| George Dixon | |
| Nickname: | Little Chocolate |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 3+1/2 in |
| Reach: | 66 in |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Africville, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Death Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 163 |
| Wins: | 74 |
| Ko: | 36 |
| Losses: | 30 |
| Draws: | 55 |
| No Contests: | 6 |
George Dixon (July 29, 1870 - January 6, 1908) was a Canadian professional boxer. After winning the bantamweight title in 1890, he became the first ever black athlete to win a world championship in any sport; he was also the first Canadian-born boxing champion. Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer ranked Dixon as the #1 featherweight of all-time. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1956 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class inductee in 1990.[1] In 2018 he was named one of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history, ranking sixth.[2]
Dixon was born in Africville, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Known as "Little Chocolate" he stood 5inchesft3.5inchesin (ftin) tall and weighed only 87lb when he began his professional boxing career. Dixon is widely credited for developing shadowboxing.[1]
Dixon claimed the world bantamweight title on May 10, 1888, after a bout with Tommy Spider Kelly,[3] and was officially considered the champion after knocking out Nunc Wallace of England in 18 rounds two years later on June 27, 1890.
On May 31 1891, Dixon retained his bantamweight crown by beating Cal McCarthy in 22 rounds and then moved up to the featherweight division where he won the World title by beating England's Fred Johnson on June 27, 1892 . While he held the title, Dixon established a vaudeville troupe he called the "George Dixon Specialty Co." which toured Canada and the United States; it appeared at the Naylor Opera House in Terre Haute, Indiana, on November 8, 1894.
On October 4, 1897, he lost the featherweight title by decision in a rematch bout with Solly Smith, who he had previously defeated by seventh-round technical knockout.
In a close bout, he lost to the British featherweight champion Ben Jordan on July 1, 1898, at New York's Lenox Club in a classic twenty five round points decision by referee Charley White. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "Dixon did the leading but unlike many of those who had previously met the little Colored fighter, Jordan went at him and mixed it all the time." The bout was close, and many believed a draw would have been a better decision. Jordan was down on his hands and knees in the seventh from a blow by Dixon, but the bout contained relatively few knockdowns and no counts. The bout ended with a flurry by Dixon, but the referee did not feel it adequate to award him the decision. The Chronicle actually believed Dixon had the edge in the fighting.[4] The Los Angeles Times also agreed the bout was close and that "Both men fought well and there was little to choose between them".[5] [1]
Dixon was in talks to face champion Solly Smith in a third meeting, however, Smith lost the world title in a surprising upset against Dave Sullivan – the bout was stopped in the fifth round after Smith sustained a broken arm.[6] Dixon instead turned his attention to newly crowned champion Sullivan, and on November 11, 1898, he reclaimed the world featherweight title by decisively defeating him in a tenth round disqualification at New York City's Lenox Club. Sullivan had held the title only forty-six days.[7]
At the time of the fight the betting favored Dixon, but was close, and briefly went to even odds. For nine rounds in front of eight thousand spectators, Dixon had the advantage. In the final round, Sullivan's brother Jack walked into the ring twice to speak to Jimmy Coville the referee about the time remaining in the round, eventually causing Coville to end the fight, in frustration over Jack's infraction. Sullivan could have fought on, though he would have almost certainly lost the fight.[8]
Dixon lost his featherweight title in a 15-round decision to Abe Attell on October 28, 1901, though other sources credit his loss of the title to Terry McGovern on January 9, 1900.
By that time, he had moved to Boston, where he had family; it was a destination for other immigrants from Africville.
Not long after his last fight, Dixon died on January 6, 1908, in the alcohol ward of Bellevue Hospital. Dixon was living and begging on the streets of New York with no friends. Attempts by Dixon's fans to get Dixon back on his feet failed and the media reported the end was near for the former champion who had fallen on dark times. Dixon would tell doctors he had no friends except for former world heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan.[9] Part of his hospital bills for the illness that took his life was paid for by a charity boxing tournament put on January 23, 1908, at Bower's Minery Theatre in New York.[10] He is interred in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts. A recreation and community centre adjacent Uniacke Square in Halifax is named in his honour. In 2021, Dixon was named a National Historic Person by the government of Canada, on the recommendation of the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board.[11] The commemorative plaque is located at Africville Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[12] unless otherwise stated.
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted as a win, loss or draw.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Loss | 68–30–57 | Monk The Newsboy | PTS | 15 | Dec 10, 1906 | ||
| 175 | Draw | 68–29–57 | Billy Ryan | PTS | 12 | May 21, 1906 | ||
| 174 | Draw | 68–29–56 | Patsy Haley | NWS | 3 | Jan 16, 1906 | ||
| 173 | Win | 68–29–56 | Harry Shea | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 4, 1906 | ||
| 172 | Win | 67–29–56 | Frank Howe | NWS | 3 | Dec 28, 1905 | ||
| 171 | Loss | 67–29–56 | Harlem Tommy Murphy | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 20, 1905 | ||
| 170 | Draw | 67–28–56 | Joe Goodwin | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1905 | ||
| 169 | Win | 67–28–55 | Alf Wood | PTS | 8 | Jun 8, 1905 | ||
| 168 | Draw | 66–28–55 | Dick Nelson | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1905 | ||
| 167 | Draw | 66–28–54 | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Apr 17, 1905 | ||
| 166 | Draw | 66–28–53 | Darkey Haley | PTS | 6 | Apr 15, 1905 | ||
| 165 | Draw | 66–28–52 | Jack Foy | PTS | 15 | Apr 6, 1905 | ||
| 164 | 66–28–51 | Jim Keith | ND | 3 | Apr 1, 1905 | |||
| 163 | Draw | 66–28–51 | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 20 | Mar 6, 1905 | ||
| 162 | Win | 66–28–50 | Stoker Stoodley | TKO | 5 (20) | Feb 25, 1905 | ||
| 161 | Draw | 65–28–50 | Darkey Haley | PTS | 6 | Feb 18, 1905 | ||
| 160 | Loss | 65–28–49 | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Jan 30, 1905 | ||
| 159 | Draw | 65–27–49 | Johnny Hughes | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1905 | ||
| 158 | Draw | 65–27–48 | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Dec 23, 1904 | ||
| 157 | Draw | 65–27–47 | Boss Edwards | PTS | 15 | Nov 24, 1904 | ||
| 156 | Loss | 65–27–46 | Owen Moran | PTS | 6 | Oct 17, 1904 | ||
| 155 | Loss | 65–26–46 | Tommy Burns | PTS | 20 | Apr 21, 1904 | ||
| 154 | Draw | 65–25–46 | George Moore | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1904 | ||
| 153 | 65–25–45 | Spike Robson | NC | 11 (20) | Mar 19, 1904 | |||
| 152 | Loss | 65–25–45 | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 15 | Mar 7, 1904 | ||
| 151 | Draw | 65–24–45 | Harry Mansfield | PTS | 20 | Feb 22, 1904 | ||
| 150 | Loss | 65–24–44 | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 6 | Feb 10, 1904 | ||
| 149 | Draw | 65–23–44 | Johnny Summers | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1904 | ||
| 148 | Win | 65–23–43 | Cockney Cohen | KO | 8 (20) | Jan 16, 1904 | ||
| 147 | Draw | 64–23–43 | Dai Morgan | PTS | 15 | Dec 19, 1903 | ||
| 146 | Win | 64–23–42 | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 20 | Dec 7, 1903 | ||
| 145 | Win | 63–23–42 | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 20 | Nov 9, 1903 | ||
| 144 | Draw | 62–23–42 | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Oct 29, 1903 | ||
| 143 | Loss | 62–23–41 | Digger Stanley | PTS | 6 | Oct 12, 1903 | ||
| 142 | Win | 62–22–41 | Jim Williams | TKO | 4 (6) | Oct 10, 1903 | ||
| 141 | Draw | 61–22–41 | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Sep 29, 1903 | ||
| 140 | 61–22–40 | Dave Wallace | ND | 6 | Sep 28, 1903 | |||
| 139 | Draw | 61–22–40 | Billy Barrett | PTS | 20 | Sep 24, 1903 | ||
| 138 | Draw | 61–22–39 | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Sep 14, 1903 | ||
| 137 | Win | 61–22–38 | Harry Ware | PTS | 6 | Aug 29, 1903 | ||
| 136 | Win | 60–22–38 | Digger Stanley | PTS | 6 | Aug 1, 1903 | ||
| 135 | Loss | 59–22–38 | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 8 | Jun 27, 1903 | ||
| 134 | Draw | 59–21–38 | 'Young' Harry Paul | PTS | 6 | Jun 15, 1903 | ||
| 133 | Loss | 59–21–37 | Jim Driscoll | KO | 5 (?) | Jun 1, 1903 | ||
| 132 | Draw | 59–20–37 | George Phalin | PTS | 15 | May 25, 1903 | ||
| 131 | Loss | 59–20–36 | Spike Robson | PTS | 20 | May 16, 1903 | ||
| 130 | Loss | 59–19–36 | Ben Jordan | PTS | 6 | May 2, 1903 | ||
| 129 | Draw | 59–18–36 | George Phalin | PTS | 15 | Apr 16, 1903 | ||
| 128 | Loss | 59–18–35 | Spike Robson | PTS | 15 | Apr 11, 1903 | ||
| 127 | Win | 59–17–35 | Jack Pearson | KO | 8 (?) | Apr 6, 1903 | ||
| 126 | Loss | 58–17–35 | Fred Delaney | PTS | 6 | Feb 28, 1903 | ||
| 125 | Draw | 58–16–35 | Dave Wallace | PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1903 | ||
| 124 | Draw | 58–16–34 | Harry Ware | PTS | 20 | Feb 9, 1903 | ||
| 123 | Loss | 58–16–33 | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 8 | Jan 24, 1903 | ||
| 122 | 58–15–33 | Jim Courtney | ND | 6 | Jan 19, 1903 | |||
| 121 | Win | 58–15–33 | Harry Smith | KO | 3 (6) | Nov 15, 1902 | ||
| 120 | Draw | 57–15–33 | Will Curley | PTS | 15 | Sep 29, 1902 | ||
| 119 | Loss | 57–15–32 | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 15 | Sep 8, 1902 | ||
| 118 | Draw | 57–14–32 | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Jun 30, 1902 | ||
| 117 | Loss | 57–14–32 | Biz Mackey | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 10, 1902 | ||
| 116 | Draw | 57–13–32 | Eddie Lenny | NWS | 6 | Jun 6, 1902 | ||
| 115 | Loss | 57–13–32 | Danny Dougherty | NWS | 7 | May 27, 1902 | ||
| 114 | Draw | 57–13–32 | Billy Ryan | PTS | 15 | May 16, 1902 | ||
| 113 | Win | 57–13–31 | Chick Tucker | PTS | 20 | Feb 13, 1902 | ||
| 112 | Loss | 56–13–31 | Eddie Lenny | TKO | 9 (20) | Jan 24, 1902 | ||
| 111 | Draw | 56–12–31 | Joe Tipman | PTS | 20 | Jan 17, 1902 | ||
| 110 | Loss | 56–12–30 | Austin Rice | PTS | 20 | Dec 19, 1901 | ||
| 109 | Loss | 56–11–30 | Abe Attell | PTS | 15 | Oct 28, 1901 | ||
| 108 | Loss | 56–10–30 | Benny Yanger | PTS | 15 | Sep 26, 1901 | ||
| 107 | Draw | 56–9–30 | Abe Attell | PTS | 20 | Sep 12, 1901 | ||
| 106 | Draw | 56–9–29 | Abe Attell | PTS | 10 | Aug 23, 1901 | ||
| 105 | Loss | 56–9–28 | Young Corbett II | PTS | 10 | Aug 16, 1901 | ||
| 104 | Draw | 56–8–28 | Harry Lyons | PTS | 20 | Feb 8, 1901 | ||
| 103 | Loss | 56–8–27 | Tommy Sullivan | TKO | 7 (25) | Jul 31, 1901 | ||
| 102 | Loss | 56–7–27 | Terry McGovern | PTS | 6 | Jun 23, 1900 | ||
| 101 | Draw | 56–6–27 | Benny Yanger | PTS | 6 | Jun 12, 1900 | ||
| 100 | Loss | 56–6–26 | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Jun 4, 1900 | ||
| 99 | Loss | 56–6–26 | Terry McGovern | TKO | 8 (25) | Jan 9, 1900 | ||
| 98 | Win | 56–5–26 | Eddie Lenny | PTS | 25 | Nov 21, 1899 | ||
| 97 | Win | 55–5–26 | Will Curley | PTS | 25 | Nov 2, 1899 | ||
| 96 | Win | 54–5–26 | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Oct 13, 1899 | ||
| 95 | Draw | 54–5–26 | Eddie Santry | PTS | 20 | Aug 11, 1899 | ||
| 94 | Win | 54–5–25 | Eddie Santry | PTS | 6 | Jul 14, 1899 | ||
| 93 | Win | 53–5–25 | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Jul 11, 1899 | ||
| 92 | Win | 52–5–25 | Sam Bolen | KO | 3 (25) | Jul 3, 1899 | ||
| 91 | Win | 51–5–25 | Joe Bernstein | PTS | 25 | Jun 2, 1899 | ||
| 90 | Win | 50–5–25 | Kid Broad | PTS | 20 | May 15, 1899 | ||
| 89 | Win | 49–5–25 | Young Pluto | KO | 10 (25) | Jan 17, 1899 | ||
| 88 | Win | 48–5–25 | Oscar Gardner | PTS | 25 | Nov 29, 1898 | ||
| 87 | Win | 47–5–25 | Dave Sullivan | DQ | 10 (25) | Nov 11, 1898 | ||
| 86 | Win | 46–5–25 | Joe Bernstein | NWS | 6 | Sep 5, 1898 | ||
| 85 | Win | 46–5–25 | Jimmy Dunn | NWS | 6 | Aug 29, 1898 | ||
| 84 | Loss | 46–5–25 | Ben Jordan | PTS | 25 | Jul 1, 1898 | ||
| 83 | Win | 46–4–25 | Eddie Santry | PTS | 20 | Jun 6, 1898 | ||
| 82 | Draw | 45–4–25 | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Mar 31, 1898 | ||
| 81 | Loss | 45–4–24 | Solly Smith | PTS | 20 | Oct 4, 1897 | ||
| 80 | Draw | 45–3–24 | Dal Hawkins | PTS | 20 | Jul 23, 1897 | ||
| 79 | Draw | 45–3–23 | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 6 | Jun 21, 1897 | ||
| 78 | Win | 45–3–23 | Johnny Griffin | PTS | 20 | Apr 26, 1897 | ||
| 77 | Win | 44–3–23 | Frank Erne | PTS | 25 | Mar 24, 1897 | ||
| 76 | Draw | 43–3–23 | Jack Downey | PTS | 20 | Feb 15, 1897 | ||
| 75 | Win | 43–3–22 | Torpedo Billy Murphy | KO | 6 (20) | Jan 22, 1897 | ||
| 74 | Loss | 42–3–22 | Frank Erne | PTS | 20 | Nov 27, 1896 | ||
| 73 | Draw | 42–2–22 | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Sep 25, 1896 | ||
| 72 | Draw | 42–2–21 | Martin Flaherty | PTS | 20 | Jun 16, 1896 | ||
| 71 | Win | 42–2–20 | Charles Slusher | PTS | 4 (?) | May 9, 1896 | ||
| 70 | Win | 41–2–20 | Ellwood McCloskey | PTS | 4 (?) | May 7, 1896 | ||
| 69 | Win | 40–2–20 | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 4 | May 4, 1896 | ||
| 68 | Win | 40–2–20 | Jerry Marshall | TKO | 7 (?) | Mar 17, 1896 | ||
| 67 | Draw | 39–2–20 | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 6 | Jan 30, 1896 | ||
| 66 | Draw | 39–2–19 | Frank Erne | PTS | 10 | Dec 5, 1895 | ||
| 65 | Draw | 39–2–18 | Young Griffo | PTS | 10 | Oct 28, 1895 | ||
| 64 | Win | 39–2–17 | Johnny Griffin | PTS | 25 | Aug 27, 1895 | ||
| 63 | 38–2–17 | Mike Leonard | DC | 1 (?) | Aug 19, 1895 | |||
| 62 | Win | 38–2–17 | Tommy Connolly | DQ | 4 (25) | Jul 31, 1895 | ||
| 61 | Win | 37–2–17 | Charles Slusher | PTS | 4 (?) | May 8, 1895 | ||
| 60 | Win | 36–2–17 | Sam Bolen | PTS | 6 | Mar 7, 1895 | ||
| 59 | Draw | 35–2–17 | Young Griffo | PTS | 25 | Jan 19, 1895 | ||
| 58 | Draw | 35–2–16 | Billy Whistler | PTS | 4 | Dec 26, 1894 | ||
| 57 | Win | 35–2–15 | Joe Flynn | KO | 4 (4) | Oct 25, 1894 | ||
| 56 | Win | 34–2–15 | Jim Othello | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 20, 1894 | ||
| 55 | Draw | 33–2–15 | Young Griffo | PTS | 20 | Jun 29, 1894 | ||
| 54 | Win | 33–2–14 | Robert J Heeney | TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 4, 1894 | ||
| 53 | Win | 32–2–14 | Torpedo Billy Murphy | DQ | 3 (?) | Dec 15, 1893 | ||
| 52 | Win | 31–2–14 | Solly Smith | TKO | 7 (?) | Sep 25, 1893 | ||
| 51 | Loss | 30–2–14 | Billy Plimmer | PTS | 4 | Aug 22, 1893 | ||
| 50 | Win | 30–1–14 | Eddie Pierce | TKO | 3 (?) | Aug 7, 1893 | ||
| 49 | Draw | 29–1–14 | Jack Downey | PTS | 4 | Aug 1, 1893 | ||
| 48 | Win | 29–1–13 | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 4 | Jul 1, 1893 | ||
| 47 | Win | 29–1–13 | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Jun 30, 1893 | ||
| 46 | Draw | 28–1–13 | Jerry Barnett | PTS | 4 (?) | Jun 17, 1893 | ||
| 45 | Win | 28–1–12 | Edward Rossman | TKO | 1 (?) | May 3, 1893 | ||
| 44 | Win | 27–1–12 | Billy Nalley | TKO | 1 (?) | May 2, 1893 | ||
| 43 | Draw | 26–1–12 | George Siddons | PTS | 12 | Mar 20, 1893 | ||
| 42 | Win | 26–1–11 | Leo Dobbins | TKO | 2 (?) | Feb 24, 1893 | ||
| 41 | Win | 25–1–11 | Whitey Chadwick | TKO | 2 (?) | Feb 23, 1893 | ||
| 40 | Win | 24–1–11 | Al Wright | TKO | 1 (?) | Feb 22, 1893 | ||
| 39 | Win | 23–1–11 | Joe Reilly | PTS | ? (?) | Feb 21, 1893 | ||
| 38 | Win | 22–1–11 | Buck Leary | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 10, 1893 | ||
| 37 | Win | 21–1–11 | Dick Mills | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 7, 1893 | ||
| 36 | Win | 20–1–11 | Young Byrnes | PTS | 4 | Feb 6, 1893 | ||
| 35 | 19–1–11 | Eddie Daly | ND | ? (4) | Feb 1, 1893 | |||
| 34 | 19–1–11 | George Strong | ND | 4 | Jan 31, 1893 | |||
| 33 | Win | 19–1–11 | Jim Keeley | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 29, 1892 | ||
| 32 | 18–1–11 | Kentucky Rosebud | ND | 4 | Nov 18, 1892 | |||
| 31 | Draw | 18–1–11 | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Nov 11, 1892 | ||
| 30 | Win | 18–1–10 | William Bell | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 4, 1892 | ||
| 29 | Draw | 17–1–10 | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Oct 29, 1892 | ||
| 28 | Win | 17–1–9 | Jack Skelly | KO | 8 (?) | Sep 6, 1892 | ||
| 27 | Win | 16–1–9 | Fred Johnson | KO | 14 (?) | Jun 27, 1892 | ||
| 26 | Win | 15–1–9 | Abe Willis | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 28, 1891 | ||
| 25 | Win | 14–1–9 | Martin Flaherty | PTS | 6 | Apr 20, 1891 | ||
| 24 | Win | 13–1–9 | Cal McCarthy | TKO | 22 (?) | Mar 31, 1891 | ||
| 23 | Win | 12–1–9 | Johnny Murphy | KO | 40 (?) | Oct 23, 1890 | ||
| 22 | Win | 11–1–9 | Nunc Wallace | RTD | 19 (30) | Jun 27, 1890 | ||
| 21 | Draw | 10–1–9 | Cal McCarthy | PTS | 70 (?) | Feb 7, 1890 | ||
| 20 | Win | 10–1–8 | Eugene Hornbacher | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 27, 1889 | ||
| 19 | Win | 9–1–8 | Mike Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Dec 11, 1889 | ||
| 18 | Draw | 8–1–8 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 26 | Oct 14, 1889 | ||
| 17 | Loss | 8–1–7 | George Wright | DQ | 2 (6) | Jun 3, 1889 | ||
| 16 | Draw | 8–0–7 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1889 | ||
| 15 | Win | 8–0–6 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 10 | Jan 29, 1889 | ||
| 14 | Draw | 7–0–6 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 15 | Dec 28, 1888 | ||
| 13 | Draw | 7–0–5 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 9 (7) | Dec 4, 1888 | ||
| 12 | Draw | 7–0–4 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 14 (12) | Jun 21, 1888 | ||
| 11 | Win | 7–0–3 | Jimmy Brackett | KO | 5 (6) | Jun 13, 1888 | ||
| 10 | Win | 6–0–3 | Bob Green | NWS | 6 | Jun 7, 1888 | ||
| 9 | Draw | 6–0–3 | Tommy Spider Kelly | PTS | 9 (7) | May 10, 1888 | ||
| 8 | Draw | 6–0–2 | Tommy Doherty | PTS | 8 | Apr 27, 1888 | ||
| 7 | Draw | 6–0–1 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 15 | Mar 21, 1888 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ned Morris | TKO | 4 (7) | Mar 10, 1888 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Barney Finnegan | PTS | 7 | Feb 17, 1888 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Charlie Parton | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 20, 1888 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Johnny Lyman | TKO | 5 (6) | Jan 1, 1888 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Elias Hamilton | PTS | 8 | Sep 21, 1887 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Young Johnson | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 1, 1886 | ||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Loss | 76–32–61 | Monk The Newsboy | PTS | 15 | Dec 10, 1906 | ||
| 175 | Draw | 76–31–61 | Billy Ryan | PTS | 12 | May 21, 1906 | ||
| 174 | Draw | 76–31–60 | Patsy Haley | NWS | 3 | Jan 16, 1906 | ||
| 173 | Win | 75–31–59 | Harry Shea | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 4, 1906 | ||
| 172 | Win | 74–31–59 | Frank Howe | NWS | 3 | Dec 28, 1905 | ||
| 171 | Loss | 73–31–59 | Harlem Tommy Murphy | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 20, 1905 | ||
| 170 | Draw | 73–30–59 | Joe Goodwin | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1905 | ||
| 169 | Win | 73–30–58 | Alf Wood | PTS | 8 | Jun 8, 1905 | ||
| 168 | Draw | 72–30–58 | Dick Nelson | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1905 | ||
| 167 | Draw | 72–30–57 | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Apr 17, 1905 | ||
| 166 | Draw | 72–30–56 | Darkey Haley | PTS | 6 | Apr 15, 1905 | ||
| 165 | Draw | 72–30–55 | Jack Foy | PTS | 15 | Apr 6, 1905 | ||
| 164 | 72–30–54 | Jim Keith | ND | 3 | Apr 1, 1905 | |||
| 163 | Draw | 72–30–54 | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 20 | Mar 6, 1905 | ||
| 162 | Win | 72–30–53 | Stoker Stoodley | TKO | 5 (20) | Feb 25, 1905 | ||
| 161 | Draw | 71–30–53 | Darkey Haley | PTS | 6 | Feb 18, 1905 | ||
| 160 | Loss | 71–30–52 | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Jan 30, 1905 | ||
| 159 | Draw | 71–29–52 | Johnny Hughes | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1905 | ||
| 158 | Draw | 71–29–51 | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Dec 23, 1904 | ||
| 157 | Draw | 71–29–50 | Boss Edwards | PTS | 15 | Nov 24, 1904 | ||
| 156 | Loss | 71–29–49 | Owen Moran | PTS | 6 | Oct 17, 1904 | ||
| 155 | Loss | 71–28–49 | Tommy Burns | PTS | 20 | Apr 21, 1904 | ||
| 154 | Draw | 71–27–49 | George Moore | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1904 | ||
| 153 | 71–27–48 | Spike Robson | NC | 11 (20) | Mar 19, 1904 | |||
| 152 | Loss | 71–27–48 | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 15 | Mar 7, 1904 | ||
| 151 | Draw | 71–26–48 | Harry Mansfield | PTS | 20 | Feb 22, 1904 | ||
| 150 | Loss | 71–26–47 | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 6 | Feb 10, 1904 | ||
| 149 | Draw | 71–25–47 | Johnny Summers | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1904 | ||
| 148 | Win | 71–25–46 | Cockney Cohen | KO | 8 (20) | Jan 16, 1904 | ||
| 147 | Draw | 70–25–46 | Dai Morgan | PTS | 15 | Dec 19, 1903 | ||
| 146 | Win | 70–25–45 | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 20 | Dec 7, 1903 | ||
| 145 | Win | 69–25–45 | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 20 | Nov 9, 1903 | ||
| 144 | Draw | 68–25–45 | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Oct 29, 1903 | ||
| 143 | Loss | 68–25–44 | Digger Stanley | PTS | 6 | Oct 12, 1903 | ||
| 142 | Win | 68–24–44 | Jim Williams | TKO | 4 (6) | Oct 10, 1903 | ||
| 141 | Draw | 67–24–44 | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Sep 29, 1903 | ||
| 140 | 67–24–43 | Dave Wallace | ND | 6 | Sep 28, 1903 | |||
| 139 | Draw | 67–24–43 | Billy Barrett | PTS | 20 | Sep 24, 1903 | ||
| 138 | Draw | 67–24–42 | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Sep 14, 1903 | ||
| 137 | Win | 67–24–41 | Harry Ware | PTS | 6 | Aug 29, 1903 | ||
| 136 | Win | 66–24–41 | Digger Stanley | PTS | 6 | Aug 1, 1903 | ||
| 135 | Loss | 65–24–41 | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 8 | Jun 27, 1903 | ||
| 134 | Draw | 65–23–41 | 'Young' Harry Paul | PTS | 6 | Jun 15, 1903 | ||
| 133 | Loss | 65–23–40 | Jim Driscoll | KO | 5 (?) | Jun 1, 1903 | ||
| 132 | Draw | 65–22–40 | George Phalin | PTS | 15 | May 25, 1903 | ||
| 131 | Loss | 65–22–39 | Spike Robson | PTS | 20 | May 16, 1903 | ||
| 130 | Loss | 65–21–39 | Ben Jordan | PTS | 6 | May 2, 1903 | ||
| 129 | Draw | 65–20–39 | George Phalin | PTS | 15 | Apr 16, 1903 | ||
| 128 | Loss | 65–20–38 | Spike Robson | PTS | 15 | Apr 11, 1903 | ||
| 127 | Win | 65–19–38 | Jack Pearson | KO | 8 (?) | Apr 6, 1903 | ||
| 126 | Loss | 64–19–38 | Fred Delaney | PTS | 6 | Feb 28, 1903 | ||
| 125 | Draw | 64–18–38 | Dave Wallace | PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1903 | ||
| 124 | Draw | 64–18–37 | Harry Ware | PTS | 20 | Feb 9, 1903 | ||
| 123 | Loss | 64–18–36 | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 8 | Jan 24, 1903 | ||
| 122 | 64–17–36 | Jim Courtney | ND | 6 | Jan 19, 1903 | |||
| 121 | Win | 64–17–36 | Harry Smith | KO | 3 (6) | Nov 15, 1902 | ||
| 120 | Draw | 63–17–36 | Will Curley | PTS | 15 | Sep 29, 1902 | ||
| 119 | Loss | 63–17–35 | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 15 | Sep 8, 1902 | ||
| 118 | Draw | 63–16–35 | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Jun 30, 1902 | ||
| 117 | Loss | 63–16–34 | Biz Mackey | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 10, 1902 | ||
| 116 | Draw | 63–15–34 | Eddie Lenny | NWS | 6 | Jun 6, 1902 | ||
| 115 | Loss | 63–15–33 | Danny Dougherty | NWS | 7 | May 27, 1902 | ||
| 114 | Draw | 63–14–33 | Billy Ryan | PTS | 15 | May 16, 1902 | ||
| 113 | Win | 63–14–32 | Chick Tucker | PTS | 20 | Feb 13, 1902 | ||
| 112 | Loss | 62–14–32 | Eddie Lenny | TKO | 9 (20) | Jan 24, 1902 | ||
| 111 | Draw | 62–13–32 | Joe Tipman | PTS | 20 | Jan 17, 1902 | ||
| 110 | Loss | 62–13–31 | Austin Rice | PTS | 20 | Dec 19, 1901 | ||
| 109 | Loss | 62–12–31 | Abe Attell | PTS | 15 | Oct 28, 1901 | ||
| 108 | Loss | 62–11–31 | Benny Yanger | PTS | 15 | Sep 26, 1901 | ||
| 107 | Draw | 62–10–31 | Abe Attell | PTS | 20 | Sep 12, 1901 | ||
| 106 | Draw | 62–10–30 | Abe Attell | PTS | 10 | Aug 23, 1901 | ||
| 105 | Loss | 62–10–29 | Young Corbett II | PTS | 10 | Aug 16, 1901 | ||
| 104 | Draw | 62–9–29 | Harry Lyons | PTS | 20 | Feb 8, 1901 | ||
| 103 | Loss | 62–9–28 | Tommy Sullivan | TKO | 7 (25) | Jul 31, 1901 | ||
| 102 | Loss | 62–8–28 | Terry McGovern | PTS | 6 | Jun 23, 1900 | ||
| 101 | Draw | 62–7–28 | Benny Yanger | PTS | 6 | Jun 12, 1900 | ||
| 100 | Loss | 62–7–27 | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Jun 4, 1900 | ||
| 99 | Loss | 62–6–27 | Terry McGovern | TKO | 8 (25) | Jan 9, 1900 | ||
| 98 | Win | 62–5–27 | Eddie Lenny | PTS | 25 | Nov 21, 1899 | ||
| 97 | Win | 61–5–27 | Will Curley | PTS | 25 | Nov 2, 1899 | ||
| 96 | Win | 60–5–27 | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Oct 13, 1899 | ||
| 95 | Draw | 59–5–27 | Eddie Santry | PTS | 20 | Aug 11, 1899 | ||
| 94 | Win | 59–5–26 | Eddie Santry | PTS | 6 | Jul 14, 1899 | ||
| 93 | Win | 58–5–26 | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Jul 11, 1899 | ||
| 92 | Win | 57–5–26 | Sam Bolen | KO | 3 (25) | Jul 3, 1899 | ||
| 91 | Win | 56–5–26 | Joe Bernstein | PTS | 25 | Jun 2, 1899 | ||
| 90 | Win | 55–5–26 | Kid Broad | PTS | 20 | May 15, 1899 | ||
| 89 | Win | 54–5–26 | Young Pluto | KO | 10 (25) | Jan 17, 1899 | ||
| 88 | Win | 53–5–26 | Oscar Gardner | PTS | 25 | Nov 29, 1898 | ||
| 87 | Win | 52–5–26 | Dave Sullivan | DQ | 10 (25) | Nov 11, 1898 | ||
| 86 | Win | 51–5–26 | Joe Bernstein | NWS | 6 | Sep 5, 1898 | ||
| 85 | Win | 50–5–26 | Jimmy Dunn | NWS | 6 | Aug 29, 1898 | ||
| 84 | Loss | 49–5–26 | Ben Jordan | PTS | 25 | Jul 1, 1898 | ||
| 83 | Win | 49–4–26 | Eddie Santry | PTS | 20 | Jun 6, 1898 | ||
| 82 | Draw | 48–4–26 | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Mar 31, 1898 | ||
| 81 | Loss | 48–4–25 | Solly Smith | PTS | 20 | Oct 4, 1897 | ||
| 80 | Draw | 48–3–25 | Dal Hawkins | PTS | 20 | Jul 23, 1897 | ||
| 79 | Draw | 48–3–24 | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 6 | Jun 21, 1897 | ||
| 78 | Win | 48–3–23 | Johnny Griffin | PTS | 20 | Apr 26, 1897 | ||
| 77 | Win | 47–3–23 | Frank Erne | PTS | 25 | Mar 24, 1897 | ||
| 76 | Draw | 46–3–23 | Jack Downey | PTS | 20 | Feb 15, 1897 | ||
| 75 | Win | 46–3–22 | Torpedo Billy Murphy | KO | 6 (20) | Jan 22, 1897 | ||
| 74 | Loss | 45–3–22 | Frank Erne | PTS | 20 | Nov 27, 1896 | ||
| 73 | Draw | 45–2–22 | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Sep 25, 1896 | ||
| 72 | Draw | 45–2–21 | Martin Flaherty | PTS | 20 | Jun 16, 1896 | ||
| 71 | Win | 45–2–20 | Charles Slusher | PTS | 4 (?) | May 9, 1896 | ||
| 70 | Win | 44–2–20 | Ellwood McCloskey | PTS | 4 (?) | May 7, 1896 | ||
| 69 | Win | 43–2–20 | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 4 | May 4, 1896 | ||
| 68 | Win | 42–2–20 | Jerry Marshall | TKO | 7 (?) | Mar 17, 1896 | ||
| 67 | Draw | 41–2–20 | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 6 | Jan 30, 1896 | ||
| 66 | Draw | 41–2–19 | Frank Erne | PTS | 10 | Dec 5, 1895 | ||
| 65 | Draw | 41–2–18 | Young Griffo | PTS | 10 | Oct 28, 1895 | ||
| 64 | Win | 41–2–17 | Johnny Griffin | PTS | 25 | Aug 27, 1895 | ||
| 63 | 40–2–17 | Mike Leonard | DC | 1 (?) | Aug 19, 1895 | |||
| 62 | Win | 40–2–17 | Tommy Connolly | DQ | 4 (25) | Jul 31, 1895 | ||
| 61 | Win | 39–2–17 | Charles Slusher | PTS | 4 (?) | May 8, 1895 | ||
| 60 | Win | 38–2–17 | Sam Bolen | PTS | 6 | Mar 7, 1895 | ||
| 59 | Draw | 37–2–17 | Young Griffo | PTS | 25 | Jan 19, 1895 | ||
| 58 | Draw | 37–2–16 | Billy Whistler | PTS | 4 | Dec 26, 1894 | ||
| 57 | Win | 37–2–15 | Joe Flynn | KO | 4 (4) | Oct 25, 1894 | ||
| 56 | Win | 36–2–15 | Jim Othello | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 20, 1894 | ||
| 55 | Draw | 35–2–15 | Young Griffo | PTS | 20 | Jun 29, 1894 | ||
| 54 | Win | 35–2–14 | Robert J Heeney | TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 4, 1894 | ||
| 53 | Win | 34–2–14 | Torpedo Billy Murphy | DQ | 3 (?) | Dec 15, 1893 | ||
| 52 | Win | 33–2–14 | Solly Smith | TKO | 7 (?) | Sep 25, 1893 | ||
| 51 | Loss | 32–2–14 | Billy Plimmer | PTS | 4 | Aug 22, 1893 | ||
| 50 | Win | 32–1–14 | Eddie Pierce | TKO | 3 (?) | Aug 7, 1893 | ||
| 49 | Draw | 31–1–14 | Jack Downey | PTS | 4 | Aug 1, 1893 | ||
| 48 | Win | 31–1–13 | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 4 | Jul 1, 1893 | ||
| 47 | Win | 30–1–13 | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Jun 30, 1893 | ||
| 46 | Draw | 29–1–13 | Jerry Barnett | PTS | 4 (?) | Jun 17, 1893 | ||
| 45 | Win | 29–1–12 | Edward Rossman | TKO | 1 (?) | May 3, 1893 | ||
| 44 | Win | 28–1–12 | Billy Nalley | TKO | 1 (?) | May 2, 1893 | ||
| 43 | Draw | 27–1–12 | George Siddons | PTS | 12 | Mar 20, 1893 | ||
| 42 | Win | 27–1–11 | Leo Dobbins | TKO | 2 (?) | Feb 24, 1893 | ||
| 41 | Win | 26–1–11 | Whitey Chadwick | TKO | 2 (?) | Feb 23, 1893 | ||
| 40 | Win | 25–1–11 | Al Wright | TKO | 1 (?) | Feb 22, 1893 | ||
| 39 | Win | 24–1–11 | Joe Reilly | PTS | ? (?) | Feb 21, 1893 | ||
| 38 | Win | 23–1–11 | Buck Leary | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 10, 1893 | ||
| 37 | Win | 22–1–11 | Dick Mills | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 7, 1893 | ||
| 36 | Win | 21–1–11 | Young Byrnes | PTS | 4 | Feb 6, 1893 | ||
| 35 | 20–1–11 | Eddie Daly | ND | ? (4) | Feb 1, 1893 | |||
| 34 | 20–1–11 | George Strong | ND | 4 | Jan 31, 1893 | |||
| 33 | Win | 20–1–11 | Jim Keeley | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 29, 1892 | ||
| 32 | 19–1–11 | Kentucky Rosebud | ND | 4 | Nov 18, 1892 | |||
| 31 | Draw | 19–1–11 | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Nov 11, 1892 | ||
| 30 | Win | 19–1–10 | William Bell | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 4, 1892 | ||
| 29 | Draw | 18–1–10 | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Oct 29, 1892 | ||
| 28 | Win | 18–1–9 | Jack Skelly | KO | 8 (?) | Sep 6, 1892 | ||
| 27 | Win | 17–1–9 | Fred Johnson | KO | 14 (?) | Jun 27, 1892 | ||
| 26 | Win | 16–1–9 | Abe Willis | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 28, 1891 | ||
| 25 | Win | 15–1–9 | Martin Flaherty | PTS | 6 | Apr 20, 1891 | ||
| 24 | Win | 14–1–9 | Cal McCarthy | TKO | 22 (?) | Mar 31, 1891 | ||
| 23 | Win | 13–1–9 | Johnny Murphy | KO | 40 (?) | Oct 23, 1890 | ||
| 22 | Win | 12–1–9 | Nunc Wallace | RTD | 19 (30) | Jun 27, 1890 | ||
| 21 | Draw | 11–1–9 | Cal McCarthy | PTS | 70 (?) | Feb 7, 1890 | ||
| 20 | Win | 11–1–8 | Eugene Hornbacher | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 27, 1889 | ||
| 19 | Win | 10–1–8 | Mike Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Dec 11, 1889 | ||
| 18 | Draw | 9–1–8 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 26 | Oct 14, 1889 | ||
| 17 | Loss | 9–1–7 | George Wright | DQ | 2 (6) | Jun 3, 1889 | ||
| 16 | Draw | 9–0–7 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1889 | ||
| 15 | Win | 9–0–6 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 10 | Jan 29, 1889 | ||
| 14 | Draw | 8–0–6 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 15 | Dec 28, 1888 | ||
| 13 | Draw | 8–0–5 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 9 (7) | Dec 4, 1888 | ||
| 12 | Draw | 8–0–4 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 14 (12) | Jun 21, 1888 | ||
| 11 | Win | 8–0–3 | Jimmy Brackett | KO | 5 (6) | Jun 13, 1888 | ||
| 10 | Win | 7–0–3 | Bob Green | NWS | 6 | Jun 7, 1888 | ||
| 9 | Draw | 6–0–3 | Tommy Spider Kelly | PTS | 9 (7) | May 10, 1888 | ||
| 8 | Draw | 6–0–2 | Tommy Doherty | PTS | 8 | Apr 27, 1888 | ||
| 7 | Draw | 6–0–1 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 15 | Mar 21, 1888 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ned Morris | TKO | 4 (7) | Mar 10, 1888 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Barney Finnegan | PTS | 7 | Feb 17, 1888 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Charlie Parton | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 20, 1888 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Johnny Lyman | TKO | 5 (6) | Jan 1, 1888 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Elias Hamilton | PTS | 8 | Sep 21, 1887 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Young Johnson | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 1, 1886 | ||
Laffoley, Steven (2012). Shadowboxing: The Rise and Fall of George Dixon. Pottersfield Press.
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