George Chip Explained

George Chip
Realname:	George Chipulonis
Nickname:	The New Castle Miner Madison Miner
Weight:	Middleweight
Nationality:	Lithuanian-American
Birth Date:	August 25, 1888
Death Place:	New Castle, Pennsylvania
Birth Place:	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Style:	Orthodox
Total:	164
Wins:	41
Ko:	36
Losses:	17
Draws:	3 + over 100 no-decisions
No Contests:	1

George Chip (Lit. Jurgis Čepulionis, August 25, 1888 – November 6, 1960) was a Lithuanian-American boxer who was the World Middleweight Champion from 1913 to 1914 in an era of great middleweights. Chip came to be known as a heavy puncher with an impressive knockout ratio. In his time, he was known as "The Madison Miner"^[1] and "The New Castle Miner." He was the father of Major general William C. Chip, USMC.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Early life and career

Chip was born on August 25, 1888, in Scranton but was raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania, in what is today the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, where most of his matches occurred. He was of Lithuanian descent. His manager was Jimmy Dime.^[5]

He was active in both baseball and football in his youth, and later worked in the coal mines in Madison, Pennsylvania. In January 1909, realizing his athletic gifts at the age of twenty, he decided to try boxing on the advice of L. B. Lewis, a mining Superintendent he knew. He won his first match when Billy Manfredo received a second round disqualification in Greensburgh, Pennsylvania. The following month he knocked out George Gill and John Chew.^[6] He continued to fight through 1910 with only one recorded loss.^[5]

Taking the World Middleweight Title from Frank Klaus

During a title fight on 11 October 1913, Chip surprised the crowd when he knocked out reigning world middleweight champion Frank Klaus with a strong right hook to the jaw near the end of the sixth and final round. Prior to the knockout, in the first five rounds, Chip never threatened to take the lead. The fight occurred at the old Pittsburgh City Hall at Market Square http://www.post-gazette.com/sports_headlines/19991128mchugh4.asp. It was the first knockout of Klaus's career. The extra weight Klaus was carrying in his midsection led many reporters to believe he had not trained adequately for the bout, and had underestimated the ability of his opponent.^{[7] [8]}

Frequent bouts with Jack Dillon and "Buck" Crouse

Chip fought the exceptional boxer Jack Dillon over ten times, usually losing to him in the opinions of newspapers. Dillon was an Indiana-born Hall of Famer who held the light heavyweight championship of the world from 1914 to 1916.

Chip fought Pittsburgh area boxer Albert "Buck" Crouse seven times during his career, mostly in no decision bouts, losing to him only once.^[3]

Defending the World Middleweight Title in no decision bouts

On November 25, 1913, after taking the title, Chip faced Tim O'Neil in a ten-round no decision bout in Racine, Wisconsin. Though he won the bout by newspaper decision, he would have lost the title had he been knocked out by O'Neil.^[5]

On December 23, 1913, some sources reported that Chip's rematch with Klaus in Pittsburgh was a middleweight championship, however, as the fight was fought at catchweights, boxing historians do not consider the bout a title match. After knocking down Klaus twice in the fifth, the referee called the bout, resulting in a Technical Knockout.^[5] The second win over the former title holder cemented Chip's place as champion.

On January 12, 1914, Chip faced Gus Christie in a ten-round no decision bout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Though he won the bout by newspaper decision, he would have lost the title had he been knocked out by Christie.^[5]

On January 14, 1914, Chip faced Tim O'Neil again in a ten-round no decision bout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He won the bout in a second-round TKO, exhibiting his strong punching abilities.^[5]

Surrendering the World Middleweight Title in shocking loss to Al McCoy

On April 7, 1914, six months after taking the title, Chip stunningly lost it to young southpaw Al McCoy in a surprise first round knock-out. McCoy was considered a light hitter with only a 23% knockout rate. McCoy's manager, Charlie Goldman, wisely advised his boxer to charge for a knockout against Chip from the first bell. Goldman wisely assumed Chip would box cautiously early in the first round against Al's unorthodox, left handed style.

Taking his manager's advice, McCoy landed a powerful left to Chip's jaw early in the first round, lifting him off the canvas, and achieving a victory that probably shocked the bookmakers. The knockout occurred just one minute and fifty seconds after the opening bell. The Pittsburgh Press noted that the Broadway Sporting Club in Brooklyn was only "fairly filled" as spectators may have stayed home expecting a loss or poor showing from McCoy. Robert Edgren, summarizing the last few seconds of the fight, wrote "McCoy's left fist started somewhere near his knees. He brought it up with all his strength. His body swung upward with the blow as though he had been swinging at a bag. His fist landed fairly on the point of the crouching champion's unguarded chin."^[9] Though Chip held the title only six months, he is remembered as a boxer who faced most of the serious challengers for the title.

Career after loss of the World Middleweight Title

Bout with Jeff Smith, future Australian World Middleweight Champion

On December 7, 1915, Chip lost to Jeff Smith, future Australian World Middleweight Champion, in a seventh round disqualification at the Hippodrome in Boston. The New Castle News wrote that Chip was clearly winning the contest when he was disqualified by the referee for a low blow. Some reporters wrote the blow to the torso was not below the belt, and believed Chip was close to winning the bout by knockout.^[10]

Bouts with Jimmy Clabby

Between November 1914 and May 1915, Chip fought Jimmy Clabby four times. Clabby, an exceptional talent, competed for but never won a world title in his career, though he took the World Middleweight and Light Heavyweight titles of Australia and the Heavyweight Championship of New Zealand. On November 6, 1914, Chip lost a twenty-round bout with Clabby in Daly City, California, outside San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Clabby won easily, taking seventeen rounds.^[5] On March 22, 1915, Clabby beat Chip again in the opinion of newspapers, in a six-round no decision bout in Grand Rapids, Michigan.^[3]

Winning non-title rematch with Al McCoy

On January 20, 1916, after losing his Middleweight Title, Chip easily won a ten-round no decision rematch with Al McCoy in Brooklyn's Broadway Arena according to the New York Times.^[5] Reportedly, McCoy was badly battered in the bout, and at one point in the third round was down for nine seconds. Chip had knocked McCoy down for a short count earlier in the round. A knockout would have transferred the title back to Chip from reigning champion McCoy. According to The Pittsburgh Post, Chip was the aggressor throughout, and McCoy took one of worst beatings in the fight. But McCoy more importantly managed to last seven rounds after his knockdown without hitting the canvas and retained his title.^[11]

Competing for the Australian World Middleweight Championship

On September 30, 1916, Chip fell to a ninth-round knockout from Australian boxer Les Darcy for Australia's World Middleweight Title in Sydney. The Australian fans bet heavily on their national champion, who carried the fight decisively throughout.^[12] He followed on November 6, 1916, with an important fourteenth-round knockout victory over American boxer Art Magirl in Melbourne.

Bouts with Middleweight Champions Harry Greb and Mike Gibbons

Chip fought the great middleweight Harry Greb four times in his career, losing decisively to Greb on November 19, 1917, in a ten-round bout in Cincinnati, Ohio. On May 22, 1917, Greb beat Chip in an exciting ten round bout before a crowd of 4,000 in Pittsburgh. In two earlier fights in Pennsylvania, Chip beat Greb according to newspapers on June 26, 1916, but received a draw earlier in a closer fight in Pittsburgh in 1915.

Impressive win over Harry Greb

In their ten-round no decision bout on June 26, 1916, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, local newspapers agreed that Chip had the decisive edge over Greb in an impressive win. The New Castle Herald gave Chip every round, and the Post gave Greb only three rounds.^{[13] [5]}

Between 1917 and 1919, Chip fought the great middleweight Mike Gibbons three times, on July 4, 1917, January 31, 1919, and June 11, 1919. Chip lost all three fights in the decision of most newspapers. Gibbons' claim to the World Middleweight Title in 1909 was a strong one, though it is not sanctioned today. Nonetheless, Gibbons was rated in the top 20 all time Middleweights by statistical boxing site BoxRec and The Ring Magazine.^[14]

Bouts with brothers Mike and Tommy Gibbons

In the July 1917 bout between Chip and Gibbons at Wright Field in Youngstown, Ohio, Gibbon's World Middleweight Title was at stake if he lost by knockout. The Washington Post wrote that "Gibbons won all the way".^[5] The Harrisburg Telegraph observed that Gibbons had better boxing science and technique, and though Chip may have had the stronger punches, they did not faze Gibbons who was able to avoid his blows and counterpunch effectively. In the last three rounds, the crowd of 5,000 witnessed the most exciting exchanges.^[15] In their slow January, 1919 bout in Duluth, Gibbons defeated Chip by a "wide margin" after returning from fifteen months in the Army.^[16] In a faster bout before a substantial crowd in Terre Haute, Indiana, on June 11, 1919, Chip landed several strong blows but they never fazed Gibbons who had the edge in their fight according to newspapers.^{[5] [17]} Chip also fought Gibbons' brother Tommy Gibbons five times from 1917 to 1919 though he never beat him in the opinion of most newspapers.^[5]

Retirement from boxing

In a rapid decline from February 1918 to April 1922, Chip won only four of thirty-seven bouts. After beating Lew Shupp and Frankie McGuire, Chip retired from boxing in the spring of 1922.^[5]

He died on November 6, 1960, at New Castle Hospital in his adopted hometown. Two days earlier, he had sustained a broken neck and two fractured legs after being struck by a car during a walk near his home.^{[5] [18]}

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,^[19] unless otherwise stated.

Official Record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted as a win/loss/draw column.

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Age	Location	Notes
162	Loss	41–17–4	Whitey Wenzel	NWS	10	Apr 4, 1921
161	Loss	41–17–4	Battling Ortega	PTS	15	Feb 21, 1921
160	Win	41–16–4	Jack Duffy	KO	10 (15)	Jan 29, 1921
159	Loss	40–16–4	Brian Downey	NWS	10	Jan 7, 1921
158	Draw	40–16–4	Eddie McGoorty	NWS	10	Dec 6, 1920
157	Loss	40–16–4	Ted Block	NWS	10	Nov 8, 1920
156	Draw	40–16–4	Charley Nashert	PTS	10	Sep 24, 1920
155	Loss	40–16–3	Paul Roman	NWS	10	Sep 17, 1920
154	Loss	40–16–3	Jack Reeves	PTS	12	Sep 6, 1920
153	Loss	40–15–3	Johnny Howard	NWS	10	Aug 25, 1920
152	Loss	40–15–3	Happy Littleton	PTS	15	Jul 10, 1920
151	Loss	40–14–3	Frank Carbone	NWS	12	Jun 14, 1920
150	Win	40–14–3	George K.O. Brown	PTS	20	Apr 19, 1920
149	Loss	39–14–3	Tommy Robson	NWS	10	Mar 10, 1920
148	Draw	39–14–3	George K.O. Brown	PTS	15	Dec 22, 1919
147	Win	39–14–2	Martin Burke	TKO	10 (15)	Nov 28, 1919
146	Loss	38–14–2	Eugene Brosseau	NWS	12	Nov 11, 1919
145	Win	38–14–2	Russell Maneri	KO	2 (15)	Oct 27, 1919
144	Loss	37–14–2	Tommy Robson	NWS	8	Oct 20, 1919
143	Draw	37–14–2	George K.O. Brown	NWS	10	Oct 1, 1919
142	Loss	37–14–2	Johnny Howard	NWS	8	Jul 29, 1919
141	Loss	37–14–2	K.O. Willie Loughlin	NWS	10	Jul 22, 1919
140	Win	37–14–2	Bud Clancy	TKO	2 (8)	Jun 17, 1919
139	Loss	36–14–2	Mike Gibbons	NWS	10	Jun 11, 1919
138	Loss	36–14–2	Jeff Smith	PTS	12	May 9, 1919
137	Loss	36–13–2	Tommy Gibbons	PTS	10	Apr 10, 1919
136	Loss	36–12–2	Young Fisher	NWS	10	Mar 31, 1919
135	Loss	36–12–2	Tommy Robson	NWS	10	Mar 10, 1919
134	Loss	36–12–2	Mike Gibbons	NWS	10	Jan 31, 1919
133	Loss	36–12–2	Jimmy O'Hagan	NWS	6	Sep 28, 1918
132	Loss	36–12–2	Leo Bens	PTS	10	Jul 4, 1918
131	Loss	36–11–2	Eddie McGoorty	NWS	10	Jun 25, 1918
130	Loss	36–11–2	Tommy Gibbons	NWS	12	May 3, 1918
129	Loss	36–11–2	Clay Turner	DQ	15 (15)	Apr 24, 1918
128	Loss	36–10–2	Tommy Gibbons	NWS	10	Mar 7, 1918
127	Loss	36–10–2	Tommy Gibbons	NWS	10	Feb 4, 1918
126	Win	36–10–2	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	Jan 25, 1918
125	Loss	36–10–2	Harry Greb	PTS	10	Nov 19, 1917
124	Win	36–9–2	Al Rogers	KO	4 (10)	Nov 9, 1917
123	Loss	35–9–2	Tommy Gibbons	NWS	10	Aug 22, 1917
122	Win	35–9–2	Johnny Howard	PTS	12	Jul 24, 1917
121	Loss	34–9–2	Mike Gibbons	NWS	12	Jul 4, 1917
120	Win	34–9–2	George K.O. Brown	NWS	10	Jun 8, 1917
119	Loss	34–9–2	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	May 29, 1917
118	Loss	34–9–2	Harry Greb	NWS	10	May 22, 1917
117	Win	34–9–2	Val Sontag	KO	2 (12)	Apr 23, 1917
116	Loss	33–9–2	K.O. Willie Loughlin	NWS	6	Apr 9, 1917
115	Win	33–9–2	Bob Moha	TKO	4 (12)	Mar 12, 1917
114	Win	32–9–2	Sailor Einert	KO	2 (?)	Feb 26, 1917
113	Win	31–9–2	George K.O. Brown	NWS	12	Feb 19, 1917
112	Win	31–9–2	Art Magirl	KO	14 (15)	Nov 6, 1916
111	Loss	30–9–2	Les Darcy	KO	9 (20)	Sep 30, 1916
110	Win	30–8–2	Harry Greb	NWS	10	Jun 26, 1916
109	Win	30–8–2	Sailor Grande	KO	14 (15)	May 15, 1916
108	Draw	29–8–2	Gus Christie	NWS	10	Apr 28, 1916
107	Win	29–8–2	Johnny Howard	KO	6 (10)	Mar 23, 1916
106	Win	28–8–2	Gus Christie	PTS	8	Mar 13, 1916
105	Loss	27–8–2	Young Ahearn	DQ	5 (10)	Feb 22, 1916
104	Win	27–7–2	Frankie Notter	KO	4 (?)	Feb 12, 1916
103	Win	26–7–2	Al McCoy	NWS	10	Jan 20, 1916
102	Win	26–7–2	Silent Martin	NWS	10	Jan 8, 1916
101	Loss	26–7–2	Willie K.O. Brennan	NWS	10	Dec 25, 1915
100	Win	26–7–2	Frank Loughrey	TKO	9 (12)	Dec 21, 1915
99	Win	25–7–2	Harry Baker	RTD	3 (6)	Dec 16, 1915
98	Loss	24–7–2	Jeff Smith	DQ	7 (12)	Dec 7, 1915
97	Win	24–6–2	Sailor Grande	NWS	10	Nov 30, 1915
96	Win	24–6–2	Jackie Clark	NWS	10	Oct 29, 1915
95	Draw	24–6–2	Harry Greb	NWS	6	Oct 18, 1915
94	Draw	24–6–2	Jack Dillon	PTS	10	Jul 5, 1915
93	Win	24–6–1	Jack McCarron	NWS	10	Jun 21, 1915
92	Loss	24–6–1	Sailor Grande	NWS	6	Jun 14, 1915
91		24–6–1	Jimmy Clabby	NC	8 (10)	May 12, 1915
90	Win	24–6–1	Jimmy Clabby	NWS	10	Apr 28, 1915
89	Win	24–6–1	Al McCoy	NWS	10	Apr 6, 1915
88	Loss	24–6–1	Jimmy Clabby	NWS	6	Mar 22, 1915
87	Win	24–6–1	Sailor Szarmanski	KO	8 (10)	Mar 15, 1915
86	Loss	23–6–1	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Feb 22, 1915
85	Loss	23–6–1	Jack McCarron	NWS	6	Feb 20, 1915
84	Loss	23–6–1	Jimmy Clabby	PTS	20	Nov 6, 1914
83	Win	23–5–1	Billy Murray	KO	4 (20)	Sep 30, 1914
82	Win	22–5–1	Sailor Ed Petroskey	PTS	20	Jul 31, 1914
81	Win	21–5–1	Billy Murray	KO	15 (15)	Jul 4, 1914
80	Win	20–5–1	Sailor Ed Petroskey	KO	12 (20)	May 26, 1914
79	Loss	19–5–1	Leo Houck	NWS	12	Apr 21, 1914
78	Win	19–5–1	George K.O. Brown	NWS	12	Apr 14, 1914
77	Loss	19–5–1	Al McCoy	KO	1 (10)	Apr 7, 1914
76	Win	19–4–1	Joe Borrell	NWS	6	Jan 26, 1914
75	Win	19–4–1	Tim O'Neil	TKO	2 (10)	Jan 19, 1914
74	Win	18–4–1	Gus Christie	NWS	10	Jan 12, 1914
73	Win	18–4–1	Frank Klaus	TKO	5 (6)	Dec 23, 1913
72	Win	17–4–1	Tim O'Neil	NWS	10	Nov 25, 1913
71	Loss	17–4–1	Leo Houck	NWS	6	Nov 15, 1913
70	Win	17–4–1	Frank Klaus	TKO	6 (6)	Oct 11, 1913
69	Win	16–4–1	Tommy Gavigan	TKO	11 (12)	Sep 30, 1913
68	Win	15–4–1	Dick Gilbert	NWS	10	May 14, 1913
67	Loss	15–4–1	Jack Dillon	NWS	12	Apr 14, 1913
66	Win	15–4–1	Walter Monaghan	NWS	6	Mar 17, 1913
65	Win	15–4–1	Tommy Gavigan	KO	2 (10)	Feb 24, 1913
64	Win	14–4–1	Tommy Connors	NWS	6	Feb 17, 1913
63	Win	14–4–1	Peck Miller	NWS	6	Feb 10, 1913
62	Win	14–4–1	Emmett "Kid" Wagner	NWS	10	Jan 28, 1913
61	Win	14–4–1	Howard Morrow	NWS	10	Jan 20, 1913
60	Win	14–4–1	Tommy Gavigan	NWS	6	Jan 4, 1913
59	Draw	14–4–1	Willie K.O. Brennan	NWS	10	Dec 5, 1912
58	Win	14–4–1	Paddy Lavin	TKO	7 (12)	Dec 2, 1912
57	Win	13–4–1	Howard Morrow	NWS	10	Nov 18, 1912
56	Loss	13–4–1	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	Nov 11, 1912
55	Win	13–4–1	George K.O. Brown	NWS	10	Oct 28, 1912
54	Loss	13–4–1	Jack Dillon	NWS	6	Oct 19, 1912
53	Win	13–4–1	Grant Clark	TKO	6 (6)	Oct 4, 1912
52	Win	12–4–1	Tim O'Neil	NWS	6	Sep 21, 1912
51	Win	12–4–1	Tim O'Neil	NWS	6	Aug 8, 1912
50	Loss	12–4–1	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	Jul 25, 1912
49	Loss	12–4–1	Leo Houck	NWS	6	Jun 13, 1912
48	Win	12–4–1	Grant Clark	NWS	10	May 16, 1912
47	Loss	12–4–1	Emmett "Kid" Wagner	PTS	10	Apr 22, 1912
46	Loss	12–3–1	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Apr 18, 1912
45	Draw	12–3–1	Jimmy Howard	PTS	12	Mar 25, 1912
44	Win	12–3	Billy Berger	NWS	6	Mar 18, 1912
43	Draw	12–3	Battling Simpson	NWS	10	Feb 28, 1912
42	Loss	12–3	Jeff Smith	PTS	15	Feb 20, 1912
41	Win	12–2	Walter Coffey	KO	3 (10)	Feb 13, 1912
40	Loss	11–2	Jack Dillon	NWS	6	Feb 10, 1912
39	Loss	11–2	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Jan 22, 1912
38	Draw	11–2	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Jan 1, 1912
37	Win	11–2	Joe Gorman	KO	5 (12)	Dec 18, 1911
36	Win	10–2	George K.O. Brown	NWS	6	Dec 2, 1911
35	Loss	10–2	Jack Dillon	NWS	12	Nov 22, 1911
34	Win	10–2	Jack Abbott	TKO	5 (6)	Oct 21, 1911
33	Loss	9–2	Leo Houck	NWS	6	Sep 16, 1911
32	Draw	9–2	Jack Abbott	NWS	6	May 15, 1911
31	Loss	9–2	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	Apr 28, 1911
30	Win	9–2	George Jackson	KO	3 (10)	Apr 13, 1911
29	Win	8–2	Jack Fitzgerald	NWS	6	Mar 14, 1911
28	Win	8–2	Jack Morgan	KO	11 (10)	Feb 10, 1911
27	Loss	7–2	Jack Dillon	PTS	15	Jan 25, 1911
26	Win	7–1	Cy Flynn	NWS	10	Dec 19, 1910
25	Loss	7–1	Jimmy Perry	NWS	6	Nov 21, 1910
24	Win	7–1	Battling Simpson	PTS	15	Nov 14, 1910
23	Loss	6–1	Jack Dillon	NWS	6	Oct 21, 1910
22	Loss	6–1	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Sep 10, 1910
21	Loss	6–1	Billy Berger	NWS	6	Jul 16, 1910
20	Draw	6–1	Billy Berger	NWS	6	Jun 25, 1910
19	Loss	6–1	Jimmy Perry	NWS	6	May 21, 1910
18	Loss	6–1	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	May 13, 1910
17	Draw	6–1	Battling Conners	NWS	6	Apr 23, 1910
16	Loss	6–1	Buck Crouse	TKO	3 (6)	Mar 23, 1910
15	Win	6–0	Billy Manfredo	KO	5 (6)	Mar 14, 1910
14	Win	5–0	Tom McMahon	NWS	6	Mar 2, 1910
13	Win	5–0	Billy Manfredo	NWS	10	Dec 20, 1909
12		5–0	Battling Simpson	ND	6	Dec 2, 1909
11	Draw	5–0	Billy Manfredo	NWS	6	Nov 15, 1909
10	Draw	5–0	Jimmy Perry	NWS	6	Sep 20, 1909
9	Loss	5–0	Jack Abbott	NWS	6	Aug 4, 1909
8	Win	5–0	Thunderbolt Lees	NWS	3	May 20, 1909
7	Win	5–0	Punch Legal	TKO	3 (3)	May 20, 1909
6	Win	4–0	Billy Manfredo	NWS	6	Apr 23, 1909
5	Win	4–0	Billy Manfredo	NWS	6	Mar 25, 1909
4	Win	4–0	Battling Conners	KO	4 (6)	Mar 15, 1909
3	Win	3–0	Johnny Chew	KO	1 (?)	Mar 9, 1909
2	Win	2–0	George Gill	KO	2 (?)	Feb 3, 1909
1	Win	1–0	Billy Manfredo	DQ	2 (4)	Jan 30, 1909

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Age	Location	Notes
162	Loss	77–67–16	Whitey Wenzel	NWS	10	Apr 4, 1921
161	Loss	77–66–16	Battling Ortega	PTS	15	Feb 21, 1921
160	Win	77–65–16	Jack Duffy	KO	10 (15)	Jan 29, 1921
159	Loss	76–65–16	Brian Downey	NWS	10	Jan 7, 1921
158	Draw	76–64–16	Eddie McGoorty	NWS	10	Dec 6, 1920
157	Loss	76–64–15	Ted Block	NWS	10	Nov 8, 1920
156	Draw	76–63–15	Charley Nashert	PTS	10	Sep 24, 1920
155	Loss	76–63–14	Paul Roman	NWS	10	Sep 17, 1920
154	Loss	76–62–14	Jack Reeves	PTS	12	Sep 6, 1920
153	Loss	76–61–14	Johnny Howard	NWS	10	Aug 25, 1920
152	Loss	76–60–14	Happy Littleton	PTS	15	Jul 10, 1920
151	Loss	76–59–14	Frank Carbone	NWS	12	Jun 14, 1920
150	Win	76–58–14	George K.O. Brown	PTS	20	Apr 19, 1920
149	Loss	75–58–14	Tommy Robson	NWS	10	Mar 10, 1920
148	Draw	75–57–14	George K.O. Brown	PTS	15	Dec 22, 1919
147	Win	75–57–13	Martin Burke	TKO	10 (15)	Nov 28, 1919
146	Loss	74–57–13	Eugene Brosseau	NWS	12	Nov 11, 1919
145	Win	74–56–13	Russell Maneri	KO	2 (15)	Oct 27, 1919
144	Loss	73–56–13	Tommy Robson	NWS	8	Oct 20, 1919
143	Draw	73–55–13	George K.O. Brown	NWS	10	Oct 1, 1919
142	Loss	73–55–12	Johnny Howard	NWS	8	Jul 29, 1919
141	Loss	73–54–12	K.O. Willie Loughlin	NWS	10	Jul 22, 1919
140	Win	73–53–12	Bud Clancy	TKO	2 (8)	Jun 17, 1919
139	Loss	72–53–12	Mike Gibbons	NWS	10	Jun 11, 1919
138	Loss	72–52–12	Jeff Smith	PTS	12	May 9, 1919
137	Loss	72–51–12	Tommy Gibbons	PTS	10	Apr 10, 1919
136	Loss	72–50–12	Young Fisher	NWS	10	Mar 31, 1919
135	Loss	72–49–12	Tommy Robson	NWS	10	Mar 10, 1919
134	Loss	72–48–12	Mike Gibbons	NWS	10	Jan 31, 1919
133	Loss	72–47–12	Jimmy O'Hagan	NWS	6	Sep 28, 1918
132	Loss	72–46–12	Leo Bens	PTS	10	Jul 4, 1918
131	Loss	72–45–12	Eddie McGoorty	NWS	10	Jun 25, 1918
130	Loss	72–44–12	Tommy Gibbons	NWS	12	May 3, 1918
129	Loss	72–43–12	Clay Turner	DQ	15 (15)	Apr 24, 1918
128	Loss	72–42–12	Tommy Gibbons	NWS	10	Mar 7, 1918
127	Loss	72–41–12	Tommy Gibbons	NWS	10	Feb 4, 1918
126	Win	72–40–12	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	Jan 25, 1918
125	Loss	71–40–12	Harry Greb	PTS	10	Nov 19, 1917
124	Win	71–39–12	Al Rogers	KO	4 (10)	Nov 9, 1917
123	Loss	70–39–12	Tommy Gibbons	NWS	10	Aug 22, 1917
122	Win	70–38–12	Johnny Howard	PTS	12	Jul 24, 1917
121	Loss	69–38–12	Mike Gibbons	NWS	12	Jul 4, 1917
120	Win	69–37–12	George K.O. Brown	NWS	10	Jun 8, 1917
119	Loss	68–37–12	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	May 29, 1917
118	Loss	68–36–12	Harry Greb	NWS	10	May 22, 1917
117	Win	68–35–12	Val Sontag	KO	2 (12)	Apr 23, 1917
116	Loss	67–35–12	K.O. Willie Loughlin	NWS	6	Apr 9, 1917
115	Win	67–34–12	Bob Moha	TKO	4 (12)	Mar 12, 1917
114	Win	66–34–12	Sailor Einert	KO	2 (?)	Feb 26, 1917
113	Win	65–34–12	George K.O. Brown	NWS	12	Feb 19, 1917
112	Win	64–34–12	Art Magirl	KO	14 (15)	Nov 6, 1916
111	Loss	63–34–12	Les Darcy	KO	9 (20)	Sep 30, 1916
110	Win	63–33–12	Harry Greb	NWS	10	Jun 26, 1916
109	Win	62–33–12	Sailor Grande	KO	14 (15)	May 15, 1916
108	Draw	61–33–12	Gus Christie	NWS	10	Apr 28, 1916
107	Win	61–33–11	Johnny Howard	KO	6 (10)	Mar 23, 1916
106	Win	60–33–11	Gus Christie	PTS	8	Mar 13, 1916
105	Loss	59–33–11	Young Ahearn	DQ	5 (10)	Feb 22, 1916
104	Win	59–32–11	Frankie Notter	KO	4 (?)	Feb 12, 1916
103	Win	58–32–11	Al McCoy	NWS	10	Jan 20, 1916
102	Win	57–32–11	Silent Martin	NWS	10	Jan 8, 1916
101	Loss	56–32–11	Willie K.O. Brennan	NWS	10	Dec 25, 1915
100	Win	56–31–11	Frank Loughrey	TKO	9 (12)	Dec 21, 1915
99	Win	55–31–11	Harry Baker	RTD	3 (6)	Dec 16, 1915
98	Loss	54–31–11	Jeff Smith	DQ	7 (12)	Dec 7, 1915
97	Win	54–30–11	Sailor Grande	NWS	10	Nov 30, 1915
96	Win	53–30–11	Jackie Clark	NWS	10	Oct 29, 1915
95	Draw	52–30–11	Harry Greb	NWS	6	Oct 18, 1915
94	Draw	52–30–10	Jack Dillon	PTS	10	Jul 5, 1915
93	Win	52–30–9	Jack McCarron	NWS	10	Jun 21, 1915
92	Loss	51–30–9	Sailor Grande	NWS	6	Jun 14, 1915
91		51–29–9	Jimmy Clabby	NC	8 (10)	May 12, 1915
90	Win	51–29–9	Jimmy Clabby	NWS	10	Apr 28, 1915
89	Win	50–29–9	Al McCoy	NWS	10	Apr 6, 1915
88	Loss	49–29–9	Jimmy Clabby	NWS	6	Mar 22, 1915
87	Win	49–28–9	Sailor Szarmanski	KO	8 (10)	Mar 15, 1915
86	Loss	48–28–9	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Feb 22, 1915
85	Loss	48–27–9	Jack McCarron	NWS	6	Feb 20, 1915
84	Loss	48–26–9	Jimmy Clabby	PTS	20	Nov 6, 1914
83	Win	48–25–9	Billy Murray	KO	4 (20)	Sep 30, 1914
82	Win	47–25–9	Sailor Ed Petroskey	PTS	20	Jul 31, 1914
81	Win	46–25–9	Billy Murray	KO	15 (15)	Jul 4, 1914
80	Win	45–25–9	Sailor Ed Petroskey	KO	12 (20)	May 26, 1914
79	Loss	44–25–9	Leo Houck	NWS	12	Apr 21, 1914
78	Win	44–24–9	George K.O. Brown	NWS	12	Apr 14, 1914
77	Loss	43–24–9	Al McCoy	KO	1 (10)	Apr 7, 1914
76	Win	43–23–9	Joe Borrell	NWS	6	Jan 26, 1914
75	Win	42–23–9	Tim O'Neil	TKO	2 (10)	Jan 19, 1914
74	Win	41–23–9	Gus Christie	NWS	10	Jan 12, 1914
73	Win	40–23–9	Frank Klaus	TKO	5 (6)	Dec 23, 1913
72	Win	39–23–9	Tim O'Neil	NWS	10	Nov 25, 1913
71	Loss	38–23–9	Leo Houck	NWS	6	Nov 15, 1913
70	Win	38–22–9	Frank Klaus	TKO	6 (6)	Oct 11, 1913
69	Win	37–22–9	Tommy Gavigan	TKO	11 (12)	Sep 30, 1913
68	Win	36–22–9	Dick Gilbert	NWS	10	May 14, 1913
67	Loss	35–22–9	Jack Dillon	NWS	12	Apr 14, 1913
66	Win	35–21–9	Walter Monaghan	NWS	6	Mar 17, 1913
65	Win	34–21–9	Tommy Gavigan	KO	2 (10)	Feb 24, 1913
64	Win	33–21–9	Tommy Connors	NWS	6	Feb 17, 1913
63	Win	32–21–9	Peck Miller	NWS	6	Feb 10, 1913
62	Win	31–21–9	Emmett "Kid" Wagner	NWS	10	Jan 28, 1913
61	Win	30–21–9	Howard Morrow	NWS	10	Jan 20, 1913
60	Win	29–21–9	Tommy Gavigan	NWS	6	Jan 4, 1913
59	Draw	28–21–9	Willie K.O. Brennan	NWS	10	Dec 5, 1912
58	Win	28–21–8	Paddy Lavin	TKO	7 (12)	Dec 2, 1912
57	Win	27–21–8	Howard Morrow	NWS	10	Nov 18, 1912
56	Loss	26–21–8	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	Nov 11, 1912
55	Win	26–20–8	George K.O. Brown	NWS	10	Oct 28, 1912
54	Loss	25–20–8	Jack Dillon	NWS	6	Oct 19, 1912
53	Win	25–19–8	Grant Clark	TKO	6 (6)	Oct 4, 1912
52	Win	24–19–8	Tim O'Neil	NWS	6	Sep 21, 1912
51	Win	23–19–8	Tim O'Neil	NWS	6	Aug 8, 1912
50	Loss	22–19–8	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	Jul 25, 1912
49	Loss	22–18–8	Leo Houck	NWS	6	Jun 13, 1912
48	Win	22–17–8	Grant Clark	NWS	10	May 16, 1912
47	Loss	21–17–8	Emmett "Kid" Wagner	PTS	10	Apr 22, 1912
46	Loss	21–16–8	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Apr 18, 1912
45	Draw	21–15–8	Jimmy Howard	PTS	12	Mar 25, 1912
44	Win	21–15–7	Billy Berger	NWS	6	Mar 18, 1912
43	Draw	20–15–7	Battling Simpson	NWS	10	Feb 28, 1912
42	Loss	20–15–6	Jeff Smith	PTS	15	Feb 20, 1912
41	Win	20–14–6	Walter Coffey	KO	3 (10)	Feb 13, 1912
40	Loss	19–14–6	Jack Dillon	NWS	6	Feb 10, 1912
39	Loss	19–13–6	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Jan 22, 1912
38	Draw	19–12–6	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Jan 1, 1912
37	Win	19–12–5	Joe Gorman	KO	5 (12)	Dec 18, 1911
36	Win	18–12–5	George K.O. Brown	NWS	6	Dec 2, 1911
35	Loss	17–12–5	Jack Dillon	NWS	12	Nov 22, 1911
34	Win	17–11–5	Jack Abbott	TKO	5 (6)	Oct 21, 1911
33	Loss	16–11–5	Leo Houck	NWS	6	Sep 16, 1911
32	Draw	16–10–5	Jack Abbott	NWS	6	May 15, 1911
31	Loss	16–10–4	Jack Dillon	NWS	10	Apr 28, 1911
30	Win	16–9–4	George Jackson	KO	3 (10)	Apr 13, 1911
29	Win	15–9–4	Jack Fitzgerald	NWS	6	Mar 14, 1911
28	Win	14–9–4	Jack Morgan	KO	11 (10)	Feb 10, 1911
27	Loss	13–9–4	Jack Dillon	PTS	15	Jan 25, 1911
26	Win	13–8–4	Cy Flynn	NWS	10	Dec 19, 1910
25	Loss	12–8–4	Jimmy Perry	NWS	6	Nov 21, 1910
24	Win	12–7–4	Battling Simpson	PTS	15	Nov 14, 1910
23	Loss	11–7–4	Jack Dillon	NWS	6	Oct 21, 1910
22	Loss	11–6–4	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	Sep 10, 1910
21	Loss	11–5–4	Billy Berger	NWS	6	Jul 16, 1910
20	Draw	11–4–4	Billy Berger	NWS	6	Jun 25, 1910
19	Loss	11–4–3	Jimmy Perry	NWS	6	May 21, 1910
18	Loss	11–3–3	Buck Crouse	NWS	6	May 13, 1910
17	Draw	11–2–3	Battling Conners	NWS	6	Apr 23, 1910
16	Loss	11–2–2	Buck Crouse	TKO	3 (6)	Mar 23, 1910
15	Win	11–1–2	Billy Manfredo	KO	5 (6)	Mar 14, 1910
14	Win	10–1–2	Tom McMahon	NWS	6	Mar 2, 1910
13	Win	9–1–2	Billy Manfredo	NWS	10	Dec 20, 1909
12		8–1–2	Battling Simpson	ND	6	Dec 2, 1909
11	Draw	8–1–2	Billy Manfredo	NWS	6	Nov 15, 1909
10	Draw	8–1–1	Jimmy Perry	NWS	6	Sep 20, 1909
9	Loss	8–1	Jack Abbott	NWS	6	Aug 4, 1909
8	Win	8–0	Thunderbolt Lees	NWS	3	May 20, 1909
7	Win	7–0	Punch Legal	TKO	3 (3)	May 20, 1909
6	Win	6–0	Billy Manfredo	NWS	6	Apr 23, 1909
5	Win	5–0	Billy Manfredo	NWS	6	Mar 25, 1909
4	Win	4–0	Battling Conners	KO	4 (6)	Mar 15, 1909
3	Win	3–0	Johnny Chew	KO	1 (?)	Mar 9, 1909
2	Win	2–0	George Gill	KO	2 (?)	Feb 3, 1909
1	Win	1–0	Billy Manfredo	DQ	2 (4)	Jan 30, 1909

See also

• List of middleweight boxing champions

External links

• • Professional boxing record for George Chip from Cyber Boxing Zone

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Chip . 14 August 2023 .
2. Web site: The Lineal Middleweight Champions. The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
3. Web site: George Chip. Cyber Boxing Zone. 8 August 2016.
4. Web site: Maj. Gen. William C. Chip – Lawrence County Historical Society. Lawrence County Historical Society. 2018-10-07.
5. Web site: George Chip. BoxRec. 8 August 2016.
6. "Westmoreland County Produced George Chip", The Gazette Times, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pg. 20, 14 April 1912
7. Guy, Richard, "Frank Claus is Stopped By George Chip", The Gazette Times, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pg. 18, 12 October 1913
8. Gibson, Florent, "Klaus Put Out By George Chip", The Pittsburgh Sunday Post, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pg. 25, 12 October 1913
9. Edgren, Robert, "Al McCoy Took Middleweight Title from George Chip with One Punch", The Pittsburgh Press, pg. 21, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 24 January 1937
10. "George Smith Loses on Foul to Jeff Smith in Seventh Round", New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, pg. 12, 8 December 1915
11. "George Chip Beats McCoy", The Pittsburgh Post, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pg. 8, 21 January 1916
12. "Darcy Stops Geo. Chip in Nine Rounds", Vancouver Daily World, Vancouver, British Columbia, pg. 9, 2 October 1916
13. "Harry Greb Lost to George Chip in Ten Rounds", New Castle Herald, New Castle, Pennsylvania, pg. 8, 27 June 1916
14. http://www.ibroresearch.com/?p=424 All-Time Middleweight Rankings
15. News: Mike Gibbons Has Easy Time With George Chip. Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 10. 5 July 1917. Newspapers.com. 13 August 2017.
16. "Mike Gibbons After Fifteen Months in the Army Defeats George Chip", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, pg. 10, 1 February 1919
17. "Mike Gibbons and Chip Draw", Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pg. 4, 12 June 1919
18. Otley, Hal, "Jabber", The Daily Notes, Canonsberg, Pennsylvania, pg. 6, 8 November 1960
19. Web site: BoxRec: George Chip.