Dec 1894
Auditorium Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
Billed for American Lightweight Title -- 133-lb limit
Bowen died from injuries recieved in this fight
Aug 1894
Auditorium Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
Purse-$1, 500 (winner was to get $1, 200, loser - $300). Bowen down in the 9th round.
May 1894
Auditorium Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
Pre-arranged draw if both men are on their feet at the end.
May 1893
Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
85 rounds, lasting 5 hours and 35 minutes. Purse - $2, 000.
The fight was for the lightweight championship of the South.
Apr 1893
Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
This is the longest glove fight on record, lasting 7 hours and 20 minutes. The bout was called a 'no contest' by the referee after 110 rounds. Purse $2, 500.
Jan 1893
Crescent City A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana
Purse-$2, 000-$500. Report states Fielden was 30-0 coming into this bout.
Oct 1892
Plaquemine, Louisiana
Feb 1892
Chicago, Illinois
No such bout was mentioned in Feb 19 Daily Inter Ocean.
Dec 1891
Metropolitan A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana
Bowen was hanging on the ropes defenseless, when the referee pulled Gibbons away and awarded him the fight. There were no knockdowns. It lasted 3 hours and 41 minutes. Purse: $2, 000 for the winner, $500 for the loser. Both weighed 132 pounds according to Daily Picayune.
May 1891
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reported as Bowen and Myer. Referee declared it a Draw due to repeated fouling by both boxers. Said all bets were off. This being a valid bout is suspect.
May 1891
Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
Billed as for American + World 134lb title. Also reported as Billy Myers with the result of TKO23.
Sep 1890
Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
Billed for World and American 134lbs & 135 lbs titles. Purse: $2, 500 to the winner, $500 to the loser.
May 1890
West End Athletic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
Bowen claimed World 133lb title. Purse: $3, 000.
Feb 1890
Abita Springs, Louisiana
$1, 000 purse. Originally a Draw. The referee reserved his decision for two days, but finally awarded the stakes and purse to Johnson. Source: Historians Tommy Scharf & Tracy Callis
Jan 1890
Southern A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 1889
Southern A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana
Purse: $500 and 75 percent of the gate money. Although billed to be fought under Queensberry rules, with gloves, but the rounds ended after knockdowns, and McHale was unable to come for the 3rd round. The Referee of Dec 31, 1890 reported that McHale had covered his hands in plaster of Paris.
Aug 1889
Sportsman's Park, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 1889
Sportsman's Park, New Orleans, Louisiana
Queensberry Rules, 4-oz gloves. Oliver had recently arrived from Brooklyn, NY
May 1889
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 1887
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 1887
New Orleans, Louisiana
May 1887
New Orleans, Louisiana
Apr 1887
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 1887
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 1887
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 1887
Park Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
Queensbury Rules, 3-oz gloves.
