The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21
RECORDS of THE FIGHTERS.
Dixon's Long Career as champion
and McGovern's Knoclxouts.

! ahu ucJONern9 hnOCkOllts.
In his career, covering twelve years.
Dixon has had over 400 battles. Although
he has been outponted several times and
lost decisions, he has never been Knocked
out In a legitimate fight nor declsively
beaten until McGovern did It. The follow
ing is a list OF his most important fights
since he started out for the featherweight
championship at New York in 1899.
I Defeated Eugene Hornbacher, skin
gloves, New York, two rounds, December
4 u, 1889.
! Draw with Cal Mccarthy in Boston,
I two-ounce gloves, 10 rounds, February 4.
I 1890 :
Defeated Nunc Wallace for champion.
ship of England at Pelican club London.
bounce gloves, is rounds, June u, 1890.
Defeated Johnny Murphy, Providence,
X L. 2-ounce gloves, 40 rounds, October
1 %, 1890
Defeated Cal Mccarthy for champion
ship of America, Troy. n. Y, 2-ounce
gloves. 20 rounds, March 81, 1891.
Defeated Martin Flaherty, Chicago, 6
rounds April 90, 1891.
Defeated Abe Willis (Australian cham
pion), San Francisco, for worlds cham
pionship. rounds, July IS, 1891
Defeated Fred johnson, Coney Island,
for worlds championship. IA rounds,
June 27, 1892.
\ Defeated Jack skeliy, New Orleans,
championship, rounds. $17,500, Septem-
Der g. 1892
Defeated Eddie Fierce, Coney Island,
championship, 8 rounds $500, August
Z, 1898,
Lost decision to Billy Plimmer, New
York. 4 rounds. August %, 1888
Defeated Solly Smith, Coney island,
championship, rounds, September %,
1888.
Draw Young" Critic. Boston, 90 rounds
June 20. 1894.
Draw Young Critic, Coney Island. 25
rounds. January 10, 1925.
Defeated Tommy Connolly, Boston, 4
rounds. July 81, 1895.
Draw Young Critic, New York, II
rounds, October 49, 1895.
Draw Frank Brne, New York, 10 rounds
December 5, 1925,
Defeated Jerry Marshall, Boston,
rounds, March II, 1896
Draw Martin Flaherty, Boston, q
rounds, June 16, 1896.
Draw Tommy White, New York q
rounds September 20, 1896.
Lost decision to Frank Erne. New YORK
20 rounds, November 81, 1896.
Defeated Australian Billy Murphy.
rounds January ~, 1897.
Defeated Frank Erne, New York, q
rounds March "a. 1897.
Defeated Johnny Griffin, 20 rounds
New York, April 16, 1897.
Draw Dial Hawkins, Frisco, 20 rounds
July 20, 1897.
Lost decision to solly Smith, Frisco, ?
rounds, October A. 1897.
Draw Tommy White, Syracuse. Q
rounds March 81, 1898.
Defeated Eddy Santry. New York, ?
rounds, June 6, 1898.
Lost decision to Ben Jordan. New York
90 rounds, June 80, 1898.
Defeated Dave Sullivan. 10 rounds, Ney
York November Ii, 1898
Defeated Oscar Gardner, New York. 2
rounds, November 20, 1898.
Defeated Young Pluto, New York, l
, rounds, January H. 1899.
Defeated Joe Bernstein. June ., 1895
at New York, in % rounds.
Defeated Tommy White. July II, 1895
at Denver in 90 rounds,
, aw with Eddie Santry, August u
1899, at New York 20 rounds.
Defeated Will Curley of England No
: vember 3 1899, at New York, in % round:
Defeated Eddie Lenny November q
, 1899. at New YORK., in 25 rounds.
, McGovern holds the distinction OF ha'
ing scored more knockouts than any othe
man who ever went into the ring. HI
record has been made entirely within tw
years and half, and he is not yet
years of age. His record follows;
Defeated kid Dougherty in ten round
at Brooklyn. 1897.
: Defeated Eddie Goodbody in ten round
! at Brooklyn, 1897.
} Defeated Billy Barrett in ten rounds
Brooklyn. 1897.
Defeated j. Leon In seven rounds Z
Brooklyn. 1897.
: Defeated Johnny Reagan in six round
t at Brooklyn, 1897.
2 Defeated Jack Doyle In seven round
at Brooklyn, 1881,
: Defeated Charley Roden in six ROUND
/. at the Polo club. New York, 1897
I Defeated Harry Peterson in six rount
r at the Polo club. New York, 1897.
!. Knocked out Jack Kelly, second roun
n at Brooklyn. 1897
Defeated W. Maynard in eight rounds
o Yopkers, n. r., 1898,
r Knocked out Fred Mayo. sixth round.
> Waterbury Conn, 1898.
Draw with George Munroe. twent
rounds, at Yonkers, n. Y. 1888
A Defeated George Munroe In TWEEN
: rounds at Coney Island, 1888.
a Lost to T. Callahan on foul, elev'
!. rounds. at Brooklyn, 1895
! Won from George Monroe on fou
, seven ROUNDS, at brooklyn, 1870.
Draw with T. Callahan, twenty round
\ at Brooklyn, 1898.
4 Knocked out 2. Gaica. fifth round,
. Brooklyn. 1898
J Knocked out Harry Forbes, hfteen
y round, at Brooklyn. 1898,
Knocked out T. Callahan, sixteen
round. at Brooklyn. 1888.
Draw with p. Donovan. three rounds,
= Philadelphia, 1898.
y Draw with J. Rose, second round,
- Brooklyn. 1898, -.
u Knocked out A. Rice, fourteenth ronn
at Brooklyn 1895
Knocked out Caspar Leon, TWEEN
' round. at Brooklyn 1893,
N Knocked out Patsey Haley, eighteen
round. Lenox club. 1899
Defeated !. Bernstein. t"enlS-h
~ rounds. ut New York. 1899.
1t Knocked out SAMMY Kelly. hfth roun
T, at New York. 1899 -.
ID Knocked out Billy Barrett, tentn roun
II, at New York 1899. -
q. Knocked out Johnny Richie, mi
ID round at New York. 1899,
Knocked out Pedlsr Palmer, nrst roun
% a. Tuckahoe, n Y. 1899
q Knocked out Billy Rotchford, trst roun
s. at Chicago, 1929.
+ Knocked out Pstfsy Haley, nrst roun
- AZ Chicago. 1929