Charles "Kid" McCoy (October 13, 1872 – April 18, 1940), born Norman Selby, was an American
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
and early Hollywood actor. He claimed the vacant
world middleweight title when he scored an upset victory over
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was an American World Welterweight and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907. His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rar ...
by 15th round knockout.
Overview
Born in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
,
Rush County, Indiana
Rush County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In the 2010 United States Census, the population was 17,392. The county seat (and only city) is Rushville.
History
When the Indiana Territory was granted statehood (20 December 1816), there ...
, McCoy would eventually weigh , stand , and go on to a record 81 wins (55 by
KO, with 6 losses, 9 no decision, and 6 disqualifications). McCoy was noted for his "corkscrew punch" – a blow delivered with a twisting of the wrist.
According to McCoy, he learned the punch one evening while resting in someone's barn after a day of riding the rails. He noticed a cat strike at a ball of string and imitated its actions. Whether true or not, McCoy was known as a fast, "scientific" fighter who would cut his opponents with sharp blows. He reportedly would wrap his knuckles in mounds of friction tape, to better cut his opponents faces. He was listed # 1 Light Heavyweight of all time in ''Fifty Years At Ringside'', published in 1958. He was also regarded as a formidable puncher, and was included in ''
Ring Magazine
''The Ring'' (often called ''The Ring'' magazine or ''Ring'' magazine) is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into questio ...
's'' list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
Boxing career
Tommy Ryan was knocked out by Kid McCoy in the 15th round on March 2, 1906. This bout forms part of the lore of the McCoy legend. McCoy served as a sparring partner for Ryan, and absorbed many beatings at the hands of his employer. Ryan was notorious for showing little mercy to his sparring partners.
![Jim flynn tommy ryan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Jim_flynn_tommy_ryan.jpg)
As a result, McCoy hated Ryan, and sought revenge. It is alleged that McCoy, who appeared thin, pale and frail, persuaded Ryan that he was seriously ill before their fight. McCoy, who was famed as a trickster, purportedly rubbed flour on his face so as to appear deathly ill. Ryan is said to have fallen for the ruse, failed to train properly and was not in top condition for the bout. Whether true or not, McCoy scored an upset win over Ryan in a fight billed for the American and World 154lbs Middleweight Title.
Another one of McCoy's tactics was demonstrated while McCoy was on a tour of Australia and some other Pacific Islands. To supplement his income, he would take on all comers. In one unidentified port, McCoy, who scarcely weighed , agreed to box a huge native reputed to weigh in excess of . McCoy watched him train and noted the man fought in his bare feet. When the fight began, McCoy's corner threw handfuls of tacks into the ring, causing the bare-footed challenger to drop his guard and raise up one foot. As soon as he did so, McCoy lowered the boom on his distracted adversary.
Although slight of build, McCoy captured the world middleweight championship by defeating
Dan Creedon
Dan Creedon (9 June 1868 – 10 July 1942) was a middleweight boxer who challenged for the world middleweight title twice and claimed the title between 1895 and 1897.
Creedon was born in Invercargill, New Zealand but his boxing career develope ...
. McCoy never defended the title, choosing to abandon the crown to enable him to pursue the world heavyweight championship. Despite his handicap in size, McCoy battled the best heavyweights of his era, and defeated
Joe Choynski
Joseph Bartlett Choynski (; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
Boxing career
"Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, wei ...
and
Peter Maher. He was defeated by
Tom Sharkey
Thomas "Sailor Tom" Sharkey (November 26, 1873 – April 17, 1953) was a boxer who fought two fights with heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. Sharkey's recorded ring career spanned from 1893 to 1904. He is credited with having won 40 fig ...
and
Jim Corbett
Edward James Corbett (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was a British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in the Indian subcontinent.
He held the rank of colonel in the British Indian ...
. The Corbett fight was the subject of controversy, as the ending was suspect and Corbett's estranged wife claimed the bout was fixed.
"The real McCoy"
:
It was thought that the expression "
The Real McCoy
"The real McCoy" is an idiom and metaphor used in much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article", e.g. "he's the real McCoy". The phrase has been the subject of numerous false etymologies.
History
The phr ...
" originally referred to Kid McCoy. With regard to this, once again, stories abound. One scenario involves a local tough who bumped into McCoy in a bar. McCoy, who was slight of build and a dapper dresser, did not look like a fighter. The bar room bully reputedly laughed when told the slender fellow he was annoying was Kid McCoy. He then challenged McCoy to fight, and upon reviving from being knocked out allegedly remarked "Oh my God, that was the real McCoy". However, it is believed that the first publication with this spelling occurred in James S. Bond's 1881 dime novel, ''The Rise and Fall of the "Union club": or, Boy life in Canada,'' wherein a character utters, "By jingo! yes; so it will be It's the 'real McCoy,' as Jim Hicks says. Nobody but a devil can find us there."
Skeptics, though, point out that Kid McCoy was only nine years old when this was published.
Personal life
McCoy's career was no less colorful outside the ring. He was married ten times, performed in theater, and went west to California during the birth of the movie industry there. He appeared in films, including a scene fighting
Wallace Reid
William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver.
Early life
Reid was born in St. Louis, M ...
in the 1922 film, ''
The World's Champion
''The World's Champion'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The movie is based on the play ''The Champion'' by Thomas Louden and A.E. Thomas that was produced on Broadway ...
.''
McCoy was also friends with many movie stars of the day, including
Charles Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...
and director
D. W. Griffith
David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...
, who directed the 1919 silent film, ''
Broken Blossoms
''Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl'', often referred to simply as ''Broken Blossoms'', is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was distributed by United Artists and premiered on May 13, 1919. It stars ...
,'' Selby's second film as actor.
![Kid McCoy (Norman Selby) sitting at a desk in city jail](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Kid_McCoy_%28Norman_Selby%29_sitting_at_a_desk_in_city_jail.jpg)
By the early 1920s McCoy was poor, addicted to alcohol and out of the movie industry. At this time however, McCoy was involved in a romance with a wealthy married woman, Teresa Mors. Apparently he swept her off her feet, for she filed for divorce from her husband. The Mors divorce was acrimonious, and dragged on until she was killed, in the apartment she shared with McCoy at 2819 Leeward (Unit 212), by a single gunshot to the head on August 12, 1924.
The next morning, a disheveled McCoy robbed and held captive some 12 people at Mrs. Mors' antique shop, and shot one man, who was trying to escape, in the leg. He also had forced at least six other men to remove their trousers, after divesting them of their money. McCoy was apprehended and charged with the murder of Mrs. Mors. His trial took place in downtown Los Angeles, and was the media event of its day. McCoy claimed Mrs. Mors committed suicide, while the prosecution claimed he murdered her for financial gain.
McCoy testified in his own defense, and put on quite a show as he demonstrated Mrs. Mors final minutes. Contending he had tried to wrestle a knife away from her, McCoy and his attorney wrestled and rolled around on the courtroom floor, for the benefit of the jury, press and courtroom spectators. After Mrs. Mors allegedly took her own life, McCoy claimed he became faint and could not remember anything further, including participating in the wild crime spree the following morning.
Dagmar Dahlgren
Dagmar Dahlgren (January 17, 1880 - October 20, 1951) was a dancer, singer and motion picture actress of the silent film era from Los Angeles, California. Her career in motion pictures lasted from 1920 to 1922.
Biography
Dagmar Sophie Dahlgre ...
was the eighth wife of McCoy. Dahlgren and McCoy had lived together for three days. Dahlgren disputed one of McCoy's alibis during his trial. Specifically she denied to her attorney that she had seen him in the two years prior to Mors' death. The jury was split between first degree murder and acquittal. In what is believed to have been a compromise verdict, McCoy was convicted of manslaughter.
McCoy was sent to
San Quentin
San Quentin State Prison (SQ) is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco in the unincorporated place of San Quentin in Marin County.
Opened in July 1852, San Quentin is the o ...
, but was paroled from prison in 1932. Afterwards he worked for
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...
.
Marriages
Extended family
Norman Selby was one of six siblings and third oldest. One of his four sisters, Grace Esther Selby ''(maiden;'' 1885–1916) was, from 1901 to 1908, married to Charles Thomas Henshall (1862–1928). Norman was an uncle to their daughter, actress
Barbara Jo Allen
Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 19 ...
(1906–1974).
Death and legacy
McCoy took his own life in Detroit on April 18, 1940. Even his death was enigmatic.
He committed suicide at the
Hotel Tuller
The Hotel Tuller once stood at Adams Avenue West, Bagley Street, and Park Avenue across from Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was one of the largest luxury hotels in Detroit, and the first one to be erected in the Grand Circus P ...
in Detroit
by an overdose of sleeping pills,
leaving a note behind. It read, among other things
In an apparent last attempt to drop his professional moniker, the note was pointedly signed as, "Norman Selby."
British professional wrestler Mark Boothman (the son of wrestler Phil "King Ben" Boothman) adopted the "Kid McCoy" name and won the
British Lightweight Championship
The British Lightweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's broken history dates back to the 1930s and it was most recently claimed actively in 2021 under the auspices of Rumbl ...
in 1987, holding it for three years.
Selected filmography and publications
Filmography
: As actor
*1918: ''
The House of Glass''
* 1919: ''
Eyes of Youth
''Eyes of Youth'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Clara Kimball Young. The film was based on the stage play ''Eyes of Youth'', performed on Broadway in 1917-18 and starred Marjorie Rambeau. This film ...
''
* 1919: ''
Broken Blossoms
''Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl'', often referred to simply as ''Broken Blossoms'', is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was distributed by United Artists and premiered on May 13, 1919. It stars ...
''
* 1920: ''
The Fourteenth Man
''The Fourteenth Man'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film starring Robert Warwick and Bebe Daniels. It was directed by Joseph Henabery and produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
This film is an adaption of F. Anstey's play, ''T ...
''
* 1920: ''
The Honey Bee
''The Honey Bee'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Marguerita Sylva, Thomas Holding and Nigel Barrie.Goble p.323
Cast
* Marguerita Sylva as Hilda Wilson
* Thomas Holding as Harris Doreyn
* Nigel Ba ...
''
* 1922: ''
The World's Champion
''The World's Champion'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The movie is based on the play ''The Champion'' by Thomas Louden and A.E. Thomas that was produced on Broadway ...
''
* 1922: ''
Oath-Bound
''Oath-Bound'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Bernard J. Durning and starring Dustin Farnum, Ethel Grey Terry, and Fred Thomson.Solomon p. 278
Cast
* Dustin Farnum as Lawrence Bradbury
* Ethel Grey Terry as Constance Hasting ...
''
* 1922: ''
Tom Mix in Arabia
''Tom Mix in Arabia'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Tom Mix, Barbara Bedford and George Hernandez.Solomon p.280
Cast
* Tom Mix as Billy Evans
* Barbara Bedford as Janice Terhune
* George ...
''
* 1923: ''
April Showers''
: As subject
* 1989: ''Brutal Glory,'' highly fictionalized film, loosely about Norman Selby
Publications
: As subject
* 2002: ''The Real McCoy,'' by
Darin Strauss
Darin Strauss is a best-selling American writer whose work has earned a number of awards, including, among numerous others, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Strauss's 2011 book ''Half a Life (memoir), Half a ...
; (2002, 2003); ; ; ; (Dutch language)
Professional boxing record
All information in this section is derived from
BoxRec
BoxRec or boxrec.com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional and amateur boxers, both male and female. It also maintains a MediaWiki-based encyclopaedia of boxing.
The objective of the site is to document every profess ...
,
unless otherwise stated.
Official record
All
newspaper decision A newspaper decision was a type of decision in professional boxing. It was rendered by a consensus of sportswriters attending a bout after it had ended inconclusively with a "no decision", as many regions had not adopted the National Sporting Club o ...
s are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
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, May 14, 1904
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, 64–6–9
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Jack Root
John Arthur Root, known professionally as Jack Root (May 26, 1875 – June 10, 1963) was an American boxer. He was the first world light heavyweight champion as well as a challenger for the world heavyweight title. He fought out of Chicago. He wa ...
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, 10
, Apr 22, 1903
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, style="background:#DDD", Win
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, 6
, Feb 23, 1903
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, style="background:#DDD", Loss
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, 6
, May 19, 1902
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, 6
, May 2, 1902
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, Win
, 62–5–9
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Sandy Ferguson
Sandy Ferguson (July 24, 1879 – February 26, 1919) was a Canadian professional boxer. Born in New Brunswick, Ferguson moved to Chelsea, Massachusetts, US, with his family at age 13. He began his professional career there in 1898. Ferguson won ...
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, 4 (4)
, Dec 2, 1901
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, -
, 80
, Loss
, 61–5–9
, align=left,
James J. Corbett
James John "Jim" Corbett (September 1, 1866 – February 18, 1933) was an American professional boxer and a World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the only man who ever defeated the great John L. Sullivan (hence the " man who beat the man ...
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, 5 (25)
, Aug 30, 1900
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,
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, 13 (25)
, Jun 1, 1900
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, style="text-align:left;",
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, 78
, Draw
, 60–4–9
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Tommy Ryan
Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was an American World Welterweight and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907. His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rar ...
, PTS
, 6
, May 29, 1900
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, -
, 77
, Win
, 60–4–8
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Dan Creedon
Dan Creedon (9 June 1868 – 10 July 1942) was a middleweight boxer who challenged for the world middleweight title twice and claimed the title between 1895 and 1897.
Creedon was born in Invercargill, New Zealand but his boxing career develope ...
, TKO
, 6 (20)
, May 18, 1900
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,
, -
, 76
, Win
, 59–4–8
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Joe Choynski
Joseph Bartlett Choynski (; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
Boxing career
"Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, wei ...
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, 4 (25)
, Jan 12, 1900
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Peter Maher
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, 5 (25)
, Jan 1, 1900
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, 57–4–8
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, KO
, 4 (?)
, Nov 9, 1899
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, Win
, 56–4–8
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, KO
, 13 (20)
, Oct 27, 1899
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,
, -
, 72
, Draw
, 55–4–8
, align=left,
Joe Choynski
Joseph Bartlett Choynski (; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
Boxing career
"Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, wei ...
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, Oct 6, 1899
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, Sep 27, 1899
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, 54–4–7
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, Sep 19, 1899
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, 53–4–7
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, KO
, 3 (20)
, Sep 5, 1899
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, -
, 68
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, 52–4–7
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, KO
, 1 (6)
, Aug 18, 1899
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, 67
, Win
, 52–3–7
, align=left, Jim Carter
, KO
, 5 (10)
, Aug 14, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 66
, Win
, 51–3–7
, align=left, Tom Duggan
, TKO
, 2 (5)
, Aug 10, 1899
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, 50–3–7
, align=left, Jack Graham
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,
, -
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, Win
, 49–3–7
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Joe Choynski
Joseph Bartlett Choynski (; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
Boxing career
"Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, wei ...
, PTS
, 20
, Mar 24, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 63
, Loss
, 48–3–7
, align=left,
Tom Sharkey
Thomas "Sailor Tom" Sharkey (November 26, 1873 – April 17, 1953) was a boxer who fought two fights with heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. Sharkey's recorded ring career spanned from 1893 to 1904. He is credited with having won 40 fig ...
, KO
, 10 (20)
, Jan 10, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 62
, Win
, 48–2–7
, align=left,
Joe Goddard
, DQ
, 5 (6)
, Dec 16, 1898
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
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, Win
, 47–2–7
, align=left, Gus Ruhlin
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, 20
, Mar 20, 1898
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
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, Win
, 46–2–7
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, 1 (4)
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,
, -
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, style="background:#DDD", ND
, 45–2–7
, align=left, Vern Hardenbrook
, ND
, 4
, Mar 11, 1898
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 58
, Win
, 45–2–7
, align=left,
Nick Burley
Nick Burley (May 17, 1875 – March 5, 1911) was an American boxer of Croatian descent (from Boljenovići, Pelješac peninsula) His boxing career from 1890 until 1907. In 1902 he defeated Frank "Paddy" Slavin to win the Heavyweight Championshi ...
, KO
, 2 (?)
, Mar 4, 1898
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 57
, Win
, 44–2–7
, align=left,
Dan Creedon
Dan Creedon (9 June 1868 – 10 July 1942) was a middleweight boxer who challenged for the world middleweight title twice and claimed the title between 1895 and 1897.
Creedon was born in Invercargill, New Zealand but his boxing career develope ...
, RTD
, 15 (25)
, Dec 17, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
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, 56
, Win
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, align=left, Australian Billy Smith
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, Nov 15, 1897
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, Win
, 42–2–7
, align=left, George LaBlanche
, KO
, 1 (4)
, Nov 12, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
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, Win
, 41–2–7
, align=left, Beech Ruble
, TKO
, 2 (4)
, Nov 12, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 53
, style="background:#DDD", ND
, 40–2–7
, align=left,
Jim Hall
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, 5 (6)
, Oct 18, 1897
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, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 52
, Draw
, 40–2–7
, align=left,
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was an American World Welterweight and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907. His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rar ...
, PTS
, 5
, Sep 8, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 51
, Win
, 40–2–6
, align=left, Dan Bayliff
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Aug 13, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 50
, Win
, 39–2–6
, align=left, Dick Moore
, KO
, 2 (20)
, Jul 22, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 49
, Win
, 38–2–6
, align=left, Nick Burley
, KO
, 3 (20)
, Jul 5, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 48
, style="background:#DDD", Win
, 37–2–6
, align=left, Jack Bonner
, NWS
, 6
, May 31, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 47
, Win
, 37–2–6
, align=left, Dick O'Brien
, TKO
, 10 (25)
, May 26, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 46
, Win
, 36–2–6
, align=left, Mike Creedon
, KO
, 2 (?)
, May 6, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 45
, Win
, 35–2–6
, align=left, Mike O`Hara
, KO
, 1 (?)
, May 6, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 44
, Win
, 34–2–6
, align=left, Jack Graham
, KO
, 2 (4)
, Apr 24, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 43
, Win
, 33–2–6
, align=left, Bill Doherty
, KO
, 9 (20)
, Dec 26, 1896
, style="text-align:left;", {
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 42
, style="background:#DDD", ND
, 32–2–6
, align=left, Jimmy Fox
, ND
, 4
, Oct 10, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 41
, Win
, 32–2–6
, align=left, Dick Moore
, PTS
, 10
, May 30, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 40
, Win
, 31–2–6
, align=left,
Mysterious Billy Smith
William Amos Smith (May 15, 1871 – October 15, 1937) (Aka "Mysterious Billy" Smith) was a Canadian born two-time world welterweight boxing champion of the world: first at age 21 in 1892, then again in 1898 at the age of 27. He became fa ...
, DQ
, 6 (15)
, May 18, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 39
, Win
, 30–2–6
, align=left, Jim Daly
, TKO
, 2 (12)
, May 7, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 38
, Win
, 29–2–6
, align=left, Frank Bosworth
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Apr 22, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 37
, Win
, 28–2–6
, align=left,
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was an American World Welterweight and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907. His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rar ...
, KO
, 15 (20)
, Mar 2, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 36
, Win
, 27–2–6
, align=left, Tommy West
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Jan 31, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 35
, style="background:#DDD",
, 26–2–6
, align=left, Charles Johnson
, ND
, 4
, Jan 8, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 34
, Loss
, 26–2–6
, align=left, Ted White
, PTS
, 10
, Nov 25, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 33
, Win
, 26–1–6
, align=left, Abe Ullman
, TKO
, 13 (20)
, Oct 7, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 32
, Win
, 25–1–6
, align=left, Dick Moore
, TKO
, 6 (20)
, Sep 2, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 31
, Draw
, 24–1–6
, align=left, Dick O'Brien
, PTS
, 25
, May 20, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 30
, Win
, 24–1–5
, align=left, Jack Wilkes
, TKO
, 2 (15)
, Apr 19, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 29
, Win
, 23–1–5
, align=left, Billy Maber
, PTS
, 10
, Mar 13, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 28
, Win
, 22–1–5
, align=left, Al Roberts
, KO
, 5 (10)
, Jan 19, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 27
, Draw
, 21–1–5
, align=left, Al Roberts
, PTS
, 10
, Oct 29, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 26
, Win
, 21–1–4
, align=left, Billy Steffers
, PTS
, 10
, Aug 29, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 25
, Win
, 20–1–4
, align=left, Jack Grace
, KO
, 7 (?)
, Jul 24, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 24
, Win
, 19–1–4
, align=left, Billy Steffers
, PTS
, 10
, Jul 17, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 23
, Win
, 18–1–4
, align=left, Harry O`Connor
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Jul 2, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 22
, Win
, 17–1–4
, align=left, Charles Maxwell
, PTS
, 6
, Jun 1, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 21
, Draw
, 16–1–4
, align=left, Jim Barron
, PTS
, 10
, May 18, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 20
, Loss
, 16–1–3
, align=left, Billy Steffers
, KO
, 1 (10)
, May 10, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 19
, Win
, 16–0–3
, align=left, Jim Scully
, KO
, 7 (?)
, Mar 16, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 18
, Win
, 15–0–3
, align=left, Joe Burke
, KO
, 2 (?)
, Feb 12, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 17
, Win
, 14–0–3
, align=left, Pat Hayden
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Jan 8, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 16
, Win
, 13–0–3
, align=left, Deaf Mute
, KO
, 4 (?)
, Oct 22, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 15
, Win
, 12–0–3
, align=left, John Welch
, KO
, 9 (?)
, Oct 13, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 14
, Draw
, 11–0–3
, align=left, George Bennett
, PTS
, 8
, Sep 26, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 13
, Win
, 11–0–2
, align=left, Frank Merritt
, KO
, 2 (?)
, Aug 15, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 12
, Win
, 10–0–2
, align=left, Dick Harris
, KO
, 1 (?)
, Jul 30, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 11
, Draw
, 9–0–2
, align=left, Ike Boone
, PTS
, 19 (?)
, Jul 23, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 10
, Win
, 9–0–1
, align=left, Charles Bull McCarthy
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Jul 6, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 9
, Win
, 8–0–1
, align=left, Frank Murray
, KO
, 2 (?)
, May 4, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 8
, Win
, 7–0–1
, align=left, Frank Lamode
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Feb 22, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 7
, Win
, 6–0–1
, align=left, Unknown
, KO
, 2 (?)
, Feb 12, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 6
, Win
, 5–0–1
, align=left, Jim Conners
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Jan 27, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 5
, Win
, 4–0–1
, align=left, Jim Dickson
, KO
, 5 (?)
, Jan 11, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 4
, Draw
, 3–0–1
, align=left, Herbert Hale
, PTS
, 8
, Nov 12, 1892
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 3
, Win
, 3–0
, align=left, Bob Lewis
, KO
, 1 (?)
, Sep 14, 1892
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 2
, Win
, 2–0
, align=left, Billy Barlow
, PTS
, 6
, Jun 6, 1892
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 1
, Win
, 1–0
, align=left, Peter Jenkins
, PTS
, 4
, Jun 2, 1891
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
Unofficial record
Record with the inclusion of
newspaper decision A newspaper decision was a type of decision in professional boxing. It was rendered by a consensus of sportswriters attending a bout after it had ended inconclusively with a "no decision", as many regions had not adopted the National Sporting Club o ...
s in the win/loss/draw column.
{, class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
, -
!
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round
!Date
!Location
!Notes
, -
, 100
, Win
, 79–7–10
, align=left, P.O. Matthew Curran
, PTS
, 20
, Jan 20, 1912
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 99
, Win
, 78–7–10
, align=left, George Gunther
, PTS
, 10
, Jan 10, 1912
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 98
, Win
, 77–7–10
, align=left, Harry Croxon
, KO
, 3 (10)
, Dec 20, 1911
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 97
, Win
, 76–7–10
, align=left, Jim Savage
, KO
, 4 (10)
, Oct 6, 1911
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 96
, Win
, 75–7–10
, align=left, Kid Elle
, KO
, 1 (10)
, Sep 22, 1911
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 95
, Win
, 74–7–10
, align=left, Bob Day
, KO
, 1 (8)
, Sep 4, 1911
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 94
, Win
, 73–7–10
, align=left, Jack Fitzgerald
, NWS
, 6
, Mar 20, 1911
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 93
, Win
, 72–7–10
, align=left, Jim Stewart
, NWS
, 6
, Oct 16, 1908
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 92
, Win
, 71–7–10
, align=left,
Peter Maher
, KO
, 2 (6)
, Jul 24, 1908
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 91
, Win
, 70–7–10
, align=left, Jack Crawford
, KO
, 1 (20)
, Mar 3, 1905
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 90
, Win
, 69–7–10
, align=left, Jack Twin Sullivan
, PTS
, 20
, Sep 27, 1904
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 89
, Draw
, 68–7–10
, align=left,
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Joseph Francis Hagan (better known as Philadelphia Jack O'Brien) (January 17, 1878 – November 12, 1942) was the world light heavyweight boxing champion in 1905 when he defeated Bob Fitzsimmons for the universal world title. Rather than defendi ...
, NWS
, 6
, May 14, 1904
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 88
, Win
, 68–7–9
, align=left, Henry Placke
, TKO
, 2 (6)
, Apr 5, 1904
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 87
, Loss
, 67–7–9
, align=left,
Jack Root
John Arthur Root, known professionally as Jack Root (May 26, 1875 – June 10, 1963) was an American boxer. He was the first world light heavyweight champion as well as a challenger for the world heavyweight title. He fought out of Chicago. He wa ...
, PTS
, 10
, Apr 22, 1903
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 86
, Win
, 67–6–9
, align=left, Jack McCormick
, NWS
, 6
, Feb 23, 1903
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 85
, Loss
, 66–6–9
, align=left, Kid Carter
, NWS
, 6
, May 19, 1902
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 84
, Win
, 66–5–9
, align=left, Fred Russell
, NWS
, 6
, May 2, 1902
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 83
, Win
, 65–5–9
, align=left, David Barry
, TKO
, 2 (4)
, Dec 2, 1901
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 82
, Win
, 64–5–9
, align=left, Jack Scales
, KO
, 1 (3)
, Dec 2, 1901
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 81
, Win
, 63–5–9
, align=left,
Sandy Ferguson
Sandy Ferguson (July 24, 1879 – February 26, 1919) was a Canadian professional boxer. Born in New Brunswick, Ferguson moved to Chelsea, Massachusetts, US, with his family at age 13. He began his professional career there in 1898. Ferguson won ...
, DQ
, 4 (4)
, Dec 2, 1901
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 80
, Loss
, 62–5–9
, align=left,
James J. Corbett
James John "Jim" Corbett (September 1, 1866 – February 18, 1933) was an American professional boxer and a World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the only man who ever defeated the great John L. Sullivan (hence the " man who beat the man ...
, KO
, 5 (25)
, Aug 30, 1900
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 79
, Win
, 62–4–9
, align=left, Jack Bonner
, TKO
, 13 (25)
, Jun 1, 1900
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 78
, Draw
, 61–4–9
, align=left,
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was an American World Welterweight and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907. His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rar ...
, PTS
, 6
, May 29, 1900
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 77
, Win
, 61–4–8
, align=left,
Dan Creedon
Dan Creedon (9 June 1868 – 10 July 1942) was a middleweight boxer who challenged for the world middleweight title twice and claimed the title between 1895 and 1897.
Creedon was born in Invercargill, New Zealand but his boxing career develope ...
, TKO
, 6 (20)
, May 18, 1900
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 76
, Win
, 60–4–8
, align=left,
Joe Choynski
Joseph Bartlett Choynski (; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
Boxing career
"Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, wei ...
, RTD
, 4 (25)
, Jan 12, 1900
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 75
, Win
, 59–4–8
, align=left,
Peter Maher
, KO
, 5 (25)
, Jan 1, 1900
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 74
, Win
, 58–4–8
, align=left, Jack McDonough
, KO
, 4 (?)
, Nov 9, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 73
, Win
, 57–4–8
, align=left, Billy Stift
, KO
, 13 (20)
, Oct 27, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 72
, Draw
, 56–4–8
, align=left,
Joe Choynski
Joseph Bartlett Choynski (; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
Boxing career
"Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, wei ...
, PTS
, 6
, Oct 6, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 71
, Win
, 56–4–7
, align=left, Jack McCormick
, TKO
, 8 (20)
, Sep 27, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 70
, Win
, 55–4–7
, align=left, Steve O'Donnell
, KO
, 6 (20)
, Sep 19, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 69
, Win
, 54–4–7
, align=left, Geoff Thorne
, KO
, 3 (20)
, Sep 5, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 68
, Loss
, 53–4–7
, align=left, Jack McCormick
, KO
, 1 (6)
, Aug 18, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 67
, Win
, 53–3–7
, align=left, Jim Carter
, KO
, 5 (10)
, Aug 14, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 66
, Win
, 52–3–7
, align=left, Tom Duggan
, TKO
, 2 (5)
, Aug 10, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 65
, Win
, 51–3–7
, align=left, Jack Graham
, TKO
, 4 (5)
, Aug 10, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 64
, Win
, 50–3–7
, align=left,
Joe Choynski
Joseph Bartlett Choynski (; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
Boxing career
"Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, wei ...
, PTS
, 20
, Mar 24, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 63
, Loss
, 49–3–7
, align=left,
Tom Sharkey
Thomas "Sailor Tom" Sharkey (November 26, 1873 – April 17, 1953) was a boxer who fought two fights with heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. Sharkey's recorded ring career spanned from 1893 to 1904. He is credited with having won 40 fig ...
, KO
, 10 (20)
, Jan 10, 1899
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 62
, Win
, 49–2–7
, align=left,
Joe Goddard
, DQ
, 5 (6)
, Dec 16, 1898
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 61
, Win
, 48–2–7
, align=left, Gus Ruhlin
, PTS
, 20
, Mar 20, 1898
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 60
, Win
, 47–2–7
, align=left, Jim Bates
, KO
, 1 (4)
, Mar 11, 1898
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 59
, style="background:#DDD", ND
, 46–2–7
, align=left, Vern Hardenbrook
, ND
, 4
, Mar 11, 1898
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 58
, Win
, 46–2–7
, align=left,
Nick Burley
Nick Burley (May 17, 1875 – March 5, 1911) was an American boxer of Croatian descent (from Boljenovići, Pelješac peninsula) His boxing career from 1890 until 1907. In 1902 he defeated Frank "Paddy" Slavin to win the Heavyweight Championshi ...
, KO
, 2 (?)
, Mar 4, 1898
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 57
, Win
, 45–2–7
, align=left,
Dan Creedon
Dan Creedon (9 June 1868 – 10 July 1942) was a middleweight boxer who challenged for the world middleweight title twice and claimed the title between 1895 and 1897.
Creedon was born in Invercargill, New Zealand but his boxing career develope ...
, RTD
, 15 (25)
, Dec 17, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 56
, Win
, 44–2–7
, align=left, Australian Billy Smith
, TKO
, 2 (6)
, Nov 15, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 55
, Win
, 43–2–7
, align=left, George LaBlanche
, KO
, 1 (4)
, Nov 12, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 54
, Win
, 42–2–7
, align=left, Beech Ruble
, TKO
, 2 (4)
, Nov 12, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 53
, style="background:#DDD", NC
, 41–2–7
, align=left,
Jim Hall
, NC
, 5 (6)
, Oct 18, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 52
, Draw
, 41–2–7
, align=left,
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was an American World Welterweight and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907. His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rar ...
, PTS
, 5
, Sep 8, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 51
, Win
, 41–2–6
, align=left, Dan Bayliff
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Aug 13, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 50
, Win
, 40–2–6
, align=left, Dick Moore
, KO
, 2 (20)
, Jul 22, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 49
, Win
, 39–2–6
, align=left, Nick Burley
, KO
, 3 (20)
, Jul 5, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 48
, Win
, 38–2–6
, align=left, Jack Bonner
, NWS
, 6
, May 31, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 47
, Win
, 37–2–6
, align=left, Dick O'Brien
, TKO
, 10 (25)
, May 26, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 46
, Win
, 36–2–6
, align=left, Mike Creedon
, KO
, 2 (?)
, May 6, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 45
, Win
, 35–2–6
, align=left, Mike O`Hara
, KO
, 1 (?)
, May 6, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 44
, Win
, 34–2–6
, align=left, Jack Graham
, KO
, 2 (4)
, Apr 24, 1897
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 43
, Win
, 33–2–6
, align=left, Bill Doherty
, KO
, 9 (20)
, Dec 26, 1896
, style="text-align:left;", {
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 42
, style="background:#DDD", ND
, 32–2–6
, align=left, Jimmy Fox
, ND
, 4
, Oct 10, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 41
, Win
, 32–2–6
, align=left, Dick Moore
, PTS
, 10
, May 30, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 40
, Win
, 31–2–6
, align=left,
Mysterious Billy Smith
William Amos Smith (May 15, 1871 – October 15, 1937) (Aka "Mysterious Billy" Smith) was a Canadian born two-time world welterweight boxing champion of the world: first at age 21 in 1892, then again in 1898 at the age of 27. He became fa ...
, DQ
, 6 (15)
, May 18, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 39
, Win
, 30–2–6
, align=left, Jim Daly
, TKO
, 2 (12)
, May 7, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 38
, Win
, 29–2–6
, align=left, Frank Bosworth
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Apr 22, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 37
, Win
, 28–2–6
, align=left,
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was an American World Welterweight and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907. His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rar ...
, KO
, 15 (20)
, Mar 2, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 36
, Win
, 27–2–6
, align=left, Tommy West
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Jan 31, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 35
, style="background:#DDD",
, 26–2–6
, align=left, Charles Johnson
, ND
, 4
, Jan 8, 1896
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 34
, Loss
, 26–2–6
, align=left, Ted White
, PTS
, 10
, Nov 25, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 33
, Win
, 26–1–6
, align=left, Abe Ullman
, TKO
, 13 (20)
, Oct 7, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 32
, Win
, 25–1–6
, align=left, Dick Moore
, TKO
, 6 (20)
, Sep 2, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 31
, Draw
, 24–1–6
, align=left, Dick O'Brien
, PTS
, 25
, May 20, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 30
, Win
, 24–1–5
, align=left, Jack Wilkes
, TKO
, 2 (15)
, Apr 19, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 29
, Win
, 23–1–5
, align=left, Billy Maber
, PTS
, 10
, Mar 13, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 28
, Win
, 22–1–5
, align=left, Al Roberts
, KO
, 5 (10)
, Jan 19, 1895
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 27
, Draw
, 21–1–5
, align=left, Al Roberts
, PTS
, 10
, Oct 29, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 26
, Win
, 21–1–4
, align=left, Billy Steffers
, PTS
, 10
, Aug 29, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 25
, Win
, 20–1–4
, align=left, Jack Grace
, KO
, 7 (?)
, Jul 24, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 24
, Win
, 19–1–4
, align=left, Billy Steffers
, PTS
, 10
, Jul 17, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 23
, Win
, 18–1–4
, align=left, Harry O`Connor
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Jul 2, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 22
, Win
, 17–1–4
, align=left, Charles Maxwell
, PTS
, 6
, Jun 1, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 21
, Draw
, 16–1–4
, align=left, Jim Barron
, PTS
, 10
, May 18, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 20
, Loss
, 16–1–3
, align=left, Billy Steffers
, KO
, 1 (10)
, May 10, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 19
, Win
, 16–0–3
, align=left, Jim Scully
, KO
, 7 (?)
, Mar 16, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 18
, Win
, 15–0–3
, align=left, Joe Burke
, KO
, 2 (?)
, Feb 12, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 17
, Win
, 14–0–3
, align=left, Pat Hayden
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Jan 8, 1894
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 16
, Win
, 13–0–3
, align=left, Deaf Mute
, KO
, 4 (?)
, Oct 22, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 15
, Win
, 12–0–3
, align=left, John Welch
, KO
, 9 (?)
, Oct 13, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 14
, Draw
, 11–0–3
, align=left, George Bennett
, PTS
, 8
, Sep 26, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 13
, Win
, 11–0–2
, align=left, Frank Merritt
, KO
, 2 (?)
, Aug 15, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 12
, Win
, 10–0–2
, align=left, Dick Harris
, KO
, 1 (?)
, Jul 30, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 11
, Draw
, 9–0–2
, align=left, Ike Boone
, PTS
, 19 (?)
, Jul 23, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
, -
, 10
, Win
, 9–0–1
, align=left, Charles Bull McCarthy
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Jul 6, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 9
, Win
, 8–0–1
, align=left, Frank Murray
, KO
, 2 (?)
, May 4, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 8
, Win
, 7–0–1
, align=left, Frank Lamode
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Feb 22, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 7
, Win
, 6–0–1
, align=left, Unknown
, KO
, 2 (?)
, Feb 12, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 6
, Win
, 5–0–1
, align=left, Jim Conners
, KO
, 3 (?)
, Jan 27, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 5
, Win
, 4–0–1
, align=left, Jim Dickson
, KO
, 5 (?)
, Jan 11, 1893
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 4
, Draw
, 3–0–1
, align=left, Herbert Hale
, PTS
, 8
, Nov 12, 1892
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 3
, Win
, 3–0
, align=left, Bob Lewis
, KO
, 1 (?)
, Sep 14, 1892
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 2
, Win
, 2–0
, align=left, Billy Barlow
, PTS
, 6
, Jun 6, 1892
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 1
, Win
, 1–0
, align=left, Peter Jenkins
, PTS
, 4
, Jun 2, 1891
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
See also
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The Kid's Last Fight
"The Kid's Last Fight" is a song written by Bob Merrill and first recorded by Frankie Laine in December 1953 at Columbia Records. The recording by Laine reached number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was covered by The Statler Brothe ...
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