HEAVYWEIGHTS (55 fighters)
1. John L. Sullivan 3-0 (1) - almost was upset by Jack Kilrain, MD 96-95, 97-94, and 96-96
2. Peter Jackson 5-0 (3) - UD over Jack Johnson
3. Bob Armstrong 5-0 (3) - no wins vs higher rated opponent
4. Steve Taylor 3-0 (1) - TKO 3 over Joe Choynski (weight adjusted)
5. Denver Ed Martin 3-0(2) - UD over Tom Sharkey
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS (4 fighters see note at bottom)
1. George Gardner 3-0 (1) - nothing notable
2. Jack Sullivan 2-2 - nothing notable
3. Joe Choynski 2-2 - 1-2 vs HW's
4. Jack Root 2-3 - 0-2 vs HW's
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (30 fighters)
1. Jack Dempsey NP 5-0 (4) - TKO5 of Jack Bonnor
2. Billy Mccarthy 4-0 (1) - MD over Frank Craig & Harris Martin
3. John P. Clow 3-0 (1) - 2-0 vs higher rated fighters
4. Jack Burke 4-1-1 (2) - upset by Bill Slavin (MD)
5. Bob Fitzsimmons 4-0 (4) - fought no one rated over 5
WELTERWEIGHTS (6 fighters)
1. Tommy Ryan 4-0 (3) - Matty Matthews only one to go the distance
2. Joe Walcott 3-0-1 - 2 wins over Matthews
3. Rube Ferns 1-1 - nothing notable
4. Dixie Kid 1-2-2 (1) - nothing notable
5. Matty Matthews 2-3 - KO of MW George Burke
LIGHTWEIGHTS (20 fighters)
1. George Lavigne 4-0 (3) - UD over Jem Carney
2. Billy Myer 4-0 (2) - UD over Jem Carney also
3. Joe Gans 4-0 (2) - SD vs Jimmy Carroll
4. Jack McAuliffe 3-0-1 (3) - nothing notable
5. Jimmy Carroll 2-1 - SD loss to Joe Gans
FEATHERWEIGHTS (7 fighters)
1. Young Griffo 4-0 - nothing notable
2. Eddie Santry 3-2 (1) - 1-1 vs Abe Attell
3. Harry Lyons 3-1 (1) - SD loss to a LW
4. Young Corbett 2-1 - nothing notable
5. Abe Attell 2-1 - upset by Santry
BANTAMWEIGHT (10 fighters)
1. Billy Plimmer 3-0-1 - nothing notable
2. Terry McGovern 4-1(2) - Loss to Chappie Moran on cuts in the 5th
3. George Dixon 2-1 - UD loss to a FW
4. Tommy Kelly 1-1-1 - Draw with Plimmer
5. Harry Forbes 2-1-1 - UD over Frankie Neil
Only one fighter, MW Paul McCoy, reached club fighter status. There are a few 0-4 fighters though.
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Battling Nelson vs Andy Bowen ... both fighters faced the possibility of dropping to 1-3 in this December fight. Nelson was dropped in round 2, and then cut in the 3rd. Every round between the 4th and the 9th was within 3 on the point totals. I had it 86-85 in favor of Bowen going into the 10th. Ringside analyst Tom Trunzo had it 87-84 in favor of Bowen. With 1 minute left in the 10th, Nelson was trailing 10-7 on punch points, when he dropped Bowen. He piled on until the end of the round winning punch points 21-10.
Going to the score cards I had 95-94 Nelson, and Trunzo had it 95-94 Bowen. The judges scored it 95-94 Nelson, 95-93 Bowen, and the final judge who wasn't watching the fight scored it 97-92 Nelson. Nelson won only because of the knockdown with 1 minute to go.
Note at Bottom
.... I am going to drop some middle of the road heavies into the LightHeavy division every year starting in 1901 .... to try and even it out some