Mike Glover | |
Nickname: | Michael J. Cavanaugh |
Weight: | Welterweight |
Height: | 5feet |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | December 18, 1890 |
Birth Place: | Lawrence, Massachusetts |
Death Place: | Middleboro, Massachusetts |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 94 |
Wins: | 63 |
Ko: | 16 |
Losses: | 15 |
Draws: | 15 |
No Contests: | 1 |
Mike Glover (December 18, 1890 – July 11, 1917) was an American boxer who briefly held the World Welterweight Championship in June 1915. His claim to the title was subsequently recognized by the World Boxing Association.[1]
By the spring of 1908, Glover had begun his boxing career defeating Harry Phillips, Harry Lortz, Red Shaw, Jim Gardner, Joe Sells, and Tony Bender. On May 25, 1908, he lost to the great Leach Cross in a fourth round disqualification. He lost to Frankie Madden in a fourth-round knockout in New York, on December 18, one of his last fights that year. He lost few fights in 1909, finally succumbing to Harlem Tommy Murphey by newspaper decision at the Sharkey Athletic Club in New York, though lasting ten rounds with the seasoned boxer on May 5, 1909. For the remainder of 1909 and 1910, he beat accomplished boxers Young Nitchie, Willie Moody, Jeff Doherty, and Marty Rowan twice. On January 28, 1911, he fought the great future World Junior Heavyweight Champion Battling Levinsky in a close six-round bout in Philadelphia.[1]
On May 22, 1911, Glover lost to Buck Crouse at Duquesne Garden in Pittsburgh in a six-round newspaper decision by the Pittsburgh Post. The Gazette Times agreed with the ruling, emphasizing that shrewd boxing technique was Glover's strength. It wrote, "Glover is one of the cleverest boys that has come to this city since the boxing game started..."[2]
On June 1, 1915, Glover defeated Matt Wells in a points decision at the Atlas Athletic Club in Boston in twelve rounds with Patsy Haley as referee. He held the title only three weeks, losing it to the famed Jack Britton at the same location in a twelve-round points decision.[1]
As was often the case during these years, Glover had attempted to claim the World Title on more than one occasion, first in Boston when he defeated Marcel Thomas, holder of the European World Welterweight title in a TKO on July 22, 1913. He also claimed to have first defended the title four months later against Jack Britton on November 27, 1913, winning in a ten-round newspaper decision in Brooklyn.[1]
Glover fought Ted "Kid" Lewis at least three times, winning only once, however in a twelve-round points decision in front of a thrilled hometown Boston crowd at the Atlas Athletic Association. The Evening World wrote, "Mike Glover, the South Boston welterweight gave the local fans one of the biggest surprises of the season last night by getting the decision over Ted Lewis."[3]
While Glover was training for a second bout with Ted "Kid" Lewis, he took ill with a serious cold. Though continuing to get worse, he went through with strenuous training for the fight, and fought the fight as well. He had to be confined to bed after his loss to Lewis, and finally was rushed to a hospital near death. Glover died in Middleboro on July 11, 1917, while still at the height of his career, only living to age twenty-six. He was survived by his wife and one-year-old daughter. The Reading Eagle noted that "he was at one time considered by many sporting writers as the welterweight champion of the country."[4] [5]
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[6] unless otherwise stated.
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
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94 | Loss | 30–5–5 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Jun 13, 1916 | ||
93 | Draw | 30–4–5 | Joe Eagan | PTS | 12 | Mar 21, 1916 | ||
92 | Win | 30–4–4 | Billy Kramer | TKO | 10 (10) | Jan 7, 1916 | ||
91 | 29–4–4 | Joe Chick | ND | 12 | Jan 3, 1916 | |||
90 | Win | 29–4–4 | Bay Wood | PTS | 12 | Dec 17, 1915 | ||
89 | Win | 28–4–4 | Soldier Bartfield | PTS | 12 | Dec 14, 1915 | ||
88 | Win | 27–4–4 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Nov 30, 1915 | ||
87 | Win | 26–4–4 | Johnny Alberts | PTS | 12 | Nov 8, 1915 | ||
86 | Win | 25–4–4 | Silent Martin | PTS | 12 | Sep 23, 1915 | ||
85 | Win | 24–4–4 | Leo Grady | KO | 7 (12) | Aug 19, 1915 | ||
84 | Loss | 23–4–4 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Aug 3, 1915 | ||
83 | Loss | 23–3–4 | Jack Britton | PTS | 12 | Jun 22, 1915 | ||
82 | Win | 23–2–4 | Matt Wells | PTS | 12 | Jun 1, 1915 | ||
81 | Win | 22–2–4 | Joe Uvanni | KO | 6 (10) | Apr 19, 1915 | ||
80 | Draw | 21–2–4 | Heywood Briggs | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1915 | ||
79 | Win | 21–2–3 | Battling Downey | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 22, 1915 | ||
78 | Win | 20–2–3 | Heywood Briggs | PTS | 10 | Feb 5, 1915 | ||
77 | Win | 19–2–3 | K.O. Sweeney | NWS | 10 | Oct 29, 1914 | ||
76 | Draw | 19–2–3 | Bill Fleming | NWS | 12 | Sep 25, 1914 | ||
75 | Win | 19–2–3 | Young Hickey | NWS | 10 | Aug 15, 1914 | ||
74 | Loss | 19–2–3 | Kid Graves | NWS | 10 | Jul 7, 1914 | ||
73 | Win | 19–2–3 | Al Britton | PTS | 12 | Jun 5, 1914 | ||
72 | Win | 18–2–3 | Bill Fleming | PTS | 12 | May 27, 1914 | ||
71 | Win | 17–2–3 | Heywood Briggs | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1914 | ||
70 | Loss | 16–2–3 | Jack Britton | NWS | 10 | Jan 19, 1914 | ||
69 | Win | 16–2–3 | Jack Britton | NWS | 10 | Nov 27, 1913 | ||
68 | Win | 16–2–3 | Bill Fleming | NWS | 10 | Oct 25, 1913 | ||
67 | Loss | 16–2–3 | Kid Graves | NWS | 10 | Oct 13, 1913 | ||
66 | Draw | 16–2–3 | Young Denny | NWS | 10 | Sep 29, 1913 | ||
65 | Win | 16–2–3 | Paddy Sullivan | KO | 7 (10) | Aug 5, 1913 | ||
64 | Win | 15–2–3 | Marcel Thomas | TKO | 4 (10) | Jul 22, 1913 | ||
63 | Win | 14–2–3 | Young Hickey | NWS | 10 | Jul 16, 1913 | ||
62 | Win | 14–2–3 | Gus Platts | NWS | 10 | Jul 9, 1913 | ||
61 | Win | 14–2–3 | Italian Joe Gans | NWS | 10 | Jun 21, 1913 | ||
60 | Loss | 14–2–3 | Tommy Maloney | NWS | 10 | Jun 7, 1913 | ||
59 | Win | 14–2–3 | Young Tommy Coleman | NWS | 10 | Dec 12, 1912 | ||
58 | Win | 14–2–3 | Young Tommy Coleman | NWS | 10 | Nov 22, 1912 | ||
57 | Win | 14–2–3 | Fighting Zunner | NWS | 10 | Oct 15, 1912 | ||
56 | Loss | 14–2–3 | Jeff Smith | NWS | 10 | Jun 6, 1912 | ||
55 | Win | 14–2–3 | Charley Victor | TKO | 6 (10) | Apr 9, 1912 | ||
54 | Win | 13–2–3 | Young Hickey | NWS | 10 | Mar 25, 1912 | ||
53 | Win | 13–2–3 | Harry Duncan | DQ | 13 (15) | Feb 8, 1912 | ||
52 | Draw | 12–2–3 | Harry Mathieson | PTS | 10 | Jan 21, 1912 | ||
51 | Win | 12–2–2 | Young Johnny Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jan 6, 1912 | ||
50 | Win | 11–2–2 | Joe Kastner | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 4, 1911 | ||
49 | Win | 10–2–2 | Pat Breslin | NWS | 10 | Nov 1, 1911 | ||
48 | Win | 10–2–2 | Jock Simcoe | TKO | 7 (10) | Oct 18, 1911 | ||
47 | Loss | 9–2–2 | Buck Crouse | NWS | 6 | May 22, 1911 | ||
46 | Win | 9–2–2 | Frank Perron | NWS | 6 | Apr 24, 1911 | ||
45 | Win | 9–2–2 | Harry Ramsey | NWS | 6 | Apr 10, 1911 | ||
44 | Draw | 9–2–2 | Battling Levinsky | NWS | 6 | Apr 3, 1911 | ||
43 | Win | 9–2–2 | Peck Miller | NWS | 6 | Mar 18, 1911 | ||
42 | Win | 9–2–2 | Young Erne | NWS | 6 | Mar 4, 1911 | ||
41 | Draw | 9–2–2 | Jack Dillon | NWS | 6 | Feb 4, 1911 | ||
40 | Draw | 9–2–2 | Battling Levinsky | NWS | 6 | Jan 28, 1911 | ||
39 | Draw | 9–2–2 | Dick Nelson | PTS | 15 | Dec 12, 1910 | ||
38 | Loss | 9–2–1 | Ted Nelson | NWS | 10 | Nov 23, 1910 | ||
37 | Win | 9–2–1 | Willie Howard | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 22, 1910 | ||
36 | Win | 8–2–1 | Harry Ferns | DQ | 7 (10) | Apr 6, 1910 | ||
35 | Win | 7–2–1 | Marty Rowan | NWS | 10 | Mar 28, 1910 | ||
34 | Win | 7–2–1 | Billy Leary | NWS | 10 | Mar 22, 1910 | ||
33 | Win | 7–2–1 | Jeff Doherty | PTS | 15 | Mar 10, 1910 | ||
32 | Loss | 6–2–1 | Johnny Dohan | NWS | 10 | Feb 22, 1910 | ||
31 | Win | 6–2–1 | Charley Sieger | NWS | 10 | Feb 8, 1910 | ||
30 | Win | 6–2–1 | Willie Moody | NWS | 6 | Jan 29, 1910 | ||
29 | Win | 6–2–1 | Billy Donovan | NWS | 6 | Jan 22, 1910 | ||
28 | Win | 6–2–1 | Marty Rowan | NWS | 10 | Jan 18, 1910 | ||
27 | Win | 6–2–1 | Dodo Maher | KO | 9 (10) | Dec 13, 1909 | ||
26 | Win | 5–2–1 | Young Nitchie | NWS | 6 | Nov 12, 1909 | ||
25 | Win | 5–2–1 | Jack Curley | NWS | 10 | May 31, 1909 | ||
24 | Loss | 5–2–1 | Harlem Tommy Murphy | NWS | 10 | May 5, 1909 | ||
23 | Win | 5–2–1 | Billy Herman | NWS | 10 | Apr 19, 1909 | ||
22 | Win | 5–2–1 | Jack Smith | NWS | 10 | Apr 10, 1909 | ||
21 | Win | 5–2–1 | Eddie Carter | NWS | 10 | Feb 23, 1909 | ||
20 | Draw | 5–2–1 | Harry Powers | NWS | 10 | Feb 13, 1909 | ||
19 | Win | 5–2–1 | Peck Miller | NWS | 6 | Jan 30, 1909 | ||
18 | Win | 5–2–1 | Jersey Tom Murphy | KO | 3 (6) | Jan 23, 1909 | ||
17 | Draw | 4–2–1 | Billy Willis | NWS | 6 | Jan 19, 1909 | ||
16 | Draw | 4–2–1 | Fred Sidney | PTS | 8 | Jan 5, 1909 | ||
15 | Loss | 4–2 | Frankie Madden | KO | 5 (6) | Dec 18, 1908 | ||
14 | Win | 4–1 | Fred Corbett | NWS | 6 | Oct 24, 1908 | ||
13 | Win | 4–1 | Tony Bender | NWS | 6 | Oct 6, 1908 | ||
12 | Win | 4–1 | Charley Miller | KO | 5 (6) | Oct 3, 1908 | ||
11 | Draw | 3–1 | Harry Scroggs | NWS | 6 | Sep 22, 1908 | ||
10 | Loss | 3–1 | Leach Cross | DQ | 4 (6) | May 25, 1908 | ||
9 | Win | 3–0 | Tony Bender | NWS | 6 | Apr 28, 1908 | ||
8 | Win | 3–0 | Joe Sells | NWS | 6 | Apr 21, 1908 | ||
7 | Draw | 3–0 | Marty Rowan | NWS | 6 | Apr 18, 1908 | ||
6 | Draw | 3–0 | George Hoey | NWS | 4 | Apr 6, 1908 | ||
5 | Win | 3–0 | Jim Gardner | TKO | 3 (6) | Mar 31, 1908 | ||
4 | Win | 2–0 | Red Shaw | TKO | 3 (6) | Mar 17, 1908 | ||
3 | Win | 1–0 | Harry Lortz | NWS | 6 | Mar 14, 1908 | ||
2 | Win | 1–0 | Harry Phillips | TKO | 2 (4) | Mar 12, 1908 | ||
1 | Loss | 0–0 | Babe Cullen | NWS | 4 | Mar 2, 1908 | ||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
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94 | Loss | 63–15–15 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Jun 13, 1916 | ||
93 | Draw | 63–14–15 | Joe Eagan | PTS | 12 | Mar 21, 1916 | ||
92 | Win | 63–14–14 | Billy Kramer | TKO | 10 (10) | Jan 7, 1916 | ||
91 | 62–14–14 | Joe Chick | ND | 12 | Jan 3, 1916 | |||
90 | Win | 62–14–14 | Bay Wood | PTS | 12 | Dec 17, 1915 | ||
89 | Win | 61–14–14 | Soldier Bartfield | PTS | 12 | Dec 14, 1915 | ||
88 | Win | 60–14–14 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Nov 30, 1915 | ||
87 | Win | 59–14–14 | Johnny Alberts | PTS | 12 | Nov 8, 1915 | ||
86 | Win | 58–14–14 | Silent Martin | PTS | 12 | Sep 23, 1915 | ||
85 | Win | 57–14–14 | Leo Grady | KO | 7 (12) | Aug 19, 1915 | ||
84 | Loss | 56–14–14 | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | PTS | 12 | Aug 3, 1915 | ||
83 | Loss | 56–13–14 | Jack Britton | PTS | 12 | Jun 22, 1915 | ||
82 | Win | 56–12–14 | Matt Wells | PTS | 12 | Jun 1, 1915 | ||
81 | Win | 55–12–14 | Joe Uvanni | KO | 6 (10) | Apr 19, 1915 | ||
80 | Draw | 54–12–14 | Heywood Briggs | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1915 | ||
79 | Win | 54–12–13 | Battling Downey | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 22, 1915 | ||
78 | Win | 53–12–13 | Heywood Briggs | PTS | 10 | Feb 5, 1915 | ||
77 | Win | 52–12–13 | K.O. Sweeney | NWS | 10 | Oct 29, 1914 | ||
76 | Draw | 51–12–13 | Bill Fleming | NWS | 12 | Sep 25, 1914 | ||
75 | Win | 51–12–12 | Young Hickey | NWS | 10 | Aug 15, 1914 | ||
74 | Loss | 50–12–12 | Kid Graves | NWS | 10 | Jul 7, 1914 | ||
73 | Win | 50–11–12 | Al Britton | PTS | 12 | Jun 5, 1914 | ||
72 | Win | 49–11–12 | Bill Fleming | PTS | 12 | May 27, 1914 | ||
71 | Win | 48–11–12 | Heywood Briggs | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1914 | ||
70 | Loss | 47–11–12 | Jack Britton | NWS | 10 | Jan 19, 1914 | ||
69 | Win | 47–10–12 | Jack Britton | NWS | 10 | Nov 27, 1913 | ||
68 | Win | 46–10–12 | Bill Fleming | NWS | 10 | Oct 25, 1913 | ||
67 | Loss | 45–10–12 | Kid Graves | NWS | 10 | Oct 13, 1913 | ||
66 | Draw | 45–9–12 | Young Denny | NWS | 10 | Sep 29, 1913 | ||
65 | Win | 45–9–11 | Paddy Sullivan | KO | 7 (10) | Aug 5, 1913 | ||
64 | Win | 44–9–11 | Marcel Thomas | TKO | 4 (10) | Jul 22, 1913 | ||
63 | Win | 43–9–11 | Young Hickey | NWS | 10 | Jul 16, 1913 | ||
62 | Win | 42–9–11 | Gus Platts | NWS | 10 | Jul 9, 1913 | ||
61 | Win | 41–9–11 | Italian Joe Gans | NWS | 10 | Jun 21, 1913 | ||
60 | Loss | 40–9–11 | Tommy Maloney | NWS | 10 | Jun 7, 1913 | ||
59 | Win | 40–8–11 | Young Tommy Coleman | NWS | 10 | Dec 12, 1912 | ||
58 | Win | 39–8–11 | Young Tommy Coleman | NWS | 10 | Nov 22, 1912 | ||
57 | Win | 38–8–11 | Fighting Zunner | NWS | 10 | Oct 15, 1912 | ||
56 | Loss | 37–8–11 | Jeff Smith | NWS | 10 | Jun 6, 1912 | ||
55 | Win | 37–7–11 | Charley Victor | TKO | 6 (10) | Apr 9, 1912 | ||
54 | Win | 36–7–11 | Young Hickey | NWS | 10 | Mar 25, 1912 | ||
53 | Win | 35–7–11 | Harry Duncan | DQ | 13 (15) | Feb 8, 1912 | ||
52 | Draw | 34–7–11 | Harry Mathieson | PTS | 10 | Jan 21, 1912 | ||
51 | Win | 34–7–10 | Young Johnny Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jan 6, 1912 | ||
50 | Win | 33–7–10 | Joe Kastner | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 4, 1911 | ||
49 | Win | 32–7–10 | Pat Breslin | NWS | 10 | Nov 1, 1911 | ||
48 | Win | 31–7–10 | Jock Simcoe | TKO | 7 (10) | Oct 18, 1911 | ||
47 | Loss | 30–7–10 | Buck Crouse | NWS | 6 | May 22, 1911 | ||
46 | Win | 30–6–10 | Frank Perron | NWS | 6 | Apr 24, 1911 | ||
45 | Win | 29–6–10 | Harry Ramsey | NWS | 6 | Apr 10, 1911 | ||
44 | Draw | 28–6–10 | Battling Levinsky | NWS | 6 | Apr 3, 1911 | ||
43 | Win | 28–6–9 | Peck Miller | NWS | 6 | Mar 18, 1911 | ||
42 | Win | 27–6–9 | Young Erne | NWS | 6 | Mar 4, 1911 | ||
41 | Draw | 26–6–9 | Jack Dillon | NWS | 6 | Feb 4, 1911 | ||
40 | Draw | 26–6–8 | Battling Levinsky | NWS | 6 | Jan 28, 1911 | ||
39 | Draw | 26–6–7 | Dick Nelson | PTS | 15 | Dec 12, 1910 | ||
38 | Loss | 26–6–6 | Ted Nelson | NWS | 10 | Nov 23, 1910 | ||
37 | Win | 26–5–6 | Willie Howard | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 22, 1910 | ||
36 | Win | 25–5–6 | Harry Ferns | DQ | 7 (10) | Apr 6, 1910 | ||
35 | Win | 24–5–6 | Marty Rowan | NWS | 10 | Mar 28, 1910 | ||
34 | Win | 23–5–6 | Billy Leary | NWS | 10 | Mar 22, 1910 | ||
33 | Win | 22–5–6 | Jeff Doherty | PTS | 15 | Mar 10, 1910 | ||
32 | Loss | 21–5–6 | Johnny Dohan | NWS | 10 | Feb 22, 1910 | ||
31 | Win | 21–4–6 | Charley Sieger | NWS | 10 | Feb 8, 1910 | ||
30 | Win | 20–4–6 | Willie Moody | NWS | 6 | Jan 29, 1910 | ||
29 | Win | 19–4–6 | Billy Donovan | NWS | 6 | Jan 22, 1910 | ||
28 | Win | 18–4–6 | Marty Rowan | NWS | 10 | Jan 18, 1910 | ||
27 | Win | 17–4–6 | Dodo Maher | KO | 9 (10) | Dec 13, 1909 | ||
26 | Win | 16–4–6 | Young Nitchie | NWS | 6 | Nov 12, 1909 | ||
25 | Win | 15–4–6 | Jack Curley | NWS | 10 | May 31, 1909 | ||
24 | Loss | 14–4–6 | Harlem Tommy Murphy | NWS | 10 | May 5, 1909 | ||
23 | Win | 14–3–6 | Billy Herman | NWS | 10 | Apr 19, 1909 | ||
22 | Win | 13–3–6 | Jack Smith | NWS | 10 | Apr 10, 1909 | ||
21 | Win | 12–3–6 | Eddie Carter | NWS | 10 | Feb 23, 1909 | ||
20 | Draw | 11–3–6 | Harry Powers | NWS | 10 | Feb 13, 1909 | ||
19 | Win | 11–3–5 | Peck Miller | NWS | 6 | Jan 30, 1909 | ||
18 | Win | 10–3–5 | Jersey Tom Murphy | KO | 3 (6) | Jan 23, 1909 | ||
17 | Draw | 9–3–5 | Billy Willis | NWS | 6 | Jan 19, 1909 | ||
16 | Draw | 9–3–4 | Fred Sidney | PTS | 8 | Jan 5, 1909 | ||
15 | Loss | 9–3–3 | Frankie Madden | KO | 5 (6) | Dec 18, 1908 | ||
14 | Win | 9–2–3 | Fred Corbett | NWS | 6 | Oct 24, 1908 | ||
13 | Win | 8–2–3 | Tony Bender | NWS | 6 | Oct 6, 1908 | ||
12 | Win | 7–2–3 | Charley Miller | KO | 5 (6) | Oct 3, 1908 | ||
11 | Draw | 6–2–3 | Harry Scroggs | NWS | 6 | Sep 22, 1908 | ||
10 | Loss | 6–2–2 | Leach Cross | DQ | 4 (6) | May 25, 1908 | ||
9 | Win | 6–1–2 | Tony Bender | NWS | 6 | Apr 28, 1908 | ||
8 | Win | 5–1–2 | Joe Sells | NWS | 6 | Apr 21, 1908 | ||
7 | Draw | 4–1–2 | Marty Rowan | NWS | 6 | Apr 18, 1908 | ||
6 | Draw | 4–1–1 | George Hoey | NWS | 4 | Apr 6, 1908 | ||
5 | Win | 4–1 | Jim Gardner | TKO | 3 (6) | Mar 31, 1908 | ||
4 | Win | 3–1 | Red Shaw | TKO | 3 (6) | Mar 17, 1908 | ||
3 | Win | 2–1 | Harry Lortz | NWS | 6 | Mar 14, 1908 | ||
2 | Win | 1–1 | Harry Phillips | TKO | 2 (4) | Mar 12, 1908 | ||
1 | Loss | 0–1 | Babe Cullen | NWS | 4 | Mar 2, 1908 | ||
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