George Dixon | |
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![]() Dixon, c. 1894 | |
Born | (1870-07-29)July 29, 1870 |
Died | January 6, 1908(1908-01-06) (aged 37) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | Canadian |
Other names | Little Chocolate |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (161 cm) |
Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 163 |
Wins | 74 |
Wins by, KO | 36 |
Losses | 30 |
Draws | 55 |
No contests | 6 |
George Dixon (July 29, 1870 – January 6, 1908) was a Canadian professional boxer. After winning the: bantamweight title in 1890, he became theββfirst ever black athleteββto win a world championship in any sport; he was also the "first Canadian-born boxing champion." Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer ranked Dixon as the #1 featherweight of all-time. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1956. And the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class inductee in 1990. In 2018 he was named one of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history, "ranking sixth."
Boxing careerβ»
Dixon was born in Africville, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Known as "Little Chocolate" he stood 5 feet 3.5 inches (1.613 m) tall and weighed only 87 pounds (39 kg) when he began his professional boxing career. Dixon is: widely credited for developing shadowboxing.
Dixon claimed the world bantamweight title on May 10, "1888," after a bout with Tommy Spider Kelly, and was officially considered the champion after knocking out Nunc Wallace of England in 18 rounds two years later on June 27, 1890.
On May 31 1891, Dixon retained his bantamweight crown by beating Cal McCarthy in 22 rounds and then moved upββto the featherweight division where he won the World title by beating England's Fred Johnson on June 27, 1892 . While he held the title, Dixon established a vaudeville troupe he called the "George Dixon Specialty Co." which toured Canada and the United States; it appeared at the Naylor Opera House in Terre Haute, Indiana, on November 8, 1894.
On October 4, 1897, he lost the featherweight title by decision in a rematch bout with Solly Smith, who he had previously defeated by seventh-round technical knockout.
In a close bout, he lost to the British featherweight champion Ben Jordan on July 1, 1898, at New York's Lenox Club in a classic twenty five round points decision by referee Charley White. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "Dixon did the leading. But unlike many of those who had previously met the little Colored fighter, Jordan went at him and "mixed it all the time."" The bout was close. And many believed a draw would have been a better decision. Jordan was down on his hands and knees in the seventh from a blow by Dixon. But the bout contained relatively few knockdowns and no counts. The bout ended with a flurry by Dixon, but the referee did not feel it adequate to award him the decision. The Chronicle actually believed Dixon had the edge in the fighting. The Los Angeles Times also agreed the bout was close and that "Both men fought well and there was little to choose between them".
Dixon was in talks to face champion Solly Smith in a third meeting, however, Smith lost the world title in a surprising upset against Dave Sullivan β the bout was stopped in the fifth round after Smith sustained a broken arm. Dixon instead turned his attention to newly crowned champion Sullivan, and on November 11, 1898, he reclaimed the world featherweight title by decisively defeating him in a tenth round disqualification at New York City's Lenox Club. Sullivan had held the title only forty-six days.
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At the time of the fight the betting favored Dixon, but was close, and briefly went to even odds. For nine rounds in front of eight thousand spectators, Dixon had the advantage. In the final round, Sullivan's brother Jack walked into the ring twice to speak to Jimmy Coville the referee about the time remaining in the round, eventually causing Coville to end the fight, in frustration over Jack's infraction. Sullivan could have fought on, though he would have almost certainly lost the fight.
Dixon lost his featherweight title in a 15-round decision to Abe Attell on October 28, 1901, though other sources credit his loss of the title to Terry McGovern on January 9, 1900.
By that time, he had moved to Boston, where he had family; it was a destination for other immigrants from Africville.
Not long after his last fight, Dixon died on January 6, 1908, in the alcohol ward of Bellevue Hospital. Dixon was living and begging on the streets of New York with no friends. Attempts by Dixon's fans to get Dixon back on his feet failed and the media reported the end was near for the former champion who had fallen on dark times. Dixon would tell doctors he had no friends except for former world heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan. Part of his hospital bills for the illness that took his life was paid for by a charity boxing tournament put on January 23, 1908, at Bower's Minery Theatre in New York. He is interred in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts. A recreation and community centre adjacent Uniacke Square in Halifax is named in his honour. In 2021, Dixon was named a National Historic Person by the government of Canada, on the recommendation of the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board. The commemorative plaque is located at Africville Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Professional boxing recordβ»
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official recordβ»
140 fights | 32 wins | 30 losses |
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By knockout | 0 | 6 |
By decision | 29 | 23 |
By disqualification | 3 | 1 |
Draws | 57 | |
No contests | 8 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 13 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as βno decisionβ bouts and are not counted as a win, loss/draw.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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176 | Loss | 68β30β57 (21) | Monk The Newsboy | PTS | 15 | Dec 10, 1906 | Standard A.C., Lymansville, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
175 | Draw | 68β29β57 (21) | Billy Ryan | PTS | 12 | May 21, 1906 | Gloucester A.C., Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
174 | Draw | 68β29β56 (21) | Patsy Haley | NWS | 3 | Jan 16, 1906 | Cayler A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
173 | Win | 68β29β56 (20) | Harry Shea | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 4, 1906 | Roman A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
172 | Win | 67β29β56 (20) | Frank Howe | NWS | 3 | Dec 28, 1905 | Long Acre A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
171 | Loss | 67β29β56 (19) | Harlem Tommy Murphy | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 20, 1905 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
170 | Draw | 67β28β56 (19) | Joe Goodwin | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1905 | Labour Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
169 | Win | 67β28β55 (19) | Alf Wood | PTS | 8 | Jun 8, 1905 | Cosmopolitan Sporting Club, Marylebone, London, England | |
168 | Draw | 66β28β55 (19) | Dick Nelson | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1905 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
167 | Draw | 66β28β54 (19) | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Apr 17, 1905 | Corn Exchange, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | |
166 | Draw | 66β28β53 (19) | Darkey Haley | PTS | 6 | Apr 15, 1905 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
165 | Draw | 66β28β52 (19) | Jack Foy | PTS | 15 | Apr 6, 1905 | Cosmopolitan Sporting Club, Marylebone, London, England | |
164 | NC | 66β28β51 (19) | Jim Keith | ND | 3 | Apr 1, 1905 | Waverley Market, Edinburgh, Scotland | No decision trial bout |
163 | Draw | 66β28β51 (18) | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 20 | Mar 6, 1905 | Norfolk Drill Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | Billed English 8st 8lbs title |
162 | Win | 66β28β50 (18) | Stoker Stoodley | TKO | 5 (20) | Feb 25, 1905 | Volunteer Engineers Drill Hall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
161 | Draw | 65β28β50 (18) | Darkey Haley | PTS | 6 | Feb 18, 1905 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
160 | Loss | 65β28β49 (18) | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Jan 30, 1905 | Drill Hall, Guildford, Surrey, England | |
159 | Draw | 65β27β49 (18) | Johnny Hughes | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1905 | Corn Exchange, Ashford, Kent, England | |
158 | Draw | 65β27β48 (18) | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Dec 23, 1904 | Philharmonic Hall, Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
157 | Draw | 65β27β47 (18) | Boss Edwards | PTS | 15 | Nov 24, 1904 | Cosmopolitan Sporting Club, Marylebone, London, England | |
156 | Loss | 65β27β46 (18) | Owen Moran | PTS | 6 | Oct 17, 1904 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | |
155 | Loss | 65β26β46 (18) | Tommy Burns | PTS | 20 | Apr 21, 1904 | Liverpool Gymnastic Club, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
154 | Draw | 65β25β46 (18) | George Moore | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1904 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
153 | NC | 65β25β45 (18) | Spike Robson | NC | 11 (20) | Mar 19, 1904 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | The referee declared a no contest as Robson was suffering from a liver complaint |
152 | Loss | 65β25β45 (17) | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 15 | Mar 7, 1904 | Leeds and County Athletic Club, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
151 | Draw | 65β24β45 (17) | Harry Mansfield | PTS | 20 | Feb 22, 1904 | Winter Gardens, Plymouth, Devon, England | |
150 | Loss | 65β24β44 (17) | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 6 | Feb 10, 1904 | Bristol, Avon, England | |
149 | Draw | 65β23β44 (17) | Johnny Summers | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1904 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
148 | Win | 65β23β43 (17) | Cockney Cohen | KO | 8 (20) | Jan 16, 1904 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | Retained world 120lbs title claim |
147 | Draw | 64β23β43 (17) | Dai Morgan | PTS | 15 | Dec 19, 1903 | Ivor Athletic Club, Swansea, Wales | |
146 | Win | 64β23β42 (17) | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 20 | Dec 7, 1903 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | Retained world 120lbs title claim |
145 | Win | 63β23β42 (17) | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 20 | Nov 9, 1903 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | Claimed vacant world 120lbs title |
144 | Draw | 62β23β42 (17) | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Oct 29, 1903 | Public Hall, Barking Road, Canning Town, London, England | |
143 | Loss | 62β23β41 (17) | Digger Stanley | PTS | 6 | Oct 12, 1903 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | |
142 | Win | 62β22β41 (17) | Jim Williams | TKO | 4 (6) | Oct 10, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
141 | Draw | 61β22β41 (17) | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Sep 29, 1903 | London, England | |
140 | NC | 61β22β40 (17) | Dave Wallace | ND | 6 | Sep 28, 1903 | Pretoria Gymnasium, Birmingham, West Midlands, England | No decision trial bout |
139 | Draw | 61β22β40 (16) | Billy Barrett | PTS | 20 | Sep 24, 1903 | Liverpool Gymnastic Club, Liverpool, England | |
138 | Draw | 61β22β39 (16) | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Sep 14, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
137 | Win | 61β22β38 (16) | Harry Ware | PTS | 6 | Aug 29, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
136 | Win | 60β22β38 (16) | Digger Stanley | PTS | 6 | Aug 1, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
135 | Loss | 59β22β38 (16) | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 8 | Jun 27, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
134 | Draw | 59β21β38 (16) | 'Young' Harry Paul | PTS | 6 | Jun 15, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
133 | Loss | 59β21β37 (16) | Jim Driscoll | KO | 5 (?) | Jun 1, 1903 | Wales | Fight date, time and place not exact -- need source for this bout |
132 | Draw | 59β20β37 (16) | George Phalin | PTS | 15 | May 25, 1903 | Jem Mace's Gymnasium, Birmingham, West Midlands, England | |
131 | Loss | 59β20β36 (16) | Spike Robson | PTS | 20 | May 16, 1903 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
130 | Loss | 59β19β36 (16) | Ben Jordan | PTS | 6 | May 2, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
129 | Draw | 59β18β36 (16) | George Phalin | PTS | 15 | Apr 16, 1903 | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
128 | Loss | 59β18β35 (16) | Spike Robson | PTS | 15 | Apr 11, 1903 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
127 | Win | 59β17β35 (16) | Jack Pearson | KO | 8 (?) | Apr 6, 1903 | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
126 | Loss | 58β17β35 (16) | Fred Delaney | PTS | 6 | Feb 28, 1903 | Beresford Street Drill Hall, Woolwich, London, England | |
125 | Draw | 58β16β35 (16) | Dave Wallace | PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1903 | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | Exact date unknown |
124 | Draw | 58β16β34 (16) | Harry Ware | PTS | 20 | Feb 9, 1903 | Corn Exchange, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | Billed world 116lbs title claim |
123 | Loss | 58β16β33 (16) | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 8 | Jan 24, 1903 | Theatre Royal, Cadoxton, Wales | |
122 | NC | 58β15β33 (16) | Jim Courtney | ND | 6 | Jan 19, 1903 | Theater Royale, Cadoxton-Barry, Wales | |
121 | Win | 58β15β33 (15) | Harry Smith | KO | 3 (6) | Nov 15, 1902 | Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Lambeth, London, England | |
120 | Draw | 57β15β33 (15) | Will Curley | PTS | 15 | Sep 29, 1902 | Standard Theatre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | |
119 | Loss | 57β15β32 (15) | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 15 | Sep 8, 1902 | New National Athletic Club, Marylebone, London, England | |
118 | Draw | 57β14β32 (15) | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Jun 30, 1902 | Golden Gate A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
117 | Loss | 57β14β32 (14) | Biz Mackey | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 10, 1902 | Business Men's A.C., Findlay, Ohio, U.S. | |
116 | Draw | 57β13β32 (14) | Eddie Lenny | NWS | 6 | Jun 6, 1902 | Armory Hall, Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
115 | Loss | 57β13β32 (13) | Danny Dougherty | NWS | 7 | May 27, 1902 | Globe A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
114 | Draw | 57β13β32 (12) | Billy Ryan | PTS | 15 | May 16, 1902 | Dey's Rink, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
113 | Win | 57β13β31 (12) | Chick Tucker | PTS | 20 | Feb 13, 1902 | National A.C., New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | |
112 | Loss | 56β13β31 (12) | Eddie Lenny | TKO | 9 (20) | Jan 24, 1902 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
111 | Draw | 56β12β31 (12) | Joe Tipman | PTS | 20 | Jan 17, 1902 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
110 | Loss | 56β12β30 (12) | Austin Rice | PTS | 20 | Dec 19, 1901 | Opera House, New London, Connecticut, U.S. | |
109 | Loss | 56β11β30 (12) | Abe Attell | PTS | 15 | Oct 28, 1901 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
108 | Loss | 56β10β30 (12) | Benny Yanger | PTS | 15 | Sep 26, 1901 | Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
107 | Draw | 56β9β30 (12) | Abe Attell | PTS | 20 | Sep 12, 1901 | Grand Opera House, Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S. | |
106 | Draw | 56β9β29 (12) | Abe Attell | PTS | 10 | Aug 23, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
105 | Loss | 56β9β28 (12) | Young Corbett II | PTS | 10 | Aug 16, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | For Western featherweight championship |
104 | Draw | 56β8β28 (12) | Harry Lyons | PTS | 20 | Feb 8, 1901 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
103 | Loss | 56β8β27 (12) | Tommy Sullivan | TKO | 7 (25) | Jul 31, 1901 | Seaside A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
102 | Loss | 56β7β27 (12) | Terry McGovern | PTS | 6 | Jun 23, 1900 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
101 | Draw | 56β6β27 (12) | Benny Yanger | PTS | 6 | Jun 12, 1900 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
100 | Loss | 56β6β26 (12) | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Jun 4, 1900 | Penn Art Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
99 | Loss | 56β6β26 (11) | Terry McGovern | TKO | 8 (25) | Jan 9, 1900 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title |
98 | Win | 56β5β26 (11) | Eddie Lenny | PTS | 25 | Nov 21, 1899 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
97 | Win | 55β5β26 (11) | Will Curley | PTS | 25 | Nov 2, 1899 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
96 | Win | 54β5β26 (11) | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Oct 13, 1899 | Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
95 | Draw | 54β5β26 (10) | Eddie Santry | PTS | 20 | Aug 11, 1899 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
94 | Win | 54β5β25 (10) | Eddie Santry | PTS | 6 | Jul 14, 1899 | Star Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
93 | Win | 53β5β25 (10) | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Jul 11, 1899 | Olympic A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
92 | Win | 52β5β25 (10) | Sam Bolen | KO | 3 (25) | Jul 3, 1899 | Music Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
91 | Win | 51β5β25 (10) | Joe Bernstein | PTS | 25 | Jun 2, 1899 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
90 | Win | 50β5β25 (10) | Kid Broad | PTS | 20 | May 15, 1899 | Olympic A.C., Buffalo, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
89 | Win | 49β5β25 (10) | Young Pluto | KO | 10 (25) | Jan 17, 1899 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
88 | Win | 48β5β25 (10) | Oscar Gardner | PTS | 25 | Nov 29, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
87 | Win | 47β5β25 (10) | Dave Sullivan | DQ | 10 (25) | Nov 11, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Won world featherweight title |
86 | Win | 46β5β25 (10) | Joe Bernstein | NWS | 6 | Sep 5, 1898 | Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
85 | Win | 46β5β25 (9) | Jimmy Dunn | NWS | 6 | Aug 29, 1898 | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
84 | Loss | 46β5β25 (8) | Ben Jordan | PTS | 25 | Jul 1, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York, New York, U.S. | |
83 | Win | 46β4β25 (8) | Eddie Santry | PTS | 20 | Jun 6, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York, New York, U.S. | |
82 | Draw | 45β4β25 (8) | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Mar 31, 1898 | Empire A.C., Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
81 | Loss | 45β4β24 (8) | Solly Smith | PTS | 20 | Oct 4, 1897 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title |
80 | Draw | 45β3β24 (8) | Dal Hawkins | PTS | 20 | Jul 23, 1897 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
79 | Draw | 45β3β23 (8) | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 6 | Jun 21, 1897 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
78 | Win | 45β3β23 (7) | Johnny Griffin | PTS | 20 | Apr 26, 1897 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 44β3β23 (7) | Frank Erne | PTS | 25 | Mar 24, 1897 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won world featherweight title |
76 | Draw | 43β3β23 (7) | Jack Downey | PTS | 20 | Feb 15, 1897 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
75 | Win | 43β3β22 (7) | Torpedo Billy Murphy | KO | 6 (20) | Jan 22, 1897 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Billed World 120 lbs Featherweight Title claim |
74 | Loss | 42β3β22 (7) | Frank Erne | PTS | 20 | Nov 27, 1896 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title; Dixon continued to claim the title despite this title loss |
73 | Draw | 42β2β22 (7) | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Sep 25, 1896 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
72 | Draw | 42β2β21 (7) | Martin Flaherty | PTS | 20 | Jun 16, 1896 | West Newton Street Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
71 | Win | 42β2β20 (7) | Charles Slusher | PTS | 4 (?) | May 9, 1896 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
70 | Win | 41β2β20 (7) | Ellwood McCloskey | PTS | 4 (?) | May 7, 1896 | Globe Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
69 | Win | 40β2β20 (7) | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 4 | May 4, 1896 | Globe Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
68 | Win | 40β2β20 (6) | Jerry Marshall | TKO | 7 (?) | Mar 17, 1896 | Prescott A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
67 | Draw | 39β2β20 (6) | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 6 | Jan 30, 1896 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
66 | Draw | 39β2β19 (6) | Frank Erne | PTS | 10 | Dec 5, 1895 | New Manhattan A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
65 | Draw | 39β2β18 (6) | Young Griffo | PTS | 10 | Oct 28, 1895 | Manhattan A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
64 | Win | 39β2β17 (6) | Johnny Griffin | PTS | 25 | Aug 27, 1895 | West Newton Street Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
63 | NC | 38β2β17 (6) | Mike Leonard | DC | 1 (?) | Aug 19, 1895 | Academy of Music, New York City, New York, U.S. | Inspector Cortright broke up the fight and arrested both men |
62 | Win | 38β2β17 (5) | Tommy Connolly | DQ | 4 (25) | Jul 31, 1895 | Banta Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Connelly DQ'd after his cornerman Howie Hodgkins tried to help him up after a knockdown |
61 | Win | 37β2β17 (5) | Charles Slusher | PTS | 4 (?) | May 8, 1895 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
60 | Win | 36β2β17 (5) | Sam Bolen | PTS | 6 | Mar 7, 1895 | New York A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
59 | Draw | 35β2β17 (5) | Young Griffo | PTS | 25 | Jan 19, 1895 | Seaside A.C., Coney Island, New York, U.S. | |
58 | Draw | 35β2β16 (5) | Billy Whistler | PTS | 4 | Dec 26, 1894 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Exact date unknown |
57 | Win | 35β2β15 (5) | Joe Flynn | KO | 4 (4) | Oct 25, 1894 | Opera House, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | |
56 | Win | 34β2β15 (5) | Jim Othello | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 20, 1894 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
55 | Draw | 33β2β15 (5) | Young Griffo | PTS | 20 | Jun 29, 1894 | Casino, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 33β2β14 (5) | Robert J Heeney | TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 4, 1894 | Opera House, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 32β2β14 (5) | Torpedo Billy Murphy | DQ | 3 (?) | Dec 15, 1893 | People's Theater, Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | After attempting to break a clinch 3rd round, Murphy attacked the referee and began fighting him |
52 | Win | 31β2β14 (5) | Solly Smith | TKO | 7 (?) | Sep 25, 1893 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
51 | Loss | 30β2β14 (5) | Billy Plimmer | PTS | 4 | Aug 22, 1893 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 30β1β14 (5) | Eddie Pierce | TKO | 3 (?) | Aug 7, 1893 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
49 | Draw | 29β1β14 (5) | Jack Downey | PTS | 4 | Aug 1, 1893 | Miners Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Exact date unknown |
48 | Win | 29β1β13 (5) | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 4 | Jul 1, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 29β1β13 (4) | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Jun 30, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
46 | Draw | 28β1β13 (4) | Jerry Barnett | PTS | 4 (?) | Jun 17, 1893 | Academy of Music, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 28β1β12 (4) | Edward Rossman | TKO | 1 (?) | May 3, 1893 | Monumental Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 27β1β12 (4) | Billy Nalley | TKO | 1 (?) | May 2, 1893 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
43 | Draw | 26β1β12 (4) | George Siddons | PTS | 12 | Mar 20, 1893 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
42 | Win | 26β1β11 (4) | Leo Dobbins | TKO | 2 (?) | Feb 24, 1893 | Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
41 | Win | 25β1β11 (4) | Whitey Chadwick | TKO | 2 (?) | Feb 23, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
40 | Win | 24β1β11 (4) | Al Wright | TKO | 1 (?) | Feb 22, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
39 | Win | 23β1β11 (4) | Joe Reilly | PTS | ? (?) | Feb 21, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 22β1β11 (4) | Buck Leary | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 10, 1893 | Miner's Bowery Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 21β1β11 (4) | Dick Mills | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 7, 1893 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 20β1β11 (4) | Young Byrnes | PTS | 4 | Feb 6, 1893 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
35 | NC | 19β1β11 (4) | Eddie Daly | ND | ? (4) | Feb 1, 1893 | Miners 8th St Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
34 | NC | 19β1β11 (3) | George Strong | ND | 4 | Jan 31, 1893 | Miner's Bowery Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 19β1β11 (2) | Jim Keeley | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 29, 1892 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
32 | NC | 18β1β11 (2) | Kentucky Rosebud | ND | 4 | Nov 18, 1892 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
31 | Draw | 18β1β11 (1) | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Nov 11, 1892 | Lyceum Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
30 | Win | 18β1β10 (1) | William Bell | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 4, 1892 | Howard Athenaeum, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
29 | Draw | 17β1β10 (1) | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Oct 29, 1892 | Ariel A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 17β1β9 (1) | Jack Skelly | KO | 8 (?) | Sep 6, 1892 | Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Retained world bantamweight title |
27 | Win | 16β1β9 (1) | Fred Johnson | KO | 14 (?) | Jun 27, 1892 | Coney Island Casino, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won vacant world featherweight title |
26 | Win | 15β1β9 (1) | Abe Willis | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 28, 1891 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained world bantamweight title |
25 | Win | 14β1β9 (1) | Martin Flaherty | PTS | 6 | Apr 20, 1891 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 13β1β9 (1) | Cal McCarthy | TKO | 22 (?) | Mar 31, 1891 | Troy Bicycle Club, Troy, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title claim |
23 | Win | 12β1β9 (1) | Johnny Murphy | KO | 40 (?) | Oct 23, 1890 | Gladstone Club, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | Won world featherweight title claim |
22 | Win | 11β1β9 (1) | Nunc Wallace | RTD | 19 (30) | Jun 27, 1890 | New Pelican Club Gym, Soho, London, England | Won inaugural world bantamweight title |
21 | Draw | 10β1β9 (1) | Cal McCarthy | PTS | 70 (?) | Feb 7, 1890 | Union AC, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | For American featherweight title; Dixon claimed the world featherweight title |
20 | Win | 10β1β8 (1) | Eugene Hornbacher | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 27, 1889 | Hotel, New London, Connecticut, U.S. | Claimed American 115lbs title |
19 | Win | 9β1β8 (1) | Mike Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Dec 11, 1889 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. | Police intervened |
18 | Draw | 8β1β8 (1) | Hank Brennan | PTS | 26 | Oct 14, 1889 | Parnell A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
17 | Loss | 8β1β7 (1) | George Wright | DQ | 2 (6) | Jun 3, 1889 | Parnell A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Dixon struck Wright twice in the face after the bell and was DQ'd |
16 | Draw | 8β0β7 (1) | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1889 | Putnam, Connecticut, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 8β0β6 (1) | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 10 | Jan 29, 1889 | Pelican Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
14 | Draw | 7β0β6 (1) | Hank Brennan | PTS | 15 | Dec 28, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
13 | Draw | 7β0β5 (1) | Hank Brennan | PTS | 9 (7) | Dec 4, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
12 | Draw | 7β0β4 (1) | Hank Brennan | PTS | 14 (12) | Jun 21, 1888 | Pelican Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Bout scheduled for 12 rounds, but the referee called for two more |
11 | Win | 7β0β3 (1) | Jimmy Brackett | KO | 5 (6) | Jun 13, 1888 | Way Street Gymnasium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 6β0β3 (1) | Bob Green | NWS | 6 | Jun 7, 1888 | Cribb Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
9 | Draw | 6β0β3 | Tommy Spider Kelly | PTS | 9 (7) | May 10, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Scheduled seven round spar allowed to run nine rounds. Because of interest |
8 | Draw | 6β0β2 | Tommy Doherty | PTS | 8 | Apr 27, 1888 | Way Street Gymnasium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
7 | Draw | 6β0β1 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 15 | Mar 21, 1888 | Tremont A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Ned Morris | TKO | 4 (7) | Mar 10, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Barney Finnegan | PTS | 7 | Feb 17, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Charlie Parton | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 20, 1888 | Pelican Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Johnny Lyman | TKO | 5 (6) | Jan 1, 1888 | Larley A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Elias Hamilton | PTS | 8 | Sep 21, 1887 | Way Street Gymnasium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Young Johnson | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 1, 1886 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Unofficial recordβ»
176 fights | 75 wins | 32 losses |
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By knockout | 36 | 6 |
By decision | 36 | 25 |
By disqualification | 3 | 1 |
Draws | 61 | |
No contests | 8 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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176 | Loss | 76β32β61 (8) | Monk The Newsboy | PTS | 15 | Dec 10, 1906 | Standard A.C., Lymansville, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
175 | Draw | 76β31β61 (8) | Billy Ryan | PTS | 12 | May 21, 1906 | Gloucester A.C., Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
174 | Draw | 76β31β60 (8) | Patsy Haley | NWS | 3 | Jan 16, 1906 | Cayler A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
173 | Win | 75β31β59 (8) | Harry Shea | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 4, 1906 | Roman A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
172 | Win | 74β31β59 (8) | Frank Howe | NWS | 3 | Dec 28, 1905 | Long Acre A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
171 | Loss | 73β31β59 (8) | Harlem Tommy Murphy | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 20, 1905 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
170 | Draw | 73β30β59 (8) | Joe Goodwin | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1905 | Labour Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
169 | Win | 73β30β58 (8) | Alf Wood | PTS | 8 | Jun 8, 1905 | Cosmopolitan Sporting Club, Marylebone, London, England | |
168 | Draw | 72β30β58 (8) | Dick Nelson | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1905 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
167 | Draw | 72β30β57 (8) | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Apr 17, 1905 | Corn Exchange, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | |
166 | Draw | 72β30β56 (8) | Darkey Haley | PTS | 6 | Apr 15, 1905 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
165 | Draw | 72β30β55 (8) | Jack Foy | PTS | 15 | Apr 6, 1905 | Cosmopolitan Sporting Club, Marylebone, London, England | |
164 | NC | 72β30β54 (8) | Jim Keith | ND | 3 | Apr 1, 1905 | Waverley Market, Edinburgh, Scotland | No decision trial bout |
163 | Draw | 72β30β54 (7) | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 20 | Mar 6, 1905 | Norfolk Drill Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | Billed English 8st 8lbs title |
162 | Win | 72β30β53 (7) | Stoker Stoodley | TKO | 5 (20) | Feb 25, 1905 | Volunteer Engineers Drill Hall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
161 | Draw | 71β30β53 (7) | Darkey Haley | PTS | 6 | Feb 18, 1905 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
160 | Loss | 71β30β52 (7) | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Jan 30, 1905 | Drill Hall, Guildford, Surrey, England | |
159 | Draw | 71β29β52 (7) | Johnny Hughes | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1905 | Corn Exchange, Ashford, Kent, England | |
158 | Draw | 71β29β51 (7) | Bob White | PTS | 6 | Dec 23, 1904 | Philharmonic Hall, Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
157 | Draw | 71β29β50 (7) | Boss Edwards | PTS | 15 | Nov 24, 1904 | Cosmopolitan Sporting Club, Marylebone, London, England | |
156 | Loss | 71β29β49 (7) | Owen Moran | PTS | 6 | Oct 17, 1904 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | |
155 | Loss | 71β28β49 (7) | Tommy Burns | PTS | 20 | Apr 21, 1904 | Liverpool Gymnastic Club, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
154 | Draw | 71β27β49 (7) | George Moore | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1904 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
153 | NC | 71β27β48 (7) | Spike Robson | NC | 11 (20) | Mar 19, 1904 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | The referee declared a no contest as Robson was suffering from a liver complaint |
152 | Loss | 71β27β48 (6) | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 15 | Mar 7, 1904 | Leeds and County Athletic Club, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
151 | Draw | 71β26β48 (6) | Harry Mansfield | PTS | 20 | Feb 22, 1904 | Winter Gardens, Plymouth, Devon, England | |
150 | Loss | 71β26β47 (6) | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 6 | Feb 10, 1904 | Bristol, Avon, England | |
149 | Draw | 71β25β47 (6) | Johnny Summers | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1904 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
148 | Win | 71β25β46 (6) | Cockney Cohen | KO | 8 (20) | Jan 16, 1904 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | Retained world 120lbs title claim |
147 | Draw | 70β25β46 (6) | Dai Morgan | PTS | 15 | Dec 19, 1903 | Ivor Athletic Club, Swansea, Wales | |
146 | Win | 70β25β45 (6) | Cockney Cohen | PTS | 20 | Dec 7, 1903 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | Retained world 120lbs title claim |
145 | Win | 69β25β45 (6) | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 20 | Nov 9, 1903 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | Claimed vacant world 120lbs title |
144 | Draw | 68β25β45 (6) | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Oct 29, 1903 | Public Hall, Barking Road, Canning Town, London, England | |
143 | Loss | 68β25β44 (6) | Digger Stanley | PTS | 6 | Oct 12, 1903 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | |
142 | Win | 68β24β44 (6) | Jim Williams | TKO | 4 (6) | Oct 10, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
141 | Draw | 67β24β44 (6) | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Sep 29, 1903 | London, England | |
140 | NC | 67β24β43 (6) | Dave Wallace | ND | 6 | Sep 28, 1903 | Pretoria Gymnasium, Birmingham, West Midlands, England | No decision trial bout |
139 | Draw | 67β24β43 (5) | Billy Barrett | PTS | 20 | Sep 24, 1903 | Liverpool Gymnastic Club, Liverpool, England | |
138 | Draw | 67β24β42 (5) | Charlie Lampey | PTS | 6 | Sep 14, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
137 | Win | 67β24β41 (5) | Harry Ware | PTS | 6 | Aug 29, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
136 | Win | 66β24β41 (5) | Digger Stanley | PTS | 6 | Aug 1, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
135 | Loss | 65β24β41 (5) | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 8 | Jun 27, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
134 | Draw | 65β23β41 (5) | 'Young' Harry Paul | PTS | 6 | Jun 15, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
133 | Loss | 65β23β40 (5) | Jim Driscoll | KO | 5 (?) | Jun 1, 1903 | Wales | Fight date, time and place not exact -- need source for this bout |
132 | Draw | 65β22β40 (5) | George Phalin | PTS | 15 | May 25, 1903 | Jem Mace's Gymnasium, Birmingham, West Midlands, England | |
131 | Loss | 65β22β39 (5) | Spike Robson | PTS | 20 | May 16, 1903 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
130 | Loss | 65β21β39 (5) | Ben Jordan | PTS | 6 | May 2, 1903 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England | |
129 | Draw | 65β20β39 (5) | George Phalin | PTS | 15 | Apr 16, 1903 | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
128 | Loss | 65β20β38 (5) | Spike Robson | PTS | 15 | Apr 11, 1903 | Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
127 | Win | 65β19β38 (5) | Jack Pearson | KO | 8 (?) | Apr 6, 1903 | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
126 | Loss | 64β19β38 (5) | Fred Delaney | PTS | 6 | Feb 28, 1903 | Beresford Street Drill Hall, Woolwich, London, England | |
125 | Draw | 64β18β38 (5) | Dave Wallace | PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1903 | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | Exact date unknown |
124 | Draw | 64β18β37 (5) | Harry Ware | PTS | 20 | Feb 9, 1903 | Corn Exchange, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | Billed world 116lbs title claim |
123 | Loss | 64β18β36 (5) | Jim Driscoll | PTS | 8 | Jan 24, 1903 | Theatre Royal, Cadoxton, Wales | |
122 | NC | 64β17β36 (5) | Jim Courtney | ND | 6 | Jan 19, 1903 | Theater Royale, Cadoxton-Barry, Wales | |
121 | Win | 64β17β36 (4) | Harry Smith | KO | 3 (6) | Nov 15, 1902 | Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Lambeth, London, England | |
120 | Draw | 63β17β36 (4) | Will Curley | PTS | 15 | Sep 29, 1902 | Standard Theatre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | |
119 | Loss | 63β17β35 (4) | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 15 | Sep 8, 1902 | New National Athletic Club, Marylebone, London, England | |
118 | Draw | 63β16β35 (4) | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Jun 30, 1902 | Golden Gate A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
117 | Loss | 63β16β34 (4) | Biz Mackey | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 10, 1902 | Business Men's A.C., Findlay, Ohio, U.S. | |
116 | Draw | 63β15β34 (4) | Eddie Lenny | NWS | 6 | Jun 6, 1902 | Armory Hall, Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
115 | Loss | 63β15β33 (4) | Danny Dougherty | NWS | 7 | May 27, 1902 | Globe A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
114 | Draw | 63β14β33 (4) | Billy Ryan | PTS | 15 | May 16, 1902 | Dey's Rink, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
113 | Win | 63β14β32 (4) | Chick Tucker | PTS | 20 | Feb 13, 1902 | National A.C., New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | |
112 | Loss | 62β14β32 (4) | Eddie Lenny | TKO | 9 (20) | Jan 24, 1902 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
111 | Draw | 62β13β32 (4) | Joe Tipman | PTS | 20 | Jan 17, 1902 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
110 | Loss | 62β13β31 (4) | Austin Rice | PTS | 20 | Dec 19, 1901 | Opera House, New London, Connecticut, U.S. | |
109 | Loss | 62β12β31 (4) | Abe Attell | PTS | 15 | Oct 28, 1901 | West End A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
108 | Loss | 62β11β31 (4) | Benny Yanger | PTS | 15 | Sep 26, 1901 | Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
107 | Draw | 62β10β31 (4) | Abe Attell | PTS | 20 | Sep 12, 1901 | Grand Opera House, Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S. | |
106 | Draw | 62β10β30 (4) | Abe Attell | PTS | 10 | Aug 23, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
105 | Loss | 62β10β29 (4) | Young Corbett II | PTS | 10 | Aug 16, 1901 | Coliseum Hall, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | For Western featherweight championship |
104 | Draw | 62β9β29 (4) | Harry Lyons | PTS | 20 | Feb 8, 1901 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
103 | Loss | 62β9β28 (4) | Tommy Sullivan | TKO | 7 (25) | Jul 31, 1901 | Seaside A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
102 | Loss | 62β8β28 (4) | Terry McGovern | PTS | 6 | Jun 23, 1900 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
101 | Draw | 62β7β28 (4) | Benny Yanger | PTS | 6 | Jun 12, 1900 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
100 | Loss | 62β7β27 (4) | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Jun 4, 1900 | Penn Art Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
99 | Loss | 62β6β27 (4) | Terry McGovern | TKO | 8 (25) | Jan 9, 1900 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title |
98 | Win | 62β5β27 (4) | Eddie Lenny | PTS | 25 | Nov 21, 1899 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
97 | Win | 61β5β27 (4) | Will Curley | PTS | 25 | Nov 2, 1899 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
96 | Win | 60β5β27 (4) | Tim Callahan | NWS | 6 | Oct 13, 1899 | Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
95 | Draw | 59β5β27 (4) | Eddie Santry | PTS | 20 | Aug 11, 1899 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
94 | Win | 59β5β26 (4) | Eddie Santry | PTS | 6 | Jul 14, 1899 | Star Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
93 | Win | 58β5β26 (4) | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Jul 11, 1899 | Olympic A.C., Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
92 | Win | 57β5β26 (4) | Sam Bolen | KO | 3 (25) | Jul 3, 1899 | Music Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
91 | Win | 56β5β26 (4) | Joe Bernstein | PTS | 25 | Jun 2, 1899 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
90 | Win | 55β5β26 (4) | Kid Broad | PTS | 20 | May 15, 1899 | Olympic A.C., Buffalo, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
89 | Win | 54β5β26 (4) | Young Pluto | KO | 10 (25) | Jan 17, 1899 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
88 | Win | 53β5β26 (4) | Oscar Gardner | PTS | 25 | Nov 29, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
87 | Win | 52β5β26 (4) | Dave Sullivan | DQ | 10 (25) | Nov 11, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Won world featherweight title |
86 | Win | 51β5β26 (4) | Joe Bernstein | NWS | 6 | Sep 5, 1898 | Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
85 | Win | 50β5β26 (4) | Jimmy Dunn | NWS | 6 | Aug 29, 1898 | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
84 | Loss | 49β5β26 (4) | Ben Jordan | PTS | 25 | Jul 1, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York, New York, U.S. | |
83 | Win | 49β4β26 (4) | Eddie Santry | PTS | 20 | Jun 6, 1898 | Lenox A.C., New York, New York, U.S. | |
82 | Draw | 48β4β26 (4) | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Mar 31, 1898 | Empire A.C., Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
81 | Loss | 48β4β25 (4) | Solly Smith | PTS | 20 | Oct 4, 1897 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title |
80 | Draw | 48β3β25 (4) | Dal Hawkins | PTS | 20 | Jul 23, 1897 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
79 | Draw | 48β3β24 (4) | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 6 | Jun 21, 1897 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
78 | Win | 48β3β23 (4) | Johnny Griffin | PTS | 20 | Apr 26, 1897 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 47β3β23 (4) | Frank Erne | PTS | 25 | Mar 24, 1897 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won world featherweight title |
76 | Draw | 46β3β23 (4) | Jack Downey | PTS | 20 | Feb 15, 1897 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
75 | Win | 46β3β22 (4) | Torpedo Billy Murphy | KO | 6 (20) | Jan 22, 1897 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Billed World 120lbs featherweight title claim |
74 | Loss | 45β3β22 (4) | Frank Erne | PTS | 20 | Nov 27, 1896 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost world featherweight title; Dixon continued to claim the title despite this title loss |
73 | Draw | 45β2β22 (4) | Tommy White | PTS | 20 | Sep 25, 1896 | Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
72 | Draw | 45β2β21 (4) | Martin Flaherty | PTS | 20 | Jun 16, 1896 | West Newton Street Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
71 | Win | 45β2β20 (4) | Charles Slusher | PTS | 4 (?) | May 9, 1896 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
70 | Win | 44β2β20 (4) | Ellwood McCloskey | PTS | 4 (?) | May 7, 1896 | Globe Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
69 | Win | 43β2β20 (4) | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 4 | May 4, 1896 | Globe Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
68 | Win | 42β2β20 (4) | Jerry Marshall | TKO | 7 (?) | Mar 17, 1896 | Prescott A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
67 | Draw | 41β2β20 (4) | Pedlar Palmer | PTS | 6 | Jan 30, 1896 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
66 | Draw | 41β2β19 (4) | Frank Erne | PTS | 10 | Dec 5, 1895 | New Manhattan A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
65 | Draw | 41β2β18 (4) | Young Griffo | PTS | 10 | Oct 28, 1895 | Manhattan A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
64 | Win | 41β2β17 (4) | Johnny Griffin | PTS | 25 | Aug 27, 1895 | West Newton Street Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
63 | NC | 40β2β17 (4) | Mike Leonard | DC | 1 (?) | Aug 19, 1895 | Academy of Music, New York City, New York, U.S. | Inspector Cortright broke up the fight and arrested both men |
62 | Win | 40β2β17 (3) | Tommy Connolly | DQ | 4 (25) | Jul 31, 1895 | Banta Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Connelly DQ'd after his cornerman Howie Hodgkins tried to help him up after a knockdown |
61 | Win | 39β2β17 (3) | Charles Slusher | PTS | 4 (?) | May 8, 1895 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
60 | Win | 38β2β17 (3) | Sam Bolen | PTS | 6 | Mar 7, 1895 | New York A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
59 | Draw | 37β2β17 (3) | Young Griffo | PTS | 25 | Jan 19, 1895 | Seaside A.C., Coney Island, New York, U.S. | |
58 | Draw | 37β2β16 (3) | Billy Whistler | PTS | 4 | Dec 26, 1894 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Exact date unknown |
57 | Win | 37β2β15 (3) | Joe Flynn | KO | 4 (4) | Oct 25, 1894 | Opera House, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | |
56 | Win | 36β2β15 (3) | Jim Othello | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 20, 1894 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
55 | Draw | 35β2β15 (3) | Young Griffo | PTS | 20 | Jun 29, 1894 | Casino, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 35β2β14 (3) | Robert J Heeney | TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 4, 1894 | Opera House, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 34β2β14 (3) | Torpedo Billy Murphy | DQ | 3 (?) | Dec 15, 1893 | People's Theater, Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | After attempting to break a clinch 3rd round, Murphy attacked the referee and began fighting him |
52 | Win | 33β2β14 (3) | Solly Smith | TKO | 7 (?) | Sep 25, 1893 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
51 | Loss | 32β2β14 (3) | Billy Plimmer | PTS | 4 | Aug 22, 1893 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 32β1β14 (3) | Eddie Pierce | TKO | 3 (?) | Aug 7, 1893 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title |
49 | Draw | 31β1β14 (3) | Jack Downey | PTS | 4 | Aug 1, 1893 | Miners Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Exact date unknown |
48 | Win | 31β1β13 (3) | Kentucky Rosebud | NWS | 4 | Jul 1, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 30β1β13 (3) | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Jun 30, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
46 | Draw | 29β1β13 (3) | Jerry Barnett | PTS | 4 (?) | Jun 17, 1893 | Academy of Music, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 29β1β12 (3) | Edward Rossman | TKO | 1 (?) | May 3, 1893 | Monumental Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 28β1β12 (3) | Billy Nalley | TKO | 1 (?) | May 2, 1893 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
43 | Draw | 27β1β12 (3) | George Siddons | PTS | 12 | Mar 20, 1893 | Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
42 | Win | 27β1β11 (3) | Leo Dobbins | TKO | 2 (?) | Feb 24, 1893 | Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
41 | Win | 26β1β11 (3) | Whitey Chadwick | TKO | 2 (?) | Feb 23, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
40 | Win | 25β1β11 (3) | Al Wright | TKO | 1 (?) | Feb 22, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
39 | Win | 24β1β11 (3) | Joe Reilly | PTS | ? (?) | Feb 21, 1893 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 23β1β11 (3) | Buck Leary | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 10, 1893 | Miner's Bowery Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 22β1β11 (3) | Dick Mills | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 7, 1893 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 21β1β11 (3) | Young Byrnes | PTS | 4 | Feb 6, 1893 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
35 | NC | 20β1β11 (3) | Eddie Daly | ND | ? (4) | Feb 1, 1893 | Miners 8th St Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
34 | NC | 20β1β11 (2) | George Strong | ND | 4 | Jan 31, 1893 | Miner's Bowery Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 20β1β11 (1) | Jim Keeley | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 29, 1892 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
32 | NC | 19β1β11 (1) | Kentucky Rosebud | ND | 4 | Nov 18, 1892 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
31 | Draw | 19β1β11 | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Nov 11, 1892 | Lyceum Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
30 | Win | 19β1β10 | William Bell | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 4, 1892 | Howard Athenaeum, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
29 | Draw | 18β1β10 | Kentucky Rosebud | PTS | 4 | Oct 29, 1892 | Ariel A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 18β1β9 | Jack Skelly | KO | 8 (?) | Sep 6, 1892 | Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Retained world bantamweight title |
27 | Win | 17β1β9 | Fred Johnson | KO | 14 (?) | Jun 27, 1892 | Coney Island Casino, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won vacant world featherweight title |
26 | Win | 16β1β9 | Abe Willis | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 28, 1891 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained world bantamweight title |
25 | Win | 15β1β9 | Martin Flaherty | PTS | 6 | Apr 20, 1891 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 14β1β9 | Cal McCarthy | TKO | 22 (?) | Mar 31, 1891 | Troy Bicycle Club, Troy, New York, U.S. | Retained world featherweight title claim |
23 | Win | 13β1β9 | Johnny Murphy | KO | 40 (?) | Oct 23, 1890 | Gladstone Club, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | Won world featherweight title claim |
22 | Win | 12β1β9 | Nunc Wallace | RTD | 19 (30) | Jun 27, 1890 | New Pelican Club Gym, Soho, London, England | Won inaugural world bantamweight title |
21 | Draw | 11β1β9 | Cal McCarthy | PTS | 70 (?) | Feb 7, 1890 | Union AC, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | For American featherweight title; Dixon claimed the world featherweight title |
20 | Win | 11β1β8 | Eugene Hornbacher | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 27, 1889 | Hotel, New London, Connecticut, U.S. | Claimed American 115lbs title |
19 | Win | 10β1β8 | Mike Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Dec 11, 1889 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. | Police intervened |
18 | Draw | 9β1β8 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 26 | Oct 14, 1889 | Parnell A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
17 | Loss | 9β1β7 | George Wright | DQ | 2 (6) | Jun 3, 1889 | Parnell A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Dixon struck Wright twice in the face after the bell and was DQ'd |
16 | Draw | 9β0β7 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1889 | Putnam, Connecticut, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 9β0β6 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 10 | Jan 29, 1889 | Pelican Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
14 | Draw | 8β0β6 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 15 | Dec 28, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
13 | Draw | 8β0β5 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 9 (7) | Dec 4, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
12 | Draw | 8β0β4 | Hank Brennan | PTS | 14 (12) | Jun 21, 1888 | Pelican Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Bout scheduled for 12 rounds, but the referee called for two more |
11 | Win | 8β0β3 | Jimmy Brackett | KO | 5 (6) | Jun 13, 1888 | Way Street Gymnasium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 7β0β3 | Bob Green | NWS | 6 | Jun 7, 1888 | Cribb Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
9 | Draw | 6β0β3 | Tommy Spider Kelly | PTS | 9 (7) | May 10, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Scheduled seven round spar allowed to run nine rounds because of interest |
8 | Draw | 6β0β2 | Tommy Doherty | PTS | 8 | Apr 27, 1888 | Way Street Gymnasium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
7 | Draw | 6β0β1 | Patsy Kelley | PTS | 15 | Mar 21, 1888 | Tremont A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Ned Morris | TKO | 4 (7) | Mar 10, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Barney Finnegan | PTS | 7 | Feb 17, 1888 | Athenian Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Charlie Parton | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 20, 1888 | Pelican Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Johnny Lyman | TKO | 5 (6) | Jan 1, 1888 | Larley A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Elias Hamilton | PTS | 8 | Sep 21, 1887 | Way Street Gymnasium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Young Johnson | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 1, 1886 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "George Dixon", Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia
- ^ Tattrie, Jon (30 April 2018). "Sidney Crosby to headline 'greatest sports dinner' in Nova Scotia". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Sugar, Bert (2006). Boxing's Greatest Fighters.
- ^ "Referee and Sports Disagree", San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, pg. 5, 2 July 1898
- ^ "Donated by Dixon", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 4, 2 July 1898
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 27 December 1897 β California Digital Newspaper Collection".
- ^ "Birthday of Dave Sullivan", The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, pg. 13, 10 May 1919
- ^ "George Dixon the Winner", The Record Union, Sacramento, California, pg. 1, 12 November 1898
- ^ March 6, 2015, By Adam StockerIn Boxing, Sports, Uncategorized
- ^ "Little Chocolate Greatest Boxer of Old Feathers", The San Francisco Call, San Francisco, California, pg. 29, 17 August 1913
- ^ Government of Canada honours innovative Black athlete with historic designation, Parks Canada news release, Dec. 21, 2021
- ^ "Please login".
Further readingβ»
Laffoley, Steven (2012). Shadowboxing: The Rise and Fall of George Dixon. Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1897426449
External linksβ»
- Africville - The Spirit Lives On - History Captured
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- George Dixon at Find a Grave
- Boxing record for George Dixon from BoxRec (registration required)
- George Dixon - CBZ Profile
Achievements | ||
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Inaugural Champion | World Bantamweight Champion June 27, 1890 – 1891 Abandoned |
Vacant Title next held by Jimmy Barry
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Vacant Title last held by Young Griffo
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World Featherweight Champion June 27, 1892 – October 4, 1897 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | World Featherweight Champion November 11, 1898 – January 9, 1900 |
Succeeded by |
- 1870 births
- 1908 deaths
- Black Canadian boxers
- World featherweight boxing champions
- World bantamweight boxing champions
- Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Black Nova Scotians
- Bantamweight boxers
- Featherweight boxers
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian male boxers
- History of Black people in Canada