Fighters: Debuting 1900 to 1909 - Page 32

Cap · 08-23-2016, 03:19 PM

Joe Willis

Career:1906-1920

Global ID 58088
division heavyweight
height 5′ 10½″ / 179cm
reach 73½″ / 187cm
country USA
residence Vallejo, California, USA
won 15 (KO 7) + lost 11 (KO 3) + drawn 6 = 32
rounds boxed 207

Waltercito · 12-16-2016, 06:58 PM

Rated by Bear in the "Parade of the Tomato Cans" Thread.

Global ID 114262

Sex Male
Country Sweden
Birth Date 1895-10-07
Division Welterweight
Stance Orthodox
Career 1919 - 1920

W 0 L 3 (3 KO) D 0

Cap · 02-28-2017, 11:42 AM

Joe Millett

Career:1903-1907

Global ID 156317
division heavyweight
stance southpaw
country USA
residence San Francisco, California, USA
birth place San Francisco, California, USA
won 6 (KO 6) + lost 3 (KO 2) + drawn 1 = 10
rounds boxed 50

Was also scheduled to box Battling (Fred) Johnson at Redwood City Athletic Club in Hawaii in 1907 but can't find a record of the result.

Cap · 01-06-2018, 08:04 PM

Iron Hague

Career: 1905-1915

Global ID 40136
birthdate 1885-11-06
death date 1951-08-18 (65)
division heavyweight
height 5′ 10″ / 178cm
country United Kingdom
residence Mexborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
birth place Mexborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
birth name James William Hague
won 21 (KO 17) + lost 9 (KO 7) + drawn 1 = 31
rounds boxed 242

Cap · 02-05-2018, 12:45 PM

Fred Drummond

Career: 1902-1915

Global ID 57728
division heavyweight
stance orthodox
height 6′ 0″ / 183cm
country United Kingdom
residence Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
won 21 (KO 7) + lost 25 (KO 15) + drawn 4 = 51
rounds boxed 247

Cap · 02-05-2018, 01:18 PM

Harry Shearing

Career: 1902-1912

Global ID 40134
division heavyweight
height 5′ 8½″ / 174cm
country United Kingdom
residence Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom
won 15 (KO 6) + lost 20 (KO 11) + drawn 7 = 42
rounds boxed 176

Cap · 03-29-2018, 04:01 PM

Mike Williams Alt

Career: 1903-1920

Global ID 39944
birthdate 1875-01-01
division heavyweight
height 5′ 9½″ / 177cm
country South Africa
residence Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
birth place Galway, Ireland
won 29 (KO 24) + lost 19 (KO 7) + drawn 1 = 49
rounds boxed 326

Cap · 04-04-2018, 03:16 PM

Tony Ross Alternate

Career: 1905-1916

Global ID 39874
birthdate 1885-00-00
death date 1941-08-31 (56)
division heavyweight
height 5′ 9″ / 175cm
alias Italian Bearcat
country USA
residence New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
birth place Napoli, Campania, Italy
birth name Antonio Rossilano
won 24 (KO 20) + lost 14 (KO 10) + drawn 6 = 44
rounds boxed 279

Cap · 07-29-2018, 12:37 PM

Jack Jeffries ALT

Career: 1900-1902

Global ID 40291
birthdate 1877-01-19
death date 1960-07-16 (83)
division heavyweight
country USA
residence Los Angeles, California, USA
birth place Ohio, USA
birth name Charles Monroe Jeffries
won 1 (KO 1) + lost 2 (KO 1) + drawn 2 = 5
rounds boxed 45

Brother of champion Jim Jeffries.

Cap · 09-04-2018, 02:58 PM

Jim Stewart (Surprised I couldn't find him here.)

Career: 1907-1916

Global ID 40206
birthdate 1887-07-20
death date 1918-09-26 (31)
division heavyweight
stance orthodox
height 6′ 4″ / 193cm
country USA
residence Brooklyn, New York, USA
birth place Brooklyn, New York, USA
birth name John Henry Loerch
won 21 (KO 19) + lost 7 (KO 6) + drawn 1 = 27
rounds boxed 146

Until his loss to Gunboat Smith and then to "One Round" Davis both in October of 1912, Stewart was considered one of the top "White Hopes" of that era. Not a huge puncher, he still packed a wallop, could take punishment and was rated a better than average boxer under the tutelage of the great Joe Jeannette.

Cap · 09-22-2018, 02:05 PM

Jim Smith

Career: 1908-1917

Global ID 4342
birthdate 1886-01-01
division light heavyweight
height 6′ 2″ / 188cm
country USA
residence Brooklyn, New York, USA
birthplace Westchester, New York, USA
won 8 (KO 8) + lost 14 (KO 12) + drawn 0 = 23
rounds boxed 104

Cap · 01-09-2019, 02:12 PM

George Stirling

Career: 1906-1912

Global ID 40358
birthdate 1880-04-01
division heavyweight
height 5′ 11″ / 180cm
alias Sterling, "The Cobar Chicken"
country Australia
residence Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
birth place Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
won 8 (KO 6) + lost 7 (KO 3) + drawn 0 = 16
rounds boxed 167

According to reports in Australian newspapers Stirling started boxing in 1905. His height is listed as 5'10" to 6' depending on the source. At his peak he was known as a two-fisted slugger with an iron jaw but little science.

Cap · 02-25-2019, 04:02 PM

Heriberto Rojas

Career: 1905-1917

Global ID 137154
division heavyweight
country Chile
residence Santiago de Chile, Chile
birth place Santa Cruz, Chile
birth name Heriberto Rojas Carvajal
won 13 (KO 11) + lost 2 (KO 2) + drawn 0 = 16
rounds boxed 102

Cap · 02-25-2019, 04:04 PM

Peter Kling

Career: 1905-1910

Global ID 108390
birthdate 1884-01-01
death date 1939-12-03 (55)
division heavyweight
height 6′ 1½″ / 187cm
country Australia
residence Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
birth place Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
won 12 (KO 9) + lost 8 (KO 6) + drawn 0 = 21
rounds boxed 102

1904 recognized as amateur heavyweight champion of Australia. I've classed him as a boxer.

Cap · 07-20-2019, 02:38 PM

Les O'Donnell

Career: 1905-1918

Global ID 58164
birthdate 1888-00-00
death date 1954-08-21 (66)
division light heavyweight
height 6′ 0″ / 183cm
country Australia
residence Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
won 15 (KO 6) + lost 12 (KO 6) + drawn 3 = 32
rounds boxed 444

O'Donnell was a fair defensive boxer with moderate power and a suspect chin.

Cap · 07-20-2019, 02:45 PM

Petty-Officer Curran

Career: 1908-1921

Global ID 622129
birthdate 1882-01-01
death date 1938-01-01 (56)
division heavyweight
height 5′ 10½″ / 179cm
alias Nutty Curran
country United Kingdom
residence Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
birth place Lisdeen, Ireland
won 43 (KO 36) + lost 35 (KO 9) + drawn 3 = 86
rounds boxed 607

Cap · 07-20-2019, 02:48 PM

Mike Cantwell

Career: 1909-1913

Global ID 58255
division heavyweight
stance orthodox
height 5′ 10″ / 178cm
alias Jake Bernstein
country USA
residence Chicago, Illinois, USA
birth place Wheaton, Illinois, USA
won 2 (KO 1) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 1 = 3
rounds boxed 15

Cap · 07-20-2019, 02:53 PM

Fighting Dick Gilbert

Career: 1907-1916

Global ID 17424
birthdate 1889-07-12
death date 1960-05-06 (70)
division light heavyweight
height 5′ 7½″ / 171cm
alias Kid Gilbert
country USA
residence Denver, Colorado, USA
birth place Lexington, Kentucky, USA
birth name Richard Lewis Gilbert
won 17 (KO 10) + lost 23 (KO 1) + drawn 5 = 50
rounds boxed 600

Cap · 08-22-2019, 05:50 PM

Gunboat Smith (alt)

Career: 1909 - 1921

id=11290
Nationality US American
Birth Name Edward J. Smyth
Birthplace Philadelphia, PA
Division Heavyweight
Date of Birth 1887-02-17
Date of Death 1974-08-06
Age at Death 87
Reach 72 inches
Stance Orthodox
Height 6' 2
Trainer Spider Kelly
W 54 (39 ko's) (+ 28 news) | L 27 (+ 17 news) | D 10 (+ 4 news) | Total 141

Cap · 10-17-2019, 03:42 PM

Jim Savage

Career:1906-1917

Global ID 39662
division heavyweight
height 5'9" / 175cm
country USA
residence Orange, New Jersey, USA
won 19 (KO 15) + lost 10 (KO 9) + drawn 0 = 29
rounds boxed 158

08-23-2016, 03:19 PM	#621
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Joe Willis Career:1906-1920 Global ID 58088 division heavyweight height 5′ 10½″ / 179cm reach 73½″ / 187cm country USA residence Vallejo, California, USA won 15 (KO 7) + lost 11 (KO 3) + drawn 6 = 32 rounds boxed 207 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

12-16-2016, 06:58 PM	#622
Waltercito All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Anröchte, Germany Posts: 899	Arthur Ahl (114262) Rated by Bear in the "Parade of the Tomato Cans" Thread. Global ID 114262 Sex Male Country Sweden Birth Date 1895-10-07 Division Welterweight Stance Orthodox Career 1919 - 1920 W 0 L 3 (3 KO) D 0 Attached Images

02-28-2017, 11:42 AM	#623
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Joe Millett Career:1903-1907 Global ID 156317 division heavyweight stance southpaw country USA residence San Francisco, California, USA birth place San Francisco, California, USA won 6 (KO 6) + lost 3 (KO 2) + drawn 1 = 10 rounds boxed 50 Was also scheduled to box Battling (Fred) Johnson at Redwood City Athletic Club in Hawaii in 1907 but can't find a record of the result. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 03-01-2017 at 11:02 AM.

01-06-2018, 08:04 PM	#624
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Iron Hague Career: 1905-1915 Global ID 40136 birthdate 1885-11-06 death date 1951-08-18 (65) division heavyweight height 5′ 10″ / 178cm country United Kingdom residence Mexborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom birth place Mexborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom birth name James William Hague won 21 (KO 17) + lost 9 (KO 7) + drawn 1 = 31 rounds boxed 242 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

02-05-2018, 12:45 PM	#625
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Fred Drummond Career: 1902-1915 Global ID 57728 division heavyweight stance orthodox height 6′ 0″ / 183cm country United Kingdom residence Lambeth, London, United Kingdom won 21 (KO 7) + lost 25 (KO 15) + drawn 4 = 51 rounds boxed 247 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

02-05-2018, 01:18 PM	#626
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Harry Shearing Career: 1902-1912 Global ID 40134 division heavyweight height 5′ 8½″ / 174cm country United Kingdom residence Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom won 15 (KO 6) + lost 20 (KO 11) + drawn 7 = 42 rounds boxed 176 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

03-29-2018, 04:01 PM	#627
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Mike Williams Alt Career: 1903-1920 Global ID 39944 birthdate 1875-01-01 division heavyweight height 5′ 9½″ / 177cm country South Africa residence Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa birth place Galway, Ireland won 29 (KO 24) + lost 19 (KO 7) + drawn 1 = 49 rounds boxed 326 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 03-29-2018 at 04:57 PM.

04-04-2018, 03:16 PM	#628
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Tony Ross Alternate Career: 1905-1916 Global ID 39874 birthdate 1885-00-00 death date 1941-08-31 (56) division heavyweight height 5′ 9″ / 175cm alias Italian Bearcat country USA residence New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA birth place Napoli, Campania, Italy birth name Antonio Rossilano won 24 (KO 20) + lost 14 (KO 10) + drawn 6 = 44 rounds boxed 279 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

07-29-2018, 12:37 PM	#629
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Jack Jeffries ALT Career: 1900-1902 Global ID 40291 birthdate 1877-01-19 death date 1960-07-16 (83) division heavyweight country USA residence Los Angeles, California, USA birth place Ohio, USA birth name Charles Monroe Jeffries won 1 (KO 1) + lost 2 (KO 1) + drawn 2 = 5 rounds boxed 45 Brother of champion Jim Jeffries. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

09-04-2018, 02:58 PM	#630
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Jim Stewart (Surprised I couldn't find him here.) Career: 1907-1916 Global ID 40206 birthdate 1887-07-20 death date 1918-09-26 (31) division heavyweight stance orthodox height 6′ 4″ / 193cm country USA residence Brooklyn, New York, USA birth place Brooklyn, New York, USA birth name John Henry Loerch won 21 (KO 19) + lost 7 (KO 6) + drawn 1 = 27 rounds boxed 146 Until his loss to Gunboat Smith and then to "One Round" Davis both in October of 1912, Stewart was considered one of the top "White Hopes" of that era. Not a huge puncher, he still packed a wallop, could take punishment and was rated a better than average boxer under the tutelage of the great Joe Jeannette. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 07-18-2020 at 04:35 PM.

09-22-2018, 02:05 PM	#631
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Jim Smith Career: 1908-1917 Global ID 4342 birthdate 1886-01-01 division light heavyweight height 6′ 2″ / 188cm country USA residence Brooklyn, New York, USA birthplace Westchester, New York, USA won 8 (KO 8) + lost 14 (KO 12) + drawn 0 = 23 rounds boxed 104 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

01-09-2019, 02:12 PM	#632
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	George Stirling Career: 1906-1912 Global ID 40358 birthdate 1880-04-01 division heavyweight height 5′ 11″ / 180cm alias Sterling, "The Cobar Chicken" country Australia residence Cobar, New South Wales, Australia birth place Cobar, New South Wales, Australia won 8 (KO 6) + lost 7 (KO 3) + drawn 0 = 16 rounds boxed 167 According to reports in Australian newspapers Stirling started boxing in 1905. His height is listed as 5'10" to 6' depending on the source. At his peak he was known as a two-fisted slugger with an iron jaw but little science. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 01-17-2020 at 02:03 PM.

02-25-2019, 04:02 PM	#633
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Heriberto Rojas Career: 1905-1917 Global ID 137154 division heavyweight country Chile residence Santiago de Chile, Chile birth place Santa Cruz, Chile birth name Heriberto Rojas Carvajal won 13 (KO 11) + lost 2 (KO 2) + drawn 0 = 16 rounds boxed 102 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 09-11-2020 at 03:11 PM.

02-25-2019, 04:04 PM	#634
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Peter Kling Career: 1905-1910 Global ID 108390 birthdate 1884-01-01 death date 1939-12-03 (55) division heavyweight height 6′ 1½″ / 187cm country Australia residence Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia birth place Waverley, New South Wales, Australia won 12 (KO 9) + lost 8 (KO 6) + drawn 0 = 21 rounds boxed 102 1904 recognized as amateur heavyweight champion of Australia. I've classed him as a boxer. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 05-04-2021 at 09:13 AM.

07-20-2019, 02:38 PM	#635
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Les O'Donnell Career: 1905-1918 Global ID 58164 birthdate 1888-00-00 death date 1954-08-21 (66) division light heavyweight height 6′ 0″ / 183cm country Australia residence Sydney, New South Wales, Australia won 15 (KO 6) + lost 12 (KO 6) + drawn 3 = 32 rounds boxed 444 O'Donnell was a fair defensive boxer with moderate power and a suspect chin. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 04-28-2021 at 11:21 AM.

07-20-2019, 02:45 PM	#636
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Petty-Officer Curran Career: 1908-1921 Global ID 622129 birthdate 1882-01-01 death date 1938-01-01 (56) division heavyweight height 5′ 10½″ / 179cm alias Nutty Curran country United Kingdom residence Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom birth place Lisdeen, Ireland won 43 (KO 36) + lost 35 (KO 9) + drawn 3 = 86 rounds boxed 607 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 08-03-2020 at 12:25 PM.

07-20-2019, 02:48 PM	#637
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Mike Cantwell Career: 1909-1913 Global ID 58255 division heavyweight stance orthodox height 5′ 10″ / 178cm alias Jake Bernstein country USA residence Chicago, Illinois, USA birth place Wheaton, Illinois, USA won 2 (KO 1) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 1 = 3 rounds boxed 15 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

07-20-2019, 02:53 PM	#638
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Fighting Dick Gilbert Career: 1907-1916 Global ID 17424 birthdate 1889-07-12 death date 1960-05-06 (70) division light heavyweight height 5′ 7½″ / 171cm alias Kid Gilbert country USA residence Denver, Colorado, USA birth place Lexington, Kentucky, USA birth name Richard Lewis Gilbert won 17 (KO 10) + lost 23 (KO 1) + drawn 5 = 50 rounds boxed 600 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

08-22-2019, 05:50 PM	#639
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Gunboat Smith (alt) Career: 1909 - 1921 id=11290 Nationality US American Birth Name Edward J. Smyth Birthplace Philadelphia, PA Division Heavyweight Date of Birth 1887-02-17 Date of Death 1974-08-06 Age at Death 87 Reach 72 inches Stance Orthodox Height 6' 2 Trainer Spider Kelly W 54 (39 ko's) (+ 28 news) \| L 27 (+ 17 news) \| D 10 (+ 4 news) \| Total 141 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

10-17-2019, 03:42 PM	#640
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Jim Savage Career:1906-1917 Global ID 39662 division heavyweight height 5'9" / 175cm country USA residence Orange, New Jersey, USA won 19 (KO 15) + lost 10 (KO 9) + drawn 0 = 29 rounds boxed 158 Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 10-23-2020 at 05:08 PM.