Mar 1920
Casino de la Plage, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône
Jan 1920
Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris
Oct 1919
Teatro del Bosque, Barcelona, Cataluña
Jul 1919
Frontón Principal Palace, Barcelona, Cataluña
Apr 1918
Iris Park, Barcelona, Cataluña
Mar 1918
Iris Park, Barcelona, Cataluña
Dec 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Wednesday 29 December 1915 p 4
Nov 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 30 November 1915 p 3
Nov 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 16 November 1915 p 1
Oct 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 26 October 1915 p 1
Oct 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 05 October 1915 p 1
Jun 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Wednesday 16 June 1915 p 4
Jun 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 08 June 1915 p 4
May 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 18 May 1915 p 4
Apr 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Monday 05 April 1915 p 5
Mar 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 16 March 1915 p 4
Feb 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 16 February 1915 p 4
Feb 1915
Riding School, Tidworth, Wiltshire
Sporting Life - Monday 08 February 1915 p 4
Jan 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 26 January 1915 p 4
Jan 1915
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Saturday 02 January 1915 p 5
Dec 1914
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 08 December 1914 p 4
Apr 1914
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 07 April 1914 p 7
Mar 1914
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Monday 30 March 1914 p 2
Mar 1914
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 17 March 1914 p 7
Mar 1914
Acton Baths, Acton, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 10 March 1914 p 6
Mar 1914
London Palladium, West End, London
Feb 1914
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Monday 02 March 1914 p 2
Jan 1914
Drill Hall, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Sporting Life - Tuesday 13 January 1914 p 4
Jan 1914
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Friday 02 January 1914 p 2
Dec 1913
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Monday 22 December 1913 p 4
Dec 1913
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 09 December 1913 p 3
Nov 1913
Élysée Montmartre, Paris, Paris
Western Times - Monday 01 December 1913
Nov 1913
National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Nov 1913
TBA
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
-Sporting Life - Tuesday 11 November 1913 p 6
Oct 1913
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Oct 1913
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
May 1913
St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Newcastle Daily Chronicle - Tuesday 06 May 1913 p 4
The referee declared a no contest as both boxers were not doing their best
Apr 1913
Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
The Sportsman - Friday 11 April 1913 p 6
Dixie twisted his ankle and retired
Mar 1913
Boulevard Rink, Leicester, Leicestershire
Leicester Daily Post - Thursday 27 March 1913 p 7
Mar 1913
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 18 March 1913 p 3
Feb 1913
Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon
Feb 1913
Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
The Sportsman - Friday 14 February 1913 p 2
Jan 1913
Stadium, Sparkbrook, West Midlands
The Sportsman - Tuesday 14 January 1913 p 3
Jan 1913
Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
The Sportsman - Saturday 04 January 1913 p 7
Jan 1913
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Thursday 02 January 1913 p6
Dec 1912
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Friday 27 December 1912
Dec 1912
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Monday 09 December 1912 p 2
Nov 1912
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
Sporting Life - Tuesday 19 November 1912 p 6
Nov 1912
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 05 November 1912 p 6
Oct 1912
Empire Skating Rink, Sparkbrook, West Midlands
Sporting Life - Tuesday 15 October 1912 p 6
Oct 1912
Élysée Montmartre, Paris, Paris
Thomas wins World Welterweight title recognition in Europe
Aug 1912
Vickers' Sports Grounds, Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 09 August 1912 p 3
Jun 1912
Premierland, Whitechapel, London
The Sportsman - Monday 03 June 1912 p 7 Correct Jack Morris of St. Georges
May 1912
Pheasant Inn Grounds, Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 27 May 1912 p 11
May 1912
Scottish National AC, Glasgow, Scotland
Sporting Life - Tuesday 07 May 1912 p 5
May 1912
Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Sporting Life - Friday 03 May 1912 p 8
Apr 1912
Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris
Billed for World title at 147lbs
Bernard is first Frenchman to engage in a World Title bout.
Apr 1912
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 09 April 1912 p 3
Mar 1912
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 19 March 1912 p 3
Mar 1912
Drill Hall, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Sporting Life - Monday 11 March 1912 p 6
Feb 1912
The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London
The Sportsman - Monday 19 February 1912 p 6
Jan 1912
Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Liverpool Echo - Friday 19 January 1912 p 6
Nov 1911
Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Billed for the World title at 142lbs.
Summers ko'd by a right to the jaw.
The Sportsman - Friday 10 November 1911 p 3
Liverpool Evening Express - Friday 10 November 1911 p 7
Aug 1911
Trouville, Calvados
Jul 1911
Rotunda Rink, Dublin
Billed for "welterweight championship of the world". Bout ended when referee was struck by a chair and a riot endued.
Source: Irish Independent, 11 July 1931
Jul 1911
Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London
The Sportsman - Tuesday 04 July 1911 p 7
May 1911
Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris
It was an extremely close fight until Loughrey landed a low blow and was disqualified.
Apr 1911
Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris
Reports later said referee's decision reversed by FFBC and Kid declared the winner
Feb 1911
McGuigan's Club, Harrison, New Jersey
Feb 1911
Miller's Hall, Buffalo, New York
Moha won the newspaper decision. (Indianapolis Star)
Jan 1911
Harmonia Hall, Buffalo, New York
"Sullivan who trains at the Buffalo gymnasium daytimes and on highballs at night, and who caused dismay amoung his backers and friends by browsing around amoung his cronies until 2 a.m. Tuesday morning, the day of the battle, put it all over Al Brown, know as Dixie Kid." -Buffalo Evening News
Nov 1910
Auditorium, Waterbury, Connecticut
Bout was a fake and Referee Dave Fitzgerald left the ring in the second round. George Mulligan resumed the bout as referee and walked out in the fifth (The New Haven Union).
Nov 1910
National S.C., New York, New York
New York Times scored it a draw, detailed report in the Albany NY Evening Journal gives the victory to Lewis, stating that Lewis's defense was splendid and that Dixie Kid missed widely throughout the bout. It was a good slugging bout and Dixie Kid had a huge tenth round which may have swayed some reporters. NY Herald also scored the bout for Lewis.
Oct 1910
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
Sep 1910
Olympia Boxing Club, New York, New York
New York Times gave edge to Nelson, but detailed NY Sun report states that Dixie Kid outboxed Nelson, but good work in the last several rounds entitled him to a draw and there was no advantage for either fighter.
Sep 1910
National S.C., New York, New York
New York Times and New York Tribune
Sep 1910
Casino A.C., Glens Falls, New York
Source Nebraska Journal (wire); Cortland NY Standard states that Uvanni shaded Dixie Kid and that the referee told ringsiders that had he given a decision, he would have given it to Uvanni on points. However, in subsequent weeks, the Cortland paper acknowledges the bout was a draw.
Aug 1910
Lehigh A.C., New York, New York
Aug 1910
Olympia Boxing Club, New York, New York
Many of the spectators applauded Mantell for his fine fighting after the sixth round, others were of the opinion that Dixie Kid deserved a draw for his uphill battle. New York Times This was generally reported as a Mantell win.
Jul 1910
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
Jul 1910
Olympia Boxing Club, New York, New York
May 1910
Casino A.C., Glens Falls, New York
The police stopped this bout due to the "rough tactics" of both fighters (New York Times).
May 1910
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
May 1910
Empire A.C., New York, New York
New York Times and NY Sun
Apr 1910
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
Apr 1910
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
The Dixie Kid was as lively on his feet as the proverbial cricket, and made his more stolid and phlegmatic opponent look like a truck horse against a thoroughbred. New York Times
Apr 1910
Casino A.C., Glens Falls, New York
Newspaper decision from the Glen Falls (NY) Post-Star.
Mar 1910
Beaver A.C., Troy, New York
Mar 1910
Armory, Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 1910
Beaver A.C., Troy, New York
Mar 1910
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
Fitzgerald earned a clear decision for his perfect condition at the end of the bout, for his clean blows, and the manner in which he had forced the fight from the start. New York Times
Jan 1910
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
Jan 1910
Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee
Langford defends world 'colored' heavyweight title claim
Dec 1909
Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 1909
Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 1909
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis Commercial Appeal. Clark floored "numberless times" throughout.
Nov 1909
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis Commercial Appeal. Fight was even until the last round, when Dixie twice floored Clark. Dixie was floored in the second.
Oct 1909
Memphis, Tennessee
Oct 1909
Memphis, Tennessee
Sims down five times in the first round. The last came right after the bell and Referee Barry allowed Sims five minutes to continue from the accidental foul. NY Herald
Sep 1909
Armory, Boston, Massachusetts
Langford defends world 'colored' heavyweight title claim
Langford about 15 pounds heavier than the Kid. Dixie Kid's handlers threw in the sponge after the fifth round.
Sep 1909
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
Dixie Kid outweighed by about 50 pounds by "battling Johnson", who weighed nearly200 lbs. K id was down 3 times in first, but Johnson gassed out and was stopped in the second. Brooklyn Times Union and Daily Eagle -- not held on Sept. 11, 1909
Sep 1909
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
Sep 1909
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
Aug 1909
New York, New York
Aug 1909
Sharkey A.C., New York, New York
Oct 1908
Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Item in favor of Dixie Kid.
Oct 1908
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Item was in favor of George Cole.
Oct 1908
Highland Park, York, Pennsylvania
No first or last name given for the Kid's opponent. Billed as the Fighting Ghost of Merchantville.
Sep 1908
West End A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Item in favor of Dixie Kid.
Sep 1908
Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Item and the Philadelphia Record. Dixie Kid won decisively.
Sep 1908
Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Item was a draw.
Mar 1906
Business Men's Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision from the Pittsburgh Post. Givens's opponent was the former claimant to the welterweight title. Dixie was down and "all but out" in the sixth round. This was an "all-Black" card and was put together under the direction of welterweight contender Larry Temple.
Feb 1905
Maennerchor Hall, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Item gave its newspaper verdict as a draw.
Jan 1905
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Item. It was a close fight.
Jan 1905
Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Dixie Kid was knocked down in the 7th round.
"It was a hard-fought battle, with the Dixie Kid having a shade the better of it, but Temple stood up and fought back so manfully that, although the Dixie Kid was better than he, there were but few who begrudged him a draw." (Baltimore American)
According to Baltimore Sun, Dixie Kid had the better of seven rounds, three rounds for Temple, and the other five being even. Temple was about 15 pounds the heavier, according to both American and Sun.
"In the eighth round the Kid knocked out of joint a knuckle of his right hand." (Baltimore Sun)
Dec 1904
Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Jackson had the Kid down in the second round. "It had been announced that the Dixie Kid was to be married a few hours after the set-to. Mr. Maurice J. Herford, secretary of the Eureka Club, later stated that the contemplated marriage ceremony could not be performed, as license clerks of the court were keeping holiday and could not be located." (Baltimore Sun)
Nov 1904
Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision for Kid from Philadelphia Item and NY Evening World.
Nov 1904
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision for O?Brien from Philadelphia Inquirer and from the Philadelphia Item. O'Brien won decisively.
Nov 1904
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A draw from both the Philadelphia Item and Philadelphia Inquirer.
Oct 1904
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Item, which reported that Holly gave Dixie Kid a sound beating.
Oct 1904
Mount Clemens, Michigan
Sep 1904
Saginaw, Michigan
Jul 1904
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jun 1904
Saint Louis, Missouri
Mills was down in the 1st and the 5th, with the Kid "the better boxer and the superior puncher" (St. Louis Star).
Apr 1904
Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California
World Welterweight Title
Walcott was 2 1/4 pounds overweight, while Dixie Kid was below 140 pounds. Winning easily Walcott was disqualified for a kidney punch, although Walcott had been landing them throughout with no warning of foul. The contest was disregarded as a title bout and Walcott continued as champion when it was later discovered the referee had bet on the Dixie Kid.
Feb 1904
Central A.C., Fresno, California
Feb 1904
Sequoia A.C., Oakland, California
Aug 1903
Seattle, Washington
LaFontise was knocked down eight times.
May 1903
Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
May 1903
Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Kid scored two knockdowns.
Mar 1903
Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California
Cain was knocked down twice in the 1st round. In the second round he was sent to the floor again, for the count, and he sprained his ankle while falling.
Feb 1903
Dietz Opera House, Oakland, California
Jan 1903
Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California
Dec 1902
Stockton Athletic Club, Stockton, California
Dec 1902
Exposition Building, Oakland, California
Dec 1902
Stockton, California
Nov 1902
Reliance A.C., Oakland, California
Oct 1902
Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California
Oct 1902
Reliance A.C., Oakland, California
Sep 1902
West Oakland Club, Oakland, California
Sep 1902
Reliance A.C., Oakland, California
Jul 1902
Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Oct 1901
Stockton, California
Sep 1901
Avon Theater, Stockton, California
Aug 1901
Stockton Athletic Club, Stockton, California
Jul 1901
Fresno, California
May 1901
Fresno, California
May 1901
Fresno, California
Feb 1901
Stockton, California
Dec 1900
Los Angeles Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California
Dec 1900
Los Angeles, California
Nov 1900
United Republican Club, Los Angeles, California
Oct 1900
United Republican Club, Los Angeles, California
Oct 1900
Los Angeles, California
Sep 1900
Manhattan A.C., Los Angeles, California
Jul 1900
Manhattan A.C., Los Angeles, California
Mar 1900
Manhattan A.C., Los Angeles, California
Mar 1900
Manhattan A.C., Los Angeles, California
Mar 1900
Manhattan A.C., Los Angeles, California
Mar 1900
Manhattan A.C., Los Angeles, California
Dixie Kid won a battle royale with 4 men, then fought this bout with Cuter.
