Peter Maher vs Jim Corbett

Johnson had 25+ fights under his belt and had been fighting since 1894. The match took place in 1901.

Sure--Maher beat Ruhlin in his 3rd fight in a 3 round match. Doesn't mean anything at all. The 2nd and 3rd meeting were draws. Maybe Ruhlin was the better in the 3rd match. In the fourth and final match, Ruhlin Knocked Maher out.

This is supposed to be a Maher and Corbett thread. Choysnki had better results in comparison to Maher.

Maher fouled his way into a draw, I suspect had the fight gone on Sharkey's aggression and Maher's suspect chin would results in Sharkey winning.

 

Here is Johnson's early record according to Box rec,note the amount and the date.
[url]1901-02-25[/url] [url]Joe Choynski[/url]52-11-6
Harmony Hall, Galveston
L
KO
3/20
referee: [url]Herbert Bernau[/url]
[url]1901-01-14[/url] [url]Jim Scanlan[/url] Johnson 168lbs Scanlan175lbs
26 4 4
Galveston A.C., Galveston
D
PTS
7/20
Stopped in round 7 because of the fighters' failure to break clean despite repeated warnings by the referee. Though the referee did not give a decision in the ring, he would later say to the Galveston Daily News that he had ruled the fight a draw.
[url]1900-12-27[/url] [url]Klondike Haynes[/url]22-6-3
Phoenix A.C., Memphis
W
TKO
14/20
Klondike refused to continue after round 14
The fight previously listed here as occurring on May 26, 1902, with Jack Johnson in Memphis, supposedly won by Johnson on 13-round knockout, is undoubtedly a duplication of this fight. No report of a second Memphis fight has ever come to the surface. Also, the second fight did not appear in either the Police Gazette or Andrews record books and made its appearance as an incorrect dating in the 1941 Ring All-Time Record Book, the correctly dated fight being omitted. This produced the confusion and sometimes fights on both dates are listed .
[url]1900-04-20[/url] 168 [url]Jim McCormick[/url]
Galveston A.C., Galveston
W
DQ
6/20
.
[url]1900-04-09[/url] [url]William McNeill[/url]
debut Galveston A.C., Galveston
ND
4/4
[url]1900-03-21[/url] [url]Jim McCormick[/url]
Galveston A.C., Galveston
ND
15/15 .
[url]1899-05-06[/url] [url]Klondike Haynes[/url]
L
TKO
5/6
referee: [url]Malachy Hogan[/url]
Chicago Daily Tribune. "...Johnson knocked Haines down in Round one with an uppercut, and only the bell saved Klondyke..." Klondike wore Johnson down with steady pressure. Haynes claimed 'black' Heavyweight title.
[url]1898-07-24[/url] [url]Cherokee [/url]
debut Kansas City
W
KO
?/6.
[url]1897-11-20[/url] [url]Ed Johnson[/url]
debut
Convention Hall, Galveston
W
KO
5/?
referee: [url]Billy McCarthy[/url]
Billed for the Texas State Middleweight Title.
[url]1897-11-01[/url] [url]Charley Brooks[/url]
debut Prof. Bernau's Gymnasium, Galveston
W
KO
2/15
referee: [url]Kid Lewis[/url]
Billed for the Texas State Middleweight Title.

This says Johnson had 12 fights before facing Choynski who had 69.
It also says Johnson began in1897. not 1894.
Would you please provide the other 13 plus fights you say Johnson had had when he fought Choynski and also give the dates please?

 

In1897 Johnson was a middleweight.
In April 1900 Johnson scaled 168lbs for a fight with Jim Scanlon,this was just 10 months before he fought Choynski!

 

A rather interesting thread, and pertinent today, with Fury having reclaimed his kingdom!