Missing fights of Bob Fitzsimmons's opponents

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BitPlayer
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Missing fights of Bob Fitzsimmons's opponents

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Arthur Upham
http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/10797

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d ... thur+Upham
Feb 12th 1889 Tom McCarthy 11 rounds with hard gloves Newspaper (?) win for McCarthy

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers. ... thur+Upham#
1892 fought Billy Groves, 6 rounds. Upham won the money as Groves failed to stop him

Dan Bayliff
https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers. ... an+Bayliff#
Aug 21st 1892 KOed Pat Conway in the 2nd round

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... yliff+alex
1894 arranged to fight Alex Greggains, but I couldn't find the result.

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-b ... an+Bayliff
1899 3rd round police stoppage win against "Punch" Cambell, almost had him KOed
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... d-1/seq-1/
1900 Refered to as Heavyweight Champion of Ohio weighing 182Ibs, fighting James Arnold (205Ibs), Heavyweight Champion of Minnesota. Finnish fight 12th round KO win for Arnold

Abe Cougle
http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/385388
There's a "h" in his name, appears to be a typo

https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/cgi-bin/ ... Abe+Cougle
It appears Fitzsimmons had a 3 round contest with Billy Woods the same night, presumably a no decision

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d ... Abe+Cougle
He had fought a 54 round draw in 1890 with Jimmie Dahoney
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Re: Missing fights of Bob Fitzsimmons's opponents

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Found another couple

Paul Pitzlin
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... in+pitzlin
Paul Pitzlin KOed J.C Quinn in the third round of a finnish fight on Wednessday March 16 1887

Herman Bernau
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531 ... /?q=Herman Bernau&resolution=1&lat=5112.835050963095&lon=2533.6158673494306
Aug 15 1895 fought Peter Burns of New Orleans for the Heavyweight championship of Texas, each weighing 175Ibs, though Burns was out of shape. Burn ran for away while Bernau rushed until Bernau won by 16th round KO.
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