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1880
-Fitzsimmons defeated four men at Timaru,
NZ and
won a "Jem Mace" Tournament for the
Lightweight
Championship of New Zealand
1881
-Fitzsimmons defeated five men at Timaru,
NZ and
won a "Jem Mace" Tournament for the
Middleweight
Championship of New Zealand
--- Herbert Slade
Timaru, NZ
TK 2
--- Tom Baines
Timaru, NZ
TK 1
--- Jim Crawford
Timaru, NZ
LT 3
--- Pat McCarney
Timaru, NZ
KO 11
--- Arthur Cooper
Timaru, NZ
KO 3
-Bare Knuckles were used for this bout
--- Jack Murphy
Timaru, NZ
TK 8
-Bare Knuckles were used for this bout;
The previous bouts are believed to be
Amateur bouts
1883
--- Jim Crawford
Sydney, NSW, Aus
TK 3
-Bare Knuckles were used for this bout
--- Pablo Frank
Sydney, NSW, Aus
W 4
--- Joe Riddle
Sydney, NSW, Aus
W 4
--- Alf Brinsmead
Sydney, NSW, Aus
KO 2
--- Jack Greentree
Sydney, NSW, Aus
KO 3
--- Jack Bonner
Sydney, NSW, Aus
W 4
--- Dick Sandall
Sydney, NSW, Aus
W 4
1886
May 15 Mick Dooley
Sydney, NSW, Aus
LT 4
Jun 2 Mick Dooley
Sydney, NSW, Aus
L 4
Jun 5 Mick Dooley
Sydney, NSW, Aus
L 4
Jul 10 Mick Dooley
Sydney, NSW, Aus
KO 2
Aug 7 McArdle
Sydney, NSW, Aus
W 4
Oct 7 Bill Smith
Sydney, NSW, Aus
ND 4
1887
Jan 1 Frank "Paddy" Slavin
Sydney, NSW, Aus
L 4
Mar Bill Slavin
Sydney, NSW, Aus
TK 5
--- George Eager
Sydney, NSW, Aus
KO 2
--- Dave Conway
Sydney, NSW, Aus
TK 2
1888
--- Jim Hall
Sydney, NSW, Aus
ND 4
--- Frank "Paddy" Slavin
Sydney, NSW, Aus
ND 4
--- Jim Hall
Sydney, NSW, Aus
ND 4
--- Billy McCarthy
Sydney, NSW, Aus
ND 4
Dec 1 McEwan
Sydney, NSW, Aus
W 4
1889
Dec 12 Dick Ellis
Sydney, NSW, Aus
ND 4
-Evidence exists that this bout never took
place
1890
Feb 4 Edward "Starlight" Rollins Sydney, NSW, Aus
ND 4
Feb 10 Jim Hall
Sydney, NSW, Aus
KO 1
Feb 12 Jim Hall
Sydney, NSW, Aus
LK 4
-Middleweight Championship of Australia;
It is alleged that the previous 2
bouts
were prearranged
Feb 22 Edward "Starlight" Rollins Sydney, NSW, Aus
TK 9
-Rollins knocked Fitzsimmons down in the
9th round
but broke his right hand in doing so
Mar Professor West
Sydney, NSW, Aus
TK 1
May 17 Frank Allen
San Francisco, Ca
TK 1
May 29 Billy McCarthy
San Francisco, Ca
KO 5
Jun 28 Arthur Upham
New Orleans, La
KO 9
Jul 10 Joe Choynski
San Francisco, Ca
ND 4
1891
Jan 14 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New Orleans, La
KO 13
-Middleweight Championship of the World;
Weights: 150 1/2 - 147 1/2
Apr 27 Billy Woods
Chicago, Il
Exh 3
Apr 28 Abe Cougle
Chicago, Il
(2:00) TK 2
May 1 Harris Martin "Black Pearl" Minneapolis, Mn
W 4
Jul 22 Jim Hall
Minneapolis, Mn
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Authorities prevented it from being
held
Dec 12 Austin Gibbons
Bay St. Louis, La
Exh 3
1892
Mar 2 Peter Maher
New Orleans, La
TK 12
Apr 18 Henry Baker
Chicago, Il
Exh
Apr Charles Puff
Newark, NJ
KO
Apr Thomas Robbins
Newark, NJ
TK 3
Apr 30 James Farrell
Newark, NJ
KO 2
May 1 Fred Woods
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
May 3 Fred Woods
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
May 3 Dick Wiley
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh
-Wiley weighed 250 lbs;
May 4 Billy McLean
Philadelphia, Pa
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is
not known
May 5 Fred Woods
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
May 6 Joe Godfrey
Philadelphia, Pa
(1:00) KO 1
May 7 Fred Woods
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
May 11 Jerry Slattery
New York, NY
KO 2
May 12 Jim Brady
New York, NY
Sch-?
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is
not known
May 13 Thomas Knifton
New York, NY
Sch-?
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is
not known
Sep 3 Millard Zender
Anniston, Al
KO 1
Sep 5 Ted Pritchard
New Orleans, La
-This bout was tentatively scheduled but
not held
Dec 10 Jack Fallon
Newark, NJ
Exh
-Fitz injured a hand on Fallon's head
Dec 17 Frank Bosworth
New York, NY
Exh 3
1892-1893
--- Tommy Ryan
Chicago, Il
Exh 4
--- George Siler
Chicago, Il
Exh
1893
Feb 20 Frank Bosworth
Bay St. Louis, Ms
KO
-This bout was held during Feb 20-25 1893
Mar 3 Frank Bosworth
Bay St. Louis, Ms
Exh 5
Mar 8 Jim Hall
New Orleans, La
(1:00) KO 4
-Middleweight Championship of the World
Mar 25 Phil Mayo
Chicago, Il
KO 2
Mar 31 Jack Warner
Baltimore, Md
TK 1
-Warner was Middleweight Champion of New
Jersey
Apr Frank Bosworth
Baltimore, Md
Exh 3
Apr 10 Jack Hockey
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
Apr 10 Frank Bosworth
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
Apr 11 Whitey Connors
Philadelphia, Pa
Sch-x
-This bout not held since Connors did not
show
Apr 11 Frank Bosworth
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
Apr 12 Dan Curry
Philadelphia, Pa
TK 1
Apr 12 Hank Smith
Philadelphia, Pa
TK 1
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same
date
Apr 13 Alexander Kilpatrick
Philadelphia, Pa
TK 3
Apr 14 Jack McGee
Philadelphia, Pa
Apr 14 Jim Butler
Philadelphia, Pa
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled but
not held;
Both men backed out
Apr 14 T.F. McCormick
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 2
Apr 14 Biddle
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 2
Apr 14 Frank Bosworth
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 2
Apr 15 Jack Sheridan
Philadelphia, Pa
(2:00) TK 1
Apr 15 Frank Bosworth
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh
Apr 22 Joe Godfrey
Philadelphia, Pa
KO 1
Apr 22 Mike Monoghan
Philadelphia, Pa
TK 1
Apr 22 Alexander Kilpatrick
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 3
May 6 Mike Brennan
Boston, Ma
KO 4
-Fitzsimmons knocked down Brennan
repeatedly in round 4
May 9 Butler
Boston, Ma
Exh
May 29 Al O'Brien
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
May 30 Dan Coner
Philadelphia, Pa
TK 1
May 31 John McVey
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
Jun 1 Joe Donnelly
Philadelphia, Pa
Sch-x
-This bout was scheduled but Donnelly
backed out
Jun 1 John McVey
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh
Jun 2 -Fitzsimmons gave an exhibition of hitting the bag;
He hit it so hard it burst
Jun 2 Dominick McCaffery
New York, NY Sch-x
-Scheduled bout cancelled after McCaffrey
fell and struck his head in training
Jun 3 Tom James
Philadelphia, Pa
Sch-?
Jun 3 Jack Clinton
Philadelphia, Pa
Sch-?
Jun 3 Jack McVey
Philadelphia, Pa
Sch-?
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The outcomes are not known
Sep 4 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New York, NY
Exh 3
Sep 5 Jack Hickey
Newark, NJ
(7:00) W 3
--- Paul Loeser
Chicago, Il
W 5
--- Louis the Giant
Chicago, Il
KO 3
--- George Dobson
Chicago, Il
KO 3
--- Charlie Biehle
Chicago, Il
KO 5
--- Wyoming
Chicago, Il
KO 3
--- "Big" Bill Collins
Chicago, Il
KO 2
--- Paul Loeser
Chicago, Il
KO 2
--- an unnamed opponent
Chicago, Il
KO 1
-The previous 7 bouts were held the same
evening;
Fitzsimmons knocked out 7 men in 19
rounds;
All men were over 200 lbs; The
largest was 6-7 240 lbs
1893-1894
--- Peter Courtney
Trenton, NJ
Exh 4
1894
Jan 26 Jack Handler
Newark, NJ
Exh
Feb 15 Tom Dwyer
Paterson, NJ
Exh 3
Feb 17 Dan Creedon
New York, NY Sch-x
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Mar 14 Jack Stelzner
St. Louis, Mo
Exh 4
Mar 21 Jimmy Handler
Newark, NJ
Exh 3
Apr 5 Jim Daly
Buffalo, NY
Sch-x
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Jun 17 Joe Choynski
Boston, Ma
(2:40) D 5
-Police intervened
Jul 28 Frank Kellar
Buffalo, NY
KO 2
-Kellar weighed 185 lbs
Aug 16 an unnamed opponent
Trenton, NJ
Exh
Sep 4 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey New Orleans, La
EX
Sep Jim Dwyer
New Orleans, La
Exh
Sep 26 Dan Creedon
New Orleans, La
(1:40) KO 2
-Middleweight Championship of the World;
Weights: 156 - 157
Sep 29 -Fitzsimmons began a theatrical tour at
Paterson, NJ; Exhibitions were
probably held
Oct 8 -Fitzsimmons began a theatrical tour at
Philadelphia, Pa; Exhibitions were
probably held;
Fitz showed Oct 8-13 1894
Oct 19 Joe Courtney
Brooklyn, NY
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Oct -Fitzsimmons began a theatrical tour at
New York City, NY; Exhibitions were
held;
Fitz showed in late Oct 1894 for a
week
Oct 30 Con Riordan
New York, NY
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is
not known
Nov 3 an unnamed opponent
New York, NY
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is
not known
Nov 16 Con Riordan
Syracuse, NY
Exh KO 2
-Fitzsimmons knocked Riordan out;
Riordan remained unconscious at
ringside
for two hours; He was finally removed
and
died later
Nov 16 Joe "Stiff" Dunfee
Syracuse, NY
Exh 1
Nov 26 Charles Farrell
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh
Nov 27 Charles Farrell
Philadelphia, Pa
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is
not known
Nov 29 Charles Farrell
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh
Nov 29 Charles Farrell
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh
Dec 1 Charles Farrell
Philadelphia, Pa
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is
not known
Dec 3 Tom McCarthy
Cincinnati, Oh
Exh
-Fitzsimmons injured his left hand
Dec 25 Tom McCarthy
Chicago, Il
Exh 3
1895
Jan Tom McCarthy
Milwaukee, Wi
Exh
-McCarthy quit as sparring partner after
this bout;
He said Fitz was trying to knock him
out
Jan 21 -Fitzsimmons appeared in St. Louis, Mo;
He gave exhibitions for the week of
Jan 21-26
Feb James F. "Doc" Payne
Cleveland, Oh
Exh 3
-This bout was held during Feb 19-26 1895
Mar -Fitzsimmons appeared in Washington, DC;
He gave exhibitions for a week
Mar 2 John Donnelly
Buffalo, NY
Exh 3
-Fitzsimmons knocked Donnelly out
Apr 16 Al Allich
New York, NY
KO 3
-In round two, Allich adopted foul tactics
and Fitz
knocked him down; In round three,
Allich struck Fitz
below the belt and Fitz knocked him
out
Apr 19 Mike Connors
New York, NY
KO 1
Jun 8 Frank Bosworth
New York, NY
Exh
Aug 2 Tom Forrest
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 4
Aug 3 an unnamed opponent
Philadelphia, Pa
SCH
Aug 3 an unnamed opponent
Philadelphia, Pa
SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled;
The outcomes are not known
Oct 31 Jim Corbett
Dallas, Tx
Heavyweight Championship of the World;
This bout was scheduled but not held
1896
Feb 21 Peter Maher
Mexico, near Langtry, Tx
(1:35) KO 1
This bout was promoted as a Heavyweight
Championship
of the World contest
Feb 29 Peter Maher
New York, NY
ND 3
Dec 2 "Sailor" Tom Sharkey
San Francisco, Ca
LF 8
-This bout was promoted as for the
Heavyweight Championship
of the World. Fitz knocked
Sharkey flat on his back;
Referee Wyatt Earp ruled that
Fitzsimmons had fouled
1897
Jan 3 Ernest Roeber
Exh 1
Mar 17 Jim Corbett
Carson City, Nv
(1:40) KO 14
Heavyweight Championship of the World;
Weights: 167 - 183
Mar 21 Jack Stelzner
San Francisco, Ca
Exh
Jun 5 Leadville Blacksmith
Leadville, Co
KO 2
-Some sources report this man was "Lew
Joslin", a 260 lb heayweight
Jul an unnamed opponent
Mt. Vernon, NY
Exh
Oct 10 Mike Dempsey
Cincinnati, Oh
Exh KO
Nov 25 Mike Conley
Topeka, Ks
Exh
Dec 19 Charles Lawler
Chicago, Il
Exh
1898
Jul 5 John L. Sullivan
Brooklyn, NY
Sched-x
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
The men were present and ready to
spar;
Police intervened and prevented it
1899
Jun 9 Jim Jeffries
Brooklyn, NY
(1:32) LK 11
Heavyweight Championship of the World;
Weights: 167 - 206
Jun 26 Dan Hickey
Brooklyn, NY
Exh 3
Oct 28 Geoff Thorne
Chicago, Il
(1:10) KO 1
1900
Mar 27 Jim Daly
Philadelphia, Pa
KO 1
Apr 30 Ed Dunkhorst
Brooklyn, NY
(2:45) KO 2
Jul 15 an unnamed opponent
Chicago, Il
SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is
not known
Aug 10 Gus Ruhlin
New York, NY
KO 6
Aug 24 "Sailor" Tom Sharkey Brooklyn, NY
(2:06) KO 2
1901
Jun Gus Ruhlin
New York, NY
Exh
-This was a wrestling match;
Fitzsimmons lost the first 2 falls to
Ruhlin
Dec "Sailor" Tom Sharkey
New York, NY
Exh 5
1902
Jul 25 Jim Jeffries
San Francisco, Ca
LK 8
-Heavyweight Championship of the World;
Weights: 172 - 219
-Fitzsimmons toured the western United
States with
Jim Jeffries and took on all-comers
Dec 19 Steward
Butte, Mt
KO 1
Dec 27 Mike Ranke
Bozeman, Mt
KO 2
-Ranke weighed 190 lbs
1903
Feb 12 George Weikel
Evansville, In
Exh 3
Feb 12 Jim Jeffries
Evansville, In
Exh
Mar 2 Jim Jeffries
Philadelphia, Pa
Exh 3
Mar 3 Jim Jeffries
Chester, Pa
Exh 3
Sep 30 Con Coughlin
Philadelphia, Pa
KO 1
Coughlin died the next day
Oct 14 Joe Grim
Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
Grim knocked down 15-20 times
Nov 25 George Gardner
San Francisco, Ca
W 20
Light Heavyweight Championship of the
World;
Weights: 168 - 170
1904
Jul 23 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa
ND 6
1905
Dec 20 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien San Francisco, Ca
LT 13
Light Heavyweight Championship of the
World;
Weights: 165 - 164
1906
Jan 31 Charles Haghey
Webster, Ma
KO 4
1907
Mar 7 Tony Ross
Newcastle, Pa
Exh 4
Jul 17 Jack Johnson
Philadelphia, Pa
LK 2
1908
Sep 21 Jean Paul
Benson Mines, NY
KO 1
-Reports are confusing; This bout possibly
lasted longer
Sep 21 Ralph Barter
Benson Mines, NY
Exh 3
Sep 26 Jean Paul
Watertown, NY
Exh 3
Sep 26 Ralph Barter
Watertown, NY
Exh 3
1909
--- William "Iron" Hague
in England
Exh
Dec Peter Felix
in Australia
Exh 1
Dec Dave Smith
in Australia
Exh 1
Dec Bill Turner
in Australia
Exh 1
Dec Victir McLaglen
in Australia
Exh 1
Dec 27 Bill Lang
Sydney, NSW, Aus
LK 12
Heavyweight Championship of Australia
1913
Dec 24 Contracts to fight Alfred "Soldier" Kearns in New York City.
Dec 30 The NY Atheletic Commission prohibits
Fitzsimmons from fighting in NY. Fitz
sues the Comission.
1914
Jan 27 NY Supreme Court upholds the NY Commission's decision
barring Fitz from fighting in NY
Jan 29 Bob "K.O." Sweeney
Williamsport, Pa
ND 6
-The Elmira (NY) Herald reports motion
pictures were taken
Feb 20 Jersey Bellew
Bethlehem, Pa
ND 6
Mar 2 Kid Wagner
Easton, Pa
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Fitzsimmons did not show
1916
Mar 27 "Young" Bob Fitzsimmons Troy, NY
Exh 4
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