*** AMATEUR BOUTS ***
1877-1878
Jack Scannell Boston, Ma KO 1
Ramon Guiteras Boston, Ma D 4
-This bout is mentioned by some sources but may not
have taken place
*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1879
Mar 14 Jack Curley Boston, Ma (1:14:00) W
Mar 14 Johnny "Cocky" Woods Boston, Ma TK 5
-This bout may have been an exhibition
The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dan Dwyer Boston, Ma TK 3
Tommy Chandler Boston, Ma W 4
John A. "Patsy" Hogan Boston, Ma W 4
-The results for the previous 3 bouts are reported
but are questioned
1880
Jan 5 John A. "Patsy" Hogan Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb Mike Donovan Boston, Ma EX 4
-Reports vary - "EX 3" - "ND 3" - "ND 4"
Mar Jerry Murphy New York, NY EX
Apr 6 Joe Goss Boston, Ma EX 3
Jun 26 -Sullivan announced he would fight anyone in America,
with or without gloves, for $500
Jun 28 George Rooke Boston, Ma KO 3
-Some sources report "KO 2"
Dan Dwyer EX
-Sullivan and Dwyer boxed several exhibitions
Nov Johnny Kenny New York, NY EX
Dec 11 John Donaldson Cincinnati, Oh EX 4
-Sullivan stopped Donaldson;
Some sources report 12/20/80
Dec 24 John Donaldson Cincinnati, Oh KO 10
-Some sources report 1881
Dec 25 -Sullivan and John Donaldson were arrested
for prizefighting but were released two
days later
1881
Jan 3 Jack Stewart Boston, Ma EX 3
-Some sources report "TK 2";
Some sources report "TK 8"
Jan 3 Joe Goss Boston, Ma EX 3
-Gloves were used for this bout;
The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan Jack Stewart Boston, Ma EX
Mar 21 Mike Donovan Boston, Ma EX 3
-Some sources report "EX 4"
Mar 31 Steve Taylor New York, NY TK 2
-Some sources report "W 3"
May 16 John Flood Yonkers, NY KO 8
-This bout was held on a barge;
Some sources report "W 8"
Jun 13 John Flood New York, NY EX 3
Jul 11 Fred Crossley Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Jul 11 Billy Madden Philadelphia, Pa EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 21 Dan McCarty Philadelphia, Pa KO 1
Jul Billy Madden Trenton, NJ EX
Aug 13 "Captain" James Dalton Chicago, Il KO 4
-Some sources report 8/12/81;
Some sources report 9/14/81;
Some sources report "Cincinnati, Oh"
Aug 13 Billy Madden Chicago, Il EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Sep 3 Jack Burns Chicago, Il KO 1
Sep 3 "Captain" James Dalton Chicago, Il EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Sep George Godfrey Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Both men were stripped for a "fight-to-the-finish";
Police intervened and prevented the contest;
Some sources report 1882
Sep -Sullivan got into a street fight with a local bully
at Mount Clemens, Mi and knocked the man out
Oct Bob Farrell EX
Oct 22 Billy Madden Scranton, Pa EX 4
Oct 24 Billy Madden Philadelphia, Pa EX 4
Oct 26 Billy Madden Troy, NY EX 4
Oct 27 Billy Madden New York, NY EX
Oct Steve Taylor New York, NY EX 3
Nov 5 Billy Madden New York, NY EX
-Sullivan and Madden appeared several times during the week
Nov 16 Billy Madden Buffalo, NY EX
Nov Pete McCoy Buffalo, NY EX
Nov 28 Billy Madden Cincinnati, Oh EX
Nov 28 Pete McCoy Cincinnati, Oh EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date;
Some sources report 11/29/81
Nov 29 Billy Madden Cincinnati, Oh EX
Dec Billy Madden Cleveland Oh EX
-This bout was held prior to Dec 17 1881
Dec 9 Billy Madden Chicago, Il
EX
Dec 24 Pete McCoy New Orleans, La EX
Dec 24 Billy Madden New Orleans, La EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1882
Feb 2 Joe Goss New Orleans, La EX 3
Feb 7 Paddy Ryan Mississippi City, Ms W 9
-Heavyweight Championship of America;
London Prize Ring Rules and bare-knuckles were used
Mar 27 Jack Douglas New York, NY EX 3
Mar 27 Billy Madden New York, NY EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar 28 Steve Taylor Jersey City, NJ EX 3
Apr 3 Billy Madden Bridgeport, Ct EX
Apr 15 Pete McCoy Hoboken, NJ EX
Apr 19 Pete McCoy Hoboken, NJ EX
Apr 20 Johnson Rochester, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Johnson, who was black, did not show
Apr 20 John McDermott Rochester, NY TK 3
May Billy Madden Lynn, Ma EX
Jun 8 Billy Madden Hartford, Ct EX
Jul 4 Jimmy Elliott Brooklyn, NY KO 3
Jul 17 "Tug" Wilson (Joe Collins) New York, NY W 4
-Wilson went to the floor 24 times during the bout
to avoid being knocked out
Aug 19 Joe Goss North Adams, Ma EX 2
-A riot broke out in the crowd and police intervened
Aug 19 Joe Goss North Adams, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
"Tug" Wilson (Joe Collins) SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Authorities prevented it
Sep 4 Billy Madden Newark, NJ EX
Sep 22 Billy Madden Buffalo, NY EX
Sep 23 Henry Higgins Buffalo, NY TK 3
Oct 16 S.P. Stockton Fort Wayne, In KO 2
Oct 26 Pete McCoy Bloomington, Il EX 3
Oct 30 Charley O'Donnell Chicago, Il KO 1
Oct 30 Pete McCoy Chicago, Il EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 31 Pete McCoy Chicago, Il EX 3
Nov 13 Pete McCoy Washington, DC EX 3
Nov 17 Mike Collins Washington, DC SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Collins backed out
Nov 17 Jordan Rentzler Washington, DC TK 1
-Police intervened; Rentzler died a few days later
Nov 17 Pete McCoy Washington, DC EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 19 an unnamed opponent Pittsburgh, Pa SCH
Nov an unnamed opponent Cincinnati, Oh SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled;
The outcomes are not known
Dec 14 Joe Goss New York, NY EX
Dec 28 Joe Coburn New York, NY EX 3
1883
Jan 20 Joe Coburn Buffalo, NY EX
Jan 23 Joe Coburn Toronto, Ont, Can EX
Jan 25 Harry Gilman Toronto, Ont, Can KO 3
-This man may have been "Harry Gilmore"
Jan 29 Joe Coburn Troy, NY EX 3
Feb Joe Coburn Rochester, NY EX
Feb 22 Pete McCoy Boston, Ma EX 3
Mar 1 John Laflin New York, NY EX 3
Mar 6 Pete McCoy New York, NY EX 3
Mar 13 Joe Coburn New York, NY EX 3
Mar 19 Steve Taylor Boston, Ma EX 3
Mar 19 Joe Coburn Boston, Ma EX 3
Mar 19 Mike Cleary Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Apr 20 Dan Foley Boston, Ma EX
May 14 Charlie Mitchell New York, NY TK 3
-Mitchell knocked Sullivan down in the first round;
Police intervened
May 15 Charlie Mitchell Long Island, NY SCH
-This bout was proposed by Joe Coburn as a
bare-knuckle fight to the finish; Mitchell
accepted but Sullivan did not; The bout
fell through
May 16 John Flood New York, NY EX
May 28 -Sullivan pitched for a semi-professional baseball team
at the New York, NY Polo Grounds
Aug 1 Pete McCoy Highland Lake, Ma EX
-This bout may have been held in "Highland Lake, NY"
Aug 6 Herbert Slade New York, NY TK 3
Sep -Sullivan fought some 50 minor opponents across America
and reportedly knocked out all of them; This tour took
place during Aug-Oct 1883
Sep 28 Herbert Slade Baltimore, Md EX
Sep 29 Herbert Slade Baltimore, Md EX
Oct 17 James McCoy McKeesport, Pa TK 1
Oct 19 Steve Taylor Allegheny City, Pa EX
Oct 19 Herbert Slade Allegheny City, Pa EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 22 Steve Taylor Wheeling, WV EX
Oct 22 Herbert Slade Wheeling, WV EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 29 Steve Taylor Louisville, Ky EX
Oct 29 Herbert Slade Louisville, Ky EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 3 Jim Miles East St. Louis, Il TK 1
Nov 3 Steve Taylor St. Louis, Mo EX
Nov 3 Herbert Slade St. Louis, Mo EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Nov 5 Steve Taylor St. Louis, Mo EX 4
Nov 5 Herbert Slade St. Louis, Mo EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 6 Steve Taylor St. Louis, Mo EX
Nov 6 Herbert Slade St. Louis, Mo EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 16 Steve Taylor Chicago, Il EX 4
Nov 16 Herbert Slade Chicago, Il EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 25 Morris Hefey St. Paul, Mn KO 1
-Some sources report 11/26/83
Nov 26 Steve Taylor St. Paul, Mn EX 4
Nov 26 Herbert Slade St. Paul. Mn EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 27 Herbert Slade Minneapolis, Mn EX
Dec 4 Mike Sheehan Davenport, Ia TK 1
Dec 4 Steve Taylor Davenport, Ia EX
Dec 4 Herbert Slade Davenport, Ia EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Dec 5 Herbert Slade Davenport, Ia EX
Dec 26 Steve Taylor Denver, Co EX
1883-1884
-Sullivan continued his tour during late 1883 and
early 1884; He reportedly knocked out 29 men
1884
Jeff Tomkins Butte, Mt KO 1
Jan 9 an unnamed opponent Butte City, Mt EX
Jan 10 Steve Taylor Helena, Mt EX 3
Jan 10 Herbert Slade Helena, Mt EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 11 Steve Taylor Helena, Mt EX
Jan 11 Herbert Slade Helena, Mt EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 12 Fred Robinson Butte City, Mt TK 2
-Some sources report 1/14/84
Jan 12 Herbert Slade Butte City, Mt EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 25 Steve Taylor San Francisco, Ca EX 3
Jan 25 Herbert Slade San Francisco, Ca EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 26 Steve Taylor San Francisco, Ca EX 3
Jan 26 Herbert Slade San Francisco, Ca EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 1 Sylvester Le Gouriff Astoria, Or KO 1
Feb 1 Steve Taylor Astoria, Or EX 3
Feb 1 Herbert Slade Astoria, Or EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Feb 6 James Lang Seattle, Wa KO 1
Feb 6 Steve Taylor Seattle, Wa EX
Feb 6 Herbert Slade Seattle, Wa EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Boiquet Victoria, BC, Can KO 1
-Sullivan was reportedly in "Victoria" on 2/08/84
Feb 9 Steve Taylor Seattle, Wa EX 3
Feb 9 Herbert Slade Seattle, Wa EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 18 Steve Taylor San Francisco, Ca EX 3
Mar 6 George M. Robinson San Francisco, Ca WF 4
-Robinson went down 28 times to avoid being knocked out
Mar 21 Pete McCoy Tucson, Az EX 3
Mar 21 Steve Taylor Tucson, Az EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
-Sullivan knocked Jack Traynor out in a barroom fight
at Dallas, Tx
Apr 9 Pete McCoy Galveston, Tx EX 3
Apr 9 Steve Taylor Galveston, Tx EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 10 Al Marx Galveston, Tx KO 1
Apr 10 Steve Taylor Galveston, Tx EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 12 Pete McCoy New Orleans, La EX 2
Apr 13 Pete McCoy New Orleans, La EX
Apr 13 Steve Taylor New Orleans, La EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 14 Mike Donovan New Orleans, La EX
Apr 14 Steve Taylor New Orleans, La EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 17 -The John L. Sullivan Combination exhibited at the "Opera House"
in Columbus, Ga
Apr 18 -The John L. Sullivan Combination exhibited at "Ralston Hall" in Macon, Ga
Apr 23 Steve Taylor Atlanta, Ga EX 3
Apr 28 Mike Donovan Memphis, Tn EX 3
Apr 28 Steve Taylor Memphis, Tn EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 29 Dan Henry Hot Springs, Ar KO 1
Apr 30 Mike Donovan Little Rock, Ar EX 2
Apr 30 Steve Taylor Little Rock, Ar EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 1 William Fleming Memphis, Tn KO 1
-Some sources report 4/28/84
May 1 Mike Donovan Memphis, Tn EX 3
May 1 Steve Taylor Memphis, Tn EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
May 2 Enos Phillips Nashville, Tn KO
-Police intervened; Reports lack some details;
Under Queensberry rules, the verdict would be "KO 1";
Under London rules, the verdict would be "KO 4" or "W 4"
May 2 Mike Donovan Nashville, Tn EX
May 2 Steve Taylor Nashville, Tn EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
May 8 Florrie Barnett St. Louis, Mo EX
May 8 Steve Taylor St. Louis, Mo EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 10 Bernard Peoria, Il EX
May 10 Casky Peoria, Il EX
May 10 Steve Taylor Peoria, Il EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date;
Some sources report "Bloomington, Il"
May 21 Florrie Barnett Toledo, Oh EX
Jun 30 Charlie Mitchell New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Sullivan was drunk and unable to fight;
Some sources report 5/30/84
Aug 13 Dominick McCaffrey Boston, Ma EX 3
Aug 13 Steve Taylor Boston, Ma EX 3
Aug 13 Tom Denny Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Aug 25 -Sullivan refereed the Dominick McCaffrey-Pete McCoy
bout in Boston, Ma
Oct 18 an unnamed opponent McKeesport, Pa EX
-Sullivan knocked out his opponent
Oct 19 an unnamed opponent Alleghany, Pa EX
Oct 20 an unnamed opponent Alleghany, Pa EX
Oct 20 an unnamed opponent Alleghany, Pa EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct an unnamed opponent Wheeling, WV SCH
Oct an unnamed opponent Steubenville, Oh SCH
Oct an unnamed opponent Newark, NJ SCH
Oct an unnamed opponent Columbus, Oh SCH
Oct an unnamed opponent Dayton, Oh SCH
-The previous 5 bouts were scheduled exhibitions;
The outcomes are not known
Oct 28 an unnamed opponent Cincinnati, Oh EX
Oct 29 an unnamed opponent Louisville, Ky SCH
Oct 30 an unnamed opponent Indianapolis, In SCH
Oct 31 an unnamed opponent Terre Haute, In SCH
-The previous 3 bouts were scheduled exhibitions;
The outcomes are not known
Nov 10 John Laflin New York, NY KO 2
Nov 18 Alf Greenfield New York, NY W 2
-Police intervened
Dec 31 Mike Donovan Brooklyn, NY EX
-This bout was part of the play, The Lottery of Life
1885
Jan 1 Mike Donovan New York, NY EX
Jan 1 Mike Donovan New York, NY EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
as part of the play, The Lottery of Life
Jan 12 Alf Greenfield Boston, Ma W 4
Jan 19 Paddy Ryan New York, NY NC 1
-Police intervened; Some sources report "TK 1"
Apr 2 Dominick McCaffrey Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Police prevented the bout
Jun 13 Jack Burke Chicago, Il W 5
Aug 29 Dominick McCaffrey Cincinnati, Oh W 7
Sep 9 Mike Cleary New York, NY EX 3
1886
May 31 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Chicago authorities banned sparring matches
Billy Madden New York, NY EX
-Sullivan and Madden gave exhibitions for one week
Aug 28 Frank Herald Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Authorities prevented the bout
Sep 18 Frank Herald Alleghany City, Pa W 2
-Police intervened; Some sources report "TK 1"
Oct 13 Mike Cleary Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Oct 29 Tom Hinch Stillwater, Mn EX 3
Oct 29 Steve Taylor Stillwater, Mn EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 30 Tom Hinch St. Paul, Mn EX 3
Oct 30 Steve Taylor St. Paul, Mn EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 31 Steve Taylor St. Paul, Mn EX
Nov 2 Steve Taylor St. Paul, Mn EX
Nov 2 Tom Hinch St. Paul, Mn EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 10 Tom Hinch St. Paul, Mn EX
Nov 10 Steve Taylor St. Paul, Mn EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 13 Paddy Ryan San Francisco, Ca KO 3
Dec Steve Taylor Tacoma, Wa EX 3
Dec 18 Steve Taylor Butte, Mt EX 3
Dec 27 Duncan McDonald Colorado Springs, Co EX
Dec 28 Duncan McDonald Denver, Co EX 4
-Some sources report "D 4"
Dec 29 Duncan McDonald Denver, Co EX
Dec 29 Steve Taylor Denver, Co EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 30 Duncan McDonald Georgetown, Co EX
Dec 30 Steve Taylor Georgetown, Co EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1887
Jan 1 Duncan McDonald Denver, Co EX
Jan 1 Steve Taylor Denver, Co EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan an unnamed opponent Fort Keogh, Mt EX 1
-Sullivan knocked this man out
Jan 18 Patsy Cardiff Minneapolis, Mn D 6
-Pollack reports that Sullivan broke a bone in his left arm
Mar 28 Steve Taylor Hoboken, NJ EX 4
Mar 28 Joe Lannon Hoboken, NJ EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 1 Steve Taylor Baltimore, Md EX
Jun 7 Joe Lannon Boston, Ma EX
Jun 7 Steve Taylor Boston, Ma EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 9 Joe Lannon Brockton, Ma EX
Jun 9 Steve Taylor Brockton, Ma EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 4 -Sullivan umpired a baseball game in Hartford, Ct
Jul 4 Joe Lannon Hartford, Ct EX
Aug 8 Mike Donovan Boston, Ma EX 3
Aug 8 Steve Taylor Boston, Ma EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 11 Mike Donovan Boston, Ma EX 3
Aug 11 Steve Taylor Boston, Ma EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 28 Jack Ashton London, Eng EX 3
Dec 8 Jack Ashton London, Eng EX
Dec 9 Jack Ashton London, Eng EX 3
-Some sources report "EX 4"
Dec 12 Jack Ashton Dublin, Ire EX 4
Dec 13 Jack Ashton Waterford, Ire EX
Dec 14 Frank Creedon Cork, Ire SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held
Dec 14 Jack Ashton Cork, Ire EX
Dec 15 Jack Ashton Limerick, Ire EX 4
Dec 16 Jack Ashton Dublin, Ire EX 4
Dec 17 Jack Ashton Belfast, Ire EX
1887-1888
-Sullivan boxed 51 exhibitions in England
1888
Jan 5 William Samuells Cardiff, Wales KO 3
Jan 5 Jack Ashton Cardiff, Wales EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan -Sullivan gave boxing exhibitions in Portsmouth, Eng
George Fryer Nottingham, Eng EX
Mar 10 Charlie Mitchell Chantilly, Fr D 39
-Some sources report this as a Heavyweight
Championship of the World contest; London
Prize Ring Rules and bare-knuckles were
used for this bout; Sullivan scored the
first knockdown; Mitchell drew first blood
in the eighth round; Weights: 200-166
May 14 -Sullivan agreed to meet George Godfrey in a bout;
Godfrey said he was not prepared to fight then
but would at a later date
May 15 Jack Ashton Boston, Ma EX 4
Jun 4 Mike Donovan New York, NY EX 3
Jun 4 Jack Ashton New York, NY EX 2
Jun 4 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New York, NY EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date;
(Some sources report that Dempsey failed to show up)
1889
Apr 24 Jack Ashton Brooklyn, NY EX 3
May 6 Jack Ashton Tarrytown, NY EX
May 28 Billy Madden Cincinnati, Oh EX
May Mike Cleary Gloucester, NJ EX 3
Jun 25 Mike Cleary Belfast, NY EX
Jul 8 Jake Kilrain Richburg, Ms KO 75
-Heavyweight Championship of America;
London Prize Ring Rules and bare-knuckles were used;
Pollack considers this bout to be a Heavyweight
Championship of the World contest
Aug 2 Bill Muldoon New York, NY SCH
-This bout was a scheduled wrestling match
Aug 2 Mike Cleary New York, NY SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled as part
of a Benefit for Sullivan on the same date;
The outcomes are not known
Sep 9 Mike Cleary New York, NY EX 3
Sep 23 Liney Tracy Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1890
Feb 7 Joe Lannon Newark, NJ EX 3
Feb 12 Joe Lannon Hoboken, NJ EX 3
May 19 Joe Lannon SCH
May 21 Joe Lannon SCH
May 23 Joe Lannon SCH
-The previous 3 bouts were scheduled as part of the play,
The Paymaster; The outcomes are not known
Jun 16 Joe Lannon New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 24 Joe Lannon Boston, Ma EX
Dec 16 Joe Lannon New York, NY EX 3
Dec 16 Joe Lannon New York, NY EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1891
Jun 26 Jim Corbett San Francisco, Ca EX 4
-Some sources report "EX 3" on 6/24/91
Jul -Sullivan toured Hawaii and Australia but did not
have any official bouts; He possibly had some
exhibitions with Jack Ashton
Nov 25 Paddy Ryan San Francisco, Ca EX
Dec 20 Joe Choynski San Francisco, Ca EX 3
Dec 22 Jack Ashton Oakland, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled to occur between acts of the play, Broderick Agra.
The outcome is not known
Dec 23 Jack Ashton Oakland, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled to occur between acts of the play, Honest Hearts and Willing Hands
The outcome is not known
Dec 24 Jack Ashton Stockton, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled to occur between acts of the play, Broderick Agra.
The outcome is not known
Dec 25 Jack Ashton Sacramento, Ca SCH
-This bout was to occur between acts of the matinee performance of the play, Honest Hearts and Willing Hands
The outcome is not known
Dec 25 Jack Ashton Sacramento, Ca SCH
-This bout was to occur between acts of the evening performance of the play, Honest Hearts and Willing Hands
The outcome is not known
Dec 26 Jack Ashton Sacramento, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled to occur between acts of the play, Broderick Agra.
The outcome is not known
Dec 28 Jack Ashton Marysville, Ca SCH
-This bout was to occur between acts of the evening performance of the play, Honest Hearts and Willing Hands
The outcome is not known
1892
May 29 Jack Ashton New York, NY EX 3
Aug 29 Jack Ashton Brooklyn, NY EX 3
Aug 29 Leonard Tracy Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
The previous 2 bouts were scheduled the same date
Aug 29 Joe Lannon Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was later scheduled for this date;
It probably replaced the Sullivan-Tracy bout;
The outcome is not known
Sep 7 Jim Corbett New Orleans, La LK 21
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 10 Jack Ashton New York, NY SCH
Sep 10 Joe Lannon New York, NY SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled the same date;
The outcomes are not known
Sep 17 Jack Ashton New York, NY SCH
Sep 17 Leonard Tracy New York, NY SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled the same date;
The outcomes are not known but they were probably
cancelled since Sullivan boxed Corbett on this date
Sep 17 Jim Corbett New York, NY EX 3
1894
May 21 Paddy Ryan Boston, Ma EX 3
Jun 26 Paddy Ryan Boston, Ma EX 3
1895
Jun 8 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New York, NY EX
Jun 27 Jim Corbett New York, NY EX 3
Jul 23 Paddy Ryan Bangor, Me EX 3
Jul 25 Paddy Ryan Bar Harbor, Me EX
Oct 3 Paddy Ryan Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 5 Paddy Ryan Cleveland, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Mayor McKisson, of Cleveland, refused
to allow the bout
Oct 14 Paddy Ryan Jersey City, NJ EX 3
Nov 18 Paddy Ryan Buffalo, NY EX 3
1896
Aug 31 Tom Sharkey New York, NY EX 3
-One minute rounds were boxed
1897
Feb 17 Paddy Ryan Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Mar 16 -Denny Kelliher accompanied Sullivan on a train to Carson City, NM
for the Jim Corbett-Bob Fitzsimmons heavyweight championship bout
Jul 5 Bob Fitzsimmons Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
The men were present and ready to spar;
Police intervened and prevented it
1900
Feb 22 Tom Sharkey New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 29 Jim Jeffries New York, NY EX 3
Aug 28 Jim Jeffries New York, NY EX 3
Aug 29 Geoff Thorne New York, NY EX 3
1905
Mar 1 Jim McCormick Grand Rapids, Mi EX 2
-Sullivan knocked McCormick out
1909
May 18 Jake Kilrain Phoenix, Az EX
May 19 Jake Kilrain Phoenix, Az EX
May 24 Jake Kilrain Prescott, Az EX
May 25 Jake Kilrain Prescott, Az EX
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
Tom Gleason EX
Frank "Clipper" Donohue D 4
1882
Apr 28 Pete McCoy Boston, Ma EX
*** NCR ALL-TIME HEAVYWEIGHT COMPUTER TOURNAMENT ***
1968
Jim Braddock W 15
Jack Dempsey LT 7
*** Much Data Was Provided By Adam Pollack and Mike DeLisa ***
*** Assistance Was Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***
*** Assistance Was Provided By Christopher Shelton ***
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