Solly Smith

29 12 20
18 KOs 6 KOs
Box-pro
division feather
status inactive
bouts 64
rounds 706
KOs 28.13%
career 1888-1904
debut 1888-07-01

ID# 010706
birth name Solomon Garcia Smith
sex male
nationality USA
stance orthodox
height 5′ 4″   /   163cm
residence Los Angeles, California, USA
birth place Los Angeles, California, USA

Boxing Pro 65 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
1904-08-26 Billy Snailham 16 4 5
San Diego A.C., San Diego
L-KO
Smith knocked out by a right swing to the solar plexus. SF Call
1902-11-11 Billy DeCoursey 8 7 6
Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles
L-KO
1901-09-05 Kid McFadden 20 9 11
Oak Park, Sacramento
L-DQ
1901-06-18 Joe Bernstein 18 15 21
Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles
D-PTS
1901-05-10 Joe Bernstein 18 15 20
Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles
D-PTS
1900-06-22 Joe Bernstein 17 11 20
Broadway A.C., New York
L-DQ
Smith down 3 times in 14th
1900-05-28 Billy Maynard 5 4 3
Sampson A.C., Brooklyn
W-KO
1900-03-17 Turkey Point Billy
Smith
5 10 8
Tattersall's, Chicago
D-PTS
1900-03-03 Billy Barrett 18 7 16
Greenwood A.C., Brooklyn
L-PTS
1900-01-15 Frank Patterson 9 3 14
Hercules A.C., Brooklyn
D-PTS
Reported as the third draw in three fights between the two
1899-10-02 Jack McClelland 23 1 8
Pittsburgh
L-DQ
ref: Joe Quinn
Smith was disqualified for hitting during a clinch
1899-08-18 Joe Bernstein 13 8 16
Broadway A.C., Brooklyn
L-KO
1899-07-10 Frank Patterson 9 3 13
Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn
D-PTS
1899-05-20 Frank Patterson 9 3 11
Greenwood A.C., Brooklyn
D-PTS
1899-02-07 Oscar Gardner 61 7 19
Lenox A.C., New York
L-KO
Featherweight Championship of America
1898-09-26 Dave Sullivan 16 1 7
Greater New York A.C., Brooklyn
L-TKO
World Featherweight Title
"The bout was stopped at the end of the fifth round by the referee, who awarded the honors to Sullivan. During the second round Smith had the misfortune to break his left arm near the wrist. He used it lightly a few times in the third round, but it hung loosely in the next two rounds, and it was seen by everybody that the Californian could not continue. Smith's accident robbed him of what certainly would have been a victory, as it was apparent to everyone that he was by far the cleverer." (Cripple Creek Morning Times)
1898-08-01 Tommy White 27 7 19
Greater New York A.C., Brooklyn
D-PTS
World Featherweight Title
Smith down in round 22
1898-07-07 Billy O'Donnell 15 6 10
Olympic A.C., Buffalo
W-DQ
World Featherweight Title
This fight ended in the seventh round according to the Buffalo Courier.
1898-04-18 Eddie Santry 17 1 3
Tattersall's, Chicago
D-PTS
Fought at 122lbs.
1897-10-04 George Dixon 47 3 25
Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco
W-PTS
World Featherweight Title
Fought at 120lbs ringside
1897-08-20 Johnny Griffin 5 7 3
Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco
W-KO
1897-05-04 Martin Flaherty 14 5 14
Broadway A.C., Brooklyn
W-PTS
1897-03-13 Oscar Gardner 28 4 6
Broadway A.C., Brooklyn
W-PTS
Gardner down once each in the 8th, 17th, and 18th rounds but Smith count not put him out. Fought at 120lbs.
1897-01-12 Tommy White 17 4 13
Bohemian Sporting Club, New York
D-PTS
1896-11-09 Willie Smith 5 1 0
National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
W-TKO
Billed World 118lbs Title
Sporting Life - Tuesday 10 November 1896 p 4
1896-06-30 Johnny Lavack 11 1 4
Red Cross Rink, Cleveland
D-PTS
1896-06-22 Frank Patterson 4 1 5
Eastern A.C., Brooklyn
W-PTS
1896-06-01 Dolly Lyons 5 2 3
South Brooklyn A.C., Brooklyn
D-PTS
1896-03-21 Jerry Barnett 9 3 4
Grand Central Palace, New York
W-TKO
The police stopped the bout.
1896-02-22 Johnny Lavack 11 0 3
West Newton Street Armory, Boston
D-PTS
ref: Bill Daly
1895-12-23 Torpedo Billy
Murphy
95 29 20
Olympic Club, New Orleans
W-TKO
Sportsman, Melbourne, Tue 18 Feb 1896 Page 2
Police intervened.

1895-05-15 George Siddons 15 10 16
Manhattan A.C., New York
W-UD
Fought at 120 pounds.
1895-04-11 Jack Mullen debut
Leland Opera House, Albany
W-PTS
1895-03-22 Jerome Quigley 5 0 5
Philadelphia
NC-ND
1895-03-16 Billy McCarthy 29 12 18
Philadelphia
NC-ND
1895-03-04 Tom Denny 1 0 1
Seaside A.C., Coney Island
D-PTS
1894-11-27 Oscar Gardner 20 1 4
Buffalo A.C., Buffalo
L-DQ
Smith was disqualified for punching Gardner while the latter was down
1894-10-26 Johnny Van Heest 44 4 11
Buffalo A.C., Buffalo
D-PTS
Van Heest overweight and paid forfeit.
1894-10-02 Frank Erne 11 0 5
Liedertafel Hall, Buffalo
D-PTS
1894-03-07 George (Kid)
Lavigne
21 0 6
Arbeiter Hall, Saginaw
D-PTS
Fight ended in a prearranged draw since both fighters were on their feet. (Chicago Tribune)
Some sources report Lavigne winning the decision such as the Detroit Free-Press.
1894-01-03 Young Griffo 88 2 42
Tivoli Theater, Chicago
D-PTS
1893-12-01 Dan Ryan debut
Tivoli Theater, Chicago
W-DQ
1893-11-13 Jimmy Murphy 0 1 2
Tattersall's, Chicago
W-KO
1893-09-25 George Dixon 32 2 14
Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn
L-TKO
2:42    ref: Johnny Eckhardt
World Featherweight Title, weigh-in six hours prior at 118lbs, give or take 2lbs
This was a finish fight for a $9000 purse, of which winner got $8000; after the bout Smith was arrested for having participating in his prior bout at Roby, IN
1893-07-10 Johnny Griffin 5 2 2
Columbian Athletic Club, Roby
W-KO
Billed for the World Featherweight title, 122 lbs at noon
Dixon remains champ at 120 lbs -- Wyatt Earp the timekeeper
1893-05-08 Oscar Gardner 7 0 1
Phoenix A.C., Saint Paul
L-PTS
St. Paul Daily Globe
1893-04-15 Frankie McHugh 0 1 2
2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago
W-NWS
No referee was allowed in the fight, and the police stopped it in the 3rd round after McHugh was knocked down twice and severely beaten. The police sent the men back to their corners. When the fight resumed, there was only light sparring for the rest of the bout. Chicago Tribune
1892-12-29 Johnny Van Heest 38 2 7
California A.C., San Francisco
W-KO
Fight to a finish. The bout was of the hurricane order, with a lot of foul work on Smith's part, who threw Heest and ran his knees into his neck and face, or dropped on top of Van Heest, the referee never giving a single warning about that, as if it were a LPR fight. Van Heest knocked Smith down in the 6th, breaking his nose with the punch. In the 14th round Van Heest was thrown on his back, striking his head heavily on the floor, and was counted out. (SF Morning Call)
1892-09-29 George Siddons 10 5 9
California A.C., San Francisco
D-PTS
1892-07-08 Dan Daly 2 1 1
Pacific A.C., San Francisco
W-KO
Daly's jaw broken
1892-05-24 Dal Hawkins 5 1 2
California A.C., San Francisco
W-KO

This was a fight to the finish for a $1500 purse. Source: The Los Angeles Times
1892-03-30 Harry Dally 4 3 2
California A.C., San Francisco
W-PTS
"Smith handled Dally pretty much as he liked." San Francisco Examiner
1892-02-25 Tommy Smith debut
New Cribb A.C., Los Angeles
W-KO
1891-12-03 Danny Mahoney 1 2 1
Pastime A.C., Los Angeles
W-KO
Featherweight Championship of the Coast
Finish Fight; 4-oz gloves
1891-08-27 Billy Manning 0 5 0
Pastime A.C., Los Angeles
W-KO
Correct date from LA Herald -- for Bantamweight Championship of Southern California
1890-09-03 Dave Williams debut
Pasadena
D-PTS
Los Angeles Times
1889-12-05 Young Abbott debut
Los Angeles
W-PTS
Exact date unknown. Source Syracuse Herald, Nov 8, 1911
1889-12-01 Billy Jones debut
Los Angeles
W-TKO
Exact date unknown. LA Times, Feb 25, 1892
1889-11-01 Pete Cummings debut
Los Angeles
W-TKO
1889-10-01 Young Billy Moore 0 1 0
Los Angeles
W-TKO
Exact date unknown. Source Syracuse Herald, Nov 8, 1911
1889-09-01 Young Billy Moore debut
Los Angeles
W-PTS
Exact date and decision unknown.
1889-06-01 Jack Golden debut
Los Angeles
W-KO
1888-12-12 Joe 'Kid' Hogan debut
Sacramento
NC-NC
LA Times Feb 25, 1892 reported this as 32-round draw
1888-08-01 Joe Soto 5 1 1
Los Angeles
D-PTS
Exact date unknown. Source Syracuse Herald, Nov 8, 1911. These two were scheduled for ten rounds on September 26, 1891. at Los Angeles.
1888-07-01 Billy Smith 0 1 0
Los Angeles
W-TKO
Exact date unknown. Source Syracuse Herald, Nov 8, 1911