Gus Ruhlin
the
"Akron Giant"
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Ruhlin was a talented fighter but erratic - an early day "Jack Sharkey"; When he was good, he was very good but when he was bad, he was awful; He came along at the wrong time - when heavyweights such as Jim Jeffries, Bob Fitzsimmons, and Tom Sharkey were in their prime; At any other period in boxing history, he might have received greater respect
BORN : January 8 1872; Canton, Ohio (fought out of Akron, Ohio) DIED : 1912; New York, New York HEIGHT : 6-1 3/4 WEIGHT : 182-200 lbs RACE : White MANAGER : Billy Madden
Boxing Record
1894 Aug 14 Con Tobin Akron, Oh TK 5 -Some sources report "Barberton, Oh" 1895 Doss Payne W 4 -This man may have been "James "Doc" Payne" Peter Maher Akron, Oh L 3 Jun 17 Yank Kenny North Baltimore, Md LK 16 Tony Gelder TK 2 1896
Jim Wood Akron, Oh W 4
-This bout may been held during 1893
Dominick Kane Cleveland, Oh W 4
Steve O'Donnell Akron, Oh W 20
1897
May 10 Steve O'Donnell Akron, Oh W 10
Jul 17 Jim Jeffries San Francisco, Ca D 20
Dec 1 James "Tut" Ryan New Orleans, La W 10
Dec 17 "Texas" Bill Smith Hot Springs, Ar TK 2
Dec 30 O.J. McGibboney St. Louis, Mo KO 2
1898
Jan 24 Wolf Bendoff Baltimore, Oh TK 2
Feb Charles Goff Cincinnati, Oh EX
Feb 3 Billy Madden Cincinnati, Oh EX
Feb 3 Jimmy Ryan Cincinnati, Oh EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 17 Jim Daly Akron, Oh EX
May 20 Charles "Kid" McCoy Syracuse, NY L 20
-Some sources report "New York, NY"
Jun 29 Tom Sharkey Coney Island, NY LK 1
Jul 16 Jim "Jack" McCormick Brooklyn, NY KO 8
Sep 19 Ed Dunkhorst Coney Island, NY KO 22
Oct 14 Joe Goddard Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 4 Joe Choynski Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1899
Mar 7 Joe Goddard New York, NY TK 5
May 2 Peter Maher New York, NY D 20
Jun 23 Joe Kennedy San Francisco, Ca L 20
Jul 27 George Lawlor Denver, Co KO 9
Sep 18 Jack Stelzner Denver, Co TK 7
Oct 24 Jim Jeffords New York, NY TK 5
Dec 2 Jim "Jack" McCormick Chicago, Il W 6
Dec 19 Tom "Stockings" Conroy New York, NY TK 7
1900
Jan 23 Fred Kapps Troy, NY KO 1
Jan 31 Jack Finnigan Utica, NY TK 4
Mar 30 Yank Kenny Hartford, Ct W 6
Apr Jim Corbett EX
-Ruhlin sparred Corbett during Mar-Apr 1900
during Corbett's preparation for his Jeffries bout
Jun 26 Tom Sharkey Coney Island, NY KO 15
Aug 10 Bob Fitzsimmons New York, NY LK 6
Dec 17 Peter Maher Philadelphia, Pa ND-D 6
1901
Feb 15 Jim Jeffries Cincinnati, Oh SCH
-Heavyweight Championship of the World;
This bout was scheduled but not held;
Governor Nash of Ohio prevented the bout
May "Denver" Ed Martin Grand Rapids, Mi EX
Jul 9 Bob Fitzsimmons New York, NY (15:00) W
-This was a wrestling match; Falls: 2-0
Sep 16 "Denver" Ed Martin San Francisco, Ca EX
Oct 5 Ben Tremble Los Angeles, Ca EX 4
Oct 5 Jim Tremble Los Angeles, Ca EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 12 Tim Hegarty San Francisco, Ca EX 3
Oct 29 "Denver" Ed Martin San Francisco, Ca EX
Nov 15 Jim Jeffries San Francisco, Ca LT 6
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 25 Jim Burns Salt Lake City, Ut EX 6
1902
Mar 21 Peter Maher Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
Jun 25 Tom Sharkey London, Eng TK 11
1903
Mar 9 "Mexican" Pete Everett Philadelphia, Pa KO 2
May 4 Gustav Sanders New York, NY W
-This was a wrestling match; Falls: 2-1
May 26 John "Sandy" Ferguson Boston, Ma D 15
Sep 7 Kid Carter Philadelphia, Pa ND-D 6
Sep 28 Kid Carter Philadelphia, Pa ND-W 6
Nov 19 Con Riley Findlay, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 17 Charlie Green Akron, Oh KO 4
1904
Mar 12 Jim Jeffords Philadelphia, Pa ND-L 6
Mar 21 Marvin Hart Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Hart failed to appear
Apr 6 Jim Jeffords Philadelphia, Pa ND-W 6
Apr 20 Marvin Hart Philadelphia, Pa ND-L 6
May 20 Marvin Hart Baltimore, Md D 12
1905
Aug 11 Jim "Jack" McCormick Colma, Ca KO 18
1906
Apr 11 Pat O'Rourke New York, NY KO 1
May 28 John "Sandy" Ferguson New York, NY ND-W 6
Undated (1909-1910)
Colin Bell LK 3