Charley White

Charley White was an English-American boxer from Chicago, Illinois. Viewed by many as one of the best of his era, he fought from 1906 until 1923. He also lost a comeback match in 1930 against Henry Perlick, where he threw his famous left hook but Perlick countered with a right cross, knocking him down.

Biography

In his nineteen year career, White fought the top contenders and champions across three weight classes. He had ten championship opponents in the welterweight division: Abe Attell, Johnny Kilbane, and Johnny Dundee in the featherweight division; Ad Wolgast, Willie Ritchie, Freddie Welsh, Benny Leonard and Rocky Kansas in the lightweight division; and Jack Britton, and Ted Kid Lewis.

Early life and career

Charles Anchowitz was born in Liverpool, England to Jewish parents who brought him to America at the age of seven. His father, a working class tailor from the Russian Pale of Settlement, settled the family in the Jewish Ghetto on Chicago's West Side, home to many great Jewish boxers including Barney Ross and Harry Harris. At thirteen, Charles contracted tuberculosis, and sustained damage to one of his lungs. To combat this, his father sent him to the O'Connell's Sports Club in Chicago to build up his strength. After gaining weight and working out, Charles took up boxing at the club and within eighteen months was diagnosed free from tuberculosis. At fifteen, Charley Anchowitz changed his last name to White and began his professional boxing career. His brothers Jack White and Billy Wagner were also professional boxers. In his career, White fought world champions a total of twenty-two times.

Challenges for the feather, and light titles

Although White never won a world championship, he fought for the title several times. His first fight against a World Champion came when he was eighteen against the legendary Jewish world featherweight champion Abe Attell on 6 December 1909 in Memphis. Attell won the 8 round "newspaper decision" but had to extend himself to the limit to win over White. White landed rights and lefts to the champion's head and body, but Attell surpassed White in his use of short jabs in the infighting. The decision was unpopular with the crowd. White lost to Attell again on 16 September 1910 at the Hippodrome in Milwaukee, but got in several potent blows against a far more experienced fighter. Attell danced around the ring to gain an angle of advantage, but White showed a solid defense. As they fought at catchweights, Attell's featherweight crown was not at risk.
White lost to future champion Johnny Kilbane in a twelve round bout before 2,200 at Grey's Armory in Cleveland on 23 December 1911. The match was a contest between two of the leading contenders for the world featherweight crown. Both boxers showed great speed and technique. Kilbane would take the world featherweight title on 22 February 1912, and hold it for eleven years.
On 4 July 1913, White valiantly lost to future Welterweight Champion Jack Britton in an eighteen round technical knockout in New Orleans, Louisiana. White may have performed better in the closing rounds if not having broken a bone in his hand in the eighth round. The injury was acquired when White dealt a strong blow to Britton's face. Regardless of his injury, he put up an impressive defense, staying on his feet another ten rounds, before the referee called the bout. Britton gained an advantage from a longer reach, and from White's loss of his left hand, which dealt his left hook, one of his most powerful and effective blows.
On 19 December 1913, White defeated Ad Wolgast former world lightweight champion in a ten round newspaper decision at Dreamland Park in Milwaukee. White dominated the bout with his left hook, but Wolgast was not quite the boxer who earlier held the championship and his punches lacked steam. He had taken the world lightweight championship against Mexican Joe Rivers in July 1912, but lost it in November 1912 to Willie Ritchie. Had points determined the outcome of the fight, and if Wolgast had still held the title, White would have taken the world lightweight championship.

World lightweight title attempt, Willie Ritchie, May, 1914

On the 26th of May, 1914, White fought reigning champion Willie Ritchie for the World Lightweight Championship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a ten round no decision bout. Though the vast majority of newspapers, including the believed White had won the match, according to the law of the Wisconsin Boxing Commission, White could only take home the championship by knocking out Ritchie. In one of his most complete victories, The Los Angeles Times wrote that White "defeated the champion so decisively that even the most prejudiced person in the world could not fail to see that he was master." Ritchie himself admitted that "White did not beat him by a wide margin", implying that his opponent had won the fight. The Boston Globe gave White five rounds, with only two for Ritchie, noting that White had nearly knocked out Richie in the first round. In the final rounds, particularly the tenth, Ritchie was taking most of the punishment, as White increased his winning margin. White's greatest error was his inability to follow up and end the fight after he staggered Ritchie in the first round, but when fighting a world champion a follow-up knockout can be a challenging task. In the second and third, Ritchie was able to ward off the blows of White, and some reporters credited him with only these two rounds. White was said to look far fresher at the end than Ritchie who had both eyes nearly closed, and suffered from serious damage to his face and nose.
White lost a ten round decision to exceptional New York Jewish boxing phenomenon Leach Cross on 25 March 1915, at the shrine of East coast boxing, Madison Square Garden. Cross's trademark crouch, and ability to bore in regardless of the cost, had White baffled at times during the bout, which included constant action throughout. Both boxers felt the effect of their battle by the end of the match. Cross never earned a world title, but fought the best in his career, including most of the feather and lightweight champions White fought himself.
On 21 July 1915, White lost to fellow British and Jewish lightweight Ted "Kid" Lewis, in a newspaper decision at St. Nicholas Rink in New York. Other newspapers considered the fight a draw, but admitted Lewis won at least half the rounds. Once again White's best weapon was his left hook which saved him in the tenth when it landed on Lewis's jaw. Lewis, with his dancing attack common to many English boxers of the time, landed more blows, but White's left hooks, though few in number, landed with more force and affected Lewis more. White made a better showing in the two final rounds.

World light title attempt, Freddie Welsh, May, 1916

White also unsuccessfully challenged reigning lightweight champion Freddie Welsh for his title. White possessed a lethal left hook, but seemed to lack the killer instinct. This fault cost him in his 4 September 1916 attempt to wrest the crown from Welsh at Colorado Springs.
White appeared to have Welsh ready for a knockout in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth rounds of their 1916 match, but failed to follow up his advantage. Welsh backpedaled against the aggressive attack of White, who scored with hooks to the head and body, when the two were not clinching. The extremely unpopular 20-round decision was awarded to Welsh, though White appeared to land more blows, causing a small riot to break out in the crowd. Both boxers clinched for a large part of the bout, which also incensed the crowd. As White threw more punches and did more damage in the fight, he would have been awarded the world lightweight championship by today's rules, winning on points. In 1916, however, a challenger to the lightweight crown had to knockout the title holder, and White did not, losing his chance to be remembered as one of boxing's best.

Light title bout with Benny Leonard

On 5 July 1920, White lost to Jewish boxer and exceptional lightweight champion, Benny Leonard, in a ninth round knockout before an audience of 12,000 at Benton Harbor, Michigan. The fight was a careful battle of boxing strategy, and White wielded the potential for stronger punching with his left hook. Leonard may have won largely due to his faster reaction time, and reflexes against an opponent who was nearly his equal at times. He showed better speed and agility, and used footwork to gain advantages in the angle of his attack. The hard punching White knocked Leonard out of the ring in the fifth round with his left hook, but failed to follow up. Ken Blady wrote that Leonard was helped up by his brother Charley, and did not arise til the count of nine. Once again White had his opponent down, but as famed sportswriter of the day Hype Igoe wrote "White is like the artist who can't resist the temptation of stepping back and admiring his incompleted work." Leonard recovered and by the ninth, White was down five times, finally landing on the canvas for the count from a right cross from Leonard. Leonard had been looking for an opening since the eighth round, and found it after he opened White up with his left jab that led him to deal the final right cross in the ninth. For the first time in nearly 150 bouts, an opponent had knocked out White. Though he had continued to train, Leonard, the incomparable champion, may have performed better had he not had nearly five months off from prizefighting, living in Hollywood. It was one of White's better showings, as he dominated the infighting, and appeared to have thrown more punches, but he fought against an opponent who simply could not be beaten. White paid for his hesitation when Leonard KOed him in the 9th round.

Life after boxing and honors

After retiring from boxing, White ran a successful gym that catered to wealthy women in Chicago's Loop District. He subsequently relocated to Los Angeles, and trained movie actors. In his 60s he was believed to have suffered from dementia or alzheimer's, likely from his boxing. In March 1956, a jury found White "mentally ill" when his wife asked for his commitment based upon his threats and hallucinations.
White died on 24 July 1959 near Los Angeles at the California State Hospital, where he had been placed three years earlier. His ring record consists of 89 wins, 17 losses, 5 draws, 59 No Decisions, and 2 No Contests. White was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time, probably for his noted skill with the left hook.

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as "no decision" bouts and are not counted to the win/loss/draw column.

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
173	Loss	87–16–5	Henry Perlick	TKO	2, 1:25	Feb 21, 1930		Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
172	Win	87–15–5	Bobby Barrett	TKO	6	Dec 18, 1923		Adelphia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
171	Loss	86–15–5	Pal Moran	TKO	14, 2:49	Oct 5, 1923		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
170	Win	86–14–5	Richie Mitchell	KO	4	Jul 18, 1923		Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
169	Loss	85–14–5	Jack Zivic	NWS	10	Jun 11, 1923		Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
168	Win	85–14–5	Johnny Williams	PTS	10	Apr 9, 1923		Ashland Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
167	Loss	84–14–5	Rocky Kansas	PTS	15	Feb 9, 1923		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
166	Win	84–13–5	Richie Mitchell	TKO	10, 2:49	Dec 15, 1922		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
165	Win	83–13–5	Bobby Barrett	NWS	8	Nov 6, 1922		Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
164	Win	83–13–5	Sid Marks	KO	2, 0:59	Oct 20, 1922		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
163	Win	82–13–5	Bobby Barrett	KO	3	Aug 7, 1922		Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
162	Loss	81–13–5	Ever Hammer	NWS	10	Jun 30, 1922		Mullen-Sager Arena, Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
161	Win	81–13–5	Johnny Dundee	NWS	10	Jun 27, 1922		Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
160	Win	81–13–5	Johnny Ray	NWS	10	May 27, 1922		Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
159	Loss	81–13–5	Johnny Dundee	PTS	15	Mar 17, 1922		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
158	Win	81–12–5	Willie Jackson	PTS	15	Feb 20, 1922		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
157	Win	80–12–5	Johnny Dundee	SD	10	Jan 16, 1922		Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
156	Win	79–12–5	Freddie Hill	KO	3	Nov 24, 1921		American Legion Club, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
155	Win	78–12–5	Billy Alger	KO	3	Oct 10, 1921		Fort Bliss Arena, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
154	Win	77–12–5	Bobby Ward	KO	5	Sep 30, 1921		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
153	Win	76–12–5	Jimmy Hanlon	PTS	10	Sep 19, 1921		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
152	Loss	75–12–5	Benny Valger	NWS	8	Aug 31, 1921		Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
151	Draw	75–12–5	Johnny Dundee	PTS	10	Aug 10, 1921		Boxing Drome, New York City, New York, U.S.
150	Win	75–12–4	Terry Long	KO	4	Jul 22, 1921		Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
149	Win	74–12–4	Frankie Schoell	PTS	10	Feb 7, 1921		Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
148	Loss	73–12–4	Sailor Friedman	DQ	10	Jan 14, 1921		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.	White was disqualified for "stalling"
147	Win	73–11–4	Charles Webb	PTS	10	Jan 1, 1921		Lakeside Park Pavilion, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
146	Loss	72–11–4	Eddie Shannon	NWS	8	Dec 20, 1920		Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
145	Win	72–11–4	Harvey Thorpe	NWS	10	Sep 3, 1920		Fort Worth, Indiana, U.S.
144	Loss	72–11–4	Pal Moran	NWS	10	Aug 28, 1920		East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
143	Loss	72–11–4	Pal Moran	PTS	15	Jul 26, 1920		Heinemann Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
142	Loss	72–10–4	Benny Leonard	KO	9	Jul 5, 1920		Floyd Fitzsimmons Arena, Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
141	Win	72–9–4	Harlem Eddie Kelly	KO	5	May 31, 1920		Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
140	Win	71–9–4	Eddie Boehme	KO	4	Apr 14, 1920		Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
139	Win	70–9–4	Don Curley	KO	8	Feb 26, 1920		Anderson Auditorium, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
138	Win	69–9–4	Cal Delaney	NWS	10	Feb 25, 1920		Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
137	Win	69–9–4	Carl Mackey	TKO	2	Feb 12, 1920		Denver, Colorado, U.S.
136	Win	68–9–4	Muff Bronson	KO	1, 1:40	Jan 1, 1920		Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S.
135	Draw	67–9–4	Eddie Shannon	PTS	6	Dec 9, 1919		Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
134	Loss	67–9–3	Johnny Dundee	NWS	10	Nov 26, 1919		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
133	Win	67–9–3	Mike Paulson	NWS	10	Nov 10, 1919		Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
132	Win	67–9–3	Don Curley	KO	7	Oct 1, 1919		Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
131	Win	66–9–3	Tony Zill	NWS	12	Sep 26, 1919		Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
130	Win	66–9–3	Johnny Noye	PTS	12	Sep 2, 1919		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
129	Win	65–9–3	Stanley Yoakum	PTS	12	Aug 22, 1919		Denver, Colorado, U.S.
128	Win	64–9–3	Harry Pierce	NWS	6	Aug 11, 1919		Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
127	Loss	64–9–3	Eddie Fitzsimmons	PTS	12	Apr 22, 1919		Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
126	Win	64–8–3	Harvey Thorpe	NWS	10	Mar 10, 1919		Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
125	Win	64–8–3	Eddie McGlave	KO	2	Dec 13, 1918		Fort Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.
124	Loss	63–8–3	Harvey Thorpe	NWS	12	Jul 4, 1918		Western League Baseball Park, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
123	Win	63–8–3	Joe Upteraft	KO	1	Mar 1, 1918	N/A	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown at this time
122		62–8–3	Matt Wells	NC	9	Oct 5, 1917		Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S.
121	Loss	62–8–3	Johnny Tillman	NWS	10	Sep 20, 1917		St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
120	Win	62–8–3	Eddie Wagond	NWS	6	Sep 8, 1917		National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
119	Loss	62–8–3	Johnny Tillman	NWS	6	Sep 5, 1917		Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
118	Win	62–8–3	Johnny Tillman	NWS	10	Jun 9, 1917		Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
117	Win	62–8–3	Frank Ciravola	KO	4	Apr 27, 1917		Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S.
116	Win	61–8–3	Walter Mohr	NWS	10	Apr 19, 1917		New York City, New York, U.S.
115	Draw	61–8–3	Frankie Callahan	NWS	10	Mar 29, 1917		Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, New York, U.S.
114	Win	61–8–3	Harry Donahue	KO	6	Jan 1, 1917		Flower City A.C., Rochester, New York, U.S.
113	Win	60–8–3	Harry Pierce	NWS	10	Dec 25, 1916		Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, New York, U.S.
112	Win	60–8–3	Stanley Yoakum	NWS	10	Dec 1, 1916		Harlem S.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
111	Loss	60–8–3	Jack Britton	PTS	12	Nov 21, 1916		Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	For List of world [welterweight boxing champions\|world welterweight title]
110	Win	60–7–3	Johnny Nelson	NWS	6	Nov 6, 1916		Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
109	Win	60–7–3	Dick DeSanders	NWS	6	Oct 23, 1916		Moose Temple, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
108	Loss	60–7–3	Freddie Welsh	PTS	20	Sep 4, 1916		Ramona A.C. Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.	For world lightweight title
107	Win	60–6–3	Matt Wells	TKO	5	Jul 11, 1916		Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
106	Draw	59–6–3	Johnny Griffiths	NWS	12	Jul 4, 1916		League Park, Canton, Ohio, U.S.
105	Draw	59–6–3	Richie Mitchell	NWS	10	Jun 2, 1916		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
104	Win	59–6–3	Milburn Saylor	KO	1	May 25, 1916		Redland Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
103	Win	58–6–3	Matt Wells	PTS	15	Apr 6, 1916		Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
102	Win	57–6–3	Matt Wells	NWS	10	Mar 20, 1916		Broadway A.C., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
101	Win	57–6–3	Harvey Thorpe	PTS	10	Feb 10, 1916		Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
100	Win	56–6–3	Vic Moran	PTS	8	Feb 3, 1916		Auditorium, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
99	Win	55–6–3	Joe Azevedo	KO	1	Jan 18, 1916		Hippodrome, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
98	Loss	54–6–3	Matt Wells	PTS	12	Jan 4, 1916		Hippodrome, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
97	Win	54–5–3	Milburn Saylor	KO	1, 1:30	Nov 16, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
96	Loss	53–5–3	Matt Wells	NWS	10	Oct 29, 1915		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
95	Win	53–5–3	Johnny Harvey	PTS	12	Oct 19, 1915		Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
94	Win	52–5–3	Matty Baldwin	KO	1	Oct 5, 1915		Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
93	Win	51–5–3	Gilbert Gallant	KO	5	Sep 21, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
92	Loss	50–5–3	Ted 'Kid' Lewis	NWS	10	Jul 21, 1915		St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
91	Draw	50–5–3	Milburn Saylor	PTS	12	Jul 13, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachsuetts, U.S.
90	Win	50–5–2	Freddie Welsh	NWS	10	Jul 3, 1915		Brighton Beach A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
89	Win	50–5–2	Young Abe Brown	KO	1	Jun 15, 1915		Harlem River Casino, New York City, New York, U.S.
88	Win	49–5–2	Charley Thomas	KO	7	Jun 8, 1915		Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
87	Win	48–5–2	Fred Yelle	KO	3	May 25, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
86	Win	47–5–2	Hal Stewart	KO	6	May 12, 1915		Majestic Theatre, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
85	Win	46–5–2	Eddie Murphy	KO	7	May 4, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
84	Loss	45–5–2	Lockport Jimmy Duffy	NWS	10	Apr 8, 1915		Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
83	Win	45–5–2	Charley Thomas	NWS	6	Mar 29, 1915		Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
82	Loss	45–5–2	Leach Cross	NWS	10	Mar 25, 1915		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
81	Win	45–5–2	Sam Robideau	KO	1	Mar 17, 1915		National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
80	Loss	44–5–2	Freddie Welsh	NWS	10	Feb 25, 1915		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.	World lightweight title at stake;
79	Loss	44–5–2	Joe Shugrue	NWS	10	Dec 29, 1914		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
78	Win	44–5–2	Jimmy Murphy	KO	2	Dec 14, 1914		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
77	Win	43–5–2	Frankie Callahan	NWS	8	Dec 4, 1914		Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
76	Loss	43–5–2	Freddie Welsh	NWS	10	Nov 9, 1914		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
75	Draw	43–5–2	Stanley Yoakum	NWS	10	Oct 5, 1914		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
74	Win	43–5–2	Danny O'Brien	KO	1	Sep 7, 1914		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
73	Win	42–5–2	Joe Azevedo	TKO	18	Aug 7, 1914		Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California, U.S.
72	Win	41–5–2	Stanley Yoakum	KO	19	Jul 14, 1914		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
71	Win	40–5–2	Willie Ritchie	NWS	10	May 26, 1914		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.	World lightweight title (USA version) at stake;
70	Win	40–5–2	Joe Azevedo	NWS	10	Mar 23, 1914		Lakeside Auditorium, Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
69	Win	40–5–2	Joe 'Kid' Kansas	KO	3	Feb 17, 1914		Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
68	Draw	39–5–2	Lockport Jimmy Duffy	NWS	10	Jan 23, 1914		Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
67	Win	39–5–2	Harry Donahue	KO	2	Jan 1, 1914		Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
66	Win	38–5–2	Ad Wolgast	NWS	10	Dec 19, 1913		Dreamland Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
65	Loss	38–5–2	Johnny Dundee	NWS	10	Nov 27, 1913		Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
64	Win	38–5–2	Joe 'Kid' Kansas	KO	5	Nov 17, 1913		Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S.
63	Win	37–5–2	Mickey Sheridan	TKO	2	Sep 15, 1913		Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
62	Draw	36–5–2	Frank Ray Whitney	NWS	12	Sep 1, 1913		League Park, Canton, Ohio, U.S.
61	Win	36–5–2	Frank Ray Whitney	PTS	10	Aug 13, 1913		Armory Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
60	Win	35–5–2	Jake Abel	KO	2	Jul 18, 1913		Armory Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
59	Loss	34–5–2	Jack Britton	TKO	18	Jul 4, 1913		McDonoghville Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
58	Win	34–4–2	George Meyers	KO	2	May 28, 1913		Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
57	Win	33–4–2	Joe Thomas	TKO	2	May 19, 1913		Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
56	Win	32–4–2	Joe Thomas	KO	8	Apr 21, 1913		Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
55	Win	31–4–2	Philadelphia Pal Moore	NWS	10	Mar 10, 1913		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
54	Draw	31–4–2	Tommy Bresnahan	NWS	10	Jan 10, 1913		South Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
53	Win	31–4–2	Philadelphia Pal Moore	NWS	10	Nov 21, 1912		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
52	Win	31–4–2	Oscar Williams	TKO	5	Oct 1, 1912		Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
51	Win	30–4–2	Harry Tracey	NWS	10	Oct 1, 1912		Syracuse, New York, U.S.
50	Win	30–4–2	Joe Shugrue	NWS	10	Jun 18, 1912		St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
49	Win	30–4–2	Joe Shugrue	NWS	10	Jun 4, 1912		St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
48	Win	30–4–2	Owen Moran	DQ	9	May 20, 1912		Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S.
47	Win	29–4–2	Johnny Dundee	NWS	10	Apr 30, 1912		Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S.
46	Win	29–4–2	Kid Julian	PTS	12	Apr 8, 1912		Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.	Second fight in one day
45		28–4–2	Steve Ketchel	ND	10	Apr 8, 1912		East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
44	Win	28–4–2	Steve Ketchel	NWS	10	Apr 1, 1912		East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
43	Win	28–4–2	Tommy Dixon	NWS	8	Feb 28, 1912		Windsor A.C., Windsor, Ontario, Canada
42	Draw	28–4–2	Johnny Schultz	NWS	8	Jan 17, 1912		Windsor A.C., Windsor, Ontario, Canada
41	Win	28–4–2	Johnny Schultz	PTS	10	Dec 28, 1911		Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
40	Loss	27–4–2	Johnny Kilbane	NWS	12	Dec 23, 1911		Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
39	Win	27–4–2	Boyo Driscoll	PTS	8	Oct 23, 1911		Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
38	Win	26–4–2	Bobby Waugh	PTS	15	May 22, 1911		Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
37	Win	25–4–2	Bobby Waugh	PTS	7	May 11, 1911		Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
36	Win	24–4–2	Pete Savoy	PTS	10	May 2, 1911		Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
35	Loss	23–4–2	Joe Mandot	PTS	8	Apr 17, 1911		Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
34	Draw	23–3–2	Benny Kaufman	PTS	12	Feb 26, 1911		Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
33	Loss	23–3–1	Danny Webster	PTS	20	Nov 24, 1910		Arena, Vernon, California, U.S.
32	Loss	23–2–1	Abe Attell	NWS	10	Sep 16, 1910		Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
31	Win	23–2–1	Frankie Conley	NWS	10	Sep 2, 1910		Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
30	Win	23–2–1	Eddie Greenwald	NWS	10	May 20, 1910		New Star A.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
29	Draw	23–2–1	Joe Mandot	PTS	8	May 16, 1910		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
28	Loss	23–2	Willie Gibbs	PTS	8	Mar 28, 1910		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
27	Win	23–1	Tommy Dixon	PTS	8	Mar 21, 1910		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
26	Win	22–1	Tommy Dixon	PTS	8	Feb 28, 1910		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
25	Loss	21–1	Abe Attell	PTS	8	Dec 6, 1909		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
24	Win	21–0	Sammy Willis	NWS	6	Nov 18, 1909		Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
23	Win	21–0	Pete Savoy	PTS	10	Sep 1, 1909		Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
22	Win	20–0	Pete Savoy	PTS	8	Jul 19, 1909		Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
21	Win	19–0	Young Dougherty	PTS	8	Jul 12, 1909		Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
20	Win	18–0	Jack Barrett	KO	4	Jun 10, 1909		Gary, Indiana, U.S.
19	Win	17–0	Charles Kaspar	KO	3	May 20, 1909		Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
18	Win	16–0	Frankie Conley	NWS	8	May 5, 1909		Windsor A.C., Windsor, Ontario, Canada
17	Win	16–0	Paul Sikora	PTS	8	Mar 31, 1909		Windsor A.C., Windsor, Ontario, Canada
16	Win	15–0	Earl Denning	NWS	10	Feb 3, 1909		Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Buck Plotell	KO	3	Jan 19, 1909		Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Barney Troubles	PTS	8	Nov 29, 1908		Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Jimmy Blackburn	PTS	10	Oct 2, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Lou Boarman	KO	?	Sep 23, 1908		Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Johnny Graham	KO	3	Aug 15, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Jack Lester	KO	4	Mar 28, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Kid Duffy	KO	6	Mar 25, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Billy O'Keefe	KO	2	Mar 7, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Young Sherlock	PTS	6	Feb 5, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Billy Smith	KO	5	Jan 10, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Frank Decker	KO	2	Jan 3, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Benny Bargordas	PTS	6	Nov 28, 1907	N/A	Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.	Exact date and location unknown at this time
3	Win	3–0	Jefferson Kid	KO	2	Aug 15, 1907	N/A	New York City, New York, U.S.	Exact date and location unknown at this time
2	Win	2–0	Kid Stinger	KO	1	May 1, 1907	N/A	New York City, New York, U.S.	Exact date and location unknown at this time
1	Win	1–0	Johnny Graham	KO	3	Feb 2, 1907	N/A	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Exact date and location unknown at this time; Professional Debut

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Age	Location	Notes
173	Loss	123–35–13	Henry Perlick	TKO	2, 1:25	Feb 21, 1930		Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
172	Win	123–34–13	Bobby Barrett	TKO	6	Dec 18, 1923		Adelphia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
171	Loss	122–34–13	Pal Moran	TKO	14, 2:49	Oct 5, 1923		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
170	Win	122–33–13	Richie Mitchell	KO	4	Jul 18, 1923		Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
169	Loss	121–33–13	Jack Zivic	NWS	10	Jun 11, 1923		Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
168	Win	121–32–13	Johnny Williams	PTS	10	Apr 9, 1923		Ashland Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
167	Loss	120–32–13	Rocky Kansas	PTS	15	Feb 9, 1923		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
166	Win	120–31–13	Richie Mitchell	TKO	10, 2:49	Dec 15, 1922		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
165	Win	119–31–13	Bobby Barrett	NWS	8	Nov 6, 1922		Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
164	Win	118–31–13	Sid Marks	KO	2, 0:59	Oct 20, 1922		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
163	Win	117–31–13	Bobby Barrett	KO	3	Aug 7, 1922		Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S.
162	Loss	116–31–13	Ever Hammer	NWS	10	Jun 30, 1922		Mullen-Sager Arena, Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
161	Win	116–30–13	Johnny Dundee	NWS	10	Jun 27, 1922		Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
160	Win	115–30–13	Johnny Ray	NWS	10	May 27, 1922		Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
159	Loss	114–30–13	Johnny Dundee	PTS	15	Mar 17, 1922		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
158	Win	114–29–13	Willie Jackson	PTS	15	Feb 20, 1922		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
157	Win	113–29–13	Johnny Dundee	SD	10	Jan 16, 1922		Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
156	Win	112–29–13	Freddie Hill	KO	3	Nov 24, 1921		American Legion Club, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
155	Win	111–29–13	Billy Alger	KO	3	Oct 10, 1921		Fort Bliss Arena, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
154	Win	110–29–13	Bobby Ward	KO	5	Sep 30, 1921		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
153	Win	109–29–13	Jimmy Hanlon	PTS	10	Sep 19, 1921		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
152	Loss	108–29–13	Benny Valger	NWS	8	Aug 31, 1921		Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
151	Draw	108–28–13	Johnny Dundee	PTS	10	Aug 10, 1921		Boxing Drome, New York City, New York, U.S.
150	Win	108–28–12	Terry Long	KO	4	Jul 22, 1921		Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
149	Win	107–28–12	Frankie Schoell	PTS	10	Feb 7, 1921		Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
148	Loss	106–28–12	Sailor Friedman	DQ	10	Jan 14, 1921		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.	White was disqualified for "stalling"
147	Win	106–27–12	Charles Webb	PTS	10	Jan 1, 1921		Lakeside Park Pavilion, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
146	Loss	105–27–12	Eddie Shannon	NWS	8	Dec 20, 1920		Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
145	Win	105–26–12	Harvey Thorpe	NWS	10	Sep 3, 1920		Fort Worth, Indiana, U.S.
144	Loss	104–26–12	Pal Moran	NWS	10	Aug 28, 1920		East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
143	Loss	104–25–12	Pal Moran	PTS	15	Jul 26, 1920		Heinemann Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
142	Loss	104–24–12	Benny Leonard	KO	9	Jul 5, 1920		Floyd Fitzsimmons Arena, Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
141	Win	104–23–12	Harlem Eddie Kelly	KO	5	May 31, 1920		Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
140	Win	103–23–12	Eddie Boehme	KO	4	Apr 14, 1920		Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
139	Win	102–23–12	Don Curley	KO	8	Feb 26, 1920		Anderson Auditorium, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
138	Win	101–23–12	Cal Delaney	NWS	10	Feb 25, 1920		Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
137	Win	100–23–12	Carl Mackey	TKO	2	Feb 12, 1920		Denver, Colorado, U.S.
136	Win	99–23–12	Muff Bronson	KO	1, 1:40	Jan 1, 1920		Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S.
135	Draw	98–23–12	Eddie Shannon	PTS	6	Dec 9, 1919		Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
134	Loss	98–23–11	Johnny Dundee	NWS	10	Nov 26, 1919		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
133	Win	98–22–11	Mike Paulson	NWS	10	Nov 10, 1919		Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
132	Win	97–22–11	Don Curley	KO	7	Oct 1, 1919		Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
131	Win	96–22–11	Tony Zill	NWS	12	Sep 26, 1919		Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
130	Win	95–22–11	Johnny Noye	PTS	12	Sep 2, 1919		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
129	Win	94–22–11	Stanley Yoakum	PTS	12	Aug 22, 1919		Denver, Colorado, U.S.
128	Win	93–22–11	Harry Pierce	NWS	6	Aug 11, 1919		Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
127	Loss	92–22–11	Eddie Fitzsimmons	PTS	12	Apr 22, 1919		Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
126	Win	92–21–11	Harvey Thorpe	NWS	10	Mar 10, 1919		Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
125	Win	91–21–11	Eddie McGlave	KO	2	Dec 13, 1918		Fort Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.
124	Loss	90–21–11	Harvey Thorpe	NWS	12	Jul 4, 1918		Western League Baseball Park, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
123	Win	90–20–11	Joe Upteraft	KO	1	Mar 1, 1918	N/A	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown at this time
122		89–20–11	Matt Wells	NC	9	Oct 5, 1917		Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S.
121	Loss	89–20–11	Johnny Tillman	NWS	10	Sep 20, 1917		St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
120	Win	89–19–11	Eddie Wagond	NWS	6	Sep 8, 1917		National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
119	Loss	88–19–11	Johnny Tillman	NWS	6	Sep 5, 1917		Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
118	Win	88–18–11	Johnny Tillman	NWS	10	Jun 9, 1917		Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
117	Win	87–18–11	Frank Ciravola	KO	4	Apr 27, 1917		Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S.
116	Win	86–18–11	Walter Mohr	NWS	10	Apr 19, 1917		New York City, New York, U.S.
115	Draw	85–18–11	Frankie Callahan	NWS	10	Mar 29, 1917		Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, New York, U.S.
114	Win	85–18–10	Harry Donahue	KO	6	Jan 1, 1917		Flower City A.C., Rochester, New York, U.S.
113	Win	84–18–10	Harry Pierce	NWS	10	Dec 25, 1916		Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, New York, U.S.
112	Win	83–18–10	Stanley Yoakum	NWS	10	Dec 1, 1916		Harlem S.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
111	Loss	82–18–10	Jack Britton	PTS	12	Nov 21, 1916		Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	For world welterweight title
110	Win	82–17–10	Johnny Nelson	NWS	6	Nov 6, 1916		Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
109	Win	81–17–10	Dick DeSanders	NWS	6	Oct 23, 1916		Moose Temple, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
108	Loss	80–17–10	Freddie Welsh	PTS	20	Sep 4, 1916		Ramona A.C. Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.	For world lightweight title
107	Win	80–16–10	Matt Wells	TKO	5	Jul 11, 1916		Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
106	Draw	79–16–10	Johnny Griffiths	NWS	12	Jul 4, 1916		League Park, Canton, Ohio, U.S.
105	Draw	79–16–9	Richie Mitchell	NWS	10	Jun 2, 1916		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
104	Win	79–16–8	Milburn Saylor	KO	1	May 25, 1916		Redland Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
103	Win	78–16–8	Matt Wells	PTS	15	Apr 6, 1916		Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
102	Win	77–16–8	Matt Wells	NWS	10	Mar 20, 1916		Broadway A.C., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
101	Win	76–16–8	Harvey Thorpe	PTS	10	Feb 10, 1916		Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
100	Win	75–16–8	Vic Moran	PTS	8	Feb 3, 1916		Auditorium, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
99	Win	74–16–8	Joe Azevedo	KO	1	Jan 18, 1916		Hippodrome, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
98	Loss	73–16–8	Matt Wells	PTS	12	Jan 4, 1916		Hippodrome, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
97	Win	73–15–8	Milburn Saylor	KO	1, 1:30	Nov 16, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
96	Loss	72–15–8	Matt Wells	NWS	10	Oct 29, 1915		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
95	Win	72–14–8	Johnny Harvey	PTS	12	Oct 19, 1915		Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
94	Win	71–14–8	Matty Baldwin	KO	1	Oct 5, 1915		Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
93	Win	70–14–8	Gilbert Gallant	KO	5	Sep 21, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
92	Loss	69–14–8	Ted 'Kid' Lewis	NWS	10	Jul 21, 1915		St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
91	Draw	69–13–8	Milburn Saylor	PTS	12	Jul 13, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachsuetts, U.S.
90	Win	69–13–7	Freddie Welsh	NWS	10	Jul 3, 1915		Brighton Beach A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
89	Win	68–13–7	Young Abe Brown	KO	1	Jun 15, 1915		Harlem River Casino, New York City, New York, U.S.
88	Win	67–13–7	Charley Thomas	KO	7	Jun 8, 1915		Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
87	Win	66–13–7	Fred Yelle	KO	3	May 25, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
86	Win	65–13–7	Hal Stewart	KO	6	May 12, 1915		Majestic Theatre, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
85	Win	64–13–7	Eddie Murphy	KO	7	May 4, 1915		Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
84	Loss	63–13–7	Lockport Jimmy Duffy	NWS	10	Apr 8, 1915		Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
83	Win	63–12–7	Charley Thomas	NWS	6	Mar 29, 1915		Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
82	Loss	62–12–7	Leach Cross	NWS	10	Mar 25, 1915		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
81	Win	62–11–7	Sam Robideau	KO	1	Mar 17, 1915		National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
80	Loss	61–11–7	Freddie Welsh	NWS	10	Feb 25, 1915		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.	World lightweight title at stake;
79	Loss	61–10–7	Joe Shugrue	NWS	10	Dec 29, 1914		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
78	Win	61–9–7	Jimmy Murphy	KO	2	Dec 14, 1914		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
77	Win	60–9–7	Frankie Callahan	NWS	8	Dec 4, 1914		Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
76	Loss	59–9–7	Freddie Welsh	NWS	10	Nov 9, 1914		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
75	Draw	59–8–7	Stanley Yoakum	NWS	10	Oct 5, 1914		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
74	Win	59–8–6	Danny O'Brien	KO	1	Sep 7, 1914		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
73	Win	58–8–6	Joe Azevedo	TKO	18	Aug 7, 1914		Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California, U.S.
72	Win	57–8–6	Stanley Yoakum	KO	19	Jul 14, 1914		Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
71	Win	56–8–6	Willie Ritchie	NWS	10	May 26, 1914		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.	World lightweight title (USA version) at stake;
70	Win	55–8–6	Joe Azevedo	NWS	10	Mar 23, 1914		Lakeside Auditorium, Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
69	Win	54–8–6	Joe 'Kid' Kansas	KO	3	Feb 17, 1914		Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
68	Draw	53–8–6	Lockport Jimmy Duffy	NWS	10	Jan 23, 1914		Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
67	Win	53–8–5	Harry Donahue	KO	2	Jan 1, 1914		Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
66	Win	52–8–5	Ad Wolgast	NWS	10	Dec 19, 1913		Dreamland Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
65	Loss	51–8–5	Johnny Dundee	NWS	10	Nov 27, 1913		Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
64	Win	51–7–5	Joe 'Kid' Kansas	KO	5	Nov 17, 1913		Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S.
63	Win	50–7–5	Mickey Sheridan	TKO	2	Sep 15, 1913		Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
62	Draw	49–7–5	Frank Ray Whitney	NWS	12	Sep 1, 1913		League Park, Canton, Ohio, U.S.
61	Win	49–7–4	Frank Ray Whitney	PTS	10	Aug 13, 1913		Armory Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
60	Win	48–7–4	Jake Abel	KO	2	Jul 18, 1913		Armory Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
59	Loss	47–7–4	Jack Britton	TKO	18	Jul 4, 1913		McDonoghville Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
58	Win	47–6–4	George Meyers	KO	2	May 28, 1913		Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
57	Win	46–6–4	Joe Thomas	TKO	2	May 19, 1913		Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
56	Win	45–6–4	Joe Thomas	KO	8	Apr 21, 1913		Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
55	Win	44–6–4	Philadelphia Pal Moore	NWS	10	Mar 10, 1913		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
54	Draw	43–6–4	Tommy Bresnahan	NWS	10	Jan 10, 1913		South Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
53	Win	43–6–3	Philadelphia Pal Moore	NWS	10	Nov 21, 1912		Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
52	Win	42–6–3	Oscar Williams	TKO	5	Oct 1, 1912		Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
51	Win	41–6–3	Harry Tracey	NWS	10	Oct 1, 1912		Syracuse, New York, U.S.
50	Win	40–6–3	Joe Shugrue	NWS	10	Jun 18, 1912		St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
49	Win	39–6–3	Joe Shugrue	NWS	10	Jun 4, 1912		St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
48	Win	38–6–3	Owen Moran	DQ	9	May 20, 1912		Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S.
47	Win	37–6–3	Johnny Dundee	NWS	10	Apr 30, 1912		Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S.
46	Win	36–6–3	Kid Julian	PTS	12	Apr 8, 1912		Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.	Second fight in one day
45		35–6–3	Steve Ketchel	ND	10	Apr 8, 1912		East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
44	Win	35–6–3	Steve Ketchel	NWS	10	Apr 1, 1912		East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
43	Win	34–6–3	Tommy Dixon	NWS	8	Feb 28, 1912		Windsor A.C., Windsor, Ontario, Canada
42	Draw	33–6–3	Johnny Schultz	NWS	8	Jan 17, 1912		Windsor A.C., Windsor, Ontario, Canada
41	Win	33–6–2	Johnny Schultz	PTS	10	Dec 28, 1911		Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
40	Loss	32–6–2	Johnny Kilbane	NWS	12	Dec 23, 1911		Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
39	Win	32–5–2	Boyo Driscoll	PTS	8	Oct 23, 1911		Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
38	Win	31–5–2	Bobby Waugh	PTS	15	May 22, 1911		Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
37	Win	30–5–2	Bobby Waugh	PTS	7	May 11, 1911		Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
36	Win	29–5–2	Pete Savoy	PTS	10	May 2, 1911		Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
35	Loss	28–5–2	Joe Mandot	PTS	8	Apr 17, 1911		Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
34	Draw	28–4–2	Benny Kaufman	PTS	12	Feb 26, 1911		Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
33	Loss	28–4–1	Danny Webster	PTS	20	Nov 24, 1910		Arena, Vernon, California, U.S.
32	Loss	28–3–1	Abe Attell	NWS	10	Sep 16, 1910		Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
31	Win	28–2–1	Frankie Conley	NWS	10	Sep 2, 1910		Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
30	Win	27–2–1	Eddie Greenwald	NWS	10	May 20, 1910		New Star A.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
29	Draw	26–2–1	Joe Mandot	PTS	8	May 16, 1910		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
28	Loss	26–2	Willie Gibbs	PTS	8	Mar 28, 1910		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
27	Win	26–1	Tommy Dixon	PTS	8	Mar 21, 1910		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
26	Win	25–1	Tommy Dixon	PTS	8	Feb 28, 1910		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
25	Loss	24–1	Abe Attell	PTS	8	Dec 6, 1909		Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
24	Win	24–0	Sammy Willis	NWS	6	Nov 18, 1909		Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
23	Win	23–0	Pete Savoy	PTS	10	Sep 1, 1909		Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
22	Win	22–0	Pete Savoy	PTS	8	Jul 19, 1909		Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
21	Win	21–0	Young Dougherty	PTS	8	Jul 12, 1909		Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
20	Win	20–0	Jack Barrett	KO	4	Jun 10, 1909		Gary, Indiana, U.S.
19	Win	19–0	Charles Kaspar	KO	3	May 20, 1909		Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
18	Win	18–0	Frankie Conley	NWS	8	May 5, 1909		Windsor A.C., Windsor, Ontario, Canada
17	Win	17–0	Paul Sikora	PTS	8	Mar 31, 1909		Windsor A.C., Windsor, Ontario, Canada
16	Win	16–0	Earl Denning	NWS	10	Feb 3, 1909		Auditorium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Buck Plotell	KO	3	Jan 19, 1909		Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Barney Troubles	PTS	8	Nov 29, 1908		Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Jimmy Blackburn	PTS	10	Oct 2, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Lou Boarman	KO	?	Sep 23, 1908		Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Johnny Graham	KO	3	Aug 15, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Jack Lester	KO	4	Mar 28, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Kid Duffy	KO	6	Mar 25, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Billy O'Keefe	KO	2	Mar 7, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Young Sherlock	PTS	6	Feb 5, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Billy Smith	KO	5	Jan 10, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Frank Decker	KO	2	Jan 3, 1908		Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Benny Bargordas	PTS	6	Nov 28, 1907	N/A	Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.	Exact date and location unknown at this time
3	Win	3–0	Jefferson Kid	KO	2	Aug 15, 1907	N/A	New York City, New York, U.S.	Exact date and location unknown at this time
2	Win	2–0	Kid Stinger	KO	1	May 1, 1907	N/A	New York City, New York, U.S.	Exact date and location unknown at this time
1	Win	1–0	Johnny Graham	KO	3	Feb 2, 1907	N/A	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Exact date and location unknown at this time; Professional Debut