Abe Attell | |
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Born | Abraham Washington Attell February 22, 1883 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Died | February 7, 1970(1970-02-07) (aged 86) New Paltz, New York, U.S. |
Other names | The Little Hebrew |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 154 |
Wins | 110 |
Wins by, KO | 38 |
Losses | 17 |
Draws | 25 |
No contests | 2 |
Abraham Washington Attell (February 22, 1883 β February 7, 1970), often referredββto by newspapers as "The Little Hebrew", was an American boxer who became known for his record-setting, six year consecutive reign as World Featherweight Champion from 1906ββto 1912. And his nearly consecutive ten-year reign starting in 1902. Said to be, a friend of the: gangster Arnold Rothstein, Attell was charged with game fixing in theββBlack Sox Scandal in 1919. But the "charges were dismissed before trial." He also was suspected of other infractions including fixing fights, "and using drugs during fight."
Life and careerβ»
Attell was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Jewish parents. Many sources give his year of birth as 1884, but in an article published in the October 1961 issue of Cavalier magazine, "he stated that he had turned 78 that year." A copy of his passport also gives his birth year as 1883, and the 1900 U.S. Census gives his age as 17. Growing up in a mostly Irish neighborhood, he was often involved in fights with neighborhood boys. He said as a kid, he sometimes had up to 10 bouts each day. After his father abandoned the family when Attell was 13, he sold newspapers to earn money. Selling at the corner of 8th. And Market, near the Mechanics Pavilion, a frequent venue for important boxing matches, Attell watched the fight between Solly Smith and George Dixon for the world's Featherweight championship. With that, Attell and his brothers Caesar and Monte became convinced they might have futures in boxing.
Attell's first professional fight was at age 17 on August 19, 1900, when he knocked out Kid Lennett in two rounds at the San Francisco Athletic Club. His mother, who strongly opposed his boxing, later became one of his staunchest supporters, betting on him to win.
World featherweight championβ»
After winning 10 fights in a row by knockout, Attell moved to Denver, Colorado. At the age of 18, he fought George Dixon and beat him in a 15-round decision after having drawn with him twice before. In 1903, he beat Johnny Reagan in a 20 round decision to claim the previously vacated featherweight title one year after Young Corbett II vacated.
Attell successfully defended his title twenty-two times between 1906 and "1912," which to this day remains a division record. Among other opponents, Attell beat Battling Nelson and Johnny Kilbane during this period. He was often called "The Little Champ"/"The Little Hebrew" by newspapers. From 1909 to 1910, his brother Monte Attell, called the "Nob Hill Terror", held the Bantamweight Championship, making them the first brothers to hold world titles simultaneously. His brother, Caesar Attell also fought and was called "Two and a Half," for always giving that amount whenever the hat was passed for charity at a boxing event, which he attended faithfully. During his time as world featherweight champion, Attell was allegedly involved with gambler/gangster Arnold Rothstein. According to some accounts, they became good friends during this period.
Attell defeated American 1905 World Bantamweight Champion Jimmy Walsh three times in title matches; on September 12, 1907, for a ten-round decision in Indianapolis, on December 7, 1906, in a ten-round TKO in Los Angeles, and on February 22, 1906, for a fifteen-round decision in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in which Attell "badly punished" Walsh. Not surprisingly, Attell was the odds on favorite for the December 1906 fight. He met Attell twice in non-title matches on April 3, 1913, in New York in a ten-round loss by decision and on October 24, 1912, in a twelve-round draw in Boston. After the April 3, 1913, New York bout, Walsh's manager Eddie Keevin filed charges against Attell with the New York boxing commission stating that Attell had used eye gouging against Walsh during the fight.
Later careerβ»
Attell lost his World Featherweight Title to Johnny Kilbane in 1912, in a 20-round decision. Kilbane claimed that Attell's handlers put chloroform on the fighter's glove to blind him. Other witnesses claimed other illegal tactics were used in the fight. On July 4, 1913, Attell accidentally hit a referee during win against Willie Beecher. He finally retired in 1917. Attell managed one boxer, Marty Goldman. He coached him to a 33 Win (10 ko's), 11 Loss, 3 Draw record in 47 career fights.
After his professional boxing career ended, Attell operated a shoe store in New York City, doing a good business selling to customers, fans and sporting people who came in to see him. He gave up the shoe business around June 1916 to go into vaudeville.
His name was later linked to the infamous Black Sox baseball scandal of 1919. He was alleged to have been the bag man for gambler Arnold Rothstein and to have given $10,000 to several Chicago White Sox players. They had in return agreed to throw the World Series with Cincinnati. When the scandal broke in 1920, Attell went to Canada for a year to avoid being subpoenaed. Rothstein was never indicted for the crime.
Black Sox Scandalβ»
In 1920 Attell was accused of being the messenger between the gangster Rothstein and players of the Chicago White Sox baseball organization, during the planning stages of the fix of the 1919 World Series. Prior to the series, Attell had been approached by former fighter Billy Maharg and former Major League Baseball pitcher "Sleepy" Bill Burns in their bid to get Rothstein to financially back the fix. The Black Sox scandal was considered a major outrage in sports and Attell's name appeared in newspaper headlines related to the scandal. He and many White Sox players were formally charged with several counts, including fixing the event, however Rothstein was never charged. All were eventually acquitted at trial, but Major League Baseball banned them from participating in baseball activities at any level. Attell denied having been involved in any talks about fixing the series and convinced the jury that the wrong Abe Attell was accused.
Attell died in New Paltz, New York, on February 7, 1970.
The Great Depression and beyondβ»
Following the 1919 Major League Baseball gambling impropriety, which did much to taint a spectacular featherweight career, Attell lived a full and extraordinary life.
In 2017, McFarland & Company published the first comprehensive biography of Attell, The Fighting Times of Abe Attell, by author Mark Allen Baker.
Legacy and honorsβ»
Attell was inducted posthumously as a member of various halls of fame:
- 1955, the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame
- 1982, National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame;
- 1983, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- 1981, World Boxing Hall of Fame.
- 1985, San Francisco Boxing Hall of Fame;
- 1990, first class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
- His record of 92 wins, 10 losses, 18 draws and 45 no-decisions, with 51 wins by knockout, earned him a place on the list of Ring Magazine: "Fighters with 50. Or More Knockout Wins".
Professional boxing recordβ»
All information in this section is: derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official recordβ»
154 fights | 72 wins | 9 losses |
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By knockout | 38 | 4 |
By decision | 34 | 5 |
Draws | 19 | |
No contests | 2 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 52 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as βno decisionβ bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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154 | Loss | 72β9β19 (54) | Phil Virgets | TKO | 4 (15) | Jan 8, 1917 | Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
153 | Win | 72β8β19 (54) | Frankie Callahan | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 6, 1915 | Gloversville, New York, U.S. | |
152 | Loss | 71β8β19 (54) | Willie Beecher | NWS | 10 | Jul 24, 1913 | Atlantic A.A., Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
151 | Win | 71β8β19 (53) | George Chaney | PTS | 15 | Apr 28, 1913 | Empire Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
150 | NC | 70β8β19 (53) | Benny Kaufman | NC | 7 (10) | Apr 15, 1913 | Orpheum Theater, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Promoter Henry Norton stopped the bout and declared it a "no contest." |
149 | Win | 70β8β19 (52) | Jimmy Walsh | NWS | 10 | Apr 3, 1913 | Forty-Fourth Street A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
148 | Win | 70β8β19 (51) | Oliver Kirk | TKO | 3 (10) | Mar 19, 1913 | Forty-Fourth Street A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
147 | Loss | 69β8β19 (51) | Oliver Kirk | TKO | 6 (8) | Nov 27, 1912 | Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
146 | Draw | 69β7β19 (51) | Jimmy Walsh | PTS | 10 | Sep 24, 1912 | Pilgrim A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
145 | Loss | 69β7β18 (51) | Harry Thomas | NWS | 10 | Sep 13, 1912 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
144 | Draw | 69β7β18 (50) | Harlem Tommy Murphy | PTS | 20 | Aug 3, 1912 | Coffroth's Mission Street Arena, Daly City, California, U.S. | |
143 | Win | 69β7β17 (50) | Eddie Marino | PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1912 | Tacoma A.C., Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
142 | Win | 68β7β17 (50) | Jimmy Carroll | KO | 7 (20) | Mar 23, 1912 | Capital AC, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
141 | Loss | 67β7β17 (50) | Harlem Tommy Murphy | PTS | 20 | Mar 9, 1912 | Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California, U.S. | |
140 | Loss | 67β6β17 (50) | Johnny Kilbane | PTS | 20 | Feb 22, 1912 | Arena, Vernon, California, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title |
139 | Loss | 67β5β17 (50) | Knockout Brown | NWS | 10 | Jan 18, 1912 | National S.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
138 | Win | 67β5β17 (49) | Willie Jones | NWS | 10 | Dec 2, 1911 | Gowanus A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
137 | Win | 67β5β17 (48) | Patsy Kline | NWS | 10 | Dec 1, 1911 | Navarre A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
136 | Win | 67β5β17 (47) | Leo Johnson | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 23, 1911 | Malvern A.C., Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
135 | Win | 66β5β17 (47) | Willie Jones | NWS | 10 | Nov 20, 1911 | Olympia Boxing Club, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
134 | Win | 66β5β17 (46) | Young Johnny Cohen | NWS | 10 | Nov 15, 1911 | Houston A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
133 | Win | 66β5β17 (45) | Herman Smith | NWS | 10 | Nov 3, 1911 | International A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
132 | Loss | 66β5β17 (44) | Matt Wells | NWS | 10 | Sep 20, 1911 | Madison A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
131 | Win | 66β5β17 (43) | Frankie Burns | NWS | 10 | Mar 31, 1911 | New Amsterdam Opera House, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
130 | NC | 66β5β17 (42) | Tommy Kilbane | NC | 4 (10) | Jan 30, 1911 | Eagles Club, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | Attell broke his right humeral bone when the fighters stumbled and fell |
129 | Draw | 66β5β17 (41) | Billy Allen | NWS | 10 | Jan 23, 1911 | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
128 | Win | 66β5β17 (40) | Patsy Kline | NWS | 10 | Jan 13, 1911 | New Amsterdam Opera House, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
127 | Win | 66β5β17 (39) | Joe Coster | NWS | 10 | Jan 9, 1911 | Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
126 | Win | 66β5β17 (38) | Philadelphia Pal Moore | NWS | 10 | Nov 30, 1910 | Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
125 | Draw | 66β5β17 (37) | Frankie Conley | PTS | 15 | Nov 13, 1910 | West Side A.C., Gretna, Louisiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
124 | Draw | 66β5β16 (37) | Owen Moran | NWS | 6 | Nov 9, 1910 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
123 | Win | 66β5β16 (36) | Eddie Kelly | KO | 4 (?) | Oct 28, 1910 | Mohawk Valley A.C., Amsterdam, New York, U.S. | |
122 | Win | 65β5β16 (36) | Biz Mackey | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 27, 1910 | Brown's Gym, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
121 | Win | 64β5β16 (36) | Johnny Kilbane | PTS | 10 | Oct 24, 1910 | Hippodrome, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
120 | Draw | 63β5β16 (36) | Jack White | PTS | 15 | Oct 10, 1910 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
119 | Win | 63β5β15 (36) | Frankie White | NWS | 10 | Oct 7, 1910 | Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
118 | Win | 63β5β15 (35) | Charley White | NWS | 10 | Sep 16, 1910 | Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
117 | Win | 63β5β15 (34) | Billy Lauder | KO | 7 (15) | Sep 5, 1910 | Mission Hill, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Won lightweight championship of Calgary |
116 | Win | 62β5β15 (34) | Eddie Marino | KO | 3 (15) | Aug 22, 1910 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
115 | Win | 61β5β15 (34) | Owen Moran | NWS | 10 | Jun 24, 1910 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
114 | Win | 61β5β15 (33) | Harlem Tommy Murphy | NWS | 10 | May 20, 1910 | New Amsterdam Opera House, National S.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
113 | Loss | 61β5β15 (32) | Harlem Tommy Murphy | NWS | 10 | Apr 28, 1910 | Empire A.C., Manhattan Casino, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
112 | Win | 61β5β15 (31) | Owen Moran | NWS | 10 | Apr 1, 1910 | Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
111 | Win | 61β5β15 (30) | Johnny Marto | NWS | 10 | Mar 18, 1910 | New Amsterdam Opera House, National S.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
110 | Win | 61β5β15 (29) | Harry Forbes | TKO | 7 (?) | Feb 28, 1910 | Troy, New York, U.S. | |
109 | Win | 60β5β15 (29) | Frankie Neil | NWS | 10 | Feb 24, 1910 | Long Acre A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
108 | Win | 60β5β15 (28) | Eddie Kelly | TKO | 5 (15) | Jan 1, 1910 | Southern A.C., Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | |
107 | Win | 59β5β15 (28) | Charley White | PTS | 8 | Dec 6, 1909 | Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
106 | Win | 58β5β15 (28) | Johnny Moran | PTS | 8 | Nov 22, 1909 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
105 | Win | 57β5β15 (28) | Patsy Kline | NWS | 6 | Oct 8, 1909 | Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
104 | Win | 57β5β15 (27) | Buck 'Twin' Miller | NWS | 6 | Oct 5, 1909 | Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
103 | Win | 57β5β15 (26) | Tommy O'Toole | PTS | 12 | Sep 14, 1909 | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
102 | Win | 56β5β15 (26) | Eddie Kelly | NWS | 6 | Sep 6, 1909 | Luna Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
101 | Draw | 56β5β15 (25) | Harry Stone | NWS | 10 | Aug 18, 1909 | Convention Hall, Saratoga, New York, U.S. | |
100 | Win | 56β5β15 (24) | Biz Mackey | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 26, 1909 | Southern Theatre, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
99 | Win | 55β5β15 (24) | Frankie White | KO | 8 (20) | Mar 26, 1909 | Dayton A.C., Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
98 | Win | 54β5β15 (24) | Frankie Neil | NWS | 10 | Mar 23, 1909 | Bedford A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
97 | Win | 54β5β15 (23) | Patsy Kline | NWS | 10 | Mar 18, 1909 | Whirlwind A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
96 | Win | 54β5β15 (22) | Young Pierce | KO | 6 (15) | Mar 10, 1909 | Olympic Club, Essington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
95 | Win | 53β5β15 (22) | Young Pierce | NWS | 6 | Mar 1, 1909 | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
94 | Loss | 53β5β15 (21) | Jim Driscoll | NWS | 10 | Feb 19, 1909 | National A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
93 | Win | 53β5β15 (20) | Eddie Kelly | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 4, 1909 | Southern A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
92 | Win | 52β5β15 (20) | Freddie Weeks | KO | 10 (20) | Jan 14, 1909 | Goldfield A.C., Goldfield, Nevada, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
91 | Win | 51β5β15 (20) | Biz Mackey | KO | 8 (15) | Dec 29, 1908 | West Side A.C., Gretna, Louisiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
90 | Draw | 50β5β15 (20) | Ad Wolgast | NWS | 10 | Dec 11, 1908 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
89 | Loss | 50β5β15 (19) | Freddie Welsh | PTS | 15 | Nov 25, 1908 | Jeffries' Arena, Vernon, California, U.S. | |
88 | Draw | 50β4β15 (19) | Owen Moran | PTS | 23 | Sep 7, 1908 | Mission Street Arena, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
87 | Win | 50β4β14 (19) | Eddie Marino | PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1908 | Sandpoint, California, U.S. | |
86 | Win | 49β4β14 (19) | Matty Baldwin | NWS | 6 | Jun 26, 1908 | Grand Union A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
85 | Win | 49β4β14 (18) | Tommy Sullivan | TKO | 4 (20) | Apr 30, 1908 | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
84 | Win | 48β4β14 (18) | Eddie Kelly | KO | 8 (20) | Apr 20, 1908 | Sound Beach, Washington, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
83 | Draw | 47β4β14 (18) | Battling Nelson | PTS | 15 | Mar 31, 1908 | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
82 | Win | 47β4β13 (18) | Eddie Kelly | TKO | 7 (20) | Feb 28, 1908 | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
81 | Win | 46β4β13 (18) | Frankie Neil | TKO | 13 (20) | Jan 31, 1908 | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
80 | Draw | 45β4β13 (18) | Owen Moran | PTS | 25 | Jan 1, 1908 | Coffroth's Arena, Colma, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
79 | Win | 45β4β12 (18) | Freddie Weeks | TKO | 4 (20) | Oct 29, 1907 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
78 | Draw | 44β4β12 (18) | Tommy Sullivan | PTS | 8 | Sep 21, 1907 | Physical Culture Farm, Alton, Illinois, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 44β4β11 (18) | Jimmy Walsh | PTS | 10 | Sep 12, 1907 | Auditorium (Virginia Ave.), Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
76 | Win | 43β4β11 (18) | Benny 'Kid' Solomon | PTS | 20 | May 24, 1907 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
75 | Loss | 42β4β11 (18) | Tommy O'Toole | NWS | 6 | Apr 17, 1907 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
74 | Draw | 42β4β11 (17) | Spike Robson | NWS | 6 | Apr 3, 1907 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
73 | Win | 42β4β11 (16) | Harry Baker | KO | 8 (20) | Jan 18, 1907 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
72 | Win | 41β4β11 (16) | Jimmy Walsh | TKO | 9 (20) | Dec 7, 1906 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
71 | Win | 40β4β11 (16) | Billy DeCoursey | PTS | 15 | Nov 16, 1906 | National Athletic Club, San Diego, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
70 | Win | 39β4β11 (16) | Harry Baker | PTS | 20 | Oct 30, 1906 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
69 | Win | 38β4β11 (16) | Frank Carsey | RTD | 3 (15) | Sep 3, 1906 | Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | |
68 | Win | 37β4β11 (16) | Frank Carsey | PTS | 15 | Aug 15, 1906 | Reed's Lake, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |
67 | Win | 36β4β11 (16) | Frankie Neil | PTS | 20 | Jul 4, 1906 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
66 | Draw | 35β4β11 (16) | Kid Herman | PTS | 20 | May 11, 1906 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
65 | Win | 35β4β10 (16) | Phil Logan | NWS | 6 | Mar 19, 1906 | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
64 | Win | 35β4β10 (15) | Itsy Ryan | TKO | 2 (3) | Mar 17, 1906 | Metropolitan A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
63 | Win | 34β4β10 (15) | Art Edmunds | NWS | 3 | Mar 13, 1906 | Marlborough A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
62 | Win | 34β4β10 (14) | Tony Bender | NWS | 3 | Mar 7, 1906 | Consolidated A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
61 | Win | 34β4β10 (13) | Jimmy Walsh | PTS | 15 | Feb 22, 1906 | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. | Won vacant world featherweight title |
60 | Win | 33β4β10 (13) | Billy Maynard | TKO | 10 (15) | Jan 22, 1906 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
59 | Win | 32β4β10 (13) | Tony Bender | NWS | 3 | Jan 17, 1906 | Olympia Boxing Club, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
58 | Win | 32β4β10 (12) | Chester Goodwin | NWS | 15 | Jan 15, 1906 | Summit A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
57 | Win | 32β4β10 (11) | Eddie Daly | NWS | 3 | Dec 19, 1905 | Summit A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
56 | Win | 32β4β10 (10) | Barney Abel | NWS | 3 | Dec 5, 1905 | Summit A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
55 | Draw | 32β4β10 (9) | Kid Sullivan | PTS | 15 | Nov 23, 1905 | Eureka A.C., Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 32β4β9 (9) | Tommy Mowatt | PTS | 15 | Nov 16, 1905 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 31β4β9 (9) | Tommy Mowatt | NWS | 6 | Nov 8, 1905 | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
52 | Win | 31β4β9 (8) | Chick Tucker | NWS | 3 | Oct 31, 1905 | Summit A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
51 | Loss | 31β4β9 (7) | Young Erne | NWS | 6 | Oct 4, 1905 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 31β4β9 (6) | Battling Nelson | NWS | 6 | May 22, 1905 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 31β4β9 (5) | Harry Forbes | PTS | 10 | May 10, 1905 | Light Guard Armory, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 30β4β9 (5) | Jimmy Dunn | NWS | 15 | May 1, 1905 | Broadway Theater, Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 30β4β9 (4) | Eddie Hanlon | NWS | 6 | Feb 24, 1905 | Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
46 | Draw | 30β4β9 (3) | Kid Goodman | PTS | 15 | Feb 22, 1905 | Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 30β4β8 (3) | Tommy Feltz | PTS | 15 | Feb 3, 1905 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 29β4β8 (3) | Harlem Tommy Murphy | NWS | 6 | Jan 28, 1905 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
43 | Win | 29β4β8 (2) | Tommy Feltz | PTS | 15 | Dec 8, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
42 | Win | 28β4β8 (2) | Young Erne | PTS | 20 | Nov 19, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
41 | Loss | 27β4β8 (2) | Tommy Sullivan | KO | 5 (20) | Oct 3, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title |
40 | Win | 27β3β8 (2) | Johnny Reagan | PTS | 15 | Jun 23, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
39 | Loss | 26β3β8 (2) | Jack McClelland | PTS | 15 | Jun 2, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 26β2β8 (2) | Young Erne | NWS | 6 | May 14, 1904 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Illinois, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 26β2β8 (1) | Aurelio Herrera | PTS | 6 | Mar 28, 1904 | American A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 25β2β8 (1) | Maurice Rauch | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 23, 1904 | Whittington A.C., Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 24β2β8 (1) | Patsy Haley | KO | 5 (20) | Mar 9, 1904 | Whittington A.C., Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
34 | Draw | 23β2β8 (1) | Young Erne | NWS | 6 | Feb 27, 1904 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 23β2β8 | Kid Herman | PTS | 20 | Feb 18, 1904 | 9th Ward A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
32 | Win | 22β2β8 | Harry Forbes | KO | 5 (20) | Feb 1, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
31 | Draw | 21β2β8 | Harry Forbes | PTS | 10 | Jan 4, 1904 | Indianapolis A.C., Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
30 | Win | 21β2β7 | Johnny Reagan | PTS | 20 | Sep 3, 1903 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Won vacant world featherweight title |
29 | Win | 20β2β7 | Eddie Toy | PTS | 20 | Mar 12, 1903 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
28 | Draw | 19β2β7 | Eddie Hanlon | PTS | 20 | Jan 29, 1903 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 19β2β6 | Buddy Ryan | PTS | 6 | Dec 8, 1902 | American A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
26 | Draw | 18β2β6 | Harry Forbes | PTS | 6 | Nov 10, 1902 | American A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
25 | Win | 18β2β5 | Aurelio Herrera | PTS | 15 | Oct 15, 1902 | Exposition Building, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 17β2β5 | Barney Abel | PTS | 20 | Sep 11, 1902 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 16β2β5 | Barney Abel | PTS | 6 | Aug 25, 1902 | America A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
22 | Loss | 15β2β5 | Benny Yanger | TKO | 19 (25) | Apr 24, 1902 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Yanger claimed vacant world featherweight title |
21 | Win | 15β1β5 | Kid Broad | PTS | 20 | Apr 10, 1902 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
20 | Draw | 14β1β5 | Kid Broad | PTS | 15 | Mar 20, 1902 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
19 | Loss | 14β1β4 | Harry Forbes | PTS | 15 | Nov 4, 1901 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 14β0β4 | George Dixon | PTS | 15 | Oct 28, 1901 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
17 | Draw | 13β0β4 | George Dixon | PTS | 20 | Sep 12, 1901 | Grand Opera House, Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S. | |
16 | Draw | 13β0β3 | George Dixon | PTS | 10 | Aug 23, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 13β0β2 | Colorado Jack Dempsey | PTS | 20 | Aug 12, 1901 | Rover's Club, Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 12β0β2 | Kid Decker | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 1, 1901 | Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. | |
13 | Draw | 11β0β2 | Scotty Williams | PTS | 5 | Jul 26, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 11β0β1 | Tommy Lewis | TKO | 4 (5) | Jul 26, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 10β0β1 | William Henry | TKO | 3 (5) | Jun 28, 1901 | Colorado A.A., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 9β0β1 | Jockey Bozeman | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 26, 1901 | Wheel Club, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 8β0β1 | Young Cassidy | TKO | 2 (10) | Apr 26, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 7β0β1 | Scotty Williams | KO | 2 (5) | Apr 12, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 6β0β1 | Kid Pelser | TKO | 2 (5) | Mar 29, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 5β0β1 | Tom Delaney | PTS | 5 | Mar 8, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 4β0β1 | John Ross | TKO | 4 (5) | Mar 1, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
4 | Draw | 3β0β1 | Young Buck | PTS | 5 | Feb 22, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Young Buck | PTS | 5 | Feb 15, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Mike Smith | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 26, 1901 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Jockey Bozeman | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1900 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Unofficial recordβ»
154 fights | 110 wins | 17 losses |
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By knockout | 38 | 4 |
By decision | 72 | 13 |
Draws | 25 | |
No contests | 2 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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154 | Loss | 110β17β25 (2) | Phil Virgets | TKO | 4 (15) | Jan 8, 1917 | Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
153 | Win | 110β16β25 (2) | Frankie Callahan | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 6, 1915 | Gloversville, New York, U.S. | |
152 | Loss | 109β16β25 (2) | Willie Beecher | NWS | 10 | Jul 24, 1913 | Atlantic A.A., Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
151 | Win | 109β15β25 (2) | George Chaney | PTS | 15 | Apr 28, 1913 | Empire Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
150 | NC | 108β15β25 (2) | Benny Kaufman | NC | 7 (10) | Apr 15, 1913 | Orpheum Theater, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Promoter Henry Norton stopped the bout and declared it a "no contest." |
149 | Win | 108β15β25 (1) | Jimmy Walsh | NWS | 10 | Apr 3, 1913 | Forty-Fourth Street A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
148 | Win | 107β15β25 (1) | Oliver Kirk | TKO | 3 (10) | Mar 19, 1913 | Forty-Fourth Street A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
147 | Loss | 106β15β25 (1) | Oliver Kirk | TKO | 6 (8) | Nov 27, 1912 | Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
146 | Draw | 106β14β25 (1) | Jimmy Walsh | PTS | 10 | Sep 24, 1912 | Pilgrim A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
145 | Loss | 106β14β24 (1) | Harry Thomas | NWS | 10 | Sep 13, 1912 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
144 | Draw | 106β13β24 (1) | Harlem Tommy Murphy | PTS | 20 | Aug 3, 1912 | Coffroth's Mission Street Arena, Daly City, California, U.S. | |
143 | Win | 106β13β23 (1) | Eddie Marino | PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1912 | Tacoma A.C., Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
142 | Win | 105β13β23 (1) | Jimmy Carroll | KO | 7 (20) | Mar 23, 1912 | Capital AC, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
141 | Loss | 104β13β23 (1) | Harlem Tommy Murphy | PTS | 20 | Mar 9, 1912 | Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California, U.S. | |
140 | Loss | 104β12β23 (1) | Johnny Kilbane | PTS | 20 | Feb 22, 1912 | Arena, Vernon, California, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title |
139 | Loss | 104β11β23 (1) | Knockout Brown | NWS | 10 | Jan 18, 1912 | National S.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
138 | Win | 104β10β23 (1) | Willie Jones | NWS | 10 | Dec 2, 1911 | Gowanus A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
137 | Win | 103β10β23 (1) | Patsy Kline | NWS | 10 | Dec 1, 1911 | Navarre A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
136 | Win | 102β10β23 (1) | Leo Johnson | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 23, 1911 | Malvern A.C., Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
135 | Win | 101β10β23 (1) | Willie Jones | NWS | 10 | Nov 20, 1911 | Olympia Boxing Club, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
134 | Win | 100β10β23 (1) | Young Johnny Cohen | NWS | 10 | Nov 15, 1911 | Houston A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
133 | Win | 99β10β23 (1) | Herman Smith | NWS | 10 | Nov 3, 1911 | International A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
132 | Loss | 98β10β23 (1) | Matt Wells | NWS | 10 | Sep 20, 1911 | Madison A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
131 | Win | 98β9β23 (1) | Frankie Burns | NWS | 10 | Mar 31, 1911 | New Amsterdam Opera House, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
130 | NC | 97β9β23 (1) | Tommy Kilbane | NC | 4 (10) | Jan 30, 1911 | Eagles Club, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | Attell broke his right humeral bone when the fighters stumbled and fell |
129 | Draw | 97β9β23 | Billy Allen | NWS | 10 | Jan 23, 1911 | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
128 | Win | 97β9β22 | Patsy Kline | NWS | 10 | Jan 13, 1911 | New Amsterdam Opera House, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
127 | Win | 96β9β22 | Joe Coster | NWS | 10 | Jan 9, 1911 | Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
126 | Win | 95β9β22 | Philadelphia Pal Moore | NWS | 10 | Nov 30, 1910 | Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
125 | Draw | 94β9β22 | Frankie Conley | PTS | 15 | Nov 13, 1910 | West Side A.C., Gretna, Louisiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
124 | Draw | 94β9β21 | Owen Moran | NWS | 6 | Nov 9, 1910 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
123 | Win | 94β9β20 | Eddie Kelly | KO | 4 (?) | Oct 28, 1910 | Mohawk Valley A.C., Amsterdam, New York, U.S. | |
122 | Win | 93β9β20 | Biz Mackey | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 27, 1910 | Brown's Gym, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
121 | Win | 92β9β20 | Johnny Kilbane | PTS | 10 | Oct 24, 1910 | Hippodrome, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
120 | Draw | 91β9β20 | Jack White | PTS | 15 | Oct 10, 1910 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
119 | Win | 91β9β19 | Frankie White | NWS | 10 | Oct 7, 1910 | Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
118 | Win | 90β9β19 | Charley White | NWS | 10 | Sep 16, 1910 | Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
117 | Win | 89β9β19 | Billy Lauder | KO | 7 (15) | Sep 5, 1910 | Mission Hill, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Won lightweight championship of Calgary |
116 | Win | 88β9β19 | Eddie Marino | KO | 3 (15) | Aug 22, 1910 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
115 | Win | 87β9β19 | Owen Moran | NWS | 10 | Jun 24, 1910 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
114 | Win | 86β9β19 | Harlem Tommy Murphy | NWS | 10 | May 20, 1910 | New Amsterdam Opera House, National S.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
113 | Loss | 85β9β19 | Harlem Tommy Murphy | NWS | 10 | Apr 28, 1910 | Empire A.C., Manhattan Casino, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
112 | Win | 85β8β19 | Owen Moran | NWS | 10 | Apr 1, 1910 | Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
111 | Win | 84β8β19 | Johnny Marto | NWS | 10 | Mar 18, 1910 | New Amsterdam Opera House, National S.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
110 | Win | 83β8β19 | Harry Forbes | TKO | 7 (?) | Feb 28, 1910 | Troy, New York, U.S. | |
109 | Win | 82β8β19 | Frankie Neil | NWS | 10 | Feb 24, 1910 | Long Acre A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
108 | Win | 81β8β19 | Eddie Kelly | TKO | 5 (15) | Jan 1, 1910 | Southern A.C., Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | |
107 | Win | 80β8β19 | Charley White | PTS | 8 | Dec 6, 1909 | Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
106 | Win | 79β8β19 | Johnny Moran | PTS | 8 | Nov 22, 1909 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
105 | Win | 78β8β19 | Patsy Kline | NWS | 6 | Oct 8, 1909 | Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
104 | Win | 77β8β19 | Buck 'Twin' Miller | NWS | 6 | Oct 5, 1909 | Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
103 | Win | 76β8β19 | Tommy O'Toole | PTS | 12 | Sep 14, 1909 | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
102 | Win | 75β8β19 | Eddie Kelly | NWS | 6 | Sep 6, 1909 | Luna Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
101 | Draw | 74β8β19 | Harry Stone | NWS | 10 | Aug 18, 1909 | Convention Hall, Saratoga, New York, U.S. | |
100 | Win | 74β8β18 | Biz Mackey | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 26, 1909 | Southern Theatre, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
99 | Win | 73β8β18 | Frankie White | KO | 8 (20) | Mar 26, 1909 | Dayton A.C., Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
98 | Win | 72β8β18 | Frankie Neil | NWS | 10 | Mar 23, 1909 | Bedford A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
97 | Win | 71β8β18 | Patsy Kline | NWS | 10 | Mar 18, 1909 | Whirlwind A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
96 | Win | 70β8β18 | Young Pierce | KO | 6 (15) | Mar 10, 1909 | Olympic Club, Essington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
95 | Win | 69β8β18 | Young Pierce | NWS | 6 | Mar 1, 1909 | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
94 | Loss | 68β8β18 | Jim Driscoll | NWS | 10 | Feb 19, 1909 | National A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
93 | Win | 68β7β18 | Eddie Kelly | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 4, 1909 | Southern A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
92 | Win | 67β7β18 | Freddie Weeks | KO | 10 (20) | Jan 14, 1909 | Goldfield A.C., Goldfield, Nevada, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
91 | Win | 66β7β18 | Biz Mackey | KO | 8 (15) | Dec 29, 1908 | West Side A.C., Gretna, Louisiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
90 | Draw | 65β7β18 | Ad Wolgast | NWS | 10 | Dec 11, 1908 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
89 | Loss | 65β7β17 | Freddie Welsh | PTS | 15 | Nov 25, 1908 | Jeffries' Arena, Vernon, California, U.S. | |
88 | Draw | 65β6β17 | Owen Moran | PTS | 23 | Sep 7, 1908 | Mission Street Arena, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
87 | Win | 65β6β16 | Eddie Marino | PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1908 | Sandpoint, California, U.S. | |
86 | Win | 64β6β16 | Matty Baldwin | NWS | 6 | Jun 26, 1908 | Grand Union A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
85 | Win | 63β6β16 | Tommy Sullivan | TKO | 4 (20) | Apr 30, 1908 | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
84 | Win | 62β6β16 | Eddie Kelly | KO | 8 (20) | Apr 20, 1908 | Sound Beach, Washington, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
83 | Draw | 61β6β16 | Battling Nelson | PTS | 15 | Mar 31, 1908 | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
82 | Win | 61β6β15 | Eddie Kelly | TKO | 7 (20) | Feb 28, 1908 | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
81 | Win | 60β6β15 | Frankie Neil | TKO | 13 (20) | Jan 31, 1908 | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
80 | Draw | 59β6β15 | Owen Moran | PTS | 25 | Jan 1, 1908 | Coffroth's Arena, Colma, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
79 | Win | 59β6β14 | Freddie Weeks | TKO | 4 (20) | Oct 29, 1907 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
78 | Draw | 58β6β14 | Tommy Sullivan | PTS | 8 | Sep 21, 1907 | Physical Culture Farm, Alton, Illinois, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 58β6β13 | Jimmy Walsh | PTS | 10 | Sep 12, 1907 | Auditorium (Virginia Ave.), Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
76 | Win | 57β6β13 | Benny 'Kid' Solomon | PTS | 20 | May 24, 1907 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
75 | Loss | 56β6β13 | Tommy O'Toole | NWS | 6 | Apr 17, 1907 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
74 | Draw | 56β5β13 | Spike Robson | NWS | 6 | Apr 3, 1907 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
73 | Win | 56β5β12 | Harry Baker | KO | 8 (20) | Jan 18, 1907 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
72 | Win | 55β5β12 | Jimmy Walsh | TKO | 9 (20) | Dec 7, 1906 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
71 | Win | 54β5β12 | Billy DeCoursey | PTS | 15 | Nov 16, 1906 | National Athletic Club, San Diego, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
70 | Win | 53β5β12 | Harry Baker | PTS | 20 | Oct 30, 1906 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
69 | Win | 52β5β12 | Frank Carsey | RTD | 3 (15) | Sep 3, 1906 | Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | |
68 | Win | 51β5β12 | Frank Carsey | PTS | 15 | Aug 15, 1906 | Reed's Lake, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |
67 | Win | 50β5β12 | Frankie Neil | PTS | 20 | Jul 4, 1906 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
66 | Draw | 49β5β12 | Kid Herman | PTS | 20 | May 11, 1906 | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
65 | Win | 49β5β11 | Phil Logan | NWS | 6 | Mar 19, 1906 | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
64 | Win | 48β5β11 | Itsy Ryan | TKO | 2 (3) | Mar 17, 1906 | Metropolitan A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
63 | Win | 47β5β11 | Art Edmunds | NWS | 3 | Mar 13, 1906 | Marlborough A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
62 | Win | 46β5β11 | Tony Bender | NWS | 3 | Mar 7, 1906 | Consolidated A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
61 | Win | 45β5β11 | Jimmy Walsh | PTS | 15 | Feb 22, 1906 | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. | Won vacant world featherweight title |
60 | Win | 44β5β11 | Billy Maynard | TKO | 10 (15) | Jan 22, 1906 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
59 | Win | 43β5β11 | Tony Bender | NWS | 3 | Jan 17, 1906 | Olympia Boxing Club, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
58 | Win | 42β5β11 | Chester Goodwin | NWS | 15 | Jan 15, 1906 | Summit A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
57 | Win | 41β5β11 | Eddie Daly | NWS | 3 | Dec 19, 1905 | Summit A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
56 | Win | 40β5β11 | Barney Abel | NWS | 3 | Dec 5, 1905 | Summit A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
55 | Draw | 39β5β11 | Kid Sullivan | PTS | 15 | Nov 23, 1905 | Eureka A.C., Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 39β5β10 | Tommy Mowatt | PTS | 15 | Nov 16, 1905 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 38β5β10 | Tommy Mowatt | NWS | 6 | Nov 8, 1905 | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
52 | Win | 37β5β10 | Chick Tucker | NWS | 3 | Oct 31, 1905 | Summit A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
51 | Loss | 36β5β10 | Young Erne | NWS | 6 | Oct 4, 1905 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 36β4β10 | Battling Nelson | NWS | 6 | May 22, 1905 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 35β4β10 | Harry Forbes | PTS | 10 | May 10, 1905 | Light Guard Armory, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 34β4β10 | Jimmy Dunn | NWS | 15 | May 1, 1905 | Broadway Theater, Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 33β4β10 | Eddie Hanlon | NWS | 6 | Feb 24, 1905 | Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
46 | Draw | 32β4β10 | Kid Goodman | PTS | 15 | Feb 22, 1905 | Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 32β4β9 | Tommy Feltz | PTS | 15 | Feb 3, 1905 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 31β4β9 | Harlem Tommy Murphy | NWS | 6 | Jan 28, 1905 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
43 | Win | 30β4β9 | Tommy Feltz | PTS | 15 | Dec 8, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
42 | Win | 29β4β9 | Young Erne | PTS | 20 | Nov 19, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
41 | Loss | 28β4β9 | Tommy Sullivan | KO | 5 (20) | Oct 3, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title |
40 | Win | 28β3β9 | Johnny Reagan | PTS | 15 | Jun 23, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
39 | Loss | 27β3β9 | Jack McClelland | PTS | 15 | Jun 2, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 27β2β9 | Young Erne | NWS | 6 | May 14, 1904 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Illinois, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 26β2β9 | Aurelio Herrera | PTS | 6 | Mar 28, 1904 | American A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 25β2β9 | Maurice Rauch | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 23, 1904 | Whittington A.C., Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 24β2β9 | Patsy Haley | KO | 5 (20) | Mar 9, 1904 | Whittington A.C., Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
34 | Draw | 23β2β9 | Young Erne | NWS | 6 | Feb 27, 1904 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 23β2β8 | Kid Herman | PTS | 20 | Feb 18, 1904 | 9th Ward A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
32 | Win | 22β2β8 | Harry Forbes | KO | 5 (20) | Feb 1, 1904 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
31 | Draw | 21β2β8 | Harry Forbes | PTS | 10 | Jan 4, 1904 | Indianapolis A.C., Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
30 | Win | 21β2β7 | Johnny Reagan | PTS | 20 | Sep 3, 1903 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Won vacant world featherweight title |
29 | Win | 20β2β7 | Eddie Toy | PTS | 20 | Mar 12, 1903 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
28 | Draw | 19β2β7 | Eddie Hanlon | PTS | 20 | Jan 29, 1903 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 19β2β6 | Buddy Ryan | PTS | 6 | Dec 8, 1902 | American A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
26 | Draw | 18β2β6 | Harry Forbes | PTS | 6 | Nov 10, 1902 | American A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
25 | Win | 18β2β5 | Aurelio Herrera | PTS | 15 | Oct 15, 1902 | Exposition Building, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 17β2β5 | Barney Abel | PTS | 20 | Sep 11, 1902 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 16β2β5 | Barney Abel | PTS | 6 | Aug 25, 1902 | America A.C., Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
22 | Loss | 15β2β5 | Benny Yanger | TKO | 19 (25) | Apr 24, 1902 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Yanger claimed vacant world featherweight title |
21 | Win | 15β1β5 | Kid Broad | PTS | 20 | Apr 10, 1902 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
20 | Draw | 14β1β5 | Kid Broad | PTS | 15 | Mar 20, 1902 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
19 | Loss | 14β1β4 | Harry Forbes | PTS | 15 | Nov 4, 1901 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 14β0β4 | George Dixon | PTS | 15 | Oct 28, 1901 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
17 | Draw | 13β0β4 | George Dixon | PTS | 20 | Sep 12, 1901 | Grand Opera House, Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S. | |
16 | Draw | 13β0β3 | George Dixon | PTS | 10 | Aug 23, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 13β0β2 | Colorado Jack Dempsey | PTS | 20 | Aug 12, 1901 | Rover's Club, Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 12β0β2 | Kid Decker | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 1, 1901 | Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. | |
13 | Draw | 11β0β2 | Scotty Williams | PTS | 5 | Jul 26, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 11β0β1 | Tommy Lewis | TKO | 4 (5) | Jul 26, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 10β0β1 | William Henry | TKO | 3 (5) | Jun 28, 1901 | Colorado A.A., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 9β0β1 | Jockey Bozeman | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 26, 1901 | Wheel Club, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 8β0β1 | Young Cassidy | TKO | 2 (10) | Apr 26, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 7β0β1 | Scotty Williams | KO | 2 (5) | Apr 12, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 6β0β1 | Kid Pelser | TKO | 2 (5) | Mar 29, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 5β0β1 | Tom Delaney | PTS | 5 | Mar 8, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 4β0β1 | John Ross | TKO | 4 (5) | Mar 1, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
4 | Draw | 3β0β1 | Young Buck | PTS | 5 | Feb 22, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Young Buck | PTS | 5 | Feb 15, 1901 | Colorado A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Mike Smith | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 26, 1901 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Jockey Bozeman | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1900 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Arrange To Give Up Attel. Attorneys for Him and "Sport" Sullivan See Replogic as to Bail". The New York Times. November 2, 1920. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
Attorneys representing Abe Attel and John J. (Sport) Sullivan, indicted as members of the crooked gambling ring who bribed eight White Sox ball players to throw the ...
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External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Abe Attell from BoxRec (registration required)
- Abe Attell - CBZ Profile
- Biography at Jewishsports
- Abe Attell at Find a Grave
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Vacant Title last held by Young Corbett II
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World Featherweight Champion September 3, 1903 – February 22, 1912 |
Succeeded by |
- 1883 births
- 1970 deaths
- Featherweight boxers
- International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees
- Jews from California
- Boxers from San Francisco
- World boxing champions
- World featherweight boxing champions
- Jewish American boxers
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- People from New Paltz, New York
- American male boxers