In May 1893, Jim Hall beat Frank Slavin by 7th round KO. Boxrec has a description of this bout as follows: "The bout is considered an...
His ranked fights are probably something like this: 1881 - Dalton (#6) 1882 - Ryan (#1), Collins (#9) 1883 - Mitchell (#6) 1884 - Greenfield (#2)...
@mattdonnellon - Any comments or corrections for 1890 or 1891?
July 1891 20/7/91 In a rematch of their fight earlier in the year, Joe Goddard (#4) beat Joe Choynski (#8) by 4th round KO to defend his...
January 1891 January 1891 was a quiet month, with no notable fights to report. It was reported that Peter Jackson (#1) was to fight James J...
From The Nebraska State Journal 29 May 1889: "John L Sullivan and William Muldoon gave a wresting exhibition of ten rounds, London prize ring...
Unfortunately my knowledge, such as it is, is limited to the heavyweights of the time. I wouldn’t be able to comment on P4P rankings.
@thistle @Pugguy Another good source for old newspaper articles is https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
In my opinion, no. Mitchell wins under any format. Mitchell managed to avoid getting knocked out by Sullivan under both LPR and Queensbury rules,...
Here’s how I think the Heavyweight lineage should be recognised up to 1908: Sullivan 1885 - Jun 1890 (retires) Sullivan Mar 1892 - Sep 1892...
I think there are a lot of parallels between Dempsey and Corbett. Both got attention before they became champion for their new style of fighting....
I mostly follow the Heavyweights, and in recent years have enjoyed seeing some good competition in the division. Big fights don’t always get made,...
There were reports that a fight between Killen and Sullivan was being made in late 1886, but it seems Killen did not want the fight. He challenged...
July 1890 On 14th July 1890, Frank Slavin (#3) and Joe McAuliffe (#2) signed articles to fight in October 1890. This was to be for the Police...
January 1890 January 1890 was a quiet month, with no notable fights to report. Discussions regarding a fight between John L Sullivan (#1) and...
