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May 21st, 1897
Joe Butler vs. Frank "Paddy" Slavin
San Francisco, California

	VS
Joe Butler	Tale of the Tape	Frank "Paddy" Slavin
26-7-1 (20 KO)	Record	39-4-8 (32 KO)
31	Age	35
6'0"	Height	6'1"
180	Weight	185

Announcer
Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is our main event for the evening and is scheduled for 10 rounds.

Introducing first in the red corner. His official weight for this eveining is 180 pounds and his career record stands at 26 victories, 7 defeats and 1 draw with 20 wins coming by way of knock out. Fighting out of Paoli, Pennsylvania...JOE BUTLER! BUTLER!

And his opponent in the blue corner. His weight tonight is 185 pounds and his record stands at 39 victories, 4 loses and 8 draws with 32 wins coming by way of knock out. Fighting out of of Maitland, Australia...FRANK "PADDY" SLAVIN! SLAVIN!

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: Fight starts off slow with both men trying to get the upperhand. Then like flash, Slavin lands a crushing hook and Butler goes down after a delayed reaction and could not answer the count!

The fight comes to an end at 1:58 of the 1st round...your winner by knock out...FRANK "PADDY" SLAVIN!

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May 17th, 1897 -- May 30th, 1897
Fight Results

May 18th, 1897
James J. Jefferies 4-0-0 (4) KO 9 Henry Baker 0-0-0 (0)

May 19th, 1897
Eddie Santry 13-1-0 (13) KO 4 Billy Slater 0-0-0 (0)

May 21st, 1897
Frank Slavin 39-4-8 (32) KO 1 Joe Butler 26-7-1 (20)

May 22nd, 1897
Terry McGovern 3-0-0 (0) PTS 10 Kid Dougherty 0-0-0 (0)
Casper Leon 10-2-1 (2) KO 10 Ed Vaughn 0-0-0 (0)

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May 31st, 1897 -- June 13th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Tuesday, June 1st, 1897
James "Rube" Ferns vs. Hugh McManus
Eddie Santry vs. Hays Moose
Bob Armstrong vs. Joe Sheehy

Thursday, June 3rd, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Charles McCarthy

Friday, June 4th, 1897
James "Rube" Ferns vs. Isadore Strauss

Saturday, June 5th, 1897
Bob Fitzsimmons vs. Leadville Blacksmith
Battling Nelson vs. Ole Oleson

Monday, June 7th, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Barney Conners
Terry McGovern vs. Tom Dermot
James "Rube" Ferns vs. Lou DeMonge

Tuesday, June 8th, 1897
Torpedo Billy Murphy vs. Jack Bonner

Wednesday, June 9th, 1897
Tom Sharkey vs. Peter Maher
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Paddy Sheehan

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June 9, 1897
Peter Maher vs. Tom Sharkey
San Francisco, California

	VS
Peter Maher	Tale of the Tape	Tom Sharkey
36-5-1(19 KO)	Record	17-2-1(17 KO)
28	Age	23
5'11"	Height	5'8"
175	Weight	180

Announcer

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the main event and it's scheduled for 10 rounds.

First, in the blue corner, weighing in at 175 pounds, he has acheived a career record of 36 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw with 19 wins coming by way of knock out. PETER MAHER! MAHER!

His opponent, in the red corner, his official weight 180 pounds, his career record stands at 17 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw with all 17 wins coming by way of knock out. "SAILOR" TOM SHARKEY! SHARKEY!

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: Sharkey starts off strong, but Maher comes back to land a few good shots. As the round neared the end, Sharkey had taken control back to finish strong. (Round to Sharkey, 1-0 Sharkey)

Round 2: Maher dominates the round and opens a cut over Sharkey's right eye. (Round to Sharkey, 1-1 Even)

Round 3: Sharkey's cut was closed, but Maher wins the round again. It was close for the first two minutes, but Maher ran away with it in the last minute. (Round to Maher, 2-1 Maher)

Round 4: Sharkey gains control off the fight again and wins this round. Maher started off good, but Sharkey landed a few clean shots and won the rest of the round. (Round to Sharkey, 2-2 Even)

Round 5: A slow round in which Sharkey did a little more than Maher (Round to Sharkey, 3-2 Sharkey)

Round 6: The round started off slow, but Sharkey landed an uppercut that stunned Maher and had him covering for most of the round. (Round to Sharkey, 4-2 Sharkey)

Round 7: A back and forth round with Sharkey dominated most of the round. Maher starts off good, but Sharkey landed a huge shot that hurt Maher. As the round came to a close, Maher landed a right hook flush and hurt Sharkey. (Round to Sharkey, 5-2 Sharkey)

Round 8: Maher has run out of gas and Sharkey has complete control over this fight. Maher is sent to the canvas with a minute left but gets up on the count of 6 and survives the round. (Round to Sharkey, 6-2 Sharkey)

Round 9: Maher looked great in this round as he looked to make a huge comeback, but as the round came to a close, Sharkey caught Maher with a huge hook that dropped him for the count.

The fight ends at 2:49 of the 9th round....your winner by knock out..."SAILOR" TOM SHARKEY!

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May 31st, 1897 -- June 13th, 1897
Fight Results

Tuesday, June 1st, 1897
James "Rube" Ferns 9-0-1 (7) KO 13 Hugh McManus 0-0-0 (0)
Eddie Santry 14-1-0 (14) KO 8 Hays Moose 0-0-0 (0)
Joe Sheehy 0-0-0 (0) PTS 4 Bob Armstrong 3-2-2 (3)

Thursday, June 3rd, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 3-2-5 (0) PTS 6 Charles McCarthy 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, June 4th, 1897
Isadore Strauss 0-0-0 (0) DQ 1 James "Rube" Ferns 10-0-1 (8)

Saturday, June 5th, 1897
Bob Fitzsimmons 44-3-15 (39) KO 2 Leadville Blacksmith 0-0-0 (0)
Battling Nelson 1-0-0 (1) PTS 3 Ole Oleson 0-0-0 (0)

Monday, June 7th, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 4-2-5 (0) Draw 15 Barney Conners 0-0-0 (0)
Terry McGovern 4-0-0 (0) PTS 10 Tom Dermot 0-0-0 (0)
James "Rube" Ferns 10-1-1 (8) KO 8 Lou DeMonge 0-0-0 (0)

Tuesday, June 8th, 1897
Torpedo Billy Murphy 83-27-14 (70) PTS 3 Jack Bonner 0-0-0 (0)

Wednesday, June 9th, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 4-2-6 (0) Draw 4 Paddy Sheehan 0-0-0 (0)
Tom Sharkey 17-2-1 (17) KO 9 Peter Maher 36-5-1 (19)

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June 14th, 1897 -- June 27th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Saturday, June 19th, 1897
Terry McGovern vs. Tommy Sullivan

Monday, June 21st, 1897
Tommy Ryan vs. Tom Williams (non-title)
Young Griffo vs. "Philadelphia" Tommy Ryan

Friday, June 25th, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Martin Judge

Sunday, June 27th, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Jack Hanlon

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June 14th, 1897 -- June 27th, 1897
Fight Results

Saturday, June 19th, 1897
Terry McGovern 5-0-0 (0) Draw 10 Tommy Sullivan 0-0-0 (0)

Monday, June 21st, 1897
Tommy Ryan 28-1-2 (24) KO 2 Tom Williams 0-0-0 (0)
"Philadelphia" Tommy Ryan 0-0-0 (0) TKO 3 Young Griffo 56-3-15 (27)

Friday, June 25th, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 4-2-7 (0) PTS 6 Martin Judge 0-0-0 (0)

Sunday, June 27th, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 5-2-7 (0) PTS 6 Jack Hanlon 0-0-0 (0)


Shocking Lose
Young Griffo loses in a 3rd round TKO to "Philadelphia" Tommy Ryan (no relation to the welterweight champ). Griffo had already signed on to face Joe Gans for his title, and this was supposed to be a warm up. This result has got ot give Griffo some doubt and Gans more confidence for their upcoming title fight.

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June 28, 1897 -- July 11th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Friday, July 2nd, 1897
James "Rube" Ferns vs. Bobby Dobbs

Saturday, July 3rd, 1897
Joe Goddard vs. James Tut

Saturday, July 10th, 1897
Harry Forbes vs. Mike Bartley

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June 28, 1897 -- July 11th, 1897
Fight Results

Friday, July 2nd, 1897
Bobby Dobbs 0-0-0 (0) PTS 8 James "Rube" Ferns 11-1-1 (9)

Saturday, July 3rd, 1897
Joe Goddard 28-7-5 (24) Draw 20 James Tut 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, July 10th, 1897
Harry Forbes 2-1-0 (0) KO 2 Mike Bartley 0-0-0 (0)

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July 12th, 1897 -- July 25th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Friday, July 16th, 1897
James J. Jefferies vs. Gus Ruhlin

Monday, July 19th, 1897
Torpedo Billy Murphy vs. Billy Rotchford
William "Kid" McPartland vs. "Philadelphia" Tommy Ryan

Friday, July 23rd, 1897
Tom Sharkey vs. Frank Craig

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July 16, 1897
James J. Jefferies vs. Gus Ruhlin
San Francisco, California

	VS
James J. Jefferies	Tale of the Tape	Gus Ruhlin
5-0-0(5 KO)	Record	2-1-0(0 KO)
22	Age	25
6'2"	Height	6'2"
210	Weight	190

Announcer
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is our main event, scheduled for 15 rounds.

Introducing first, in the blue corner, his official weight 210 pounds and he has an undefeated career record with 5 wins, all coming by way of knock out. He is [/i]JAMES J. JEFFERIES! JEFFERIES![/i]

His opponent, in the red corner, his official weight came in at 190 pounds, and his career record stands at 2 wins and 1 lose, he is GUS RUHLIN! RUHLIN!

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: A VERY uneventful first round. (Round Even, 0-0 Even)

Round 2: Jefferies opened up and dominated the beginning of the round, but Ruhlin fought back and made it a very close round. (Round to Jefferies, 1-0 Jefferies)

Round 3: Ruhlin is dropped fast. He gets up but takes a beating for the rest of the round. (Round to Jefferies, 2-0 Jefferies)

Round 4: Jefferies started off good, but Ruhlin fights back, and in the last 30 seconds, Ruhlin was bouncing shot and shot off of Jefferies. (Round to Ruhlin, 2-1 Jefferies)

Round 5: Jefferies wins this one by not letting Ruhlin come back as he's done in most other rounds. Jeffereies remained in control of this round all the way through. (Round to Jefferies, 3-1 Jefferies)

Round 6: First Jefferies lands a few, then Ruhlin takes over and starts to dominate the round. But then Jefferies comes back and finishes the round very strong. (Round Even, 3-1 Jefferies)

Round 7: Much like the 6th round, Jefferies starts off good, Ruhlin counters but then Jefferies finishes strong to even up the round. (Round Even, 3-1 Jefferies)

Round 8: Jefferies drops Ruhlin for the second time. Ruhlin barely beats the count and suffered a gash under his left eye. Jefferies pounded on Ruhlin until the referee jumped in to stop the beating.

The referee stops the fight at 2:49 of the 8th round, the winner of the fight by technical knockout...JAMES J. JEFFERIES!

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July 12th, 1897 -- July 25th, 1897
Fight Results

Friday, July 16th, 1897
James J. Jefferies 5-0-0 (5) TKO 8 Gus Ruhlin 2-1-0 (0)

Monday, July 19th, 1897
Torpedo Billy Murphy 84-27-14 (70) Draw 3 Billy Rotchford 0-0-0 (0)
William "Kid" McPartland 10-2-2 (6) KO 1 "Philadelphia" Tommy Ryan 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, July 23nd, 1897
Tom Sharkey 18-2-1 (18) KO 1 Frank Craig 0-0-0 (0)

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July 26th, 1897 -- August 8th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Friday, July 30th, 1897
Tom Sharkey vs. Pat McCourt

Wednesday, August 4th, 1897
Matty Matthews vs. Frank Garrard

Saturday, August 7th, 1897
Tom Sharkey vs. Tom Parks

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July 26th, 1897 -- August 8th, 1897
Fight Results

Friday, July 30th, 1897
Tom Sharkey 19-2-1 (19) KO 2 Pat McCourt 0-0-0 (0)

Wednesday, August 4th, 1897
Matty Matthews 14-2-1 (7) Draw 20 Frank Garrard 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, August 7th, 1897
Tom Sharkey 20-2-1 (20) KO 1 Tom Parks 0-0-0 (0)

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August 9th, 1897 -- August 22nd, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Monday, August 16th, 1897
Tom Sharkey vs. Punch Vaughn
Terry McGovern vs. Eddie Goodbody
William "Kid" McPartland vs. Tom McCune
William "Kid" McPartland vs. Kid Johnson

Friday, August 20th, 1897
Solly Smith vs. Johnny T. Griffin

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August 9th, 1897 -- August 22nd, 1897
Fight Results

August 16, 1897
Tom Sharkey 21-2-1 (21) KO 3 Punch Vaughn 0-0-0 (0)
Terry McGovern 5-0-1 (0) PTS 10 Eddie Goodbody 0-0-0 (0)
William "Kid" McPartland 11-2-2 (7) KO 1 Tom McCune 0-0-0 (0)
William "Kid" McPartland 12-2-2 (8) KO 5 Kid Johnson 0-0-0 (0)

August 20, 1897
Solly Smith 30-2-4 (17) KO 7 Johnny T. Griffin 0-0-0 (0)

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August 23rd, 1897 -- September 5th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Monday, August 23rd, 1897
Terry McGovern vs. Billy Barrett

Thursday, August 26th, 1897
Joe Walcott vs. George Green

Saturday, August 28th, 1897
Harry Forbes vs. Ned Hanlon

Wednesday, September 1st, 1897
Harry Forbes vs. Fred Woods

Sunday, Septmeber 5th, 1897
Joe Butler vs. Tom Carey

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August 23rd, 1897 -- September 5th, 1897
Fight Results

Monday, August 23rd, 1897
Terry McGovern 6-0-1 (0) PTS 10 Billy Barrett 0-0-0 (0)

Thursday, August 26th, 1897
Joe Walcott 42-5-4 (23) KO 18 George Green 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, August 28th, 1897
Harry Forbes 3-1-0 (1) KO 1 Ned Hanlon 0-0-0 (0)

Wednesday, September 1st, 1897
Harry Forbes 4-1-0 (2) PTS 5 Fred Woods 0-0-0 (0)

Sunday, September 5th, 1897
Joe Butler 26-8-1 (20) KO 5 Tom Carey 0-0-0 (0)

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September 6th, 1897 -- September 19th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Monday, September 6th, 1897
Mysterious Billy Smith vs. Mike Dempsey (non-title)

Friday, September 17th, 1897
Mysterious Billy Smith vs. Jack Howard (non-title)

Saturday, September 18th, 1897
Terry McGovern vs. Jack Leon

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September 6th, 1897 -- September 19th, 1897
Fight Results

Monday, September 6th, 1897
Mysterious Billy Smith 14-4-4 (14) KO 2 Mike Dempsey 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, September 17th, 1897
Mysterious Billy Smith 15-4-4 (15) TKO 9 Jack Howard 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, September 18th, 1897
Terry McGovern 7-0-1 (0) TKO 7 Jack Leon 0-0-0 (0)

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September 20th, 1897 -- October 3rd, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Tuesday, September 21st, 1897
World Lightweight Title Joe Gans vs. Young Griffo

Monday, September 27th, 1897
Matty Matthews vs. Frank Garrard

Friday, October 1st, 1897
Joe Butler vs. Jack Davis

Saturday, October 2nd, 1897
Terry McGovern vs. Jack Reagan

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World Lightweight Title Fight
September 21, 1897
Joe Gans vs. Young Griffo
San Francisco, California

	VS
Joe Gans	Tale of the Tape	Young Griffo
25-0-2 (21 KO)	Record	56-4-15 (27 KO)
22	Age	26
5'5"	Height	5'4"
132	Weight	129

Announcer
Ladies and Gentlemen, the following is the main event. Scheduled for 15 rounds, it is for the World Lightweight Championship!

Introducing first, the challenger, in the red corner. He officially weighed in at 129 pounds and has a career record of 56 wins, 4 defeats and 15 draws, with 27 wins coming by way of knock out. He is the former Featherweight Champion of the World and the former Lightweight Champion of the world...YOUNG GRIFFO! GRIFFO!

His opponent in the blue corner, his official weight is 132 pounds. His undefeated record stands at 25 wins and 2 draws with 21 wins coming by way of knock out. He is the undefeated, undesputed, Lightweight Champion of World....JOE GANS! GANS!

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: They exchange for a bit, but then Gans takes over and starts punishing Griffo badly. (Round to Gans, 1-0 Gans)

Round 2: A close round. Gans lands a few early, but Griffo comes back and steals the round with a late flurry that stuns Gans. (Round to Griffo, 1-1 Even)

Round 3: Gans opens a cut under Griffo's right eye as he completely dominates this round and pounds away on Griffo. (Round to Gans, 2-1 Gans)

Round 4: A very close round with Griffo just getting the edge. It was a back and forth battle until the end where Griffo pulls ahead with a shot that caused Gans to back up. (Round to Griffo, 2-2 Even)

Round 5: An exciting, close round. Griffo starts off strong, but Gans battles back and dominates most of the round until Griffo comes back in the end of the round. Gans did a bit more overall. (Round to Gans, 3-2 Gans)

Round 6: Gans dominates the round easily. Griffo couldn't get anything done and Gans just landed at will. (Round to Gans, 4-2 Gans)

Round 7: Griffo starts the round off strong and dominates, but Gans quickly turns it around and starts pounding on Griffo. A close round but Griffo barely does enough to win the round. (Round to Griffo, 4-3 Gans)

Round 8: Gans starts off strong, but Griffo takes control and completely dominates in the closing minute and has Gans staggering as the round ended. (Round to Griffo, 4-4 Even)

Round 9: The round starts off slow with Gans landing a few more than Griffo, but then Gans takes full control in the last minute. (Round to Gans, 5-4 Gans)

Round 10: Griffo tries to go on the offensive, but Gans avoids it and effectively counters Griffo's attack. (Round to Gans, 6-4 Gans)

Round 11: Griffo is tired now and Gans is taking full advantage as he pounded on Griffo this round. Several times Griffo almost went down. (Round to Gans, 7-4 Gans)

Round 12: Gans has taken full control of this fight. Another round of Gans dominating Griffo. (Round to Gans, 8-4 Gans)

Round 13: A very slow round with very little action at all. (Round Even, 8-4 Gans)

Round 14: Griffo was dropped midway through the round and got upon the count of 6. By the end of the round, Griffo's right eye looked terrible and he is very tired. (Round to Gans, 9-4 Gans)

Round 15: Griffo was down again. He got up and finished the round, but he looks very beat up. This should be an easy decision for Gans. (Round to Gans, 10-4 Gans)

After 15 rounds of action, we go to the referee's score card. He has the bout scored 9 rounds to 4, for the winner....and STILL UNDISPUTED LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD....JOE GANS!!

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September 20th, 1897 -- October 3rd, 1897
Fight Results

Tuesday, September 21st, 1897
World Lightweight Title: Joe Gans 25-0-2 (21) PTS (10-4) 15 Young Griffo 56-4-15 (27)

Monday, September 27th, 1897
Matty Matthews 14-2-2 (7) PTS 20 Frank Garrard 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, October 1st, 1897
Joe Butler 27-8-1 (21) KO 1 Jack Davis 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, October 2nd, 1897
Terry McGovern 8-0-1 (1) PTS 6 Jack Reagan 0-0-0 (0)

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October 4th, 1897 -- October 17th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Monday, October 4th, 1897
World Featherweight Title: George Dixon vs. Solly Smith
Harry Harris vs. Dave Rosenberg

Saturday, October 9th, 1897
Terry McGovern vs. Jack Doyle

Monday, October 11th, 1897
Joe Chonyski vs. Herman Bernau

Tuesday, October 12th, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Joe Dougherty

Friday, October 15th, 1897
Eddie Santry vs. Pete Johnson

Saturday, October 16th, 1897
Harry Harris vs. Lee LaBlanche

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World Featherweight Title
October 4th, 1897
Goerge Dixon vs. Solly Smith
San Francisco, California

	VS
George Dixon	Tale of the Tape	Solly Smith
23-3-6 (16 KO)	Record	31-2-4 (18 KO)
27	Age	19
5'4"	Height	5'4"
120	Weight	120

Announcer
Ladies and gentlemen, this is our main even and it is for the Featherweight Championship of the world!

Introducing first, out of the red corner, he has a career record of 31 wins, 2 loses with 4 draws with 18 wins by way of knock out. His official weight is at 120 pounds. SOLLY SMITH! SMITH!

And his opponent, fighting out of the blue corner, his career record stands at 23 wins, 3 defeats and 6 draws with 16 wins coming by way of knockout. He weighs in at 120 pounds, he is the UNDISPUTED FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.....GEORGE "LITTLE CHOCOALTE" DIXON! DIXON!

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: Dixon starts the bout off strong and easily outpoints Smith. (Round to Dixon, 1-0 Dixon)

Round 2: The round starts off slow but builds up a bit. It stays even throughout until the end when Dixon lays into Smith, hurting him. (Round to Dixon, 2-0 Dixon)

Round 3: Another round where Dixon does just more than Smith. He's outpointing him to the point and Smith needs to adjust his thinking if we wants to win this one. (Round to Dixon, 3-0 Dixon)

Round 4: The pace picks up as Smith opens up more and starts landing some nice punches. He had Dixon hurt for most of the last minute. (Round to Smith, 3-1 Dixon)

Round 5: Smith starts off strong, but Dixon works his way back and takes the round. (Round to Dixon, 4-1 Dixon)

Round 6: Another quick paced round. Dixon clearly took this one as well, but Smith is landing some shots as well. It only takes one to put Dixon down. (Round to Dixon, 5-1 Dixon)

Round 7: Dixon completely dominates this round. Smith couldn't do anything. (Round to Dixon, 6-1 Dixon)

Round 8: A quick paced, even round with Smith barely getting the upper hand. (Round to Smith, 6-2 Dixon)

Round 9: A VERY slow round with hardly any action at all. (Round Even, 6-2 Dixon)

Round 10: Smith seems to have gotten his second wind as he takes this round easily. (Round to Smith, 6-3 Dixon)

Round 11: Down goes Dixon! Smith landed a devastating hook that sent Dixon to the canvas. He regains his feet and finishes the round, but he is hurt and his left eye is in bad shape. (Round to Smith, 6-4 Dixon)

Round 12: Dixon's best defense is a good offense as he comes out takes away Smith momentum. He outpoints Smith easily. (Round to Dixon, 7-4 Dixon).

Round 13: The action slows down a bit ,but Smith does a bit more than Dixon and takes the round. (Round to Smith, 7-5 Dixon)

Round 14: Dixon turns the tables in this slower round and he again takes a round. At this point Smith needs a knock out to win the fight. (Round to Dixon, 8-5 Dixon)

Round 15: Smith came out like he needed a knock out. He wins the round easily, but doesn't get his knock out. (Round to Smith, 8-6 Dixon)

After 15, I have 8-6 for Dixon, and rigside expert Danny Wildhawke surpisingly has it 8-6 for Solly Smith! We disagreed on Round 1 (I have it Dixon, he has it Smith, Round 2 (I have it for Dixon, he had it even), Round 6 (I have it Dixon, he has it Smith), and Round 9 (I have it Even, he has it Smith). Should be an interesting decision.

After 15 rounds of action, we go to the referee's scorecard. He scored the bout 8 rounds to 5 for your winner.....and NEW FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD....SOLLY SMITH!

Post-Fight Comments: And we have a new featherweight champion. Both the referee and ringside expert disagreed with me, but I guess it was a closer fight than I saw it. Either way, the referee's decision is what counts, and we have a new featherweight champion.

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October 4th, 1897 -- October 17th, 1897
Fight Results

Monday, October 4th, 1897
World Featherweight Title: Solly Smith 31-2-4 (18) PTS (8-5) 15 George Dixon 23-3-6 (16)
Harry Harris 3-0-0 (1) PTS 3 Dave Rosenberg 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, October 9th, 1897
Terry McGovern 9-0-1 (1) PTS 7 Jack Doyle 0-0-0 (0)

Monday, October 11th, 1897
Joe Chonyski 28-6-0 (18) PTS 4 Herman Bernau 0-0-0 (0)

Tuesday, October 12th, 1897
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 6-2-7 (0) KO 3 Joe Dougherty 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, October 15th, 1897
Eddie Santry 15-1-0 (15) KO 3 Pete Johnson 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, October 16th, 1897
Harry Harris 4-0-0 (1) PTS 4 Lee LaBlanche 0-0-0 (0)

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October 18th, 1897 -- October 31st, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Monday, October 18th, 1897
Thomas "Pedler" Palmer vs. Dave Sullivan

Tuesday, October 19th, 1897
Jack Stelzner vs. Joe McAuliffe

Friday, October 22nd, 1897
William "Kid" McPartland vs. Ed Dacey

Saturday, October 23rd, 1897
Harry Forbes vs. Joe Sturch
Young Griffo vs. Frank Garrard
Terry McGovern vs. Eddie Goodbody


Joe Gans To Defend Lightweight Title

Joe Gans, fresh off his victory over Young Griffo, will make a defense of his title against George Lavigne on December 13th of this year. William "Kid" McPartland is considered the top contender by many, but Lavigne barely edged out McPartland in February earlier this year by decision and Gans has decided to give the chance to him.

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October 18th, 1897 -- October 31st, 1897
Fight Results

Monday, October 18th, 1897
Thomas Palmer 16-1-0 (2) PTS 20 Dave Sullivan 0-0-0 (0)

Tuesday, October 19th, 1897
Jack Stelzner 0-1-2 (0) PTS 15 Joe McAuliffe 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, October 22nd, 1897
William "Kid" McPartland 13-2-2 (9) KO 1 Ed Dacey 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, October 23rd, 1897
Harry Forbes 5-1-0 (2) PTS 4 Joe Sturch 0-0-0 (0)
Young Griffo 56-5-15 (27) Draw 6 Frank Garrard 0-0-0 (0)
Terry McGovern 10-0-1 (1) Draw 4 Eddie Goodbody 0-0-0 (0)

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November 1st, 1897 -- November 14th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Monday, November 1st, 1897
Harry Forbes vs. Eddie Carroll
Joe Butler vs. Jack Bonner

Wednesday, November 3rd, 1897
Harry Harris vs. Chick Brooker

Monday, November 8th, 1897
Casper Leon vs. Johnny Glynn

Friday, November 12th, 1897
Jack Root vs. Charles Upton

Saturday, November 13th, 1897
Terry McGovern vs. Harry Peterson
Joe Butler vs. Jack Bonner

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November 1st, 1897 -- November 14th, 1897
Fight Results

Monday, November 1st, 1897
Harry Forbes 6-1-0 (2) PTS 6 Eddie Carroll 0-0-0 (0)
Jack Bonner 0-0-0 (0) KO 2 Joe Butler 28-8-1 (22)

Wednesday, November 3rd, 1897
Harry Harris 5-0-0 (1) PTS 3 Chick Brooker 0-0-0 (0)

Monday, November 8th, 1897
Casper Leon 11-2-1 (3) Draw 20 Johnny Glynn 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, November 12th, 1897
Jack Root 0-0-0 (0) KO 4 Charles Upton 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, November 13th, 1897
Terry McGovern 10-0-2 (1) PTS 6 Harry Peterson 0-0-0 (0)
Jack Bonner 0-0-0 (0) DQ 2 Joe Butler 28-9-1 (22)

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November 15th, 1897 -- November 28th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Thursday, November 18th, 1897
Tom Sharkey vs. Joe Goddard
Harry Harris vs. Lee LaBlanche

Wednesday, November 24th, 1897
Tommy Ryan vs. Jimmy Ryan (non-title)

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November 18, 1897
Tom Sharkey vs. Joe Goddard
Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, CA

	VS
Tom Sharkey	Tale of the Tape	Joe Goddard
22-2-1 (22 KO)	Record	28-7-6 (24 KO)
23	Age	35
5'8"	Height	6'0"
180	Weight	178

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: A very inactive, close round, but Sharkey gets the slight nod. (Round to Sharkey, 1-0 Sharkey)

Round 2: A back and forth round until half way through when Sharkey landed a hook that hurt Goddard. With 30 seconds left, Sharkey again landed a hard shot that had Goddard covering up. (Round to Sharkey, 2-0 Sharkey)

Round 3: Goddard comes out swinging and connects several times. Sharkey mounts a comeback. Round too close to call. (Round Even, 2-0 Sharkey)

Round 4: Sharkey came out looking for a knockout. He didn't get it, but he hurt Goddard from the opening bell to the end of the round. Amazing that Goddard kept his feet. (Round to Sharkey, 3-0 Sharkey)

Round 5: Sharkey dominates another round as it looks more and more like it's only a matter of time before Goddard goes down. (Round to Sharkey, 4-0 Sharkey)

Round 6: Unbeleivable! Goddard takes control of the fight and drops Sharkey! He beat the count but what a show Goddard put on in that round! (Round to Goddard, 4-1 Sharkey)

Round 7: Sharkey learned his lesson and he went after Goddard. This time, it would be Goddard hitting the canvas after a shot to the ribcage. He would beat the count as well. (Round to Sharkey, 5-1 Sharkey)

Round 8: Sharkey spends another round trying to finish off Goddard. With 10 seconds left, he would finally put Goddard down, but he would beat the count again. Goddard's left eye is in bad shape. (Round to Sharkey, 6-1 Sharkey)

Round 9: Goddard hits the canvas again a minute into this round and again he would beat the count. However, near the end of the round, the referee stops the fight stating that Goddard could no longer defend himself and awards the bout to Sharkey.

The referee stops the fight at 2:49 of the 9th round. Your winner by Technical Knock Out..."SAILOR" TOM SHARKEY!

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November 15th, 1897 -- November 28th, 1897
Fight Results

Thursday, November 18th, 1897
Tom Sharkey 22-2-1 (22) TKO 9 Joe Goddard 28-7-6 (24)
Harry Harris 6-0-0 (1) PTS 4 Lee LaBlanche 0-0-0 (0)

Wednesday, November 24th, 1897
Tommy Ryan 29-1-2 (25) KO 5 Jimmy Ryan 0-0-0 (0)

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November 29th, 1897 -- December 12th, 1897
Scheduled Fights

Tuesday, November 30th, 1897
James J. Jefferies vs. Joe Chonyski
Tommy Ryan vs. Billy Swift (non-title)
Harry Forbes vs. Morris Rauch

Wednesday, December 1st, 1897
Gus Ruhlin vs. James Ryan

Thursday, December 2nd, 1897
Casper Leon vs. Tom Myers

Monday, December 6th, 1897
Jimmy Barry vs. Walter Croot (non-title)
Mysterious Billy Smith vs. Billy Mulligan
William "Kid" McPartland vs. Joe Burke

Sunday, December 12th, 1897
Harry Forbes vs. Johnny Gallagher

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November 30, 1897
Joe Chonyski vs. James J. Jefferies
National A.C., San Francisco, CA

	VS
Joe Chonyski	Tale of the Tape	James J. Jefferies
29-6-0 (18 KO)	Record	6-0-0 (6 KO)
31	Age	22
?	Height	6'2"
160	Weight	200

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: A good opening round. Chonyski appeared hurt at one point, but he kept his wits about him and outpointed Jeffries in the opening round. (Round to Chonyski, 1-0 Chonyski)

Round 2: Jeffries starts off strong, but Chonyski quickly takes control back and dominates Jefferies in the last half of the round. (Round to Chonyski, 2-0 Chonyski)

Round 3: An action packed round. First Jeffires hurt Chonyski, then he landed several of his own only to have Jeffries mount another massive offensive. (Round to Jefferies, 2-1 Chonyski)

Round 4: The round started slow but Jefferies hurts Chonyski halfway through and dominates the remainder of the round. (Round to Jefferies, 2-2 Even)

Round 5: Jefferies starts off strong and nearly knocks down Chonyski. Again, Chonyski is able to come back and score some hard shots. Jefferies again lands some clean punches and has Chonyski hurt by the end of the round. (Round to Jefferies, 3-2 Jefferies)

Round 6: Chonyski jumps all over Jefferies as the round begins, but Jefferies brawls right back with him. The entire round saw nonstop action as the two men let loose on each other. (Round Even. 3-2 Jefferies)

Round 7: A much slower round as both fighters are clearly in need of a breather. Jefferies does a little more than Chonyski. (Round to Jefferies, 4-2 Jefferies)

Round 8: Started off slow, but Chonyski lands a stunning shot and starts to open up on Jefferies. (Round to Chonyski, 4-3 Jefferies)

Round 9: The action picks back up with the two men going back and forth. Jefferies seemed to gain just a bit more than Chonyski (Round to Jefferies, 5-3 Jefferies)

Round 10: The round started off slow, but with a minute left, Jefferies landed a hook that sent Chonyski to the canvas for the count!

The fight ends at 2:10 of the 10th round. Your winner by Knock Out...JAMES J. JEFFERIES!!

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November 29, 1897 -- December 12, 1897
Fight Results

Tuesday, November 30th, 1897
James J. Jefferies 6-0-0 (6) KO 10 Joe Chonyski 29-6-0 (18)
Tommy Ryan 30-1-2 (26) PTS 6 Billy Swift 0-0-0 (0)
Harry Forbes 7-1-0 (2) PTS 6 Morris Rauch 0-0-0 (0)

Wednesday, December 1st, 1897
Gus Ruhlin 2-2-0 (0) PTS 10 James Ryan 0-0-0 (0)

Thursday, December 2nd, 1897
Casper Leon 11-2-2 (3) PTS 15 Tom Myers 0-0-0 (0)

Monday, December 6th, 1897
Jimmy Barry 40-0-0 (27) KO 20 Walter Croot 0-0-0 (0)
Mysterious Billy Smith 16-4-4 (16) TKO 2 Billy Mulligan 0-0-0 (0)
William "Kid" McPartland 14-2-2 (10) KO 2 Joe Burke 0-0-0 (0)

Sunday, December 12th, 1897
Harry Forbes 8-1-0 (2) KO 5 Johnny Gallagher 0-0-0 (0)

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December 13th, 1897 -- December 26th, 1897

Monday, December 13th, 1897
World Lightweight Title: Joe Gans vs. George "Kid" Lavigne
Mysterious Billy Smith vs. Johnny Gorman (non-title)
Matty Matthews vs. Charles McKeever

Tuesday, December 14th, 1897
Harry Harris vs. John Whitecraft

Friday, December 17th, 1897
Gus Ruhlin vs. Billy Smith

Saturday, December 18th, 1897
Terry McGovern vs. Charles Roden

Monday, December 20th, 1897
Tommy Ryan vs. Bill Hefferman (non-title)

Tuesday, December 21st, 1897
Harry Forbes vs. Billy Boyd

Friday, December 24th, 1897
Jack Root vs. Pat Brastand

Sunday, December 26th, 1897
Young Griffo vs. Charles Starr

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December 13, 1897
World Lightweight Title Fight
Joe Gans vs. George Lavigne
Occidental A.C., San Francisco, CA

	VS
Joe Gans	Tale of the Tape	George Lavigne
26-0-2 (21 KO)	Record	26-3-3 (15 KO)
23	Age	28
?	Height	5'3"
132	Weight	132

Ding.....Ding.....Ding

Round 1: Gans jumps out to an early lead, easily dominating the first round. (Round to Gans, 1-0 Gans)

Round 2: Lavigne starts off with a few solid shots, but Gans quickly takes control and dominates the rest of the round. (Round to Gans, 2-0 Gans)

Round 3: A slower round, but Lavigne barely does anything while Gans lands a good shot every once in awhile. (Round to Gans, 3-0 Gans)

Round 4: For the first 2 minutes, Lavigne had his best round. It was also a good round for Gans as they exchanged blow for blow. Then Gans landed a hard straight that hurt Lavigne and cut him under his left eye. Gans would then dominate the rest of the round. (Round to Gans, 4-0 Gans)

Round 5: Lavigne's best round. He hurt Gans early with a hook and controled the entire round. Gans tried to make a comeback, but Lavigne traded effectively. (Round to Lavigne, 4-1 Gans)

Round 6: The fight has turned from Gans as Lavigne controls another round. No massive shots landed, but a good round for Lavigne. (Round to Lavigne, 4-2 Gans)

Round 7: Gans starts off good but then Lavigne comes back. Lavigne goes after Gans trying to hurt him while Gans answers back. A close, even round of trading. (Round Even, 4-2 Gans)

Round 8: A slow round until halfway through when Lavigne hurt Gans and took control. With about 10 seconds left, Lavigne dropped Gans with a shot to the ribcage. Gans gets right back up only to take a ferw more punches before the bell rings. (Round to Lavigne, 4-3 Gans)

Round 9: The round went back and forth until the end where Gans pulled ahead with several nice shots. (Round to Gans, 5-3 Gans)

Round 10: The round started off with Lavigne landing a good combination, only to be answered with a clean hook. For 3 minutes, the action was nonstop. However, Gans did a little more. (Round to Gans, 6-3 Gans)

Round 11: Lavigne looks like he's just ran out of gas. Gans easily wins this round with little effort. (Round to Gans, 7-3 Gans)

Round 12: Gans starts off easily controling the round. Lavigne tries to make a comeback but he couldn't quite do enough. (Round to Gans, 8-3 Gans)

Round 13: Gans looks to have tired now as well. He wins another round with little resistance. (Round to Gans, 9-3 Gans)

Round 14: Gans again controls the round. With about 30 seconds left, a tired Lavigne dropped to the canvas after a great hook. He got back to his feet and finished the round. (Round to Gans, 10-3 Gans)

Round 15: Gans win the last round again facing little resistance. (Round to Gans, 11-3 Gans)

Well, I have it lopsided for Gans, but that's mostly due to Lavigne just running out of gas after a wonderful round 10. Ringside expert Jaret R. Morgan scores it closer, 9-5 for Gans.

After 15 rounds of action, we head to the referee's scorecard. He scores the bout 11 rounds to 4 rounds for your winner....and STILL LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD....JOE GANS!

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December 13th, 1897 -- December 26th, 1897
Fight Results

Monday, December 13th, 1897
Joe Gans 26-0-2 (21) PTS (11-4) 15 George Lavigne 26-3-3 (15)
Mysterious Billy Smith 17-4-4 (17) DQ 5 Johnny Gorman 0-0-0 (0)
Matty Matthews 15-2-2 (7) Draw 15 Charles McKeever 0-0-0 (0)

Tuesday, December 14th, 1897
Harry Harris 7-0-0 (1) KO 3 John Whitecraft 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, December 17th, 1897
Gus Ruhlin 3-2-0 (0) TKO 2 Billy Smith 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, December 18th, 1897
Terry McGovern 11-0-2 (1) PTS 6 Charles Roden 0-0-0 (0)

Monday, December 20th, 1897
Tommy Ryan 31-1-2 (26) KO 3 Bill Hefferman 0-0-0 (0)

Tuesday, December 21st, 1897
Harry Forbes 9-1-0 (3) PTS 4 Billy Boyd 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, December 24th, 1897
Jack Root 1-0-0 (1) KO 3 Pat Brastand 0-0-0 (0)

Sunday, December 26, 1897
Young Griffo 56-5-16 (27) TKO 4 Charles Starr 0-0-0 (0)

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(With the next wo-week span going into 1898, I'm doing the "End of Year" stuff now)

World Rankings: End of 1897/Beginning 1898

Heavyweight
Champion: James J. Corbett 15-0-3 (3 KO)
1. Tom Sharkey 23-2-1 (23 KO)
2. Bob Fitzsimmons 45-3-15 (40 KO)
3. Peter Maher 36-6-1 (19 KO)
4. Frank Slavin 40-4-8 (33 KO)
5. Joe Goddard 28-8-6 (24 KO)
6. Joe Chonyski 29-7-0 (18 KO)
7. Jake Kilrain 38-12-9 (23 KO)
8. Joe Butler 28-10-1 (22 KO)
9. James J. Jefferies 7-0-0 (7 KO)
10. Jack Root 2-0-0 (2 KO)

Middleweight
Champion: Mysterious Billy Smith 18-4-4 (17 KO)
1. Joe Walcott 43-5-4 (24 KO)

Welterweight
Champion: Tommy Ryan 32-1-2 (27 KO)
1. Matty Matthews 15-2-3 (7 KO)
2. James "Rube" Ferns 11-2-1 (9 KO)

Lightweight
Champion: Joe Gans 27-0-2 (21 KO)
1. William "Kid" McPartland 15-2-2 (11 KO)
2. George Lavigne 26-4-3 (15 KO)
3. Young Griffo 57-5-16 (28 KO)
4. Battling Nelson 2-0-0 (1 KO)

Featherweight
Champion: Solly Smith 32-2-4 (18 KO)
1. Eddie Santry 16-1-0 (16 KO)
2. George Dixon 23-4-6 (16 KO)
3. Torpedo Billy Murphy 84-27-15 (70 KO)
4. Young Corbett 3-0-0 (3 KO)

Bantamweight
Champion: Jimmy Barry 41-0-0 (28 KO)
1. Terry McGovern 12-0-2 (1 KO)
2. Casper Leon 12-2-2 (3 KO)
3. Billy Plimmer 14-2-1 (8 KO)
4. Thomas Palmer 17-1-0 (2 KO)
5. Harry Forbes 10-1-0 (3 KO)
6. Harry Harris 8-0-0 (2 KO)

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Debuting Fighters in 1898

Heavyweight
Sandy Ferguson
John Haines

Light Heavyweight
George Gardner

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December 27th, 1897 -- January 9th, 1898
Scheduled Fights

Monday, December 27th, 1897
Harry Harris vs. Morris Rauch
Joe Walcott vs. Tom Tracy

Thursday, December 30th, 1897
Harry Forbes vs. Barney McCall

Friday, December 31st, 1897
Terry McGovern vs. Jack Kelly

Saturday, January 1st, 1898
Joe Goddard vs. Theodore Van Buskirk
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Isadore Strauss
Jack Johnson vs. Reddy Bremer

Monday, January 3rd, 1898
Joe Gans vs. Billy Young (non-title)

Friday, January 7th, 1898
John "Klondike" Haines vs. Frank Childs

Saturday, January 8th, 1897
Harry Forbes vs. Barney McCall
Jack Root vs. Young Charlie White

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December 27th, 1897 -- January 9th, 1898
Fight Results

Monday, December 27th, 1897
Harry Harris 8-0-0 (2) Draw 6 Morris Rauch 0-0-0 (0)
Joe Walcott 43-5-4 (24) Draw 6 Tom Tracy 0-0-0 (0)

Thursday, December 30th, 1897
Harry Forbes 10-1-0 (3) PTS 6 Barney McCall 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, December 31st, 1897
Terry McGovern 12-0-2 (1) KO 2 Jack Kelly 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, January 1st, 1898
Theodore Van Buskirk 0-0-0 (0) PTS 8 Joe Goddard 28-8-6 (24)
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 7-2-7 (1) PTS 6 Isadore Strauss 0-0-0 (0)
Jack Johnson 6-1-0 (3) KO 3 Reddy Bremer 0-0-0 (0)

Monday, January 3rd, 1898
Joe Gans 27-0-2 (21) TKO 2 Billy Young 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, January 7th, 1898
John Haines 0-0-0 (0) TKO 6 Frank Childs 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, January 8th, 1898
Harry Forbes 11-1-0 (3) Draw 6 Barney McCall 0-0-0 (0)
Jack Root 2-0-0 (2) KO 2 Young Charlie White 0-0-0 (0)

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Tommy Ryan to move up in weight

Tommy Ryan announced his plans to move up to the middleweight division. The reigning welterweight champion has completely dominated the welterweights and hopes to find more competition in the middleweights. In a nontitle fight last March, Ryan quickly destroyed the middleweight champion, Mysterious Billy Smith. He's seeking to fight Smith right away or take on Joe Walcott before he fights for the title.

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January 10th, 1898 -- January 23rd, 1898
Scheduled Fights

Monday, January 10th, 1898
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Barney Conners

Tuesday, January 11th, 1898
Young Griffo vs. Billy Lewis
Casper Leon vs. Jack Ward

Saturday, January 15th, 1898
Jack Root vs. George Hipp

Monday, January 17th, 1898
Joe Gans vs.Frank Garrard
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs. Paddy Sheehan

Tuesday, January 18th, 1898
Harry Forbes vs. Tom Cooney

Friday, January 21st, 1898
Peter Maher vs. Yank Kenny

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January 10th, 1989 -- January 23rd, 1898
Fight Results

Monday, January 10th, 1898
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 8-2-7 (1) PTS 8 Barney Conners 0-0-0 (0)

Tuesday, January 11th, 1898
Young Griffo 57-5-16 (28) PTS 10 Billy Lewis 0-0-0 (0)
Casper Leon 12-2-2 (3) Draw 15 Jack Ward 0-0-0 (0)

Saturday, January 15th, 1898
Jack Root 3-0-0 (3) KO 1 George Hipp 0-0-0 (0)

Monday, January 17th, 1898
Joe Gans 28-0-2 (22) TKO 15 Frank Garrard 0-0-0 (0)
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 9-2-7 (1) PTS 6 Paddy Sheehan 0-0-0 (0)

Tuesday, January 18th, 1898
Harry Forbes 11-1-1 (3) TKO 2 Tom Cooney 0-0-0 (0)

Friday, January 21st, 1898
Peter Maher 36-6-1 (19) KO 1 Yank Kenny 0-0-0 (0)

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Update:

This will continue.....however, I'm dropping the "supporting site" which had title histories and rankings, plus code that helped me move this along (generating a lot of the posts itself.)

I will start it back up at some point. Probably when the next version of the game comes out. I'll update this from time to time, but I hope to hit the year 1900 when the next version comes out. Mainly because that is when boxers start debutting more and more and I hope the next version helps make things a lot easier.

For the boxing tournament....I went overboard. I will start it back up, but will be cutting off the bottom, so to say. The boxers rated 6 or higher will be entered in, giving me 1812 to start (rather than the 4000+ from before). The tournament will be the biggest focus for my dynasties, rather than this one, so it should move faster.

Anyway, let's get on with it.