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John Honest Kelly

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status
inactive
career
1894-1913
alias
Honest
nationality
USA
residence
New York, New York, USA
10 Bouts

date
w-l-d
last 6
w-l-d
last 6
sport
Sep 1913
Joe Goldberg
2486
WLWWWD
D
Kid Julian
191310
LWWLDL
Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, USA
Box-pro
Considered a draw. Buffalo Times and Syracuse Post Standard
Sep 1913
Gene Moriarty
1244
LWWLWD
W
Sailor Butler
320
WWWLL
Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, USA
Box-pro
Syracuse Post Standard
Sep 1913
Howard Thompson
debut
W
Jack Ryan
debut
Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, USA
Box-pro
Syracuse Post Standard
Jun 1900
Joe Gans
85613
WDWLWW
W
Barney Furey
404
DWNWDW
People's Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Box-pro
Jul 1899
George (Kid) Lavigne
34412
WDLDWL
L
Frank Erne
23214
DDWDWW
Hawthorne A.C., Buffalo, New York, USA
Box-pro
light
World Lightweight Title
Nov 1898
James J Corbett
1013
NWWWDL
L
Tom Sharkey
2736
WWWDLW
Lenox A.C., New York, New York, USA
Box-pro
"Corbett had all the worst of the encounter, when one of his seconds, 'Connie' McVey, jumped into the ring, appealing to the referee, thus violating the rules, and the referee, 'Honest' John Kelly, had no alternative but to disqualify Corbett and award the bout to Sharkey." (Summit County Journal)
Oct 1896
George (Kid) Lavigne
28010
WWDWWD
W
Jack Everhardt
1148
LLDWDD
Bohemian Sporting Club, New York, New York, USA
Box-pro
light
1:53
World Lightweight Title : 138-lb limit
Oct 1896
Joe Gans
3928
WWWWDW
L
Dal Hawkins
1132
WWWWWL
Bohemian Sporting Club, New York, New York, USA
Box-pro
Sep 1896
Dave Sullivan
702
WWDWWD
W
Bob Cunningham
320
NWLLWW
Bohemian S.C., Maspeth, Queens, New York, USA
Box-pro
Sullivan suffered four broken ribs. Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Jan 1894
James J Corbett
902
DWWNWW
W
Charlie Mitchell
26210
NNWNNN
Duval Athletic Club , Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Box-pro
heavy
World Heavyweight Title
5-oz. gloves; winner's share $20, 000.

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