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, and Mysterious Billy Smith. He also squared off against the legendary Jack Johnson in a bout for the latter's World "Colored" Heavyweight Title. Born Sim Thompkins in

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, he named himself after the great colored heavyweight bare-knuckle champ

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when he became a practitioner of the sweet science. Known as "The Baltimore Demon", the 5'6" boxer fought at a weight of between 148 and 160 lbs. In his career, he racked up an official record of 78 wins (59 via

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) against 24 losses (2 via knock out) and 28 draws. He also had a record of 5–10–2 in

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Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from

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, unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All

s are officially regarded as "no decision" bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of

s in the win/loss/draw column.

References

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