What is the earliest fight in the Boxrec database?

[zojo]

Any pre-Queensburry?

[m1kee50]

AFAIK the whole point is that pre-Queensberry bouts are eliminated from the database once determined as such

[m1kee50]

http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=101907

[BoxBuzz]

Not sure that answer the question.....but I believe that Gronk vs Neanderthal Ned does predate the database.

[raylawpc]

AFAIK the whole point is that pre-Queensberry bouts are eliminated from the database once determined as such

Why?

[BoxBuzz]

....because this is first and foremost a "modern" boxing database. No pre-queensbury intent. But it might be a great place to begin to sort that info, and pass it on to those who may desire to track such data. I think there is much in that regard that has been "qualified".

Ray...that's an attempt to give you a serious answer to a serious question. (If I don't state this, I'm worried that you may think someone has broken into my account). lol.

[raylawpc]

Thanks.

[zojo]

http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=101907