Louisville Boxing Association

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December 29th, 1904

Tommy Ryan (20-0) won a TKO2 over #1 Dixie Kid (9-6-4) when Kid was cut over the right eye in the 2nd round.

After calling the ring doctor over to look at it, referee Willie Conners waved off the bout.

This was Ryan's 5th defense.

On the undercard
LHW - Jack O' Brien KO9 JH Brown
HW - Herbert A. Slade UD10 John Flood (Flood stepping up to HW for the loss)
MW - Frank Klaus UD6 Kid Carter (Klaus fought as a beginner in this club fight)
BW - Maxey Haugh UD10 Digger Stanley (club fight)
LHW - Morris Heffey UD10 Mike Kine (club fight)

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Heavyweight division - 90 F (fighters), 76 R (ranked), 42 C (club)

Champ - Jack Johnson 17-1 (10), 6 TD, 7-0 in title matches, been champ since 10-3-02 (approx 819 days)
1. James Jeffries 20-1 (19), 0-1 in title matches
2. Tom Sharkey 16-5 (11), no title matches
3. Jimmy Elliot 14-2-1 (8), no title matches
4. John C. Heenan 11-3-1 (8), 0-1 in title matches
5. Dominick McCaffrey 10-5-3 (3), 0-2 in title matches
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6-10. Corbett, Kilrain, Langford, Flynn, McVey

notable - #17 ???? Peter Jackson 17-2(10) (talk about no respect),FC, 3-1 title matches, champ for 374 days

most wins - Jeffries 20
win % - Flynn 100% (10-0)
stop % - Jeffries 90.5%
PP - Johnson 60.4
Most fights - Malloy 22

notable beginners - J. Goss 4-0, J. Burns 4-0, H. Griffin 4-0, B. Lang 3-1, P. Ryan 2-0-2

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Lightheavies 31 F, 16R, 8C

Champ - Jack Root 18-4(7), 1TD, 8-1 TM, 2 time champ, champ 744 days total
1. Jack O' Brien 11-0-1 (4), 0-0 TM
2. Joe Choynski 14-7 (11), 0-1 TM
3. George Gardner 9-5-1(3), 0-1 TM
4. Jack Sullivan 10-8-1, 0-1TM
5. Mike McCoole 5-7, 0-0TM

notable - Leo Houck 6-2-1 (not enough fights to be ranked), 1-1 TM, FC (former champ) champ 128 days

most wins - Root 18
win % - O' Brien 91.7%
stop % - Choynski 52.4 %
PP - O' Brien 46.7
most fights - Root 22

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Middleweights 39F, 32R, 19C

Champ - Bob Fitzsimmons 17-0 (14), 8TD, 9-0 TM, champ for 1036 days
1. Joe Butler 17-3 (11), 0-1 TM
2. Jack Dempsey 20-2 (11), 0-2 TM
3. George LaBlanche 11-9 (8), 0-0 TM (former club fighter)
4. Stanley Ketchel 10-1 (8), 0-0 TM
5. Harris Martin 10-5-3 (4), 0-0 TM
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6-10. Craig, C. McCoy, Burke, Clow, Baker

wins - Dempsey 20
win % - Fitz 100%
stop % - Fitz 82.4 %
PP- Fitz 89.0
most fights - Craig and Greenfield 23

notable beginners - Klaus 3-0-1, Goff 4-0, and Purtell 4-2



*** Fitzsimmons will try his hand at LHW. I will change his ratings to the LHW ratings that came with the game. He will try a top 5 contender if he wins he will give up his MW title and get an automatic shot at the LHW title.

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Welterweights 23F, 14R, 7C

Champ - Tommy Ryan 20-0 (11) 5 TD, 6-0 TM, champ 741 days
1. Rube Ferns 14-5 (6), 0-1 TM
2. Paddy Duffy 7-7-3 (1), 0-1 TM
3. Matty Matthews 9-10 (1), 0-0 TM (Matthews is still a club fighter, he has never even his record to get back up. Shows how weak the WW division is)
4. Dixie Kid 9-6-4 (8), 0-1 TM
5. Willie Lewis 8-6 (4), 0-1 TM

most wins - Ryan 20
win % - Ryan 100%
stop % - Ryan 55%
PP - Ryan 79.6
most fights - Ryan 20

[javier_83]

Another year

great work

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Lightweights, 29F, 19R, 13C

Champ - Joe Gans 16-1-1 (6), 7 TD, 7-0-1 TM, champ for 967 days
1. Billy Meyer 15-1-2 (9), 0-0 TM
2. Jack McAuliffe 18-1-1 (11), 0-0 TM
3. George Lavigne 14-5-1 (10), 0-2 TM
4. Joe Blackburn 11-4-3 (4), 0-1-1 TM
5. Andy Bowen 10-10 (4), 0-1 TM

Beginners - J. Cooke 5-0

most wins - McAuliffe 18
win % - McAuliffe 90%
stop % - McAuliffe 55%
PP - Gans 74.2
most fights - B. Edwards 21


*** I don't see Gans being able to avoid Meyer or McAuliffe another year.

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Featherweights 20F, 10R, 6C

Champ - Abe Attell 17-4-1 (5), 1 TD, 5-1-1 TM, champ for 532 days
1. Young Griffo 15-4-2 (0!!!!), 0-3 TM
2. Solly Smith 8-9-2 (5), 0-0 TM (a current club fighter ranked #2!!!!)
3. Harry Lyons 15-7 (5), 1-1 TM, champ for 110 days
4. Young Corbett 9-6-3 (4), 0-1-1
5. Jem Driscoll 17-4 (7), 0-1 TM

Notables #6 Billy Whistler 3-6-1 (1), 1-1 TM, champ for 166 days
NR Jimmy Briggs 3-4-1 (1), 1-1 TM, champ for 77 days

most wins - Attell, Driscoll 17
win % - Driscoll 81%
stop % - Driscoll 33.3 %
PP - Attell 50.0
most fights - Attell, Lyons, Santry 22

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Bantamweights 24F, 14R, 11C

Champ - Owen Moran 13-1-1 (3), 1 TD, 2-0 TM, champ for 214 days
1. Terry McGovern 17-3 (14), 5-1 TM, champ for 574 days
2. Casper Leon 8-7-3 (2), 0-1 TM
3. Tommy Kelly 8-8-1 (2), 0-0 TM
4. George Dixon 12-4 (1), 0-2 TM
5. Billy Plimmer 12-5-3 (3), 0-0 TM

most wins - McGovern 17
win % - O. Moran 86.7%
stop % - McGovern 70%
PP - O. Moran 45.1
most fights - Bowker, C. Moran 22

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1. Bob Fitzsimmons 40
2. Jack Johnson 43
3. Tommy Ryan 44
4. James Jeffries 61
5. Jack Dempsey NP 68
6. Jack McAuliffe 72
7. Peter Jackson 73 (Yet ranked 17th by the LBA????)
7. Joe Gans 73
9. Joe Butler 76
10. Jim Flynn 79 (flash in the pan, fought mostly 1 rated fighters, but still 10-0)

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James Jeffries really needs another title shot. It just seems like him and Johnson are never scheduled in the same month. As soon as they are though, it'll happen.

James Jeffries
United States, born 1875, 21-1-0 (20)

First Name James
Last Name Jeffries
Nickname The Boilermaker
Group 1900
Sex Male
Era Active
Division HW - Heavyweight
Southpaw No
Nationality United States
Career Stage Prime
Career Start 1896
Career End 1910
Trainer Ace Miller
Cut Man Eddie Aliano



Ratings

Control vs Boxer 11
Control vs Slugger 12
Hitting Power 8
Chin vs Knockdown 1
Chin vs Knockout 1
Recovery 1
Resistance to Cuts 1
Absorb Punishment 2
Killer Instinct 8
Aggressiveness 9
Endurance 10
Defense 4
Fast Starter 2
Fight on Ropes 2

Draw Power 7
Conditioning 2
Intellect 7
Proficiency 10
Fight Inside 2
Fight Outside 2
Cover Up 1
Go for Knockout 3
Clinching 70
Ring Movement 78
Style Slugger
Fouls Seldom
Punches % 2 Pt. 3 Pt.
Jabs 11.25 3.75
Hooks 12.50 10.00
Crosses 20.00 12.50
Combinations 5.00 2.50
Uppercuts 15.00 7.50

Punching 40
Counterpunching 36
Punches Missed 65
Overall Rating 10



Biography

boxrec.com ID 009022
Website
Biography Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Date of Birth 1875-04-15
Deceased 1953-03-03



History

Date Opponent Location Result Pp.
1900-03-10 Jack Scales - 0-0-0 Durango Mexico W KO 2 1.46
1900-07-21 Fred Crossley - 0-1-0 Lansing, MI USA W KO 4 2.39
1900-08-13 Mick Dooley - 0-1-0 Dusseldorf Germany W KO 4 1.46
1900-10-05 Jake Kilrain - 1-1-0 Cologne Germany W TKO 6 6.34
1901-02-04 John J Dwyer - 0-0-0 S. Korea W UD 10 8.33
1901-04-15 James McCoy - 0-0-0 Cologne Germany W TKO 3 1.46
1901-06-04 Joe Godfrey - 1-2-0 Reno, NV USA W KO 1 1.46
1901-08-01 Jim Daly - 1-5-0 Newark, NJ USA W TKO 2 1.46
1901-09-24 Peter Jackson - 8-0-0 Pittsburgh, PA USA L MD 15 -5.05
1901-12-09 Joe Hess - 1-2-0 Dusseldorf Germany W KO 2 1.46
1902-02-02 Mike Sheehan - 1-5-0 Toronto Canada W TKO 6 2.39
1902-04-04 Billy Wilson - 3-3-1 Lecco, Lombardia Italy W TKO 4 4.32
1902-07-03 Dan McCarty - 1-2-0 Bangkok Thailand W TKO 4 1.46
1902-08-01 Steve Taylor - 7-2-0 Kiel Germany W KO 8 3.35
1902-11-10 James Corbett - 8-2-1 Johannesburg South Africa W TKO 3 10.60
1903-04-13 John Ferguson - 5-8-0 Maihama Urayasu-city Japan W TKO 9 3.35
1903-06-02 Gus Ruhlin - 2-4-3 Acapulco Mexico W KO 8 4.32
1903-09-26 Charlie McDonald - 5-2-0 Singapura Singapore W KO 1 1.46
1904-01-09 Bill Squires - 4-3-0 Panama City Panama W KO 7 1.46
1904-07-02 Mervine Thompson - 6-7-2 Pittsburgh, PA USA W TKO 9 3.35
1904-11-06 Marvin Hart - 4-8-2 Montreal, Quebec Canada W TKO 5 5.32
1905-01-06 Mike Brennan - 8-9-0 San Francisco, CA USA W KO 7 2.39



Stats

Bouts 22
Rounds 120
W L D KO TKO ND NC DQ
Record: 21 1 0 10 10 0 0 0
Title Bouts: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

38/2 in KD's 11/2 in cuts
John J. Dwyer is the only person besides Jackson to go the distance with him

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January 24, 1905

Owen Moran (14-1-1) defended his title against the man he took it from with a convincing 2nd round TKO. Terry McGovern (17-4) went down early in the 2nd, barely beat the count and then got pummeled on the ropes until the referee stepped in and stopped it.

It was Moran's 2nd defense of the Bantamweight crown.

On the undercard

LW - Jack Blackburn UD10 Patsy Sweeney
HW - Larry Foley UD10 Leo Houck (Houck stepping up to HW for this loss)
HW - Bob Armstrong TKO9 Ed Dunkhorst
FW - Clarence Forbes UD10 Kid Herman Landfield
LHW - Patsy Cardiff SD10 Al Kauffmann

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February 6, 1905

Joe Gans (17-1-1) won by a 7th round TKO over #1 Billy Meyer (15-2-2). Gans shut alot of critics up by destroying one of the two fighters he is accused of ducking.

Gans cut Meyer over the left eye in the 3rd round and Meyer's eye began to swell shut. By the 7th his eye was nearly closed as Gans won every round from the 3rd on. After a 15 punch barrage, Meyer was helpless on the rupes as the ref stepped in and stopped it.

On the undercard

LW - Harry Gilmore TKO5 Kid Herman Landfield (Landfield broke his left hand in the 5th)
HW - Bill Doherty KO3 Tom Lees
HW - Jack Burns SD6 Con Coughlin (Burns fought as a beginner in this club fight)
HW - John McDermont UD6 Syd Hughes (club fight)
MW - Edward Rollins UD10 Frank Glover (Rollins evened his record and moves back up to the main class. He won 5 straight in club for only a 15 month trip to the club ranks)

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February 18, 1905

Abe Attell (18-4-1) built a solid lead then held on to win a UD15 over #4 Jem Driscoll (17-5). This was Attell's 2nd defense since regaining the title 7 months ago.

Driscoll started fast winning the first two rounds solidly. Attell dropped Driscoll early in the 3rd round and changed the momentum of the fight. Attell dominated the next 8 rounds losing only the 6th. Driscoll came storming back at the end of the fight winning 3 of the last 4 rounds but it wasn't enough to sway the judges.

Other than the KD in the 3rd, there were no other KD's, cuts or swellings. I had the fight 144-141. The same with all 3 official judges. Mark Moe ringside had it 145-141.

On the undercard

HW - Bob Armstrong UD10 Joe Coburn
LHW - Mike Donovan UD10 Patsy Cardiff (Donovan stepping up in weight for the win)
LHW - Jack Williams SD6 Fred Robinson (Williams stepping up in weight for this club win)
FW - Kid Broad MD6 Joe Bernstein (Broad was a beginner in this club fight)
FW - Solly Smith UD10 Torpedo Billy Murphy (Smith moves back up to the main group with this win)

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February 22, 1905

Aurelio Herrera (4-1) bounced back from a loss to Jem Driscoll with a 3rd round TKO over Billy Funacane (2-3).

Herrera nearly knocked out Funacane in the first. He never put him down but Funacane staggered back to his corner after being outpointed 29-0. Funacane's right eye was badly damaged in the round and eventually the ring doctor stopped it in the 3rd.

[Dave1877]

I like the way you're doing this, it's some good reading. Keep up the good work! Bytheway, I'm even more interested in this now since I picked up the Boxing Register book, which contains biographies and the records of all boxing hall of fame inductees.

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Where did you get that book?

[Dave1877]

I'm in the UK so I got it from amazon.co.uk. On the actual amazon site it was listed as about £23.00, but I got it for just £8.00 from an 'amazon seller'. People go on there and list their items as well, so there are quite a few book companies who list their books on amazon marketplace, it's a really good way of getting sales.

Anyway this company was called 'Elephant Books USA' or something like that. It was shipped from the USA I think, so if I give you the website for Elephant Books, if you are in America you can get it from them. www.elephantbooks.com

Just search for 'Boxing Register'. It should come up with two editions of the book. I think that there are 3 editions of the boxing register overall, but I have the most updated one and that is 2002. It's a brilliant book, it has everything really. All of the hall of fame boxers are in there. It starts with bare knuckle fighters, then moves on to like the 1800's and eventually moves on to 'modern era' with all the greats like Ali, Leonard, Liston, etc. Most boxers have their full records but some have a number of 'selected' bouts listed instead. There's also a lot of pages near the back about legendary promoters, referees, managers, journalists, etc.

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March 7, 1905

Jack Johnson (18-1) won a SD15 over #5 James Corbett (16-5-2) in a very boring fight. Corbett suffered a bloody nose in the 4th, other than that there was no action at all. Corbett landed 43.9% of his punches, Johnson 43.1%.

I had the fight 144-142. Tom Trunzo ringside had it 142-143. The judges had it 142-143/145-140/144-143.

On the undercard

LHW - Jack Sullivan TKO7 John Flood
LHW - Joe Choynski TKO1 Fred Cooley
WW - Al Neill UD10 Jack Bennett
LW - Ed Connolly UD6 Young Joseph (both fighters are beginners)
BW - Chappie Moran KO8 Danny Dougherty

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March 15, 1905

Bob Fitzsimmons (17-1) attempted to step up in weight and took on the #1 LHW Jack O' Brien (12-0-1) which would set up a championship bout for Fitz.

Instead O' Brien sent him crawling back to the middleweights with a 4th round TKO. Fitzsimmons was down twice and cut whent he ref stopped it with less than a minute to go.

Fitz after the fight said "I still have the MW belt and I will try the LHW division again at some point."