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George Seddons
| BORN |
1847;
Birmingham, England |
| DIED |
December 10 1884; Williamsburg, New York, New York |
| HEIGHT |
5-2 1/2 |
| WEIGHT |
118 lbs |
|
MANAGER |
George
Leese |
|
1865
Dec 11 Barry the Kid near Flushing, Long Island, NY W 25
-The fight was held at "St. Ronan's Well
1866
May 13 Pete Dailey L 65
1868
Oct 8 "Boston" Tommy Kelly Smuttynose Island, Me W 96
-Featherweight Championship of America;
Some sources report the fight was held at "Isle of Shoals" near
Portsmouth, NH; Seddons was taken into custody, found guilty of
prizefighting, and sentenced to six months in prison
1869
Aug 19 Punch Morris Fort Erie, Ont, Canada W 6
-This fight was held near Black Creek
1870
Jan 25 John Lafferty near St. Louis, Mo W 19
-This fight was held on Carroll's Island
Mar -Seddons challenged Mike Coburn to a fight; Coburn accepted
May 9 -Seddons was arrested in St. Louis
May 28 John Lafferty SCH
-This fight was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
(Likely not held since Seddons was arrested in advance)
May 31 -Seddons was sentenced to six months in prison
1871
May 25 -Seddons seconded Tim Collins vs Billy Edwards at Long Island, NY
1873
Mar 4 -Seddons refereed the Harry Hicken-Bryan Campbell bout at Collier's Station, WV
Aug 3 Arthur Chambers Long Island, NY L 39
-Lightweight Championship of America
1874
Dec 10 -Seddons appeared at a "Benefit of Arthur Chambers" in New York, NY (Harry Hill's);
Those appearing was Billy Edwards, Arthur Chambers, Mike Coburn, Ned Mallahan,
Warry Edwards, Jim Kelly, George Seddons, "The Mouse" and others equally well known;
while the art of wrestling will be illustrated by John McMahon, Homer Lane, Matt Grace
and Doyle
1875
Dan Dougherty ND
-This glove contest was fought during Apr-May 1875
(about two weeks before Seddons' reported death)
May 12 -Buffalo (NY) Morning Express carried an article stating
that Seddons had died
Jul 29 -Detroit (Mi) Free Press reported that Seddons arrived
in Detroit the day before (on Jul 28)
1882
Dec 28 Johnny Saunders New York, NY EX
1884
Dec 12 -In Philadelphia, Arthur Chambers, in speaking about the death of
George Seddons, ex-champion of the featherweights, which occurred
on Wednesday (Dec 10) in New York, said, "Seddons was one of the
cleverest fighters I ever met in the ring"
*** The Following Bouts Must Be In Error If Seddons Died In 1884 ***
1887
Dec John Connors D 15
1889
Sep 30 -Seddons accompanied John L. Sullivan to Boston, Ma
*** Photo Provided By William Schutte ***