# Dixie Kid

Aaron Lister Brown (23 December 1883 – 6 April 1934), known professionally as the Dixie Kid, was an American boxer. He was a controversial contender for the World Welterweight Boxing Championship in April 1904.

## Early life and career

Brown was born on December 23, 1883, in Fulton, Missouri.
From 1900 to 1903, he fought almost exclusively in southern California, primarily in Los Angeles and Oakland, most notably defeating contender Frank McConnell in a fourth-round knockout on December 30, 1902, and Mose LaFontise with a tenth-round knockout on July 10, 1903. McConnell was a world welterweight championship contender against Mysterious Billy Smith in New York on January 26, 1900. The mute Butte, Montana based boxer LaFontise had just fought the great Joe Walcott before meeting the Kid, and had twice defeated Fireman Jim Flynn, the only boxer to ever knock out Jack Dempsey.
On May 21, 1903, the Kid defeated Al Neill in a twenty-round points decision in San Francisco. Neill was a welterweight contender who defeated Mysterious Billy Smith on a tenth round foul on January 23, 1902, and competed unsuccessfully for both the Middleweight and Welterweight championships of Australia in 1904-5.

## Professional career
### Attempt at the world welterweight championship against Joe Walcott, 1904

On April 29, 1904, Kid challenged Barbados Joe Walcott for the latter's World Welterweight Championship title. The Kid was down in the tenth round for a count of six. In the one sided contest, Walcott appeared to have a clear advantage in all but the seventh round. By the eleventh round, the tiring Kid began to clinch. Walcott was winning the fight handily when the referee disqualified him with no evident explanation in the final seconds of the 20th round. "Duck Sullivan", the referee who made the strange call of foul, was a last minute replacement, and Walcott protested the choice before the bout began. Many in the crowd were shocked with the decision, and Walcott himself was immediately angered at referee Sullivan who made the call. The match was disregarded as a title bout when it was discovered, not surprisingly, that referee Sullivan had bet on Dixie Kid to win the match.
On September 28, 1909, he lost to World Colored Heavyweight Champion Sam Langford in Boston, Massachusetts, when the Kid's handlers threw in the towel after the fifth round. Langford outweighed his opponent by at least twenty-five pounds. By most accounts, the "Kid" showed great cleverness in the bout eluding Langford's punches in the early rounds, and put up a skilled display of boxing in the close match. In the third round, the Kid nearly stopped Langford with a series of body blows, and short jabs to the face. As Langford gained his stride, the "Kid" went down once in the fifth round and again as the bell sounded, and could not return to box in the sixth when the towel was thrown.
On November 1, 1909, he faced the impressive black boxer Jeff Clark and fought to an eight-round win, which he repeated on November 15. In their fight of November 1, the bout was close for the first six rounds, but the Kid took the advantage in the seventh and knocked Clark to the mat at the end of the eighth, with the bell sounding before the count could be completed. Clark would later fight for championships in Panama City, Panama against such exceptional black opponents as Kid Norfolk, a future International Boxing Hall of Fame recipient, Roughouse Ware, and Sam McVea. Clark would take the Panamanian Heavyweight Title in May 1915.

### Boxing in Europe 1910-20
#### Impressive victory over Georges Carpentier in Paris, 1911

On August 11, 1911, he defeated the formidable idol of France, Georges Carpentier, in a fifth-round technical knockout in Trouville. According to one source, Carpentier was taking a terrific beating. He later claimed he was not fully conditioned for the bout.

#### Loss to welterweight champion Harry Lewis in England, 1912

On January 18, 1912, he make a solid showing against world welterweight champion Harry Lewis, losing in an eighth-round technical knockout in a non-title fight in Liverpool, England. Lewis showed the advantage throughout the bout.
On October 4, 1912, in Premierland, Paris, he lost to Marcel Thomas in a fifteen-round points decision. The bout brought European world welterweight status to Thomas and had an impressive purse of $5000, equal to the better purses the Kid had split in the United States. The Kid had the best of the earlier rounds, but Thomas came back in the later ones.
On April 25, 1912, the Kid soundly defeated an eighteen year old Georges Bernard at France's grand Cirq de Paris, in an eleventh-round technical knockout. The bout was billed as the 147 pound world title, putting it in the welterweight class. About 1913, he trained Eugene Bullard as a boxer and arranged for him to fight in Paris. Bullard, an African-American, became a fighter pilot during World War I.
The Kid completed his boxing career in Europe, featuring bouts in France, England, and Spain.
In his career as both welterweight and middleweight, he fought such notable fighters as Jimmy Clabby, Frank Mantell, Larry Temple, Dave Holley, Young Peter Jackson, welterweight champion Mike "Twin" Sullivan, and black heavyweight contender Sam Langford

## Later life and death

Kid fought over 150 bouts and retired in 1920. In May 1922, he made a meager living playing the drum in an orchestra in Berlin, extending his European boxing tour after WWI and hoping to open a gymnasium. Near the end of his life in the summer of 1933 when Jimmy McLarnin became world welterweight champion, the Kid appeared at the young boxer's training camp, picking the junior welterweight as a rising star.
The Kid died April 6, 1934, in Los Angeles after falling out of a tenement story window. It is not known whether it was by accident or a suicide. Sadly, he lived near poverty at the time of his death, making ends meet with odd jobs and the occasional donation.

## Honours

Kid was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (2002). Nat Fleischer placed the Kid as the fifth best welterweight in boxing history. Herb Goldman ranked him as the sixteenth welterweight in boxing history. He was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1975.

## Primary boxing achievement

The following table shows the date of Dixie Kid's bout with Joe Walcott, April 29, 1904, though the bout was later disregarded as the referee Sullivan was found to have bet on the Kid. Dixie Kid's claim to the Welterweight Champion has since been disregarded by most boxing historians, as was his five-month claim to the title.
Achievements :
| Preceded byBarbados Joe Walcott | World Welterweight Champion April 29, 1904 – September 1904 Disregarded | VacantTitle next held byWilliam "Honey" Mellody |

## Professional boxing record

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

### Official Record

| 164 fights | 81 wins | 35 losses |
| By knockout | 59 | 6 |
| By decision | 19 | 26 |
| By disqualification | 3 | 3 |
| Draws | 15 | 15 |
| No contests | 6 | 6 |
| Newspaper decisions/draws | 27 | 27 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as "no decision" bouts and are not counted to the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 164 | Loss | 81–35–15 (33) | Paul Buisson | PTS | 12 | Mar 14, 1920 | 36 years, 82 days | Casino de la Plage, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | |
| 163 | Loss | 81–34–15 (33) | Constant Pluyette | PTS | 10 | Jan 31, 1920 | 36 years, 39 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France | |
| 162 | Win | 81–33–15 (33) | Rautal | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 24, 1919 | 35 years, 305 days | Teatro del Bosque, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | |
| 161 | Win | 80–33–15 (33) | Frank Hoche | PTS | 20 | Jul 24, 1919 | 35 years, 213 days | Frontón Principal Palace, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | |
| 160 | Draw | 79–33–15 (33) | Frank Hoche | PTS | 15 | Apr 23, 1919 | 35 years, 121 days | Iris Park, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | |
| 159 | Draw | 79–33–14 (33) | Frank Hoche | PTS | 15 | Mar 7, 1918 | 34 years, 74 days | Iris Park, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | |
| 158 | Win | 79–33–13 (33) | Tom Stokes | PTS | 10 | Jan 10, 1916 | 32 years, 18 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 157 | Loss | 78–33–13 (33) | Corporal Billy Fullerton | PTS | 15 | Dec 28, 1915 | 32 years, 5 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 156 | Loss | 78–32–13 (33) | Dai Roberts | PTS | 15 | Nov 29, 1915 | 31 years, 341 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 155 | Win | 78–31–13 (33) | Billy Williams | KO | 7 (20) | Oct 25, 1915 | 31 years, 306 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 154 | Win | 77–31–13 (33) | Liscombe Morland | TKO | 12 (?) | Oct 4, 1915 | 31 years, 285 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 153 | Win | 76–31–13 (33) | Jack Morris | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 15, 1915 | 31 years, 174 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 152 | Win | 75–31–13 (33) | Louis Verger | PTS | 20 | Jun 7, 1915 | 31 years, 166 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 151 | Win | 74–31–13 (33) | Tom Tees | TKO | 15 (20) | May 17, 1915 | 31 years, 145 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 150 | Loss | 73–31–13 (33) | Patsy Cokeley | PTS | 20 | Apr 3, 1915 | 31 years, 101 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 149 | Loss | 73–30–13 (33) | Billy Williams | PTS | 20 | Mar 15, 1915 | 31 years, 82 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 148 | Loss | 73–29–13 (33) | Hippolyte Tyncke | PTS | 20 | Feb 15, 1915 | 31 years, 54 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 147 | Win | 73–28–13 (33) | Johnny Horan | TKO | 8 (?) | Jan 30, 1915 | 31 years, 38 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 146 | Draw | 72–28–13 (33) | Hippolyte Tyncke | PTS | 20 | Jan 25, 1915 | 31 years, 33 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 145 | Draw | 72–28–12 (33) | Nicol Simpson | PTS | 20 | Jan 1, 1915 | 31 years, 9 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 144 | Loss | 72–28–11 (33) | Nicol Simpson | PTS | 20 | Dec 7, 1914 | 30 years, 349 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 143 | Win | 72–27–11 (33) | Bill Bristowe | KO | 2 (15) | Apr 6, 1914 | 30 years, 104 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 142 | Loss | 71–27–11 (33) | Alf Wye | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1914 | 30 years, 100 days | Canterbury Music Hall, Lambeth, London, England, U.K. | |
| 141 | Win | 71–26–11 (33) | Bill Bristowe | KO | 2 (20) | Mar 30, 1914 | 30 years, 97 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 140 | Loss | 70–26–11 (33) | Dick Nelson | PTS | 20 | Mar 28, 1914 | 30 years, 95 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 139 | Loss | 70–25–11 (33) | Bill Bristowe | PTS | 20 | Mar 16, 1914 | 30 years, 83 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 138 | Win | 70–24–11 (33) | Jim Rideout | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 9, 1914 | 30 years, 76 days | Acton Baths, Acton, London, England, U.K. | |
| 137 | Win | 69–24–11 (33) | Fred Drummond | TKO | 5 (?) | Mar 3, 1914 | 30 years, 70 days | London Palladium, West End, London, England, U.K. | |
| 136 | Draw | 68–24–11 (33) | Tom Stokes | PTS | 10 | Feb 28, 1914 | 30 years, 67 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 135 | Win | 68–24–10 (33) | Fireman George Anderson | KO | 2 (20) | Jan 12, 1914 | 30 years, 20 days | Drill Hall, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 134 | Loss | 67–24–10 (33) | Bandsman Jack Blake | PTS | 20 | Jan 1, 1914 | 30 years, 9 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 133 | Win | 67–23–10 (33) | Fireman George Anderson | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1913 | 29 years, 362 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 132 | Win | 66–23–10 (33) | Dick Nelson | PTS | 20 | Dec 8, 1913 | 29 years, 350 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England, U.K. | |
| 131 | Loss | 65–23–10 (33) | Henri Demlen | PTS | 15 | Nov 28, 1913 | 29 years, 340 days | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, Paris, France | |
| 130 | Win | 65–22–10 (33) | Dick Nelson | TKO | 13 (20) | Nov 13, 1913 | 29 years, 325 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England, U.K. | |
| 129 | Win | 64–22–10 (33) | Albert Scanlon | PTS | 20 | Oct 27, 1913 | 29 years, 308 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England, U.K. | |
| 128 | Win | 63–22–10 (33) | Jack Goldswain | KO | 4 (?) | Oct 13, 1913 | 29 years, 294 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 127 | Loss | 62–22–10 (33) | Private Jim Harris | PTS | 10 | Sep 22, 1913 | 29 years, 273 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 126 | NC | 62–21–10 (33) | Johnny Mathieson | NC | 9 (20) | May 5, 1913 | 29 years, 133 days | St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, U.K. | The referee declared a no contest as both boxers were not doing their best |
| 125 | Loss | 62–21–10 (32) | Jerry Thompson | RTD | 1 (20) | Apr 10, 1913 | 29 years, 108 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | Dixie twisted his ankle and retired |
| 124 | Loss | 62–20–10 (32) | Johnny Mathieson | DQ | 12 (20) | Mar 26, 1913 | 29 years, 93 days | Boulevard Rink, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, U.K. | |
| 123 | Win | 62–19–10 (32) | Louis Verger | PTS | 20 | Mar 17, 1913 | 29 years, 84 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 122 | Win | 61–19–10 (32) | Seaman Hulls | KO | 4 (?) | Feb 28, 1913 | 29 years, 67 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, U.K. | |
| 121 | Win | 60–19–10 (32) | Jack Morris | KO | 4 (20) | Feb 13, 1913 | 29 years, 52 days | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 120 | Loss | 59–19–10 (32) | Johnny Mathieson | PTS | 20 | Jan 13, 1913 | 29 years, 21 days | Stadium, Sparbrook, West Midlands, England, U.K. | |
| 119 | Win | 59–18–10 (32) | Arthur Evernden | KO | 9 (20) | Jan 2, 1913 | 29 years, 10 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 118 | Win | 58–18–10 (32) | Arthur Harman | TKO | 9 (15) | Jan 1, 1913 | 29 years, 9 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 117 | Win | 57–18–10 (32) | Jack Meekins | PTS | 15 | Dec 26, 1912 | 29 years, 3 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 116 | Win | 56–18–10 (32) | Bob Reston | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 7, 1912 | 28 years, 350 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 115 | Draw | 55–18–10 (32) | Johnny Mathieson | PTS | 20 | Nov 18, 1912 | 28 years, 331 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 114 | Draw | 55–18–9 (32) | Jack Meekins | PTS | 10 | Nov 4, 1912 | 28 years, 317 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 113 | Loss | 55–18–8 (32) | Johnny Mathieson | PTS | 20 | Oct 14, 1912 | 28 years, 296 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 112 | Loss | 55–17–8 (32) | Marcel Thomas | PTS | 15 | Oct 4, 1912 | 28 years, 286 days | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, Paris, France | Lost world welterweight title "claim" |
| 111 | NC | 55–16–8 (32) | Charlie Knock | NC | 2 (20) | Aug 8, 1912 | 28 years, 229 days | Vickers' Sports Grounds, Carbrook, Yorkshire, England, U.K. | |
| 110 | Loss | 55–16–8 (31) | Jack Morris | PTS | 10 | Jun 1, 1912 | 28 years, 161 days | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England, U.K. | |
| 109 | Win | 55–15–8 (31) | Wag Marshall | KO | 3 (15) | May 25, 1912 | 28 years, 154 days | Pheasant Inn Grounds, Carbrook, Yorkshire, England, U.K. | |
| 108 | Loss | 54–15–8 (31) | Dan Flynn | PTS | 10 | May 6, 1912 | 28 years, 135 days | Scottish National AC, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. | |
| 107 | Win | 54–14–8 (31) | George Gunther | DQ | 15 (?) | May 2, 1912 | 28 years, 131 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 106 | Win | 53–14–8 (31) | Georges Bernard | TKO | 11 (20) | Apr 24, 1912 | 28 years, 123 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France | Retained world welterweight title "claim" |
| 105 | Win | 52–14–8 (31) | Harry Duncan | PTS | 20 | Apr 8, 1912 | 28 years, 107 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 104 | Win | 51–14–8 (31) | Ted Lee | KO | 4 (20) | Mar 18, 1912 | 28 years, 86 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 103 | Win | 50–14–8 (31) | Young Johnny Johnson | RTD | 3 (15) | Mar 9, 1912 | 28 years, 77 days | Drill Hall, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, U.K. | |
| 102 | Win | 49–14–8 (31) | Gunner James Durn | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 17, 1912 | 28 years, 57 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 101 | Loss | 48–14–8 (31) | Harry Lewis | TKO | 8 (20) | Jan 18, 1912 | 28 years, 26 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 100 | Win | 48–13–8 (31) | Johnny Summers | KO | 2 (20) | Nov 9, 1911 | 27 years, 321 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | Retained world welterweight title "claim" |
| 99 | Win | 47–13–8 (31) | Seaman Brown | KO | 6 (?) | Sep 22, 1911 | 27 years, 273 days | Plymouth, Devon, England, U.K. | |
| 98 | Win | 46–13–8 (31) | Georges Carpentier | TKO | 5 (15) | Aug 19, 1911 | 27 years, 239 days | Trouville, Calvados, France | |
| 97 | NC | 45–13–8 (31) | Harry Duncan | NC | 6 (20) | Jul 10, 1911 | 27 years, 199 days | Rotunda Rink, Dublin, Ireland | Billed for world welterweight title "claim" |
| 96 | Loss | 45–13–8 (30) | Blink McCloskey | DQ | 3 (15) | Jul 3, 1911 | 27 years, 192 days | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England, U.K. | |
| 95 | Win | 45–12–8 (30) | Fred Stuber | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 14, 1911 | 27 years, 173 days | Reims, Marne, France | |
| 94 | Win | 44–12–8 (30) | Young Loughrey | DQ | 10 (15) | May 20, 1911 | 27 years, 148 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France | Low blow |
| 93 | Loss | 43–12–8 (30) | Willie Lewis | PTS | 20 | Apr 29, 1911 | 27 years, 127 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France | |
| 92 | ND | 43–11–8 (30) | Kid Wilson | ND | 10 | Feb 13, 1911 | 27 years, 52 days | Harrison, New York, U.S. | |
| 91 | Loss | 43–11–8 (29) | Bob Moha | NWS | 10 | Feb 10, 1911 | 27 years, 49 days | Miller's Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 90 | Loss | 43–11–8 (28) | Mike "Twin" Sullivan | NWS | 10 | Jan 17, 1911 | 27 years, 25 days | Harmonia Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 89 | NC | 43–11–8 (27) | Frank Mantell | NC | 4 (12) | Nov 24, 1910 | 26 years, 336 days | Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 88 | Loss | 43–11–8 (26) | Willie Lewis | NWS | 10 | Nov 17, 1910 | 26 years, 329 days | National S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 87 | Win | 43–11–8 (25) | Dennis Tighe | NWS | 10 | Oct 26, 1910 | 26 years, 307 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 86 | Draw | 43–11–8 (24) | Dick Nelson | NWS | 10 | Sep 19, 1910 | 26 years, 270 days | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 85 | Win | 43–11–8 (23) | Willie Lewis | NWS | 10 | Sep 9, 1910 | 26 years, 260 days | National S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 84 | Draw | 43–11–8 (22) | Joe Uvanni | NWS | 10 | Sep 5, 1910 | 26 years, 256 days | Casino A.C., Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | |
| 83 | Loss | 43–11–8 (21) | Fighting Kennedy | NWS | 10 | Aug 19, 1910 | 26 years, 239 days | Lehigh A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 43–11–8 (20) | Frank Mantell | NWS | 10 | Aug 1, 1910 | 26 years, 221 days | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 43–11–8 (19) | George Cole | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 20, 1910 | 26 years, 209 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 42–11–8 (19) | Fighting Kennedy | TKO | 8 (10) | Jul 11, 1910 | 26 years, 200 days | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 79 | NC | 41–11–8 (19) | Bill Hurley | NC | 8 (10) | May 23, 1910 | 26 years, 151 days | Casino A.C., Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 41–11–8 (18) | Billy West | KO | 4 (?) | May 19, 1910 | 26 years, 147 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 77 | Loss | 40–11–8 (18) | Jimmy Clabby | NWS | 10 | May 5, 1910 | 26 years, 133 days | Empire A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 76 | Win | 40–11–8 (17) | Joe Gaynor | KO | 3 (?) | Apr 27, 1910 | 26 years, 125 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 75 | Win | 39–11–8 (17) | Jack Fitzgerald | NWS | 10 | Apr 20, 1910 | 26 years, 118 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 39–11–8 (16) | Bill Hurley | NWS | 10 | Apr 5, 1910 | 26 years, 103 days | Casino A.C., Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | |
| 73 | Draw | 39–11–8 (15) | Kid Henry | NWS | 10 | Mar 21, 1910 | 26 years, 88 days | Beaver A.C., Troy, New York, U.S. | |
| 72 | Loss | 39–11–8 (14) | Kyle Whitney | PTS | 8 | Mar 15, 1910 | 26 years, 82 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 71 | Win | 39–10–8 (14) | Bill Hurley | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 14, 1910 | 26 years, 81 days | Troy, New York, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 38–10–8 (14) | Jack Fitzgerald | NWS | 10 | Mar 2, 1910 | 26 years, 69 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 38–10–8 (13) | Jack Farrell | KO | 9 (10) | Jan 26, 1910 | 26 years, 34 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 68 | Loss | 37–10–8 (13) | Sam Langford | KO | 3 (8) | Jan 10, 1910 | 26 years, 18 days | Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
| 67 | Win | 37–9–8 (13) | Christy Williams | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 27, 1909 | 26 years, 4 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 66 | Win | 36–9–8 (13) | Bert Whirlwind | KO | 3 (8) | Nov 29, 1909 | 25 years, 341 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 65 | Win | 35–9–8 (13) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 8 | Nov 15, 1909 | 25 years, 327 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 34–9–8 (13) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 8 | Nov 1, 1909 | 25 years, 313 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 33–9–8 (13) | Jack Gray | PTS | 8 | Oct 18, 1909 | 25 years, 299 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 32–9–8 (13) | Eugene Sims | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 11, 1909 | 25 years, 292 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 61 | Loss | 31–9–8 (13) | Sam Langford | RTD | 5 (12) | Sep 28, 1909 | 25 years, 279 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
| 60 | Win | 31–8–8 (13) | Battling Jack Johnson | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 11, 1909 | 25 years, 262 days | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 30–8–8 (13) | Young Sam Langford | TKO | 1 (?) | Sep 8, 1909 | 25 years, 259 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 29–8–8 (13) | Mickey McDonough | NWS | 10 | Sep 1, 1909 | 25 years, 252 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 29–8–8 (12) | Kid Williams | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 25, 1909 | 25 years, 245 days | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 28–8–8 (12) | Sailor Cunningham | KO | 5 (10) | Aug 18, 1909 | 25 years, 238 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 27–8–8 (12) | Young Tommy Coleman | NWS | 6 | Oct 27, 1908 | 24 years, 309 days | Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 54 | Loss | 27–8–8 (11) | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Oct 17, 1908 | 24 years, 299 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 27–8–8 (10) | Fighting Ghost | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 8, 1908 | 24 years, 290 days | Highland Park, York, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 26–8–8 (10) | Cub White | NWS | 6 | Sep 28, 1908 | 24 years, 280 days | West End A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 26–8–8 (9) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 6 | Sep 24, 1908 | 24 years, 276 days | Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 50 | Draw | 26–8–8 (8) | Cub White | NWS | 6 | Sep 10, 1908 | 24 years, 262 days | Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 49 | Loss | 26–8–8 (7) | Ed Givens | NWS | 6 | Mar 6, 1906 | 22 years, 73 days | Business Men's Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 48 | Draw | 26–8–8 (6) | Joe Grim | NWS | 6 | Feb 17, 1905 | 21 years, 56 days | Maennerchor Hall, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 47 | Loss | 26–8–8 (5) | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jan 7, 1905 | 21 years, 15 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 46 | Draw | 26–8–8 (4) | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Jan 2, 1905 | 21 years, 10 days | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 45 | Draw | 26–8–7 (4) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Dec 26, 1904 | 21 years, 3 days | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 26–8–6 (4) | Dave Holly | NWS | 6 | Nov 25, 1904 | 20 years, 338 days | Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 43 | Loss | 26–8–6 (3) | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | Nov 12, 1904 | 20 years, 325 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 42 | Draw | 26–8–6 (2) | Larry Temple | NWS | 6 | Nov 5, 1904 | 20 years, 318 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 41 | Loss | 26–8–6 (1) | Dave Holly | NWS | 6 | Oct 15, 1904 | 20 years, 297 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 26–8–6 | Joe Grim | PTS | 6 | Oct 3, 1904 | 20 years, 285 days | Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 25–8–6 | Joe Grim | PTS | 10 | Sep 21, 1904 | 20 years, 273 days | Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 24–8–6 | John Dancer | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 1, 1904 | 20 years, 191 days | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 23–8–6 | Josh Mills | KO | 9 (?) | Jun 12, 1904 | 20 years, 172 days | Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 22–8–6 | Barbados Joe Walcott | DQ | 20 (20) | Apr 29, 1904 | 20 years, 128 days | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; Disregarded as a title fight as the ref had bet on Dixie Kid; Walcott was DQ'd for a kidney punch, despite landing them throughout with no warning of foul |
| 35 | Win | 21–8–6 | John Solomon | KO | 11 (20) | Feb 26, 1904 | 20 years, 65 days | Central A.C., Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 20–8–6 | Al Neill | KO | 1 (15) | Feb 9, 1904 | 20 years, 48 days | Sequoia A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 19–8–6 | Mose LaFontise | KO | 10 (20) | Aug 10, 1903 | 19 years, 230 days | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 18–8–6 | Al Neill | PTS | 20 | May 21, 1903 | 19 years, 149 days | Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 17–8–6 | Charles Dutch Thurston | KO | 1 (?) | May 5, 1903 | 19 years, 133 days | Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 16–8–6 | Eddie Cain | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 31, 1903 | 19 years, 98 days | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 15–8–6 | Phil Green | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 5, 1903 | 19 years, 44 days | Dietz Opera House, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 14–8–6 | Freddie Mueller | KO | 8 (?) | Jan 15, 1903 | 19 years, 23 days | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 27 | Draw | 13–8–6 | Charles Dutch Thurston | PTS | 20 | Dec 30, 1902 | 19 years, 7 days | Stockton Athletic Club, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 13–8–5 | Mike McClure | TKO | 3 (8) | Dec 18, 1902 | 18 years, 360 days | Exposition Building, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 12–8–5 | John Dukelow | KO | 6 (?) | Dec 3, 1902 | 18 years, 345 days | Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 11–8–5 | Fred Williams | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 18, 1902 | 18 years, 330 days | Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 10–8–5 | Henry Lewis | KO | 11 (15) | Oct 31, 1902 | 18 years, 312 days | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 9–8–5 | John Dukelow | TKO | 1 (6) | Oct 7, 1902 | 18 years, 288 days | Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 8–8–5 | Frank McConnell | KO | 4 (?) | Sep 30, 1902 | 18 years, 281 days | West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 20 | Loss | 7–8–5 | Cyclone Kelly | PTS | 4 | Sep 18, 1902 | 18 years, 269 days | Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 19 | Draw | 7–7–5 | Kid Williams | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1902 | 18 years, 200 days | Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 7–7–4 | Mike McClure | TKO | 2 (?) | Oct 11, 1901 | 17 years, 292 days | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 6–7–4 | Tim Leonard | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 25, 1901 | 17 years, 276 days | Avon Theater, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 16 | Loss | 5–7–4 | Kid Williams | PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1901 | 17 years, 242 days | Stockton Athletic Club, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 15 | Loss | 5–6–4 | Henry Lewis | DQ | 20 (20) | Jul 3, 1901 | 17 years, 192 days | Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 5–5–4 | Jack Dean | PTS | 10 | May 29, 1901 | 17 years, 157 days | Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 4–5–4 | Frank Dougherty | KO | 2 (?) | May 4, 1901 | 17 years, 132 days | Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 3–5–4 | Henry Lewis | KO | 4 (?) | Feb 14, 1901 | 17 years, 53 days | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Draw | 3–4–4 | Kid Williams | PTS | 6 | Dec 28, 1900 | 17 years, 5 days | Los Angeles Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 3–4–3 | Kid Sharkey | PTS | 4 | Dec 22, 1900 | 16 years, 364 days | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Loss | 2–4–3 | Kid Williams | PTS | 20 | Nov 26, 1900 | 16 years, 338 days | United Republican Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Loss | 2–3–3 | Kid Williams | PTS | 20 | Oct 29, 1900 | 16 years, 310 days | United Republican Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 2–2–3 | Oakland Kid | PTS | 6 | Oct 22, 1900 | 16 years, 303 days | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Draw | 1–2–3 | Clyde Burnham | PTS | 6 | Sep 28, 1900 | 16 years, 279 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Loss | 1–2–2 | Kid Williams | PTS | 20 | Jul 20, 1900 | 16 years, 209 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 1–1–2 | Kid Thompson | PTS | 4 | Mar 23, 1900 | 16 years, 90 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 3 | Loss | 0–1–2 | Bob Morrissey | TKO | 2 (4) | Mar 16, 1900 | 16 years, 83 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Draw | 0–0–2 | Kid Morrissey | PTS | 3 | Mar 9, 1900 | 16 years, 76 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Cuter Kid | PTS | 3 | Mar 2, 1900 | 16 years, 69 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |

### Unofficial record

| 164 fights | 92 wins | 45 losses |
| By knockout | 59 | 6 |
| By decision | 30 | 36 |
| By disqualification | 3 | 3 |
| Draws | 21 | 21 |
| No contests | 6 | 6 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 164 | Loss | 92–45–21 (6) | Paul Buisson | PTS | 12 | Mar 14, 1920 | 36 years, 82 days | Casino de la Plage, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | |
| 163 | Loss | 92–44–21 (6) | Constant Pluyette | PTS | 10 | Jan 31, 1920 | 36 years, 39 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France | |
| 162 | Win | 92–43–21 (6) | Rautal | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 24, 1919 | 35 years, 305 days | Teatro del Bosque, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | |
| 161 | Win | 91–43–21 (6) | Frank Hoche | PTS | 20 | Jul 24, 1919 | 35 years, 213 days | Frontón Principal Palace, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | |
| 160 | Draw | 90–43–21 (6) | Frank Hoche | PTS | 15 | Apr 23, 1919 | 35 years, 121 days | Iris Park, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | |
| 159 | Draw | 90–43–20 (6) | Frank Hoche | PTS | 15 | Mar 7, 1918 | 34 years, 74 days | Iris Park, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | |
| 158 | Win | 90–43–19 (6) | Tom Stokes | PTS | 10 | Jan 10, 1916 | 32 years, 18 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 157 | Loss | 89–43–19 (6) | Corporal Billy Fullerton | PTS | 15 | Dec 28, 1915 | 32 years, 5 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 156 | Loss | 89–42–19 (6) | Dai Roberts | PTS | 15 | Nov 29, 1915 | 31 years, 341 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 155 | Win | 89–41–19 (6) | Billy Williams | KO | 7 (20) | Oct 25, 1915 | 31 years, 306 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 154 | Win | 88–41–19 (6) | Liscombe Morland | TKO | 12 (?) | Oct 4, 1915 | 31 years, 285 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 153 | Win | 87–41–19 (6) | Jack Morris | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 15, 1915 | 31 years, 174 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 152 | Win | 86–41–19 (6) | Louis Verger | PTS | 20 | Jun 7, 1915 | 31 years, 166 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 151 | Win | 85–41–19 (6) | Tom Tees | TKO | 15 (20) | May 17, 1915 | 31 years, 145 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 150 | Loss | 84–41–19 (6) | Patsy Cokeley | PTS | 20 | Apr 3, 1915 | 31 years, 101 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 149 | Loss | 84–40–19 (6) | Billy Williams | PTS | 20 | Mar 15, 1915 | 31 years, 82 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 148 | Loss | 84–39–19 (6) | Hippolyte Tyncke | PTS | 20 | Feb 15, 1915 | 31 years, 54 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 147 | Win | 84–38–19 (6) | Johnny Horan | TKO | 8 (?) | Jan 30, 1915 | 31 years, 38 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 146 | Draw | 83–38–19 (6) | Hippolyte Tyncke | PTS | 20 | Jan 25, 1915 | 31 years, 33 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 145 | Draw | 83–38–18 (6) | Nicol Simpson | PTS | 20 | Jan 1, 1915 | 31 years, 9 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 144 | Loss | 83–38–17 (6) | Nicol Simpson | PTS | 20 | Dec 7, 1914 | 30 years, 349 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 143 | Win | 83–37–17 (6) | Bill Bristowe | KO | 2 (15) | Apr 6, 1914 | 30 years, 104 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 142 | Loss | 82–37–17 (6) | Alf Wye | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1914 | 30 years, 100 days | Canterbury Music Hall, Lambeth, London, England, U.K. | |
| 141 | Win | 82–36–17 (6) | Bill Bristowe | KO | 2 (20) | Mar 30, 1914 | 30 years, 97 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 140 | Loss | 81–36–17 (6) | Dick Nelson | PTS | 20 | Mar 28, 1914 | 30 years, 95 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 139 | Loss | 81–35–17 (6) | Bill Bristowe | PTS | 20 | Mar 16, 1914 | 30 years, 83 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 138 | Win | 81–34–17 (6) | Jim Rideout | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 9, 1914 | 30 years, 76 days | Acton Baths, Acton, London, England, U.K. | |
| 137 | Win | 80–34–17 (6) | Fred Drummond | TKO | 5 (?) | Mar 3, 1914 | 30 years, 70 days | London Palladium, West End, London, England, U.K. | |
| 136 | Draw | 79–34–17 (6) | Tom Stokes | PTS | 10 | Feb 28, 1914 | 30 years, 67 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 135 | Win | 79–34–16 (6) | Fireman George Anderson | KO | 2 (20) | Jan 12, 1914 | 30 years, 20 days | Drill Hall, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 134 | Loss | 78–34–16 (6) | Bandsman Jack Blake | PTS | 20 | Jan 1, 1914 | 30 years, 9 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 133 | Win | 78–33–16 (6) | Fireman George Anderson | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1913 | 29 years, 362 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 132 | Win | 77–33–16 (6) | Dick Nelson | PTS | 20 | Dec 8, 1913 | 29 years, 350 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England, U.K. | |
| 131 | Loss | 76–33–16 (6) | Henri Demlen | PTS | 15 | Nov 28, 1913 | 29 years, 340 days | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, Paris, France | |
| 130 | Win | 76–32–16 (6) | Dick Nelson | TKO | 13 (20) | Nov 13, 1913 | 29 years, 325 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England, U.K. | |
| 129 | Win | 75–32–16 (6) | Albert Scanlon | PTS | 20 | Oct 27, 1913 | 29 years, 308 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England, U.K. | |
| 128 | Win | 74–32–16 (6) | Jack Goldswain | KO | 4 (?) | Oct 13, 1913 | 29 years, 294 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 127 | Loss | 73–32–16 (6) | Private Jim Harris | PTS | 10 | Sep 22, 1913 | 29 years, 273 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 126 | NC | 73–31–16 (6) | Johnny Mathieson | NC | 9 (20) | May 5, 1913 | 29 years, 133 days | St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, U.K. | The referee declared a no contest as both boxers were not doing their best |
| 125 | Loss | 73–31–16 (5) | Jerry Thompson | RTD | 1 (20) | Apr 10, 1913 | 29 years, 108 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | Dixie twisted his ankle and retired |
| 124 | Loss | 73–30–16 (5) | Johnny Mathieson | DQ | 12 (20) | Mar 26, 1913 | 29 years, 93 days | Boulevard Rink, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, U.K. | |
| 123 | Win | 73–29–16 (5) | Louis Verger | PTS | 20 | Mar 17, 1913 | 29 years, 84 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 122 | Win | 72–29–16 (5) | Seaman Hulls | KO | 4 (?) | Feb 28, 1913 | 29 years, 67 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, U.K. | |
| 121 | Win | 71–29–16 (5) | Jack Morris | KO | 4 (20) | Feb 13, 1913 | 29 years, 52 days | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 120 | Loss | 70–29–16 (5) | Johnny Mathieson | PTS | 20 | Jan 13, 1913 | 29 years, 21 days | Stadium, Sparbrook, West Midlands, England, U.K. | |
| 119 | Win | 70–28–16 (5) | Arthur Evernden | KO | 9 (20) | Jan 2, 1913 | 29 years, 10 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 118 | Win | 69–28–16 (5) | Arthur Harman | TKO | 9 (15) | Jan 1, 1913 | 29 years, 9 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 117 | Win | 68–28–16 (5) | Jack Meekins | PTS | 15 | Dec 26, 1912 | 29 years, 3 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 116 | Win | 67–28–16 (5) | Bob Reston | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 7, 1912 | 28 years, 350 days | London, England, U.K. | |
| 115 | Draw | 66–28–16 (5) | Johnny Mathieson | PTS | 20 | Nov 18, 1912 | 28 years, 331 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 114 | Draw | 66–28–15 (5) | Jack Meekins | PTS | 10 | Nov 4, 1912 | 28 years, 317 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 113 | Loss | 66–28–14 (5) | Johnny Mathieson | PTS | 20 | Oct 14, 1912 | 28 years, 296 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 112 | Loss | 66–27–14 (5) | Marcel Thomas | PTS | 15 | Oct 4, 1912 | 28 years, 286 days | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, Paris, France | Lost world welterweight title "claim" |
| 111 | NC | 66–26–14 (5) | Charlie Knock | NC | 2 (20) | Aug 8, 1912 | 28 years, 229 days | Vickers' Sports Grounds, Carbrook, Yorkshire, England, U.K. | |
| 110 | Loss | 66–26–14 (4) | Jack Morris | PTS | 10 | Jun 1, 1912 | 28 years, 161 days | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England, U.K. | |
| 109 | Win | 66–25–14 (4) | Wag Marshall | KO | 3 (15) | May 25, 1912 | 28 years, 154 days | Pheasant Inn Grounds, Carbrook, Yorkshire, England, U.K. | |
| 108 | Loss | 65–25–14 (4) | Dan Flynn | PTS | 10 | May 6, 1912 | 28 years, 135 days | Scottish National AC, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. | |
| 107 | Win | 65–24–14 (4) | George Gunther | DQ | 15 (?) | May 2, 1912 | 28 years, 131 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 106 | Win | 64–24–14 (4) | Georges Bernard | TKO | 11 (20) | Apr 24, 1912 | 28 years, 123 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France | Retained world welterweight title "claim" |
| 105 | Win | 63–24–14 (4) | Harry Duncan | PTS | 20 | Apr 8, 1912 | 28 years, 107 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 104 | Win | 62–24–14 (4) | Ted Lee | KO | 4 (20) | Mar 18, 1912 | 28 years, 86 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 103 | Win | 61–24–14 (4) | Young Johnny Johnson | RTD | 3 (15) | Mar 9, 1912 | 28 years, 77 days | Drill Hall, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, U.K. | |
| 102 | Win | 60–24–14 (4) | Gunner James Durn | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 17, 1912 | 28 years, 57 days | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England, U.K. | |
| 101 | Loss | 59–24–14 (4) | Harry Lewis | TKO | 8 (20) | Jan 18, 1912 | 28 years, 26 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | |
| 100 | Win | 59–23–14 (4) | Johnny Summers | KO | 2 (20) | Nov 9, 1911 | 27 years, 321 days | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K. | Retained world welterweight title "claim" |
| 99 | Win | 58–23–14 (4) | Seaman Brown | KO | 6 (?) | Sep 22, 1911 | 27 years, 273 days | Plymouth, Devon, England, U.K. | |
| 98 | Win | 57–23–14 (4) | Georges Carpentier | TKO | 5 (15) | Aug 19, 1911 | 27 years, 239 days | Trouville, Calvados, France | |
| 97 | NC | 56–23–14 (4) | Harry Duncan | NC | 6 (20) | Jul 10, 1911 | 27 years, 199 days | Rotunda Rink, Dublin, Ireland | Billed for world welterweight title "claim" |
| 96 | Loss | 56–23–14 (3) | Blink McCloskey | DQ | 3 (15) | Jul 3, 1911 | 27 years, 192 days | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England, U.K. | |
| 95 | Win | 56–22–14 (3) | Fred Stuber | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 14, 1911 | 27 years, 173 days | Reims, Marne, France | |
| 94 | Win | 55–22–14 (3) | Young Loughrey | DQ | 10 (15) | May 20, 1911 | 27 years, 148 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France | Low blow |
| 93 | Loss | 54–22–14 (3) | Willie Lewis | PTS | 20 | Apr 29, 1911 | 27 years, 127 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, Paris, France | |
| 92 | ND | 54–21–14 (3) | Kid Wilson | ND | 10 | Feb 13, 1911 | 27 years, 52 days | Harrison, New York, U.S. | |
| 91 | Loss | 54–21–14 (2) | Bob Moha | NWS | 10 | Feb 10, 1911 | 27 years, 49 days | Miller's Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 90 | Loss | 54–20–14 (2) | Mike "Twin" Sullivan | NWS | 10 | Jan 17, 1911 | 27 years, 25 days | Harmonia Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 89 | NC | 54–19–14 (2) | Frank Mantell | NC | 4 (12) | Nov 24, 1910 | 26 years, 336 days | Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 88 | Loss | 54–19–14 (1) | Willie Lewis | NWS | 10 | Nov 17, 1910 | 26 years, 329 days | National S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 87 | Win | 54–18–14 (1) | Dennis Tighe | NWS | 10 | Oct 26, 1910 | 26 years, 307 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 86 | Draw | 53–18–14 (1) | Dick Nelson | NWS | 10 | Sep 19, 1910 | 26 years, 270 days | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 85 | Win | 53–18–13 (1) | Willie Lewis | NWS | 10 | Sep 9, 1910 | 26 years, 260 days | National S.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 84 | Draw | 52–18–13 (1) | Joe Uvanni | NWS | 10 | Sep 5, 1910 | 26 years, 256 days | Casino A.C., Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | |
| 83 | Loss | 52–18–12 (1) | Fighting Kennedy | NWS | 10 | Aug 19, 1910 | 26 years, 239 days | Lehigh A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 52–17–12 (1) | Frank Mantell | NWS | 10 | Aug 1, 1910 | 26 years, 221 days | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 51–17–12 (1) | George Cole | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 20, 1910 | 26 years, 209 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 50–17–12 (1) | Fighting Kennedy | TKO | 8 (10) | Jul 11, 1910 | 26 years, 200 days | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 79 | NC | 49–17–12 (1) | Bill Hurley | NC | 8 (10) | May 23, 1910 | 26 years, 151 days | Casino A.C., Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 49–17–12 | Billy West | KO | 4 (?) | May 19, 1910 | 26 years, 147 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 77 | Loss | 48–17–12 | Jimmy Clabby | NWS | 10 | May 5, 1910 | 26 years, 133 days | Empire A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 76 | Win | 48–16–12 | Joe Gaynor | KO | 3 (?) | Apr 27, 1910 | 26 years, 125 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 75 | Win | 47–16–12 | Jack Fitzgerald | NWS | 10 | Apr 20, 1910 | 26 years, 118 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 46–16–12 | Bill Hurley | NWS | 10 | Apr 5, 1910 | 26 years, 103 days | Casino A.C., Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | |
| 73 | Draw | 45–16–12 | Kid Henry | NWS | 10 | Mar 21, 1910 | 26 years, 88 days | Beaver A.C., Troy, New York, U.S. | |
| 72 | Loss | 45–16–11 | Kyle Whitney | PTS | 8 | Mar 15, 1910 | 26 years, 82 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 71 | Win | 45–15–11 | Bill Hurley | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 14, 1910 | 26 years, 81 days | Troy, New York, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 44–15–11 | Jack Fitzgerald | NWS | 10 | Mar 2, 1910 | 26 years, 69 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 43–15–11 | Jack Farrell | KO | 9 (10) | Jan 26, 1910 | 26 years, 34 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 68 | Loss | 42–15–11 | Sam Langford | KO | 3 (8) | Jan 10, 1910 | 26 years, 18 days | Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
| 67 | Win | 42–14–11 | Christy Williams | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 27, 1909 | 26 years, 4 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 66 | Win | 41–14–11 | Bert Whirlwind | KO | 3 (8) | Nov 29, 1909 | 25 years, 341 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 65 | Win | 40–14–11 | Jeff Clark | PTS | 8 | Nov 15, 1909 | 25 years, 327 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 39–14–11 | Jeff Clark | PTS | 8 | Nov 1, 1909 | 25 years, 313 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 38–14–11 | Jack Gray | PTS | 8 | Oct 18, 1909 | 25 years, 299 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 37–14–11 | Eugene Sims | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 11, 1909 | 25 years, 292 days | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 61 | Loss | 36–14–11 | Sam Langford | RTD | 5 (12) | Sep 28, 1909 | 25 years, 279 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
| 60 | Win | 36–13–11 | Battling Jack Johnson | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 11, 1909 | 25 years, 262 days | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 35–13–11 | Young Sam Langford | TKO | 1 (?) | Sep 8, 1909 | 25 years, 259 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 34–13–11 | Mickey McDonough | NWS | 10 | Sep 1, 1909 | 25 years, 252 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 33–13–11 | Kid Williams | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 25, 1909 | 25 years, 245 days | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 32–13–11 | Sailor Cunningham | KO | 5 (10) | Aug 18, 1909 | 25 years, 238 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 31–13–11 | Young Tommy Coleman | NWS | 6 | Oct 27, 1908 | 24 years, 309 days | Douglas A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 54 | Loss | 30–13–11 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Oct 17, 1908 | 24 years, 299 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 30–12–11 | Fighting Ghost | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 8, 1908 | 24 years, 290 days | Highland Park, York, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 29–12–11 | Cub White | NWS | 6 | Sep 28, 1908 | 24 years, 280 days | West End A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 28–12–11 | Jeff Clark | NWS | 6 | Sep 24, 1908 | 24 years, 276 days | Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 50 | Draw | 27–12–11 | Cub White | NWS | 6 | Sep 10, 1908 | 24 years, 262 days | Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 49 | Loss | 27–12–10 | Ed Givens | NWS | 6 | Mar 6, 1906 | 22 years, 73 days | Business Men's Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 48 | Draw | 27–11–10 | Joe Grim | NWS | 6 | Feb 17, 1905 | 21 years, 56 days | Maennerchor Hall, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 47 | Loss | 27–11–9 | George Cole | NWS | 6 | Jan 7, 1905 | 21 years, 15 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 46 | Draw | 27–10–9 | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Jan 2, 1905 | 21 years, 10 days | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 45 | Draw | 27–10–8 | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Dec 26, 1904 | 21 years, 3 days | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 27–10–7 | Dave Holly | NWS | 6 | Nov 25, 1904 | 20 years, 338 days | Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 43 | Loss | 26–10–7 | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | Nov 12, 1904 | 20 years, 325 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 42 | Draw | 26–9–7 | Larry Temple | NWS | 6 | Nov 5, 1904 | 20 years, 318 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 41 | Loss | 26–9–6 | Dave Holly | NWS | 6 | Oct 15, 1904 | 20 years, 297 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 26–8–6 | Joe Grim | PTS | 6 | Oct 3, 1904 | 20 years, 285 days | Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 25–8–6 | Joe Grim | PTS | 10 | Sep 21, 1904 | 20 years, 273 days | Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 24–8–6 | John Dancer | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 1, 1904 | 20 years, 191 days | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 23–8–6 | Josh Mills | KO | 9 (?) | Jun 12, 1904 | 20 years, 172 days | Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 22–8–6 | Barbados Joe Walcott | DQ | 20 (20) | Apr 29, 1904 | 20 years, 128 days | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | World welterweight title at stake; Disregarded as a title fight as the ref had bet on Dixie Kid; Walcott was DQ'd for a kidney punch, despite landing them throughout with no warning of foul |
| 35 | Win | 21–8–6 | John Solomon | KO | 11 (20) | Feb 26, 1904 | 20 years, 65 days | Central A.C., Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 20–8–6 | Al Neill | KO | 1 (15) | Feb 9, 1904 | 20 years, 48 days | Sequoia A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 19–8–6 | Mose LaFontise | KO | 10 (20) | Aug 10, 1903 | 19 years, 230 days | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 18–8–6 | Al Neill | PTS | 20 | May 21, 1903 | 19 years, 149 days | Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 17–8–6 | Charles Dutch Thurston | KO | 1 (?) | May 5, 1903 | 19 years, 133 days | Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 16–8–6 | Eddie Cain | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 31, 1903 | 19 years, 98 days | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 15–8–6 | Phil Green | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 5, 1903 | 19 years, 44 days | Dietz Opera House, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 14–8–6 | Freddie Mueller | KO | 8 (?) | Jan 15, 1903 | 19 years, 23 days | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 27 | Draw | 13–8–6 | Charles Dutch Thurston | PTS | 20 | Dec 30, 1902 | 19 years, 7 days | Stockton Athletic Club, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 13–8–5 | Mike McClure | TKO | 3 (8) | Dec 18, 1902 | 18 years, 360 days | Exposition Building, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 12–8–5 | John Dukelow | KO | 6 (?) | Dec 3, 1902 | 18 years, 345 days | Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 11–8–5 | Fred Williams | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 18, 1902 | 18 years, 330 days | Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 10–8–5 | Henry Lewis | KO | 11 (15) | Oct 31, 1902 | 18 years, 312 days | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 9–8–5 | John Dukelow | TKO | 1 (6) | Oct 7, 1902 | 18 years, 288 days | Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 8–8–5 | Frank McConnell | KO | 4 (?) | Sep 30, 1902 | 18 years, 281 days | West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 20 | Loss | 7–8–5 | Cyclone Kelly | PTS | 4 | Sep 18, 1902 | 18 years, 269 days | Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 19 | Draw | 7–7–5 | Kid Williams | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1902 | 18 years, 200 days | Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 7–7–4 | Mike McClure | TKO | 2 (?) | Oct 11, 1901 | 17 years, 292 days | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 6–7–4 | Tim Leonard | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 25, 1901 | 17 years, 276 days | Avon Theater, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 16 | Loss | 5–7–4 | Kid Williams | PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1901 | 17 years, 242 days | Stockton Athletic Club, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 15 | Loss | 5–6–4 | Henry Lewis | DQ | 20 (20) | Jul 3, 1901 | 17 years, 192 days | Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 5–5–4 | Jack Dean | PTS | 10 | May 29, 1901 | 17 years, 157 days | Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 4–5–4 | Frank Dougherty | KO | 2 (?) | May 4, 1901 | 17 years, 132 days | Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 3–5–4 | Henry Lewis | KO | 4 (?) | Feb 14, 1901 | 17 years, 53 days | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Draw | 3–4–4 | Kid Williams | PTS | 6 | Dec 28, 1900 | 17 years, 5 days | Los Angeles Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 3–4–3 | Kid Sharkey | PTS | 4 | Dec 22, 1900 | 16 years, 364 days | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Loss | 2–4–3 | Kid Williams | PTS | 20 | Nov 26, 1900 | 16 years, 338 days | United Republican Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Loss | 2–3–3 | Kid Williams | PTS | 20 | Oct 29, 1900 | 16 years, 310 days | United Republican Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 2–2–3 | Oakland Kid | PTS | 6 | Oct 22, 1900 | 16 years, 303 days | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Draw | 1–2–3 | Clyde Burnham | PTS | 6 | Sep 28, 1900 | 16 years, 279 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Loss | 1–2–2 | Kid Williams | PTS | 20 | Jul 20, 1900 | 16 years, 209 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 1–1–2 | Kid Thompson | PTS | 4 | Mar 23, 1900 | 16 years, 90 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 3 | Loss | 0–1–2 | Bob Morrissey | TKO | 2 (4) | Mar 16, 1900 | 16 years, 83 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Draw | 0–0–2 | Kid Morrissey | PTS | 3 | Mar 9, 1900 | 16 years, 76 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Cuter Kid | PTS | 3 | Mar 2, 1900 | 16 years, 69 days | Manhattan Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |