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May 1903...notable bouts
...May 5, 1903
HW: #2 Jack Johnson 28-3-3 (13) MD15 Champ James Jeffries 21-4-1 (13)
- PBR Title bout: Jeffries had only one successful title defense
...May 9, 1903
FW: #7 Tim Hegarty 32-8-1 (10) UD12 #8 Solly Smith 53-7-1 (23)
...May 11, 1903
BW: #13 Pedlar Palmer 35-8-1 (7) UD12 #10 Digger Stanley 10-7-1 (1)
- Historical bout: Palmer by points in 10
...May 20, 1903
MW: #11 Young Mahoney 13-8-1 (5) KO3 #2 Harry Peppers 35-6-3 (22)
...May 22, 1903
MW: #15 Kid Carter 14-7-3 (9) UD10 #25 Andy Walsh 21-12-5 (5)
...May 27, 1903
LW: #5 Jack Everhardt 34-8-1 (15) TKO7 #1Billy Ernst 38-7-0 (24)
- Everhardt TKO’s the number one contender
FW: #12 Billy Whistler 19-10-6 (2) SD12 #2 Ben Jordan 25-6-0 (8)
- Another top contender bites the dust
...May 29, 1903
HW: #14 Ed Dunkhorst 18-12-1 (13) KO7 #6 Hank Griffin 41-7-2 (31)
LW: Champ Joe Gans 42-0-0 (22) UD15 #4 Willie Fitzgerald 18-2-0 (4)
- PBR Title bout: Gans is 8-0 in title fights
- Historical bout: Gans KO10; billed for the lightweight title, but Gans was over the agreed limit of 135 lbs.
...May 30, 1903
LW: #16 Stanton Abbott 42-17-3 (29) KO1 #8 Frank Erne 35-11-1 (18)
LW: #4 Billy Hill 36-7-1 (22) UD12 #11 Rufe Turner 15-6-0 (6)
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