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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Charles Stevenson

BORN 1876; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 190 lbs
RACE Black
MANAGER Edward J. Holland
1898
Jan 15 Bill James                 Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  2
          -Some sources report "Bill Jones"
Jan 15 Big Rube                   Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  4
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 22 Big Rube                   Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  4
Feb 26 George Williams            Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  2
Feb 17 -Stevenson was challenged to a bout by Ben Coleman
Apr  2 Ben Coleman                Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Apr 30 Ed Gross                   Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  4
          -Some sources report "ND 6"
Oct  1 Steve Branson              Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  2 
Oct  8 Ed "Thunderbolt" Smith     Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  2 
Oct 22 Ed Gross                   Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Nov 14 Walter Johnson             Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  3
Dec  3 Jack McCormick             Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Dec 17 Jack McCormick             Philadelphia, Pa                  WF  6
Dec 19 Big Rube                   Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  2 
Dec 31 Kid Lavelle                Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  2

1899
Jan 10 Kid Lavelle                Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  4
Feb 11 Tom "Jabber" Carey         Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Feb 21 Kid Lavelle                Allentown, Pa                     KO 14
          -Lavelle was unconscious for ten hours following this knockout
Mar 16 Peter Maher                Philadelphia, Pa                  LT  2
Apr  8 Jack Bonner                Philadelphia, Pa                  LK  6
Apr 17 Dick Moore                 Trenton, NJ                        L 20
May  6 Ed "Thunderbolt" Smith     Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
May 27 Dick Moore                 Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Jul  1 Tom "Soldier" Wilson       Brooklyn, NY                      WF  2
Jul 24 "Denver" Ed Martin         Brooklyn, NY                      LT 14
Sep  1 Tom Lenihan                Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  2
Sep 23 Charley Strong             Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  5
Oct 21 Tommy West                 Brooklyn, NY                      LK 13
Nov  7 Joe Goddard                Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  4
          -Goddard received a severe cut
Dec  5 Fred Morris                Philadelphia, Pa                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; The attendance was too small
Dec 16 Fred Morris                Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Dec 30 Ed Gross                   Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  2

1900
Jan  9 "Scaldy" Bill Quinn        Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Feb  5 Tom "Jabber" Carey         Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Mar  2 John Cavanaugh             Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Apr  7 Klondike (John Haines)     Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
May 12 Klondike (John Haines)     Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Sep 15 Steve O'Donnell            Philadelphia, Pa                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Sep 15 "Scaldy" Bill Quinn        Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Nov  6 "Scaldy" Bill Quinn        Allentown, Pa                     ND 15

1902
Feb 15 George Cole                Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Sep 29 Johnny Morrow              Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  1
Nov 15 George Cole                Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6

1903
Feb 13 "Cyclone" Bill Larry       Philadelphia, Pa                  KO  1
Feb 27 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Mar 20 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Jul  3 William "Cyclone" Kelly    Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Jul 10 Bob Long                   Philadelphia, Pa                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 17 Fred Cooley                Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Oct 15 Fred Cooley                Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Nov 19 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Dec 17 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6

1904
Mar 25 Morris Harris              Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
May  6 Bob Long                   Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Jul 21 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) Chester, Pa                      SCH   
          -Stevenson and Black Bill refused to fight due to a poor crowd and low money;
           Some sources report "Charlie Stevens" instead of "Charley Stevenson";
           Some sources report "ND 6"
Dec  3 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
 
1905
Oct 27 Joe Butler                 Philadelphia, Pa                  WF  1
Nov 18 Joe Phillips               Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  5

1906
Jan 12 Morris Harris              Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6 
Apr 20 Morris Harris              Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6

1907
Jun  7 Morris Harris              Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Aug 15 John "Sandy" Ferguson      Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  3

1909
Nov 15 Jack Talmer                Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  5
          -Some sources report "Jack Tholmer"
Nov 22 Jack Talmer                Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  3
          -Some sources report "Jack Tholmer"
Nov 29 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec  9 Morris Harris              Philadelphia, Pa                  NC  3
          -Some sources report Stevenson boxed "Jeff Clark"

1910
Feb  7 Jack Fitzgerald            Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Mar 14 "Battling" Jim Johnson     Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1895
       Arastus Lewis                                                KO 16

1898
       Ben Coleman                Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  4
*** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis***

*** Assistance Was Provided By Matt Donnellon ***
             
Compiled By Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization