Joe Choynski
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Choynski was a very crafty, clever boxer with a stiff punch for a man his size; He often fought men larger than himself and when he was young, more than held his own; Choynski was elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1960 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998
BORN : November 8 1868; San Francisco, California DIED : January 25 1943; Cincinnati, Ohio HEIGHT : 5-10 1/2 WEIGHT : 162-178 lbs RACE : White MANAGERS : Charles E. "Parson" Davies, Tim McGrath
Boxing Record
***** Amateur Bouts *****
1884
Jim Corbett San Francisco, Ca ND 1
Tom Moran TK 2
-Some sources report "W 2" in 1887
1887
Jack McAuley San Francisco, Ca TK 2
Pat O'Sullivan San Francisco, Ca W 3
Joe Connelly San Francisco, Ca TK 2
Nov 29 William Keneally San Francisco, Ca KO 4
-Amateur Heavyweight Championship of the Pacific Coast;
Keneally knocked Choynski down 7 times
1888
Frank Cantwell San Francisco, Ca KO 1
***** Professional Bouts *****
1888
Nov 14 George Bush San Francisco, Ca KO 2
Dec 26 Duncan McDonald San Francisco, Ca W 3
-Some sources report "W 1"
1889
Feb 26 Frank Glover San Francisco, Ca KO 14
Mar 13 -Choynski seconded Sailor Brown vs Young Mitchell
at San Francisco, Ca
Apr 26 Con Riordan San Francisco, Ca EX 4
May 30 Jim Corbett Fairfax, Ca ND 4
-Gloves were used for this bout; Police intervened
Jun 5 Jim Corbett Benecia Harbor, Ca (1:47:00) LT 27
-This bout was fought on a barge;
Corbett wore 2-ounce gloves;
Choynski wore gloves with seams
Jul 15 Jim Corbett San Francisco, Ca L 4
Aug 27 Billy McCarthy San Francisco, Ca EX 4
1890
Jan Frank McLarney Portland, Or KO 2
-Some sources report 1889
Mar 26 Billy Wilson San Francisco, Ca KO 2
May 26 "Omaha" Jack Davis San Francisco, Ca KO 9
Jul 10 Bob Fitzsimmons San Francisco, Ca ND 4
Nov 25 Jim Fogarty Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 10
1891
Feb 10 Joe Goddard Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 4
May 25 Mick Dooley Melbourne, Vic, Aus KO 2
Jun 20 Owen Sullivan Melbourne, Vic, Aus KO 2
Jul 20 Joe Goddard Melbourne, Vic, Aus LK 4
an unknown opponent Honolulu, Oahu, Hi KO 2
Dec 17 Billy Woods San Francisco, Ca KO 34
-Some sources report 1892
Dec 20 John L. Sullivan San Francisco, Ca EX 3
1892
Apr 8 Jack Martin Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Apr 9 Jack Fallon Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Apr 9 Joe Godfrey Philadelphia, Pa TK 1
Apr 11 Jim Hall New York, NY EX 3
Apr 13 Jim Hall New York, NY EX 3
Apr -Choynski and Hall sparred nightly at
New York, NY (Niblo's Theatre)
Apr 19 Charles Blockey New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Apr 19 Jerry Slattery New York, NY KO 2
-Slattery substituted for Blockey
Apr 21 Charles McCarthy New York, NY KO 2
Apr 22 Tom Ryan New York, NY KO 2
Apr 30 "Denver" Ed Smith Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
-Police intervened;
Some sources report "W 4"; Some "W 1"
Some sources report 4/25/92
May 23 -Choynski and Jim Hall gave boxing exhibitions
in London, Eng (Novelty Theatre) during May 23-28
May 24 Mike Horrigan London, Eng KO 1
May 25 Jack Hart London, Eng SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 27 W. Patmore London, Eng KO 1
May 29 Jack Hart London, Eng W 3
Jun 1 -Choynski challenged Jem Smith to a bout;
It was never held
Jul 30 -Jem Smith challenged Choynski to a bout;
It was never held
Aug 27 Billy McCarthy San Francisco, Ca EX 4
Sep 12 Jim Corbett New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 13 an unnamed opponent Atlantic Highlands, NJ EX
Oct 29 Bob Fitzsimmons Navesink Highlands, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 31 George Godfrey Coney Island, NY (59:00) KO 15
Nov 21 C.C. Smith Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
-Smith was known as "Muldoon's Thunderbolt";
Nov 23 Denny Kelliher Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
Nov 26 Joe Butler Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Nov 26 Jack Fallon Philadelphia, Pa TK 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 30 Martin "Buffalo" Costello Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 3 Jack Fallon Brooklyn, NY EX 3
-Fallon lasted and claimed win;
He went down often to avoid punishment
Dec -Choynski was scheduled to spar all-comers at the
New York, NY (Miner's Eighth Avenue Theatre)
Dec 29 Bob Ferguson Chicago, Il W 4
Dec 29 Mike Boden Chicago, Il KO 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same evening
1893
Jan 11 Peter Jackson San Francisco, Ca EX 3
-Some sources report "EX 10"
Feb 6 Tom West Portland, Or W 3c
Mar Peter Jackson Chicago, Il EX 3
-This bout was part of the play "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Joe Butler D 4
Dec -Choynski sparred with Peter Jackson in each performance
of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
1894
Jan Peter Jackson New York, NY EX
Jun 17 Bob Fitzsimmons Boston, Ma (2:40) D 5
-Police intervened;
Some sources report "L 5"
Jul 26 -Choynski refereed the Tommy Ryan-"Mysterious" Billy Smith
bout at Minneapolis, Mn
Aug 14 Steve O'Donnell Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 15 Harry Miller Cincinnati, Oh W 3
Sep 17 Mike Boden Chicago, Il TK 3
Sep 22 Joe Tansey Jackson, Mi SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Choynski accidently shot himself in the right hand
Oct 1 Jim Hall Chicago, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 16 -Choynski refereed the Tom Tracy-"Australian" Billy Murphy
bout at Madison, Il
Nov Tommy Ryan Chicago, Il EX
-Choynski and Ryan gave public exhibitions every day
during the first week of Nov; Ryan was training for
a bout with "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey
Nov 5 Billy Stift Chicago, Il EX
1895
Jan -Choynski sparred daily with Tommy Ryan at the
New York, NY (New Manhattan AC)
Jan 26 -Choynski married Louise Anderson Miller at Cincinnati, Oh
Feb 25 Jack Douglass Chicago, Il W 3
Mar 11 Mike Madden Kansas City, Mo W 4
Mar 21 Dan Creedon Chicago, Il D 6
-The referee left the stage without rendering a decision;
Technically, if bout men were standing at the end, the
verdict was a "draw"; Choynski hammered Creedon around
the ring
May Tommy Ryan Dead Lake, NJ (near Asbury Park) EX
Jun 3 Jack Cattanach Baltimore, Md KO 2
Jun 8 Bob Armstrong New York, NY EX 3
Jun 27 Bob Armstrong New York, NY EX 6
-Some sources report "EX 3"; Others "D 6"
Aug 20 Dick Wilson Louisville, Ky KO 2
1896
Jan 20 Jim Hall Maspeth, NY KO 13
Mar 21 Charles "Kid" McCoy New York, NY EX 4
-Some sources report "ND 4" on 3/22/96
Apr 16 "Sailor" Tom Sharkey San Francisco, Ca L 8
-Sharkey lasted and claimed win
Aug 28 Joe McAuliffe San Francisco, Ca KO 4
-Some sources report 8/20/96; Others report 8/29/96;
Some sources report Los Angeles, Ca
Nov 16 Peter Maher New York, NY LK 6
Dec 26 Peter Maher Pittsburgh, Pa EX 3
1897
Jan 2 Frank Dwyer Pittsburgh, Pa W 4
May 10 "Denver" Ed Smith New York, NY WF 4
May Tom Sharkey Staten Island, NY (Southfield) EX
Aug 6 Bob Armstrong Chicago, Il EX
Sep 13 Al Schrosbee Chicago, Il EX
Sep 16 Dan Creedon St. Louis, Mo EX 3
Oct 9 Herman Bernau Galveston, Tx TK 4
-Some sources report 10/11/97
Nov 30 Jim Jeffries San Francisco, Ca D 20
1898
Mar 11 "Sailor" Tom Sharkey San Francisco, Ca D 8
-Police intervened ; Newspaper sources report
that Sharkey was fouling and should have been
disqualified
Sep 12 Joe Goddard Philadelphia, Pa ND-W 6
Nov 4 Gus Ruhlin Philadelphia, Pa ND-L 6
Dec 9 Ed Dunkhorst Philadelphia, Pa ND-W 6
Dec 19 Ed Dunkhorst Chicago, Il W 6
-Some sources report 12/12/98; Others 12/20/98
1899
Jan 19 Jim Hall Galveston, Tx SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Authorities prevented it
Jan 26 -Isadore Chyonski died (cancer) in San Francisco, Ca;
He was Joe's father and the Editor of a Jewish paper,
"Public Opinion"
Mar 24 Charles "Kid" McCoy San Francisco, Ca L 20
Apr 19 Willard Bean Salt Lake City, Ut D 10
Jul 21 Jim "Jack" McCormick Chicago, Il W 6
Aug 4 "Mexican" Pete Everett Denver, Co WF 7
Aug 20 "Australian" Jim Ryan Dubuque, Ia W 20
-This bout was promoted as the Light Heavyweight
Championship of the World; Some sources report
8/29/99; Others 9/29/99
Sep 25 Jim Hall Louisville, Ky KO 3
-Some sources report "KO 7"
Oct 6 Charles "Kid" McCoy Chicago, Il D 8
-Some sources report this bout as a "pre-arranged Draw"
The newspaper verdict was "ND-L 8";
Some sources report "D 6"
Oct 20 "Australian" Jim Ryan New York, NY KO 7
Oct 23 Dick Moore St. Louis, Mo KO 3
Oct 27 Steve O'Donnell Chicago, Il TK 6
-Some sources report "TK 5"
Nov 4 Tom Carey Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
-Some sources report "W 3"
1900
Jan 12 Charles "Kid" McCoy New York, NY LT 3
Feb 11 M. Woods Chicago, Il KO 3
Feb 16 Peter Maher Chicago, Il W 6
Feb 23 Joe Walcott New York, NY LT 7
May 8 "Sailor" Tom Sharkey Chicago, Il LT 3
-Some sources report "LT 2"
Aug 7 John Matthews Dayton, Oh TK 3
-Some sources report "W 3"
Aug 7 Frank Taylor Dayton, Oh KO 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same evening;
Some sources report the second man as "Jim Smith"
and not Frank Taylor
Nov 2 Fred Russell Denver, Co WF 4
1901
Feb 25 Jack Johnson Galveston, Tx KO 3
1902
Mar 7 "Wild" Bill Hanrahan Louisville, Ky KO 5
Mar 24 Kid Carter Chicago, Il (0:35) LK 1
May 2 Al Weinig Chicago, Il KO 6
-Some sources report "Louisville, Ky"
Sep 29 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Chicago, Il L 6
Oct 3 George Gardner Los Angeles, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Dec 1 Frank Childs Chicago, Il W 6
1903
Jan 26 Peter Maher Philadelphia, Pa (2:00) KO 2
Mar 30 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND-L 6
May 2 Al Weinig Louisville, Ky W 6
Jun 27 Nick Burley Dawson City, YT, Can LK 2
Aug 7 Nick Burley Dawson City, YT, Can KO 7
-Some sources report 9/02/03
Nov 16 Marvin Hart Philadelphia, Pa ND-L 6
1904
Jan 19 Kid Carter Boston, Ma LK 1
Jim Jeffries San Francisco, Ca EX
Nov 21 Jack Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND-L 6
***** The following bouts are reported but not confirmed *****
Undated
Jack Cattanach San Francisco, Ca EX 4
C.A.C. Smith D
Steve O'Donnell Sydney, NSW, Aus L 4
-This bout possibly took place during 1890-1891
