Fighters: Debuting Prior to 1900

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Wild Bill Hanrahan - 016474

Global ID 16474
sex male
birthdate 1882-01-01
death date 1902-04-18
division middleweight
alias Wild Bill
country United States
residence Brooklyn, New York, United States
won 9 (KO 9) + lost 12 (KO 10) + drawn 3 = 24

Career: 1899-1902

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Harris Martin - 040009

Global ID 40009
sex male
birthdate 1865-04-02
death date 1903-04-26
division middleweight
stance orthodox
height 5′ 6″ / 168cm
alias Black Pearl/George Harris
country United States
residence Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
birth place near Washington, District of Columbia, United States
birth name George Harris Martin
won 53 (KO 39) + lost 11 (KO 7) + drawn 15 = 81
Newspaper Decisions won : lost 1 : drawn

Career: 1886-1900

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Cal McCarthy - 010682

Global ID 10682
sex male
birthdate 1869-01-01
death date 1895-11-27
division featherweight
stance orthodox
height 5′ 2½″ / 159cm
alias The Wonder
country United States
residence New York, New York, United States
birth place McClintocksville, Pennsylvania, United States
birth name Charles McCarthy
won 12 (KO 8) + lost 3 (KO 3) + drawn 5 = 20

Career: 1888-1994

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Edward McGlenchy - 088586

Global ID 88586
sex male
residence
won 0 (KO 0) + lost 2 (KO 0) + drawn 1 = 3

Career: 1880

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DANIEL MENDOZA

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Country: Great Britain
Born: July 5, 1764 in Aldgate, London, England
Died: September 3, 1836

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Daniel Mendoza was the first Jewish prize-fighter to become a champion. Though he stood only 5'7" and weighed 160 pounds, Mendoza was England’s sixteenth Heavyweight Champion from 1792 to 1795. Always proud of his heritage, he billed himself as Mendoza the Jew.

He is the father of scientific boxing. At a time when the sport of boxing consisted primarily of barehanded slugging, Mendoza introduced the concept of defense. He developed the guard, the straight left, and made use of side*stepping tactics. This new strategy, the Mendoza School, also referred to as the Jewish School, was criticized in some circles as cowardly. But it permitted Mendoza to fully capitalize on his small stature, speed, and punching power.

His first recorded prizefight was a knockout of an opponent, known as Harry the Coalheaver, whom he dispatched in 40 rounds. A victory in his first professional fight in 1787 won him the patronage of the Prince of Wales (later George IV), the first boxer to earn this honor. His acceptance by British royalty (he was the first Jew ever to speak to England’s King George III) helped elevate the position of the Jew in English society and stem a vicious tide of anti-Semitism that many Englishmen read into Shakespeare’s characterization of Shylock in his play The Merchant of Venice.

Mendoza had a series of storied matches against rival Richard Humphries, one each in 1788, 1789, and 1790. He lost the first battle in 29 rounds but won the latter pair in 52 and 15
Daniel Mendoza, “Mendoza the Jew” rounds. He laid claim to
the English boxing title in 1791 when the prevailing champion, Benjamin Brain, retired. Another top English boxer, Bill Warr, contested Mendoza’s claim. In May 1792, the two met to settle the matter in Croydon, England. Mendoza was victorious in 23 rounds. Warr and Mendoza met again in November 1794, and this time it took the champion only 15 minutes to dispose of the challenger.

Mendoza, a descendant of Spanish Marranos (Jews coerced into conversion to Christianity) who had lived in London for nearly a century, became such a popular figure in England that songs were written about him, and his name appeared in scripts of numerous plays. His personal appearances would fill theaters, portraits of him and his fights were popular subjects for artists, and commemorative medals were struck in his honor.

Daniel Mendoza was one of the inaugural group elected in 1954 to the Boxing Hall of Fame and of the inaugural class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.

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Jim Barron - 057867

Global ID 57867
sex male
birthdate 1862-08-07
death date 1941-02-21
division lightweight
height 5′ 7½″ / 171cm
country Australia
residence Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
birth place Parramatta,NSW
won 14 (KO 13) + lost 8 (KO 8) + drawn 6 = 31

Career: 1890-1909

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Bill Chester - 100080

Global ID 100080
sex male
birthdate 1879-02-16
death date 1915-03-19
division featherweight
country United Kingdom
residence Mile End, London, United Kingdom
won 21 (KO 11) + lost 10 (KO 6) + drawn 2 = 33

Career: 1898-1908

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Walter Croot - 121473

Global ID 121473
sex male
death date 1897-12-06
division flyweight
country United Kingdom
residence Leytonstone, London, United Kingdom
won 5 (KO 2) + lost 3 (KO 3) + drawn 0 = 9

Career: 1892-1897

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Jack Lalor - 040416

Global ID 40416
sex male
birthdate 1875-03-27
death date 1964-07-23
division middleweight
alias Edmund Lawlor
country South Africa
residence Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
birth place Birr, King's County, Ireland
won 57 (KO 30) + lost 8 (KO 2) + drawn 8 = 73

Career: 1896-1919

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Tom Couhig - 061843

Global ID 61843
sex male
division welterweight
height 5′ 6″ / 168cm
country United States
residence Dunkirk, New York, United States
won 19 (KO 13) + lost 5 (KO 0) + drawn 4 = 28

Career: 1899-1906

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Eddie Curry - 100007

Global ID 100007
sex male
division featherweight
country United States
residence New York, New York, United States
won 9 (KO 4) + lost 4 (KO 1) + drawn 6 = 20

Career: 1893-1898

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Jack Fogarty - 068559

Global ID 68559
sex male
birthdate 1865-12-24
death date 1921-02-04
division middleweight
height 5′ 8″ / 173cm
alias John J. (Jack) Fogarty
country United States
residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
birth place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
won 12 (KO 10) + lost 2 (KO 2) + drawn 1 = 16

Career: 1885-1887

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Bill Chesterfield Goode - 039899

Global ID 39899
sex male
birthdate 1867-01-01
death date 1927-11-02
division welterweight
country United Kingdom
residence Shadwell, London, United Kingdom
birth name William Joseph Goode
won 10 (KO 4) + lost 5 (KO 2) + drawn 2 = 17

Career: 1883-1898

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Jimmy Handler - 040343

Global ID 40343
sex male
division middleweight
country United States
residence Newark, New Jersey, United States
won 31 (KO 17) + lost 30 (KO 22) + drawn 9 = 73
Newspaper Decisions won 2 : lost 1 : drawn

Career: 1894-1907

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Kid Herman - 073556

Global ID 73556
sex male
birthdate 1883-09-23
division featherweight
height 5′ 3″ / 160cm
reach 66″ / 168cm
alias Herman Landfield
country Canada
residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
won 35 (KO 18) + lost 9 (KO 2) + drawn 18 = 63
Newspaper Decisions won 3 : lost 2 : drawn 1

Career: 1899-1913

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Johnny Hughes - 170544

Global ID 170544
sex male
birthdate 1883-06-29
division flyweight
country United Kingdom
residence Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom
birth place Bloomsbury,London,England
won 37 (KO 15) + lost 32 (KO 7) + drawn 9 = 78
Newspaper Decisions won 1 : lost 1 : drawn

Career: 1898-1917

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Herb McKell - 057723

Global ID 57723
sex male
birthdate 1874-01-01
death date 1902-02-04
division light welterweight
country Australia
residence Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
birth place New South Wales
won 13 (KO 12) + lost 5 (KO 2) + drawn 9 = 29

Career: 1890-1901

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Chappie Moran - 075638

Global ID 75638
sex male
birthdate 1868-12-12
death date 1896-03-03
division bantamweight
height 5′ 2″ / 157cm
country United Kingdom
residence Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
birth place Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
birth name Michael Moran
won 9 (KO 3) + lost 3 (KO 1) + drawn 1 = 14

Career: 1888-1896

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Sam Blakelock - 099977

Global ID 99977
sex male
birthdate 1863-06-10
division lightweight
residence Battersea, London, United Kingdom
birth name Samuel Blakelock
won 3 (KO 0) + lost 4 (KO 2) + drawn 0 = 7

Career: 1886-1891

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Kid Julian - 052603

Global ID 52603
sex male
division featherweight
alias Charles Juliano
country United States
residence Syracuse, New York, United States
birth place Italy
birth name Angelo Giuliano
won 10 (KO 10) + lost 11 (KO 7) + drawn 0 = 21
Newspaper Decisions won 9 : lost 23 : drawn 12

Career: 1908-1923