Fight From Another Century

[Joe Richmond]

The famous 45-round battle between Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil) and Johnny Dempsey, 1887 on Long Island, entered today. Due to flooding of ring, they had to finish the fight 20 miles away.

[delisa]

Yo Joe -- good to see you here!

I think you mean Johnny Reagan -- but that fight should not be entered as it was under London Prize Ring Rules, and we don't enter those here.


My incomplete record for Reagan -- most from Broklyn Daily eagle --


Johnny Reagan

Height: 5 ft 6 1/2 inches
Weight: 141-149 pounds

1866-06-28
Died 1942-12-04
Hometown: New York

1887
Jan 13 Fred Woods Boston, MA D 7
Apr 4 Fred Woods Long Island City, NY L 10
Apr 21 Paddy Smith Brooklyn, NY ND 4
Jun 1 Jack Files New Jersey W 44
(MQ rules; Reagan 141)

Jul Reagan and Mike Donovan scheduled to begin 6-week sparring
engagement for Forespaugh's Circus at erastina (LIC?)

Jul 10 Jack Files Brooklyn, NY Exh 4



Aug 8 Tom Henry --- D 29
Sep 27 Jack Fallon Brooklyn, NY Sch-x
(Reagan had sprained wrist and could not appear)

Dec 13 Jack Dempsey Manhasset, NY L 45
(London Prize ring Rules; ring moved after
15 minutes fighting because of flooding)

1888
Jan 14 Jack Files Brooklyn, NY Exh 3
Jan 14 Tom Henry Brooklyn, NY Exh 4

Mar Scheduled to appear at theater with Jack Files

Nov 29 Mike Cleary Brooklyn, NY Exh 3
Dec 28 Mike Donovan Brooklyn, NY Sch Exh

1889
Jan 3 Charley Norton Brooklyn, NY Sch 2
Aug 26 Paddy Duffy Brooklyn, NY Exh
Oct 29 Young Mitchell San Francisco, CA Sch-x
(Regan sick and could not fight)

1890
May 1 Pete McCoy Long Isalnd City, NY L 10
Sep In Ireland travelling for "his health"; offered bout
with Toff Wall

1893
Jan 26 Paddy Gorman Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY Sch

All results from Brooklyn Daily Eagle