Rocky Kansas
Rocky Kansas | |
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Born | Rocco Tozzo April 21, 1893 Italy |
Died | 18 January 1957 (aged 61) |
Nationality | American |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | light weight |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 166 |
Wins | 123 |
Wins by KO | 38 |
Losses | 27 |
Draws | 15 |
No contests | 1 |
Rocky Kansas was an American-Italian tough, short (5'2" tall) former world lightweight champion boxer. He was born Rocco Tozzo on April 21, 1893, in Italy and came to America in 1898.[1] He died on January 18, 1957 (aged 61).
Background
Rocky was the younger brother of Joe "Kid" Kansas (Tozzo), and older brother of boxer Tony Tozzo. Kansas and his two brothers combined to defeat 189 opponents in the Buffalo, New York area from 1909-1937. Father to Vincent Tozzo and husband to Jessie Tozzo.
Pro career
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Kansas turned pro in 1911 and lost just two official decisions in his first 75 fights. In 1914, he faced his first contender, Johnny Dundee, losing a newspaper decision. Kansas also faced featherweight Champion Johnny Kilbane in a non-title match, but lost the newspaper decision.
During his career Kansas faced the cream of the featherweight and lightweight divisions. On February 28, 1916, Kansas fought the all-time great Benny Leonard. Although, Kansas managed to last the full 10 rounds for a No-Decision, he received a boxing lesson from Leonard.
In 1921 he met Richie Mitchell, a highly regarded Lightweight out of Milwaukee. In the first round Kansas pinned Mitchell against the ropes and knocked him out. Kansas then landed a non-title shot against Benny Leonard, but was again handily out boxed.
Kansas then came up with another upset victory, this time over southpaw Lew Tendler in a close 10-round decision. The victory landed him a title shot at Leonard's lightweight crown. In an exciting fight, Leonard was awarded the unanimous decision.
The two fought yet again. This time Leonard TKOed him in the eleventh round.
Leonard retired and Kansas was given his third title shot at Broadway Auditorium against Jimmy Goodrich, who claimed the title after Leonard's retirement. Kansas was able to get inside on Goodrich and won all but one of the first 13 rounds. Kansas was awarded the 15-round decision, and after over 14 years of professional fighting, Rocky Kansas was finally a champion.[2]
His glory was short lived. On July 3, 1926 he defended against 22-year-old Sammy Mandell. Mandell outboxed Kansas to win the title.[3]
Retirement and death
Kansas retired after the loss. Like many others, he was wiped out in the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Kansas worked for the city of Buffalo. He had a job there for a few years. Then, in 1952, when he was 56-years old, news then got out about a cancer that he had developed. Kansas died on January 18, 1957, of cancer, which type or what caused it is still unknown. He was 61 years old.
Official Professional boxing record
166 fights | 64 wins | 11 losses |
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By knockout | 38 | 3 |
By decision | 26 | 7 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
Draws | 6 | |
No contests | 1 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 84 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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166 | Loss | 64–11–6 (85) | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Sep 30, 1932 | ![]() |
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165 | Loss | 64–10–6 (85) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1926 | ![]() |
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
164 | Loss | 64–9–6 (85) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 12, 1926 | ![]() |
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163 | Win | 64–9–6 (84) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 25, 1926 | ![]() |
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162 | Win | 64–9–6 (83) | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 5, 1926 | ![]() |
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161 | Win | 63–9–6 (83) | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Dec 7, 1925 | ![]() |
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
160 | Win | 62–9–6 (83) | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10) | Nov 2, 1925 | ![]() |
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159 | Win | 61–9–6 (83) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Sep 28, 1925 | ![]() |
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158 | Win | 60–9–6 (83) | ![]() |
UD | 6 | May 11, 1925 | ![]() |
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157 | Loss | 59–9–6 (83) | ![]() |
DQ | 5 (10) | Apr 27, 1925 | ![]() |
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156 | Win | 59–8–6 (83) | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Feb 16, 1925 | ![]() |
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155 | Win | 58–8–6 (83) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 26, 1924 | ![]() |
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154 | Win | 57–8–6 (83) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 13, 1924 | ![]() |
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153 | Loss | 56–8–6 (83) | ![]() |
KO | 11 (15) | Jul 14, 1924 | ![]() |
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152 | Win | 56–7–6 (83) | ![]() |
UD | 6 | May 20, 1924 | ![]() |
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151 | Win | 55–7–6 (83) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 21, 1924 | ![]() |
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150 | Draw | 54–7–6 (83) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 18, 1924 | ![]() |
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149 | Win | 54–7–5 (83) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1924 | ![]() |
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148 | Win | 53–7–5 (83) | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Dec 10, 1923 | ![]() |
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147 | Loss | 52–7–5 (83) | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Oct 12, 1923 | ![]() |
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146 | Win | 52–6–5 (83) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jul 11, 1923 | ![]() |
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145 | Win | 52–6–5 (82) | ![]() |
NWS | 8 | Apr 30, 1923 | ![]() |
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144 | Win | 52–6–5 (81) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Feb 9, 1923 | ![]() |
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143 | Win | 51–6–5 (81) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Jan 26, 1923 | ![]() |
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142 | Win | 50–6–5 (81) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1923 | ![]() |
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141 | Win | 49–6–5 (81) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 15, 1922 | ![]() |
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140 | Win | 49–6–5 (80) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 30, 1922 | ![]() |
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139 | Loss | 48–6–5 (80) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Jul 4, 1922 | ![]() |
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138 | Win | 48–5–5 (80) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10) | May 12, 1922 | ![]() |
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137 | Win | 47–5–5 (80) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Mar 10, 1922 | ![]() |
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136 | Loss | 46–5–5 (80) | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Feb 10, 1922 | ![]() |
For NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles |
135 | Win | 46–4–5 (80) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 26, 1921 | ![]() |
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134 | Draw | 46–4–5 (79) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1921 | ![]() |
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133 | Win | 46–4–4 (79) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Dec 9, 1921 | ![]() |
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132 | Win | 45–4–4 (79) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 22, 1921 | ![]() |
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131 | Win | 45–4–4 (78) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12) | Nov 16, 1921 | ![]() |
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130 | Win | 44–4–4 (78) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Oct 21, 1921 | ![]() |
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129 | Win | 43–4–4 (78) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 3, 1921 | ![]() |
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128 | Win | 42–4–4 (78) | ![]() |
KO | 8 (15) | Sep 12, 1921 | ![]() |
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127 | Win | 41–4–4 (78) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jun 27, 1921 | ![]() |
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126 | Loss | 40–4–4 (78) | ![]() |
NWS | 12 | Jun 6, 1921 | ![]() |
NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles |
125 | Win | 40–4–4 (77) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | May 30, 1921 | ![]() |
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124 | Win | 39–4–4 (77) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12) | May 6, 1921 | ![]() |
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123 | Loss | 38–4–4 (77) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 26, 1921 | ![]() |
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122 | Win | 38–4–4 (76) | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | Apr 4, 1921 | ![]() |
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121 | Win | 37–4–4 (76) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Mar 21, 1921 | ![]() |
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120 | Win | 36–4–4 (76) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 9, 1921 | ![]() |
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119 | Win | 36–4–4 (75) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12) | Feb 18, 1921 | ![]() |
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118 | Win | 35–4–4 (75) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12) | Jan 21, 1921 | ![]() |
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117 | Win | 34–4–4 (75) | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12) | Nov 20, 1920 | ![]() |
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116 | Win | 33–4–4 (75) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Aug 23, 1920 | ![]() |
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115 | Win | 32–4–4 (75) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 30, 1920 | ![]() |
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114 | Win | 32–4–4 (74) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 14, 1920 | ![]() |
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113 | Win | 32–4–4 (73) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 9, 1920 | ![]() |
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112 | Win | 32–4–4 (72) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 24, 1920 | ![]() |
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111 | Win | 32–4–4 (71) | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10) | Apr 28, 1920 | ![]() |
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110 | Win | 31–4–4 (71) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Apr 23, 1920 | ![]() |
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109 | Win | 30–4–4 (71) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 16, 1920 | ![]() |
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108 | Loss | 30–4–4 (70) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 19, 1920 | ![]() |
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107 | Win | 30–4–4 (69) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 17, 1920 | ![]() |
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106 | Draw | 30–4–4 (68) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 (10) | Dec 26, 1919 | ![]() |
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105 | Draw | 30–4–3 (68) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 9, 1919 | ![]() |
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104 | Win | 30–4–3 (67) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 1, 1919 | ![]() |
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103 | Win | 30–4–3 (66) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 18, 1919 | ![]() |
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102 | Win | 30–4–3 (65) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Nov 15, 1919 | ![]() |
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101 | Win | 30–4–3 (64) | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Nov 6, 1919 | ![]() |
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100 | Win | 29–4–3 (64) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 3, 1919 | ![]() |
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99 | Win | 29–4–3 (63) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Sep 22, 1919 | ![]() |
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98 | Loss | 29–4–3 (62) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 1, 1919 | ![]() |
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97 | Loss | 29–4–3 (61) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Dec 17, 1918 | ![]() |
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96 | Draw | 29–3–3 (61) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Nov 9, 1918 | ![]() |
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95 | Draw | 29–3–3 (60) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Nov 5, 1918 | ![]() |
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94 | Draw | 29–3–2 (60) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Sep 10, 1918 | ![]() |
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93 | Win | 29–3–1 (60) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Aug 23, 1918 | ![]() |
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92 | Win | 29–3–1 (59) | ![]() |
NWS | 8 | Jul 24, 1918 | ![]() |
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91 | Draw | 29–3–1 (58) | ![]() |
NWS | 12 | Jul 8, 1918 | ![]() |
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90 | Win | 29–3–1 (57) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 24, 1918 | ![]() |
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89 | Win | 29–3–1 (56) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | Jun 6, 1918 | ![]() |
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88 | Win | 28–3–1 (56) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 27, 1918 | ![]() |
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87 | Win | 28–3–1 (55) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 3, 1918 | ![]() |
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86 | Win | 28–3–1 (54) | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | Apr 27, 1918 | ![]() |
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85 | Loss | 27–3–1 (54) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 10, 1918 | ![]() |
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84 | Win | 27–3–1 (53) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Apr 2, 1918 | ![]() |
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83 | Win | 27–3–1 (52) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 11, 1918 | ![]() |
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82 | Draw | 27–3–1 (51) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 18, 1918 | ![]() |
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81 | Win | 27–3–1 (50) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 18, 1918 | ![]() |
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80 | Loss | 27–3–1 (49) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Oct 29, 1917 | ![]() |
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79 | Draw | 27–3–1 (48) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Oct 18, 1917 | ![]() |
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78 | Loss | 27–3–1 (47) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Oct 8, 1917 | ![]() |
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77 | Win | 27–3–1 (46) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Sep 10, 1917 | ![]() |
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76 | Win | 27–3–1 (45) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jul 23, 1917 | ![]() |
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75 | Loss | 27–3–1 (44) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 11, 1917 | ![]() |
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74 | Loss | 27–3–1 (43) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | May 29, 1917 | ![]() |
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73 | Win | 27–2–1 (43) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 20, 1917 | ![]() |
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72 | Win | 27–2–1 (42) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 12, 1917 | ![]() |
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71 | Win | 27–2–1 (41) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 28, 1917 | ![]() |
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70 | Win | 27–2–1 (40) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 26, 1917 | ![]() |
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69 | Win | 27–2–1 (39) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 8, 1917 | ![]() |
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68 | Win | 27–2–1 (38) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 29, 1917 | ![]() |
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67 | Win | 27–2–1 (37) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 9, 1917 | ![]() |
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66 | Win | 27–2–1 (36) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Nov 30, 1916 | ![]() |
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65 | Win | 26–2–1 (36) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 22, 1916 | ![]() |
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64 | Win | 25–2–1 (36) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 10, 1916 | ![]() |
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63 | Win | 25–2–1 (35) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 6, 1916 | ![]() |
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62 | Win | 25–2–1 (34) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Sep 11, 1916 | ![]() |
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61 | Win | 25–2–1 (33) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Sep 1, 1916 | ![]() |
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60 | Win | 25–2–1 (32) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jul 7, 1916 | ![]() |
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59 | Win | 25–2–1 (31) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (?) | Jun 30, 1916 | ![]() |
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58 | Loss | 24–2–1 (31) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 29, 1916 | ![]() |
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57 | Win | 24–2–1 (30) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 3, 1916 | ![]() |
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56 | Win | 24–2–1 (29) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 16, 1916 | ![]() |
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55 | Loss | 24–2–1 (28) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 28, 1916 | ![]() |
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54 | Win | 24–2–1 (27) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1916 | ![]() |
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53 | Win | 23–2–1 (27) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 4, 1916 | ![]() |
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52 | Loss | 23–2–1 (26) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Nov 15, 1915 | ![]() |
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51 | Win | 23–1–1 (26) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Oct 25, 1915 | ![]() |
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50 | Draw | 22–1–1 (26) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Oct 6, 1915 | ![]() |
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49 | Draw | 22–1–1 (25) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Sep 6, 1915 | ![]() |
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48 | Win | 22–1–1 (24) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jul 23, 1915 | ![]() |
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47 | Win | 22–1–1 (23) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 8, 1915 | ![]() |
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46 | Loss | 22–1–1 (22) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 3, 1915 | ![]() |
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45 | Loss | 22–1–1 (21) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 12, 1915 | ![]() |
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44 | Win | 22–1–1 (20) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 24, 1915 | ![]() |
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43 | Win | 22–1–1 (19) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 22, 1915 | ![]() |
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42 | Loss | 22–1–1 (18) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 1, 1915 | ![]() |
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41 | Win | 22–1–1 (17) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 11, 1915 | ![]() |
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40 | Win | 22–1–1 (16) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 8, 1914 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 22–1–1 (15) | ![]() |
NWS | 12 | May 25, 1914 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 22–1–1 (14) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 11, 1914 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 22–1–1 (13) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Feb 24, 1914 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 21–1–1 (13) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 24, 1914 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 21–1–1 (12) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 6, 1914 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 21–1–1 (11) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (10) | Feb 3, 1914 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 20–1–1 (11) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 26, 1913 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 20–1–1 (10) | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | Dec 22, 1913 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 19–1–1 (10) | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Nov 28, 1913 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 18–1–1 (10) | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 14, 1913 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 17–1–1 (10) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Oct 27, 1913 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 17–1–1 (9) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | Oct 17, 1913 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 16–1–1 (9) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Sep 29, 1913 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 16–1–1 (8) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10) | Jul 3, 1913 | ![]() |
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25 | Draw | 15–1–1 (8) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jun 20, 1913 | ![]() |
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24 | Loss | 15–1 (8) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | May 2, 1913 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 15–1 (7) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Apr 28, 1913 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 15–1 (6) | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10) | Mar 25, 1913 | ![]() |
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21 | Loss | 14–1 (6) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Jan 1, 1913 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 14–1 (5) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Dec 5, 1912 | ![]() |
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19 | Draw | 14–1 (4) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Nov 21, 1912 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 14–1 (3) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Nov 11, 1912 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 14–1 (2) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 24, 1912 | ![]() |
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16 | Draw | 13–1 (2) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Sep 13, 1912 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 13–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Sep 2, 1912 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 12–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (?) | Aug 30, 1912 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 11–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Mar 1, 1912 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
12 | Win | 10–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Feb 17, 1912 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 9–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (?) | Feb 1, 1912 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
10 | Win | 8–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Jan 1, 1912 | ![]() |
Venue unknown |
9 | Loss | 7–1 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (?) | Nov 24, 1911 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Oct 28, 1911 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 6–0 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (?) | Jul 14, 1911 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 5–0 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Jun 23, 1911 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 4–0 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Jun 1, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
4 | Win | 3–0 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Mar 1, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
3 | ND | 2–0 (1) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Feb 25, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Feb 1, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Jan 1, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
Unofficial Professional boxing record
166 fights | 123 wins | 27 losses |
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By knockout | 38 | 3 |
By decision | 85 | 23 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
Draws | 15 | |
No contests | 1 |
Record with the inclusion of Newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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166 | Loss | 123–27–15 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Sep 30, 1932 | ![]() |
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165 | Loss | 123–26–15 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1926 | ![]() |
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
164 | Loss | 123–25–15 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 12, 1926 | ![]() |
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163 | Win | 123–24–15 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 25, 1926 | ![]() |
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162 | Win | 122–24–15 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 5, 1926 | ![]() |
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161 | Win | 121–24–15 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Dec 7, 1925 | ![]() |
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
160 | Win | 120–24–15 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10) | Nov 2, 1925 | ![]() |
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159 | Win | 119–24–15 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Sep 28, 1925 | ![]() |
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158 | Win | 118–24–15 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 6 | May 11, 1925 | ![]() |
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157 | Loss | 117–24–15 (1) | ![]() |
DQ | 5 (10) | Apr 27, 1925 | ![]() |
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156 | Win | 117–23–15 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Feb 16, 1925 | ![]() |
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155 | Win | 116–23–15 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 26, 1924 | ![]() |
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154 | Win | 115–23–15 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 13, 1924 | ![]() |
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153 | Loss | 114–23–15 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 11 (15) | Jul 14, 1924 | ![]() |
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152 | Win | 114–22–15 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 6 | May 20, 1924 | ![]() |
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151 | Win | 113–22–15 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 21, 1924 | ![]() |
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150 | Draw | 112–22–15 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 18, 1924 | ![]() |
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149 | Win | 112–22–14 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1924 | ![]() |
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148 | Win | 111–22–14 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Dec 10, 1923 | ![]() |
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147 | Loss | 110–22–14 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Oct 12, 1923 | ![]() |
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146 | Win | 110–21–14 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jul 11, 1923 | ![]() |
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145 | Win | 109–21–14 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 8 | Apr 30, 1923 | ![]() |
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144 | Win | 108–21–14 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Feb 9, 1923 | ![]() |
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143 | Win | 107–21–14 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Jan 26, 1923 | ![]() |
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142 | Win | 106–21–14 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1923 | ![]() |
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141 | Win | 105–21–14 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 15, 1922 | ![]() |
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140 | Win | 104–21–14 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 30, 1922 | ![]() |
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139 | Loss | 103–21–14 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Jul 4, 1922 | ![]() |
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138 | Win | 103–20–14 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10) | May 12, 1922 | ![]() |
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137 | Win | 102–20–14 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Mar 10, 1922 | ![]() |
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136 | Loss | 101–20–14 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Feb 10, 1922 | ![]() |
For NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles |
135 | Win | 101–19–14 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 26, 1921 | ![]() |
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134 | Draw | 100–19–14 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1921 | ![]() |
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133 | Win | 100–19–13 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Dec 9, 1921 | ![]() |
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132 | Win | 99–19–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 22, 1921 | ![]() |
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131 | Win | 98–19–13 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12) | Nov 16, 1921 | ![]() |
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130 | Win | 97–19–13 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Oct 21, 1921 | ![]() |
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129 | Win | 96–19–13 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 3, 1921 | ![]() |
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128 | Win | 95–19–13 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 8 (15) | Sep 12, 1921 | ![]() |
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127 | Win | 94–19–13 (1) | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jun 27, 1921 | ![]() |
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126 | Loss | 93–19–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 12 | Jun 6, 1921 | ![]() |
NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles |
125 | Win | 93–18–13 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | May 30, 1921 | ![]() |
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124 | Win | 92–18–13 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12) | May 6, 1921 | ![]() |
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123 | Loss | 91–18–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 26, 1921 | ![]() |
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122 | Win | 91–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | Apr 4, 1921 | ![]() |
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121 | Win | 90–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Mar 21, 1921 | ![]() |
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120 | Win | 89–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 9, 1921 | ![]() |
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119 | Win | 88–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12) | Feb 18, 1921 | ![]() |
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118 | Win | 87–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12) | Jan 21, 1921 | ![]() |
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117 | Win | 86–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12) | Nov 20, 1920 | ![]() |
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116 | Win | 85–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Aug 23, 1920 | ![]() |
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115 | Win | 84–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 30, 1920 | ![]() |
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114 | Win | 83–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 14, 1920 | ![]() |
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113 | Win | 82–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 9, 1920 | ![]() |
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112 | Win | 81–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 24, 1920 | ![]() |
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111 | Win | 80–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10) | Apr 28, 1920 | ![]() |
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110 | Win | 79–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Apr 23, 1920 | ![]() |
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109 | Win | 78–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 16, 1920 | ![]() |
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108 | Loss | 77–17–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 19, 1920 | ![]() |
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107 | Win | 77–16–13 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 17, 1920 | ![]() |
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106 | Draw | 76–16–13 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 (10) | Dec 26, 1919 | ![]() |
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105 | Draw | 76–16–12 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 9, 1919 | ![]() |
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104 | Win | 76–16–11 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 1, 1919 | ![]() |
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103 | Win | 75–16–11 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 18, 1919 | ![]() |
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102 | Win | 74–16–11 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Nov 15, 1919 | ![]() |
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101 | Win | 73–16–11 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Nov 6, 1919 | ![]() |
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100 | Win | 72–16–11 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 3, 1919 | ![]() |
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99 | Win | 71–16–11 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Sep 22, 1919 | ![]() |
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98 | Loss | 70–16–11 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 1, 1919 | ![]() |
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97 | Loss | 70–15–11 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Dec 17, 1918 | ![]() |
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96 | Draw | 70–14–11 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Nov 9, 1918 | ![]() |
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95 | Draw | 70–14–10 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Nov 5, 1918 | ![]() |
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94 | Draw | 70–14–9 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Sep 10, 1918 | ![]() |
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93 | Win | 70–14–8 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Aug 23, 1918 | ![]() |
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92 | Win | 69–14–8 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 8 | Jul 24, 1918 | ![]() |
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91 | Draw | 68–14–8 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 12 | Jul 8, 1918 | ![]() |
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90 | Win | 68–14–7 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 24, 1918 | ![]() |
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89 | Win | 67–14–7 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | Jun 6, 1918 | ![]() |
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88 | Win | 66–14–7 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 27, 1918 | ![]() |
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87 | Win | 65–14–7 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 3, 1918 | ![]() |
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86 | Win | 64–14–7 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | Apr 27, 1918 | ![]() |
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85 | Loss | 63–14–7 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 10, 1918 | ![]() |
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84 | Win | 63–13–7 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Apr 2, 1918 | ![]() |
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83 | Win | 62–13–7 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 11, 1918 | ![]() |
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82 | Draw | 61–13–7 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 18, 1918 | ![]() |
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81 | Win | 61–13–6 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 18, 1918 | ![]() |
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80 | Loss | 60–13–6 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Oct 29, 1917 | ![]() |
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79 | Draw | 60–12–6 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Oct 18, 1917 | ![]() |
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78 | Loss | 60–12–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Oct 8, 1917 | ![]() |
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77 | Win | 60–11–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Sep 10, 1917 | ![]() |
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76 | Win | 59–11–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jul 23, 1917 | ![]() |
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75 | Loss | 58–11–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 11, 1917 | ![]() |
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74 | Loss | 58–10–5 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | May 29, 1917 | ![]() |
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73 | Win | 58–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 20, 1917 | ![]() |
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72 | Win | 57–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 12, 1917 | ![]() |
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71 | Win | 56–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 28, 1917 | ![]() |
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70 | Win | 55–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 26, 1917 | ![]() |
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69 | Win | 54–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 8, 1917 | ![]() |
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68 | Win | 53–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 29, 1917 | ![]() |
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67 | Win | 52–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 9, 1917 | ![]() |
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66 | Win | 51–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Nov 30, 1916 | ![]() |
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65 | Win | 50–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 22, 1916 | ![]() |
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64 | Win | 49–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 10, 1916 | ![]() |
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63 | Win | 48–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Nov 6, 1916 | ![]() |
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62 | Win | 47–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Sep 11, 1916 | ![]() |
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61 | Win | 46–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Sep 1, 1916 | ![]() |
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60 | Win | 45–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jul 7, 1916 | ![]() |
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59 | Win | 44–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (?) | Jun 30, 1916 | ![]() |
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58 | Loss | 43–9–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 29, 1916 | ![]() |
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57 | Win | 43–8–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 3, 1916 | ![]() |
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56 | Win | 42–8–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 16, 1916 | ![]() |
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55 | Loss | 41–8–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 28, 1916 | ![]() |
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54 | Win | 41–7–5 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1916 | ![]() |
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53 | Win | 40–7–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 4, 1916 | ![]() |
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52 | Loss | 39–7–5 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Nov 15, 1915 | ![]() |
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51 | Win | 39–6–5 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Oct 25, 1915 | ![]() |
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50 | Draw | 38–6–5 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Oct 6, 1915 | ![]() |
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49 | Draw | 38–6–4 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Sep 6, 1915 | ![]() |
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48 | Win | 38–6–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jul 23, 1915 | ![]() |
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47 | Win | 37–6–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 8, 1915 | ![]() |
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46 | Loss | 36–6–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 3, 1915 | ![]() |
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45 | Loss | 36–5–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Apr 12, 1915 | ![]() |
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44 | Win | 36–4–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Mar 24, 1915 | ![]() |
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43 | Win | 35–4–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 22, 1915 | ![]() |
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42 | Loss | 34–4–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 1, 1915 | ![]() |
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41 | Win | 34–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jan 11, 1915 | ![]() |
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40 | Win | 33–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Jun 8, 1914 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 32–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 12 | May 25, 1914 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 31–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | May 11, 1914 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 30–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Feb 24, 1914 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 29–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 24, 1914 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 28–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Feb 6, 1914 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 27–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (10) | Feb 3, 1914 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 26–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Dec 26, 1913 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 25–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | Dec 22, 1913 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 24–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Nov 28, 1913 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 23–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 14, 1913 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 22–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 10 | Oct 27, 1913 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 21–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | Oct 17, 1913 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 20–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Sep 29, 1913 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 19–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10) | Jul 3, 1913 | ![]() |
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25 | Draw | 18–3–3 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jun 20, 1913 | ![]() |
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24 | Loss | 18–3–2 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | May 2, 1913 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 18–2–2 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Apr 28, 1913 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 17–2–2 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10) | Mar 25, 1913 | ![]() |
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21 | Loss | 16–2–2 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Jan 1, 1913 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 16–1–2 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Dec 5, 1912 | ![]() |
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19 | Draw | 15–1–2 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Nov 21, 1912 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 15–1–1 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Nov 11, 1912 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 14–1–1 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 24, 1912 | ![]() |
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16 | Draw | 13–1–1 (1) | ![]() |
NWS | 6 | Sep 13, 1912 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 13–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Sep 2, 1912 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 12–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (?) | Aug 30, 1912 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 11–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Mar 1, 1912 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
12 | Win | 10–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Feb 17, 1912 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 9–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (?) | Feb 1, 1912 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
10 | Win | 8–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Jan 1, 1912 | ![]() |
Venue unknown |
9 | Loss | 7–1 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (?) | Nov 24, 1911 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Oct 28, 1911 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 6–0 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (?) | Jul 14, 1911 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 5–0 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Jun 23, 1911 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 4–0 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Jun 1, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
4 | Win | 3–0 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Mar 1, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
3 | ND | 2–0 (1) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Feb 25, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Feb 1, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Jan 1, 1911 | ![]() |
Precise date of bout unknown at this time |
See also
References
- ^ Silverstein, Jack M. (June 4, 2016). "Mike Royko on "Cassius Clay" vs. "Muhammad Ali," from March 1971". ChicagoNow. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Mulville, Mark (December 10, 2019). "Jimmy Goodrich, Rick Glaser to enter state boxing hall; Kreps loses at trials". The Buffalo News. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Doyle, Mike (July 21, 2013). "Rock River Valley Insider: Sammy Mandell was a boxing champ". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
External links
- Cyber Boxing Zone page
- Boxing record for Rocky Kansas from BoxRec (registration required)