Charley White | |
Nationality: | English |
Realname: | Charles Anchowitz |
Weight: | Lightweight |
Height: | 5feet |
Reach: | 680NaN0 |
Birth Date: | 1891 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California California State Hospital |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 172 |
Wins: | 123 |
Ko: | 57 |
Losses: | 35 |
Draws: | 13 |
No Contests: | 2 |
Charley White who was born Charles Anchowitz on 25 March 1891 in Liverpool, England was considered one of the best boxers of his era. White fought from 1906 until 1923. He made one ill-fated comeback attempt in 1930, but was ignominiously TKOed by Henry Perlick, a nondescript fighter who would not have stood a chance against White in his prime.[1] White boxed in the United States for his entire career making his home in Chicago at the age of seven. Under current rules, his championship bouts with Willie Ritchie and Freddie Welsh, where he dealt more blows would have had him winning the bouts on points and taking the world lightweight championship, but when he fought only a knockout would have allowed him to win the match and the title. In 1958, Nat Fleischer, publisher of The Ring magazine rated Charley White the tenth greatest lightweight of all time.
In a nineteen year career, White fought the top contenders and champions in each of three weight classes: Abe Attell, Johnny Kilbane, and Johnny Dundee in the featherweight division; Ad Walgast, Willie Ritchie, Freddie Welsh, Benny Leonard and Rocky Kansas in the lightweight division; and Jack Britton, and Ted Kid Lewis in the welterweight division, for a total of ten champion opponents.[2]
Charles Anchowitz was born in Liverpool England to Jewish parents who brought him to America at the age of seven. His father, a struggling tailor from Russia, settled the family in the Jewish Ghetto on Chicago's West Side, the home of many great Jewish boxers including Barney Ross and Harry Harris. At thirteen, Charles contracted tuberculosis, a not uncommon illness in the Chicago ghetto, and sustained damage to one of his lungs. His father sent him to Chicago's O'Connell's Sports Club to build up his strength. After gaining weight and working out, Charles took up boxing at the club and within eighteen months was diagnosed free from tuberculosis. At fifteen, Anchowitz changed his name to White and began his professional boxing career. His brothers Jack White and Billy Wagner were also professional boxers. Impressively, in his career, White fought world champions a total of twenty-two times.[3] [4]
Although White never won a world championship, he fought for the title several times. His first fight against a World Champion came at age eighteen against the legendary Jewish world featherweight champion Abe Attell on 6 December 1909 in Memphis. Attell won the 8 round "newspaper decision" but had to extend himself to the limit to win over White. White landed rights and lefts to the champion's head and body, but Attell surpassed White in his use of short jabs in the infighting. The decision was unpopular with the crowd.[5] White lost to Attell again on 16 September 1910 at the Hippodrome in Milwaukee, but got in several potent blows against a far more experienced fighter. Attell danced around the ring to gain an angle of advantage, but White showed a solid defense. As they fought at catchweights, Attell's featherweight crown was not at risk.[6] [1]
White lost to future champion Johnny Kilbane in a twelve round bout before 2,200 at Grey's Armory in Cleveland on 23 December 1911. The match was a contest between two of the leading contenders for the world featherweight crown. Both boxers showed great speed and technique. Kilbane would take the world featherweight title on 22 February 1912, and hold it for eleven years.[7] [8]
On 4 July 1913, White valiantly lost to future Welterweight Champion Jack Britton in an eighteen round technical knockout in New Orleans, Louisiana. White may have performed better in the closing rounds if not having broken a bone in his hand in the eighth round. The injury was acquired when White dealt a strong blow to Britton's face. Regardless of his injury, he put up an impressive defense, staying on his feet another ten rounds, before the referee called the bout. Britton gained an advantage from a longer reach, and from White's loss of his left hand, which dealt his left hook, one of his most powerful and effective blows.[1] [9]
On 19 December 1913, White defeated Ad Wolgast former world lightweight champion in a ten round newspaper decision at Dreamland Park in Milwaukee. White dominated the bout with his left hook, but Wolgast was not quite the boxer who earlier held the championship and his punches lacked steam. He had taken the world lightweight champion against Mexican Joe Rivers in July 1912, but lost it in November 1912 to Willie Ritchie. Had points determined the outcome of the fight, and if Wolgast had still held the title, White would have taken the world lightweight championship.[1]
On 26 May 1914, White fought reigning champion Willie Ritchie for the World Lightweight Championship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a ten round no decision bout. Though the vast majority of newspapers, including the Milwaukee Free Press believed White had won the match, according to the law of the Wisconsin Boxing Commission, White could only take home the championship by knocking out Ritchie. In one of his most complete victories, The Los Angeles Times wrote that White "defeated the champion (Willie Ritchie) so decisively that even the most prejudiced person in the world could not fail to see that he was master."[10] Ritchie himself admitted that "White did not beat him by a wide margin", implying that his opponent had won the fight.[11] The Boston Globe gave White five rounds, with only two for Ritchie, noting that White had nearly knocked out Richie in the first round. In the final rounds, particularly the tenth, Ritchie was taking most of the punishment, as White increased his winning margin. White's greatest error was his inability to follow up and end the fight after he staggered Ritchie in the first round, but when fighting a world champion a follow-up knockout can be a challenging task. In the second and third, Ritchie was able to ward off the blows of White, and some reporters credited him with only these two rounds.[12] White was said to look far fresher at the end than Ritchie who had both eyes nearly closed, and suffered from serious damage to his face and nose.
White lost a ten round decision to exceptional New York Jewish boxing phenomenon Leach Cross on 25 March 1915, at the shrine of East coast boxing, Madison Square Garden. Cross's trademark crouch, and ability to bore in regardless of the cost, had White baffled at times during the bout, which included constant action throughout. Both boxers felt the effect of their battle by the end of the match. Cross never earned a world title, but fought the best in his career, including most of the feather and lightweight champions White fought himself.[13]
On 21 July 1915, White lost to fellow British and Jewish lightweight Ted "Kid" Lewis, in a newspaper decision at St. Nicholas Rink in New York. Other newspapers considered the fight a draw, but admitted Lewis won at least half the rounds. Once again White's best weapon was his left hook which saved him in the tenth when it landed on Lewis's jaw. Lewis, with his dancing attack common to many English boxers of the time, landed more blows, but White's left hooks, though few in number, landed with more force and affected Lewis more. White made a better showing in the two final rounds.[14]
White also unsuccessfully challenged reigning lightweight champion Freddie Welsh for his title. White possessed a lethal left hook, but seemed to lack the killer instinct. This fault cost him in his 4 September 1916 attempt to wrest the crown from Welsh at Colorado Springs.[1]
White appeared to have Welsh ready for a knockout in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth rounds of their 1916 match, but failed to follow up his advantage. Welsh backpedaled against the aggressive attack of White, who scored with hooks to the head and body, when the two were not clinching. The extremely unpopular 20-round decision was awarded to Welsh, though White appeared to land more blows, causing a small riot to break out in the crowd. Both boxers clinched for a large part of the bout, which also incensed the crowd. As White threw more punches and did more damage in the fight, he would have been awarded the world lightweight championship by today's rules, winning on points. In 1916, however, a challenger to the lightweight crown had to knockout the title holder, and White did not, losing his chance to be remembered as one of boxing's best.[1] [15]
On 5 July 1920, White lost to Jewish boxer and exceptional lightweight champion, Benny Leonard, in a ninth round knockout before an audience of 12,000 at Benton Harbor, Michigan. The fight was a careful battle of boxing strategy, and White wielded the potential for stronger punching with his left hook. Leonard may have won largely due to his faster reaction time, and reflexes against an opponent who was nearly his equal at times. He showed better speed and agility, and used footwork to gain advantages in the angle of his attack. The hard punching White knocked Leonard out of the ring in the fifth round with his left hook, but failed to follow up. Ken Blady wrote that Leonard was helped up by his brother Charley, and did not arise til the count of nine. Once again White had his opponent down, but as famed sportswriter of the day Hype Igoe wrote "White is like the artist who can't resist the temptation of stepping back and admiring his incompleted work." Leonard recovered and by the ninth, White was down five times, finally landing on the canvas for the count from a right cross from Leonard. Leonard had been looking for an opening since the eighth round, and found it after he opened White up with his left jab that led him to deal the final right cross in the ninth. For the first time in nearly 150 bouts, an opponent had knocked out White. Though he had continued to train, Leonard, the incomparable champion, may have performed better had he not had nearly five months off from prizefighting, living in Hollywood.[16] It was one of White's better showings, as he dominated the infighting, and appeared to have thrown more punches, but he fought against an opponent who simply could not be beaten.[17] [18] White paid for his hesitation when Leonard KOed him in the 9th round.[1]
After retiring from boxing, White ran a successful gym that catered to wealthy women in Chicago's Loop District. He subsequently relocated to Los Angeles, and trained movie actors. In his 60s he was believed to have suffered from dementia or alzheimer's, likely from his boxing.
White died on 24 July 1959 near Los Angeles at the California State Hospital, where he had been placed three years earlier.[19] His ring record consists of 89 wins (59 KOs), 17 losses, 5 draws, 59 No Decisions (news reports on the No Decisions yield an additional 30 wins, 21 losses, and 8 draws), and 2 No Contests. White was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time, probably for his noted skill with the left hook.[3] [4]
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[20] unless otherwise stated.
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted to the win/loss/draw column.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes | |
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173 | Loss | 87–16–5 | Henry Perlick | TKO | 2 (6), | Feb 21, 1930 | |||
172 | Win | 87–15–5 | Bobby Barrett | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 18, 1923 | |||
171 | Loss | 86–15–5 | Pal Moran | TKO | 14 (15), | Oct 5, 1923 | |||
170 | Win | 86–14–5 | Richie Mitchell | KO | 4 (15) | Jul 18, 1923 | |||
169 | Loss | 85–14–5 | Jack Zivic | NWS | 10 | Jun 11, 1923 | |||
168 | Win | 85–14–5 | Johnny Williams | PTS | 10 | Apr 9, 1923 | |||
167 | Loss | 84–14–5 | Rocky Kansas | PTS | 15 | Feb 9, 1923 | |||
166 | Win | 84–13–5 | Richie Mitchell | TKO | 10 (15), | Dec 15, 1922 | |||
165 | Win | 83–13–5 | Bobby Barrett | NWS | 8 | Nov 6, 1922 | |||
164 | Win | 83–13–5 | Sid Marks | KO | 2 (12), | Oct 20, 1922 | |||
163 | Win | 82–13–5 | Bobby Barrett | KO | 3 (15) | Aug 7, 1922 | |||
162 | Loss | 81–13–5 | Ever Hammer | NWS | 10 | Jun 30, 1922 | |||
161 | Win | 81–13–5 | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 10 | Jun 27, 1922 | |||
160 | Win | 81–13–5 | Johnny Ray | NWS | 10 | May 27, 1922 | |||
159 | Loss | 81–13–5 | Johnny Dundee | PTS | 15 | Mar 17, 1922 | |||
158 | Win | 81–12–5 | Willie Jackson | PTS | 15 | Feb 20, 1922 | |||
157 | Win | 80–12–5 | Johnny Dundee | SD | 10 | Jan 16, 1922 | |||
156 | Win | 79–12–5 | Freddie Hill | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 24, 1921 | |||
155 | Win | 78–12–5 | Billy Alger | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 10, 1921 | |||
154 | Win | 77–12–5 | Bobby Ward | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 30, 1921 | |||
153 | Win | 76–12–5 | Jimmy Hanlon | PTS | 10 | Sep 19, 1921 | |||
152 | Loss | 75–12–5 | Benny Valger | NWS | 8 | Aug 31, 1921 | |||
151 | Draw | 75–12–5 | Johnny Dundee | PTS | 10 | Aug 10, 1921 | |||
150 | Win | 75–12–4 | Terry Long | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 22, 1921 | |||
149 | Win | 74–12–4 | Frankie Schoell | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1921 | |||
148 | Loss | 73–12–4 | Sailor Friedman | DQ | 10 (10) | Jan 14, 1921 | |||
147 | Win | 73–11–4 | Charles Webb | PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1921 | |||
146 | Loss | 72–11–4 | Eddie Shannon | NWS | 8 | Dec 20, 1920 | |||
145 | Win | 72–11–4 | Harvey Thorpe | NWS | 10 | Sep 3, 1920 | |||
144 | Loss | 72–11–4 | Pal Moran | NWS | 10 | Aug 28, 1920 | |||
143 | Loss | 72–11–4 | Pal Moran | PTS | 15 | Jul 26, 1920 | |||
142 | Loss | 72–10–4 | Benny Leonard | KO | 9 (10) | Jul 5, 1920 | |||
141 | Win | 72–9–4 | Harlem Eddie Kelly | KO | 5 (12) | May 31, 1920 | |||
140 | Win | 71–9–4 | Eddie Boehme | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 14, 1920 | |||
139 | Win | 70–9–4 | Don Curley | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 26, 1920 | |||
138 | Win | 69–9–4 | Cal Delaney | NWS | 10 | Feb 25, 1920 | |||
137 | Win | 69–9–4 | Carl Mackey | TKO | 2 (12) | Feb 12, 1920 | |||
136 | Win | 68–9–4 | Muff Bronson | KO | 1 (10), | Jan 1, 1920 | |||
135 | Draw | 67–9–4 | Eddie Shannon | PTS | 6 | Dec 9, 1919 | |||
134 | Loss | 67–9–3 | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 10 | Nov 26, 1919 | |||
133 | Win | 67–9–3 | Mike Paulson | NWS | 10 | Nov 10, 1919 | |||
132 | Win | 67–9–3 | Don Curley | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 1, 1919 | |||
131 | Win | 66–9–3 | Tony Zill | NWS | 12 | Sep 26, 1919 | |||
130 | Win | 66–9–3 | Johnny Noye | PTS | 12 | Sep 2, 1919 | |||
129 | Win | 65–9–3 | Stanley Yoakum | PTS | 12 | Aug 22, 1919 | |||
128 | Win | 64–9–3 | Harry Pierce | NWS | 6 | Aug 11, 1919 | |||
127 | Loss | 64–9–3 | Eddie Fitzsimmons | PTS | 12 | Apr 22, 1919 | |||
126 | Win | 64–8–3 | Harvey Thorpe | NWS | 10 | Mar 10, 1919 | |||
125 | Win | 64–8–3 | Eddie McGlave | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 13, 1918 | |||
124 | Loss | 63–8–3 | Harvey Thorpe | NWS | 12 | Jul 4, 1918 | |||
123 | Win | 63–8–3 | Joe Upteraft | KO | 1 (?) | Mar 1, 1918 | N/A | ||
122 | 62–8–3 | Matt Wells | NC | 9 (10) | Oct 5, 1917 | ||||
121 | Loss | 62–8–3 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 10 | Sep 20, 1917 | |||
120 | Win | 62–8–3 | Eddie Wagond | NWS | 6 | Sep 8, 1917 | |||
119 | Loss | 62–8–3 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 6 | Sep 5, 1917 | |||
118 | Win | 62–8–3 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 10 | Jun 9, 1917 | |||
117 | Win | 62–8–3 | Frank Ciravola | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 27, 1917 | |||
116 | Win | 61–8–3 | Walter Mohr | NWS | 10 | Apr 19, 1917 | |||
115 | Draw | 61–8–3 | Frankie Callahan | NWS | 10 | Mar 29, 1917 | |||
114 | Win | 61–8–3 | Harry Donahue | KO | 6 (10) | Jan 1, 1917 | |||
113 | Win | 60–8–3 | Harry Pierce | NWS | 10 | Dec 25, 1916 | |||
112 | Win | 60–8–3 | Stanley Yoakum | NWS | 10 | Dec 1, 1916 | |||
111 | Loss | 60–8–3 | Jack Britton | PTS | 12 | Nov 21, 1916 | |||
110 | Win | 60–7–3 | Johnny Nelson | NWS | 6 | Nov 6, 1916 | |||
109 | Win | 60–7–3 | Dick DeSanders | NWS | 6 | Oct 23, 1916 | |||
108 | Loss | 60–7–3 | Freddie Welsh | PTS | 20 | Sep 4, 1916 | |||
107 | Win | 60–6–3 | Matt Wells | TKO | 5 (12) | Jul 11, 1916 | |||
106 | Draw | 59–6–3 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 12 | Jul 4, 1916 | |||
105 | Draw | 59–6–3 | Richie Mitchell | NWS | 10 | Jun 2, 1916 | |||
104 | Win | 59–6–3 | Milburn Saylor | KO | 1 (10) | May 25, 1916 | |||
103 | Win | 58–6–3 | Matt Wells | PTS | 15 | Apr 6, 1916 | |||
102 | Win | 57–6–3 | Matt Wells | NWS | 10 | Mar 20, 1916 | |||
101 | Win | 57–6–3 | Harvey Thorpe | PTS | 10 | Feb 10, 1916 | |||
100 | Win | 56–6–3 | Vic Moran | PTS | 8 | Feb 3, 1916 | |||
99 | Win | 55–6–3 | Joe Azevedo | KO | 1 (12) | Jan 18, 1916 | |||
98 | Loss | 54–6–3 | Matt Wells | PTS | 12 | Jan 4, 1916 | |||
97 | Win | 54–5–3 | Milburn Saylor | KO | 1 (12), | Nov 16, 1915 | |||
96 | Loss | 53–5–3 | Matt Wells | NWS | 10 | Oct 29, 1915 | |||
95 | Win | 53–5–3 | Johnny Harvey | PTS | 12 | Oct 19, 1915 | |||
94 | Win | 52–5–3 | Matty Baldwin | KO | 1 (12) | Oct 5, 1915 | |||
93 | Win | 51–5–3 | Gilbert Gallant | KO | 5 (12) | Sep 21, 1915 | |||
92 | Loss | 50–5–3 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | Jul 21, 1915 | |||
91 | Draw | 50–5–3 | Milburn Saylor | PTS | 12 | Jul 13, 1915 | |||
90 | Win | 50–5–2 | Freddie Welsh | NWS | 10 | Jul 3, 1915 | |||
89 | Win | 50–5–2 | Young Abe Brown | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 15, 1915 | |||
88 | Win | 49–5–2 | Charley Thomas | KO | 7 (?) | Jun 8, 1915 | |||
87 | Win | 48–5–2 | Fred Yelle | KO | 3 (12) | May 25, 1915 | |||
86 | Win | 47–5–2 | Hal Stewart | KO | 6 (?) | May 12, 1915 | |||
85 | Win | 46–5–2 | Eddie Murphy | KO | 7 (12) | May 4, 1915 | |||
84 | Loss | 45–5–2 | Lockport Jimmy Duffy | NWS | 10 | Apr 8, 1915 | |||
83 | Win | 45–5–2 | Charley Thomas | NWS | 6 | Mar 29, 1915 | |||
82 | Loss | 45–5–2 | Leach Cross | NWS | 10 | Mar 25, 1915 | |||
81 | Win | 45–5–2 | Sam Robideau | KO | 1 (6) | Mar 17, 1915 | |||
80 | Loss | 44–5–2 | Freddie Welsh | NWS | 10 | Feb 25, 1915 | |||
79 | Loss | 44–5–2 | Joe Shugrue | NWS | 10 | Dec 29, 1914 | |||
78 | Win | 44–5–2 | Jimmy Murphy | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 14, 1914 | |||
77 | Win | 43–5–2 | Frankie Callahan | NWS | 8 | Dec 4, 1914 | |||
76 | Loss | 43–5–2 | Freddie Welsh | NWS | 10 | Nov 9, 1914 | |||
75 | Draw | 43–5–2 | Stanley Yoakum | NWS | 10 | Oct 5, 1914 | |||
74 | Win | 43–5–2 | Danny O'Brien | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 7, 1914 | |||
73 | Win | 42–5–2 | Joe Azevedo | TKO | 18 (20) | Aug 7, 1914 | |||
72 | Win | 41–5–2 | Stanley Yoakum | KO | 19 (20) | Jul 14, 1914 | |||
71 | Win | 40–5–2 | Willie Ritchie | NWS | 10 | May 26, 1914 | |||
70 | Win | 40–5–2 | Joe Azevedo | NWS | 10 | Mar 23, 1914 | |||
69 | Win | 40–5–2 | Joe 'Kid' Kansas | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 17, 1914 | |||
68 | Draw | 39–5–2 | Lockport Jimmy Duffy | NWS | 10 | Jan 23, 1914 | |||
67 | Win | 39–5–2 | Harry Donahue | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 1, 1914 | |||
66 | Win | 38–5–2 | Ad Wolgast | NWS | 10 | Dec 19, 1913 | |||
65 | Loss | 38–5–2 | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 10 | Nov 27, 1913 | |||
64 | Win | 38–5–2 | Joe 'Kid' Kansas | KO | 5 (12) | Nov 17, 1913 | |||
63 | Win | 37–5–2 | Mickey Sheridan | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 15, 1913 | |||
62 | Draw | 36–5–2 | Frank Ray Whitney | NWS | 12 | Sep 1, 1913 | |||
61 | Win | 36–5–2 | Frank Ray Whitney | PTS | 10 | Aug 13, 1913 | |||
60 | Win | 35–5–2 | Jake Abel | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 18, 1913 | |||
59 | Loss | 34–5–2 | Jack Britton | TKO | 18 (20) | Jul 4, 1913 | |||
58 | Win | 34–4–2 | George Meyers | KO | 2 (?) | May 28, 1913 | |||
57 | Win | 33–4–2 | Joe Thomas | TKO | 2 (10) | May 19, 1913 | |||
56 | Win | 32–4–2 | Joe Thomas | KO | 8 (10) | Apr 21, 1913 | |||
55 | Win | 31–4–2 | Philadelphia Pal Moore | NWS | 10 | Mar 10, 1913 | |||
54 | Draw | 31–4–2 | Tommy Bresnahan | NWS | 10 | Jan 10, 1913 | |||
53 | Win | 31–4–2 | Philadelphia Pal Moore | NWS | 10 | Nov 21, 1912 | |||
52 | Win | 31–4–2 | Oscar Williams | TKO | 5 (12) | Oct 1, 1912 | |||
51 | Win | 30–4–2 | Harry Tracey | NWS | 10 | Oct 1, 1912 | |||
50 | Win | 30–4–2 | Joe Shugrue | NWS | 10 | Jun 18, 1912 | |||
49 | Win | 30–4–2 | Joe Shugrue | NWS | 10 | Jun 4, 1912 | |||
48 | Win | 30–4–2 | Owen Moran | DQ | 9 (10) | May 20, 1912 | |||
47 | Win | 29–4–2 | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 10 | Apr 30, 1912 | |||
46 | Win | 29–4–2 | Kid Julian | PTS | 12 | Apr 8, 1912 | |||
45 | 28–4–2 | Steve Ketchel | ND | 10 | Apr 8, 1912 | ||||
44 | Win | 28–4–2 | Steve Ketchel | NWS | 10 | Apr 1, 1912 | |||
43 | Win | 28–4–2 | Tommy Dixon | NWS | 8 | Feb 28, 1912 | |||
42 | Draw | 28–4–2 | Johnny Schultz | NWS | 8 | Jan 17, 1912 | |||
41 | Win | 28–4–2 | Johnny Schultz | PTS | 10 | Dec 28, 1911 | |||
40 | Loss | 27–4–2 | Johnny Kilbane | NWS | 12 | Dec 23, 1911 | |||
39 | Win | 27–4–2 | Boyo Driscoll | PTS | 8 | Oct 23, 1911 | |||
38 | Win | 26–4–2 | Bobby Waugh | PTS | 15 | May 22, 1911 | |||
37 | Win | 25–4–2 | Bobby Waugh | PTS | 7 | May 11, 1911 | |||
36 | Win | 24–4–2 | Pete Savoy | PTS | 10 | May 2, 1911 | |||
35 | Loss | 23–4–2 | Joe Mandot | PTS | 8 | Apr 17, 1911 | |||
34 | Draw | 23–3–2 | Benny Kaufman | PTS | 12 | Feb 26, 1911 | |||
33 | Loss | 23–3–1 | Danny Webster | PTS | 20 | Nov 24, 1910 | |||
32 | Loss | 23–2–1 | Abe Attell | NWS | 10 | Sep 16, 1910 | |||
31 | Win | 23–2–1 | Frankie Conley | NWS | 10 | Sep 2, 1910 | |||
30 | Win | 23–2–1 | Eddie Greenwald | NWS | 10 | May 20, 1910 | |||
29 | Draw | 23–2–1 | Joe Mandot | PTS | 8 | May 16, 1910 | |||
28 | Loss | 23–2 | Willie Gibbs | PTS | 8 | Mar 28, 1910 | |||
27 | Win | 23–1 | Tommy Dixon | PTS | 8 | Mar 21, 1910 | |||
26 | Win | 22–1 | Tommy Dixon | PTS | 8 | Feb 28, 1910 | |||
25 | Loss | 21–1 | Abe Attell | PTS | 8 | Dec 6, 1909 | |||
24 | Win | 21–0 | Sammy Willis | NWS | 6 | Nov 18, 1909 | |||
23 | Win | 21–0 | Pete Savoy | PTS | 10 | Sep 1, 1909 | |||
22 | Win | 20–0 | Pete Savoy | PTS | 8 | Jul 19, 1909 | |||
21 | Win | 19–0 | Young Dougherty | PTS | 8 | Jul 12, 1909 | |||
20 | Win | 18–0 | Jack Barrett | KO | 4 (?) | Jun 10, 1909 | |||
19 | Win | 17–0 | Charles Kaspar | KO | 3 (?) | May 20, 1909 | |||
18 | Win | 16–0 | Frankie Conley | NWS | 8 | May 5, 1909 | |||
17 | Win | 16–0 | Paul Sikora | PTS | 8 | Mar 31, 1909 | |||
16 | Win | 15–0 | Earl Denning | NWS | 10 | Feb 3, 1909 | |||
15 | Win | 15–0 | Buck Plotell | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 19, 1909 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | Barney Troubles | PTS | 8 | Nov 29, 1908 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | Jimmy Blackburn | PTS | 10 | Oct 2, 1908 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | Lou Boarman | KO | ? (?) | Sep 23, 1908 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | Johnny Graham | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 15, 1908 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | Jack Lester | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 28, 1908 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | Kid Duffy | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 25, 1908 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | Billy O'Keefe | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 7, 1908 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Young Sherlock | PTS | 6 | Feb 5, 1908 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Billy Smith | KO | 5 (?) | Jan 10, 1908 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | Frank Decker | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 3, 1908 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Benny Bargordas | PTS | 6 | Nov 28, 1907 | N/A | ||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Jefferson Kid | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 15, 1907 | N/A | ||
2 | Win | 2–0 | Kid Stinger | KO | 1 (?) | May 1, 1907 | N/A | ||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Johnny Graham | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 2, 1907 | N/A | ||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s) | Date | Age | Location | Notes | |
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173 | Loss | 123–35–13 | Henry Perlick | TKO | 2 (6), | Feb 21, 1930 | |||
172 | Win | 123–34–13 | Bobby Barrett | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 18, 1923 | |||
171 | Loss | 122–34–13 | Pal Moran | TKO | 14 (15), | Oct 5, 1923 | |||
170 | Win | 122–33–13 | Richie Mitchell | KO | 4 (15) | Jul 18, 1923 | |||
169 | Loss | 121–33–13 | Jack Zivic | NWS | 10 | Jun 11, 1923 | |||
168 | Win | 121–32–13 | Johnny Williams | PTS | 10 | Apr 9, 1923 | |||
167 | Loss | 120–32–13 | Rocky Kansas | PTS | 15 | Feb 9, 1923 | |||
166 | Win | 120–31–13 | Richie Mitchell | TKO | 10 (15), | Dec 15, 1922 | |||
165 | Win | 119–31–13 | Bobby Barrett | NWS | 8 | Nov 6, 1922 | |||
164 | Win | 118–31–13 | Sid Marks | KO | 2 (12), | Oct 20, 1922 | |||
163 | Win | 117–31–13 | Bobby Barrett | KO | 3 (15) | Aug 7, 1922 | |||
162 | Loss | 116–31–13 | Ever Hammer | NWS | 10 | Jun 30, 1922 | |||
161 | Win | 116–30–13 | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 10 | Jun 27, 1922 | |||
160 | Win | 115–30–13 | Johnny Ray | NWS | 10 | May 27, 1922 | |||
159 | Loss | 114–30–13 | Johnny Dundee | PTS | 15 | Mar 17, 1922 | |||
158 | Win | 114–29–13 | Willie Jackson | PTS | 15 | Feb 20, 1922 | |||
157 | Win | 113–29–13 | Johnny Dundee | SD | 10 | Jan 16, 1922 | |||
156 | Win | 112–29–13 | Freddie Hill | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 24, 1921 | |||
155 | Win | 111–29–13 | Billy Alger | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 10, 1921 | |||
154 | Win | 110–29–13 | Bobby Ward | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 30, 1921 | |||
153 | Win | 109–29–13 | Jimmy Hanlon | PTS | 10 | Sep 19, 1921 | |||
152 | Loss | 108–29–13 | Benny Valger | NWS | 8 | Aug 31, 1921 | |||
151 | Draw | 108–28–13 | Johnny Dundee | PTS | 10 | Aug 10, 1921 | |||
150 | Win | 108–28–12 | Terry Long | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 22, 1921 | |||
149 | Win | 107–28–12 | Frankie Schoell | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1921 | |||
148 | Loss | 106–28–12 | Sailor Friedman | DQ | 10 (10) | Jan 14, 1921 | |||
147 | Win | 106–27–12 | Charles Webb | PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1921 | |||
146 | Loss | 105–27–12 | Eddie Shannon | NWS | 8 | Dec 20, 1920 | |||
145 | Win | 105–26–12 | Harvey Thorpe | NWS | 10 | Sep 3, 1920 | |||
144 | Loss | 104–26–12 | Pal Moran | NWS | 10 | Aug 28, 1920 | |||
143 | Loss | 104–25–12 | Pal Moran | PTS | 15 | Jul 26, 1920 | |||
142 | Loss | 104–24–12 | Benny Leonard | KO | 9 (10) | Jul 5, 1920 | |||
141 | Win | 104–23–12 | Harlem Eddie Kelly | KO | 5 (12) | May 31, 1920 | |||
140 | Win | 103–23–12 | Eddie Boehme | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 14, 1920 | |||
139 | Win | 102–23–12 | Don Curley | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 26, 1920 | |||
138 | Win | 101–23–12 | Cal Delaney | NWS | 10 | Feb 25, 1920 | |||
137 | Win | 100–23–12 | Carl Mackey | TKO | 2 (12) | Feb 12, 1920 | |||
136 | Win | 99–23–12 | Muff Bronson | KO | 1 (10), | Jan 1, 1920 | |||
135 | Draw | 98–23–12 | Eddie Shannon | PTS | 6 | Dec 9, 1919 | |||
134 | Loss | 98–23–11 | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 10 | Nov 26, 1919 | |||
133 | Win | 98–22–11 | Mike Paulson | NWS | 10 | Nov 10, 1919 | |||
132 | Win | 97–22–11 | Don Curley | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 1, 1919 | |||
131 | Win | 96–22–11 | Tony Zill | NWS | 12 | Sep 26, 1919 | |||
130 | Win | 95–22–11 | Johnny Noye | PTS | 12 | Sep 2, 1919 | |||
129 | Win | 94–22–11 | Stanley Yoakum | PTS | 12 | Aug 22, 1919 | |||
128 | Win | 93–22–11 | Harry Pierce | NWS | 6 | Aug 11, 1919 | |||
127 | Loss | 92–22–11 | Eddie Fitzsimmons | PTS | 12 | Apr 22, 1919 | |||
126 | Win | 92–21–11 | Harvey Thorpe | NWS | 10 | Mar 10, 1919 | |||
125 | Win | 91–21–11 | Eddie McGlave | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 13, 1918 | |||
124 | Loss | 90–21–11 | Harvey Thorpe | NWS | 12 | Jul 4, 1918 | |||
123 | Win | 90–20–11 | Joe Upteraft | KO | 1 (?) | Mar 1, 1918 | N/A | ||
122 | 89–20–11 | Matt Wells | NC | 9 (10) | Oct 5, 1917 | ||||
121 | Loss | 89–20–11 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 10 | Sep 20, 1917 | |||
120 | Win | 89–19–11 | Eddie Wagond | NWS | 6 | Sep 8, 1917 | |||
119 | Loss | 88–19–11 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 6 | Sep 5, 1917 | |||
118 | Win | 88–18–11 | Johnny Tillman | NWS | 10 | Jun 9, 1917 | |||
117 | Win | 87–18–11 | Frank Ciravola | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 27, 1917 | |||
116 | Win | 86–18–11 | Walter Mohr | NWS | 10 | Apr 19, 1917 | |||
115 | Draw | 85–18–11 | Frankie Callahan | NWS | 10 | Mar 29, 1917 | |||
114 | Win | 85–18–10 | Harry Donahue | KO | 6 (10) | Jan 1, 1917 | |||
113 | Win | 84–18–10 | Harry Pierce | NWS | 10 | Dec 25, 1916 | |||
112 | Win | 83–18–10 | Stanley Yoakum | NWS | 10 | Dec 1, 1916 | |||
111 | Loss | 82–18–10 | Jack Britton | PTS | 12 | Nov 21, 1916 | |||
110 | Win | 82–17–10 | Johnny Nelson | NWS | 6 | Nov 6, 1916 | |||
109 | Win | 81–17–10 | Dick DeSanders | NWS | 6 | Oct 23, 1916 | |||
108 | Loss | 80–17–10 | Freddie Welsh | PTS | 20 | Sep 4, 1916 | |||
107 | Win | 80–16–10 | Matt Wells | TKO | 5 (12) | Jul 11, 1916 | |||
106 | Draw | 79–16–10 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 12 | Jul 4, 1916 | |||
105 | Draw | 79–16–9 | Richie Mitchell | NWS | 10 | Jun 2, 1916 | |||
104 | Win | 79–16–8 | Milburn Saylor | KO | 1 (10) | May 25, 1916 | |||
103 | Win | 78–16–8 | Matt Wells | PTS | 15 | Apr 6, 1916 | |||
102 | Win | 77–16–8 | Matt Wells | NWS | 10 | Mar 20, 1916 | |||
101 | Win | 76–16–8 | Harvey Thorpe | PTS | 10 | Feb 10, 1916 | |||
100 | Win | 75–16–8 | Vic Moran | PTS | 8 | Feb 3, 1916 | |||
99 | Win | 74–16–8 | Joe Azevedo | KO | 1 (12) | Jan 18, 1916 | |||
98 | Loss | 73–16–8 | Matt Wells | PTS | 12 | Jan 4, 1916 | |||
97 | Win | 73–15–8 | Milburn Saylor | KO | 1 (12), | Nov 16, 1915 | |||
96 | Loss | 72–15–8 | Matt Wells | NWS | 10 | Oct 29, 1915 | |||
95 | Win | 72–14–8 | Johnny Harvey | PTS | 12 | Oct 19, 1915 | |||
94 | Win | 71–14–8 | Matty Baldwin | KO | 1 (12) | Oct 5, 1915 | |||
93 | Win | 70–14–8 | Gilbert Gallant | KO | 5 (12) | Sep 21, 1915 | |||
92 | Loss | 69–14–8 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | NWS | 10 | Jul 21, 1915 | |||
91 | Draw | 69–13–8 | Milburn Saylor | PTS | 12 | Jul 13, 1915 | |||
90 | Win | 69–13–7 | Freddie Welsh | NWS | 10 | Jul 3, 1915 | |||
89 | Win | 68–13–7 | Young Abe Brown | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 15, 1915 | |||
88 | Win | 67–13–7 | Charley Thomas | KO | 7 (?) | Jun 8, 1915 | |||
87 | Win | 66–13–7 | Fred Yelle | KO | 3 (12) | May 25, 1915 | |||
86 | Win | 65–13–7 | Hal Stewart | KO | 6 (?) | May 12, 1915 | |||
85 | Win | 64–13–7 | Eddie Murphy | KO | 7 (12) | May 4, 1915 | |||
84 | Loss | 63–13–7 | Lockport Jimmy Duffy | NWS | 10 | Apr 8, 1915 | |||
83 | Win | 63–12–7 | Charley Thomas | NWS | 6 | Mar 29, 1915 | |||
82 | Loss | 62–12–7 | Leach Cross | NWS | 10 | Mar 25, 1915 | |||
81 | Win | 62–11–7 | Sam Robideau | KO | 1 (6) | Mar 17, 1915 | |||
80 | Loss | 61–11–7 | Freddie Welsh | NWS | 10 | Feb 25, 1915 | |||
79 | Loss | 61–10–7 | Joe Shugrue | NWS | 10 | Dec 29, 1914 | |||
78 | Win | 61–9–7 | Jimmy Murphy | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 14, 1914 | |||
77 | Win | 60–9–7 | Frankie Callahan | NWS | 8 | Dec 4, 1914 | |||
76 | Loss | 59–9–7 | Freddie Welsh | NWS | 10 | Nov 9, 1914 | |||
75 | Draw | 59–8–7 | Stanley Yoakum | NWS | 10 | Oct 5, 1914 | |||
74 | Win | 59–8–6 | Danny O'Brien | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 7, 1914 | |||
73 | Win | 58–8–6 | Joe Azevedo | TKO | 18 (20) | Aug 7, 1914 | |||
72 | Win | 57–8–6 | Stanley Yoakum | KO | 19 (20) | Jul 14, 1914 | |||
71 | Win | 56–8–6 | Willie Ritchie | NWS | 10 | May 26, 1914 | |||
70 | Win | 55–8–6 | Joe Azevedo | NWS | 10 | Mar 23, 1914 | |||
69 | Win | 54–8–6 | Joe 'Kid' Kansas | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 17, 1914 | |||
68 | Draw | 53–8–6 | Lockport Jimmy Duffy | NWS | 10 | Jan 23, 1914 | |||
67 | Win | 53–8–5 | Harry Donahue | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 1, 1914 | |||
66 | Win | 52–8–5 | Ad Wolgast | NWS | 10 | Dec 19, 1913 | |||
65 | Loss | 51–8–5 | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 10 | Nov 27, 1913 | |||
64 | Win | 51–7–5 | Joe 'Kid' Kansas | KO | 5 (12) | Nov 17, 1913 | |||
63 | Win | 50–7–5 | Mickey Sheridan | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 15, 1913 | |||
62 | Draw | 49–7–5 | Frank Ray Whitney | NWS | 12 | Sep 1, 1913 | |||
61 | Win | 49–7–4 | Frank Ray Whitney | PTS | 10 | Aug 13, 1913 | |||
60 | Win | 48–7–4 | Jake Abel | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 18, 1913 | |||
59 | Loss | 47–7–4 | Jack Britton | TKO | 18 (20) | Jul 4, 1913 | |||
58 | Win | 47–6–4 | George Meyers | KO | 2 (?) | May 28, 1913 | |||
57 | Win | 46–6–4 | Joe Thomas | TKO | 2 (10) | May 19, 1913 | |||
56 | Win | 45–6–4 | Joe Thomas | KO | 8 (10) | Apr 21, 1913 | |||
55 | Win | 44–6–4 | Philadelphia Pal Moore | NWS | 10 | Mar 10, 1913 | |||
54 | Draw | 43–6–4 | Tommy Bresnahan | NWS | 10 | Jan 10, 1913 | |||
53 | Win | 43–6–3 | Philadelphia Pal Moore | NWS | 10 | Nov 21, 1912 | |||
52 | Win | 42–6–3 | Oscar Williams | TKO | 5 (12) | Oct 1, 1912 | |||
51 | Win | 41–6–3 | Harry Tracey | NWS | 10 | Oct 1, 1912 | |||
50 | Win | 40–6–3 | Joe Shugrue | NWS | 10 | Jun 18, 1912 | |||
49 | Win | 39–6–3 | Joe Shugrue | NWS | 10 | Jun 4, 1912 | |||
48 | Win | 38–6–3 | Owen Moran | DQ | 9 (10) | May 20, 1912 | |||
47 | Win | 37–6–3 | Johnny Dundee | NWS | 10 | Apr 30, 1912 | |||
46 | Win | 36–6–3 | Kid Julian | PTS | 12 | Apr 8, 1912 | |||
45 | 35–6–3 | Steve Ketchel | ND | 10 | Apr 8, 1912 | ||||
44 | Win | 35–6–3 | Steve Ketchel | NWS | 10 | Apr 1, 1912 | |||
43 | Win | 34–6–3 | Tommy Dixon | NWS | 8 | Feb 28, 1912 | |||
42 | Draw | 33–6–3 | Johnny Schultz | NWS | 8 | Jan 17, 1912 | |||
41 | Win | 33–6–2 | Johnny Schultz | PTS | 10 | Dec 28, 1911 | |||
40 | Loss | 32–6–2 | Johnny Kilbane | NWS | 12 | Dec 23, 1911 | |||
39 | Win | 32–5–2 | Boyo Driscoll | PTS | 8 | Oct 23, 1911 | |||
38 | Win | 31–5–2 | Bobby Waugh | PTS | 15 | May 22, 1911 | |||
37 | Win | 30–5–2 | Bobby Waugh | PTS | 7 | May 11, 1911 | |||
36 | Win | 29–5–2 | Pete Savoy | PTS | 10 | May 2, 1911 | |||
35 | Loss | 28–5–2 | Joe Mandot | PTS | 8 | Apr 17, 1911 | |||
34 | Draw | 28–4–2 | Benny Kaufman | PTS | 12 | Feb 26, 1911 | |||
33 | Loss | 28–4–1 | Danny Webster | PTS | 20 | Nov 24, 1910 | |||
32 | Loss | 28–3–1 | Abe Attell | NWS | 10 | Sep 16, 1910 | |||
31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Frankie Conley | NWS | 10 | Sep 2, 1910 | |||
30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Eddie Greenwald | NWS | 10 | May 20, 1910 | |||
29 | Draw | 26–2–1 | Joe Mandot | PTS | 8 | May 16, 1910 | |||
28 | Loss | 26–2 | Willie Gibbs | PTS | 8 | Mar 28, 1910 | |||
27 | Win | 26–1 | Tommy Dixon | PTS | 8 | Mar 21, 1910 | |||
26 | Win | 25–1 | Tommy Dixon | PTS | 8 | Feb 28, 1910 | |||
25 | Loss | 24–1 | Abe Attell | PTS | 8 | Dec 6, 1909 | |||
24 | Win | 24–0 | Sammy Willis | NWS | 6 | Nov 18, 1909 | |||
23 | Win | 23–0 | Pete Savoy | PTS | 10 | Sep 1, 1909 | |||
22 | Win | 22–0 | Pete Savoy | PTS | 8 | Jul 19, 1909 | |||
21 | Win | 21–0 | Young Dougherty | PTS | 8 | Jul 12, 1909 | |||
20 | Win | 20–0 | Jack Barrett | KO | 4 (?) | Jun 10, 1909 | |||
19 | Win | 19–0 | Charles Kaspar | KO | 3 (?) | May 20, 1909 | |||
18 | Win | 18–0 | Frankie Conley | NWS | 8 | May 5, 1909 | |||
17 | Win | 17–0 | Paul Sikora | PTS | 8 | Mar 31, 1909 | |||
16 | Win | 16–0 | Earl Denning | NWS | 10 | Feb 3, 1909 | |||
15 | Win | 15–0 | Buck Plotell | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 19, 1909 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | Barney Troubles | PTS | 8 | Nov 29, 1908 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | Jimmy Blackburn | PTS | 10 | Oct 2, 1908 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | Lou Boarman | KO | ? (?) | Sep 23, 1908 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | Johnny Graham | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 15, 1908 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | Jack Lester | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 28, 1908 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | Kid Duffy | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 25, 1908 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | Billy O'Keefe | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 7, 1908 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Young Sherlock | PTS | 6 | Feb 5, 1908 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Billy Smith | KO | 5 (?) | Jan 10, 1908 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | Frank Decker | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 3, 1908 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Benny Bargordas | PTS | 6 | Nov 28, 1907 | N/A | ||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Jefferson Kid | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 15, 1907 | N/A | ||
2 | Win | 2–0 | Kid Stinger | KO | 1 (?) | May 1, 1907 | N/A | ||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Johnny Graham | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 2, 1907 | N/A | ||