY EX
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled the same date
Feb -Nelson sparred often with Jack McAuliffe in preparation for his upcoming
bout with George "Kid" Lavigne during Feb-Mar
Mar 11 -Nelson seconded Jack McAuliffe vs George "Kid" Lavigne in New York, NY
Jul 4 Jack McAuliffe Hartford, Ct SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 3 Billy Preston Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Undated
Kid Stewart LK 5
1901
Apr 2 -Buffalo (NY) Enquirer reported that Otto Floto said that
Jack McAuliffe and Jimmy Nelson put up the hardest set-to
of any two men who traveled together and appeared each night
Nov 29 -Nelson refereed the Austin Rice-Johnny Burns bout in New London, Ct
*** Photo and Some Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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