Reported But Not Confirmed
Frank Childs KO
Kid Cotton KO
"Denver" Ed Martin KO
Undated
Jim Barber KO 2
-In an interview with Nat Fleischer, Jeffries claimed
the fight took place, but in the book, Two-Fisted Jeff,
he said it was not a real boxing match, only a "rough
and tumble wrestling" match on Santa Monica beach:
"One Sunday we [Jeff and Barber] went to the beach
in Santa Monica and were loafing around in our bathing
suits. In some way we starting scuffling, grabbed hold
of each other, and from play we went at it to see which
was the better man. We fought and wrestled all over that
beach, tore up half an acre of sand and gravel and when
we were finally finished we were skinned from head to
foot where the sand and gravel had rasped us like a file.
We were both all in, but Barber, panting, said: 'By gosh,
Jim, it's lucky they didn't get us to fight. You're a
better man than I am.' Until then I had thought of him
as the strongest man in California and to beat him at
rough and tumble wrestling settled the matter. That
night I made up my mind finally, to be a fighter. If
I was strong enough to beat Jim Barber, I need fear
no one."
1895
Sep 19 Hank Griffin Los Angeles, Ca KO 14
Oct 29 Hank "Kid" Lorraine Los Angeles, Ca KO 2
-Jeffries once said this was an exhibition bout
1896
Jan 10 V.A. Magnin Los Angeles, Ca EX 3
-Some reports state that Magnin fought "Bill Jeffries"
but this was probably "Jim Jeffries"
-According to Billy Gallagher, he and Jeffries toured
Southern California, Arizona, and New MExico; Jeffries
took on all-comers; Jeffries later said this tour never
took place
Jul 2 Dan Long San Francisco, Ca KO 2
1897
Feb James "Soldier" Walker San Francisco, Ca EX
Feb 22 Jack Stelzner Los Angeles, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Stelzner injured his back
Feb 25 Jim Corbett Carson City, Nv EX
Feb 26 Jim Corbett Carson City, Nv EX
Mar 1 Jim Corbett Carson City, Nv EX
Mar 5 Jim Corbett Carson City, Nv EX 3
Mar 8 Jim Corbett Carson City, Nv EX 4
Mar 10 Jim Corbett Carson City, Nv EX
Mar 13 Jim Corbett Carson City, Nv EX 3
Mar Theodore van Buskirk San Francisco, Ca
-This bout was postponed due to Jeffries' illness
with influenza (or pneumonia)
Apr 8 Billy Woods Oakland, Ca EX 3
Apr 9 Theodore van Buskirk San Francisco, Ca KO 2
Apr 27 Billy Woods Los Angeles EX 6
May 19 Henry Baker San Francisco, Ca TK 9
Jul 17 Gus Ruhlin San Francisco, Ca D 20
Nov 30 Joe Choynski San Francisco, Ca D 20
1898
Feb 28 Joe Goddard Los Angeles, Ca KO 4
Jack Stelzner Oakland, Ca EX
-This bout was held during Feb-Mar
Mar 22 Peter Jackson San Francisco, Ca TK 3
Apr 22 "Mexican" Pete Everett San Francisco, Ca KO 3
May 6 Tom Sharkey San Francisco, Ca W 20
Jul Tom "Stockings" Conroy SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Conroy was ill and could not fight
Aug 5 Bob Armstrong New York, NY W 10
Aug 5 Steve O'Donnell New York, NY SCH
-The previous 2 bouts were scheduled for the same
evening; Jeffries injured his hand on Armstrong's
head; The O'Donnell bout was then cancelled
1899
Apr 6 Jim Daly St. Louis, Mo EX 3
Apr 8 Jim Daly St. Louis, Mo EX 3
Apr 8 Jim Daly St. Louis, Mo EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 9 Jim Daly Chicago, Il EX 3
-The previous 4 bouts consisted of one minute rounds
Apr 17 Jim Daly Philadelphia, Pa EX
Jun 9 Bob Fitzsimmons Coney Island, NY (1:32) KO 11
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 10 Jim Daly Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This exhibition bout was scheduled;
The outcome is not known
Jun 12 Jim Daly Coney Island, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 17 Bob Fitzsimmons Coney Island, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 19 Tommy Ryan Coney Island, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 25 Jack Jeffries St. Louis, Mo EX 4
Jun 26 -Jeffries umpired a baseball game between local
teams the afternoon before the exhibition
Jun 26 Jack Jeffries Chicago, Il EX 4
-In the fourth round, Jack and Jeff "re-created"
Jeff's knockout of Fitzsimmons - according to
the Chicago (Il) Tribune; After Jack faked
taking a ten count from Referee George Siler,
Jeffries walked over and kicked him in the
fanny to the delight of the crowd
Jul 3 an unnamed opponent Salt Lake City, Ut EX
Jul 6 Alex Greggains San Francisco, Ca EX 3
Jul 6 Jack Jeffries San Francisco, Ca EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 8 Jack Jeffries San Jose, Ca EX
Jul 9 Jack Jeffries San Francisco, Ca EX
Jul 10 Jack Jeffries Los Angeles, Ca EX 4
Jul 10 Jack Jeffries Los Angeles, Ca EX 4
Jul 14 Jack Jeffries Oakland, Ca EX
Jul 15 Jack Jeffries Sacramento, Ca EX 4
Jul 27 -Jeffries sailed for Southampton, England
Jack Jeffries London, Eng EX 4
Jack Jeffries London, Eng EX 2
Arthur Morris London, Eng EX 2
Jack Jeffries London, Eng EX 2
Aug 7 Ed Dunkhorst London, Eng EX
Aug 7 George Chrisp London, Eng EX 3
-Sources give the same date for the previous 2 bouts
Aug 8 George Chrisp London, Eng EX 3
Aug 9 George Chrisp London, Eng EX 3
Aug 11 George Chrisp London, Eng EX 3
Aug 12 George Chrisp London, Eng EX 3
Aug 15 Jack Scales London, Eng EX 3
-Jeffries knocked out 6 other opponents in England
Jack Jeffries Paris, Fr EX 4
M. LaBlah Paris, Fr EX
Jack Scales Paris, Fr EX 4
-Jeffries took on all-comers in Scotland
-Jeffries took on all-comers in Ireland
Oct Ernest Roeber Asbury Park, NJ (15:00) EX
-This was a wrestling bout
Oct 24 Tommy Ryan Asbury Park, NJ EX 6
Oct 24 Ernest Roeber Asbury Park, NJ (15:00) EX
-This was a wrestling bout;
The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 27 Jack Jeffries Asbury Park, NJ EX
Oct 27 Tommy Ryan Asbury Park, NJ EX 6
Oct 27 Ernest Roeber Asbury Park, NJ (15:00) EX
-This was a wrestling bout;
The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Oct 31 Tommy Ryan Asbury Park, NJ EX 6
Nov 3 Tom Sharkey Coney Island, NY W 25
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 6 Jack Jeffries New York, NY EX
Nov Tom Sharkey Brooklyn, NY EX 1
-Jeffries and Sharkey fought a one round "retake"
of the last round of their title fight, which
had not been captured by the cameras
1899-1900
-Jeffries toured the United States and took on all-comers;
He also gave theatrical performances in a play called "The
Man from the West"
1900
Apr 6 Jack Finnegan Detroit, Mi (0:55) KO 1
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
May 11 Jim Corbett Coney Island, NY (2:11) KO 23
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
May 17 Jack McCormick Reading, Pa EX 4
Jul 30 Charles "Kid" McCoy New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
Final details could not be agreed upon
Aug 27 Jack McCormick Norfolk, Va EX 3
Aug 28 John L. Sullivan New York, NY EX 3
1901
Feb 15 Gus Ruhlin Cincinnati, Oh SCH
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
This bout was scheduled but not held;
Governor Nash of Ohio prevented the bout
Sep 15 Jack Jeffries San Francisco, Ca EX 3
Sep 16 Jack Jeffries San Francisco, Ca EX 3
Sep 17 Hank Griffin Los Angeles, Ca EX 4
Sep 21 Jack Jeffries Fresno, Ca EX 3
Sep 24 Joe Kennedy Oakland, Ca EX 2
Sep 25 an unnamed opponent Stockton, Ca EX
Oct 2 Jack Jeffries Bakersfield, Ca EX
Oct 25 Jack Jeffries Harbin Springs, Ca EX
Nov 11 Bob Armstrong Oakland, Ca EX
Nov 11 Jack Jeffries Oakland, Ca EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 15 Gus Ruhlin San Francisco, Ca TK 5
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Dec 20 Young Corbett Denver, Co EX
Dec 25 Jack Jeffries Kansas City, Mo EX 6
1902
May 11 Jack Jeffries Los Angeles, Ca EX
Jul 22 Joe Kennedy San Francisco, Ca EX 4
Jul 22 Jack Jeffries San Francisco, Ca EX 4
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jul 25 Bob Fitzsimmons San Francisco, Ca KO 8
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
-Jeffries toured the western United States EX
with Bob Fitzsimmons; Both men took on
all-comers
Dec 19 Jack Munroe Butte, Mt EX 4
1903
Feb 7 Bob Fitzsimmons St. Louis, Mo EX
Feb 12 Bob Fitzsimmons Evansville, In EX
Feb 19 Bob Fitzsimmons Nelsonville, Oh SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
The mayor threatened to arrest both men
Mar 2 Bob Fitzsimmons Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Mar 3 Bob Fitzsimmons Chester, Pa EX 3
May 21 -Jeffries refereed the Dixie Kid-Al Neil bout
at Los Angeles, Ca
Aug 1 Bob Fitzsimmons Harbin Springs, Ca EX
Aug 1 Joe Kennedy Harbin Springs, Ca EX
Aug 1 Jack Jeffries Harbin Springs, Ca EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Aug 7 Bob Fitzsimmons Harbin Springs, Ca EX
Aug 7 Joe Kennedy Harbin Springs, Ca EX
Aug 7 Jack Jeffries Harbin Springs, Ca EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Aug 14 Jim Corbett San Francisco, Ca KO 10
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov -Jeffries and Joe Kennedy went on an exhibition tour
during Nov-Dec 1903
Dec 8 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
Dec 8 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 9 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
Dec 9 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 10 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
Dec 10 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 11 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
-Some soruces report "Steve O'Donnell"
Dec 11 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 12 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
Dec 12 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 13 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
Dec 13 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 14 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
Dec 14 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 15 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
Dec 15 Joe Kennedy Boston, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1904
Jan 13 Joe Kennedy Springfield, Ma EX 2
-Police stopped this bout after two rounds
Feb 17 Joe Kennedy New York, NY EX 3
Mar 31 Joe Kennedy New York, NY EX 3
Aug 9 Jack Jeffries Harbin Springs, Ca EX
Joe Choynski San Francisco, Ca EX
Aug 26 Jack Munroe San Francisco, Ca TK 2
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
1905
May 13 -Jeffries announced his retirement from boxing
and relinquished the Heavyweight Championship
Jul 3 -Jeffries refereed the Marvin Hart-Jack Root
World Heavyweight Championship bout at Reno, Nv
1906
Apr 24 Jack Root Los Angeles, Ca EX 2
Apr 24 Dan Long Los Angeles, Ca EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1907
Jan 18 -Jeffries refereed the Abe Attell-Harry Baker
World Featherweight Championship bout at Los Angeles, Ca
Jul 4 -Jeffries refereed the Tommy Burns-Bill Squires
World Heavyweight Championship bout at Colma, Ca
Sep Bill Squires Ely, Nv SCH
-This bout was tentatively scheduled as a Heavyweight
Championship but negotiations fell through
Sep 27 -Jeffries refereed the Joe Gans-George Memsic
World Lightweight Championship bout at Los Angeles, Ca
1908
Jan 1 -Jeffries refereed the Abe Attell-Owen Moran
World Featherweight Championship bout at Colma, Ca
Apr 23 -Jeffries refereed the Mike `Twin' Sullivan-Jimmy Gardner
World Welterweight Championship bout at Vernon, Ca
Sep 7 -Jeffries refereed the Stanley Ketchell-Billy Papke
World Middleweight Championship bout at Vernon, Ca
1909
Feb 18 Sam Berger Monterey, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 15 Sam Berger Pittsburgh, Pa EX 6
Jun 16 Sam Berger Philadelphia, Pa EX 3
Jun 22 Sam Berger Troy, NY EX 4
Jun 24 Sam Berger Albany, NY EX 6
Dec 1 Sam Berger New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1909-1910
Jack Root EX
1910
Apr 14 Bob Armstrong Ben Lomond, Ca EX
Apr 15 Farmer Burns Ben Lomond, Ca EX
-This was a wrestling match
Apr 15 Bob Armstrong Ben Lomond, Ca EX
Apr 15 Sam Berger Ben Lomond, Ca EX
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
May 16 Bob Armstrong Ben Lomond, Ca EX
Jun Sam Berger San Francisco, Ca EX
Jun Jim Corbett Moana Springs, Ca EX
Jul Joe Choynski Reno, Nv EX
Jul 4 Jack Johnson Port Richmond, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held;
The Governor would not allow this bout
to be held in California
Jul 4 Jack Johnson Reno, Nv (2:20) LT 15
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
1921
May 3 Jack Jeffries Los Angeles, Ca EX 3
1927
May 3 Tom Sharkey San Francisco, Ca EX 1
1920-1930
-Jeffries and Tom Sharkey toured the United States
and gave boxing exhibitions and vaudeville performances
1931
May 31 -Jeffries refereed the George Kerwin-Battling Dozier
bout at Los Angeles, Ca
