# Peter Jackson (boxer)

Peter Jackson (3 July 1861 – 13 July 1901) was an Australian heavyweight boxer who had a significant international career. Jackson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural 1990 class, as well as being the 2004 inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in the Pioneers category.

## Early life

Jackson was born in Christiansted on the island Saint Croix, which was then the capital of the Danish West Indies (subsequently, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands). His family originally came from Montego Bay, Jamaica. His father, also called Peter Jackson, was a warehouseman and the grandson of a freed slave who had been owned by a planter with the surname of Jackson. Born a free man, Peter was in principle (at least) a Danish citizen before he gained Australian citizenship. Jackson had a good primary school education before becoming a mariner. Originally working on ships as a deckhand in the Sydney Docks since he was 14, he used his fists to quell a mutiny. This garnered him some notoriety and brought him to the attention of Larry Foley which started his career in boxing.

## Professional career

Jackson won the Australian heavyweight title in 1886 with a knockout of Tom Lees in the 30th round. Jackson was at one stage a pupil of "The Black Diamond" Jack Dowridge, a Barbadian immigrant who pioneered boxing in Queensland, Australia. Among Dowridge's other pupils was "Gentleman Jack" John Reid McGowan, a fellow Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee. After establishing his boxing career, and like many of Australia's best boxers of this era, Jackson left for America. He arrived in San Francisco on 12 May 1888. and promptly beat "Old Chocolate" Godfrey to gain the World Colored Heavyweight Championship. During his stay in America, Jackson frequently sparred with Lees. Jackson would become an instructor at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco. He was considered one of the most "scientific" boxers of his day due to his footwork and technical proficiency.
Jackson would once again embark on to strange lands after a year in America, leaving that country for Great Britain. Jackson fought for a 1,000 pounds and the inaugural British Commonwealth title against Jem Smith, winning due to the latter's use of wrestling tactics in the second round. Later that year, during a short stay in Dublin, Jackson challenged anyone to stay in the ring with him for 4 rounds. Local champion Peter Maher, who was 20 years old at the time, was the man who took up his bet. Jackson thoroughly beat him in 3 rounds. Maher would go on to have a successful career, winning over 100 bouts. During Jackson's later years there was talk of a rematch against Maher that never materialized.
Jackson repeatedly tried to secure a fight against world champion John L. Sullivan to no avail. Sullivan cited the color bar as the reason for his refusal, claiming he would never fight a black man. Although there is no data to support that claim since Sullivan had on several occasions been scheduled to fight Black fighters such as "Old Chocolate", George Godfrey and a fighter named "Johnson" whose first name has been lost to history. The Godfrey bout was broken up by police as both men were stripped and ready to fight. On 21 May 1891, in Benicia, California Jackson fought the future world champion James Corbett. The match with Corbett went 61 rounds before it was declared no contest, as both boxers were too exhausted to continue. Jackson's last defense of his Commonwealth title came against his long-time rival and fellow Australian Frank Slavin. Both Slavin and Jackson had trained under Larry Foley and a real feud had existed between them for several years, due to Slavin's racism and a romantic triangle with a woman named Josie Leon. Although they had brawled before, this was the first and only professional bout between them. After a frenetic start to the fight, Jackson would gain the upper hand en route to a 10th-round knockout of Slavin.
After a long hiatus in which he only took part in exhibitions, he lost a bout to the powerfully built James J. Jeffries. Jeffries was another great boxer who would hold the championship of the world in the early 1900s.

## Life after boxing

Jackson gained some fame during his stay in America. He stated his desire to play Othello, but it never came to fruition. However, he starred in a touring production of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Despite his celebrity, Jackson would run into financial troubles following his retirement from the ring. Jackson's health rapidly decayed following his bout against Jeffries, making it impossible for him to box. Several benefits were held in order to send him back to Australia.
Jackson died of tuberculosis in Roma, Queensland and was buried at Toowong Cemetery. A short time after becoming the first black heavyweight champion of the world in 1908, "The Galveston Giant" Jack Johnson, made a pilgrimage to Jackson's grave, a measure of the respect in which the man was held not only in Queensland, but in the boxing community worldwide. Jackson's tomb is emblazoned with the words "This was a man".

## Professional boxing record

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

### Official record

| 105 fights | 42 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 29 | 3 |
| By decision | 10 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 3 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No contests | 28 | 28 |
| Newspaper decisions/draws | 27 | 27 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 105 | Loss | 42–5–3 (55) | Jim Jeffords | TKO | 4 (20) | Aug 23, 1899 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 104 | Loss | 42–4–3 (55) | James J. Jeffries | TKO | 3 (20) | Mar 22, 1898 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 103 | Win | 42–3–3 (55) | Denny Kelliher | NWS | 3 | Nov 28, 1892 | Lyceum Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 102 | Win | 42–3–3 (54) | Frank Slavin | KO | 10 (20) | May 30, 1892 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| 101 | Win | 41–3–3 (54) | Joe Butler | PTS | 3 | Feb 17, 1892 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 100 | Win | 40–3–3 (54) | James Dalton | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 12, 1892 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 99 | Win | 39–3–3 (54) | Jack King | TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 12, 1892 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 98 | NC | 38–3–3 (54) | James J. Corbett | NC | 61 (?) | May 21, 1891 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 97 | Draw | 38–3–3 (53) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Nov 19, 1890 | Sydney Amateur Gymnastic Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 96 | Draw | 38–3–3 (52) | Joe Goddard | PTS | 8 | OCt 20, 1890 | Crystal Palace, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Retained Commonwealth and Australian heavyweight titles |
| 95 | ND | 38–3–2 (52) | William Power | ND | 3 | Sep 26, 1890 | Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 94 | ND | 38–3–2 (51) | WH Watson | ND | 3 | Sep 26, 1890 | Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 93 | ND | 38–3–2 (50) | William Power | ND | 3 | Sep 23, 1890 | Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 92 | ND | 38–3–2 (49) | WH Watson | ND | 3 | Sep 23, 1890 | Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 91 | Draw | 38–3–2 (48) | Martin Costello | NWS | 4 | Sep 18, 1890 | McLaughlin's Athletic Hall, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 90 | Win | 38–3–2 (47) | Mick O'Brien | NWS | 4 | Sep 13, 1890 | Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 89 | Draw | 38–3–2 (46) | Martin Costello | NWS | 4 | Sep 9, 1890 | Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 88 | Draw | 38–3–2 (45) | Martin Costello | NWS | 4 | Sep 8, 1890 | Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 87 | ND | 38–3–2 (44) | Jack Burke | ND | 6 | Sep 6, 1890 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 86 | Draw | 38–3–2 (43) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 3 | Sep 2, 1890 | Sydney Amateur Gymnastic Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 85 | Draw | 38–3–2 (42) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Aug 30, 1890 | Olympic Hall, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 84 | Win | 38–3–2 (41) | Tom Johnson | PTS | 4 | Jul 22, 1890 | Marysville A.C., Marysville, California, U.S. | |
| 83 | Win | 37–3–2 (41) | Denver Ed Smith | PTS | 5 | May 19, 1890 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 36–3–2 (41) | Dick Keating | KO | 1 (4) | Apr 1, 1890 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | Exact date unknown |
| 81 | ND | 35–3–2 (41) | Gus Lambert | ND | 4 | Mar 5, 1890 | Troy, New York, U.S. | |
| 80 | NC | 35–3–2 (40) | Jack Fallon | NC | 2 (?) | Mar 4, 1890 | Palace Rink, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 79 | Win | 35–3–2 (39) | The Gypsy | KO | 2 (4) | Feb 21, 1890 | Kernan's Theatre, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 34–3–2 (39) | James J. Walker | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 20, 1890 | Kernan's Theatre, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 33–3–2 (39) | Peter Maher | RTD | 3 (4) | Dec 24, 1889 | Leinster Hall, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 76 | Win | 32–3–2 (39) | Scotchy Gunn | PTS | 4 | Dec 2, 1889 | Aquarium, Brighton, Sussex, England | |
| 75 | Win | 31–3–2 (39) | W Woodhams | TKO | 3 (4) | Dec 2, 1889 | Aquarium, Brighton, Sussex, England | |
| 74 | Win | 30–3–2 (39) | Sailor White | TKO | 3 (4) | Nov 29, 1889 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
| 73 | Win | 29–3–2 (39) | Woolf Bendoff | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 29, 1889 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
| 72 | Win | 28–3–2 (39) | Skinner | DQ | 2 (4) | Nov 7, 1889 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
| 71 | Win | 27–3–2 (39) | Charles Burgin | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 23, 1889 | Royal Aquarium Theatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 70 | Win | 26–3–2 (39) | Horace Horrigan | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 21, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 69 | Win | 25–3–2 (39) | Jem Smith | DQ | 2 (10) | Nov 11, 1889 | New Pelican Club Gym, Soho, London, England | Won Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| 68 | Win | 24–3–2 (39) | Alf Mitchell | PTS | 4 | Oct 15, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 67 | Win | 23–3–2 (39) | Alf Ball | KO | 2 (4) | Oct 15, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 66 | Win | 22–3–2 (39) | Jem Young | PTS | 4 | Oct 14, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 65 | Win | 21–3–2 (39) | Jack Partridge | KO | 3 (4) | Oct 7, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 64 | Win | 20–3–2 (39) | Jack Fallon | PTS | 4 | Aug 19, 1889 | Mike Shines' Circus, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 19–3–2 (39) | James Ginger McCormick | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 9, 1889 | Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 18–3–2 (39) | Billy Baker | RTD | 3 (4) | Aug 8, 1889 | Cronheim's Theatre, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 61 | Win | 17–3–2 (39) | Paddy Brennan | TKO | 1 (4) | Aug 5, 1889 | Genesee Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 16–3–2 (39) | Tom Lynch | DQ | 2 (4) | Jul 30, 1889 | Genesee Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 15–3–2 (39) | Billy Baker | PTS | 4 | Jul 29, 1889 | Genesee Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 58 | ND | 14–3–2 (39) | Tom Lees | ND | 4 | Jul 27, 1889 | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 14–3–2 (38) | George Peters | TKO | 3 (4) | Jul 25, 1889 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 13–3–2 (38) | Charles Brown | TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 11, 1889 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 55 | ND | 12–3–2 (38) | Tom Lees | TKO | 2 (?) | Jun 15, 1889 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 12–3–2 (37) | Shorty Kincaid | TKO | 2 (?) | May 11, 1889 | Virginia City, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 11–3–2 (36) | Patsy Cardiff | TKO | 10 (?) | Apr 26, 1889 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 10–3–2 (37) | Joe McAuliffe | KO | 24 (?) | Dec 28, 1888 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 9–3–2 (37) | George Godfrey | TKO | 19 (?) | Aug 24, 1888 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | Won world colored heavyweight title |
| 50 | Win | 8–3–2 (37) | M.J. Sullivan | KO | 2 (?) | Jun 20, 1888 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 49 | Draw | 7–3–2 (37) | Larry Foley | NWS | 4 | Apr 17, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 48 | Draw | 7–3–2 (36) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Mar 17, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 47 | Win | 7–3–2 (35) | Tom Taylor | NWS | 4 | Feb 11, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 46 | Draw | 7–3–2 (34) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Feb 4, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 45 | ND | 7–3–2 (33) | Mick Dooley | ND | 4 | Jan 26, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 44 | Loss | 7–3–2 (32) | Martin Costello | PTS | 4 | Jan 14, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 43 | ND | 7–2–2 (32) | Mick Dooley | ND | 2 (?) | Dec 24, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 42 | ND | 7–2–2 (31) | Stonewall Jack | ND | 2 (?) | Nov 26, 1887 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 41 | ND | 7–2–2 (30) | Steve O'Donnell | ND | 3 | Oct 22, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 40 | ND | 7–2–2 (29) | Steve O'Donnell | ND | 3 | Oct 1, 1887 | Foley's Gymnasium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 39 | Win | 7–2–2 (28) | Jim Nolan | KO | 1 (4) | Sep 24, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 38 | Win | 6–2–2 (28) | Harry Stanley | NWS | 4 | Aug 27, 1887 | Athletic Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 37 | ND | 6–2–2 (27) | Jim Nolan | ND | 4 | Aug 25, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 36 | ND | 6–2–2 (26) | Tom Taylor | ND | 4 | Aug 6, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 35 | Win | 6–2–2 (25) | Steve O'Donnell | NWS | 4 | Jul 16, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 34 | ND | 6–2–2 (24) | Dan Hickey | ND | 4 | Jul 9, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 33 | Win | 6–2–2 (23) | Jim Nolan | NWS | 4 | Jun 25, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 32 | Draw | 6–2–2 (22) | George Seale | NWS | 4 | Jun 11, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 31 | Win | 6–2–2 (21) | Jim Nolan | NWS | 4 | Jun 4, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 30 | Win | 6–2–2 (20) | Mick O'Brien | KO | 1 (6) | Apr 23, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 29 | Win | 5–2–2 (20) | Pat Kiely | NWS | 4 | Apr 6, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 28 | ND | 5–2–2 (19) | Pat Kiely | ND | 4 | Feb 15, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 27 | ND | 5–2–2 (18) | Pat Kiely | ND | 4 | Nov 20, 1886 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 26 | ND | 5–2–2 (17) | Steve O'Donnell | ND | 4 | Oct 9, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 25 | ND | 5–2–2 (16) | Jack Malloy | ND | 4 | Oct 2, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 24 | Win | 5–2–2 (15) | Tom Lees | TKO | 30 (?) | Sep 25, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Won vacant Australian heavyweight title; A finish fight |
| 23 | Draw | 4–2–2 (15) | Billy McCarthy | NWS | 4 | Aug 25, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 22 | ND | 4–2–2 (14) | Hugh Healey | ND | 4 | Aug 15, 1886 | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 21 | Win | 4–2–2 (13) | Riley | NWS | 3 | Aug 7, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 20 | Win | 4–2–2 (12) | Dan Hickey | NWS | 4 | Jul 17, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 19 | Win | 4–2–2 (11) | Tom Taylor | NWS | 3 | Jul 12, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 18 | Loss | 4–2–2 (10) | Pablo Fanque | PTS | 4 | May 22, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 17 | Win | 4–1–2 (10) | Bob Berbs | NWS | 4 | Apr 3, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 16 | Win | 4–1–2 (9) | Herbert Goddard | NWS | 4 | Apr 3, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | Win | 4–1–2 (8) | Mick Dooley | KO | 3 (6) | Mar 27, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | Draw | 3–1–2 (8) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 4 | Mar 13, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | ND | 3–1–2 (7) | Unknown Slade | ND | 4 | May 28, 1885 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | Win | 3–1–2 (6) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | May 28, 1885 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | ND | 3–1–2 (5) | William Miller | ND | 4 | May 2, 1885 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | ND | 3–1–2 (4) | Larry Foley | ND | 3 | May 1, 1885 | Chiarini's Circus, Belmore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | Draw | 3–1–2 (3) | Bill Farnan | PTS | 6 (6) | Sep 23, 1884 | Haymarket, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | For Australian heavyweight title; Declared a draw when Jackson's supporters broke into the ring to save their fighter who was in deep trouble |
| 8 | Loss | 3–1–1 (3) | Bill Farnan | TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 26, 1884 | Victoria Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | For inaugural Australian heavyweight title; A finish fight |
| 7 | Win | 3–0–1 (3) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Jun 25, 1884 | Sydney Gymnastic Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | ND | 3–0–1 (2) | Tom Lees | ND | 4 | Feb 2, 1884 | Academy of Music, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | Win | 3–0–1 (1) | Tom Lees | PTS | 4 | Jan 31, 1884 | Academy of Music, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 2–0–1 (1) | George Cave | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 28, 1884 | Academy of Music, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | ND | 1–0–1 (1) | Tom Lees | ND | 6 | Jan 28, 1884 | Academy of Music, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | Win | 1–0–1 | Dubbo | PTS | ? | Mar 1, 1882 | Australia | Exact date and number of rounds unknown |
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Jack Hayes | PTS | 5 | Jan 1, 1882 | Queen's Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Exact date unknown |

### Unofficial record

| 105 fights | 57 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 29 | 3 |
| By decision | 25 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 3 | 0 |
| Draws | 15 | 15 |
| No contests | 28 | 28 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 105 | Loss | 57–5–15 (28) | Jim Jeffords | TKO | 4 (20) | Aug 23, 1899 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 104 | Loss | 57–4–15 (28) | James J. Jeffries | TKO | 3 (20) | Mar 22, 1898 | Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 103 | Win | 57–3–15 (28) | Denny Kelliher | NWS | 3 | Nov 28, 1892 | Lyceum Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 102 | Win | 56–3–15 (28) | Frank Slavin | KO | 10 (20) | May 30, 1892 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| 101 | Win | 55–3–15 (28) | Joe Butler | PTS | 3 | Feb 17, 1892 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 100 | Win | 54–3–15 (28) | James Dalton | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 12, 1892 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 99 | Win | 53–3–15 (28) | Jack King | TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 12, 1892 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 98 | NC | 52–3–15 (28) | James J. Corbett | NC | 61 (?) | May 21, 1891 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 97 | Draw | 52–3–15 (27) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Nov 19, 1890 | Sydney Amateur Gymnastic Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 96 | Draw | 52–3–14 (27) | Joe Goddard | PTS | 8 | OCt 20, 1890 | Crystal Palace, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Retained Commonwealth and Australian heavyweight titles |
| 95 | ND | 52–3–13 (27) | William Power | ND | 3 | Sep 26, 1890 | Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 94 | ND | 52–3–13 (26) | WH Watson | ND | 3 | Sep 26, 1890 | Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 93 | ND | 52–3–13 (25) | William Power | ND | 3 | Sep 23, 1890 | Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 92 | ND | 52–3–13 (24) | WH Watson | ND | 3 | Sep 23, 1890 | Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 91 | Draw | 52–3–13 (23) | Martin Costello | NWS | 4 | Sep 18, 1890 | McLaughlin's Athletic Hall, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 90 | Win | 52–3–12 (23) | Mick O'Brien | NWS | 4 | Sep 13, 1890 | Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 89 | Draw | 51–3–12 (23) | Martin Costello | NWS | 4 | Sep 9, 1890 | Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 88 | Draw | 51–3–11 (23) | Martin Costello | NWS | 4 | Sep 8, 1890 | Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 87 | ND | 51–3–10 (23) | Jack Burke | ND | 6 | Sep 6, 1890 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 86 | Draw | 51–3–10 (22) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 3 | Sep 2, 1890 | Sydney Amateur Gymnastic Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 85 | Draw | 51–3–9 (22) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Aug 30, 1890 | Olympic Hall, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 84 | Win | 51–3–8 (22) | Tom Johnson | PTS | 4 | Jul 22, 1890 | Marysville A.C., Marysville, California, U.S. | |
| 83 | Win | 50–3–8 (22) | Denver Ed Smith | PTS | 5 | May 19, 1890 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 49–3–8 (22) | Dick Keating | KO | 1 (4) | Apr 1, 1890 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | Exact date unknown |
| 81 | ND | 48–3–8 (22) | Gus Lambert | ND | 4 | Mar 5, 1890 | Troy, New York, U.S. | |
| 80 | NC | 48–3–8 (21) | Jack Fallon | NC | 2 (?) | Mar 4, 1890 | Palace Rink, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 79 | Win | 48–3–8 (20) | The Gypsy | KO | 2 (4) | Feb 21, 1890 | Kernan's Theatre, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 47–3–8 (20) | James J. Walker | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 20, 1890 | Kernan's Theatre, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 46–3–8 (20) | Peter Maher | RTD | 3 (4) | Dec 24, 1889 | Leinster Hall, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 76 | Win | 45–3–8 (20) | Scotchy Gunn | PTS | 4 | Dec 2, 1889 | Aquarium, Brighton, Sussex, England | |
| 75 | Win | 44–3–8 (20) | W Woodhams | TKO | 3 (4) | Dec 2, 1889 | Aquarium, Brighton, Sussex, England | |
| 74 | Win | 43–3–8 (20) | Sailor White | TKO | 3 (4) | Nov 29, 1889 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
| 73 | Win | 42–3–8 (20) | Woolf Bendoff | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 29, 1889 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
| 72 | Win | 41–3–8 (20) | Skinner | DQ | 2 (4) | Nov 7, 1889 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
| 71 | Win | 40–3–8 (20) | Charles Burgin | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 23, 1889 | Royal Aquarium Theatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 70 | Win | 39–3–8 (20) | Horace Horrigan | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 21, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 69 | Win | 38–3–8 (20) | Jem Smith | DQ | 2 (10) | Nov 11, 1889 | New Pelican Club Gym, Soho, London, England | Won Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| 68 | Win | 37–3–8 (20) | Alf Mitchell | PTS | 4 | Oct 15, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 67 | Win | 36–3–8 (20) | Alf Ball | KO | 2 (4) | Oct 15, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 66 | Win | 35–3–8 (20) | Jem Young | PTS | 4 | Oct 14, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 65 | Win | 34–3–8 (20) | Jack Partridge | KO | 3 (4) | Oct 7, 1889 | Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster, London, England | |
| 64 | Win | 33–3–8 (20) | Jack Fallon | PTS | 4 | Aug 19, 1889 | Mike Shines' Circus, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 32–3–8 (20) | James Ginger McCormick | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 9, 1889 | Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 31–3–8 (20) | Billy Baker | RTD | 3 (4) | Aug 8, 1889 | Cronheim's Theatre, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 61 | Win | 30–3–8 (20) | Paddy Brennan | TKO | 1 (4) | Aug 5, 1889 | Genesee Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 29–3–8 (20) | Tom Lynch | DQ | 2 (4) | Jul 30, 1889 | Genesee Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 28–3–8 (20) | Billy Baker | PTS | 4 | Jul 29, 1889 | Genesee Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 58 | ND | 27–3–8 (20) | Tom Lees | ND | 4 | Jul 27, 1889 | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 27–3–8 (19) | George Peters | TKO | 3 (4) | Jul 25, 1889 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 26–3–8 (19) | Charles Brown | TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 11, 1889 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 55 | ND | 25–3–8 (19) | Tom Lees | TKO | 2 (?) | Jun 15, 1889 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 25–3–8 (18) | Shorty Kincaid | TKO | 2 (?) | May 11, 1889 | Virginia City, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 24–3–8 (18) | Patsy Cardiff | TKO | 10 (?) | Apr 26, 1889 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 23–3–8 (18) | Joe McAuliffe | KO | 24 (?) | Dec 28, 1888 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 22–3–8 (18) | George Godfrey | TKO | 19 (?) | Aug 24, 1888 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. | Won world colored heavyweight title |
| 50 | Win | 21–3–8 (18) | M.J. Sullivan | KO | 2 (?) | Jun 20, 1888 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 49 | Draw | 20–3–8 (18) | Larry Foley | NWS | 4 | Apr 17, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 48 | Draw | 20–3–7 (18) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Mar 17, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 47 | Win | 20–3–6 (18) | Tom Taylor | NWS | 4 | Feb 11, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 46 | Draw | 19–3–6 (18) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Feb 4, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 45 | ND | 19–3–5 (18) | Mick Dooley | ND | 4 | Jan 26, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 44 | Loss | 19–3–5 (17) | Martin Costello | PTS | 4 | Jan 14, 1888 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 43 | ND | 19–2–5 (17) | Mick Dooley | ND | 2 (?) | Dec 24, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 42 | ND | 19–2–5 (16) | Stonewall Jack | ND | 2 (?) | Nov 26, 1887 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 41 | ND | 19–2–5 (15) | Steve O'Donnell | ND | 3 | Oct 22, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 40 | ND | 19–2–5 (14) | Steve O'Donnell | ND | 3 | Oct 1, 1887 | Foley's Gymnasium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 39 | Win | 19–2–5 (13) | Jim Nolan | KO | 1 (4) | Sep 24, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 38 | Win | 18–2–5 (13) | Harry Stanley | NWS | 4 | Aug 27, 1887 | Athletic Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 37 | ND | 17–2–5 (13) | Jim Nolan | ND | 4 | Aug 25, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 36 | ND | 17–2–5 (12) | Tom Taylor | ND | 4 | Aug 6, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 35 | Win | 17–2–5 (11) | Steve O'Donnell | NWS | 4 | Jul 16, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 34 | ND | 16–2–5 (11) | Dan Hickey | ND | 4 | Jul 9, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 33 | Win | 16–2–5 (10) | Jim Nolan | NWS | 4 | Jun 25, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 32 | Draw | 15–2–5 (10) | George Seale | NWS | 4 | Jun 11, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 31 | Win | 15–2–4 (10) | Jim Nolan | NWS | 4 | Jun 4, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 30 | Win | 14–2–4 (10) | Mick O'Brien | KO | 1 (6) | Apr 23, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 29 | Win | 13–2–4 (10) | Pat Kiely | NWS | 4 | Apr 6, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 28 | ND | 12–2–4 (10) | Pat Kiely | ND | 4 | Feb 15, 1887 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 27 | ND | 12–2–4 (9) | Pat Kiely | ND | 4 | Nov 20, 1886 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 26 | ND | 12–2–4 (8) | Steve O'Donnell | ND | 4 | Oct 9, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 25 | ND | 12–2–4 (7) | Jack Malloy | ND | 4 | Oct 2, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 24 | Win | 12–2–4 (6) | Tom Lees | TKO | 30 (?) | Sep 25, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Won vacant Australian heavyweight title; A finish fight |
| 23 | Draw | 11–2–4 (6) | Billy McCarthy | NWS | 4 | Aug 25, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 22 | ND | 11–2–3 (6) | Hugh Healey | ND | 4 | Aug 15, 1886 | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 21 | Win | 11–2–3 (5) | Riley | NWS | 3 | Aug 7, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 20 | Win | 10–2–3 (5) | Dan Hickey | NWS | 4 | Jul 17, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 19 | Win | 9–2–3 (5) | Tom Taylor | NWS | 3 | Jul 12, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 18 | Loss | 8–2–3 (5) | Pablo Fanque | PTS | 4 | May 22, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 17 | Win | 8–1–3 (5) | Bob Berbs | NWS | 4 | Apr 3, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 16 | Win | 7–1–3 (5) | Herbert Goddard | NWS | 4 | Apr 3, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | Win | 6–1–3 (5) | Mick Dooley | KO | 3 (6) | Mar 27, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | Draw | 5–1–3 (5) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 4 | Mar 13, 1886 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | ND | 5–1–2 (5) | Unknown Slade | ND | 4 | May 28, 1885 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | Win | 5–1–2 (4) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | May 28, 1885 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | ND | 4–1–2 (4) | William Miller | ND | 4 | May 2, 1885 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | ND | 4–1–2 (3) | Larry Foley | ND | 3 | May 1, 1885 | Chiarini's Circus, Belmore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | Draw | 4–1–2 (2) | Bill Farnan | PTS | 6 (6) | Sep 23, 1884 | Haymarket, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | For Australian heavyweight title; Declared a draw when Jackson's supporters broke into the ring to save their fighter who was in deep trouble |
| 8 | Loss | 4–1–1 (2) | Bill Farnan | TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 26, 1884 | Victoria Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | For inaugural Australian heavyweight title; A finish fight |
| 7 | Win | 4–0–1 (2) | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Jun 25, 1884 | Sydney Gymnastic Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | ND | 3–0–1 (2) | Tom Lees | ND | 4 | Feb 2, 1884 | Academy of Music, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | Win | 3–0–1 (1) | Tom Lees | PTS | 4 | Jan 31, 1884 | Academy of Music, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 2–0–1 (1) | George Cave | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 28, 1884 | Academy of Music, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | ND | 1–0–1 (1) | Tom Lees | ND | 6 | Jan 28, 1884 | Academy of Music, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | Win | 1–0–1 | Dubbo | PTS | ? | Mar 1, 1882 | Australia | Exact date and number of rounds unknown |
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Jack Hayes | PTS | 5 | Jan 1, 1882 | Queen's Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Exact date unknown |