| Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | |
| Realname: | James Francis Hagan |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight: | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | January 17, 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 192 |
| Wins: | 147 |
| Ko: | 55 |
| Losses: | 16 |
| Draws: | 24 |
| No Contests: | 5 |
Joseph Francis Hagan (better known as Philadelphia Jack O'Brien) (January 17, 1878 – November 12, 1942) was an American world light heavyweight boxing champion in 1905 when he defeated Bob Fitzsimmons for the universal world title. Rather than defending his title, O'Brien instead abandoned it in order to fight at heavyweight. Nat Fleischer, founder and editor of The Ring Magazine, ranked O'Brien as the No. 2 All-Time Light Heavyweight, and famed boxing promoter Charley Rose ranked him as the No. 3 All-Time Light Heavyweight.
O'Brien was inducted into the Ring Magazine hall of fame in 1968, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994.[1]
Born in Philadelphia, Hagan was the older brother to Young Jack O'Brien and the cousin of heavyweight boxer Jack Rowan.
To mark his sixtieth birthday in early 1938, he was profiled in a 5000-word article in The New Yorker by A J Liebling.[2]
O'Brien turned pro in the 1890s. He stood 5-10½ and weighed between 152 and 165 pounds. He was agile, quick and limber, a two-handed puncher who landed often but not a particularly hard hitter. His best punches were a left jab and a hard overhand right, and he was a good defensive fighter who blocked punches well and counterpunched accurately.
By 1900 he weighed 155 pounds, but with many good men fighting at this weight their talents were at a discount. O'Brien conceived the idea of going to England where, he heard, the competition was softer. He knocked out Dido Plum, the British middleweight champion, in six rounds, and George Crisp, the heavyweight titleholder, in eleven.[3]
O'Brien returned to Philadelphia in May 1902 and on December 20, 1905, won the world light heavyweight championship with a 13-round RTD over Bob Fitzsimmons in San Francisco, California, but abandoned the title without ever defending it. He challenged world heavyweight champion Tommy Burns on November 28, 1906, in Los Angeles, and got a 20-round draw. The referee was former world champion James J. Jeffries. O'Brien challenged Burns again in Los Angeles on May 8, 1907, and this time Burns won the 20-round decision. He fought the fearsome middleweight champion Stanley Ketchel in a 10-round No Decision on March 26, 1909, in which O'Brien was saved by the bell at the end of the 10th round. He fought heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in a six-round No Decision on May 19, but on June 9 he faced Ketchel again and was beaten in three rounds.
Hagan managed a gym on the seventh and top floors of the Rosemont building at 1658 Broadway, New York City, in the late 1920s/early 1930s.[4] World middleweight champion Harry Greb trained at O'Brien's gym, and the only existing films of Greb in action are workouts and sparring with O'Brien.
O'Brien was also the chief second to Jack Dempsey at the 1926 Dempsey-Tunney bout in Philadelphia.
Retiring in 1910, counting newspaper decisions stands at 192 fights 147–16–24 (5 no contests) with 55 knockouts.
He died on November 12, 1942.[5]
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien is a featured character in The Killings of Stanley Ketchel (2005), a novel by James Carlos Blake.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Loss | 92–6–13 | Ben Koch | NWS | 6 | Jun 17, 1910 | ||
| 191 | Loss | 92–6–13 | Harry Ramsey | NWS | 6 | Nov 27, 1910 | ||
| 190 | Loss | 92–6–13 | Sam Langford | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 15, 1911 | ||
| 189 | Win | 92–5–13 | Mike Schreck | NWS | 10 | May 2, 1910 | ||
| 188 | Loss | 92–5–13 | Al Kaufman | NWS | 6 | Apr 21, 1910 | ||
| 187 | Loss | 92–5–13 | Al Kaufman | NWS | 6 | Jan 19, 1910 | ||
| 186 | Win | 92–5–13 | Charley Stevenson | NWS | 6 | Nov 29, 1909 | ||
| 185 | Win | 92–5–13 | Fireman Jim Flynn | NWS | 6 | Jul 30, 1909 | ||
| 184 | Loss | 92–5–13 | Stanley Ketchel | TKO | 3 (6) | Jun 9, 1909 | ||
| 183 | Draw | 92–4–13 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | May 19, 1909 | ||
| 182 | Loss | 92–4–13 | Stanley Ketchel | NWS | 10 | Mar 26, 1909 | ||
| 181 | Win | 92–4–13 | Fred Cooley | PTS | 2 | Jan 4, 1909 | ||
| 180 | Win | 91–4–13 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Nov 9, 1908 | ||
| 179 | Win | 91–4–13 | Tom Lenihan | TKO | 4 (6) | Sep 25, 1908 | ||
| 178 | Win | 90–4–13 | Larry Temple | NWS | 6 | Sep 7, 1908 | ||
| 177 | Win | 90–4–13 | Jack Rush | KO | 7 (?) | Aug 29, 1908 | ||
| 176 | Win | 89–4–13 | Jack Blackburn | NWS | 6 | Jun 10, 1908 | ||
| 175 | Win | 89–4–13 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | Mar 2, 1908 | ||
| 174 | Draw | 89–4–13 | Bob Ward | PTS | 10 | Feb 11, 1908 | ||
| 173 | Win | 89–4–12 | Bill Heveron | KO | 1 (6) | Dec 13, 1907 | ||
| 172 | Loss | 88–4–12 | Tommy Burns | PTS | 20 | May 8, 1907 | ||
| 171 | Win | 88–3–12 | Abdul 'The Turk' Malgan | DQ | 5 (6) | Feb 22, 1907 | ||
| 170 | Draw | 87–3–12 | Tommy Burns | PTS | 20 | Nov 28, 1906 | ||
| 169 | Win | 87–3–11 | Fred Cooley | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 16, 1906 | ||
| 168 | Win | 86–3–11 | Jim Tremble | KO | 9 (10) | Oct 16, 1906 | ||
| 167 | Win | 85–3–11 | Ted Beecham | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 20, 1906 | ||
| 166 | Draw | 84–3–11 | Sam Berger | NWS | 6 | Jul 16, 1906 | ||
| 165 | Win | 84–3–11 | Bob Fitzsimmons | RTD | 13 (20) | Dec 20, 1905 | ||
| 164 | Win | 83–3–11 | Al Kaufman | KO | 17 (20) | Oct 27, 1905 | ||
| 163 | Win | 82–3–11 | Bill Bates | DQ | 6 (?) | Sep 9, 1905 | ||
| 162 | Win | 81–3–11 | Bill Bates | PTS | 10 | Aug 31, 1905 | ||
| 161 | Draw | 80–3–11 | Jack Twin Sullivan | PTS | 20 | Jul 4, 1905 | ||
| 160 | Loss | 80–3–10 | Hugo Kelly | PTS | 10 | Apr 25, 1905 | ||
| 159 | Win | 80–2–10 | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1905 | ||
| 158 | Win | 79–2–10 | Young Peter Jackson | DQ | 2 (15) | Mar 24, 1905 | ||
| 157 | Win | 78–2–10 | John Willie | NWS | 6 | Feb 1, 1905 | ||
| 156 | Win | 78–2–10 | Morris Harris | NWS | 6 | Dec 19, 1904 | ||
| 155 | Win | 78–2–10 | Larry Temple | NWS | 6 | Dec 10, 1904 | ||
| 154 | Win | 78–2–10 | Black Bill | NWS | 6 | Nov 18, 1904 | ||
| 153 | Win | 78–2–10 | Dixie Kid | NWS | 6 | Nov 12, 1904 | ||
| 152 | Win | 78–2–10 | John Willie | NWS | 6 | Nov 9, 1904 | ||
| 151 | Win | 78–2–10 | Jim Jeffords | KO | 3 (15) | Oct 21, 1904 | ||
| 150 | Win | 77–2–10 | Tommy Burns | NWS | 6 | Oct 7, 1904 | ||
| 149 | Win | 77–2–10 | Joe Butler | KO | 1 (6) | Sep 29, 1904 | ||
| 148 | Win | 76–2–10 | Billy Stift | KO | 2 (15) | Sep 23, 1904 | ||
| 147 | Win | 75–2–10 | Hugo Kelly | NWS | 6 | Sep 13, 1904 | ||
| 146 | Loss | 75–2–10 | Bob Fitzsimmons | NWS | 6 | Jul 23, 1904 | ||
| 145 | Win | 75–2–10 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | May 25, 1904 | ||
| 144 | Draw | 75–2–10 | Charles Kid McCoy | NWS | 6 | May 14, 1904 | ||
| 143 | Win | 75–2–10 | Kid Carter | TKO | 3 (?) | Apr 26, 1904 | ||
| 142 | Win | 74–2–10 | Jack Twin Sullivan | KO | 3 (20) | Apr 14, 1904 | ||
| 141 | Win | 73–2–10 | Hugo Kelly | PTS | 6 | Mar 18, 1904 | ||
| 140 | Win | 72–2–10 | Mike Schreck | PTS | 15 | Mar 10, 1904 | ||
| 139 | Win | 71–2–10 | Charles Mack | TKO | 3 (?) | Feb 22, 1904 | ||
| 138 | Draw | 70–2–10 | Tommy Ryan | NWS | 6 | Jan 27, 1904 | ||
| 137 | Draw | 70–2–10 | Hugo Kelly | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1903 | ||
| 136 | Win | 70–2–9 | Jim Jeffords | NWS | 6 | Dec 24, 1903 | ||
| 135 | Win | 70–2–9 | Jack Twin Sullivan | PTS | 15 | Dec 22, 1903 | ||
| 134 | Win | 69–2–9 | Diamond Dick Torpey | PTS | 6 | Dec 18, 1903 | ||
| 133 | Win | 68–2–9 | Mike Schreck | PTS | 6 | Dec 12, 1903 | ||
| 132 | Win | 67–2–9 | Jack Williams | KO | 3 (6) | Dec 5, 1903 | ||
| 131 | Win | 66–2–9 | Jack Twin Sullivan | NWS | 6 | Nov 18, 1903 | ||
| 130 | Win | 66–2–9 | Bill Heveron | KO | 4 (15) | Oct 26, 1903 | ||
| 129 | Win | 65–2–9 | Jack Mullen | RTD | 8 (10) | Oct 12, 1903 | ||
| 128 | Win | 64–2–9 | Charlie Haghey | KO | 3 (20) | Sep 21, 1903 | ||
| 127 | Win | 63–2–9 | Paddy Sheehan | NWS | 6 | Jul 21, 1903 | ||
| 126 | Win | 63–2–9 | Jim Jeffords | NWS | 6 | Jul 11, 1903 | ||
| 125 | Win | 63–2–9 | Kid Carter | NWS | 6 | Jul 1, 1903 | ||
| 124 | Win | 63–2–9 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 10 | Jun 24, 1903 | ||
| 123 | Win | 63–2–9 | Jack Williams | NWS | 6 | May 26, 1903 | ||
| 122 | Win | 63–2–9 | George Byers | NWS | 6 | May 23, 1903 | ||
| 121 | Win | 63–2–9 | George Feeley | KO | 3 (6) | May 14, 1903 | ||
| 120 | Loss | 62–2–9 | Marvin Hart | NWS | 6 | May 5, 1903 | ||
| 119 | Draw | 62–2–9 | Barbados Joe Walcott | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1903 | ||
| 118 | Win | 62–2–8 | Joe Choynski | NWS | 6 | Mar 30, 1903 | ||
| 117 | Win | 62–2–8 | Billy Payne | TKO | 2 (6) | Mar 19, 1903 | ||
| 116 | Win | 61–2–8 | Jim Jeffords | PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1903 | ||
| 115 | Win | 60–2–8 | Jack Butler | NWS | 6 | Mar 5, 1903 | ||
| 114 | Win | 60–2–8 | Al Weinig | TKO | 4 (6) | Feb 26, 1903 | ||
| 113 | Win | 59–2–8 | Joe Grim | NWS | 6 | Jan 8, 1903 | ||
| 112 | Win | 59–2–8 | Al Weinig | KO | 12 (20) | Jan 1, 1903 | ||
| 111 | Win | 58–2–8 | Jimmy Watts | KO | 4 (6) | Dec 18, 1902 | ||
| 110 | Win | 57–2–8 | Charlie McKeever | NWS | 6 | Dec 15, 1902 | ||
| 109 | Win | 57–2–8 | Marvin Hart | NWS | 6 | Nov 19, 1902 | ||
| 108 | Win | 57–2–8 | Peter Maher | NWS | 6 | Oct 30, 1902 | ||
| 107 | Win | 57–2–8 | Jim Jeffords | NWS | 6 | Oct 23, 1902 | ||
| 106 | Win | 57–2–8 | Peter Maher | NWS | 6 | Oct 3, 1902 | ||
| 105 | Win | 57–2–8 | Joe Choynski | PTS | 6 | Sep 29, 1902 | ||
| 104 | Win | 56–2–8 | Billy Stift | PTS | 6 | Sep 12, 1902 | ||
| 103 | Win | 55–2–8 | Jack Lewis | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 29, 1902 | ||
| 102 | Win | 54–2–8 | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 6 | Jun 30, 1902 | ||
| 101 | Win | 53–2–8 | Jack Beauscholte | PTS | 6 | Jun 30, 1902 | ||
| 100 | Win | 52–2–8 | Yank Kenny | KO | 3 (6) | Jun 20, 1902 | ||
| 99 | ND | 51–2–8 | Jack Bonner | ND | 6 | Jun 16, 1902 | ||
| 98 | Win | 51–2–8 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jun 12, 1902 | ||
| 97 | Win | 51–2–8 | Al Neill | KO | 3 (6) | Jun 6, 1902 | ||
| 96 | Win | 50–2–8 | Charlie McKeever | KO | 1 (6) | Jun 2, 1902 | ||
| 95 | Win | 49–2–8 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | May 23, 1902 | ||
| 94 | Win | 49–2–8 | Tom Lenihan | TKO | 2 (3) | May 10, 1902 | ||
| 93 | Win | 48–2–8 | Jack Williams | NWS | 3 | May 10, 1902 | ||
| 92 | Win | 48–2–8 | George Cole | TKO | 4 (6) | May 3, 1902 | ||
| 91 | Win | 47–2–8 | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 6 | Apr 28, 1902 | ||
| 90 | Win | 47–2–8 | Barbados Joe Walcott | NWS | 6 | Apr 11, 1902 | ||
| 89 | Win | 47–2–8 | Charlie McKeever | NWS | 6 | Apr 1, 1902 | ||
| 88 | Win | 47–2–8 | Jack McCann | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 26, 1902 | ||
| 87 | Win | 46–2–8 | Mahoney | TKO | 3 (?) | Mar 26, 1902 | ||
| 86 | Win | 45–2–8 | Rufus Graham | NWS | 6 | Mar 20, 1902 | ||
| 85 | Win | 45–2–8 | Ed Denfass | TKO | 5 (6) | Mar 19, 1902 | ||
| 84 | Win | 44–2–8 | Charlie McKeever | NWS | 6 | Mar 10, 1902 | ||
| 83 | Win | 44–2–8 | Andy Walsh | TKO | 3 (6) | Mar 3, 1902 | ||
| 82 | Win | 43–2–8 | Yank Kenny | DQ | 4 (6) | Feb 1, 1902 | ||
| 81 | Win | 42–2–8 | Charlie McKeever | DQ | 3 (15) | Jan 27, 1902 | ||
| 80 | Win | 41–2–8 | Pat McDonald | TKO | 2 (6) | Jan 20, 1902 | ||
| 79 | Win | 40–2–8 | J Kearny | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 20, 1902 | ||
| 78 | Win | 39–2–8 | Yank Kenny | TKO | 4 (15) | Dec 12, 1901 | ||
| 77 | Win | 38–2–8 | Frank Craig | DQ | 7 (10) | Nov 18, 1901 | ||
| 76 | Win | 37–2–8 | Jack Scales | KO | 1 (20) | Nov 7, 1901 | ||
| 75 | Win | 36–2–8 | Harry Smith | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 28, 1901 | ||
| 74 | Win | 35–2–8 | Andrew Cock Robin | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 28, 1901 | ||
| 73 | Win | 34–2–8 | Jack McDonald | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 23, 1901 | ||
| 72 | Win | 33–2–8 | Jasper White | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 23, 1901 | ||
| 71 | Win | 32–2–8 | Mick Lynch | KO | 3 (12) | Sep 7, 1901 | ||
| 70 | Win | 31–2–8 | Dido Plumb | KO | 6 (15) | Aug 19, 1901 | ||
| 69 | Win | 30–2–8 | Jack Scales | PTS | 6 | Aug 3, 1901 | ||
| 68 | Win | 29–2–8 | Harry Neumier | KO | 6 (20) | Jun 25, 1901 | ||
| 67 | Win | 28–2–8 | George Chrisp | KO | 11 (20) | May 20, 1901 | ||
| 66 | Win | 27–2–8 | Lachie Thomson | KO | 2 (20) | Mar 20, 1901 | ||
| 65 | Win | 26–2–8 | Harry Smith | TKO | 4 (15) | Feb 25, 1901 | ||
| 64 | Win | 25–2–8 | Jimmy Handler | TKO | 6 (6) | Nov 12, 1900 | ||
| 63 | ND | 24–2–8 | Billy Payne | ND | 6 | Nov 6, 1900 | ||
| 62 | Win | 24–2–8 | Jimmy Handler | NWS | 6 | Oct 29, 1900 | ||
| 61 | Win | 24–2–8 | Tommy West | NWS | 6 | Oct 15, 1900 | ||
| 60 | Win | 24–2–8 | George Cole | DQ | 10 (20) | Oct 8, 1900 | ||
| 59 | Win | 23–2–8 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | Oct 1, 1900 | ||
| 58 | Win | 23–2–8 | Andy Walsh | NWS | 6 | Sep 21, 1900 | ||
| 57 | Draw | 23–2–8 | Jim Adams | PTS | 6 | Jul 3, 1900 | ||
| 56 | 23–2–7 | Jim Adams | NC | 5 (25) | Jun 18, 1900 | |||
| 55 | Win | 23–2–7 | Jack Lewis | KO | 7 (?) | Jun 14, 1900 | ||
| 54 | Win | 22–2–7 | Charley Bell | KO | 2 (?) | Jun 7, 1900 | ||
| 53 | Win | 21–2–7 | Jack Mahoney | PTS | 6 | May 25, 1900 | ||
| 52 | Win | 20–2–7 | Bob Long | PTS | 6 | Apr 13, 1900 | ||
| 51 | Loss | 19–2–7 | Young Peter Jackson | KO | 13 (20) | Feb 14, 1900 | ||
| 50 | Draw | 19–1–7 | Al Neill | PTS | 15 | Jan 5, 1900 | ||
| 49 | Win | 19–1–6 | Tom Tracey | PTS | 6 | Sep 15, 1899 | ||
| 48 | Win | 18–1–6 | Billy Murray | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 29, 1899 | ||
| 47 | Win | 17–1–6 | Tom McCune | KO | 12 (?) | Aug 4, 1899 | ||
| 46 | Win | 16–1–6 | Shorty Ahearn | PTS | 6 | Jul 21, 1899 | ||
| 45 | Win | 15–1–6 | Walter Nolan | KO | 4 (?) | Jun 30, 1899 | ||
| 44 | Win | 14–1–6 | Kid Baxter | PTS | 6 | Jun 23, 1899 | ||
| 43 | Win | 13–1–6 | Tony Drew | KO | 7 (20) | May 15, 1899 | ||
| 42 | Win | 12–1–6 | George Cole | PTS | 20 | Mar 20, 1899 | ||
| 41 | Draw | 11–1–6 | Billy Payne | NWS | 4 | Mar 11, 1899 | ||
| 40 | Win | 11–1–6 | Dick Kelly | NWS | 4 | Mar 11, 1899 | ||
| 39 | Win | 11–1–6 | Billy Payne | NWS | 8 | Feb 23, 1899 | ||
| 38 | Draw | 11–1–6 | Jack Collier | NWS | 6 | Jan 28, 1899 | ||
| 37 | Win | 11–1–6 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jan 21, 1899 | ||
| 36 | Win | 11–1–6 | Fred Stricker | NWS | 4 | Jan 7, 1899 | ||
| 35 | Draw | 11–1–6 | Tom Cavanaugh | NWS | 4 | Jan 7, 1899 | ||
| 34 | Win | 11–1–6 | Hugh McWinters | PTS | 20 | Dec 17, 1898 | ||
| 33 | Draw | 10–1–6 | Harry Warren | NWS | 6 | Dec 9, 1898 | ||
| 32 | Win | 10–1–6 | Kid Carter | DQ | 11 (20) | Nov 26, 1898 | ||
| 31 | Win | 9–1–6 | Billy Payne | NWS | 6 | Aug 12, 1898 | ||
| 30 | Win | 9–1–6 | Young Smyrna | NWS | 6 | Apr 15, 1898 | ||
| 29 | Win | 9–1–6 | Dick Kelly | PTS | 4 | Apr 10, 1898 | ||
| 28 | Win | 8–1–6 | Billy Payne | NWS | 6 | Apr 1, 1898 | ||
| 27 | Draw | 8–1–6 | Billy Payne | NWS | 6 | Mar 25, 1898 | ||
| 26 | Win | 8–1–6 | Jack McCann | PTS | 3 | Feb 14, 1898 | ||
| 25 | Draw | 7–1–6 | Wilmington Jack Daly | NWS | 6 | Feb 4, 1898 | ||
| 24 | Win | 7–1–6 | Young Smyrna | PTS | 6 | Jan 31, 1898 | ||
| 23 | Loss | 6–1–6 | Izzy Strauss | NWS | 6 | Jan 29, 1898 | ||
| 22 | Win | 6–1–6 | Paddy Sheehan | NWS | 6 | Jan 18, 1898 | ||
| 21 | Win | 6–1–6 | Barney Connors | PTS | 8 | Jan 10, 1898 | ||
| 20 | Win | 5–1–6 | Izzy Strauss | NWS | 6 | Dec 31, 1897 | ||
| 19 | Win | 5–1–6 | Joe Dougherty | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 12, 1897 | ||
| 18 | Draw | 4–1–6 | Martin Judge | PTS | 6 | Jul 26, 1897 | ||
| 17 | Win | 4–1–5 | Jack Hanlon | PTS | 6 | Jun 27, 1897 | ||
| 16 | Win | 3–1–5 | Martin Judge | PTS | 6 | Jun 25, 1897 | ||
| 15 | Draw | 2–1–5 | Paddy Sheehan | PTS | 4 | Jun 9, 1897 | ||
| 14 | Draw | 2–1–4 | Barney Connors | PTS | 15 | Jun 7, 1897 | ||
| 13 | Win | 2–1–3 | Charles Bull McCarthy | PTS | 6 | Jun 3, 1897 | ||
| 12 | Loss | 1–1–3 | Charles Bull McCarthy | NWS | 6 | May 24, 1897 | ||
| 11 | ND | 1–1–3 | Young Smyrna | ND | 4 | May 4, 1897 | ||
| 10 | Loss | 1–1–3 | Billy Payne | PTS | 10 | Apr 6, 1897 | ||
| 9 | Loss | 1–0–3 | Leslie Pearce | NWS | 6 | Mar 22, 1897 | ||
| 8 | Draw | 1–0–3 | Billy Payne | NWS | 6 | Mar 15, 1897 | ||
| 7 | Win | 1–0–3 | Dan McConnell | NWS | 6 | Feb 15, 1897 | ||
| 6 | Win | 1–0–3 | Izzy Strauss | NWS | 6 | Feb 8, 1897 | ||
| 5 | Draw | 1–0–3 | Martin Judge | PTS | 6 | Jan 28, 1897 | ||
| 4 | 1–0–2 | Bobby Dobbs | ND | 4 | Jan 11, 1897 | |||
| 3 | Draw | 1–0–2 | Bobby Dobbs | PTS | 4 | Dec 23, 1896 | ||
| 2 | Win | 1–0–1 | George Russell | PTS | 6 | Dec 19, 1896 | ||
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Izzy Strauss | PTS | 6 | Dec 14, 1896 | ||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Loss | 147–16–24 | Ben Koch | NWS | 6 | Jun 17, 1910 | ||
| 191 | Loss | 147–15–24 | Harry Ramsey | NWS | 6 | Nov 27, 1910 | ||
| 190 | Loss | 147–14–24 | Sam Langford | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 15, 1910 | ||
| 189 | Win | 147–13–24 | Mike Schreck | NWS | 10 | May 2, 1910 | ||
| 188 | Loss | 146–13–24 | Al Kaufman | NWS | 6 | Apr 21, 1910 | ||
| 187 | Loss | 146–12–24 | Al Kaufman | NWS | 6 | Jan 19, 1910 | ||
| 186 | Win | 146–11–24 | Charley Stevenson | NWS | 6 | Nov 29, 1909 | ||
| 185 | Win | 145–11–24 | Fireman Jim Flynn | NWS | 6 | Jul 30, 1909 | ||
| 184 | Loss | 144–11–24 | Stanley Ketchel | TKO | 3 (6) | Jun 9, 1909 | ||
| 183 | Draw | 144–10–24 | Jack Johnson | NWS | 6 | May 19, 1909 | ||
| 182 | Loss | 144–10–23 | Stanley Ketchel | NWS | 10 | Mar 26, 1909 | ||
| 181 | Win | 144–9–23 | Fred Cooley | PTS | 2 | Jan 4, 1909 | ||
| 180 | Win | 143–9–23 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Nov 9, 1908 | ||
| 179 | Win | 142–9–23 | Tom Lenihan | TKO | 4 (6) | Sep 25, 1908 | ||
| 178 | Win | 141–9–23 | Larry Temple | NWS | 6 | Sep 7, 1908 | ||
| 177 | Win | 140–9–23 | Jack Rush | KO | 7 (?) | Aug 29, 1908 | ||
| 176 | Win | 139–9–23 | Jack Blackburn | NWS | 6 | Jun 10, 1908 | ||
| 175 | Win | 138–9–23 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | Mar 2, 1908 | ||
| 174 | Draw | 137–9–23 | Bob Ward | PTS | 10 | Feb 11, 1908 | ||
| 173 | Win | 137–9–22 | Bill Heveron | KO | 1 (6) | Dec 13, 1907 | ||
| 172 | Loss | 136–9–22 | Tommy Burns | PTS | 20 | May 8, 1907 | ||
| 171 | Win | 136–8–22 | Abdul 'The Turk' Malgan | DQ | 5 (6) | Feb 22, 1907 | ||
| 170 | Draw | 135–8–22 | Tommy Burns | PTS | 20 | Nov 28, 1906 | ||
| 169 | Win | 135–8–21 | Fred Cooley | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 16, 1906 | ||
| 168 | Win | 134–8–21 | Jim Tremble | KO | 9 (10) | Oct 16, 1906 | ||
| 167 | Win | 133–8–21 | Ted Beecham | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 20, 1906 | ||
| 166 | Draw | 132–8–21 | Sam Berger | NWS | 6 | Jul 16, 1906 | ||
| 165 | Win | 132–8–20 | Bob Fitzsimmons | RTD | 13 (20) | Dec 20, 1905 | ||
| 164 | Win | 131–8–20 | Al Kaufman | KO | 17 (20) | Oct 27, 1905 | ||
| 163 | Win | 130–8–20 | Bill Bates | DQ | 6 (?) | Sep 9, 1905 | ||
| 162 | Win | 129–8–20 | Bill Bates | PTS | 10 | Aug 31, 1905 | ||
| 161 | Draw | 128–8–20 | Jack Twin Sullivan | PTS | 20 | Jul 4, 1905 | ||
| 160 | Loss | 128–8–19 | Hugo Kelly | PTS | 10 | Apr 25, 1905 | ||
| 159 | Win | 128–7–19 | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1905 | ||
| 158 | Win | 127–7–19 | Young Peter Jackson | DQ | 2 (15) | Mar 24, 1905 | ||
| 157 | Win | 126–7–19 | John Willie | NWS | 6 | Feb 1, 1905 | ||
| 156 | Win | 125–7–19 | Morris Harris | NWS | 6 | Dec 19, 1904 | ||
| 155 | Win | 124–7–19 | Larry Temple | NWS | 6 | Dec 10, 1904 | ||
| 154 | Win | 123–7–19 | Black Bill | NWS | 6 | Nov 18, 1904 | ||
| 153 | Win | 122–7–19 | Dixie Kid | NWS | 6 | Nov 12, 1904 | ||
| 152 | Win | 121–7–19 | John Willie | NWS | 6 | Nov 9, 1904 | ||
| 151 | Win | 120–7–19 | Jim Jeffords | KO | 3 (15) | Oct 21, 1904 | ||
| 150 | Win | 119–7–19 | Tommy Burns | NWS | 6 | Oct 7, 1904 | ||
| 149 | Win | 118–7–19 | Joe Butler | KO | 1 (6) | Sep 29, 1904 | ||
| 148 | Win | 117–7–19 | Billy Stift | KO | 2 (15) | Sep 23, 1904 | ||
| 147 | Win | 116–7–19 | Hugo Kelly | NWS | 6 | Sep 13, 1904 | ||
| 146 | Loss | 115–7–19 | Bob Fitzsimmons | NWS | 6 | Jul 23, 1904 | ||
| 145 | Win | 115–6–19 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | May 25, 1904 | ||
| 144 | Draw | 114–6–19 | Charles Kid McCoy | NWS | 6 | May 14, 1904 | ||
| 143 | Win | 114–6–18 | Kid Carter | TKO | 3 (?) | Apr 26, 1904 | ||
| 142 | Win | 113–6–18 | Jack Twin Sullivan | KO | 3 (20) | Apr 14, 1904 | ||
| 141 | Win | 112–6–18 | Hugo Kelly | PTS | 6 | Mar 18, 1904 | ||
| 140 | Win | 111–6–18 | Mike Schreck | PTS | 15 | Mar 10, 1904 | ||
| 139 | Win | 110–6–18 | Charles Mack | TKO | 3 (?) | Feb 22, 1904 | ||
| 138 | Draw | 109–6–18 | Tommy Ryan | NWS | 6 | Jan 27, 1904 | ||
| 137 | Draw | 109–6–17 | Hugo Kelly | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1903 | ||
| 136 | Win | 109–6–16 | Jim Jeffords | NWS | 6 | Dec 24, 1903 | ||
| 135 | Win | 108–6–16 | Jack Twin Sullivan | PTS | 15 | Dec 22, 1903 | ||
| 134 | Win | 107–6–16 | Diamond Dick Torpey | PTS | 6 | Dec 18, 1903 | ||
| 133 | Win | 106–6–16 | Mike Schreck | PTS | 6 | Dec 12, 1903 | ||
| 132 | Win | 105–6–16 | Jack Williams | KO | 3 (6) | Dec 5, 1903 | ||
| 131 | Win | 104–6–16 | Jack Twin Sullivan | NWS | 6 | Nov 18, 1903 | ||
| 130 | Win | 103–6–16 | Bill Heveron | KO | 4 (15) | Oct 26, 1903 | ||
| 129 | Win | 102–6–16 | Jack Mullen | RTD | 8 (10) | Oct 12, 1903 | ||
| 128 | Win | 101–6–16 | Charlie Haghey | KO | 3 (20) | Sep 21, 1903 | ||
| 127 | Win | 100–6–16 | Paddy Sheehan | NWS | 6 | Jul 21, 1903 | ||
| 126 | Win | 99–6–16 | Jim Jeffords | NWS | 6 | Jul 11, 1903 | ||
| 125 | Win | 98–6–16 | Kid Carter | NWS | 6 | Jul 1, 1903 | ||
| 124 | Win | 97–6–16 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 10 | Jun 24, 1903 | ||
| 123 | Win | 96–6–16 | Jack Williams | NWS | 6 | May 26, 1903 | ||
| 122 | Win | 95–6–16 | George Byers | NWS | 6 | May 23, 1903 | ||
| 121 | Win | 94–6–16 | George Feeley | KO | 3 (6) | May 14, 1903 | ||
| 120 | Loss | 93–6–16 | Marvin Hart | NWS | 6 | May 5, 1903 | ||
| 119 | Draw | 93–5–16 | Barbados Joe Walcott | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1903 | ||
| 118 | Win | 93–5–15 | Joe Choynski | NWS | 6 | Mar 30, 1903 | ||
| 117 | Win | 92–5–15 | Billy Payne | TKO | 2 (6) | Mar 19, 1903 | ||
| 116 | Win | 91–5–15 | Jim Jeffords | PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1903 | ||
| 115 | Win | 90–5–15 | Jack Butler | NWS | 6 | Mar 5, 1903 | ||
| 114 | Win | 89–5–15 | Al Weinig | TKO | 4 (6) | Feb 26, 1903 | ||
| 113 | Win | 88–5–15 | Joe Grim | NWS | 6 | Jan 8, 1903 | ||
| 112 | Win | 87–5–15 | Al Weinig | KO | 12 (20) | Jan 1, 1903 | ||
| 111 | Win | 86–5–15 | Jimmy Watts | KO | 4 (6) | Dec 18, 1902 | ||
| 110 | Win | 85–5–15 | Charlie McKeever | NWS | 6 | Dec 15, 1902 | ||
| 109 | Win | 84–5–15 | Marvin Hart | NWS | 6 | Nov 19, 1902 | ||
| 108 | Win | 83–5–15 | Peter Maher | NWS | 6 | Oct 30, 1902 | ||
| 107 | Win | 82–5–15 | Jim Jeffords | NWS | 6 | Oct 23, 1902 | ||
| 106 | Win | 81–5–15 | Peter Maher | NWS | 6 | Oct 3, 1902 | ||
| 105 | Win | 80–5–15 | Joe Choynski | PTS | 6 | Sep 29, 1902 | ||
| 104 | Win | 79–5–15 | Billy Stift | PTS | 6 | Sep 12, 1902 | ||
| 103 | Win | 78–5–15 | Jack Lewis | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 29, 1902 | ||
| 102 | Win | 77–5–15 | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 6 | Jun 30, 1902 | ||
| 101 | Win | 76–5–15 | Jack Beauscholte | PTS | 6 | Jun 30, 1902 | ||
| 100 | Win | 75–5–15 | Yank Kenny | KO | 3 (6) | Jun 20, 1902 | ||
| 99 | ND | 74–5–15 | Jack Bonner | ND | 6 | Jun 16, 1902 | ||
| 98 | Win | 74–5–15 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jun 12, 1902 | ||
| 97 | Win | 73–5–15 | Al Neill | KO | 3 (6) | Jun 6, 1902 | ||
| 96 | Win | 72–5–15 | Charlie McKeever | KO | 1 (6) | Jun 2, 1902 | ||
| 95 | Win | 71–5–15 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | May 23, 1902 | ||
| 94 | Win | 70–5–15 | Tom Lenihan | TKO | 2 (3) | May 10, 1902 | ||
| 93 | Win | 69–5–15 | Jack Williams | NWS | 3 | May 10, 1902 | ||
| 92 | Win | 68–5–15 | George Cole | TKO | 4 (6) | May 3, 1902 | ||
| 91 | Win | 67–5–15 | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 6 | Apr 28, 1902 | ||
| 90 | Win | 66–5–15 | Barbados Joe Walcott | NWS | 6 | Apr 11, 1902 | ||
| 89 | Win | 65–5–15 | Charlie McKeever | NWS | 6 | Apr 1, 1902 | ||
| 88 | Win | 64–5–15 | Jack McCann | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 26, 1902 | ||
| 87 | Win | 63–5–15 | Mahoney | TKO | 3 (?) | Mar 26, 1902 | ||
| 86 | Win | 62–5–15 | Rufus Graham | NWS | 6 | Mar 20, 1902 | ||
| 85 | Win | 61–5–15 | Ed Denfass | TKO | 5 (6) | Mar 19, 1902 | ||
| 84 | Win | 60–5–15 | Charlie McKeever | NWS | 6 | Mar 10, 1902 | ||
| 83 | Win | 59–5–15 | Andy Walsh | TKO | 3 (6) | Mar 3, 1902 | ||
| 82 | Win | 58–5–15 | Yank Kenny | DQ | 4 (6) | Feb 1, 1902 | ||
| 81 | Win | 57–5–15 | Charlie McKeever | DQ | 3 (15) | Jan 27, 1902 | ||
| 80 | Win | 56–5–15 | Pat McDonald | TKO | 2 (6) | Jan 20, 1902 | ||
| 79 | Win | 55–5–15 | J Kearny | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 20, 1902 | ||
| 78 | Win | 54–5–15 | Yank Kenny | TKO | 4 (15) | Dec 12, 1901 | ||
| 77 | Win | 53–5–15 | Frank Craig | DQ | 7 (10) | Nov 18, 1901 | ||
| 76 | Win | 52–5–15 | Jack Scales | KO | 1 (20) | Nov 7, 1901 | ||
| 75 | Win | 51–5–15 | Harry Smith | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 28, 1901 | ||
| 74 | Win | 50–5–15 | Andrew Cock Robin | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 28, 1901 | ||
| 73 | Win | 49–5–15 | Jack McDonald | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 23, 1901 | ||
| 72 | Win | 48–5–15 | Jasper White | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 23, 1901 | ||
| 71 | Win | 47–5–15 | Mick Lynch | KO | 3 (12) | Sep 7, 1901 | ||
| 70 | Win | 46–5–15 | Dido Plumb | KO | 6 (15) | Aug 19, 1901 | ||
| 69 | Win | 45–5–15 | Jack Scales | PTS | 6 | Aug 3, 1901 | ||
| 68 | Win | 44–5–15 | Harry Neumier | KO | 6 (20) | Jun 25, 1901 | ||
| 67 | Win | 43–5–15 | George Chrisp | KO | 11 (20) | May 20, 1901 | ||
| 66 | Win | 42–5–15 | Lachie Thomson | KO | 2 (20) | Mar 20, 1901 | ||
| 65 | Win | 41–5–15 | Harry Smith | TKO | 4 (15) | Feb 25, 1901 | ||
| 64 | Win | 40–5–15 | Jimmy Handler | TKO | 6 (6) | Nov 12, 1900 | ||
| 63 | ND | 39–5–15 | Billy Payne | ND | 6 | Nov 6, 1900 | ||
| 62 | Win | 39–5–15 | Jimmy Handler | NWS | 6 | Oct 29, 1900 | ||
| 61 | Win | 38–5–15 | Tommy West | NWS | 6 | Oct 15, 1900 | ||
| 60 | Win | 37–5–15 | George Cole | DQ | 10 (20) | Oct 8, 1900 | ||
| 59 | Win | 36–5–15 | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | Oct 1, 1900 | ||
| 58 | Win | 35–5–15 | Andy Walsh | NWS | 6 | Sep 21, 1900 | ||
| 57 | Draw | 34–5–15 | Jim Adams | PTS | 6 | Jul 3, 1900 | ||
| 56 | 34–5–14 | Jim Adams | NC | 5 (25) | Jun 18, 1900 | |||
| 55 | Win | 34–5–14 | Jack Lewis | KO | 7 (?) | Jun 14, 1900 | ||
| 54 | Win | 33–5–14 | Charley Bell | KO | 2 (?) | Jun 7, 1900 | ||
| 53 | Win | 32–5–14 | Jack Mahoney | PTS | 6 | May 25, 1900 | ||
| 52 | Win | 31–5–14 | Bob Long | PTS | 6 | Apr 13, 1900 | ||
| 51 | Loss | 30–5–14 | Young Peter Jackson | KO | 13 (20) | Feb 14, 1900 | ||
| 50 | Draw | 30–4–14 | Al Neill | PTS | 15 | Jan 5, 1900 | ||
| 49 | Win | 30–4–13 | Tom Tracey | PTS | 6 | Sep 15, 1899 | ||
| 48 | Win | 29–4–13 | Billy Murray | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 29, 1899 | ||
| 47 | Win | 28–4–13 | Tom McCune | KO | 12 (?) | Aug 4, 1899 | ||
| 46 | Win | 27–4–13 | Shorty Ahearn | PTS | 6 | Jul 21, 1899 | ||
| 45 | Win | 26–4–13 | Walter Nolan | KO | 4 (?) | Jun 30, 1899 | ||
| 44 | Win | 25–4–13 | Kid Baxter | PTS | 6 | Jun 23, 1899 | ||
| 43 | Win | 24–4–13 | Tony Drew | KO | 7 (20) | May 15, 1899 | ||
| 42 | Win | 23–4–13 | George Cole | PTS | 20 | Mar 20, 1899 | ||
| 41 | Draw | 22–4–13 | Billy Payne | NWS | 4 | Mar 11, 1899 | ||
| 40 | Win | 22–4–12 | Dick Kelly | NWS | 4 | Mar 11, 1899 | ||
| 39 | Win | 21–4–12 | Billy Payne | NWS | 8 | Feb 23, 1899 | ||
| 38 | Draw | 20–4–12 | Jack Collier | NWS | 6 | Jan 28, 1899 | ||
| 37 | Win | 20–4–11 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jan 21, 1899 | ||
| 36 | Win | 19–4–11 | Fred Stricker | NWS | 4 | Jan 7, 1899 | ||
| 35 | Draw | 18–4–11 | Tom Cavanaugh | NWS | 4 | Jan 7, 1899 | ||
| 34 | Win | 18–4–10 | Hugh McWinters | PTS | 20 | Dec 17, 1898 | ||
| 33 | Draw | 17–4–10 | Harry Warren | NWS | 6 | Dec 9, 1898 | ||
| 32 | Win | 17–4–9 | Kid Carter | DQ | 11 (20) | Nov 26, 1898 | ||
| 31 | Win | 16–4–9 | Billy Payne | NWS | 6 | Aug 12, 1898 | ||
| 30 | Win | 15–4–9 | Young Smyrna | NWS | 6 | Apr 15, 1898 | ||
| 29 | Win | 14–4–9 | Dick Kelly | PTS | 4 | Apr 10, 1898 | ||
| 28 | Win | 13–4–9 | Billy Payne | NWS | 6 | Apr 1, 1898 | ||
| 27 | Draw | 12–4–9 | Billy Payne | NWS | 6 | Mar 25, 1898 | ||
| 26 | Win | 12–4–8 | Jack McCann | PTS | 3 | Feb 14, 1898 | ||
| 25 | Draw | 11–4–8 | Wilmington Jack Daly | NWS | 6 | Feb 4, 1898 | ||
| 24 | Win | 11–4–7 | Young Smyrna | PTS | 6 | Jan 31, 1898 | ||
| 23 | Loss | 10–4–7 | Izzy Strauss | NWS | 6 | Jan 29, 1898 | ||
| 22 | Win | 10–3–7 | Paddy Sheehan | NWS | 6 | Jan 18, 1898 | ||
| 21 | Win | 9–3–7 | Barney Connors | PTS | 8 | Jan 10, 1898 | ||
| 20 | Win | 8–3–7 | Izzy Strauss | NWS | 6 | Dec 31, 1897 | ||
| 19 | Win | 7–3–7 | Joe Dougherty | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 12, 1897 | ||
| 18 | Draw | 6–3–7 | Martin Judge | PTS | 6 | Jul 26, 1897 | ||
| 17 | Win | 6–3–6 | Jack Hanlon | PTS | 6 | Jun 27, 1897 | ||
| 16 | Win | 5–3–6 | Martin Judge | PTS | 6 | Jun 25, 1897 | ||
| 15 | Draw | 4–3–6 | Paddy Sheehan | PTS | 4 | Jun 9, 1897 | ||
| 14 | Draw | 4–3–5 | Barney Connors | PTS | 15 | Jun 7, 1897 | ||
| 13 | Win | 4–3–4 | Charles Bull McCarthy | PTS | 6 | Jun 3, 1897 | ||
| 12 | Loss | 3–3–4 | Charles Bull McCarthy | NWS | 6 | May 24, 1897 | ||
| 11 | ND | 3–2–4 | Young Smyrna | ND | 4 | May 4, 1897 | ||
| 10 | Loss | 3–2–4 | Billy Payne | PTS | 10 | Apr 6, 1897 | ||
| 9 | Loss | 3–1–4 | Leslie Pearce | NWS | 6 | Mar 22, 1897 | ||
| 8 | Draw | 3–0–4 | Billy Payne | NWS | 6 | Mar 15, 1897 | ||
| 7 | Win | 3–0–3 | Dan McConnell | NWS | 6 | Feb 15, 1897 | ||
| 6 | Win | 2–0–3 | Izzy Strauss | NWS | 6 | Feb 8, 1897 | ||
| 5 | Draw | 1–0–3 | Martin Judge | PTS | 6 | Jan 28, 1897 | ||
| 4 | ND | 1–0–2 | Bobby Dobbs | ND | 4 | Jan 11, 1897 | ||
| 3 | Draw | 1–0–2 | Bobby Dobbs | PTS | 4 | Dec 23, 1896 | ||
| 2 | Win | 1–0–1 | George Russell | PTS | 6 | Dec 19, 1896 | ||
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Izzy Strauss | PTS | 6 | Dec 14, 1896 | ||