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January 1901...notable bouts
January 5, 1901
LW: PBR Title: Champion Joe Gans 37-0-0 (21) KO2 #2 Billy Ernst 34-5-0 (21)
Gans retains his title.
January 14, 1901
HW: #2 Jack Johnson 22-2-3 (9) TKO7 #15 Jim Scanlon 8-6-1 (3)
Historical bout: Draw…Stopped in round 7 because of the fighters' failure to break clean despite repeated warnings by the referee. Though the referee did not give a decision in the ring, he would later say to the Galveston Daily News that he had ruled the fight a draw.
January 19, 1901
FW: #8 Billy Whistler 17-7-5 (1) TKO9 #10 Dan E Daly 24-10-7 (11)
January 25, 1901
WW: #10 Jim Janey 16-8-4 (6) SD12 #14 Utah Bob Thompson 22-9-3 (13)
January 26, 1901
LW: #16 George McFadden 18-8-3 (7) UD10 #UR Sam Bolen 25-9-2 (4)
WW: PBR Title: #3 George Cole 26-3-1 (4) UD15 Champion Jim Franey 28-3-3 (21)
Cole becomes new welterweight champion.
January 27, 1901
FW: Jem Driscoll 0-0-0 (0) UD4 Jacques Perron 0-0-0 (0)
MW: #3 Harry Peppers 30-4-3 (17) KO4 #14 Alec Gregganis 29-10-1 (9)
January 28, 1901
FW: Jack Skelly 29-10-2 (8) UD10 Turkey Point Billy Smith 22-20-5 (5)
MW: Dan Creedon 37-9-2 (24) KO5 Billy Woods 33-10-1 (21)
January 29, 1901
LW: George Dawson 9-7-1 (5) KO5 Barney Malone 37-10-1 (16)
January 30, 1901
MW: #2 Charles McCoy 36-3-0 (31) KO4 #10 Dick O'Brien 16-10-6 (9)
January 31, 1901
MW: #24 Bill Jennings 24-13-3 (13) UD10 #15 Jack Palmer 12-6-4 (5)
LW: #10 Walter Edgerton 26-6-3 (3) TKO6 #19 Jim Barron 34-11-0 (22)
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Eddie Collins was one of the most accomplished all-around ballplayers ever to play the game. They called Collins "Cocky," not because he was arrogant, but because he was filled with confidence based on sheer ability ~ Author Jack Kavanaugh
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