Evening journal., 1917-10-25
BILL BRENNAN IS
KNOCKOUT KING
Has Scored More Ring Wet
orieS Than Any of
Old Timers
WILL TAKE CRACK
AT TITLE SOON

Bill Brennan. "the Irish heavyweight
champion holds the worlds knockout
record in the heavyweight division.
past and present This at first would
sound very much like a press agent
story, nevertheless looking over the
records OF an the great hcavyweights,
including John l.. sullivan. Bob fitz-
simmons, Jeffries, Willard, Sharkey,
Gunboat Smith and others, statistics
prove that Brennans record s0r X. O's
has never been equalled in the heavy
weight class. The writer presents the
following facts TO substantiale this
claim.
True some Doubling Thomases" will
present the argument tina. John l.. Sui
livan scored some fifty knOckoUis on
his famous exhibition tour Of the Il.
S. A. in 1888. but. II Is a fact that John
L. was simply knocking ont a lot Of
unframed men. who laid no claim 10
being fighters. and went on tc the stngs
TO try and stay four rounds and get
the prize that was offered for those
who could stay the limit while I'm ac-
tual combat from 1880 to 1892 the year
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the Boston Strong Boy stopped but
twenty-one men.
FitzslmmOns In ten years from 1924
to 1904 scored eleven kE ).sOuts. On
the other hand he was himself knocked
out five times, twice by Jeffries, once
by Bill Lang, Jack 0'Brien and Jack
Johnson, aud during his entire career
scored but thirty-six knOckOuts out Of
siXty-three battles.
Next we take James J. Jeffries. who
mVt with but one knockout during his
whole career inside the ropes. Jack
johnson dropped JEFF at Reno and
Jeff's seconds jumped into the ring and
under the rules Of the prize ring JEFF
fries was knocked out From 1896 to
1910 Ieffries knocked out twelve oppo-
nents, including all the great heavy
weights Of his day.
Jess Willard, the present heavy
weight champion, has scored but
eighteen knockouts from 1911 TO 1917.
including the knockout over Jack John
son at Havana, where he won the
worlds heavyweight crown.
Tom Sharkey, during his career,
scored thlrty-flve knockouts and Gun
boat Smith has TO date thirty-slx
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ord rolled up by Brennan. Brennan
has boxed nfty-seven contests and but
sixteen men went the limit He has
scored forty-one knockouts out Of
1fty-seven fights.
Brennan began swinging punches i'm
1914 and in the first year OF his ca
reer, he scored ten knockouts beating
most Of his rivals I'm less than 1--WE
rounds In 1915 Brennan knocked out
six men. Brennans record dating from
January ~. 1916. follows.
Eli Stanton, Brookls1, n. y, knock
out, one round.
Tim O'Nei, Brooklyn, n. Y, knock
out. two rounds.
Boer Bodel, Brooklyn, n. v, knock
out, seven rounds.
Frank Mcmahon, Brooklyn, \. y
knockout, two rounds.
Larry Williams, Brooklyn, \. u.
no decision. ten rounds.
Joe Lennox, Brooklyn, n. Y, knock
out two rounds.
Battling Ryan, Brooklyn, n. T.
knockout, six rounds.
Charlie Emerson, Brooklyn, n. Y
knockout, two rounds.
AL Benedict, Brooklyn, n. T., knock
out, seven rounds.
Spike NlcFadden, Brooklyn, N. Y.
knockout, six rounds.
Bob Williams. Woonsocket, r. j.
knockout, one round.
One Round Davis, Rochester. N. T.
knockout. three rounds.
AL Williams New York City, knock.
out, six rounds
Boer Rodel, Brooklyn, n. Y, knock
out, three rounds.
Tony Ross. Rochester, N. y, knock
out, eight rounds.
Andre Anderson, Providence. r. 1.
draw, twelve rounds.
Terry Keller, Rochester, N. Y, M
decision, ten rounds.
Soldier Kearns. Arverne, L. l., knock
out. eight rounds.
Joe Cox. Brooklyn. n. Y. won. seveI
rounds.
Jack Hubbard, Rochester, N. Y.
knockout, three rounds.
Tim Logan, Brooklyn, N. T., knock
out, two rounds.
Tom Cowler, Brooklyn, N. Y, no de
cslon, ten rounds.
Homer Smith, Philadelphia, Pa, nj
decision, ten rounds.
Jack Keating, Long Island, N. I
knockout, three rounds.
Jack Hubbard. Brooklyn. N. Y,
knockout, two rounds.
Tex Mccarthy, New York City
knockout, two rounds.
Tom cowler, Rochester, N. Y, no dc
clsion, ten rounds.
Tom Cowler, Rochester. N. Y, no de
cIsion, ten rounds.
Joe Cox, Brooklyn, n. Y, no decision
ten rounds.
Joe Bonds, Brooklyn, N. Y, no de
cision, ten rounds.
Joe Cox, Rochester. n. Y. no decl
sion, ten rounds
Tom Cowler, Buffalo, n. Y, no de