Jake Kilrain
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Infobox Boxer John Joseph Killion (February 9, 1859 – December 22, 1937), more commonly known as Jake Kilrain, was a famous American bare-knuckle fighter and glove boxer of the 1880s.
Early life
Kilrain found employment as a teenager in Somerville, Massachusetts. As a country boy from Long Island, he had to learn how to stand up to the workers in the rolling mills. By the age of 20, he had been recognized as the toughest fighter in the mill. Kilrain was also a champion rower having won the National Amateur Junior Sculling Championship in 1883. He was later stripped of that honor when it was discovered that he was a prizefighter and thus could not be considered an amateur.
In 1883, Kilrain took up prizefighting as a profession and quickly established a reputation as a very tough fighter.
Professional career
World Championship fight with Jem Smith
By 1887 Kilrain already has been recognized as the U.S. National Champion, that gave him an opportunity to fight for the Championship of the World and silver belt versus the British Champion Jem Smith, scheduled to take place in December 1887, in France, at a little island on the River Seine, called St. Pierre d'Autils. The bout was attended by about a hundred of the upper class spectators and journalists, mainly from England, being covered by the major international media of the day, such as Reuters, Gaulois, etc. They fought 1-minute rounds with 30 seconds break between the rounds. At the outset the men fought evenly. After the 3rd round Kilrain scored several knockdowns, and wrestling formed the principal mode of operations for the rest of the fight. Before the 106th round had started, after two hours and a half of fighting (roughly three times the full duration of modern-day 12-round championship fights,) when darkness set in, the bout was stopped due to technical reasons, as no artificial lighting of the scene has been arranged the outcome was called a draw due to darkness.[1]
Clearly dominant throughout the fight (even the English newspapers wrote that "the Englishman was no match for the American crack") upon his return to the United States, Kilrain was pronounced by Richard K. Fox of the National Police Gazette as Heavyweight Champion of the World for his bout with Jem Smith. The awarding of the belt to Kilrain was part of a strategy by Fox to draw Sullivan into a fight.[2] Any remote claim he had to the title of world champion was lost in 1889 after his loss to John L. Sullivan.
Bout with John L. Sullivan
Kilrain is perhaps best known for challenging champion John L. Sullivan in 1889 in the last world heavyweight championship prizefight decided with bare knuckles under London Prize Ring rules in history. They fought 1-minute rounds with 50 seconds break between the rounds. In a hard-fought contest, Kilrain lost at the start of the 76th round (after 2 hours 16 minutes[2]) when Mike Donovan, his second, threw in the sponge. Kilrain had not wanted to give up thinking that he could outlast Sullivan, but Donovan defended his actions insisting that Kilrain would have died had the fight gone on. In any case, the Kilrain-Sullivan fight can rightly be listed among the greatest fights of the pre-modern era.
Later career
Kilrain continued on for 10 more years after the Sullivan fight with gloves under Marquess of Queensberry rules with some success. His most significant win was a 44-round knockout of Boston's George Godfrey in 1891. He retired with a record of 18 wins (3 by KO), 6 losses and 12 draws along with 1 non-decision.[2] He lived in his later years as a devoted family man with his wife and children as proprietor of a saloon in Baltimore, Maryland. After his saloon burned down, he moved back to Somerville and was given a job with the parks department. After government cutbacks during the Great Depression he became a night watchman at a Quincy, Massachusetts shipyard.
In his later life, Kilrain became good friends with John L. Sullivan. When Sullivan died in 1918, Kilrain served as a pallbearer at the funeral. He was also godfather to the English boxer Charley Mitchell's son Charles Mitchell.
Death and honors
Kilrain died on December 22, 1937, in a local hospital from complications of old age and diabetes, aged 78.[3]
Kilrain was elected to the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009 and to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.[4][2]
Scottish boxer and welterweight champion Henry Owens would later fight under the name "Jake Kilrain".
Professional boxing record
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[5] unless otherwise stated.
Official record
Template:BoxingRecordSummary All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as "no decision" bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Loss | 31–6–10 (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Steve O'Donnell | TKO | 5 (15), 2:15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Oct 20, 1899 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 50 | Loss | 31–5–10 (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Frank Slavin | KO | 1 (10), 2:15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sep 14, 1896 | Eureka A.C., Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 49 | ND | 31–4–10 (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Abe Ullman | ND | 10 | Sep 30, 1895 | Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Exact date unknownScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 48 | Loss | 31–4–10 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Steve O'Donnell | TKO | 21 (25), 1:18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | May 6, 1895 | Sea Side A.C., Coney Island, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 47 | Template:DrawDraw | 31–3–10 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Steve O'Donnell | PTS | 8 | Mar 18, 1895 | Suffolk A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 46 | Loss | 31–3–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Frank Slavin | TKO | 9 (10) | Jun 16, 1891 | Granite A.C., Hoboken, New Jersey, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For world interim heavyweight title (National Police Gazette)[6]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 45 | Win | 31–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | George Godfrey | KO | 44 | Mar 13, 1891 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | A finish fightScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 44 | Win | 30–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | George Maguire | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 4, 1890 | Utica, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 43 | Win | 29–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Mike Brennan | PTS | 3 | Dec 3, 1890 | Montana, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 42 | Win | 28–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | George Harris | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 1, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 41 | Win | 27–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Arthur Chambers | PTS | 3 | Aug 22, 1890 | Union Opera House, Ogden, Utah, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 40 | Win | 26–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jerry Slattery | TKO | 2 (?) | Aug 1, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 39 | Win | 25–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Dick Mayel | PTS | 3 | Jun 18, 1890 | Cleveland, Ohio, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 38 | Win | 24–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Tommy McManus | PTS | 3 | Jun 13, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 37 | Win | 23–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Frank Straub | KO | 4 (?) | Jun 12, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 36 | Win | 22–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Frank Bosworth | TKO | 3 (4) | Jun 10, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 35 | Loss | 21–2–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | James J. Corbett | PTS | 6 | Feb 18, 1890 | Southern A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 34 | Win | 21–1–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Felix Vacquelin | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 2, 1890 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 33 | Loss | 20–1–9 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | John Scholes | NWS | 4 | Nov 4, 1889 | Mutual Street Rink, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 32 | Loss | 20–1–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | John L. Sullivan | KO | 75 (?) | Jul 8, 1889 | Richburg, Mississippi, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For world bare-knuckle heavyweight title; For inaugural world heavyweight title (National Police Gazette);[7] London Prize Ring RulesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 31 | Template:DrawDraw | 20–0–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jem Smith | PTS | 106 (?) | Dec 19, 1887 | St. Pierre d'Autils, FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Claimed world heavyweight title (National Police Gazette); London Prize Ring RulesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 30 | Win | 20–0–8 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Joe Lannon | TKO | 11 (?) | Mar 8, 1887 | Watertown, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 29 | ND | 19–0–8 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jack Ashton | ND | 4 | Dec 22, 1886 | New Assembly Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 28 | ND | 19–0–8 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Johny Seidel | ND | 4 | Dec 22, 1886 | New Assembly Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 27 | Win | 19–0–8 | John P. Clow | PTS | 4 | Dec 22, 1886 | New Assembly Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 26 | Win | 18–0–8 | Denny Killen | PTS | 4 | Nov 19, 1886 | Comique Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 25 | Win | 17–0–8 | Tommy Kelly | KO | 4 (4) | Nov 17, 1886 | Theatre Comique, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 24 | Win | 16–0–8 | Joe Godfrey | KO | 2 (?) | Nov 15, 1886 | Theatre Comique, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 23 | Win | 15–0–8 | Frank Herald | TKO | 1 (?), 2:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nov 8, 1886 | Herring Run, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Police intervenedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 22 | Win | 14–0–8 | Jack Ashton | PTS | 8 | Jul 31, 1886 | Ridgewood Baseball Park, New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 21 | Template:DrawDraw | 13–0–8 | Frank Faber | PTS | ? | 1886 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | [8]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 20 | Template:DrawDraw | 13–0–7 | George Fryer | PTS | 5 | May 15, 1885 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 19 | Win | 13–0–6 | Alf Greenfield | PTS | ? | 1884-1886 | Location unknownScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date (including year) & the number of rounds of bout unknown at this time.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 18 | Win | 12–0–6 | Jerry Murphy | PTS | 4 | Jan 5, 1885 | Norumbega Hall, Bangor, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 17 | Template:DrawDraw | 11–0–6 | Jack Burke | PTS | 5 | Dec 1, 1884 | New England Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 16 | Template:DrawDraw | 11–0–5 | Jem Goode | PTS | 5 | Jul 3, 1884 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 15 | Template:DrawDraw | 11–0–4 | Mike Cleary | PTS | 4 | Jun 26, 1884 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 14 | Win | 11–0–3 | William Sherriff | PTS | 3 (4) | May 6, 1884 | Union Hall, Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Police intervenedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 13 | Template:DrawDraw | 10–0–3 | Charley Mitchell | PTS | 4 | Mar 26, 1884 | Institute Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 12 | Win | 10–0–2 | Jerry Murphy | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 29, 1883 | Bangor, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Police intervenedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 11 | Template:DrawDraw | 9–0–2 | Jem Goode | PTS | 5 | Oct 26, 1883 | Conant Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | George Godfrey | TKO | 3 (3) | May 16, 1883 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Police intervenedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | John McGylnn | TKO | 4 (?) | Apr 16, 1883 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Pete McCoy | KO | 3 (3) | Mar 19, 1883 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | John Allen | PTS | 3 | Feb 10, 1883 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | Template:DrawDraw | 5–0–1 | George Godfrey | PTS | 3 | Jan 15, 1882 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | John Hughes | PTS | 3 | Jan 10, 1880 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Dennis Roach | TKO | ? (?) | Apr 1, 1879 | Somerville, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date & number of rounds of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Dan Dwyer | PTS | ? (?) | Mar 10, 1879 | Somerville, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date & number of rounds of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jem Driscoll | TKO | ? (?) | Feb 1, 1879 | Somerville, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date & number of rounds of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jack Daley | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 1, 1879 | Somerville, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date of bout unknown at this time; Professional debutScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Unofficial record
Template:BoxingRecordSummary Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Loss | 31–7–10 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Steve O'Donnell | TKO | 5 (15), 2:15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Oct 20, 1899 | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 50 | Loss | 31–6–10 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Frank Slavin | KO | 1 (10), 2:15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sep 14, 1896 | Eureka A.C., Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 49 | ND | 31–5–10 (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Abe Ullman | ND | 10 | Sep 30, 1895 | Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Exact date unknownScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 48 | Loss | 31–5–10 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Steve O'Donnell | TKO | 21 (25), 1:18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | May 6, 1895 | Sea Side A.C., Coney Island, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 47 | Template:DrawDraw | 31–4–10 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Steve O'Donnell | PTS | 8 | Mar 18, 1895 | Suffolk A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 46 | Loss | 31–4–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Frank Slavin | TKO | 9 (10) | Jun 16, 1891 | Granite A.C., Hoboken, New Jersey, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For world interim heavyweight title (National Police Gazette)[6]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 45 | Win | 31–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | George Godfrey | KO | 44 | Mar 13, 1891 | California A.C., San Francisco, California, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | A finish fightScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 44 | Win | 30–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | George Maguire | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 4, 1890 | Utica, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 43 | Win | 29–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Mike Brennan | PTS | 3 | Dec 3, 1890 | Montana, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 42 | Win | 28–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | George Harris | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 1, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 41 | Win | 27–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Arthur Chambers | PTS | 3 | Aug 22, 1890 | Union Opera House, Ogden, Utah, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 40 | Win | 26–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jerry Slattery | TKO | 2 (?) | Aug 1, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 39 | Win | 25–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Dick Mayel | PTS | 3 | Jun 18, 1890 | Cleveland, Ohio, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 38 | Win | 24–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Tommy McManus | PTS | 3 | Jun 13, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 37 | Win | 23–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Frank Straub | KO | 4 (?) | Jun 12, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 36 | Win | 22–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Frank Bosworth | TKO | 3 (4) | Jun 10, 1890 | New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 35 | Loss | 21–3–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | James J. Corbett | PTS | 6 | Feb 18, 1890 | Southern A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 34 | Win | 21–2–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Felix Vacquelin | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 2, 1890 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 33 | Loss | 20–2–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | John Scholes | NWS | 4 | Nov 4, 1889 | Mutual Street Rink, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 32 | Loss | 20–1–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | John L. Sullivan | KO | 75 (?) | Jul 8, 1889 | Richburg, Mississippi, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For world bare-knuckle heavyweight title; For inaugural world heavyweight title (National Police Gazette);[7] London Prize Ring RulesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 31 | Template:DrawDraw | 20–0–9 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jem Smith | PTS | 106 (?) | Dec 19, 1887 | St. Pierre d'Autils, FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Claimed world heavyweight title (National Police Gazette); London Prize Ring RulesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 30 | Win | 20–0–8 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Joe Lannon | TKO | 11 (?) | Mar 8, 1887 | Watertown, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 29 | ND | 19–0–8 (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jack Ashton | ND | 4 | Dec 22, 1886 | New Assembly Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 28 | ND | 19–0–8 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Johny Seidel | ND | 4 | Dec 22, 1886 | New Assembly Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 27 | Win | 19–0–8 | John P. Clow | PTS | 4 | Dec 22, 1886 | New Assembly Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 26 | Win | 18–0–8 | Denny Killen | PTS | 4 | Nov 19, 1886 | Comique Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 25 | Win | 17–0–8 | Tommy Kelly | KO | 4 (4) | Nov 17, 1886 | Theatre Comique, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 24 | Win | 16–0–8 | Joe Godfrey | KO | 2 (?) | Nov 15, 1886 | Theatre Comique, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 23 | Win | 15–0–8 | Frank Herald | TKO | 1 (?), 2:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nov 8, 1886 | Herring Run, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Police intervenedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 22 | Win | 14–0–8 | Jack Ashton | PTS | 8 | Jul 31, 1886 | Ridgewood Baseball Park, New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 21 | Template:DrawDraw | 13–0–8 | Frank Faber | PTS | ? | 1886 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | [8]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 20 | Template:DrawDraw | 13–0–7 | George Fryer | PTS | 5 | May 15, 1885 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 19 | Win | 13–0–6 | Alf Greenfield | PTS | ? | 1884-1886 | Location unknownScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date (including year) & the number of rounds of bout unknown at this time.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 18 | Win | 12–0–6 | Jerry Murphy | PTS | 4 | Jan 5, 1885 | Norumbega Hall, Bangor, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 17 | Template:DrawDraw | 11–0–6 | Jack Burke | PTS | 5 | Dec 1, 1884 | New England Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 16 | Template:DrawDraw | 11–0–5 | Jem Goode | PTS | 5 | Jul 3, 1884 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 15 | Template:DrawDraw | 11–0–4 | Mike Cleary | PTS | 4 | Jun 26, 1884 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 14 | Win | 11–0–3 | William Sherriff | PTS | 3 (4) | May 6, 1884 | Union Hall, Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Police intervenedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 13 | Template:DrawDraw | 10–0–3 | Charley Mitchell | PTS | 4 | Mar 26, 1884 | Institute Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 12 | Win | 10–0–2 | Jerry Murphy | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 29, 1883 | Bangor, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Police intervenedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 11 | Template:DrawDraw | 9–0–2 | Jem Goode | PTS | 5 | Oct 26, 1883 | Conant Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | George Godfrey | TKO | 3 (3) | May 16, 1883 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Police intervenedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | John McGylnn | TKO | 4 (?) | Apr 16, 1883 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Pete McCoy | KO | 3 (3) | Mar 19, 1883 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | John Allen | PTS | 3 | Feb 10, 1883 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | Template:DrawDraw | 5–0–1 | George Godfrey | PTS | 3 | Jan 15, 1882 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | John Hughes | PTS | 3 | Jan 10, 1880 | Boston, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Dennis Roach | TKO | ? (?) | Apr 1, 1879 | Somerville, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date & number of rounds of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Dan Dwyer | PTS | ? (?) | Mar 10, 1879 | Somerville, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date & number of rounds of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jem Driscoll | TKO | ? (?) | Feb 1, 1879 | Somerville, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date & number of rounds of bout unknown at this timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jack Daley | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 1, 1879 | Somerville, Massachusetts, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Precise date of bout unknown at this time; Professional debutScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Media
Mike Mazurki portrayed Kilrain in the 1942 film Gentleman Jim.
References
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