Joe Jeannette | |
Realname: | Joseph Jeremiah Jennette[1] |
Weight: | Heavyweight |
Birth Date: | 26 August 1879 |
Birth Place: | West Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 166 With the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
Wins: | 120 |
Ko: | 69 |
Losses: | 24 |
Draws: | 21 |
No Contests: | 1 |
Jeremiah "Joe" Jeannette (also Jennette[2]) (August 26, 1879 – July 2, 1958) was an American boxer, considered one of the best heavyweight boxers of the early 20th century. Because he was African-American, he was not given a shot at the world heavyweight title, though he did win the World Colored Heavyweight Championship on two occasions.
Jeannette was born on August 26, 1879, in West Hoboken, New Jersey, which is now part of Union City, to Mena and Benjamin F. Jeanette, who worked for a local blacksmith. He began work as his father's apprentice, and then as a coal truck driver for Jaels and Bellis. In 1904, at the age of 25, he began his boxing career on a dare, fighting against Arthur Dickinson in Jersey City. At 5feet and weighing 190lb, Jeanette was relatively short and stocky, with his initial knowledge of fighting stemming from youthful street brawls.[3]
Within two years, Jeanette was considered one of the best black heavyweights in the United States.[3] Jeanette mimicked the style of Sam Langford, whom he fought 15 times (some sources say 14[4]), developing defensive techniques that were elusive and effective. Opponents considered Jeanette, whose style reflected the "inside punching" style of the times, a dangerous inside boxer whom few wished to fight. Because of the racial barrier, black boxers only had a small number of prospective opponents from which to choose, and often ended up matched against the same fighters over and over.[3]
Jeanette fought the future heavyweight champion Jack Johnson seven times in his first two years as a pro, and a total of ten times. According to the Ken Burns documentary Unforgivable Blackness, Jeanette lost twice, won one fight on a foul after two rounds, had two draws, and five "No Decisions" in his fights against Johnson. Johnson called Jeannette "the toughest man I ever fought."[2] [3]
After Johnson became the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World on December 26, 1908, he never again fought Jeanette, despite numerous challenges. Johnson's refusal to fight African-Americans offended the African-American community. Jeanette criticized Johnson, saying, "Jack forgot about his old friends after he became champion and drew the color line against his own people."[3]
Jeanette was never allowed to fight for the heavyweight championship during his 15-year career, despite having a stellar record against opponents of all races.
Joe's most memorable fight occurred on April 17, 1909 in a return bout with Sam McVey in Paris, France that lasted three-and-a-half-hours, and 49 rounds, the longest boxing match of the 20th century, and one of the greatest marathons in boxing history. Although McVey began the fight strong and looked like a sure winner, knocking down the usually sturdy Jeannette 27 times, and almost knocking him out in the 16th round with a right uppercut to Jeanette's jaw, he weakened greatly by the 19th round. Jeanette took control, knocking down McVey, a boxer (who had only been stopped once in his career, by Johnson), 19 times. After the 49th round, McVey could not rise from his stool at the call of time and Jeannette was declared winner on a technical knockout. This won him the "World Colored Heavyweight Championship," as Jack Johnson had defeated Tommy Burns for his heavyweight title the previous December.[3]
Jeanette retired in 1919[5] at the age of 40. Of his 166 documented pro fights (he believed it was closer to 400), in a career spanning 1904-1922, Jeanette had 106 wins, 68 of which were by knockout, with 20 losses. Only two of his losses were by knockout, once early in his career and once late in his career. He is rated alongside the very best boxers of his era, including Johnson, Langford, and McVey.[3]
He starred in the 1922 film Square Joe.[6] [7]
Jeanette met his wife, Adelaide, at a dance in Hoboken. They had two children, a son, Joe Jr., and a daughter, Agnes.[8]
Unlike many boxers, Jeanette was not a spendthrift and invested his money and time wisely. He spent most of his career fighting in and around the Eastern Seaboard, with only brief tours of Europe. After his career, he became a referee and a trainer of young boxers. He owned a boxing gym on 27th Street and Summit Avenue in Union City, New Jersey, where he was a fixture on the boxing scene for many years, training hundreds of boxers, including Heavyweight Champion James J. Braddock.
Jeanette, who was fond of automobiles,[8] eventually converted his boxing gym into a garage, out of which he operated a fleet of rental limousines, and then a taxi company named Adelaide, after his wife, which was located at 522 Clinton Avenue, now New York Avenue.[3]
Jeanette died in 1958.[5] He is buried in Fairview, New Jersey.[8]
He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997.[5]
A street in Union City, located between Summit Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard, was named Jeanette Street in his honor.[9]
A historical marker was subsequently dedicated at the corner of Summit Avenue and 27th Street, where Jeanette's former residence and gym once stood. It was the first historical marker erected by the city, and was installed on April 17, 2009, the 100th anniversary of Jeannette’s 49th-round knockout of Sam McVea.[10] [11] [12]
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[1] unless otherwise noted.
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as "no decision" bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
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166 | Draw | 84–10–9 | Harry Gibson | PTS | 6 | Jun 1, 1922 | ||
165 | Win | 84–10–8 | Bartley Madden | DQ | 4 (8) | Nov 11, 1919 | ||
164 | Loss | 83–10–8 | Harry Wills | NWS | 8 | Oct 20, 1919 | ||
163 | Win | 83–10–8 | Tom Cowler | NWS | 10 | May 23, 1919 | ||
162 | Win | 83–10–8 | Clay Turner | NWS | 8 | May 1, 1919 | ||
161 | Win | 83–10–8 | Bert Kenny | NWS | 8 | Apr 15, 1919 | ||
160 | Win | 83–10–8 | Tom Cowler | NWS | 8 | Feb 10, 1919 | ||
159 | Win | 83–10–8 | Andy Schmader | NWS | 8 | Dec 20, 1918 | ||
158 | Win | 83–10–8 | Andy Schmader | NWS | 8 | Dec 2, 1918 | ||
157 | Loss | 83–10–8 | Kid Norfolk | NWS | 8 | Oct 11, 1918 | ||
156 | Win | 83–10–8 | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | ? | Aug 27, 1918 | ||
155 | Loss | 82–10–8 | Kid Norfolk | NWS | 8 | Jul 19, 1918 | ||
154 | Win | 82–10–8 | Jack Thompson | NWS | 6 | Apr 15, 1918 | ||
153 | Win | 82–10–8 | George Christian | NWS | 6 | Dec 19, 1917 | ||
152 | Draw | 82–10–8 | Gabe Gulart | NWS | 10 | Sep 15, 1917 | ||
151 | Loss | 82–10–8 | Sam Langford | NWS | 12 | Sep 14, 1917 | ||
150 | Win | 82–10–8 | Andre Anderson | NWS | 10 | Jul 20, 1917 | ||
149 | Win | 82–10–8 | Tango Kid | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 6, 1917 | ||
148 | Win | 81–10–8 | Tony Ross | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 4, 1916 | ||
147 | Win | 80–10–8 | Jack Hubbard | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 4, 1916 | ||
146 | Win | 79–10–8 | Jack Driscoll | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 19, 1916 | ||
145 | Win | 78–10–8 | Jim Smith | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 17, 1916 | ||
144 | Win | 77–10–8 | Porky Dan Flynn | NWS | 10 | Aug 4, 1916 | ||
143 | Loss | 77–10–8 | Sam Langford | KO | 7 (10) | May 12, 1916 | ||
142 | Win | 77–9–8 | George Kid Cotton | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 24, 1916 | ||
141 | Win | 76–9–8 | Silas Green | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 25, 1916 | ||
140 | Win | 75–9–8 | Bill Watkins | NWS | 10 | Jul 2, 1915 | ||
139 | Win | 75–9–8 | Battling Brooks | KO | 5 (?) | May 14, 1915 | ||
138 | Loss | 74–9–8 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | May 10, 1915 | ||
137 | Draw | 74–9–8 | Sam McVea | PTS | 12 | Apr 27, 1915 | ||
136 | Win | 74–9–7 | Battling Brooks | KO | 4 (?) | Apr 19, 1915 | ||
135 | Win | 73–9–7 | Sam Langford | PTS | 12 | Apr 13, 1915 | ||
134 | Win | 72–9–7 | Arthur Pelkey | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 9, 1915 | ||
133 | Win | 71–9–7 | Cleve Hawkins | NWS | 10 | Mar 19, 1915 | ||
132 | Win | 71–9–7 | Larry Williams | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 26, 1915 | ||
131 | Win | 70–9–7 | Bill Tate | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 1, 1915 | ||
130 | Win | 69–9–7 | John Lester Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jan 11, 1915 | ||
129 | Win | 69–9–7 | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Dec 14, 1914 | ||
128 | Draw | 69–9–7 | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 12 | Nov 10, 1914 | ||
127 | Draw | 69–9–6 | Sam Langford | NWS | 10 | Oct 1, 1914 | ||
126 | Win | 69–9–6 | Jim Kruger | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 12, 1914 | ||
125 | Win | 68–9–6 | Bill Tate | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 11, 1914 | ||
124 | Win | 67–9–6 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Aug 5, 1914 | ||
123 | Win | 67–9–6 | Black Bill | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 1, 1914 | ||
122 | Win | 66–9–6 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jul 15, 1914 | ||
121 | Win | 66–9–6 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jul 1, 1914 | ||
120 | Win | 66–9–6 | Silas Green | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 16, 1914 | ||
119 | Draw | 65–9–6 | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Jun 9, 1914 | ||
118 | Win | 65–9–6 | Colin Bell | PTS | 20 | May 4, 1914 | ||
117 | Win | 64–9–6 | Kid Jackson | KO | 7 (20) | May 2, 1914 | ||
116 | Win | 63–9–6 | Andy Johnson | KO | 4 (?) | Apr 8, 1914 | ||
115 | Win | 62–9–6 | Georges Carpentier | PTS | 15 | Mar 21, 1914 | ||
114 | Win | 61–9–6 | Alf Langford | DQ | 7 (20) | Feb 21, 1914 | ||
113 | Loss | 60–9–6 | Sam Langford | PTS | 20 | Dec 20, 1913 | ||
112 | Win | 60–8–6 | Sam Langford | NWS | 10 | Oct 3, 1913 | ||
111 | Win | 60–8–6 | John Lester Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jul 22, 1913 | ||
110 | Win | 60–8–6 | Nat Dewey | PTS | 10 | Jul 4, 1913 | ||
109 | Draw | 59–8–6 | Harry Wills | PTS | 10 | Jul 1, 1913 | ||
108 | Win | 59–8–5 | Al Benedict | TKO | 3 (15) | Jun 27, 1913 | ||
107 | 58–8–5 | Jeff Clark | NC | 7 (8) | Jun 23, 1913 | |||
106 | Win | 58–8–5 | Black Bill | NWS | 10 | May 21, 1913 | ||
105 | Win | 58–8–5 | George Kid Cotton | KO | 4 (6) | Apr 16, 1913 | ||
104 | Win | 57–8–5 | Jack Reed | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 17, 1913 | ||
103 | Win | 56–8–5 | Jack Reed | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 10, 1913 | ||
102 | Loss | 55–8–5 | Jack Thompson | PTS | ? | Feb 2, 1913 | ||
101 | Win | 55–7–5 | Chuck Carleton | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 24, 1913 | ||
100 | Win | 54–7–5 | Battling Jim Johnson | DQ | 15 (?) | Jan 21, 1913 | ||
99 | Win | 53–7–5 | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Jan 17, 1913 | ||
98 | Win | 53–7–5 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jan 1, 1913 | ||
97 | Win | 53–7–5 | Chuck Carleton | TKO | 2 (10) | Dec 6, 1912 | ||
96 | Win | 52–7–5 | George Christian | KO | 8 (10) | Nov 27, 1912 | ||
95 | Win | 51–7–5 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Oct 30, 1912 | ||
94 | Win | 51–7–5 | Tony Ross | DQ | 7 (10) | Sep 9, 1912 | ||
93 | Draw | 50–7–5 | Jeff Clark | NWS | 6 | Sep 2, 1912 | ||
92 | Win | 50–7–5 | Griff Jones | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 30, 1912 | ||
91 | Win | 49–7–5 | Bill Tate | KO | 2 (6) | Aug 20, 1912 | ||
90 | Win | 48–7–5 | Battling Brooks | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 20, 1912 | ||
89 | Win | 47–7–5 | Jeff Madden | TKO | 2 (10) | Aug 19, 1912 | ||
88 | Win | 46–7–5 | Young Hank Griffin | KO | 3 (6) | Aug 9, 1912 | ||
87 | Loss | 45–7–5 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 6 | Jul 19, 1912 | ||
86 | Win | 45–7–5 | Jeff Madden | TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 15, 1912 | ||
85 | Win | 44–7–5 | Mickey McDonough | TKO | 2 (?) | Jul 15, 1912 | ||
84 | Win | 43–7–5 | Black Bill | DQ | 6 (10) | Jun 15, 1912 | ||
83 | Win | 42–7–5 | George Rodel | KO | 11 (15) | May 24, 1912 | ||
82 | Win | 41–7–5 | Young Johnny Johnson | RTD | 3 (10) | May 13, 1912 | ||
81 | Win | 40–7–5 | Black Bill | KO | 3 (12) | Apr 4, 1912 | ||
80 | Win | 39–7–5 | Griff Jones | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 1, 1912 | ||
79 | Win | 38–7–5 | Nat Dewey | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 13, 1912 | ||
78 | Win | 37–7–5 | Andy Morris | TKO | 6 (15) | Feb 27, 1912 | ||
77 | Win | 36–7–5 | Morris Harris | NWS | 3 | Feb 19, 1912 | ||
76 | Win | 36–7–5 | Chuck Carleton | NWS | 3 | Feb 19, 1912 | ||
75 | Win | 36–7–5 | Griff Jones | TKO | 3 (10) | Jan 19, 1912 | ||
74 | Win | 35–7–5 | Jack "Twin" Sullivan | NWS | 10 | Dec 26, 1911 | ||
73 | Win | 35–7–5 | Topeka Jack Johnson | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 21, 1911 | ||
72 | Win | 34–7–5 | Al Mitchell | KO | 4 (?) | Dec 18, 1911 | ||
71 | Win | 33–7–5 | Nat Dewey | PTS | 8 | Dec 15, 1911 | ||
70 | Win | 32–7–5 | Young Jack Johnson | KO | 4 (8) | Dec 11, 1911 | ||
69 | Win | 31–7–5 | Jewey Smith | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 7, 1911 | ||
68 | Win | 30–7–5 | Bill Watkins | KO | 1 (?) | Nov 30, 1911 | ||
67 | Loss | 29–7–5 | Sam Langford | NWS | 10 | Sep 5, 1911 | ||
66 | Win | 29–7–5 | Porky Dan Flynn | NWS | 10 | Aug 29, 1911 | ||
65 | Win | 29–7–5 | Dummy Maxson | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 23, 1911 | ||
64 | Draw | 28–7–5 | Tony Ross | NWS | 10 | Aug 1, 1911 | ||
63 | Win | 28–7–5 | Al Kubiak | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 25, 1911 | ||
62 | Win | 27–7–5 | Al Kubiak | KO | 9 (10) | Apr 20, 1911 | ||
61 | Win | 26–7–5 | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Mar 16, 1911 | ||
60 | Draw | 26–7–5 | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | Feb 8, 1911 | ||
59 | Loss | 26–7–5 | Sam Langford | PTS | 12 | Jan 10, 1911 | ||
58 | Win | 26–6–5 | Jeff Clark | PTS | 10 | Dec 27, 1910 | ||
57 | Win | 25–6–5 | Black Bill | KO | 5 (10) | Nov 10, 1910 | ||
56 | Win | 24–6–5 | Morris Harris | NWS | 10 | Sep 30, 1910 | ||
55 | Loss | 24–6–5 | Sam Langford | PTS | 15 | Sep 6, 1910 | ||
54 | Draw | 24–5–5 | Morris Harris | NWS | 10 | Jul 1, 1910 | ||
53 | Win | 24–5–5 | Jim Smith | NWS | 10 | Jun 3, 1910 | ||
52 | Win | 24–5–5 | Andy Morris | TKO | 3 (12) | May 24, 1910 | ||
51 | Draw | 23–5–5 | Sam McVea | PTS | 30 | Dec 11, 1909 | ||
50 | Draw | 23–5–4 | Sid Russell | PTS | 15 | Nov 13, 1909 | ||
49 | Win | 23–5–3 | Al Kubiak | KO | 10 (20) | Oct 30, 1909 | ||
48 | Draw | 22–5–3 | Al Kubiak | NWS | 6 | Sep 18, 1909 | ||
47 | Win | 22–5–3 | Sandy Ferguson | TKO | 8 (10) | Aug 27, 1909 | ||
46 | Loss | 21–5–3 | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | Jun 22, 1909 | ||
45 | Win | 21–4–3 | Trooper G. Cook | RTD | 2 (6) | May 27, 1909 | ||
44 | Win | 20–4–3 | Harry Shearing | RTD | 4 (6) | May 27, 1909 | ||
43 | Win | 19–4–3 | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 20 | May 22, 1909 | ||
42 | Win | 18–4–3 | Jack Scales | KO | 1 (10) | May 1, 1909 | ||
41 | Win | 17–4–3 | Sam McVea | RTD | 49 | Apr 17, 1909 | ||
40 | Loss | 16–4–3 | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Feb 20, 1909 | ||
39 | Win | 16–3–3 | Charley Croxon | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 6, 1909 | ||
38 | Win | 15–3–3 | Ben Taylor | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 23, 1909 | ||
37 | Win | 14–3–3 | Morris Harris | NWS | 6 | Dec 7, 1908 | ||
36 | Win | 14–3–3 | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | Sep 15, 1908 | ||
35 | Draw | 13–3–3 | Sam Langford | NWS | 6 | Sep 1, 1908 | ||
34 | Draw | 13–3–3 | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | May 8, 1908 | ||
33 | Win | 13–3–3 | Sam Campbell | TKO | 6 (?) | Mar 9, 1908 | ||
32 | Draw | 12–3–3 | Sam Langford | PTS | 12 | Mar 3, 1908 | ||
31 | Win | 12–3–2 | George Cole | TKO | 4 (6) | Feb 17, 1908 | ||
30 | Win | 11–3–2 | Jim Jeffords | KO | 2 (6) | Jan 27, 1908 | ||
29 | Win | 10–3–2 | Griff Jones | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 13, 1908 | ||
28 | Win | 9–3–2 | Joe Phillips | KO | 3 (6) | Jan 13, 1908 | ||
27 | Win | 8–3–2 | Morris Harris | TKO | 4 (?) | Jun 11, 1907 | ||
26 | Win | 7–3–2 | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Apr 15, 1907 | ||
25 | Win | 7–3–2 | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 6 | Mar 8, 1907 | ||
24 | Win | 7–3–2 | Jim Jeffords | KO | 7 (10) | Feb 11, 1907 | ||
23 | Draw | 6–3–2 | Sam Langford | PTS | 12 | Jan 11, 1907 | ||
22 | Draw | 6–3–1 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 10 | Nov 26, 1906 | ||
21 | Loss | 6–3–1 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | Sep 20, 1906 | ||
20 | Win | 6–3–1 | Black Bill | KO | 4 (6) | Sep 6, 1906 | ||
19 | Loss | 5–3–1 | Sam Langford | PTS | 15 | Apr 5, 1906 | ||
18 | Loss | 5–2–1 | Jack Johnson | PTS | 15 | Mar 14, 1906 | ||
17 | Loss | 5–1–1 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 3 | Jan 16, 1906 | ||
16 | Win | 5–1–1 | Sam Langford | TKO | 8 (12) | Dec 25, 1905 | ||
15 | Win | 4–1–1 | Walter Johnson | TKO | 2 (3) | Dec 21, 1905 | ||
14 | Loss | 3–1–1 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | Dec 2, 1905 | ||
13 | Win | 3–1–1 | Jack Johnson | DQ | 2 (6) | Nov 25, 1905 | ||
12 | Draw | 2–1–1 | Black Bill | PTS | 6 | Nov 2, 1905 | ||
11 | Win | 2–1 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Oct 28, 1905 | ||
10 | Win | 2–1 | Jim Jeffords | NWS | 6 | Oct 26, 1905 | ||
9 | Win | 2–1 | Black Bill | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 11, 1905 | ||
8 | Win | 1–1 | Pat O'Rourke | KO | 5 (?) | Oct 7, 1905 | ||
7 | Win | 0–1 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Aug 28, 1905 | ||
6 | Loss | 0–1 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jul 6, 1905 | ||
5 | Win | 0–1 | Black Bill | NWS | 6 | Jun 8, 1905 | ||
4 | Loss | 0–1 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 3 | May 9, 1905 | ||
3 | Loss | 0–1 | Black Bill | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 20, 1905 | ||
2 | Loss | 0–0 | Morris Harris | NWS | 6 | Mar 2, 1905 | ||
1 | Loss | 0–0 | Morris Harris | NWS | 6 | Nov 11, 1904 | ||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
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166 | Draw | 121–24–20 | Harry Gibson | PTS | 6 | Jun 1, 1922 | ||
165 | Win | 121–24–19 | Bartley Madden | DQ | 4 (8) | Nov 11, 1919 | ||
164 | Loss | 120–24–19 | Harry Wills | NWS | 8 | Oct 20, 1919 | ||
163 | Win | 120–23–19 | Tom Cowler | NWS | 10 | May 23, 1919 | ||
162 | Win | 119–23–19 | Clay Turner | NWS | 8 | May 1, 1919 | ||
161 | Win | 118–23–19 | Bert Kenny | NWS | 8 | Apr 15, 1919 | ||
160 | Win | 117–23–19 | Tom Cowler | NWS | 8 | Feb 10, 1919 | ||
159 | Win | 116–23–19 | Andy Schmader | NWS | 8 | Dec 20, 1918 | ||
158 | Win | 115–23–19 | Andy Schmader | NWS | 8 | Dec 2, 1918 | ||
157 | Loss | 114–23–19 | Kid Norfolk | NWS | 8 | Oct 11, 1918 | ||
156 | Win | 114–22–19 | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | ? | Aug 27, 1918 | ||
155 | Loss | 113–22–19 | Kid Norfolk | NWS | 8 | Jul 19, 1918 | ||
154 | Win | 113–21–19 | Jack Thompson | NWS | 6 | Apr 15, 1918 | ||
153 | Win | 112–21–19 | George Christian | NWS | 6 | Dec 19, 1917 | ||
152 | Draw | 111–21–19 | Gabe Gulart | NWS | 10 | Sep 15, 1917 | ||
151 | Loss | 111–21–18 | Sam Langford | NWS | 12 | Sep 14, 1917 | ||
150 | Win | 111–20–18 | Andre Anderson | NWS | 10 | Jul 20, 1917 | ||
149 | Win | 110–20–18 | Tango Kid | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 6, 1917 | ||
148 | Win | 109–20–18 | Tony Ross | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 4, 1916 | ||
147 | Win | 108–20–18 | Jack Hubbard | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 4, 1916 | ||
146 | Win | 107–20–18 | Jack Driscoll | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 19, 1916 | ||
145 | Win | 106–20–18 | Jim Smith | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 17, 1916 | ||
144 | Win | 105–20–18 | Porky Dan Flynn | NWS | 10 | Aug 4, 1916 | ||
143 | Loss | 104–20–18 | Sam Langford | KO | 7 (10) | May 12, 1916 | ||
142 | Win | 104–19–18 | George Kid Cotton | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 24, 1916 | ||
141 | Win | 103–19–18 | Silas Green | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 25, 1916 | ||
140 | Win | 102–19–18 | Bill Watkins | NWS | 10 | Jul 2, 1915 | ||
139 | Win | 101–19–18 | Battling Brooks | KO | 5 (?) | May 14, 1915 | ||
138 | Loss | 100–19–18 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | May 10, 1915 | ||
137 | Draw | 100–18–18 | Sam McVea | PTS | 12 | Apr 27, 1915 | ||
136 | Win | 100–18–17 | Battling Brooks | KO | 4 (?) | Apr 19, 1915 | ||
135 | Win | 99–18–17 | Sam Langford | PTS | 12 | Apr 13, 1915 | ||
134 | Win | 98–18–17 | Arthur Pelkey | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 9, 1915 | ||
133 | Win | 97–18–17 | Cleve Hawkins | NWS | 10 | Mar 19, 1915 | ||
132 | Win | 96–18–17 | Larry Williams | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 26, 1915 | ||
131 | Win | 95–18–17 | Bill Tate | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 1, 1915 | ||
130 | Win | 94–18–17 | John Lester Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jan 11, 1915 | ||
129 | Win | 93–18–17 | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Dec 14, 1914 | ||
128 | Draw | 92–18–17 | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 12 | Nov 10, 1914 | ||
127 | Draw | 92–18–16 | Sam Langford | NWS | 10 | Oct 1, 1914 | ||
126 | Win | 92–18–15 | Jim Kruger | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 12, 1914 | ||
125 | Win | 91–18–15 | Bill Tate | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 11, 1914 | ||
124 | Win | 90–18–15 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Aug 5, 1914 | ||
123 | Win | 89–18–15 | Black Bill | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 1, 1914 | ||
122 | Win | 88–18–15 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jul 15, 1914 | ||
121 | Win | 87–18–15 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jul 1, 1914 | ||
120 | Win | 86–18–15 | Silas Green | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 16, 1914 | ||
119 | Draw | 85–18–15 | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Jun 9, 1914 | ||
118 | Win | 85–18–14 | Colin Bell | PTS | 20 | May 4, 1914 | ||
117 | Win | 84–18–14 | Kid Jackson | KO | 7 (20) | May 2, 1914 | ||
116 | Win | 83–18–14 | Andy Johnson | KO | 4 (?) | Apr 8, 1914 | ||
115 | Win | 82–18–14 | Georges Carpentier | PTS | 15 | Mar 21, 1914 | ||
114 | Win | 81–18–14 | Alf Langford | DQ | 7 (20) | Feb 21, 1914 | ||
113 | Loss | 80–18–14 | Sam Langford | PTS | 20 | Dec 20, 1913 | ||
112 | Win | 80–17–14 | Sam Langford | NWS | 10 | Oct 3, 1913 | ||
111 | Win | 79–17–14 | John Lester Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jul 22, 1913 | ||
110 | Win | 78–17–14 | Nat Dewey | PTS | 10 | Jul 4, 1913 | ||
109 | Draw | 77–17–14 | Harry Wills | PTS | 10 | Jul 1, 1913 | ||
108 | Win | 77–17–13 | Al Benedict | TKO | 3 (15) | Jun 27, 1913 | ||
107 | 76–17–13 | Jeff Clark | NC | 7 (8) | Jun 23, 1913 | |||
106 | Win | 76–17–13 | Black Bill | NWS | 10 | May 21, 1913 | ||
105 | Win | 75–17–13 | George 'Kid' Cotton | KO | 4 (6) | Apr 16, 1913 | ||
104 | Win | 74–17–13 | Jack Reed | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 17, 1913 | ||
103 | Win | 73–17–13 | Jack Reed | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 10, 1913 | ||
102 | Loss | 72–17–13 | Jack Thompson | PTS | ? | Feb 2, 1913 | ||
101 | Win | 72–16–13 | Chuck Carleton | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 24, 1913 | ||
100 | Win | 71–16–13 | Battling Jim Johnson | DQ | 15 (?) | Jan 21, 1913 | ||
99 | Win | 70–16–13 | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Jan 17, 1913 | ||
98 | Win | 69–16–13 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jan 1, 1913 | ||
97 | Win | 68–16–13 | Chuck Carleton | TKO | 2 (10) | Dec 6, 1912 | ||
96 | Win | 67–16–13 | George Christian | KO | 8 (10) | Nov 27, 1912 | ||
95 | Win | 66–16–13 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Oct 30, 1912 | ||
94 | Win | 65–16–13 | Tony Ross | DQ | 7 (10) | Sep 9, 1912 | ||
93 | Draw | 64–16–13 | Jeff Clark | NWS | 6 | Sep 2, 1912 | ||
92 | Win | 64–16–12 | Griff Jones | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 30, 1912 | ||
91 | Win | 63–16–12 | Bill Tate | KO | 2 (6) | Aug 20, 1912 | ||
90 | Win | 62–16–12 | Battling Brooks | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 20, 1912 | ||
89 | Win | 61–16–12 | Jeff Madden | TKO | 2 (10) | Aug 19, 1912 | ||
88 | Win | 60–16–12 | Young Hank Griffin | KO | 3 (6) | Aug 9, 1912 | ||
87 | Loss | 59–16–12 | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 6 | Jul 19, 1912 | ||
86 | Win | 59–15–12 | Jeff Madden | TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 15, 1912 | ||
85 | Win | 58–15–12 | Mickey McDonough | TKO | 2 (?) | Jul 15, 1912 | ||
84 | Win | 57–15–12 | Black Bill | DQ | 6 (10) | Jun 15, 1912 | ||
83 | Win | 56–15–12 | George Rodel | KO | 11 (15) | May 24, 1912 | ||
82 | Win | 55–15–12 | Young Johnny Johnson | RTD | 3 (10) | May 13, 1912 | ||
81 | Win | 54–15–12 | Black Bill | KO | 3 (12) | Apr 4, 1912 | ||
80 | Win | 53–15–12 | Griff Jones | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 1, 1912 | ||
79 | Win | 52–15–12 | Nat Dewey | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 13, 1912 | ||
78 | Win | 51–15–12 | Andy Morris | TKO | 6 (15) | Feb 27, 1912 | ||
77 | Win | 50–15–12 | Morris Harris | NWS | 3 | Feb 19, 1912 | ||
76 | Win | 49–15–12 | Chuck Carleton | NWS | 3 | Feb 19, 1912 | ||
75 | Win | 48–15–12 | Griff Jones | TKO | 3 (10) | Jan 19, 1912 | ||
74 | Win | 47–15–12 | Jack "Twin" Sullivan | NWS | 10 | Dec 26, 1911 | ||
73 | Win | 46–15–12 | Topeka Jack Johnson | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 21, 1911 | ||
72 | Win | 45–15–12 | Al Mitchell | KO | 4 (?) | Dec 18, 1911 | ||
71 | Win | 44–15–12 | Nat Dewey | PTS | 8 | Dec 15, 1911 | ||
70 | Win | 43–15–12 | Young Jack Johnson | KO | 4 (8) | Dec 11, 1911 | ||
69 | Win | 42–15–12 | Jewey Smith | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 7, 1911 | ||
68 | Win | 41–15–12 | Bill Watkins | KO | 1 (?) | Nov 30, 1911 | ||
67 | Loss | 40–15–12 | Sam Langford | NWS | 10 | Sep 5, 1911 | ||
66 | Win | 40–14–12 | Porky Dan Flynn | NWS | 10 | Aug 29, 1911 | ||
65 | Win | 39–14–12 | Dummy Maxson | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 23, 1911 | ||
64 | Draw | 38–14–12 | Tony Ross | NWS | 10 | Aug 1, 1911 | ||
63 | Win | 38–14–11 | Al Kubiak | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 25, 1911 | ||
62 | Win | 37–14–11 | Al Kubiak | KO | 9 (10) | Apr 20, 1911 | ||
61 | Win | 36–14–11 | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Mar 16, 1911 | ||
60 | Draw | 35–14–11 | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | Feb 8, 1911 | ||
59 | Loss | 35–14–10 | Sam Langford | PTS | 12 | Jan 10, 1911 | ||
58 | Win | 35–13–10 | Jeff Clark | PTS | 10 | Dec 27, 1910 | ||
57 | Win | 34–13–10 | Black Bill | KO | 5 (10) | Nov 10, 1910 | ||
56 | Win | 33–13–10 | Morris Harris | NWS | 10 | Sep 30, 1910 | ||
55 | Loss | 32–13–10 | Sam Langford | PTS | 15 | Sep 6, 1910 | ||
54 | Draw | 32–12–10 | Morris Harris | NWS | 10 | Jul 1, 1910 | ||
53 | Win | 32–12–9 | Jim Smith | NWS | 10 | Jun 3, 1910 | ||
52 | Win | 31–12–9 | Andy Morris | TKO | 3 (12) | May 24, 1910 | ||
51 | Draw | 30–12–9 | Sam McVea | PTS | 30 | Dec 11, 1909 | ||
50 | Draw | 30–12–8 | Sid Russell | PTS | 15 | Nov 13, 1909 | ||
49 | Win | 30–12–7 | Al Kubiak | KO | 10 (20) | Oct 30, 1909 | ||
48 | Draw | 29–12–7 | Al Kubiak | NWS | 6 | Sep 18, 1909 | ||
47 | Win | 29–12–6 | Sandy Ferguson | TKO | 8 (10) | Aug 27, 1909 | ||
46 | Loss | 28–12–6 | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | Jun 22, 1909 | ||
45 | Win | 28–11–6 | Trooper G. Cook | RTD | 2 (6) | May 27, 1909 | ||
44 | Win | 27–11–6 | Harry Shearing | RTD | 4 (6) | May 27, 1909 | ||
43 | Win | 26–11–6 | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 20 | May 22, 1909 | ||
42 | Win | 25–11–6 | Jack Scales | KO | 1 (10) | May 1, 1909 | ||
41 | Win | 24–11–6 | Sam McVea | RTD | 49 | Apr 17, 1909 | ||
40 | Loss | 23–11–6 | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Feb 20, 1909 | ||
39 | Win | 23–10–6 | Charley Croxon | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 6, 1909 | ||
38 | Win | 22–10–6 | Ben Taylor | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 23, 1909 | ||
37 | Win | 21–10–6 | Morris Harris | NWS | 6 | Dec 7, 1908 | ||
36 | Win | 20–10–6 | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | Sep 15, 1908 | ||
35 | Draw | 19–10–6 | Sam Langford | NWS | 6 | Sep 1, 1908 | ||
34 | Draw | 19–10–5 | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | May 8, 1908 | ||
33 | Win | 19–10–4 | Sam Campbell | TKO | 6 (?) | Mar 9, 1908 | ||
32 | Draw | 18–10–4 | Sam Langford | PTS | 12 | Mar 3, 1908 | ||
31 | Win | 18–10–3 | George Cole | TKO | 4 (6) | Feb 17, 1908 | ||
30 | Win | 17–10–3 | Jim Jeffords | KO | 2 (6) | Jan 27, 1908 | ||
29 | Win | 16–10–3 | Griff Jones | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 13, 1908 | ||
28 | Win | 15–10–3 | Joe Phillips | KO | 3 (6) | Jan 13, 1908 | ||
27 | Win | 14–10–3 | Morris Harris | TKO | 4 (?) | Jun 11, 1907 | ||
26 | Win | 13–10–3 | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Apr 15, 1907 | ||
25 | Win | 12–10–3 | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 6 | Mar 8, 1907 | ||
24 | Win | 11–10–3 | Jim Jeffords | KO | 7 (10) | Feb 11, 1907 | ||
23 | Draw | 10–10–3 | Sam Langford | PTS | 12 | Jan 11, 1907 | ||
22 | Draw | 10–10–2 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 10 | Nov 26, 1906 | ||
21 | Loss | 10–10–1 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | Sep 20, 1906 | ||
20 | Win | 10–9–1 | Black Bill | KO | 4 (6) | Sep 6, 1906 | ||
19 | Loss | 9–9–1 | Sam Langford | PTS | 15 | Apr 5, 1906 | ||
18 | Loss | 9–8–1 | Jack Johnson | PTS | 15 | Mar 14, 1906 | ||
17 | Loss | 9–7–1 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 3 | Jan 16, 1906 | ||
16 | Win | 9–6–1 | Sam Langford | TKO | 8 (12) | Dec 25, 1905 | ||
15 | Win | 8–6–1 | Walter Johnson | TKO | 2 (3) | Dec 21, 1905 | ||
14 | Loss | 7–6–1 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | Dec 2, 1905 | ||
13 | Win | 7–5–1 | Jack Johnson | DQ | 2 (6) | Nov 25, 1905 | ||
12 | Draw | 6–5–1 | Black Bill | PTS | 6 | Nov 2, 1905 | ||
11 | Win | 6–5 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Oct 28, 1905 | ||
10 | Win | 5–5 | Jim Jeffords | NWS | 6 | Oct 26, 1905 | ||
9 | Win | 4–5 | Black Bill | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 11, 1905 | ||
8 | Win | 3–5 | Pat O'Rourke | KO | 5 (?) | Oct 7, 1905 | ||
7 | Win | 2–5 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Aug 28, 1905 | ||
6 | Loss | 1–5 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jul 6, 1905 | ||
5 | Win | 1–4 | Black Bill | NWS | 6 | Jun 8, 1905 | ||
4 | Loss | 0–4 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 3 | May 9, 1905 | ||
3 | Loss | 0–3 | Black Bill | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 20, 1905 | ||
2 | Loss | 0–2 | Morris Harris | NWS | 6 | Mar 2, 1905 | ||
1 | Loss | 0–1 | Morris Harris | NWS | 6 | Nov 11, 1904 | ||