TB2: Boxing Historic Recreation (1859 - 1889)

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February 1889 Results

February 2, 1889
WW: Young Shannon 21-8-0 (10) SD10 Paddy Carey 22-6-1 (10)

February 3, 1889
BW: Karim Pereiva 20-5-2 (11) SD10 Paddy Snow 17-5-2 (2)

February 10, 1889
HW: Peter Jackson 20-4-3 (10) TKO8 Es' Kia Sexwole 23-2-1 (15)

February 14, 1889
BW: WBG Title: Nunc Wallace 18-1-2 (8) MD15 Bill Baxter 20-2-1 (8)

February 16, 1889
WW: Tom Meadows 17-1-1 (11) TKO8 Lonnie Cadaress 24-7-0 (19)

February 17, 1889
BW: Paddy Kelly 14-0-1 (4) MD10 Miguel Diaz 22-15-3 (4)

February 20, 1889
MW: Young Mitchell 23-3-0 (17) KO9 Billy Baker 23-8-3 (3)

February 22, 1889
FW: Fred Johnson 29-5-1 (18) UD10 Frank Murphy 14-2-0 (8)

February 23, 1889
LW: Jimmy Carroll 20-2-0 (15) UD10 Jack Keenan 25-9-0 (13)

February 24, 1889
HW: Tommy Chandler 34-12-1 (24) UD10 Greg Williams 31-5-0 (20)

February 28, 1889
LW: Billy Myer 30-4-1 (23) MD10 Billy Edwards 26-8-3 (4)
MW: Irish Jack Burke 26-7-1 (19) UD10 Tommy Cleary 16-8-0 (11)

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March 1889 Results

March 3, 1889
HW: Dick Matthews 31-9-1 (24) SD10 John Scholes 20-14-2 (4)

March 5, 1889
FW: Young Griffo 14-2-0 (10) UD10 Victor Medina 22-16-0 (5)

March 7, 1889
HW: Craig Williams 22-6-0 (18) KO3 Jack Malloy 26-20-1 (5)
WW: Lonnie Cadaress 24-8-0 (19) TKO1 Dom Mintoff 28-14-1 (14)

March 9, 1889
HW: Patsy Cardiff 16-5-1 (16) KO3 Mick Dooley 24-16-2 (22)

March 13, 1889
MW: Irish Jack Burke 27-7-1 (19) UD10 Tom Ferguson 24-14-0 (15)
March 18, 1889
HW: Bill Bradburn 16-4-0 (12) TKO7 Greg Williams 31-6-0 (20)

March 21, 1889
LW: Jack Keenan 25-10-0 (13) TKO8 Billy Dacey 23-13-2 (20)

March 27, 1889
HW: Frank Slavin 34-17-0 (26) KO7 Jimmy Ryan 30-18-1 (24)

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WBG Featherweight Title Fight
April 20th, 1889
Young Pluto (21-0-0 18KO)
vs.
Torpedo Billy Burphy (24-3-0 17KO)

Last Meeting
May 12th, 1888: WBG FW World Title: With Murphy leading by a big difference on all scorecards, he is DQed in the 14th round for repeated low blows. Murphy has fought once since, knocking out Abe Willis in the 9th round last December.

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: Pluto comes out strong. Murphy starts putting things together halfway through the round,but Pluto takes over and in the last minute landed a couple of bombs that hurt Muprhy. (Round to Pluto, 10-9 Pluto)

Round 2: Murphy takes full control of the round as he landed from a distance all round long. (Round to Murphy, 19-19 Even)

Round 3: Pluto storms out of the gates again and landed huge shot after huge shot. He nearly had Murphy down on the canvas, but he survived. There's already swelling over Murphy's right eye. (Round to Pluto, 29-28 Pluto)

Round 4: Murphy is warned early for holding and hitting. Murphy dominates the first two minutes of the round as he was just beating up Pluto. However, Pluto lands a shot to Murphy's ribcage and knocks him down. Murphy gets up and survives the round. (10-9 to Pluto - wins because of the knockdown, otherwise it would have been Murphy's round, 39-37 Pluto)

Round 5: Pluto again lands bombs and the swelling is getting worse. Murphy is already looking a bit winded from the beating he has taken. (Round to Pluto, 49-46 Pluto)

Round 6: Another round to the champion as Murphy is quickly losing steam. (Round to Pluto, 59-55 Pluto)

Round 7: Pluto is dropping bombs on Murphy at an alarming rate. Murphy is out on his feet and taking shots. It's over! The ref stops the fight!

The referee stops the fight at 1:32 of the 7th round. Your winner, by technical knock out, and STILL WBG FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, YOUNG PLUTO!

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April 1889 Results

April 3, 1889
WW: Dany Kyer 18-6-0 (9) UD10 Young Shannon 22-8-0 (10)

April 5, 1889
WW: Paddy Duffy 25-3-1 (10) UD10 Tug Collins 18-5-1 (14)

April 6, 1889
BW: Tommy Doherty 13-3-1 (2) UD10 Miguel Diaz 22-16-3 (4)

April 11, 1889
LW: Jimmy Carroll 21-2-0 (15) UD10 Billy Frazier 28-2-1 (11)

April 12, 1889
MW: Denny Kelliher 24-15-1 (14) KO4 Mike Malone 18-12-1 (10)

April 14, 1889
HW: Tommy Chandler 35-12-1 (24) UD10 Jake Knifton 18-13-2 (8)

April 16, 1889
HW: Greg Williams 31-7-0 (20) TKO7 Patsy Cardiff 17-5-1 (17)

April 17, 1889
MW: Tom Barry 17-6-0 (8) KO5 Billy Baker 23-9-3 (3)

April 18, 1889
FW: Tommy Warren 15-1-0 (11) MD10 Abe Willis 14-3-0 (2)
HW: Dick Matthews 32-9-1 (24) TKO6 Dick Egan 28-12-1 (16)

April 19, 1889
LW: Joe Ellingsworth 20-8-0 (11) TKO8 Jake Karcher 19-6-0 (16)

April 20, 1889
FW: WBG Title: Young Pluto 21-0-0 (18) TKO7 Torpedo Billy Murphy 24-3-0 (17)

April 26, 1889
FW: Cal McCarthy 19-0-0 (10) UD10 Frank Murphy 14-3-0 (8)

April 27, 1889
BW: Johnny Murphy 18-0-1 (15) TKO5 Tom Cassidy 14-0-0 (4)
MW: Tommy Cleary 17-9-0 (12) SD10 Bob Turnball 24-13-0 (9)
BW: Nelson Moreno 19-5-1 (4) TKO5 Karim Pereiva 21-5-2 (11)

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May 1889 Rankings

Heavyweights
Champ: John L. Sullivan 29-1-1 (23)
1: Peter Jackson 21-4-3 (11)
2: Dick Matthews 33-9-1 (25)
3: Pat Killen 32-5-0 (28)
4: Peter Courtney 25-1-0 (14)
5: Tommy Chandler 36-12-1 (24)

Middleweights
Champ: Jack Dempsey 18-0-1 (14)
1: George LaBlanche 24-5-5 (18)
2: Young Mitchell 24-3-0 (18)
3: Bob Fitzsimmons 26-1-0 (23)
4: Bill Gabig 20-3-2 (9)
5: Billy McCarthy 15-0-0 (1)

Welterweights
Champ: Paddy Sullivan 18-2-1 (6)
1: Paddy Duffy 26-3-1 (10)
2: Tug Collins 18-6-1 (14)
3: Tom Meadows 18-1-1 (12)
4: Lonnie Cadaress 25-8-0 (20)
5: Jack C McGee 23-6-1 (22)

Lightweights
Champ: Jack McAullife 24-0-0 (20)
1: Billy Myer 31-4-1 (23)
2: Jimmy Carroll 22-2-0 (15)
3: Billy Frazier 28-3-1 (11)
4: Joe Ellingsworth 21-8-0 (12)
5: Billy Edwards 26-9-3 (4)

Featherweights
Champ: Young Pluto 22-0-0 (19)
1: Torpedo Billy Murphy 24-4-0 (17)
2: Cal McCarthy 20-0-0 (10)
3: Fred Johnson 30-5-1 (18)
4: Tommy Warren 16-1-0 (11)
5: Tensing Norgay 23-16-1 (7)

Bantamweights
Champ: Nunc Wallace 19-1-2 (8)
1: Bill Baxter 20-3-1 (8)
2: Young Johnson 24-3-2 (6)
3: Paddy Snow 17-6-2 (2)
4: Johnny Murphy 19-0-1 (16)
5: Nelson Moreno 20-5-1 (5)


Upcoming Title Fights
June 14th, 1889: HW: John L. Sullivan vs. Pat Killen
July 20th, 1889: MW: Jack Dempsey vs. Young Mitchell
August 6th, 1889: WW: Paddy Sullivan vs. Paddy Duffy

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May 1889 Results

May 2, 1889
WW: Tug Collins 18-6-1 (14) TKO2 Lonnie Cadaress 25-8-0 (20)

May 9, 1889
FW: Cal McCarthy 20-0-0 (10) KO6 Abe Willis 14-4-0 (2)

May 14, 1889
LW: Billy Frazier 28-3-1 (11) UD10 Jem Carney 21-6-0 (10)

May 16, 1889
FW: Ray Planter 20-5-1 (13) KO3 Tommy Warren 16-1-0 (11)

May 17, 1889
BW: Karim Pereiva 21-6-2 (11) UD10 Ramkamhaeng Nakpradith 11-1-1 (4)

May 20, 1889
HW: Dick Matthews 33-9-1 (25) KO7 Dick Egan 28-13-1 (16)

May 25, 1889
LW: Jack Keenan 26-10-0 (14) KO8 Jacob Hyams 23-9-3 (16)

May 30, 1889
BW: Nelson Moreno 20-5-1 (5) Draw10 Bill Baxter 20-3-1 (8)

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WBG Heavyweight Title Fight
June 14th, 1889
John L. Sullivan (29-1-1 23KO)
vs
Pat Killen (32-5-0 28KO)

Background
This is Sullivan's 4th title defense since winning the heavyweight crown in September of 1885 when he knocked out Larry Foley in the first round. In his title defenses, he has defeated number 1 contender Peter Jackson twice, both times by knock out and a technical decision win against Jake Kilrain.

Pat Killen was getting ready for a possible title fight early last year, but he shockingly lost a decision to Dick Matthews in Feb. 1888. He has fought twice since, beating Patsy Cardiff and Jake Knifton by knock out. Not many people are giving Killen much of a chance. He has a suspect chin and has been knocked down a dozen times in his career, including losing two fight by knock out. However, he does pack a big punch, and could upset Sullivan if he gets careless.

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: Look out, bombs are dropping everywhere. Killen starts the round off by catching Sullivan with a shot, but he shakes it off and responds with power shots of his own. Both fighters had the other hurt a few times. In the last minute, however, Sullivan was landing a bunch of shots and Killen was not responding. (Round to Sullivan, 10-9 Sullivan)

Round 2: Killen is taking shots now and it's not looking too good for him. Sullivan dominated the round and avoided Killen's power shots. Byt the end of the round, Killen was hurting and carrying his hands low. (Round to Sullivan, 20-18 Sullivan)

Round 3: Killen is a displaying a good chin right now, but he's already winded and tired as he is getting beat on. He gets in a shot here and there, but it's all Sullivan all the time. I doubt this one lasts much longer. (Round to Sullivan, 30-27 Sullivan)

Round 4: Sullivan had Killen covering up most of the round. Killen did a good job at it, though, as after he got hurt, Sullivan couldn't finish him off. (Round to Sullivan, 40-36 Sullivan)

Round 5: Another round with Sullivan dominating. Killen couldn't get anything going and is already exhausted. (Round to Sullivan, 50-45 Sullivan)

Round 6: Sullivan comes out and tries to finish off the job. Killen is show a remarkable chin, contrary to many of his previous fights. He's fighting out there, but Sullivan is just too good. (Round to Sullivan, 60-54 Sullivan)

Round 7: Sullivan continued to pound on Killen. He finnaly knocks him on the canvas with 11 seconds left. Killen can not beat the count with 1 second to go in the round.

The fight ends at 2:59 of the 7th round, your winner by way of knock out, and STILL WBG HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, JOHN L. SULLIVAN!

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June 1889 Results

June 3, 1889
HW: Peter Courtney 25-1-0 (14) TKO7 Bill Bradburn 17-4-0 (13)

June 6, 1889
BW: Charley Parton 21-4-1 (7) UD10 Yao Eyadama 18-9-1 (4)

June 10, 1889
BW: Johnny Murphy 19-0-1 (16) KO6 Joe Gates 11-1-2 (5)
WW: Dany Kyer 20-6-0 (9) UD10 Pete Connelly 12-1-0 (4)

June 11, 1889
BW: Walter Croot 13-0-0 (6) UD10 Karim Pereiva 22-6-2 (11

June 13, 1889
FW: Tommy Warren 16-2-0 (11) TKO5 El-Shamy Dida 23-9-2 (6)

June 15, 1889
HW: WBG Title: John L Sullivan 29-1-1 (23) KO7 Pat Killen 32-5-0 (28)
LW: Billy Myer 31-4-1 (23) TKO7 Mike Leary 22-5-0 (15)

June 18, 1889
FW: Ray Planter 21-5-1 (14) UD10 Charles Bull McCarthy 16-0-0 (8)
HW: Dick Matthews 34-9-1 (26) KO4 Frank Slavin 35-17-0 (27)

June 19, 1889
MW: Bob Fitzsimmons 26-1-0 (23) KO2 WC McClellan 28-13-3 (17)

June 20, 1889
LW: Billy Frazier 29-3-1 (11) Tech UD7 Billy Young 21-10-0 (16)

June 27, 1889
MW: Pete McCoy 22-13-3 (11) SD10 Bob Turnball 24-14-0 (9)
LW: Jimmy Carroll 22-2-0 (15) MD10 Mike Daly 19-12-0 (17)

June 29, 1889
WW: Tom Meadows 18-1-1 (12) KO3 Bryan Towers 30-18-1 (11)

June 30, 1889
HW: Dave Campbell 16-3-0 (8) SD10 Jake Kilrain 33-10-2 (24)

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WBG Middleweight Title Fight
July 20th, 1889
"The Nonpariel" Jack Dempsey (18-0-1 14KO)
vs
Young Mitchell (23-3-0 18KO)

Historical Info
Young Mitchell was trained by Jack Dempsey, and while there was specualtion in the media for a long time as to who was better, they never fought in the ring due to their friendship. As a result, Mitchell has been overlooked and largely forgotten while Dempsey's title reign lasted into the early 1890s. Young Mitchell was also a fighter that some champions, including the lightweight champion Jack McAullife, avoided fighting.

Background Info
Jack Dempsey won the title on May 5th, 1886 against Irish Jack Burke and has defended the title 4 times since. Once in a 6th round knock out of WC McClellan, a draw with George LaBlanche and a decision over LaBlanche in the rematch.

In December 1887 and February 1888, Young Mitchell lost back to back fights with Bob Fitzsimmons, the first by KO and the second by decision. Since then, he has been running over the top fighters of the division, fighting 7 times in little over a year, winning all of his fights, except for 1, by knock out.

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: Mitchell starts off strong but Dempsey quickly turns the tables and takes full control of the round. He ended the round with two powerful flurries. (Round to Dempsey, 10-9 Dempsey)

Round 2: Dempsey controls another round, but Mitchell was able to get ina few hard shots. (Round to Dempsey, 20-18 Dempsey)

Round 3: They both trade power punches as the round starts, but then the action slows in the middle of the round. In the last 30 second, Mitchell starts landing at will and has Dempsey against the ropes as the round ends. (Round to Mitchell, 29-28 Dempsey)

Round 4: Mitchell starts the round by landing a crushing uppercut that hurts the champion. Dempsey covers up and avoids anymore power shots, but midway through the round Mithcell lands another devastating shot and Dempsey is covering up again for the rest of the round. (Round to Mitchell, 38-38 Even)

Round 5: A slow back and forth with not much action. (Round Even, 48-48 Even)

Round 6: Another slow, uneventful round. Looks like the fighters are taking a round or two off to catch their breath. (Round to Dempsey, 58-57 Dempsey)

Round 7: The rounds starts off with a little bit of back and forth, but Dempsey soon takes over and dominates as he landed at will on Mitchell. (Round to Dempsey, 68-66 Dempsey)

Round 8: Dempsey again dominates the round, but Mitchell lands two power shots that hurt the champion as the round closes. A little bit too late to win the round, though. (Round to Dempsey, 78-75 Dempsey)

Round 9: Mitchell had Dempsey hurt for much of the round. Several times it looked like Dempsey would drop, but he stays on his feet. (Round to Mitchell, 87-85 Dempsey)

Round 10: Back and forth with Dempsey doing a bit better, but in the last part of the round, Mitchell hurt Dempsey and started bouncing shots off of him. With just a few seconds left in the round, Mitchell drops Dempsey who is saved by the bell. (Round to Mitchell 10-8, 95-95 Even)

Round 11: Jack Dempsey answers back by storming out of the gates and raining destruction on Young Mitchell. He went all out on Mitchell and drops him with a minute left. Mitchell barely makes it back to his feet and Dempsey continues the assualt. He drops him a second time and Mitchell can't answer the count this time.

The fight ends at 2:36 of the 11th round, your winner by knock out, and STILL WBG MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, "THE NONPARIEL" JACK DEMPSEY!

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July 1889 Results

The middleweight division has gotten a lot more interesting. Number 1 contender George LaBlanche suffers a lose at the hands of former champion Irish Jack Burke. Billy McCarthy scores his 16th win as he continues on undefeated. However, his apparent lack of knock out ability, as he only has 1 KO on his record, is keeping him out of favor with a public that loves knock out artists.

July 1, 1889
WW: Charley White 15-3-1 (11) MDraw10 Edward Banks 27-14-8 (8)

July 9, 1889
BW: Elias Hamilton 18-5-1 (15) UD10 Charley Parton 22-4-1 (7)

July 15, 1889
LW: Billy Myer 32-4-1 (24) KO7 Billy Frazier 30-3-1 (11)

July 17, 1889
MW: Irish Jack Burke 28-7-1 (19) TKO9 George LaBlanche 24-5-5 (18)
HW: Mervine Thompson 31-18-0 (21) TKO6 Harry Woodson 25-12-1 (15)

July 20, 1889
MW: WBG Title: Jack Dempsey NP 18-0-1 (14) KO11 Young Mitchell 24-3-0 (18)

July 21, 1889
WW: Charles Gleason 17-2-0 (15) TKO4 Tug Collins 20-6-1 (16)

July 25, 1889
HW: Billy Wilson 22-8-0 (12) UD10 Tommy Chandler 36-12-1 (24)

July 28, 1889
MW: Billy McCarthy 15-0-0 (1) UD10 Bill Gabig 20-3-2 (9)

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WBG Welterweight Title Fight
August 6th, 1889
Paddy Sullivan (18-2-1 6KO)
vs
Paddy Duffy (26-3-1 10KO)

Background Info
In December of 1884, Sullivan and Duffy fought to a unanimous victory for Sullivan. Now, almost 5 years later, both men have developed into the best of the welterweight division and compete for the title.

This will be Sullivan's 3rd title defense after winning it from Lonnie Caderass in February 1887 by split decision. He defeated Tug Collins and Don Murphy both by unanimous decisions.

Duffy has only lost once since his early career defeat to Sullivan, and that was to Tug Collins by disqualification a year ago. He fought a rematch with Collins in Paril earlier this year, winning by unanimous decision.

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: A very slow round to start us off, Duffy doing a bit better. (Round to Duffy, 10-9 Duffy)

Round 2: Another slow round, this time won by Sullivan. (Round to Sullivan, 19-19 Even)

Round 3: This fight is starting out as a real dud. (Round to Sullivan, 29-28 Sullivan)

Round 4: Duffy is warned twice about leaning on Sullivan's neck during clinches. (Round to Sullivan, 39-37 Sullivan)

Round 5: Funally, some action. Sullivan opened up his attack and completely shut Duffy down. He landed several clean shots from the outside and dominated the round. (Round to Sullivan, 49-46 Sullivan)

Round 6: Duffy opens up a bit in the round as the action slows back down. (Round to Duffy, 58-56 Sullivan)

Round 7: Sullivan again opens up and completely dominates the round, scoring at will from a distance. (Round to Sullivan, 68-65 Sullivan)

Round 8: Another dud round. (Round to Sullivan, 78-74 Sullivan)

Round 9: An exciting round, finally. Sullivan starts off with a few clean shots, but Duffy fights back and starts to control the round, but Sullivan wrestles it back and ends the round scoring at will. (Round to Sullivan, 88-83 Sullivan)

Round 10: A slower round but still a bit of action. (Round to Duffy, 97-93 Sullivan)

Round 11: More action this round as the two fight it out in spurts. Sullivan does a bit better. The referee took a point away from Duffy for leaning on Sullivan's neck. (Round to Sullivan 10-8 for the foul, 107-101 Sullivan)

Round 12: Another dud round. (Round to Sullivan, 117-110 Sullivan)

Round 13: Starts off slow, but Duffy gains control of the round and dominates the second half of the round. (Round to Dufft, 126-120 Sullivan)

Round 14: Duffy gets another point deducted for leaning on Sullivan's neck. This round, Duffy controled the action and has a way to win. He opened a cut over Sullivan's right eye. He has one round left to make it back enough to get the fight stopped. (Round to Duffy 9-9 for foul, 135-129 Sullivan)

Round 15: Duffy opens another cut, this time over the left eye of Sullivan. The doctor looked at it and allowed the fight to continue. Sullivan controls the round and finishes strong with Duffy against the ropes. (Round to Sullivan, 145-138 Sullivan)

My score: 145-138 Sullivan
Ringside Expert: 146-140 Sullivan

After 15 rounds of action, we head to the scorecards...

Judge 1 scores the bout 142-142, Even
Judges 2 and 3 both score the fight 144-139 for you winner, by majority decision....

and STILL WBG WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, PADDY SULLIVAN!

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August 1889 Results

August 2, 1889
LW: Jack Keenan 27-10-0 (15) TKO9 Joe Ellingsworth 21-8-0 (12)
MW: Bob Fitzsimmons 27-1-0 (24) TKO7 Tommy Cleary 18-9-2 (12)

August 4, 1889
HW: Peter Courtney 26-1-0 (15) UD10 Es' Kia Sexwole 23-3-1 (15)
BW: Walter Croot 14-0-0 (6) KO10 Elias Hamilton 19-5-1 (15)

August 6, 1889
WW: WBG Title: Paddy Sullivan 18-2-1 (6) MD15 Paddy Duffy 26-3-1 (10)
FW: Tensing Norgay 23-16-1 (7) UD10 Johnny T Griffin 12-0-0 (9)

August 7, 1889
BW: Nelson Moreno 20-5-2 (5) UD10 Karim Pereiva 22-7-2 (11)

August 13, 1889
HW: Peter Jackson 22-4-3 (12) KO4 Charley Mitchell 31-17-1 (26)
WW: Lonnie Cadaress 25-9-0 (20) SD10 Tug Collins 20-7-1 (16)

August 28, 1889
LW: Billy Myer 33-4-1 (25) KO2 Jimmy Carroll 23-2-0 (15)

August 31, 1889
MW: George LaBlanche 24-6-5 (18) TKO6 Bill Gabig 20-4-2 (9)

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September 1889 Results

September 1, 1889
BW: George Dixon 15-1-0 (10) UD10 Tom Cassidy 14-1-0 (4)

September 5, 1889
MW: Tom Ferguson 25-15-0 (16) KO4 George LaBlanche 25-6-5 (19)

September 6, 1889
MW: Bill Gabig 20-5-2 (9) SD10 Osmo Cowalski 15-3-0 (9)

September 7, 1889
WW: Bob Lyons 20-8-1 (10) UD10 Skin Doherty 22-13-1 (6)
FW: Hank Brennan 13-7-1 (6) MD10 Fred Johnson 30-5-1 (18)

September 9, 1889
WW: Lonnie Cadaress 26-9-0 (20) TKO10 Pat Farley 14-0-0 (6)

September 11, 1889
FW: Ray Planter 22-5-3 (14) UD10 Eugene Hornbacher 16-1-2 (13)

September 14, 1889
BW: Karim Pereiva 22-8-2 (11) KO3 Charley Parton 23-5-1 (7)

September 17, 1889
MW: Billy Baker 23-10-3 (3) UD10 Charles Bixamos 16-2-2 (11

September 22, 1889
HW: Charley Mitchell 31-18-1 (26) MDraw10 Dick Egan 30-14-2 (17)

September 28, 1889
HW: Greg Williams 34-7-0 (23) TKO8 Tommy Chandler 36-13-1 (24)

September 29, 1889
HW: Jake Knifton 18-15-2 (8) KO2 Frank Slavin 36-19-0 (27)
LW: Barys Sukhoi 20-13-3 (5) SD10 Joe Ellingsworth 21-9-0 (12)

September 30, 1889
WW: Tug Collins 20-8-1 (16) TKO4 Dom Mintoff 29-15-1 (14)

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October 1889 Rankings

Heavyweights
Champ: John L. Sullivan 30-1-1 (24) - since 9-20-1885, 4 defenses
1: Peter Jackson 23-4-3 (13)
2: Dick Matthews 35-9-1 (27)
3: Pat Killen 32-6-0 (28)
4: Peter Courney 27-1-0 (15)
5: Billy Wilson 23-8-0 (12)

Middleweights
Champ: "The Nonpariel" Jack Dempsey 19-0-1 (15) - since 5-24-1886, 3 defenses
1: Young Mitchell 24-4-0 (18)
2: Bob Fitzsimmons 28-1-0 (25)
3: Irish Jack Burke 29-7-1 (19)
4: Billy McCarthy 16-0-0 (1)
5: Bill Gabig 21-5-2 (9)

Welterweights
Champ: Paddy Sullivan 19-2-1 (6) - since 2-03-1887, 3 defenses
1: Paddy Duffy 26-4-1 (10)
2: Tom Meadows 20-1-1 (14)
3: Jack C McGee 25-6-1 (23)
4: Charles Gleason 18-2-0 (16)
5: Lonnie Cadaress 27-9-0 (21)

Lightweights
Champ: Jack McAuliffe 24-0-0 (20) - since 12-15-1886, 3 defenses
1: Billy Myer 34-4-1 (26)
2: Billy Frazier 30-4-1 (11)
3: Jimmy Carroll 23-3-0 (15)
4: Billy Edwards 26-9-4 (4)
5: Jack Keenan 29-10-0 (17)

Featherweights
Champ: Young Pluto 22-0-0 (19) - since 5-12-1888, 1 defense
1: Torpedo Billy Murphy 25-4-0 (18)
2: Cal McCarthy 21-0-0 (11)
3: Ray Planter 23-5-3 (14)
4: Tensing Norgay 24-16-1 (7)
5: Tommy Warren 17-3-1 (12)

Bantamweights
Champ: Nunc Wallace 19-1-2 (8) - since 2-14-1889, 0 defense
1: Bill Baxter 20-3-2 (8)
2: Young Johnson 24-3-3 (6)
3: Nelson Moreno 21-5-2 (5)
4: Johnny Murphy 20-0-1 (17)
5: Paddy Snow 17-6-3 (2)


Upcoming Title Fights
10-21-1889: LW: Jack McAuliffe vs. Billy Myer
12-11-1889: FW: Young Pluto vs. Cal McCarthy

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WBG Lightweight Title Fight
October 21st, 1889
Jack McAuliffe (24-0-0 20KO)
vs
Billy Myer (34-4-1 26)

Background Info
McAuliffe defended his title against Myer in Sept. of 1887, winning the fight by a TKO in the 7th round. Since then, he has defended his title twice. He fought Billy Frazier in February of 1888, winning by KO in the 11th round, and he defended against Joe Ellingsworth in November of 1888, winning by TKO in the 6th.

Billy Myer is 0-3 lifetime in title fights, losing all by TKO. He lost twice to Jem Carney and then to Jack McAuliffe. Since his lose to McAuliffe, he has fought 11 times, winning all but two by knock out. In July of this year, he KOed Billy Frazier in the 7th to earn a title shot, and still fought a month later, KOing Jimmy Carroll in the 2nd.

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: McAuliffe comes out and immediately hurts Myer with a huge hook. McAuliffe beat the hell out of a hurt Myer for nearly two minutes until he dropped Myer with a nasty uppercut. Myer tried to get up and couldn't get to his feet. This one is over already!!!

The fight comes to an end at 2:13 of the 1st round, your winner by knock out and STILL WBG LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, JACK McAULIFFE!

A crushing defeat for Myer. He fought nearly a dozen times in two years to get his rematch with McAuliffe, and he's kncoked out in under 3 minutes.

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October 1889 Results

October 2, 1889
FW: Frank Murphy 15-4-1 (9) KO6 Tensing Norgay 24-16-1 (7)

October 4, 1889
LW: Jem Carney 21-7-0 (10) TKO5 Jake Karcher 20-7-0 (17)
MW: Billy McCarthy 16-0-0 (1) KO10 Tom Ferguson 26-15-0 (17)

October 7, 1889
LW: Jimmy Carroll 23-3-0 (15) UD10 Billy Edwards 26-9-4 (4)

October 9, 1889
WW: Dany Kyer 21-7-0 (9) Draw10 Charles Gleason 18-2-0 (16)
HW: Pat Killen 32-6-0 (28) TKO3 Tommy Chandler 36-14-1 (24)

October 12, 1889
WW: Paddy Duffy 26-4-1 (10) SD10 Young Shannon 22-10-0 (10)

October 18, 1889
BW: Paddy Snow 17-6-3 (2) UD10 Young Johnson 24-3-3 (6)

October 21, 1889
LW: WBG Title: Jack McAuliffe 24-0-0 (20) KO1 Billy Myer 34-4-1 (26)

October 22, 1889
HW: Charley Mitchell 31-18-2 (26) KO2 Greg Williams 35-7-0 (24)

October 24, 1889
BW: Johnny Murphy 20-0-1 (17) KO9 Karim Pereiva 23-8-2 (12)

October 29, 1889
MW: Bob Fitzsimmons 28-1-0 (25) KO9 Jim Hall 16-1-0 (13)

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November 1889 Results


November 1, 1889
BW: Johnny Murphy 21-0-1 (18) SD10 Bill Baxter 20-3-2 (8)

November 2, 1889
MW: Irish Jack Burke 29-7-1 (19) UD10 Billy Baker 24-10-3 (3)

November 9, 1889
WW: Jack C McGee 25-6-1 (23) MDraw10 Dany Kyer 21-7-1 (9)
WW: Paddy Duffy 27-4-1 (10) UD10 Danny Shea 15-2-0 (5)

November 10, 1889
HW: Tommy Chandler 36-15-1 (24) KO4 Jake Knifton 20-15-2 (10)

November 12, 1889
WW: Tom Meadows 20-1-1 (14) UD10 Tug Collins 21-8-1 (17)
FW: Young Griffo 16-2-0 (11) UD10 Ray Planter 23-6-3 (14)
FW: Frank Murphy 16-4-1 (10) SD10 Hank Brennan 15-7-1 (6)

November 14, 1889
BW: Tom Cassidy 14-2-0 (4) SD10 Elias Hamilton 19-6-1 (15)

November 21, 1889
LW: Jack Keenan 29-10-0 (17) MD10 Billy Frazier 30-4-1 (11)

November 24, 1889
LW: Joe Ellingsworth 21-10-0 (12) SD10 Barys Sukhoi 21-13-3 (5)

November 25, 1889
BW: George Dixon 16-1-0 (10) UD10 Paddy Snow 18-6-3 (2)
MW: Young Mitchell 24-4-0 (18) KO3 George LaBlanche 25-7-5 (19)

November 27, 1889
HW: Dick Matthews 35-10-1 (27) Draw10 Greg Williams 35-8-0 (24)

November 30, 1889
HW: Peter Jackson 23-4-3 (13) UD10 Billy Wilson 23-8-0 (12)

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WBG Featherweight Title Fight
December 11th, 1889
Young Pluto (22-0-0 19KO)
vs
Cal McCarthy (21-0-0 11KO)

Background Info
The classic battle of brawler (Pluto) vs boxer (McCarthy) and, as an added bonus, a battle of the unbeatens.

Young Pluto won the title from Torpedo Billy Murphy off a controversial DQ in the 14th round. However, he solidified his status as champion with a TKO victory over Murphy in their rematch.

McCarthy has flown up of the charts, defeating everyone he has faced including former champion Bubba Moonshine. Not only has ne never lost, he has never been knocked down. Even the undefeated champion Pluto has tasted the canvas (all 3 times occured in his first fight with Murphy).

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Condition: Young Pluto is bone dry coming into the ring, usually not a good sign.

Round 1: Pluto comes out and lands a few shots, but a minute into the round McCarthy hurts the champion and backs him up. Pluto can't get much going after that as McCarthy took complete control of the round. (Round to McCarthy, 10-9)

Round 2: Pluto's left eye is already swelling up. The round was even and uneventful until about 20 seconds left in the round when McCarthy dropped Pluto with a strong cross. Pluto gets right back to his feet and finishes the round. (Round to McCarthy 10-8, 20-17 McCarthy)

Round 3: A very close round that goes back and forth the entire way. Both fighters got some nice shots in. (Round to Pluto, 29-27 McCarthy)

Round 4: Pluto starts the round by landing a huge shot, but McCarthy doesn't waiver and he fights back strong and hard and ends up dominating the round. The swelling over Pluto's left eye has gotten very bad. (Round to McCarthy, 39-36 McCarthy)

Round 5: McCarthy lands a few nice early shots, but it goes back and forth until the end when Pluto lands 2 devastating shots that sends McCarthy to the ropes and covering up. (Round to Pluto, 48-46 McCarthy)

Round 6: Pluto completely dominates the round and now McCarthy has swelling over his left eye. Pluto dominates and hurts McCarthy. However, he is looking tired while McCarthy is still looking like he has some fuel left. (Round to Pluto, 57-56 McCarthy)

Round 7: McCarthy dominates this round and scores from a distance. (Round to McCarthy, 67-65 McCarthy)

Round 8: McCarthy complately controls another round as Pluto looks like he has run out of gas. McCarthy still going strong. (Round to McCarthy, 77-74 McCarthy)

Round 9: The is even through most of it, but Pluto gets cut on his forehead. As the round came to a close, McCarthy landed a few huge shots that hurt Pluto. (Round to McCarthy, 87-83 McCarthy)

Round 10: Pluto may be tired, but he's not stopping. He continues to fight. This round was slower, but Pluto got enough done to try and get back into this fight. (Round to Pluto, 96-93 McCarthy)

Round 11: Pluto goes down for the second time. McCarthy loaded up the punches, but Pluto was able to survive the round. (Round to McCarthy 10-8, 106-101 McCarthy)

Round 12: McCarthy sends Pluto down to the canvas again early in the round and this time, Pluto can not answer the 10 count.


The fight ends at 1:08 of the 12th round, your winner by knock out and NEW WBG FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, CAL McCARTHY!

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December 1889 Results

December 4, 1889
BW: Charley Parton 25-6-1 (8) SD10 Young Johnson 24-4-3 (6)

December 5, 1889
FW: Johnny T Griffin 13-1-0 (10) TKO6 Fred Johnson 31-6-1 (19)

December 6, 1889
MW: Billy McCarthy 17-0-0 (2) SD10 Ned McCann 15-6-1 (8)

December 7, 1889
LW: Jack Hanley 11-0-0 (2) UD10 Joe Ellingsworth 22-10-0 (12)
HW: Greg Williams 35-8-1 (24) UD10 Dick Egan 30-14-3 (17)

December 11, 1889
FW: WBG Title: Cal McCarthy 21-0-0 (11) KO12 Young Pluto 22-0-0 (19)

December 13, 1889
BW: Elias Hamilton 19-7-1 (15) KO5 Barney Finnegan 21-7-1 (11)

December 18, 1889
WW: Jack C McGee 25-6-2 (23) KO7 Bryan Towers 34-19-1 (12)
WW: Jimmy Connelly 15-1-0 (8) MD10 Paddy Carey 23-7-1 (11)

December 22, 1889
HW: Peter Courtney 27-1-0 (15) KO6 Jim Harvey 27-5-1 (13)

December 23, 1889
FW: Tajuddin Ahmed 29-12-0 (13) KO7 Tensing Norgay 24-17-1 (7)
WW: Bob Lyons 21-8-1 (10) MD10 Tug Collins 21-9-1 (17)

December 24, 1889
BW: Nelson Moreno 21-5-2 (5) Draw10 Ramkamhaeng Nakpradith 12-2-1 (5)

December 26, 1889
FW: Torpedo Billy Murphy 25-4-0 (18) KO10 Kokaji Odumbe 19-7-1 (13)

December 28, 1889
LW: George Lavigne 14-1-0 (8) UD10 Jake Karcher 20-8-0 (17)

December 30, 1889
HW: Dave Campbell 18-4-0 (9) SD10 Jake Kilrain 33-11-2 (24)

December 31, 1889
MW: George LaBlanche 25-8-5 (19) UD10 Tom Henry 29-10-2 (13)

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Rankings at end of 1889

Heavyweights
Champ: John L. Sullivan 30-1-1 (24) - since 9-20-1885. 4 defenses
1: Peter Jackson 24-4-3 (13)
2: Pat Killen 33-6-0 (29)
3: Peter Courtney 28-1-0 (16)
4: Dick Matthews 35-10-2 (27)
5: Tommy Chandler 37-15-1 (25)

Middleweights
Champ: "The Nonpariel" Jack Dempsey 19-0-1 (15) - since 5-24-1886, 4 defenses
1: Young Mitchell 25-4-0 (19)
2: Bob Fitzsimmons 29-1-0 (26)
3: Irish Jack Burke 30-7-1 (19)
4: Billy McCarthy 18-0-0 (2)
5: Bill Gabig 21-5-2 (9)

Welterweights
Champ: Paddy Sullivan 19-2-1 (6) - since 2-3-1887, 3 defenses
1: Paddy Duffy 28-4-1 (10)
2: Tom Meadows 21-1-1 (14)
3: Jack C McGee 26-6-2 (24)
4: Charles Gleason 18-2-1 (16)
5: Lonnie Cadaress 27-9-0 (21)

Lightweights
Champ: Jack McAuliffe 25-0-0 (21) - since 12-15-1886, 4 defenses
1: Billy Myer 34-5-1 (26)
2: Jimmy Carroll 24-3-0 (15)
3: Jack Keenan 30-10-0 (17)
4: Billy Frazier 30-5-1 (11)
5: Billy Edwards 26-10-4 (4)

Featherweights
Champ: Cal McCarthy 22-0-0 (12) - since 12-8-1889, 0 defenses
1: Torpedo Billy Murphy 26-4-0 (19)
2: Young Pluto 22-1-0 (19)
3: Frank Murphy 17-4-1 (10)
4: Tommy Warren 18-4-1 (12)
5: Hank Brennan 15-8-1 (6)

Bantamweights
Champ: Nunc Wallace 19-1-2 (8) - since 2-14-1889, 0 defenses
1: Johnny Murphy 22-0-1 (18)
2: Bill Baxter 20-4-2 (8)
3: Nelson Moreno 21-5-3 (5)
4: George Dixon 17-1-0 (10)
5: Paddy Snow 18-7-3 (2)

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Retired Fighters - 1889
A total of 13 fighters retired this year. Here are the biggest ones

Heavyweights

Paddy Ryan 19-18-0 (17 KO)
Ryan seemed to have a really hard time. He won the World Heavyweight Title in 1880 by defeating Joe Gross with a 2nd round KO. He spent all of 1881 fighting non-title fights, going 6-1-0 (6) in those fights. In his first title defense, he lost to Larry Foley on Marth 7th, 1882 by KO in the 14th. He would go on to lose more fights than he won, and quickly fell out of the top 10. Finally, in 1889, he wins his last two fights and retires.

Charles Lange 30-30-4 (15)
Lang quickly rose to top 10 status, and was considered a possible challenger for Larry Foley in 1882, but a lose to journeyman James Robertson Couper and then a shocking TKO lose to Hall Rolston, who only won 5 fights in his entire career, took him far down the rankings and he never could recover. Lange spent most of his career on the fringe of entering the top 10, but an untimely lose always sent him down the rankings a bit. In 1886, age caught up to him and from 1886 to 1889, Lange would go 3-17-1 (2) before finally retireing after his lose in September to possible new contender Bill Bradburn.


Lightweights

Walter Edgerton 21-18-1 (8)
A journeyman fighter who spent the vast majority of his career ranked in the top 20. He could never quite close the deal against the best fighters, or put together a streak of wins to put him in position to fight for the title, but he was a challenge that a lot of possible contenders could not get passed.

George Taylor 28-17-4 (9)
Former WBG Lightweight Champion. Won the title from Billy Edwards in May of 1883 and lost it in his first defense to Jem Carney 5 months later suffering a TKO in the 15th round.. He would get a rematch against Carney in August 1885, but he was TKOed in the 5th round. In early 1886, he loses two fights that drop him to the fringe of the top 10 and he doesn't make a run to the top of the rankings again. He was ranked in the top 3 from 1882 to the end of 1884. From late 1886 to late 1887, he would go 1-4-1 and and wouldn't get close to the top 10 again. He officialy retired in May.

Javier Malkin 28-31-3 (12)
Malkin spent a lot of his early career ranked in the top 10, however his overachieving would catch up to him and he would win only 1 fight out of 13 between April 1884 to February 1886. He retired in April.


Featherweights

Stirling Stomp 16-12-2 (8)
Former two-time WBG Featherweight champion, although both reigns were short as he didn't have any successful defenses. His first reign started in August 1883 when he won a DQ decision over Bubba Moonshine but lost the title in his first defense in June 1884 against Fernando Juarez. He would win the rematch vs Juarez in December 1884 to start his second reign, but in his first defense, he lost the title to Torpedo Billy Murphy in August 1885. Soon after losing the title for the second time, he lost 2 in a row that sent him to the bottom of the top 10. In late 1887, he peaked into the top 5, but then went on a series of loses that effectively ended his chances for a 3rd title. He retired in September.

Lawrence Wald 25-28-2 (12)
Spent a lot of his early career in the top 5, but could never get a title shot as he would lose a crucial fight whenever he had a chance at a title shot. In the middle of 1886, he would start losing a lot more fights than he won, but he always fought the best fighters out there until the very end. He retired in August.