H.o.b.o.

[Brooks TVB]

October 2, 1897
[LW] Jack Goldswain 11-1-0 (5) (TKO 3) Arturo Garza 24-42-7 (2)
[MW] Jim Pettengell 22-6-0 (13) (KO 7) Ted Perry 12-10-3 (8)
[MW] Ted Pritchard 12-10-3 (4) (KO 2) Tom Duggan 12-12-2 (5)
[FW] Mike Sears 8-3-2 (1) (SD 10) Jerry Marshall 14-15-1 (3)
[FW] Ted Timmoney 11-15-4 (3) (UD 8) Sam Baxter 13-10-2 (3)
[LW] Jack Hall 12-9-4 (1) (KO 3) Tommy Williams 16-11-2 (1)


October 9, 1897
[WW] Dick Case 22-5-5 (5) (KO 11) Myst. Billy Smith 21-5-0 (8)
[FW] Ben Jordan 12-1-0 (4) (KO 11) Alonso Lopez 9-1-3 (2)
[FW] Tommy White 15-10-1 (SD 10) Jerry Barnett 17-8-2 (3)
[FW] Billy McLeod 12-11-3 (2) (MD 10) Andy Dawson 11-13-2 (5)
[LW] Walter Edgerton 16-7-4 (2) (UD 8) Maurice Hagerstrom 16-7-1 (3)
[FW] Charles Rochette 11-7-6 (2) (KO 2) Eddie Pierce 10-14-1 (3)


October 16, 1897
[BW] Elika Inokene 14-1-0 (4) (TKO 14/cuts) Kid Hogan 16-6-0 (3)
[LW] George McFadden 15-1-3 (5) (UD 12) Peter Boland 21-7-1 (8)
[FW] Matt Campion 13-2-0 (1) (UD 10) Billy Kid Irwin 8-4-1 (5)
[LW] Herb McKell 14-4-5 (6) (UD 10) Bat Mullins 15-9-4 (2)
[FW] Young Pluto 13-8-3 (4) (MD 8) Tom Ireland 9-9-2 (2)
[HW] Bill Poole 15-19-5 (7) (MD 8) Tom Allen 13-11-5 (1)


October 23, 1897
[BW] Charley Kelly 16-10-1 (13) (KO 4) Danny Mahoney 13-13-3 (5)
[LW] Artie Tully 16-8-3 (8) (UD 12) Bob Matthews 15-8-1 (8)
[MW] Billy Stift 17-6-2 (3) (TKO 6) Frank Taylor 15-10-3 (7)
[BW] Nunc Wallace 12-14-5 (3) (KO 10) Hughey Boyle 11-16-3 (3)
[BW] Barney McCall 17-20-5 (5) (KO 1) Robert Burns 16-18-3 (4)
[LW] Martin Cordova 1-2-1 (1) (KO 5) Peter Jacobsen 1-7-1


October 30, 1897
[WW] Charles Kemmic 22-5-3 (7) (KO 4) Danny Needham 20-7-0 (11)
[FW] Eugene Garcia 8-11-2 (2) (TKO 10) Harry McCort 14-15-3 (4)
[LW] Battling Nelson 6-0-1 (2) (KO 7) Sammy Meyers 0-14-1
[BW] Harry Harris 6-0-1 (UD 8) Jamal bin Lutfi 5-8-2 (1)

[Brooks TVB]

November 6, 1897
[LHW] (WBC) Bob Fitzsimmons 26-2-0 (24) v/s Joe Butler 17-5-2 (2)
The first two rounds Fitz looked to be trying to find the range and in the third he found it, dropping Butler twice in the early part of the round. Butler survived the round but looked unsteady going back to his corner. The fourth round was an all out slugfest and the fifth was all Bob's round. Fitz dropped Butler two more times in the fifth but again was unable to finish him off. The sixth was an easy win for Fitz and the seventh saw two more knockdwons for the champ but again he could not finsih his opponent off. Fitz scorred two more knockdowns in the eighth round but Butler found away to survive. Butler stayed on his feet throughout the ninth. The tenth round saw Butler hit the canvas four times but on the fourth he failed to get up giving Fitz a knockout victory. Butler was knocked down twelve times in the contest and appeared very punch drunk when he left the ring, lets hope he is ok.
(WBC) Bob Fitzsimmons 27-2-0 (25) (KO 10) Joe Butler 17-6-2 (2)
Undercard
[MW] Dan Creedon 25-4-2 (19) (KO 6) Charley Johnson 21-4-0 (13)
[BW] Ike Weir 21-6-2 (5) (SD 10) Tommy Kelly 21-6-2 (10)
[MW] Jim Hall 19-5-1 (10) (SD 10) George Seale 13-9-2 (5)
[FLY] Eddie avery 15-10-4 (7) (UD 8) Mai Sa 8-6-2
[HW] John Morrisey 18-13-4 (4) (KO 1) John C. Heenan 15-10-1 (10)


November 13, 1897
[MW] (WBC) Tommy Ryan 23-0-0 (14) v/s Mike Lucie 20-3-0 (15)
Through three it looks like Lucie has found a way to keep Tommy off him. Its still early but Ryan does seem to be getting frustrated. Rounds four and five were split. Mike Lucie now has a cut over his right eye. The sixth and seventh round were close. Mike Lucie now has some serious swelling around his left eye. The eighth round was close and slow but the ninth round was explosive and mostly for Lucie. The tenth round was all Lucie. Round eleven, Ryan busted Lucie's cut back open and the ref stopped the fight giving Ryan a TKO victory.
(WBC) Tommy Ryan 24-0-0 (15) (TKO 11) Mike Lucie 20-4-0 (15)
Undercard
[HW] Mick Dooley 15-7-2 (11) (KO 11) John Knifton 14-10-3 (4)
[HW] Pete Everett 12-5-1 (11) (TKO 3) John P. Clow 17-11-1 (4)
[HW] Patsy Mellin 15-13-0 (7) (UD 10) William Miller 10-10-4 (4)
[HW] James Dalton 13-14-2 (3) (UD 8) Jim Fell 10-11-3 (5)
[HW] James Jeffries 8-0-0 (4) (KO 7) George McChester 12-14-3 (3)


November 20, 1897
[LW] (WBC) Joe Gans 25-1-0 (7) v/s Frank Erne 23-4-0 (9)
Round one Gans completely dominated but round two Erne took control. Erne continued to control the fight in the third and fourth rounds. The fifth round was a great action round for both fighters. Round six Gans finally found the range and took control. Neither fighter wanted to do much in the seventh round. In the eighth they both let their hands go but Gans seemed to get the better of it. Rounds nine through eleven were all Gans but round twelve looked to go Erne's way. Round thirteen Gans landed a beautiful shot that put Erne on his back but he could not finish him. The fourteenth and the fifteenth appeared to go Gan's way, we'll see what the scorecards say. Scorecards read 145-139, 144-140, and 144-140 all for the winner and still WBC Champion, Joe Gans.
(WBC) Joe Gans 26-1-0 (7) (UD 15) Frank Erne 23-5-0 (9)
Undercard
[BW] George Corfield 19-6-3 (4) (TKO 7/cuts) Jack Kid Madden 14-4-1 (5)
[BW] Ernie Stanton 12-10-6 (1) (MD 10) W C Bond 16-21-4 (6)
[LW] Sam Bolen 12-6-6 (1) (UD 10) Mike Farragher 14-10-4 (9)
[HW] Jem Smith 13-11-1 (4) (MD 8) John Donaldson 14-10-1 (6)
[HW] Charlie Richardson 13-14-3 (5) (Maj. Draw 8) John J. Dwyer 17-16-8 (3)


November 27, 1897
[FW] (WBC) Young Griffo 23-0-1 (9) v/s George Dixon 22-3-0 (3)
This was a closely contested battle and a great exhibition of boxing skills. In th tenth round Dixon landed a wicked over hand right that caused a large gash on Griffo's forehead, the cut resulted in a stoppage in the twelvth round. We have a new WBC FW Champion.
(WBC) George Dixon 23-3-0 (4) (TKO 12) Young Griffo 23-1-1 (9)
Undercard
[LW] Billy Edwards 21-6-1 (8) (TKO 6) Jimmy Murphy 24-7-1 (18)
[HW] Steve O'Donnell 17-7-1 (5) (UD 10) Bill Doherty 15-9-1 (9)
[LW] Billy Myer 15-10-5 (4) (UD 10) George Fulljames 14-15-2 (2)
[LW] Andy Bowen 15-7-1 (3) (UD 8) Chris Dunn 12-14-2 (3)
[LW] Ed McGlinchey 11-13-3 (1) (MD 8) Martin Denny 16-20-7 (4)

[bigMatt]

Dixon/Griffo - sounds like a classic there, with Dixon handing Griffo the first loss of his career.

[Brooks TVB]

Originally Posted by bigMatt

Dixon/Griffo - sounds like a classic there, with Dixon handing Griffo the first loss of his career.

It was a good fight, Griffo was leading on all scorecards before the stoppage. Griffo will recieve a rematch based on the fact he was ahead on the cards.

[Brooks TVB]

December 4, 1897
[FLY] (WBC) Chappie Moran 20-3-1 (5) v/s Alf Gower 15-12-5 (4)
Moran controlled the bout from the opening bell and if he had any kind of punching power surely he would have knocked Gower out early. The fight was stopped in round nine when Gower landed a punch high on Moran's head and apparently injured his hand.
(WBC) Chappie Moran 21-3-1 (6) (TKO 9) Alf Gower 15-13-5 (4)
Undercard
[LW] Bob Mullins 14-10-4 (2) (UD 12) Martin Snee 9-10-6 (1)
[FW] Jack Skelly 15-7-2 (6) (UD 10) Tommy Danforth 13-8-1 (5)
[MW] Anthony Diamond 17-17-4 (2) (UD 10) Tim Murphy 15-12-3 (6)
[HW] Mike Conley 15-7-2 (11) (UD 8) CC Smith 12-13-3 (10)
[FW] Eugene Hornbacher 12-15-4 (1) (MD 8) Fred Johnson 12-11-3 (1)


December 11, 1897
[HW] (WBC) James Corbett 24-4-1 (5) v/s John Sullivan 20-2-1 (16)
This fight was a stylistic nightmare for both fighters. For the judges it just depended on the style you favored most. Corbett was knocked down once in the third round and Sullivan was never knocked off his feet or even hurt. Neither fighter was cut or swollen at the end of the fight. Sullivan was the busier fighter but only landed 19% of his punches while Corbett relied on his boxing and counterpunching and landed 55% of his punches. Lee MacRae at ringside scored the fight 143-143, the official scorecards were 143-142 Corbett, 144-142 Sullivan, and 144-142 Corbett.
(WBC) James J. Corbett 25-4-1 (5) (SD 15) John L. Sullivan 20-3-1 (16)
Undercard
[WW] Young Corbett 23-5-0 (10) (MD 12) Dick Case 22-6-5 (5)
[LW] Billy Ernst 23-4-0 (11) (SD 10) Jim Holloway 17-6-2 (7)
[LW] Barney Donovan 18-4-1 (11) (UD 10) Peter Boland 21-8-1 (8)
[MW] Alec Gregganis 13-8-4 (6) (KO 5) Billy Kelly 15-16-4 (7)
[FW] Patsy Haley 10-6-3 (1) (UD 8) Morgan Crowthier 10-12-2


December 18, 1897
[WW] (WBC) Owen Ziegler 25-1-2 (10) v/s George Cole 16-2-1 (4)
In the first round Ziegler scored a big knockdown but pretty much every round after he was clearly out boxed. Cole even dropped the champ once in the fourteenth. The cards were all for the winner and new WBC Champ, George Cole.
(WBC) George Cole 17-2-1 (4) (UD 15) Owen Ziegler 25-2-2 (10)
Undercard
[FW] Tommy Warren 18-8-3 (7) (Draw 12) George Seddons 13-6-2 (6)
[LW] Bill Mahan 20-8-0 (11) (UD 10) George Taylor 16-16-4 (1)
[MW] Frank Taylor 16-10-3 (7) (UD 10) Charles Wall 19-19-5 (4)
[LHW] Dick Ellis 15-10-3 (7) (KO 7) Zewde Twia 7-8-1 (1)
[LW] Dick Burge 12-12-3 (3) (UD 8) Marcellus Baker 16-16-3 (2)


December 25, 1897
[BW] (WBC) Billy Plimmer 24-2-1 (9) v/s Mike Coburn 12-5-6 (6)
Plimmer beat on Coburn through ten rounds. Coburn was exhausted in round 11 and Plimmer took advantage, he dropped Coburn midway through the round and Coburn could not regain his feet.
(WBC) Billy Plimmer 25-2-1 (10) (KO 11) Mike Coburn 12-6-6 (6)
Undercard
[HW] Dick Matthews 21-5-2 (13) (MD 12) Duncan McDonald 14-9-5 (3)
[HW] James Couper 17-12-3 (8) (UD 10) Billy Wilson 16-8-1 (8)
[MW] Billy McCarthy 16-12-1 (5) (TKO 2) Jim Saxon 15-12-4 (10)
[FW] Danny McBride 11-10-3 (2) (SD 8) Jack McGowan 8-13-3 (2)
[LW] Jimmy Reilly 6-5-3 (3) (UD 8) Cisco Roman 14-30-6 (1)

[javier_83]

ryan won

exelent uni my friend!!

[Brooks TVB]

Originally Posted by javier_83

ryan won

exelent uni my friend!!

Ryan is walking through his opponents to this point. I'll go ahead and say he doesn't lose for another couple of years.

Thanks for reading Javier.

[Brooks TVB]

January 1, 1898
[HW] (WBA) Jack Johnson 17-1-1 (10) (KO 12) George "OC" Godfrey 25-6-2 (18)
[HW] Hank Griffin 20-3-2 (14) (UD 12) Mike Cleary 19-7-0 (12)
[HW] Mervine Thompson 17-5-1 (11) (TKO 3) Frank Herald 18-9-0 (15)
[BW] Jack Hare 18-9-4 (6) (Maj. Draw 10) Nunc Wallace 12-14-6 (3)
[LW] William Faucett 15-14-6 (2) (SD 8) Sam Bittle 11-14-4 (5)
[FLY] Fred Sullivan 17-21-5 (UD 8) Warren Peters 4-28-4


January 8, 1898
[LHW] (WBA) Joe Choynski 30-1-0 (25) (KO 9) Kinjata Tyagri 14-1-1 (8)
[WW] Eddie Connolly 17-3-1 (8) (SD 12) Tommy Williams 20-5-1 (14)
[HW] Jack Ashton 18-7-1 (9) (UD 10) Jake Kilrain 14-7-3 (3)
[FLY] John Connors 11-6-3 (1) (TKO 7/cuts) Frank Brierly 6-7-1 (3)
[LW] Ted Ware 13-13-1 (3) (UD 8) Richard Campbell 12-12-4 (6)
[MW] Billy Edwards 6-4-4 (3) (TKO 7) Andy Walsh 7-12-2 (2)


January 15, 1898
[MW] (WBA) Jack Dempsey 27-3-1 (15) (UD 15) Frank Craig 22-4-1 (15)
[WW] Bob Smith 20-7-2 (3) (Draw 12) Danny Needham 20-7-1 (11)
[HW] Bill Doherty 16-9-1 (10) (TKO 9/cuts) Tommy Chandler 18-16-1 (3)
[WW] Bill Quinn 11-8-2 (4) (TKO 9/cuts) Tom Tracey 18-10-1 (7)
[HW] Frank Glover 14-14-2 (4) (UD 8) George Thompson 15-18-5 (3)
[HW] John Scholes 12-12-1 (1) (SD 8) Steve Taylor 15-18-5 (3)


January 22, 1898
[WW] (WBA) Bob Thompson 27-1-3 (15) (UD 15) Billy Gallagher 18-5-2 (3)
[HW] Bob Armstrong 19-3-4 (9) (KO 9) Bill Farnan 17-9-0 (12)
[LW] Barney Malone 20-6-2 (10) (TKO 9) Andy Watson 11-8-7 (1)
[MW] Dick O'Brien 15-8-0 (8) (TKO 1) Tom Thomas 15-6-0 (8)
[HW] William Miller 11-10-4 (4) (UD 8) Billy Smith 18-10-3 (11)
[FLY] Jack Walker 4-4-5 (1) (UD 8) Eugene Horne 3-16-2


January 29, 1898
[MW] Harris Martin 26-2-0 (16) (UD 15) Ed Binney 18-5-3 (9)
[LHW] Henry Baker 21-7-2 (12) (UD 12) Jem Mace 18-6-2 (3)
[HW] Dominick McCaffrey 18-6-1 (5) (MD 10) Joe McAuliffe 15-9-0 (13)
[FW] Johnny LaVack 4-8-2 (2) (Maj. Draw 8) Miguel Flores 33-25-11 (5)

[bigMatt]

Originally Posted by Brooks TVB

Ryan is walking through his opponents to this point. I'll go ahead and say he doesn't lose for another couple of years

Looks like there are a few middleweights lurking around who might give Ryan trouble, including the Corkscrew Kid, who gave him a tussle in real life I believe. LaBlanche and Jack "Non Pareil" Dempsey are no pushovers, either.

[Brooks TVB]

Originally Posted by bigMatt

Looks like there are a few middleweights lurking around who might give Ryan trouble, including the Corkscrew Kid, who gave him a tussle in real life I believe. LaBlanche and Jack "Non Pareil" Dempsey are no pushovers, either.

I can see him being tested by a few guys but losing right now is questionable. Dempsey is the one fighter that I thought would dominate the division but he has been disappointing. He does own the WBA belt now but the chances of a unification bout is only at 10% right now. The chances go up with every successful title defense.

[Brooks TVB]

February 5, 1898
[LW] (WBA) Jack McAuliffe 27-3-0 (20) (KO 4) George Lavigne 22-4-1 (7)
[LHW] Charles Hadley 19-4-3 (6) (KO 4) Jack O'Brien 16-2-0 (1) (O'Brien at Pre)
[BW] Johnny Murphy 20-4-1 (3) (SD 10) Ike Weir 21-7-2 (5)
[FW] Cal McCarthy 18-3-1 (9) (UD 10) Fred Bogan 16-6-1 (8)
[FLY] Young Berry 11-10-6 (Maj. Draw 8) Kebede Gogo 13-27-9 (2)
[FW] Billy Murphy 17-8-1 (9) (TKO 5/cuts) Young Pluto 13-9-3 (4)


February 12, 1898
[FW] (WBA) Dick Hollywood 19-2-2 (11) (KO 10) Jacob Hyams 17-5-3 (10)
[LW] Billy Hill 27-4-1 (14) (UD 12) Arthur Chambers 22-4-1 (7)
[WW] Joe Walcott 24-4-1 (6) (UD 10) Tommy West 22-4-2 (11)
[HW] Peter Jackson 26-4-0 (18) (UD 10) Mike McCoole 11-10-6 (6)
[MW] Charles McCoy 28-4-0 (21) (KO 2) Dan Creedon 25-5-2 (19)
[FLY] Pedlar Palmer 20-4-1 (10) (KO 6) Haddis Akono 3-12-1


February 19, 1898
[BW] (WBA) Jimmy Barry 20-3-1 (15) (UD 15) Casper Leon 23-4-4 (7)
[FLY] William Steele 12-10-5 (3) (MD 12) Walter Croot 10-11-5
[LW] Dave Reese 14-12-1 (6) (Draw 10) Billy Myer 15-10-6 (4)
[LW] Maurice Hagerstrom 17-7-1 (3) (UD 10) Ike Fake 17-18-0 (5)
[HW] Frank Childs 14-11-2 (4) (UD 8) John Heenan 15-11-1 (10)
[HW] Charley Strong 6-5-3 (4) (TKO 4) Lyndon Dan 8-18-2 (4)


February 26, 1898
[FLY] (WBA) Al Rheaume 27-1-1 (6) (UD 15) Jimmy Anthony 19-6-1 (9)
[WW] Phil. Tommy Ryan 11-1-2 (5) (KO 5) Koviljko Mihajlovic 13-3-1 (5)
[WW] Charles Gleason 19-8-3 (10) (KO 4) Jimmy Murray 15-10-1 (3)
[WW] Billy Maber 16-9-2 (11) (Draw 10) Evander Panavoglou 9-4-3 (1)
[FW] Sammy Kelly 11-5-3 (3) (SD 8) Dummy Winters 15-8-4 (6)
[LW] Paddy Smith 15-13-6 (UD 8) Charles Norton 15-11-3 (1)

[Brooks TVB]

Title Fights 1898
June
[HW] (WBC) James Corbett 25-4-1 (5) v/s Joe Goddard 19-5-2 (12)
[LHW] (WBA) Joe Choynski 30-1-0 (25) v/s Charles Hadley 19-4-3 (6)
[MW] (WBC) Tommy Ryan 24-0-0 (15) v/s Jack Bonner 21-2-4 (9)
[WW] (WBA) Utah Bob Thompson 27-1-3 (15) v/s Jim Franey 23-3-2 (20)
[LW] (WBC) Joe Gans 26-1-0 (7) v/s Aus. Jack McAuliffe 24-5-0 (17)
[FW] (WBA) Dick Hollywood 19-2-2 (11) v/s Cal McCarthy 18-3-1 (9)
[BW] (WBC) Billy Plimmer 25-2-1 (10) v/s George Corfield 19-6-3 (4)
[FLY] (WBA) Al Rheaume 27-1-1 (6) v/s Pascal Bardet 15-0-0 (6)

July
[HW] (WBA) Jack Johnson 17-1-1 (10) v/s Peter Jackson 26-4-0 (18)
[LHW] (WBC) Bob Fitzsimmons 27-2-0 (25) v/s Mervine Thompson 17-5-1 (11)
*Thompson down from HW, no eligible LHW fighters
[MW] (WBA) Jack Dempsey 27-3-1 (15) v/s Harris Martin 26-2-0 (16)
[WW] (WBC) George Cole 17-2-1 (4) v/s Billy Gardner 13-2-2 (6)
[LW] (WBA) Jack McAuliffe 27-3-0 (20) v/s Billy Hill 27-4-1 (14)
[FW] (WBC) George Dixon 23-3-0 (4) v/s Young Griffo 23-1-1 (9)
[BW] (WBA) Jimmy Barry 20-3-1 (15) v/s Johnny Murphy 20-4-1 (3)
[FLY] (WBC) Chappie Moran 21-3-1 (6) v/s Liv. Willie Smith 10-5-2 (3)

[Brooks TVB]

Pound4Pound 1898
1. (WBC) MW Tommy Ryan 24-0-0 (15)
2. (WBA) LHW Joe Choynski 30-1-0 (25)
3. (WBC) LHW Bob Fitzsimmons 27-2-0 (25)
4. (WBC) LW Joe Gans 26-1-0 (7)
5. (WBA) FLY Al Rheaume 27-1-1 (6)
6. (WBA) WW Utah Bob Thompson 27-1-3 (15)
7. (WBC) FW George Dixon 23-3-0 (4)
8. FW Young Griffo 23-1-1 (9)
9. (WBC) BW Billy Plimmer 25-2-1 (10)
10. (WBC) HW James J. Corbett 25-4-1 (5)

[Brooks TVB]

March 5, 1898
[HW] John L. Sullivan 21-3-1 (17) (TKO 8) Charley Mitchell 16-14-2 (3)
[FW] Oscar Gardner 19-4-3 (9) (KO 3) Solly Smith 20-6-2 (10)
[LHW] George Byers 10-3-1 (5) (UD 10) George Flynn 5-10-0 (1)
[MW] Jack Stelzner 17-8-1 (9) (KO 4) Ted Perry 12-11-3 (8)
[HW] Jack Fallon 17-10-0 (11) (KO 4) Morris Grant 13-9-3 (2)
[HW] John Dwyer 18-16-8 (4) (TKO 5/cuts) Peter Felix 10-11-4 (3)


March 12, 1898
[MW] Young Mitchell 25-3-1 (16) (KO 5) Charles Turner 25-5-0 (18)
[LW] Bobby Dobbs 28-4-1 (16) (UD 12) Billy Edwards 21-7-1 (8)
[LHW] Tom Lees 17-6-4 (6) (TKO 9) Henry Baker 21-8-2 (12)
[WW] Paddy Duffy 26-5-4 (12) (Draw 10) Charles Kemmic 22-6-3 (7)
[LHW] Mark King 8-12-1 (2) (MD 8) John Cunningham 13-10-2 (6)
[HW] John Clow 18-11-1 (4) (SD 8) Tom Sayers 10-10-6 (3)


March 19, 1898
[WW] Dick Sandall 21-5-1 (14) (TKO 11) Jim Janey 12-7-2 (9)
[HW] Joe Kennedy 8-6-0 (2) (UD 12) Nick Wagner 9-26-2 (5)
[FW] Dan Daly 13-11-2 (3) (TKO 9) Frank Murphy 11-15-1 (2)
[FW] Hugh McWinters 10-8-1 (2) (MD 10) Eugene Hornbacher 12-16-4 (1)
[WW] Charles McKeever 8-7-4 (2) (UD 8) CA. Paddy Smith 12-17-2 (4)
[HW] Jimmy Ryan 14-12-3 (10) (UD 8) Chris Lilly 16-20-6 (4)


March 26, 1898
[MW] John Banks 25-7-1 (15) (KO 11) Harry Peppers 20-6-1 (14)
[LW] Peter Boland 22-8-1 (9) (TKO 8) Austin Gibbons 23-7-0 (19)
[MW] Starlight Rollins 17-7-1 (6) (MD 10) Ted Pritchard 12-11-3 (4)
[HW] Ed Dunkhorst 10-2-2 (9) (KO 7) Tommy Chandler 18-17-1 (3)
[LW] Ed McGlinchey 12-13-3 (1) (UD 8) George Powell 12-15-2 (2)
[LW] Orlando Cervantes 14-28-10 (2) (MD 8) Elwood McCloskey 7-11-2

[Brooks TVB]

April 2, 1898
[MW] Charley Johnson 22-4-0 (14) (KO 1) Jim Pettengell 22-7-0 (13)
[LW] Jack Goldswain 12-1-0 (5) (UD 12) Jimmy Murphy 24-8-1 (18)
[FW] Jerry Marshall 15-15-1 (3) (SD 10) Eugene Garcia 8-12-2 (2)
[BW] Joe McGrath 14-15-4 (3) (UD 10) Bob Reynolds 19-24-9 (5)
[FW] Danny McBride 12-10-3 (2) (UD 8) Andy Dawson 11-14-2 (5)
[LW] Jack Hall 12-9-5 (1) (Draw 8) Martin Snee 9-10-7 (1)


April 9, 1898
[FW] Fred Johnson 13-11-3 (2) (TKO 9/cuts) Ben Jordan 12-2-0 (4)
[FW] Tommy Warren 19-8-3 (7) (MD 12) Tommy White 15-11-1
[FW] Jerry Barnett 18-8-2 (3) (UD 10) TP Billy Smith 15-16-4 (2)
[FW] Chiddy Ryan 14-14-2 (4) (UD 10) Billy McLeod 12-12-3 (2)
[LW] Bob Matthews 16-8-1 (8) (UD 8) Walter Edgerton 16-8-4 (2)
[FW] Eddie Pierce 11-14-1 (3) (SD 8) Patsy Haley 10-7-3 (1)


April 16, 1898
[WW] Myst. Billy Smith 22-5-0 (9) (KO 5) Eddie Connolly 17-4-1 (8)
[BW] Charley Kelly 17-10-1 (13) (SD 12) Kid Hogan 16-7-0 (3)
[LW] Artie Tully 17-8-3 (8) (UD 10) Bat Mullins 15-10-4 (2)
[FW] Charles Rochette 12-7-6 (2) (UD 10) Dummy Winters 15-9-4 (6)
[HW] Bill Poole 16-19-5 (8) (TKO 4/cuts) John Knifton 14-11-3 (4)
[FW] Tom Ireland 10-9-2 (3) (KO 2) Harry McCort 14-16-3 (4)


April 23, 1898
[LW] George McFadden 16-1-3 (5) (UD 15) Frank Erne 23-6-0 (9)
[LW] Herb McKell 15-4-5 (7) (TKO 8) Jack Everhardt 17-7-3 (5)
[FW] Sammy Kelly 12-5-3 (3) (UD 10) Billy Kid Irwin 8-5-1 (5)
[BW] Richard Goodwin 15-7-4 (3) (SD 10) Ernie Stanton 12-11-6 (1)
[FLY] Barney McCall 17-20-6 (5) (Maj. Draw 8) Alf Gower 15-13-6 (4)
[LHW] Tom Allen 14-11-5 (1) (UD 8) Jim Fogarty 16-12-2 (8)


April 30, 1898
[HW] Mike Cleary 20-7-0 (13) (KO 13) James Ryan 16-7-2 (9)
[BW] Jack Hare 19-9-4 (6) (UD 12) Danny Mahoney 13-14-3 (5)
[MW] Billy Stift 18-6-2 (4) (KO 1) Bill Jennings 19-6-0 (10)
[BW] Robert Burns 17-18-3 (4) (MD 8) Nunc Wallace 12-15-6 (3)

[Brooks TVB]

May 7, 1898
[LHW] Dick Ellis 16-10-3 (7) (SD 15) Joe Butler 17-7-2 (2)
[BW] Dal Hawkins 18-7-1 (13) (KO 11) Tommy Kelly 21-7-2 (10)
[MW] Jim Hall 20-5-1 (11) (KO 4) Frank Craig 23-5-1 (15)
[FLY] Eddie Avery 16-10-4 (7) (SD 10) Steve Foreman 8-15-9 (1)
[MW] George Seale 13-9-3 (5) (Maj. Draw 8) Jack Moffat 10-4-7
[HW] Paddy Ryan 13-9-8 (7) (UD 8) John Morrisey 18-14-4 (4)


May 14, 1898
[MW] Fred Morris 25-5-2 (8) (KO 7) Mike Lucie 20-5-0 (15)
[LW] Jim Holloway 18-6-2 (8) (TKO 2) Jim Burge 18-7-0 (6)
[MW] Peter Newton 21-6-3 (14) (KO 7) John Laurie 18-9-2 (9)
[HW] Jake Kilrain 15-7-3 (4) (TKO 8/cuts) Mick Dooley 15-8-2 (11)
[HW] Pete Everett 13-5-1 (11) (UD 8) Joe Goss 18-7-3 (1)
[LW] Sam Bolen 13-6-6 (2) (TKO 4/cuts) George Taylor 16-17-4 (1)


May 21, 1898
[HW] Tom Sharkey 21-6-0 (16) (TKO 13) George "OC" Godfrey 25-7-2 (18)
[HW] Pat Killen 17-8-0 (12) (TKO 5) Steve O'Donnell 17-8-1 (5)
[FLY] Jack Kid Madden 15-4-1 (5) (UD 10) John Connors 11-7-3 (1)
[LHW] Charlie Richardson 14-14-3 (6) (KO 4) William Long 12-14-1 (2)
[LW] Andy Bowen 16-7-1 (3) (MD 8) Charles Norton 15-12-3 (1)
[MW] Billy Woods 17-8-3 (9) (UD 8) Charles Wall 19-20-5 (4)


May 28, 1898
[HW] Bob Armstrong 20-3-4 (9) (UD 15) Harry Laing 16-8-3 (12)
[FW] Solly Smith 21-6-2 (10) (UD 12) Young Corbett II
[FW] Dolly Lyons 14-14-1 (1) (UD 10) Abe Willis 15-15-4
[LW] Andy Watson 12-8-7 (2) (TKO 8/cuts) Bob Mullins 14-11-4 (2)
[FW] Eddie Santry 8-4-3 (6) (UD 8) Jack Skelly 15-8-2 (6)
[HW] Mike Conley 16-7-2 (11) (UD 8) McHenry Johnson 13-17-2 (5)

[Brooks TVB]

June 4, 1898
[HW] (WBC) James J. Corbett 25-4-1 (5) v/s Joe Goddard 19-5-2 (12)
Corbett was by far the superior boxer but Goddard does have a decent punch. Goddard caught the chump with a big right in the third that put him on the canvas. Corbett survived the round then laid a whoopin on the challenger in the fourth during which a sever cut was opened on Goddard's forehead. The fight was stopped in the eighth due to the cut.
(WBC) James J. Corbett 26-4-1 (6) (TKO 8) Joe Goddard 19-6-2 (12)
Undercard:
[LHW] (WBA) Joe Choynski 31-1-0 (26) (TKO 11) Charles Hadley 19-5-3 (6)
[FW] Fred Bogan 17-6-1 (9) (KO 9) Tim Hegarty 17-3-2 (3)
[LW] Jack Daly 13-11-1 (5) (TKO 10/cuts) Sam Collyer 15-9-4 (6)
[MW] Jewey Cook 12-7-2 (1) (UD 8) Tim Murphy 15-13-3 (6)
[FW] Tommy Danforth 13-8-2 (5) (Maj. Draw 8) Eddie Pierce 11-14-2 (3)


June 11, 1898
[MW] (WBC) Tommy Ryan 24-0-0 (15) v/s Jack Bonner 21-2-4 (9)
The first round was close but Ryan edged it in the last thirty seconds. In round two Bonner caught Ryan with a glancing blow that caused a large gash over his right eye and easily won the round. Ryan came out in the third with the cut closed but the first clean shot opened it back up and the ref was quick to stop the fight.
(WBC) Jack Bonner 22-2-4 (10) (TKO 3) Tommy Ryan 24-1-0 (15)
Undercard:
[WW] (WBA) Jim Franey 24-3-2 (21) (TKO 9) Utah Bob Thompson 27-2-3 (15)
[WW] Young Corbett 23-5-1 (10) (Maj. Draw 10) Owen Ziegler 25-2-3 (10)
[LW] Barney Donovan 19-4-1 (12) (KO 4) Jimmy Murphy 24-9-1 (18)
[MW] Ted Pritchard 13-11-3 (5) (KO 5) Alec Gregganis 13-9-4 (6)
[LW] Jim Barron 17-9-1 (8) (UD 8) John Henry Johnson 9-13-5


June 18, 1898
[LW] (WBC) Joe Gans 26-1-0 (7) v/s Aus. Jack McAuliffe 24-5-0 (17)
Joe Gans is a freakishly good boxer. He just flat out dominated McAuliffe from start to finish and successfully defended his WBC belt for the sixth time. He landed over 600 punches in this fifteen round contest compared to just under 200 by his opponent.
(WBC) Joe Gans 27-1-0 (7) (UD 15) Aus. Jack McAuliffe 24-6-0 (17)
Undercard:
[FW] (WBA) Dick Hollywood 19-2-3 (11) (Maj. Draw 12) Cal McCarthy 18-3-2 (9)
[WW] Dick Case 23-6-5 (5) (UD 10) Charles Kemmic 22-6-4 (7)
[LW] Billy Ernst 24-4-0 (11) (SD 10) Billy Edwards 21-8-1 (8)
[FW] Johnny T. Griffin 17-4-1 (10) (Draw 8) SJ Tommy Kelly 16-6-4 (7)
[FW] George Seddons 13-6-3 (6) (Draw 8) Jimmy Dime 16-7-3 (11)


June 25, 1898
[BW] (WBC) Billy Plimmer 25-2-1 (10) v/s George Corfield 19-6-3 (4)
Corfield appeared to be a game opponent for Plimmer but it turned out quite different. Plimmer toyed with Corfield early on until he got his big opening in the fifth round. Plimmer stepped in with a big uppercut and down goes Corfield for an eight count. Corfield survived the rest of the round but in the sixth Plimmer found the same opening and Corfield could not reach his feet this time.
(WBC) Billy Plimmer 26-2-1 (11) (KO 6) George Corfield 19-7-3 (4)
Undercard:
[FLY] (WBA) Al Rheaume 28-1-1 (7) (TKO 12/cuts) Pascal Bardet 15-1-0 (6)
[LHW] Frank Herald 19-9-0 (15) (UD 10) James Couper 17-13-3 (8)
[LW] Jack Everhardt 18-7-3 (5) (UD 10) Bill Mahan 20-9-0 (11)
[LW] Tim Kearns 11-3-1 (4) (KO 5) Frank Garrard 18-10-2 (9)
[MW] Tom Duggan 14-12-2 (6) (TD UD 4) Frank Taylor 16-11-3 (7)

[Brooks TVB]

Originally Posted by Brooks TVB

Ryan is walking through his opponents to this point. I'll go ahead and say he doesn't lose for another couple of years.

Thanks for reading Javier.

Boy was I wrong on this one!

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Brooks TVB

Boy was I wrong on this one!

Ouch, that loss really shakes things up again.

[Brooks TVB]

July 2, 1898
[LHW] (WBC) Bob Fitzsimmons 27-2-0 (25) v/s Mervine Thompson 17-5-1 (11)
Thompson appeared to be too heavy handed for the champion in the first round as he just knocked Fitz all around the ring. In the second the challenger scored a big knockdown on the champion. Fitz found his range in round 3 scoring a knockdown of his own. In the fourth neither fighter went after the other. The fifth round Fitz decided to let his hands go and was constantly battering the challenger, the ref stopped the fight with 35 seconds left in the fifth giving the champion a TKO victory.
(WBC) Bob Fitzsimmons 28-2-0 (26) (TKO 5) Mervine Thompson 17-6-1 (11)Undercard:
[HW] (WBA) Jack Johnson 18-1-1 (10) (SD 15) Peter Jackson 26-5-0 (18)
[HW] Hank Griffin 21-3-2 (14) (UD 10) John L. Sullivan 21-4-1 (17)
[FLY] Jimmy Gorman 20-3-0 (14) (TKO 8) Jimmy Anthony 19-7-1 (9)
[HW] Jack Ashton 19-7-1 (10) (TKO 5) Patsy Cardiff 19-9-2 (10)
[WW] Charles Gleason 20-8-3 (11) (KO 7) Tommy Williams 20-6-1 (14)


July 9, 1898
[WW] (WBC) George Cole 17-2-1 (4) v/s Billy Gardner 13-2-2 (6)
Neither fighter looked like they wanted to fight tonight. The first round was even by all accounts, the second round Gardner did just a little more, and the third Cole did just a little more. In the fourth Cole walked into a straight right and fell flat on his back. He never regained his feet.
(WBC) Billy Gardner 14-2-2 (7) (KO 4) George Cole 17-3-1 (4)
Undercard:
[MW] (WBA) Jack Dempsey 28-3-1 (16) (KO 6) Harris Martin 26-3-0 (16)
[WW] LA Kid Williams 11-1-1 (3) (UD 10) Billy Gallagher 18-6-2 (3)
[WW] Bob Smith 21-7-2 (4) (TKO 5/cuts) Danny Needham 20-8-1 (11)
[HW] Gus Ruhlin 13-4-2 (4) (MD 8) Mick Dooley 15-9-2 (11)
[WW] Bill Quinn 12-8-2 (5) (KO 3) Jimmy Murray 15-11-1 (3)


July 16, 1898
[FW] (WBC) George Dixon 23-3-0 (15) v/s Young Griffo 23-1-1 (9) {Round 2}
Griffo lost his belt to Dixon last year by technical knockout. This time the cut was not caused by a punch but by a clash of heads and it wasn't Griffo that was cut it was Dixon. The fight continued into the thirteenth round before it was stopped.
(WBC) Young Griffo 24-1-1 (9) (TD MD 13) George Dixon
*There will be a Griffo/Dixon {Round 3}
Undercard:
[LW] (WBA) Jack McAuliffe 28-3-0 (21) (KO 6) Billy Hill 27-5-1 (14)
[LW] Billy Dacey 19-6-2 (11) (UD 10) Jem Carney 22-7-2 (9)
[HW] Dominick McCaffrey 19-6-1 (6) (TKO 5/cuts) Nick Burley 18-10-2 (16)
[MW] Kid Carter 11-2-0 (6) (TKO 4) Tom Thomas 15-7-0 (8)
[WW] Tom Tracey 19-10-1 (7) (UD 8) Charles McKeever 8-8-4 (2)


July 23, 1898
[FLY] (WBC) Chappie Moran 21-3-1 (6) v/s Willie Smith 10-5-2 (3)
This fight wasn't even close, Moran was simply the better fighter from the beginning. Smith stayed in there taking his beating and looked somewhat relieved that the fight was stopped due to a cut over his left eye in the eleventh round.
(WBC)Chappie Moran 22-3-1 (7) (TKO 11/cuts) Willie Smith 10-6-2 (3)Undercard:
[BW] (WBA) Jimmy Barry 20-3-2 (15) (Maj. Draw 12) Johnny Murphy 20-4-2 (3)
[MW] George LaBlanche 21-4-1 (9) (KO 9) Dan Creedon 25-6-2 (19)
[BW] Terry McGovern 11-1-0 (8) (UD 10) Ike Weir 21-8-2 (5)
[HW] Peter Maher 24-4-1 (16) (UD 8) Mike Cleary 20-8-0 (13)
[HW] Bill Farnan 18-9-0 (12) (MD 8) Bill Doherty 16-10-1 (10)


July 30, 1898
[LW] Bobby Dobbs 29-4-1 (17) (KO 4) Stanton Abbott 21-4-1 (11)
[LW] Jim Burge 19-7-0 (7) (KO 2) Barney Malone 20-7-2 (10)
[MW] Dick O'Brien 16-8-0 (9) (KO 5) Bill Jennings 19-7-0 (10)
[HW] Billy Smith 19-10-3 (11) (UD 8) John Dwyer 18-17-8 (4)