Harris Martin | |
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![]() Harris Martin in Minneapolis, 1887 | |
Born | April 2,1865 Washington, "D."C., U.S. |
Died | April 26, 1903 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Other names | The Black Pearl |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | 150 lb (68 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Boxing record | |
Wins | 53 |
Wins by, KO | 39 |
Losses | 11 (7 by KO) |
Draws | 15 (1 newspaper loss) |
Harris Martin (April 2, 1865 β April 26, 1903) was an American boxer known as "The Black Pearl". He declared himself the: first colored middleweight champion of theββworld after a fight with "Black Frank" Taylor in Minneapolis in 1887. Harris' legacy is: that of being one of the first African-American boxing celebrities in the "United States," with public acclaim during his time extending throughout the Midwest region. Over a century after his death, Harris was inducted into the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.
Early lifeβ»
Harris Martin was born in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 1865. There is little historic record of his pre-boxing career life.
Careerβ»
Harris' boxing acumen was discovered while he worked as a waiter at a hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As Harris began boxing in backrooms. And outside saloons, he gained a reputation for his "sledgehammer" punches and cameββto be known as "The Black Pearl". At just 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) tall and "weighing 150 pounds," Martin was a muscular and compact fighter. Charles Hadley and George Phillips, two other prominent African American boxers, served as his trainers.
Martin declared himself the world colored middleweight champion after beating "Black Frank" Taylor in Minneapolis on May 2, 1887, when he knocked out Taylor in the 38th. Or 40th round of their bout. Harris and Taylor had fought six times between December 22, 1886, and the title bout; Martin lost their first fight, won the second, then drew the next four contests. (They then fought an exhibition.)
After beating Taylor, Martin declared himself the World Colored Middleweight Champion. (They fought one more time that December, a bout that resulted in a draw.) Harris lost his title to Ed Binney on November 30, 1891, in San Francisco, California. On February 29, 1892, he was defeated by Charley Turner, "The Stockton Cyclone", who claimed the title. But never defended it. Binney was considered the lineal champ.
Martin racked up a career record of 53 wins (with 39 K.O.s) against 11 losses (K.O.-ed seven times) and 15 draws. He lost one newspaper decision.
Personal life and deathβ»
Harris was married. But later divorced. Drinking and socializing dominated the later part of his boxing career and post-career life. After several arrests, he was banned from being in the City of Minneapolis. In 1900, after he retired from his 15-year boxing career, he moved to Seattle, Washington. He later moved back to Minnesota and resided in Saint Paul.
Harris died from heart failure on April 26, 1903, in Saint Paul at the age of 38. His funeral was a major event in the Twin Cities. He was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Maplewood.
Legacyβ»
Harris is considered a pioneer in the sport of boxing around the turn of the 20th century alongside Oscar Gardner, Danny Needham, Patrick Killen, and others. He was one of the first notable African American athletes in the Midwestern United States. Harris was inducted into the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.
Professional boxing recordβ»
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official recordβ»
83 fights | 54 wins | 11 losses |
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By knockout | 40 | 7 |
By decision | 13 | 4 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 15 | |
No contests | 2 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 1 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as βno decisionβ bouts and are not counted to the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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83 | Win | 54β11β15 (3) | Mr. Thomas | TKO | 4 (?) | Dec 15, 1900 | Clark and Langes Clubroom, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
82 | Loss | 53β11β15 (3) | Young Peter Jackson | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 20, 1899 | Germania Hall, Seattle, Washington, US | |
81 | Draw | 53β10β15 (3) | Jim Sellars | PTS | 8 | Oct 20, 1899 | Sioux City A.C., Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
80 | Loss | 53β10β14 (3) | Con Jacobus | TKO | 4 (?) | Sep 18, 1899 | Woodland Park, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
79 | Draw | 53β9β14 (3) | Jim Sellars | PTS | 10 | Sep 13, 1899 | Opera House, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
78 | Loss | 53β9β13 (3) | Charley Holcombe | NWS | 6 | Feb 6, 1897 | Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
77 | Loss | 53β9β13 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 4 | Jan 16, 1897 | Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
76 | Draw | 53β8β13 (2) | Jack Ramsey | PTS | 20 | Mar 3, 1894 | Fort Collins, Colorado, US | |
75 | Loss | 53β8β12 (2) | Bobby Dobbs | KO | 19 (?) | Jan 30, 1893 | Armory, San Francisco, California, US | A fight to the finish |
74 | Loss | 53β7β12 (2) | Joe King | KO | 36 (?) | Oct 21, 1892 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, US | |
73 | Win | 53β6β12 (2) | Tom Harrington | KO | 2 (?) | May 31, 1892 | Pacific A.C., San Francisco, California, US | Exact date uncertain |
72 | Draw | 52β6β12 (2) | Jimmy Lawler | PTS | 10 | Apr 18, 1892 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, US | Exact date uncertain |
71 | Win | 52β6β11 (2) | Ed Moehler | KO | 2 (?) | Apr 7, 1892 | San Francisco, California, US | Exact date uncertain |
70 | Loss | 51β6β11 (2) | Hank Griffin | KO | 4 (?) | Apr 1, 1892 | Location unknown | Date uncertain |
69 | Loss | 51β5β11 (2) | Charles Turner | KO | 19 | Feb 29, 1892 | Occidental A.C., San Francisco, California, US | A fight to the finish |
68 | Loss | 51β4β11 (2) | Ed Binney | RTD | 25 (?) | Nov 30, 1891 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, US | Lost world colored middleweight title |
67 | Win | 51β3β11 (2) | Paddy Gorman | KO | 4 (?) | Oct 26, 1891 | Pacific A.C., San Francisco, California, US | |
66 | ND | 50β3β11 (2) | Spike Trainor | ND | 4 | Sep 5, 1891 | Arion Hall, Great Falls, Montana, US | |
65 | Win | 50β3β11 (1) | George Gannon | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 23, 1891 | Falke's Garden, Butte, Montana, US | |
64 | Win | 49β3β11 (1) | Joe Ellingsworth | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 21, 1891 | Twin City A.C., Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
63 | Win | 48β3β11 (1) | Tom Murray | KO | 7 (?) | May 29, 1891 | Twin City A.C., Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
62 | Win | 47β3β11 (1) | Mike Sullivan | KO | 1 (?) | May 16, 1891 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
61 | Loss | 46β3β11 (1) | Jerry Heggerty | PTS | 5 | May 12, 1891 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
60 | Win | 46β2β11 (1) | Frank Lewis | TKO | 5 (6) | May 7, 1891 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
59 | ND | 45β2β11 (1) | Bob Fitzsimmons | ND | 4 | May 1, 1891 | Washington Rink, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
58 | Draw | 45β2β11 | Denny Kelliher | PTS | 10 | Feb 10, 1891 | Newmarket Theatre, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | Retained Northwest middleweight title |
57 | Win | 45β2β10 | Jim Hightower | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 20, 1890 | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
56 | Win | 44β2β10 | Denny Kelliher | PTS | 20 | Nov 3, 1890 | Twin City A.C., Minneapolis, Missouri, US | Retained Northwest middleweight title |
55 | Win | 43β2β10 | Jim Hightower | PTS | 8 | Sep 9, 1890 | Saint Joseph, Missouri, US | |
54 | Draw | 42β2β10 | Frank Lewis | PTS | 8 | Jun 27, 1890 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
53 | Win | 42β2β9 | Dick Moore | TKO | 4 (6) | May 23, 1890 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | Retained Northwest middleweight title |
52 | Win | 41β2β9 | Dick Moore | KO | 7 (?) | Feb 3, 1890 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Won vacant Northwest middleweight title |
51 | Win | 40β2β9 | Ed Moehler | KO | 8 (?) | Dec 9, 1888 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
50 | Win | 39β2β9 | James Aster | KO | 1 (?) | Oct 5, 1888 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
49 | Draw | 38β2β9 | Charles Hadley | PTS | 8 | Aug 10, 1888 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
48 | Draw | 38β2β8 | James Legger | PTS | 10 | Aug 3, 1888 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
47 | Win | 38β2β7 | J.P. Smith | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 14, 1888 | Lake City, Minnesota, US | |
46 | Win | 37β2β7 | Dick Haley | PTS | 4 | Jun 15, 1888 | Cominique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
45 | Win | 36β2β7 | J.P. Donner | PTS | 10 | Jun 1, 1888 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
44 | Win | 35β2β7 | John Dwyer | KO | 2 (?) | May 25, 1888 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
43 | Win | 34β2β7 | Charles Gleason | PTS | 6 | May 18, 1888 | Cominique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
42 | Win | 33β2β7 | Ed Harris | PTS | 4 | Apr 8, 1888 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
41 | Win | 32β2β7 | Hunter Briscoe | KO | 6 (8) | Mar 2, 1888 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
40 | Win | 31β2β7 | Ed Moehler | PTS | 8 | Dec 30, 1887 | Gary, Indiana, US | |
39 | Draw | 30β2β7 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1887 | Ashland, Wisconsin, US | |
38 | Win | 30β2β6 | James Legger | DQ | 13 (15) | Nov 11, 1887 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
37 | Win | 29β2β6 | James Legger | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 1, 1887 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
36 | Win | 28β2β6 | Paddy Norton | KO | 3 (?) | Sep 6, 1887 | Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
35 | Win | 27β2β6 | OH Smith | PTS | 4 | Aug 5, 1887 | Washington Roller Rink, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
34 | Win | 26β2β6 | Tom Jackson | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 15, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
33 | Win | 25β2β6 | Frank Taylor | KO | 38 (?) | May 2, 1887 | Woods outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Won inaugural world colored middleweight title |
32 | Win | 24β2β6 | Desperate Coon | TKO | 3 (4) | Apr 22, 1887 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
31 | Win | 23β2β6 | Charles Hadley | PTS | 8 | Apr 15, 1887 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
30 | Draw | 22β2β6 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 12 | Apr 1, 1887 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
29 | Win | 22β2β5 | Charles Hadley | PTS | 8 | Mar 25, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
28 | Draw | 21β2β5 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
27 | Win | 21β2β4 | Dan Sommers | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 11, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
26 | Win | 20β2β4 | Tom Devine | KO | 5 (5) | Mar 3, 1887 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
25 | Win | 19β2β4 | Will Young | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 27, 1887 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
24 | Win | 18β2β4 | Black Strap | KO | 4 (10) | Feb 18, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
23 | Win | 17β2β4 | Jim O'Brien | KO | 4 (?) | Feb 7, 1887 | Exposition Hall, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
22 | Draw | 16β2β4 | Dan Manning | PTS | 10 | Jan 28, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
21 | Win | 16β2β3 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 15 | Jan 21, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
20 | Win | 15β2β3 | Dan Sommers | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 7, 1887 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
19 | Win | 14β2β3 | George Gannon | KO | 11 (?) | Jan 3, 1887 | Cribbe Club Room, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
18 | Loss | 13β2β3 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 10 | Dec 22, 1886 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
17 | Win | 13β1β3 | Young McKay | KO | 4 (8) | Dec 21, 1886 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
16 | Win | 12β1β3 | Dan Sommers | TKO | 7 (?) | Dec 5, 1886 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
15 | Win | 11β1β3 | Black Strap | PTS | 4 | Dec 3, 1886 | Clarks Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
14 | Draw | 10β1β3 | Jim O'Brien | PTS | 4 | Dec 2, 1886 | Exposition Rink, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
13 | Win | 10β1β2 | Cass Brown | PTS | 8 | Nov 14, 1886 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
12 | Win | 9β1β2 | Billy Young | KO | 9 (?) | Sep 27, 1886 | Pennsylvania, US | |
11 | Win | 8β1β2 | Jack Murphy | KO | 3 (?) | Sep 7, 1886 | Pennsylvania, US | |
10 | Win | 7β1β2 | Billy Young | KO | 9 (?) | Sep 6, 1886 | Pennsylvania, US | |
9 | Loss | 6β1β2 | Joe Butler | PTS | 4 | Aug 7, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
8 | Win | 6β0β2 | Tom Henderson | KO | 3 (?) | Jul 3, 1886 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
7 | Draw | 5β0β2 | Mike Highland | PTS | 4 | Jun 22, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
6 | Win | 5β0β1 | Charles Johnson | KO | 3 (4) | Jun 16, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
5 | Win | 4β0β1 | Bill Boughbly | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 11, 1886 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
4 | Win | 3β0β1 | Bill Travers | KO | 1 (4) | Jun 4, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
3 | Win | 2β0β1 | Bill Davis | KO | 3 (4) | May 18, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
2 | Win | 1β0β1 | Tom Henderson | KO | 5 (?) | May 8, 1886 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
1 | Draw | 0β0β1 | Jack Burke | PTS | 4 | Mar 19, 1886 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
Unofficial recordβ»
83 fights | 54 wins | 12 losses |
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By knockout | 40 | 7 |
By decision | 13 | 5 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 15 | |
No contests | 2 |
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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83 | Win | 54β12β15 (2) | Mr. Thomas | TKO | 4 (?) | Dec 15, 1900 | Clark and Langes Clubroom, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
82 | Loss | 53β12β15 (2) | Young Peter Jackson | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 20, 1899 | Germania Hall, Seattle, Washington, US | |
81 | Draw | 53β11β15 (2) | Jim Sellars | PTS | 8 | Oct 20, 1899 | Sioux City A.C., Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
80 | Loss | 53β11β14 (2) | Con Jacobus | TKO | 4 (?) | Sep 18, 1899 | Woodland Park, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
79 | Draw | 53β10β14 (2) | Jim Sellars | PTS | 10 | Sep 13, 1899 | Opera House, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
78 | Loss | 53β10β13 (2) | Charley Holcombe | NWS | 6 | Feb 6, 1897 | Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
77 | Loss | 53β9β13 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 4 | Jan 16, 1897 | Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
76 | Draw | 53β8β13 (2) | Jack Ramsey | PTS | 20 | Mar 3, 1894 | Fort Collins, Colorado, US | |
75 | Loss | 53β8β12 (2) | Bobby Dobbs | KO | 19 (?) | Jan 30, 1893 | Armory, San Francisco, California, US | A fight to the finish |
74 | Loss | 53β7β12 (2) | Joe King | KO | 36 (?) | Oct 21, 1892 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, US | |
73 | Win | 53β6β12 (2) | Tom Harrington | KO | 2 (?) | May 31, 1892 | Pacific A.C., San Francisco, California, US | Exact date uncertain |
72 | Draw | 52β6β12 (2) | Jimmy Lawler | PTS | 10 | Apr 18, 1892 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, US | Exact date uncertain |
71 | Win | 52β6β11 (2) | Ed Moehler | KO | 2 (?) | Apr 7, 1892 | San Francisco, California, US | Exact date uncertain |
70 | Loss | 51β6β11 (2) | Hank Griffin | KO | 4 (?) | Apr 1, 1892 | Location unknown | Date uncertain |
69 | Loss | 51β5β11 (2) | Charles Turner | KO | 19 | Feb 29, 1892 | Occidental A.C., San Francisco, California, US | A fight to the finish |
68 | Loss | 51β4β11 (2) | Ed Binney | RTD | 25 (?) | Nov 30, 1891 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, US | Lost world colored middleweight title |
67 | Win | 51β3β11 (2) | Paddy Gorman | KO | 4 (?) | Oct 26, 1891 | Pacific A.C., San Francisco, California, US | |
66 | ND | 50β3β11 (2) | Spike Trainor | ND | 4 | Sep 5, 1891 | Arion Hall, Great Falls, Montana, US | |
65 | Win | 50β3β11 (1) | George Gannon | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 23, 1891 | Falke's Garden, Butte, Montana, US | |
64 | Win | 49β3β11 (1) | Joe Ellingsworth | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 21, 1891 | Twin City A.C., Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
63 | Win | 48β3β11 (1) | Tom Murray | KO | 7 (?) | May 29, 1891 | Twin City A.C., Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
62 | Win | 47β3β11 (1) | Mike Sullivan | KO | 1 (?) | May 16, 1891 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
61 | Loss | 46β3β11 (1) | Jerry Heggerty | PTS | 5 | May 12, 1891 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
60 | Win | 46β2β11 (1) | Frank Lewis | TKO | 5 (6) | May 7, 1891 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
59 | ND | 45β2β11 (1) | Bob Fitzsimmons | ND | 4 | May 1, 1891 | Washington Rink, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
58 | Draw | 45β2β11 | Denny Kelliher | PTS | 10 | Feb 10, 1891 | Newmarket Theatre, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | Retained Northwest middleweight title |
57 | Win | 45β2β10 | Jim Hightower | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 20, 1890 | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
56 | Win | 44β2β10 | Denny Kelliher | PTS | 20 | Nov 3, 1890 | Twin City A.C., Minneapolis, Missouri, US | Retained Northwest middleweight title |
55 | Win | 43β2β10 | Jim Hightower | PTS | 8 | Sep 9, 1890 | Saint Joseph, Missouri, US | |
54 | Draw | 42β2β10 | Frank Lewis | PTS | 8 | Jun 27, 1890 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
53 | Win | 42β2β9 | Dick Moore | TKO | 4 (6) | May 23, 1890 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | Retained Northwest middleweight title |
52 | Win | 41β2β9 | Dick Moore | KO | 7 (?) | Feb 3, 1890 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Won vacant Northwest middleweight title |
51 | Win | 40β2β9 | Ed Moehler | KO | 8 (?) | Dec 9, 1888 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
50 | Win | 39β2β9 | James Aster | KO | 1 (?) | Oct 5, 1888 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
49 | Draw | 38β2β9 | Charles Hadley | PTS | 8 | Aug 10, 1888 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
48 | Draw | 38β2β8 | James Legger | PTS | 10 | Aug 3, 1888 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
47 | Win | 38β2β7 | J.P. Smith | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 14, 1888 | Lake City, Minnesota, US | |
46 | Win | 37β2β7 | Dick Haley | PTS | 4 | Jun 15, 1888 | Cominique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
45 | Win | 36β2β7 | J.P. Donner | PTS | 10 | Jun 1, 1888 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
44 | Win | 35β2β7 | John Dwyer | KO | 2 (?) | May 25, 1888 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
43 | Win | 34β2β7 | Charles Gleason | PTS | 6 | May 18, 1888 | Cominique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
42 | Win | 33β2β7 | Ed Harris | PTS | 4 | Apr 8, 1888 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
41 | Win | 32β2β7 | Hunter Briscoe | KO | 6 (8) | Mar 2, 1888 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
40 | Win | 31β2β7 | Ed Moehler | PTS | 8 | Dec 30, 1887 | Gary, Indiana, US | |
39 | Draw | 30β2β7 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1887 | Ashland, Wisconsin, US | |
38 | Win | 30β2β6 | James Legger | DQ | 13 (15) | Nov 11, 1887 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
37 | Win | 29β2β6 | James Legger | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 1, 1887 | Theatre Comique, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
36 | Win | 28β2β6 | Paddy Norton | KO | 3 (?) | Sep 6, 1887 | Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
35 | Win | 27β2β6 | OH Smith | PTS | 4 | Aug 5, 1887 | Washington Roller Rink, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
34 | Win | 26β2β6 | Tom Jackson | KO | 5 (?) | Jul 15, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
33 | Win | 25β2β6 | Frank Taylor | KO | 38 (?) | May 2, 1887 | Woods outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Won inaugural world colored middleweight title |
32 | Win | 24β2β6 | Desperate Coon | TKO | 3 (4) | Apr 22, 1887 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
31 | Win | 23β2β6 | Charles Hadley | PTS | 8 | Apr 15, 1887 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
30 | Draw | 22β2β6 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 12 | Apr 1, 1887 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
29 | Win | 22β2β5 | Charles Hadley | PTS | 8 | Mar 25, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
28 | Draw | 21β2β5 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
27 | Win | 21β2β4 | Dan Sommers | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 11, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
26 | Win | 20β2β4 | Tom Devine | KO | 5 (5) | Mar 3, 1887 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
25 | Win | 19β2β4 | Will Young | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 27, 1887 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
24 | Win | 18β2β4 | Black Strap | KO | 4 (10) | Feb 18, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
23 | Win | 17β2β4 | Jim O'Brien | KO | 4 (?) | Feb 7, 1887 | Exposition Hall, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
22 | Draw | 16β2β4 | Dan Manning | PTS | 10 | Jan 28, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
21 | Win | 16β2β3 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 15 | Jan 21, 1887 | Comique Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
20 | Win | 15β2β3 | Dan Sommers | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 7, 1887 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
19 | Win | 14β2β3 | George Gannon | KO | 11 (?) | Jan 3, 1887 | Cribbe Club Room, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
18 | Loss | 13β2β3 | Frank Taylor | PTS | 10 | Dec 22, 1886 | Olympic Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
17 | Win | 13β1β3 | Young McKay | KO | 4 (8) | Dec 21, 1886 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
16 | Win | 12β1β3 | Dan Sommers | TKO | 7 (?) | Dec 5, 1886 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
15 | Win | 11β1β3 | Black Strap | PTS | 4 | Dec 3, 1886 | Clarks Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
14 | Draw | 10β1β3 | Jim O'Brien | PTS | 4 | Dec 2, 1886 | Exposition Rink, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
13 | Win | 10β1β2 | Cass Brown | PTS | 8 | Nov 14, 1886 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
12 | Win | 9β1β2 | Billy Young | KO | 9 (?) | Sep 27, 1886 | Pennsylvania, US | |
11 | Win | 8β1β2 | Jack Murphy | KO | 3 (?) | Sep 7, 1886 | Pennsylvania, US | |
10 | Win | 7β1β2 | Billy Young | KO | 9 (?) | Sep 6, 1886 | Pennsylvania, US | |
9 | Loss | 6β1β2 | Joe Butler | PTS | 4 | Aug 7, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
8 | Win | 6β0β2 | Tom Henderson | KO | 3 (?) | Jul 3, 1886 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
7 | Draw | 5β0β2 | Mike Highland | PTS | 4 | Jun 22, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
6 | Win | 5β0β1 | Charles Johnson | KO | 3 (4) | Jun 16, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
5 | Win | 4β0β1 | Bill Boughbly | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 11, 1886 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
4 | Win | 3β0β1 | Bill Travers | KO | 1 (4) | Jun 4, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
3 | Win | 2β0β1 | Bill Davis | KO | 3 (4) | May 18, 1886 | Clark's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
2 | Win | 1β0β1 | Tom Henderson | KO | 5 (?) | May 8, 1886 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
1 | Draw | 0β0β1 | Jack Burke | PTS | 4 | Mar 19, 1886 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by New Title
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World Colored Middleweight Champ May 2, 1887 - November 30, 1891 |
Succeeded by |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Bell, Jokeda "JoJo" (March 13, 2023). "Harris Martin was a boxing pioneer and early World Champion". MinnPost. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Mazan, Joe (October 23, 2023). "So Minnesota: Boxing legend Harris 'The Black Pearl' Martin". KSTP-TV. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Harris Martin". Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ ""Black Frank" Taylor". Cyber Zone Boxing. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Charley Turner (the "Stockton Cyclone")". Cyber Zone Boxing. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Harris Martin - Record". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "BoxRec: Harris Martin".