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Box-pro 70 bouts |
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| Jan 95 | Tommy Ryan | 28 0 7 | 
| Sea Side A.C., Coney Island | L
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Billed as a catchweight bout
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| Sep 94 | Billy McCarthy | 28 12 17 |   
| Auditorium Club, New Orleans | D
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| Feb 93 | Billy Keough | 3 1 0 | 
| Pastime A.C., Portland | W
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Dempsey was outweighed by fifty pounds and had not fought in two years. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) Daily Inter Ocean reported weights as 148 and 190. | |||||||||
| Jan 91 | Bob Fitzsimmons | 23 6 12 |
| Olympic Club, New Orleans | L
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World Middleweight Title A finish fight The Daily Picayune January 16, 1891 | |||||||||
| Feb 90 | Billy McCarthy | 18 4 15 |
| California A.C., San Francisco | W
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World 158lbs Middleweight Title
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| Aug 89 | George LaBlanche | 35 3 10 |
| California A.C., San Francisco | L
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A finish fight
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| Aug 89 | Mike Dempsey | 0 1 0 |
| San Francisco | W
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| Nov 88 | Mike Donovan | 5 1 1 |
| Palace Rink, Williamsburg | D
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| Apr 88 | James Stevens | debut | Grand Theater, Williamsburg | W
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| Feb 88 | William Baker | 5 1 0 |
| Adelphia Theatre, Buffalo | W
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Buffalo Daily Courier
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| Jan 88 | Dominick McCaffrey | 9 3 3 |
| Pavonia Rink, Jersey City | W
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| Dec 87 | John Reagan | 6 2 5 |
| Long Island | W
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Promoted by Police Gazette as Middleweight Championship of America, 154 lbs ringside, with winner to receive its diamond belt. Rules were of London Prize Ring and skin tight gloves. Reagan and Dempsey fought in two locations, reached by tug on the shore of Long Island Sound. After 15 minutes of fighting, a rising tide at the site of the bout forced the spectators and fighters to move 25 miles away. Reagan's seconds tossed in the sponge after the 44th round. Dempsey's leg ripped open by Reagan's spiked shoes. Dempsey blamed Reagan's trainer Mike Donovan for the spiking. Brooklyn Daily Eagle | |||||||||
| Nov 87 | Bill Gabig | 11 18 8 |
| Grand Central Theater, Wilmington | W
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| Nov 87 | Denny Kelliher | 9 7 11 |
| Grand Central Theater, Wilmington | W
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The NY Evening World refers to Dempsey's opponent as Denny Kelliher of Philadelphia.
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| Nov 87 | Frank Bosworth | 4 3 2 |
| Grand Central Theater, Wilmington | W
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| Oct 87 | Ned McCann | 2 1 0 |
| Grand Central Theater, Wilmington | W
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| Oct 87 | Bill Dacey | 1 2 1 |
| Hoboken Casino, Hoboken | W
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| Oct 87 | Jim McHugh | 0 1 0 |
| Hoboken Casino, Hoboken | W
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| Oct 87 | Eddie Reede | debut | Hoboken Casino, Hoboken | W
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| May 87 | Reddy Gallagher | debut | Frankfort St. Gym, Cleveland | D
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Dempsey broke left arm below the elbow in the 2d round. 4-oz gloves
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| Apr 87 | William Baker | 3 1 0 |
| Adelphia Theatre, Buffalo | N
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Failed to score KO as agreed. Buffalo Express | |||||||||
| Feb 87 | Denny Killen | 3 2 0 |
| Theatre Comique, Philadelphia | W
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| Feb 87 | Jack Langdon | 3 2 0 |
| Theatre Comique, Philadelphia | W
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| Jan 87 | Mike Boden | 6 10 6 |
| Theatre Comique, Philadelphia | W
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Results from the Philadelphia Record. Boden had a roughly 20-plus pounds weight advantage on Dempsey and the latter seemed puzzled by Boden's southpaw stance. Referee Sparrow insisted on breaking them at every clinch so robbing Boden of his favoured infighting tactics.
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| Nov 86 | Jack Burke | 31 3 13 |
| Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco | D
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Frank Crockett and Jack Hallinan served as joint referees; they could not agree on a decision so a draw was called.
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| May 86 | Ed Moehler | debut | Leland Rink, Minneapolis | W
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St. Paul Daily Globe
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| May 86 | Paddy Norton | 0 3 2 |
| Exposition Rink, Saint Paul | W
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Norton was reported to be "twice as old as Dempsey". 8 oz gloves used.
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| Apr 86 | Jimmy Ryan | 0 2 1 |
| Philadelphia | W
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| Apr 86 | Charles McCarthy | debut | Theatre Comique, Philadelphia | W
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Results from the Philadelphia Record.
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| Apr 86 | Ned McCann | 1 0 0 |
| Comique Theatre, Philadelphia | W
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| Mar 86 | George LaBlanche | 14 2 5 |
| Larchmont | W
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American version of World Middleweight title LaBlanche was down in the 10th and 13th rounds, last time he asked his seconds to throw up the sponge. (NY Tribune) Weigh-in weights from the Salt Lake Herald. | |||||||||
| Feb 86 | Pete McCoy | 2 4 3 |
| Oakland Avenue Rink, Jersey City | W
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Police Gazette Rules Mike Cleary and Jimmy Ryan served as joint referees. | |||||||||
| Feb 86 | Jack Fogarty | 7 0 0 |
| Clarendon Hall, New York | W
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| Jan 86 | Mike Donovan | 5 1 1 |
| Germania Assembly Rooms, New York | N
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Probably best termed an exhibition. This was a friendly bout on "scientific principals" -- NY Times
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| Jan 86 | Tom Henry | 1 3 2 |
| Germania Assembly Rooms, New York | W
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| Jan 86 | Jimmy Murray | 2 1 0 |
| Germania Assembly Rooms, New York | W
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| Dec 85 | Tom Barry | 1 1 0 |
| Turn Verein Auditorium, Portland | W
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| Nov 85 | Dave Campbell | debut | Portland | W
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Fought with hard gloves. The knockout was the only knockdown of the fight.
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| Sep 85 | Tom Norton | debut | Armory Hall, Sacramento | W
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Referee stopped the fight in the fourth and awarded it to Dempsey.
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| Aug 85 | Billy Manning | debut | Turnverein Hall, Los Angeles | W
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Fight to the finish with gloves. Manning was heavily punished and repeatedly knocked down in the fight. The police captain stopped the fight in the fifth, but then said the fight could go on if larger gloves were used. The delay gave Manning time, but Dempsey again knocked him down several times once the fight commenced. In the eighth round, after another knockdown, the police captain steeped in and stopped the fight. New York Sun Sept. 13, 1885
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| Jul 85 | Jack Keenan | 0 5 1 |
| San Francisco | W
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This was a bareknuckle fight and will be deleted -- fought outside city limits
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| Jun 85 | Jim Carr | 1 0 0 |
| Wigwam Theatre, San Francisco | W
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Carr could not come to scratch after being knocked down in the ninth round.
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| May 85 | Tom Cleary | 1 2 1 |
| Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco | W
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| May 85 | Tom Barry | 1 0 0 |
| Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco | W
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Dempsey knocked Barry clear through the ropes in the second round.
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| Mar 85 | Charles Bixamos | debut | Sportsman's Park, New Orleans | W
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Fought with 2oz hard gloves, $250 a side. Bixamos was counted out. New Orleans Daily Picayune
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| Jan 85 | Jim Fell | 2 1 0 |
| Athletic Hall, New York | W
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Fought with soft gloves.
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| Jan 85 | Jimmy Ryan | 0 1 1 |
| New York | W
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Time was called to prevent a knockout. Ryan was punished in the third and fourth rounds. NY Sun 1/13/85
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| Jan 85 | Bill Frazier | 0 1 0 |
| New York | D
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Honors about evenly divided, although Frazier was the weaker man of the two at the finish. NY Sun 1/13/85
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| Dec 84 | George Wilson | 2 0 0 |
| Clarks Club, Philadelphia | W
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Failed to score a KO as agreed.
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| Nov 84 | Mike Malone | debut | Philadelphia | W
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| Nov 84 | Bill Frazier | debut | New York | W
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Finish fight under M of Q rules, but fought without gloves.
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| Nov 84 | Tom Ferguson | debut | Harry Hill's, New York | W
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Marquis of Queensberry rules, for the light weight championship and $200 gold medal. (NY Sun)
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| Oct 84 | Tom Henry | 1 1 2 |
| Eighth-Street Theatre, New York | W
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Dempsey down in the 1st round. Henry down once in the 2nd round, twice in the 3rd, once in the 4th.
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| Oct 84 | Bob Turnbull | 0 1 1 |
| Billy Madden's Athletic Hall, New York | W
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| Sep 84 | Jimmy Ryan | 0 1 0 |
| Clark's Theatre, Philadelphia | D
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Fans demanded and got an extra round of fighting after a tame six rounds. Dempsey had the better of the sparring and the impression was that he could have knocked out Ryan if he desired. The referee decalred the bout a draw.
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| Sep 84 | Mike Dempsey | debut | Rockaway Queens | W
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NY Times
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| Jul 84 | George Fulljames | 5 1 2 |
| Staten Island | W
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The Philadelphia Times. Fight lasted 39 minutes. The Evening Herald. Weights and referee reported by the New York Times.
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| Jul 84 | Tom Henry | 1 0 1 |
| Rockaway Beach, Queens | D
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Referee called the fight a draw when the police intervened; Hard gloves used
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| Apr 84 | Jack Hayes | debut | New York | D
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Fought with soft gloves. Referee declared it a draw.
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| Mar 84 | Bill Dacey | 0 1 0 |
| Campbell's Hotel, Coney Island | W
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Lightweight Championship of New York Queensberry Rules & hard gloves to a finish. $300 purse. | |||||||||
| Mar 84 | Tommy Sullivan | debut | New York | W
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| Mar 84 | Joe Hennessey | debut | New York | W
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| Feb 84 | Jim Barry | debut | Billy Madden's Athletic Hall, New York | W
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Barry was forced to quit before time was called. NY Sun
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| Feb 84 | Jim Fell | debut | New York | W
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| Feb 84 | Joe Heiser | debut | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | D
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| Jan 84 | William Mahoney | debut | New York | W
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| Oct 83 | Bob Turnbull | 0 1 0 |
| Clarendon Hall, New York | D
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As John Dempsey, of Brooklyn. (NY Sun, NY Tribune)
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| Oct 83 | Jack Boylan | debut | Allen's Concert Hall, New York | W
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MQ Rules with soft gloves
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| Sep 83 | Tom McAlpine | 1 1 1 |
| Harry Hill's, New York | D
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Benefit for Tom McAlpine. Dempsey was to spar Harry Force, but the latter was under arrest and could not appear, so McAlpine offered to face Dempsey himself. (NY Herald, NY Sun) | |||||||||
| Sep 83 | Harry Force | debut | Coney Island, Brooklyn | N
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Police intervened at Blissville (now part of Long Island City) and fight moved to Coney Island. It was never completed.
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