Jack McAuliffe vs. Billy Myer (2nd meeting)
Jack McAuliffe 138 lbs beat Billy Myer 138 lbs by KO in round 15
- Date: 1892-09-05
- Location: Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Referee: Professor John Duffy
- Lightweight World Championship
McAuliffe, who previously drew with the dangerous punching Myer in a recent bout, was now being featured in the "Carnival of Champions" against Myer again.
In their first bout, both fighters gave too much respect to their antagonists and this resulted in a terribly dull draw. McAuliffe, who had learned a bit on how to fight Myer, was five pounds overweight days before the bout and this made his greatest supporter, Dick Roche, worry heavily. McAuliffe, who never took training very seriously to begin with, knew how desperate the situation was and bundled up in two heavy jackets and ran until he was exhausted. After a two hour intermission, he did the same again. To the delight of Roche, McAuliffe made weight and was prepared to face Myer.
McAuliffe, usually a scientific genius when it came to fighting, rushed at the huge-punching Myer from the get-go, risking his title in a big way basically because he was leaving himself open to Myer's vaunted right hand swing. (Incidentally, Myer only needed one round to knock out Harry Gilmore with his right hand. It took McAuliffe 28 rounds of desperate fighting). McAuliffe dropped Myer in the second round and was on the verge of retaining his title in the third until a right to the body dropped McAuliffe in the fourth. When Jack arose, he floored Myer again with a right to eliminate any hope that Myer had a serious chance in the bout. McAuliffe continued to beat Myer with rights and lefts, to the head and body, closing both of his eyes and opening up cuts. In the 15th, McAuliffe ended the fight by dropping Myer three times, the third time signaled the end when Myer was unable to rise in time. McAuliffe surprised many including his manager Roche on his ability to fight well without being in the pink of condition. This was also Jack's last great performance before retirement in 1892.
Source: "Jack McAuliffe: The Napoleon of the Prize Ring" by Nat Fleischer