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Frank Patterson

BORN   Fought out of Brooklyn, New York
WEIGHT 120-128 lbs

Patterson was a scrappy competitor who was hard to beat; He only lost to the best men; He was the better man in many contests but fought in a time when many bouts that went the distance were called draws

He defeated such men as Maxey Haugh, Adolph "Dolly" Lyons, Jerry Barnett, Eddie Gardner and Kid Broad

1888
Feb 18 Joe Murphy                 New York, NY                      SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1892
Feb 27 Billy Welch                Brooklyn, NY                        L  3
Apr 19 Maxey Haugh                Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Jul    Maxey Haugh                New York, NY                        W   
Oct 21 Ed Sweeney                 Brooklyn, NY                        D   
          -This bout was held at "Williamsburg"

1893
Apr 29 Pete McNally               Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Dec 11 Kid Hogan                  Brooklyn, NY                        D  8

1894
Mar 19 Ron McVeigh                New York, NY                        W   
Apr  7 Danny McBride              New York, NY                        L  6
          -Some sources report 4/11/94;
           Some sources report McBride fought "Jim Patterson"
Apr 28 Tim Murphy                 New York, NY                        D  6

1895
Jan 18 Sammy Campbell             Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
May  6 Marty McCue                Brooklyn, NY                        D  6
Oct  2 Danny McBride              New York, NY                      SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known (likely cancelled)
Oct  2 Marty McCue                Long Island, NY                     D  6
Dec 21 Billy Whistler                                                 D 20

1896
Feb 24 Jerry Sullivan             Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Mar 28 George Johnson             Brooklyn, NY                        W   
          -Some sources report "George Justice"
Jun 22 "Solly" Smith              Brooklyn, NY                        L 10
Aug 25 Adolph "Dolly" Lyons       New York, NY                        W  8
          -Some sources report 8/24/96
Oct 23 George Massey              Elmira, NY                          W 10
Oct 23 Joe Bernstein              Long Island, NY                     D 10
          -Different sources report the previous 2 bouts for the the same date
Nov 25 Billy Moore                Long Island, NY                     D 10
Dec 23 Mike Sears                 New York, NY                        D 10
          -Some sources report "Long Island City, NY"

1897
Mar 27 Henry McDonald             New York, NY                       KO  6
Apr 17 Dave Wall                  Brooklyn, NY                        D 10
          -Some sources report "New York, NY"
May  8 Frank Bryant               New York, NY                        W 10
Jun  2 Jerry Barnett              Brooklyn, NY                       TK  4
Oct 26 George Massey              Elmira, NY                          D 10
Nov  4 Eddie Gardner              New York, NY                        W 10
          -Some sources report "Brooklyn, NY"
Dec  2 "New York" Jack O'Brien    Bridgeport, Ct                      D 10

1898
Apr 21 Kid Broad                  Brooklyn, NY                        D 12
          -Perhaps, this is the 10/10/98 bout
May 16 Billy O'Donnell            New York, NY                        D  8
Jul 11 Marty McCue                Brooklyn, NY                        D 12
Aug  6 "Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan  Brooklyn, NY                       LF  4
Aug 12 Mike Tuths                 New York, NY                        W 10
Oct 10 Kid Broad                  Brooklyn, NY                        D 12

1899
Jan 29 Kid Broad                  New York, NY                        W 10
          -Some sources report 1/10/99
May 20 "Solly" Smith              Brooklyn, NY                        D 20
          -Some sources report 5/10/99
Jun 10 Billy O'Donnell            Brooklyn, NY                       NC 12
          -Police Intervened;
           Was this bout held at New York, NY ?
           Was the verdict "D 12" ?
Jun 26 Jerry Marshall             Brooklyn, NY                        D 10
          -This bout was not held 7/26/99
Jul 10 "Solly" Smith              Brooklyn, NY                        D 25
          -Some sources report "D 20"
Sep  8 "Fighting" Joe Allen       Philadelphia, Pa                  SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1900
Jan 15 "Solly" Smith              Brooklyn, NY                        D 25
Feb 19 Billy Barrett              Brooklyn, NY                       LT  9
          -Patterson received a broken jaw;
           This bout was not held at New York, NY
Jun 12 Lew Ryall                  Brooklyn, NY                        W 12

*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

Undated
       Eddie Loeber                                                   L  3

*** Much data was provided by William Schutte ***

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