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Jim Savage
| BORN : |
1881; Orange, New
Jersey |
| DIED : |
April 1949; Orange,
New Jersey |
| HEIGHT : |
5-10 1/2 |
| WEIGHT : |
175-199 1/2 lbs |
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Savage was a muscular, rugged boxer who was talented and carried a solid
punch; During his career he fought a number of outstanding world-class
fighters, was sparring partner for many others, and was trainer of many
more
Among those he defeated during his career were "Sailor" Burke, "Sailor"
Charles White, Andy Morris, Frank Moran, Al Benedict, Tom Kennedy, Jack
Keating, Al Kubiak, Fred McKay, Matthew "P.O." Curran, and Fred Storbeck
After his retirement from the ring, Jim was a Madison Square Garden
referee, appeared in movies, belonged to the Friars Club and Motion
Picture Club of New York, and was bodyguard for Daniel G. Reid, owner of
the American Can Company
Savage was
a White Hope
of the teens |
1908
Jun 30 Sailor Burke L 3
-Some sources report "LK 3" at "New York, NY"
1909
Mar 30 Jim Donovan New York, NY KO 1
Apr 13 Cyclone Roberman New York, NY KO 1
May 18 Charley Mann New York, NY TK 7
Jun 15 Charley Mann New York, NY ND 10
Jul 20 Jack Rowan New York, NY KO 1
Sep 2 "Sailor" Jack Cunningham New York, NY TK 6
Dec 21 Jack Fitzgerald Far Rockaway, NY ND 10
1910
Apr 4 Dan "Porky" Flynn Brooklyn, NY D 10
Dec 19 "Young" Hank Griffin Utica, NY LF 5
Dec 26 Sailor Burke Newark, NJ WF 5
1911
Mar 13 Frank Moran New York, NY TK 7
-Some sources report "ND 10"
Mar 27 Dummy Maxson New York, NY ND 10
May 8 Dan "Porky" Flynn Boston, Ma LT 9
-Some sources report 5/09/11; Others report 5/10/11
Jun 13 Andy Morris New York, NY LK 2
Jul 18 Andy Morris Far Rockaway, NY WF 2
Sep 21 Al Benedict New York, NY TK 2
Oct 6 Charles "Kid" McCoy Far Rockaway, NY LK 4
1912
Mar 29 Al Kubiak New York, NY ND 10
May 11 Bob Williams New York, NY KO 2
Aug 19 Tom Kennedy New York, NY TK 7
Sep 30 Ed "Gunboat" Smith New York, NY LK 3
Oct 24 Jack Keating New York, NY TK 1
-Some sources report "McKenna"
Dec 12 Dan Daily Cleveland, Oh ND 10
-Some sources report 12/13/12
Dec 23 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon Pittsburgh, Pa ND 6
-Some sources report 12/28/12
1913
Feb 21 Al Kubiak Atlanta, Ga W 10
-Some sources report 1/21/13
Apr 16 Tim Logan New York, NY ND 10
Jun 3 Whitey Allen New York, NY TK 2
Jun 13 "Sailor" Charles White Atlanta, Ga LT 3
-Some sources report 6/07/13 at "New York, NY"
Aug 8 Al Kubiak Far Rockaway, NY ND 10
Oct 21 Al McCluskey Far Rockaway, NY TK 7
1914
Feb 10 Tony Ross Philadelphia, Pa D 10
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
May 25 Matthew "P.O." Curran London, Eng W 20
Sep 4 Dan "Porky" Flynn Far Rockaway, NY D 10
Nov 4 Tom McCarty Far Rockaway, NY ND 10
Dec 25 Howard Morrow New York, NY ND 10
1915
Jul 7 Al Reich New York, NY ND 10
-Some sources report 7/16/16
Aug 31 Charley Weinert New York, NY ND 10
Oct 5 Jack Dillon Brooklyn, NY ND 10
1916
Jan 26 Charley Weinert New York, NY LT 7
Mar 25 Battling Levinsky New York, NY ND 10
Jul 8 Fred Storbeck New York, NY KO 6
Oct 27 John Lester Johnson New York, NY LK 2
-Some sources report 10/28/16
Nov 17 Jim Conklin New York, NY KO 8
1917
Jul Paul Samson Korner ND 10
Jul 27 Jack Hanlon Freeport, NY KO 8
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1903
Kid McDemitt KO 1
Bill McNulty KO 1
Bill Kanz KO 3
Tony Michaels KO 1
1904
Joe Mulvey KO 3
Joe Stone KO 1
Slim Horton KO 3
Bill Conley KO 3
1905
Bill Badgeley W 3
Phil Hanley KO 3
Kid Sloane KO 1
Sailor Burke LK 3
1906
Owen Ziegler W 2
Bill Nash KO 2
Chick Morrison KO 4
1907
Fred Russell KO 3
Jack Cooley W 6
Phil Bush KO 3
1908
Fred Bradley W 3
Pat O'Bovile KO 3
Johnny Carroll W 6
Joe Butler KO 4
1909
Dutch Miller KO 1
Con Sullivan KO 1
Jim Donovan KO 1
Sam Meeker KO 3
1910
Tom Lenihan KO 6
Herman Boliman KO 1
Pat O'Rourke KO 14
1911
Charley Mann ND 10
Sailor Burke WF 5
-Is this the same as the 12/26/10 bout ?
"Sailor" Charles White KO 7
Dan "Porky" Flynn ND 10
-Is this the same as the 4/04/10 bout ?
Jack Fitzgerald ND 6
1912
Al Benedict New York, NY KO 2
Jack Fitzgerald New York, NY ND 10
1913
Jack Smith New Orleans, La KO 2
Hock Jones New York, NY KO 3
Al Benedict New York, NY KO 3
1914
Fred McKay Scranton, Pa KO 4
1916
Al Benedict ND 10
1923
Mar 31 Sam Langford Mexico City, Mx LK 1
-Heavyweight Championship of Mexico
1926
Nov 22 "Fighting" Bob Lawson Chicago, Il D 10
1927
May 20 Johnny Grosso New York, NY LK 6
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
2.10.06
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