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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Jack Rooke
(Jack O'Rourke)

BORN 1833; Dundalk, Ireland
DIED November 25 1881; Manchester, England (Laid to rest on November 29 1881; St. Luke's Churchyard, Cheathem Hill, Manchester, England)
HEIGHT 5-10 1/2
WEIGHT  145-154 lbs
1859
Jan 13 Tom Lane                    Ayrly, Staffordshire, England (1:22:00)  W 51
          -This fight was held near Cannock, England
Sep 20 Joe Goss                    Leaseford, Sussex, England    (1:40:00)  L 64

1860
May  1 Patsy Reardon               near Woking, ---, England     (1:15:00)  D 36
         -Police intervened

1861
Apr    George Crockett                                                      W Forf
          -Crockett could not raise the money for the fight
Jul 30 Job Cobley                  Home Circuit, ---, England    (1:54:00)  W 33
          -This fight was held near London, England
Dec 31 Bob Brettle                                               (1:15:00) ND 21
          -Police intervened

1862
Jan  1 Bob Brettle                                                 (17:00) ND  3
          -Brettle sprained an ankle; Police intervened
Mar 11 Bob Brettle                                               (1:40:00)  D  4
          -Reported time = 1:49:00; Since the men seemed not inclined 
           to fight any more, the referee gave them time to consider it;
           Then, with no blows struck, he called it a draw

1863
Nov 24 Patsy Reardon               Hampshire, ---, England       (1:06:00)  D  4
          -Police intervened

1865
Feb 14 Tom Kelly                   Thames Haven, England           (18:00)  L  6
          -The men fought at 150 lbs
Apr 25 Tom Kelly                   near Bradford, England          (53:00)  W 18
          -"Furniss" reported this fight held at Tebay, near Bradford, England

1866
Jan 16 Bill Ryall                  near Godstone, ---, England   (2:56:00)  D 13
          -This fight was renewed on February 22 1866
Feb 22 Bill Ryall                  near Horley, Sussex, England  (3:30:00)  D  9
          -Stakes were eventually drawn 

1867
Feb  5 Harry Allen                 Westmoreland, - (Gray's Rigg) (1:22:00)  D 16
          -The men fought at 149 lbs

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