Ray Bronson

Ray Bronson (August 1887 – January 1948) briefly claimed the World Welterweight Boxing Title between February and December 1912.^[1]

Ray Bronson
Bronson in 1920
Born	(1887-08-02)August 2, 1887 Webster City, Iowa
Died	January 1, 1948(1948-01-01) (aged 60)
Nationality	American
Other names	John Ray Bronson
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	105
Wins	61
Wins by KO	22
Losses	19
Draws	25

Early life

Like so many boxers of his era, Bronson was forced to begin earning a living at an early age. After working as a messenger boy, he became an apprentice horseshoer in an Indianapolis blacksmith shop. As his strength improved, he was often given the task of shoeing the strongest, and most defiant horses. His youthful career as a blacksmith strengthened his arms, and shoulders, and even helped create endurance, all essential skills for a successful boxer. He became a member of the Horseshoer's Union in October 1905, and served as a delegate of the Central Labor Union through 1907.^[2]

Early boxing career

At least according to BoxRec, Bronson had begun his professional boxing career by the age of seventeen in early 1905, and although the location of many of his early fights remains unclear, he fought often in his hometown of Indianapolis and occasionally in adjacent Illinois. In his first four years of boxing, he fought at least 44 fights, losing only twice in those bouts listed by BoxRec, once to Grover Hayes, and once to Mickey Ford, both in Indiana, and both by knockout.^[1]

In a memorable bout on March 5, 1909, he lost in a thirteenth-round TKO to the great Freddie Welsh in a lightweight bout in Gretna, Louisiana. On September 19, 1909, he drew with Packey McFarland on points in a full twenty-round bout in McDonoughville, Louisiana. The local New Orleans Daily Picayune gave the bout to McFarland, however.^[1] The Washington Evening Star called the bout "a hard, fast battle all the way", and noted that both boxers were near the lightweight limit, weighing in at around 134 pounds.^[3]

On June 30, 1910, Bronson managed to defeat future welterweight world champion Jack Britton at the Royal Athletic Club in New Orleans in a ten-round points decision.^[1]

Claiming the World Welterweight Title

Bronson first claimed the World Welterweight Title, according to most sources, in his bout with Young Erne on February 22, 1912, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He won the bout, according to the Indianapolis Star in a ten-round points decision.^[1]

Packey McFarland, circa 1912

One of Bronson's most famous opponents was Packey McFarland. Bronson fought a ten-round, no-decision bout three months after taking the Welterweight Title against McFarland at Independence Hall in Indianapolis on May 29, 1912. Though a no-decision bout, most newspapers gave the edge to McFarland, an American boxing legend who somehow never claimed a world title despite being nearly undefeated in his career. A large crowd had assembled perhaps as a result of the Indianapolis 500 soon to follow. The Milwaukee Journal wrote, "Packey McFarland gave Ray Bronson an artistic lacing in a spiteful ten-round fight before a big crowd of fans."^[4] The New London Day wrote, "McFarland had the better of eight rounds, and Bronson managed to break even in the other two."^[5]

According to one source, Bronson was one of only two boxers to ever knock down the legendary Packey McFarland in a fight, a feat he managed in their previous 1909 twenty-round bout in New Orleans.^[1][6] As the fight was a no-decision, Bronson retained his title.

Bronson defended his title against boxers Clarence English, Harry Brewer, Wildcat Ferns and Hillard Lang. He lost the American version of the World title on January 13, 1913, to Spike Kelly in an eight-round points decision in Memphis, Tennessee. He more formally lost the World Title against Waldemar Holberg in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on January 1, 1914, in a twenty-round points decision that was clearly billed as a World Welterweight Title fight, or at least the Australian version.

On February 8, 1914, he lost to Matt Wells, a future World Welterweight Title holder, and on September 6, 1920, he lost to Jack Britton another future World Welterweight champion. While in Australia, Bronson tried his hand at managing other boxers. The Tacoma Times wrote in July 1914, that Bronson was managing welterweight Milburn Saylor, and that, "Bronson has a number of crack battlers under his wing," which included Al Morey, an Australian welterweight.^[7]

Retirement from boxing

Bronson retired from active professional boxing around 1921 and died in 1948.

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,^[8] unless otherwise stated.

Official record

105 fights	49 wins	10 losses
By knockout	22	4
By decision	26	5
By disqualification	1	1
Draws	23
Newspaper decisions/draws	23

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

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
105	Loss	49–10–23 (23)	Jack Britton	NWS	10	Sep 6, 1920	Cedar Point Arena, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
104	Loss	49–10–23 (22)	Matt Wells	TKO	7 (20)	Feb 28, 1914	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
103	Draw	49–9–23 (22)	Frank Picato	PTS	20	Feb 14, 1914	Baker's Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
102	Loss	49–9–22 (22)	Waldemar Holberg	PTS	20	Jan 1, 1914	Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Lost world welterweight title claim; For vacant Australian world welterweight title; Forbes continued to claim the title
101	Loss	49–8–22 (22)	Young Denny	NWS	10	May 12, 1913	Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	Bronson defended the American version of the world welterweight title
100	Win	49–8–22 (21)	Hilliard Lang	NWS	10	Apr 23, 1913	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
99	Draw	49–8–22 (20)	Billy Griffith	NWS	10	Apr 14, 1913	Olympic A.C., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
98	Loss	49–8–22 (19)	Tommy Howell	NWS	6	Mar 8, 1913	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
97	Win	49–8–22 (18)	Leo Kelly	KO	2 (8)	Mar 5, 1913	Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
96	Win	48–8–22 (18)	Jimmy Perry	NWS	10	Jan 29, 1913	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
95	Loss	48–8–22 (17)	Tommy Howell	PTS	10	Jan 22, 1913	Labor Temple Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
94	Loss	48–7–22 (17)	Spike Kelly	PTS	8	Jan 13, 1913	Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.	Lost American welterweight title claim
93	Win	48–6–22 (17)	Clarence English	NWS	8	Oct 29, 1912	Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
92	Loss	48–6–22 (16)	Hilliard Lang	NWS	12	Sep 9, 1912	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	American welterweight title claim
91	Win	48–6–22 (15)	Wildcat Ferns	NWS	10	Sep 2, 1912	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
90	Win	48–6–22 (14)	Harry Brewer	NWS	10	Jun 29, 1912	Ball Park, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
89	Loss	48–6–22 (13)	Packey McFarland	NWS	10	May 29, 1912	Independence Ball Park, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	American welterweight title claim
88	Loss	48–6–22 (12)	Harry Brewer	NWS	8	May 23, 1912	Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.	American welterweight title claim
87	Win	48–6–22 (11)	Clarence English	PTS	15	Apr 1, 1912	Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S.	Claimed vacant American welterweight title
86	Win	47–6–22 (11)	Young Erne	NWS	10	Feb 22, 1912	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
85	Draw	47–6–22 (10)	Tommy Devlin	PTS	10	Jan 1, 1912	Tri City A.C., Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
84	Win	47–6–21 (10)	Tommy Howell	NWS	10	Nov 29, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
83	Loss	47–6–21 (9)	Milburn Saylor	NWS	10	Oct 18, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
82	Win	47–6–21 (8)	Tommy Howell	NWS	10	Sep 27, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
81	Loss	47–6–21 (7)	Tommy Howell	PTS	12	Aug 29, 1911	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
80	Win	47–5–21 (7)	Dave Deshler	NWS	10	Aug 23, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
79	Win	47–5–21 (6)	Eddie Webber	KO	3 (10)	Jul 26, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
78	Win	46–5–21 (6)	Johnny Glover	PTS	8	Jul 10, 1911	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
77	Win	45–5–21 (6)	Morris Bloom	NWS	10	Jun 5, 1911	Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
76	Loss	45–5–21 (5)	Sid Burns	DQ	19 (20)	Mar 22, 1911	Olympia Annexe, Kensington, London, England
75	Win	45–4–21 (5)	Jim Armstrong	KO	5 (20)	Jan 23, 1911	Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
74	Win	44–4–21 (5)	Arthur Douglas	TKO	11 (20)	Jan 7, 1911	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
73	Loss	43–4–21 (5)	Hughie Mehegan	PTS	20	Jan 2, 1911	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	For vacant Australian lightweight title
72	Win	43–3–21 (5)	Frank Thorn	TKO	4 (20)	Dec 7, 1910	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
71	Win	42–3–21 (5)	Sid Papworth Sullivan	PTS	20	Nov 16, 1910	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
70	Win	41–3–21 (5)	Tommy Jones	PTS	20	Oct 22, 1910	Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
69	Win	40–3–21 (5)	Grover Hayes	PTS	8	Aug 29, 1910	Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
68	Win	39–3–21 (5)	Johnny Krause	PTS	8	Aug 1, 1910	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
67	Win	38–3–21 (5)	Guy Dalton	PTS	8	Jul 26, 1910	Richmond, Indiana, U.S.
66	Win	37–3–21 (5)	Jack Britton	PTS	10	Jun 30, 1910	Royal A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
65	Win	36–3–21 (5)	Harry Trendall	PTS	8	Jun 13, 1910	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
64	Win	35–3–21 (5)	Guy Dalton	KO	5 (?)	Jun 8, 1910	near Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
63	Loss	34–3–21 (5)	Jack Redmond	NWS	10	May 17, 1910	Grand Opera House, Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
62	Win	34–3–21 (4)	Mike Memsic	NWS	8	May 5, 1910	Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
61	Draw	34–3–21 (3)	Paul Kohler	NWS	10	May 2, 1910	Akron, Ohio, U.S.
60	Win	34–3–21 (2)	Tommy O'Keefe	TKO	3 (12)	Mar 22, 1910	Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
59	Win	33–3–21 (2)	Joe Hirst	NWS	6	Mar 12, 1910	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
58	Draw	33–3–21 (1)	Jack Dillon	PTS	8 (10)	Mar 8, 1910	Grand Opera House, Anderson, Indiana, U.S.	The referee declared it a draw in the 8th, although the bout was scheduled for 10 rounds
57	Draw	33–3–20 (1)	Matty Baldwin	PTS	12	Feb 22, 1910	Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
56	Draw	33–3–19 (1)	Matty Baldwin	PTS	20	Dec 26, 1909	West Side A.C., Gretna, Louisiana, U.S.
55	Draw	33–3–18 (1)	Dave Deshler	PTS	12	Dec 14, 1909	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
54	Draw	33–3–17 (1)	Dave Deshler	PTS	12	Nov 30, 1909	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
53	Win	33–3–16 (1)	Perry Moyer	KO	1 (20)	Oct 16, 1909	Near, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
52	Draw	32–3–16 (1)	Packey McFarland	PTS	20	Sep 19, 1909	West Side A.C., McDonoughville, Louisiana, U.S.
51	Win	32–3–15 (1)	Jack O'Sullivan	PTS	6	Aug 7, 1909	Marion, Indiana, U.S.
50	Win	31–3–15 (1)	Jack Redmond	PTS	10	Jul 3, 1909	Royal A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
49	Draw	30–3–15 (1)	Jack Redmond	PTS	10	Jun 26, 1909	Royal A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
48	Loss	30–3–14 (1)	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	NWS	6	May 25, 1909	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
47	Draw	30–3–14	Russell Van Horn	PTS	10	May 15, 1909	Royal A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
46	Draw	30–3–13	Jack Dillon	PTS	6	Mar 12, 1909	Hartford City A.C., Hartford City, Indiana, U.S.
45	Loss	30–3–12	Freddie Welsh	TKO	13 (20)	Mar 5, 1909	West Side A.C., Gretna, Louisiana, U.S.
44	Win	30–2–12	Julius Stein	KO	3 (20)	Jan 26, 1909	Atlanta A.C., Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
43	Draw	29–2–12	Jimmy Dunn	PTS	10	Jan 22, 1909	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
42	Win	29–2–11	Kid Goodman	PTS	20	Nov 20, 1908	Gymnastic Club, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
41	Draw	28–2–11	Jimmy Dunn	PTS	15	Sep 7, 1908	Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
40	Draw	28–2–10	Andy Bezenah	PTS	15	Apr 23, 1908	Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
39	Win	28–2–9	Andy Bezenah	PTS	10	Mar 30, 1908	Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
38	Win	27–2–9	Kid Hogan	KO	5 (?)	Feb 18, 1908	Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
37	Draw	26–2–9	Julius Stein	PTS	10	Oct 30, 1907	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
36	Draw	26–2–8	Grover Hayes	PTS	10	May 8, 1907	Indianapolis A.C., Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
35	Win	26–2–7	Jack Ward	KO	3 (?)	Apr 25, 1907	Princess Rink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
34	Draw	25–2–7	Julius Stein	PTS	10	Apr 3, 1907	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
33	Win	25–2–6	Mike Bartley	PTS	10	Mar 22, 1907	Princess Rink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
32	Win	24–2–6	Johnny Nickels	KO	3 (?)	Mar 20, 1907	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
31	Win	23–2–6	Mickey Ford	PTS	10	Dec 12, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
30	Win	22–2–6	Kid Kahn	KO	5 (?)	Nov 27, 1906	Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
29	Win	21–2–6	Louisville Tommy West	KO	4 (6)	Oct 23, 1906	Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
28	Win	20–2–6	Kid Black	PTS	6	Oct 22, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
27	Draw	19–2–6	Freddie Cole	PTS	6	Oct 1, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
26	Loss	19–2–5	Mickey Ford	KO	7 (?)	Sep 29, 1906	Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
25	Win	19–1–5	Mickey Ford	PTS	6	Aug 10, 1906	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
24	Draw	18–1–5	Young Sharkey	PTS	10	Aug 8, 1906	Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
23	Loss	18–1–4	Grover Hayes	KO	3 (3)	May 23, 1906	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
22	Draw	18–0–4	Julius Stein	PTS	8	May 17, 1906	Riverside A.C., Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
21	Win	18–0–3	George Quinn	KO	2 (?)	May 14, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
20	Win	17–0–3	Grant Clark	KO	4 (?)	Apr 23, 1906	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
19	Win	16–0–3	Tommy Shea	KO	2 (?)	Apr 9, 1906	Indianapolis A.C., Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
18	Win	15–0–3	Young Lavin	KO	4 (?)	Mar 8, 1906	Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
17	Win	14–0–3	Mike Ryan	PTS	6	Mar 5, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
16	Win	13–0–3	Ben Doerk	KO	2 (?)	Feb 27, 1906	Peoria A.C., Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
15	Win	12–0–3	Jack Roberts	PTS	6	Feb 12, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
14	Win	11–0–3	Tommy Grant	KO	1 (?)	Jan 26, 1906	Peoria A.C., Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
13	Win	10–0–3	Willie Reilly	PTS	4	Jan 25, 1906	Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
12	Draw	9–0–3	Canadian Kid	PTS	6	Dec 27, 1905	Washington Club, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
11	Win	9–0–2	Canadian Kid	DQ	3 (4)	Dec 11, 1905	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
10	Win	8–0–2	Jack Metimas	PTS	10	Aug 18, 1905	Brighton Beach, New York, U.S.
9	Win	7–0–2	Kid Gordon	PTS	5	Aug 1, 1905	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
8	Win	6–0–2	Joe Percente	PTS	10	Jun 1, 1905	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
7	Win	5–0–2	Henry Gardner	PTS	6	May 1, 1905	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
6	Win	4–0–2	Skinny DeBruler	KO	1 (4)	Apr 25, 1905	Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
5	Draw	3–0–2	Skinny DeBruler	PTS	6	Apr 10, 1905	Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
4	Win	3–0–1	Jimmy Casey	KO	2 (5)	Mar 20, 1905	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
3	Draw	2–0–1	Jimmy Casey	PTS	4	Mar 8, 1905	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Mike Morris	PTS	5	Mar 1, 1905	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
1	Win	1–0	Billie Hinkle	PTS	4	Feb 20, 1905	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

Unofficial record

105 fights	61 wins	19 losses
By knockout	22	4
By decision	38	14
By disqualification	1	1
Draws	25

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

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
105	Loss	61–19–25	Jack Britton	NWS	10	Sep 6, 1920	Cedar Point Arena, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
104	Loss	61–18–25	Matt Wells	TKO	7 (20)	Feb 28, 1914	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
103	Draw	61–17–25	Frank Picato	PTS	20	Feb 14, 1914	Baker's Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
102	Loss	61–17–24	Waldemar Holberg	PTS	20	Jan 1, 1914	Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Lost world welterweight title claim; For vacant Australian world welterweight title
101	Loss	61–16–24	Young Denny	NWS	10	May 12, 1913	Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	Bronson defended the American version of the world welterweight title
100	Win	61–15–24	Hilliard Lang	NWS	10	Apr 23, 1913	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
99	Draw	60–15–24	Billy Griffith	NWS	10	Apr 14, 1913	Olympic A.C., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
98	Loss	60–15–23	Tommy Howell	NWS	6	Mar 8, 1913	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
97	Win	60–14–23	Leo Kelly	KO	2 (8)	Mar 5, 1913	Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
96	Win	59–14–23	Jimmy Perry	NWS	10	Jan 29, 1913	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
95	Loss	58–14–23	Tommy Howell	PTS	10	Jan 22, 1913	Labor Temple Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
94	Loss	58–13–23	Spike Kelly	PTS	8	Jan 13, 1913	Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.	Kelly claims the American welterweight title
93	Win	58–12–23	Clarence English	NWS	8	Oct 29, 1912	Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
92	Loss	57–12–23	Hilliard Lang	NWS	12	Sep 9, 1912	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Retained American welterweight title claim
91	Win	57–11–23	Wildcat Ferns	NWS	10	Sep 2, 1912	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
90	Win	56–11–23	Harry Brewer	NWS	10	Jun 29, 1912	Ball Park, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
89	Loss	55–11–23	Packey McFarland	NWS	10	May 29, 1912	Independence Ball Park, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	Retained American welterweight title claim
88	Loss	55–10–23	Harry Brewer	NWS	8	May 23, 1912	Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.	Retained American welterweight title claim
87	Win	55–9–23	Clarence English	PTS	15	Apr 1, 1912	Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S.	Claimed vacant American welterweight title
86	Win	54–9–23	Young Erne	NWS	10	Feb 22, 1912	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
85	Draw	53–9–23	Tommy Devlin	PTS	10	Jan 1, 1912	Tri City A.C., Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
84	Win	53–9–22	Tommy Howell	NWS	10	Nov 29, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
83	Loss	52–9–22	Milburn Saylor	NWS	10	Oct 18, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
82	Win	52–8–22	Tommy Howell	NWS	10	Sep 27, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
81	Loss	51–8–22	Tommy Howell	PTS	12	Aug 29, 1911	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
80	Win	51–7–22	Dave Deshler	NWS	10	Aug 23, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
79	Win	50–7–22	Eddie Webber	KO	3 (10)	Jul 26, 1911	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
78	Win	49–7–22	Johnny Glover	PTS	8	Jul 10, 1911	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
77	Win	48–7–22	Morris Bloom	NWS	10	Jun 5, 1911	Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
76	Loss	47–7–22	Sid Burns	DQ	19 (20)	Mar 22, 1911	Olympia Annexe, Kensington, London, England
75	Win	47–6–22	Jim Armstrong	KO	5 (20)	Jan 23, 1911	Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
74	Win	46–6–22	Arthur Douglas	TKO	11 (20)	Jan 7, 1911	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
73	Loss	45–6–22	Hughie Mehegan	PTS	20	Jan 2, 1911	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	For vacant Australian lightweight title
72	Win	45–5–22	Frank Thorn	TKO	4 (20)	Dec 7, 1910	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
71	Win	44–5–22	Sid Papworth Sullivan	PTS	20	Nov 16, 1910	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
70	Win	43–5–22	Tommy Jones	PTS	20	Oct 22, 1910	Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
69	Win	42–5–22	Grover Hayes	PTS	8	Aug 29, 1910	Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
68	Win	41–5–22	Johnny Krause	PTS	8	Aug 1, 1910	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
67	Win	40–5–22	Guy Dalton	PTS	8	Jul 26, 1910	Richmond, Indiana, U.S.
66	Win	39–5–22	Jack Britton	PTS	10	Jun 30, 1910	Royal A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
65	Win	38–5–22	Harry Trendall	PTS	8	Jun 13, 1910	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
64	Win	37–5–22	Guy Dalton	KO	5 (?)	Jun 8, 1910	near Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
63	Loss	36–5–22	Jack Redmond	NWS	10	May 17, 1910	Grand Opera House, Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
62	Win	36–4–22	Mike Memsic	NWS	8	May 5, 1910	Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
61	Draw	35–4–22	Paul Kohler	NWS	10	May 2, 1910	Akron, Ohio, U.S.
60	Win	35–4–21	Tommy O'Keefe	TKO	3 (12)	Mar 22, 1910	Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
59	Win	34–4–21	Joe Hirst	NWS	6	Mar 12, 1910	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
58	Draw	33–4–21	Jack Dillon	PTS	8 (10)	Mar 8, 1910	Grand Opera House, Anderson, Indiana, U.S.	The referee declared it a draw in the 8th, although the bout was scheduled for 10 rounds
57	Draw	33–4–20	Matty Baldwin	PTS	12	Feb 22, 1910	Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
56	Draw	33–4–19	Matty Baldwin	PTS	20	Dec 26, 1909	West Side A.C., Gretna, Louisiana, U.S.
55	Draw	33–4–18	Dave Deshler	PTS	12	Dec 14, 1909	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
54	Draw	33–4–17	Dave Deshler	PTS	12	Nov 30, 1909	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
53	Win	33–4–16	Perry Moyer	KO	1 (20)	Oct 16, 1909	Near, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
52	Draw	32–4–16	Packey McFarland	PTS	20	Sep 19, 1909	West Side A.C., McDonoughville, Louisiana, U.S.
51	Win	32–4–15	Jack O'Sullivan	PTS	6	Aug 7, 1909	Marion, Indiana, U.S.
50	Win	31–4–15	Jack Redmond	PTS	10	Jul 3, 1909	Royal A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
49	Draw	30–4–15	Jack Redmond	PTS	10	Jun 26, 1909	Royal A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
48	Loss	30–4–14	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	NWS	6	May 25, 1909	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
47	Draw	30–3–14	Russell Van Horn	PTS	10	May 15, 1909	Royal A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
46	Draw	30–3–13	Jack Dillon	PTS	6	Mar 12, 1909	Hartford City A.C., Hartford City, Indiana, U.S.
45	Loss	30–3–12	Freddie Welsh	TKO	13 (20)	Mar 5, 1909	West Side A.C., Gretna, Louisiana, U.S.
44	Win	30–2–12	Julius Stein	KO	3 (20)	Jan 26, 1909	Atlanta A.C., Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
43	Draw	29–2–12	Jimmy Dunn	PTS	10	Jan 22, 1909	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
42	Win	29–2–11	Kid Goodman	PTS	20	Nov 20, 1908	Gymnastic Club, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
41	Draw	28–2–11	Jimmy Dunn	PTS	15	Sep 7, 1908	Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
40	Draw	28–2–10	Andy Bezenah	PTS	15	Apr 23, 1908	Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
39	Win	28–2–9	Andy Bezenah	PTS	10	Mar 30, 1908	Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
38	Win	27–2–9	Kid Hogan	KO	5 (?)	Feb 18, 1908	Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
37	Draw	26–2–9	Julius Stein	PTS	10	Oct 30, 1907	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
36	Draw	26–2–8	Grover Hayes	PTS	10	May 8, 1907	Indianapolis A.C., Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
35	Win	26–2–7	Jack Ward	KO	3 (?)	Apr 25, 1907	Princess Rink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
34	Draw	25–2–7	Julius Stein	PTS	10	Apr 3, 1907	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
33	Win	25–2–6	Mike Bartley	PTS	10	Mar 22, 1907	Princess Rink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
32	Win	24–2–6	Johnny Nickels	KO	3 (?)	Mar 20, 1907	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
31	Win	23–2–6	Mickey Ford	PTS	10	Dec 12, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
30	Win	22–2–6	Kid Kahn	KO	5 (?)	Nov 27, 1906	Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
29	Win	21–2–6	Louisville Tommy West	KO	4 (6)	Oct 23, 1906	Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
28	Win	20–2–6	Kid Black	PTS	6	Oct 22, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
27	Draw	19–2–6	Freddie Cole	PTS	6	Oct 1, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
26	Loss	19–2–5	Mickey Ford	KO	7 (?)	Sep 29, 1906	Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
25	Win	19–1–5	Mickey Ford	PTS	6	Aug 10, 1906	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
24	Draw	18–1–5	Young Sharkey	PTS	10	Aug 8, 1906	Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
23	Loss	18–1–4	Grover Hayes	KO	3 (3)	May 23, 1906	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
22	Draw	18–0–4	Julius Stein	PTS	8	May 17, 1906	Riverside A.C., Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
21	Win	18–0–3	George Quinn	KO	2 (?)	May 14, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
20	Win	17–0–3	Grant Clark	KO	4 (?)	Apr 23, 1906	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
19	Win	16–0–3	Tommy Shea	KO	2 (?)	Apr 9, 1906	Indianapolis A.C., Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
18	Win	15–0–3	Young Lavin	KO	4 (?)	Mar 8, 1906	Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
17	Win	14–0–3	Mike Ryan	PTS	6	Mar 5, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
16	Win	13–0–3	Ben Doerk	KO	2 (?)	Feb 27, 1906	Peoria A.C., Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
15	Win	12–0–3	Jack Roberts	PTS	6	Feb 12, 1906	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
14	Win	11–0–3	Tommy Grant	KO	1 (?)	Jan 26, 1906	Peoria A.C., Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
13	Win	10–0–3	Willie Reilly	PTS	4	Jan 25, 1906	Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
12	Draw	9–0–3	Canadian Kid	PTS	6	Dec 27, 1905	Washington Club, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
11	Win	9–0–2	Canadian Kid	DQ	3 (4)	Dec 11, 1905	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
10	Win	8–0–2	Jack Metimas	PTS	10	Aug 18, 1905	Brighton Beach, New York, U.S.
9	Win	7–0–2	Kid Gordon	PTS	5	Aug 1, 1905	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
8	Win	6–0–2	Joe Percente	PTS	10	Jun 1, 1905	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
7	Win	5–0–2	Henry Gardner	PTS	6	May 1, 1905	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
6	Win	4–0–2	Skinny DeBruler	KO	1 (4)	Apr 25, 1905	Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
5	Draw	3–0–2	Skinny DeBruler	PTS	6	Apr 10, 1905	Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
4	Win	3–0–1	Jimmy Casey	KO	2 (5)	Mar 20, 1905	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
3	Draw	2–0–1	Jimmy Casey	PTS	4	Mar 8, 1905	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Mike Morris	PTS	5	Mar 1, 1905	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
1	Win	1–0	Billie Hinkle	PTS	4	Feb 20, 1905	Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.